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okupíran (fully) occupied

biti okupíran (zavzet) s čim to be engrossed (by a problem; in an activity)
okupíran od sovražnika enemy-occupied, enemy-held

okús taste; flavour; savour

po mojem okúsu to my taste
prijeten okús a pleasing taste
slasten okús relish, flavour
brez okúsa tasteless, insipid, flat, unsavoury, figurativno without taste
človek dobrega okúsa a man of taste
to je stvar okúsa it is a matter of taste
vsak po svojem okúsu everyone to his fancy
okúsi so različni there is no accounting for tastes, tastes differ
imeti okús po to taste of
imeti sladek okús to taste sweet
to vino ima okús po sodu this wine tastes of the cask (ali has a tang of the cask)
pustiti slab okús v ustih (tudi figurativno) to leave a bad taste in the mouth
ta film kvari okús občinstva that film corrupts public taste

opóra support; stay; prop, footing; handle; pillar

glavna opóra chief support, figurativno mainstay (of)
dati opóro to give someone a hand
on je glavna opóra svojemu očetu he is the chief prop (ali support) of his old father
edina opóra v družini the only support in the family
ona mi bo v opóro v starosti she will be my chief prop in my old age

oporóka last will, will; (ustna, mornarska) nuncupative will

dodatek k oporóki codicil
sodno overjen prepis oporóke probate
napraviti oporóko to make one's last will, ustno oporóko to nuncupate
izvršiti oporóko to execute (ali to carry out) the provisions of a will
odobriti oporóko (sodišče) to prove a will
omeniti koga v oporóki to mention someone in one's will
preklicati oporóko to revoke a will
umreti brez oporóke (z oporóko) to die intestate (to die testate)
ovreči oporóko to upset a will
voliti v oporóki to bequeath, to will
zapustiti v oporóki to will, to demise by will
nobene oporóke ni zapustil he left no will

opotékati se opotêči se to stagger, to totter; to lurch; to reel

opotékati se, opotêči se se pod bremenom to stagger under a burden
opotékati se, opotêči se od pijanosti to stagger in a drunken state
opotékati se, opotêči se od udarca to reel under a blow
kdor se opoteka staggerer; totterer

oprávek errand; business

oprávki pl pursuits pl
po oprávkih on business
imeti oprávka z to deal with, to have dealings with
z njim ni prijetno imeti oprávka he is a difficult customer
imeti oprávke, biti po oprávkih to do the errands
tekati po oprávkih to run errands, to go on errands
z njim nočem (imeti) nobenega oprávka I will have no dealings with him
imam oprávke v mestu I have some things to see to in town, I have some shopping to do in town
imam drugih oprávkov (drugega posla, dela) (dovolj) (figurativno) I have (ali I've got) oterher fish to fry
s tem nočemo imeti nobenega oprávka we don't want to have anything to do with it

opravičílo excuse; apology; exculpation

kot (ali za, v) opravičílo in excuse (of), by way of apology
slabo opravičílo a poor (ali lame) excuse
za to ni (nobenega) opravičíla there is no excuse for it, it admits of no excuse

opráviti to do; to finish; to perform; to settle; to transact

opráviti izpit to pass an examination
opráviti posle to transact business, to get one's work (ali job) done
opráviti nekaj zasebnih zadev to attend to some private business
z njim ni lahko opráviti he is not so easily dealt with, he is an awkward customer
bom hitro opravil s teboj (figurativno) I'll deal with you in a moment
opráviti bančne posle to carry out (ali to perform) banking operations

ôreh (drevo) nut tree; (sadež) nut

ameriški beli ôreh botanika hickory
laški ôreh (sadež in drevo) walnut
to ni piškavega ôreha vredno I don't give a fig for it, it's not worth a brass farthing
ôrehe tolči, treti to crack nuts, to shell nuts
iti nabirat ôrehe to go nutting
on je trd ôreh (figurativno) he is a tough (ali hard) nut
to bo trd ôreh (figurativno) that will be a hard nut to crack
to se je izkazalo za trd ôreh (figurativno) this proved a tough not to crack
kleščice za ôrehe nutcracker, -s pl
nožek za čiščenje ôrehov nutpick
majhen ôreh nutlet
puhel ôreh blind nut
muškatov ôreh nutmeg
najtrši ôreh the toughest nut

oródje tool; instrument; implement; appliance; device; gadget; tackle; utensil

ročno oródje (pribor) tool kit, gear
pisalno oródje (pribor) writing materials
ribiško oródje (pribor) fishing tackle
poljedelsko oródje agricultural implements pl
rokodelsko oródje tools pl
vlomilsko oródje burglar's tools pl
vrtnarsko oródje garden implements pl
človek, ki je oródje koga drugega (figurativno) cat's-paw
torba (zaboj) za oródje toolbag (toolbox, toolchest)
on je le oródje v njihovih rokah he is a mere tool in their hands
ne bom oródje v vaših rokah (figurativno) I'm not going to be your cat's-paw
delati z oródjem, obdelovati (kaj) z oródjem to tool
odložiti, iz rok dati oródje to down tools

oróžje weapon; arm (s pl)

k oróžju! to arms!
brez oróžja armless, weaponless, bare-handed
hladno oróžje, bočno oróžje cold steel, side arms
strelno oróžje firearms pl
noseč oróžje bearing arms
nositelj oróžja arms bearer
izdelovalec oróžja armaments (ali arms) manufacturer
dovoljenje za nošenje oróžja licence to carry fire-arms, ZDA gun-license
položitev oróžja (udaja) surrender, capitulation
premoč v oróžju superiority in arms and equipment
olje za oróžje gun oil
tovarna oróžja armaments factory, ZDA armory
uporaba oróžja use of arms
trgovina z oróžjem (prodajalna) gunmaker's (ali arms dealer's) shop
tihotapljenje oróžja gun-running
učinkovitost oróžja effectiveness of a weapon
tovariš v oróžju brother in arms, comrade
ognjeno oróžje (zlasti revolver) firearm, handgun
biti pod oróžjem to be under arms
položiti oróžje to lay down one's arms
poklicati pod oróžje to call to arms, to call to the colours
nositi oróžje to bear arms
zgrabiti za oróžje to take up arms (proti sovražniku against the enemy); to seize a weapon
zateči se k oróžju to have recourse to the sword (ali to arms)
pograbil je prvo oróžje, ki mu je prišlo pod roke he seized the handiest weapon
premagati sovražnika z njemu lastnim oróžjem to hoist someone with his own petard

ósa² (hausse) rise in the price of shares, rising prices of shares, bull market

špekulirati na óso to speculate on a rise in prices, to bull

oséba person; personage; figure; subject, individual; personality; pravo person, being, body

fizična oséba natural person
javna oséba an official
(ne)zaželena oséba persona (non) grata
glavna oséba v družbi (pogovorno) kingpin
dramske osébe (= zasedba vlog) gledališče dramatis personae pl, cast list
pravna oséba legal person, corporate body, body corporate, corporation
jaz za svojo osébo I for my part, I myself, as far as I am concerned
po posredovanju neke tretje osébe through a third person (ali party)
govoriti v 3. osébi (npr. služabnik z gospodarjem) to address in the third person
več oséb mi je reklo... several people (have) told me...
to zavisi od osébe that depends on who it is
to bo stalo pet funtov na osébo, po osébi that will cost five pounds a head
družbeno pravna oséba social legal entity
civilno pravna oséba civil legal entity

ôsel ass; (sivec) donkey; he-ass, jackass, jack; VB žargon moke, narečno cuddy; ZDA burro; figurativno (bedak) ass, jackass; duffer, dunce, ZDA mutt

ôsle komu pokazati (figurativno) to put one's fingers to one's nose at someone, to thumb one's nose at someone, to make a long nose at someone
ne bodi tak ôsel! don't be an ass!
ôsel gre samo enkrat na led even a fool learns by bitter experience
priti s konja na ôsla (figurativno) to come down in the world

oskŕba supply; provision; nursing; (s hrano) board; (vzdrževanje) maintenance, care for, (z živili) purveyance

oskŕba z elektriko, energijo power supply
oskŕba z vodo water supply
oskŕba s toplo vodo hotwater supply
polna oskŕba board and lodging, full board, maintenance, (v hotelu) full board
plača in vsa oskŕba pay (ali wages pl) and all found
oskŕba z živili food supply
otrok je v dobri oskŕbi the child is well looked after
biti v zdravniški oskŕbi to be under medical treatment (ali pogovorno under the doctor)
dati otroka v oskŕbo to entrust a child to someone's care
imeti polno oskŕbo to be provided with board and lodging

oskrbéti to provide (z with); to procure; to supply (z with); to furnish (z with)

oskrbéti se z to provide oneself with, to take (ali to lay in) a supply of
oskrbeli smo mu potrebne listine we got him the necessary documents
oskrbel sem jih z vsem I fitted (ali pogovorno kitted) them out with everything

osnútek draft, outline; first design; (rough) sketch; project

zakonski osnútek bill
idejni osnútek rough idea, sketch (of a literary plot)
osnútek resolucije a draft resolution
osnútek volilnega zakona a draft electoral law
narediti osnútek to drain
predložiti osnútek to submit a draft
predložiti zakonski osnútek to bring in a bill
osnútek zakona o... draft of a bill regarding...

osprédje foreground, forefront; fore; front

biti v osprédju politične dejavnosti to be prominently active in politics, to be in the forefront of political activity
on je rad v osprédju (figurativno) he is fond of the limelight
v osprédje se postaviti (siliti, riniti) to put oneself forward
stopiti v osprédje to come to the fore (ali to the front), to stand out
ne siliti v osprédje (figurativno) to take a back seat, to stay (ali keep) in the background, to keep a low profile

ostáti (bivati) to stay, to remain

ostáti zunaj to stay out; (vztrajati) to persist in, to stick to, to abide by, to keep to; (preostati) to be left over
ostáti doma to stay at home
ostáti v postelji to stay in bed, to keep to one's bed
ostáti pri predmetu to keep to the point
ostáti miren, hladnokrven to keep cool; to keep one's temper
ostani, kjer si! keep still!, stay where you are!
ostalo bo toplo it wilI stay warm
ostáti zdrav to remain healthy
to ostane med nama (figurativno) this is a word in your ear, I tell you this in strict confidence, this is quite between ourselves, this is strickly confidental
vse ostane pri starem no change will be made, everything will be as before
kje smo ostali zadnji teden? (v šoli) where did we leave off last week?
ostanem pri svojem mnenju I stick to my opinion
ostane pri tem! we will leave it at that!
nič drugega mi ne (pre)ostane... I have no choice but..., there's nothing for it but..., I have no alternative, it's a case of Hobson's choice
nič drugega (nam) ne ostane, kot da... there is nothing for it, but to...
ostanite pri telefonu! hold the line, please!

oštéti to scold; to rebuke; to blame; to reprove; to give someone a dressing-down, to dress down; (žargon) to bullyrag

pošteno oštéti to blame loudly and violently
hudó koga oštéti (brati mu levite) to send someone away with a flea in his ear