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oprézno prislov cautiously, carefully, circumspectly, warily, guarrdely

oprézno se lotiti to go gingerly (about something)
oprézno iti to go warily (tudi figurativno)

oprostíti to excuse, to pardon, to forgive; (česa) to exempt (from), to dispense (izpita with an exam); (na sodišču) to acquit; (iz zapora) to release, to set free, to free; (obveznosti) to release; (osvoboditi) to deliver (from), to rid (of), to absolve (from); (spregledati) to condone

oprosti! pardon me!
oprostite, prosim! I beg your pardon, I am sorry, excuse me, Sir (Madam)!
oprosti, da to rečem! pardon my saying so!
oprostili so mi ono pismo I was forgiven that letter
oprostíti koga zaradi pomanjkanja dokazov to give someone the benefit of the doubt
oprostite, da vam nisem takoj odgovoril I must apologize for not having replied at once
oprostíti se to excuse someone, to apologize
oprostite besedi! (opravičilo za nespodobno besedo) saving your presence!

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

organizírati to organize; to arrange; to get up

delavci so dobro organizirani the workers are well organized
organizírati se to get (ali to become) organized

orientírati to orientate, to orient

orientírati se to orientate oneself, to find one's position (ali one's bearings), to take (ali find) one's bearings, to find one's way
ne morem se več orientírati I have lost my bearings

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

ós (pri vozu) axle; axletree; spindle, arbor; shaft; matematika axis, pl axes

prečna (vzdolžna) ós transverse (longitudinal) axis
zemeljska ós axis of the earth
zemlja se vrti okoli svoje osi the earth turns on its axis
ós pri vozu se je zlomila the axle of the carriage broke

osámiti to isolate (od from); to quarantine

osámiti se to live an isolated (ali retired, secluded) life

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

osladíti to sweeten, to make sweet; arhaično to dulcify; figurativno to sugar-coat

osladíti se to sweeten

osméšiti to ridicule; to hold up to ridicule; to treat with ridicule; to poke fun at, to make fun of, to make a fool of

osméšiti se to make oneself ridiculous, to make an ass of oneself, to make a fool of oneself
ne osmeši se! don't go and make a fool of yourself!
zelo pošteno se osméšiti to make a complete prize ass of oneself

osovrážiti to make odious (ali hateful, disliked, unpopular)

osovrážiti se to become hated (ali disliked, unpopular, hateful, obnoxious); to render oneself odious (pri kom to someone), to be unpopular (ali hated, hateful, disliked, odious, obnoxious)

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

osramotíti to shame (koga someone), to make ashamed, to abash; to humiliate, to disgrace, to dishonour, to discredit, to degrade; to bring disrepute (koga upon someone); to put (someone) to shame

osramotíti se (blamirati) to disgrace oneself, to bring disrepute upon oneself

ostál left (over), remaining

ostáli pl the rest, the others, those left
med ostálim among other things, (latinsko) inter alia
v ostálem (= sicer) for the rest
in vse ostálo (drugo) and everything else, and all the rest of it
in ostálo (podobno) and so on, and so forth; et cetera (krajšava: etc.)
ostáli od nas the rest of us
vsi (drugi) ostáli gredó (hočejo iti) all the others (ali the rest of them) are going
bil je pijan kot vsi ostáli (drugi) he was drunk like the rest
mi (ki smo) ostáli (mi drugi) the rest of us
(vse) ostálo (drugo) se je izgubilo the remainder was lost

ostrašíti to intimidate; to deter; to discourage; to frighten; (terorizirati) to terrorise

ni se dal ostrašíti he was not discouraged

ostríči (ovce) to shear; (lase, živo mejo) to cut

dam se ostríči I have (ali I get) my hair cut

ostváriti to realize; to carry into effect, to effectuate; to bring about; to achieve

ostváriti se to be realized, to become reality, to come true

osušíti to dry; (les) to season; (zemljišče) to drain; (močvirje) to reclaim; to exsiccate, to desiccate

osušíti se (les) to season; (izvir) to dry up, to run dry
osušil me je za 50 funtov (figurativno) he soaked me for fifty pounds

osvežíti to refresh; to freshen (up); to brace

osvežíti se to freshen oneself up
osvežíti si znanje to polish up one's knowledge, to freshen (ali to brush) up one's knowledge