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izrábiti izrábljati to use; to turn to account; (okoristiti se) to take advantage of, to profit by, to make the best (ali most) of

dobro izrábiti, izrábljati to put something to (a) good use
izrábiti, izrábljati rudnik to exploit a mine
dobro izrábiti, izrábljati čas pesniško to improve the shining hour
izrábiti, izrábljati priliko to take the opportunity, arhaično to improve the occasion (ali opportunity)
izrábiti, izrábljati lahkovernost to play upon someone's credulity
izrabil bom prvo dano mi priložnost I shall take advantage of the first opportunity, I shall profit by the first opportunity offered
izrabljati delovno silo, delavce to exploit the workers (ali the workforce), to employ sweated labour
izrábiti, izrábljati položaj, priložnost (figurativno) to strike while the iron's hot, to make hay while the sun shines

položáj situation; position; state of affairs; condition; circumstances pl; (lega) site; lay, standing; bearings pl; (služba) rank, status; (drža telesa) attitude, posture, (pri mečevanju) guard; vojska post

resnost položája the gravity of the situation
socialni položáj social standing
položáj poslanika the post of ambassador
položáj tržišča, trga market position
težaven položáj (figurativno) a close call
materialni in družbeni položáj economic and social status
biti gospodar položája to be master of the situation
biti v neprijetnem položáju (v žalostnem položáju) to be in an unpleasant position (in a sorry plight)
določiti čemu položáj to locate something
ne biti kos (dorasel) položáju not to be equal to the situation (ali occasion)
on nima (ne zavzema) položája svojega brata he has not his brother's standing
nismo v položáju, da bi mogli narediti drugače we are not in a position to be able to do otherwise
izbrati dober položáj za svojo hišo to choose a fine position (ali site) for one's house
to je komaj izboljšalo naš položáj that has scarcely made us any better off
položáj se je poslabšal the situation has deteriorated
pojasni mu svoj položáj! show him where (ali how) you stand!
razumem tvoj položáj I see how you stand
biti v nejasnem položáju (figurativno) to be up in the air
sedeti v zelo nerodnem položáju to be seated in a very uncomfortable position
položáj je videti brezupen things look desperate
vem, kakšen je položáj (figurativno) I know how the land lies
vreči iz položája to eject, to dislodge, to supplant, to oust
vztrajati na položáju vojska to stick to one's post
on je rešil položáj he saved the situation
umakniti se na vnaprej pripravljene položáje vojska to withdraw to positions prepared beforehand
izrabiti, izkoristiti položáj to make hay while the sun shines, to strike while the iron's hot

prílika¹ (priložnost) opportunity, occasion; chance

ob tej príliki on this occasion
ob prvi príliki at the first opportunity
ugodna prílika a favourable (ali lucky) chance (ali opportunity)
zlata prílika golden opportunity
ob vsaki príliki at every opportunity, on every occasion
po vsej príliki presumably
ob príliki one day or (the) other
dati komu príliko to give (ali to afford) someone an opportunity
izgubiti, zamuditi príliko to lose, to miss one's opportunity, to let one's chance slip by
izrabiti vsako príliko to take every opportunity
dobiti príliko to get the chance
izkoristiti príliko to avail oneself of the opportunity
ko se ponudi prílika when the opportunity crops up, when opportunity offers
ponudila se je prílika the opportunity happened to occur (ali cropped up)
popasti, zgrabiti príliko to seize (ali to take) the opportunity, figurativno to strike while the iron's hot
prílika naredi tatú temptation makes a thief
prílika zamujena ne vrne se nobena time and tide wait for no man