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odločíti to decide; to resolve, to determine; to decree; to settle; to make a decision; to turn the scales

to je odločilo this turned the scales
odločíti to je odločilo this turned the scales
odločíti se to make a decision, to make (ali to form) a resolution; to make up one's mind
odločíti se za kaj to decide on (ali upon) something
ne moči se odločíti to be in two minds, to have half a mind
ne morem se odločíti I cannot make up my mind, I cannot bring myself to decide
stvar se bo danes odločila the matter will be decided today

negotóvost uncertainty; doubt; suspense; insecurity; doubtfulness, dubiousness

v negotóvosti in suspense
biti v negotóvosti (ne se moči odločiti) to be in suspense
mučna negotóvost agony of suspense
vse je boljše kot negotóvost! anything is better than suspense!
držati koga v negotóvosti to keep someone in suspense
napraviti skok v negotóvost to take a leap in the dark
muči ga negotóvost he is on tenterhooks, the suspense is killing him

pól² (polovica) half

ob pól sedmih at half past six
ob sedmih ali pól osmih at seven or half past (seven)
na pól fifty-fifty
pól na pól on a fifty-fifty basis
razdeliti si na pól s kom to go fifty-fifty with someone
pól funta half a pound
pól ure half an hour
pól deleža a half share
za pól cene at half price
za pól več half as much (oziroma many) again
lopov in pól an utter scoundrel (ali rogue)
to (pa) je klobuk in pól! that's some hat!
biti na pól pota v Ameriko to be halfway to America
na pól kaj napraviti to do something by halves
na pól se odločiti za to have half a mind to...
le na pól narejen only half finished
srečal sem jih na pól pota I met them halfway

premíslek reflection, reflexion

po premísleku upon reflection, on second thoughts
po zrelem, resnem premísleku after due reflection, upon serious reflection
po novem premísleku odločiti to decide after second thoughts
čas za premíslek time to think things over
ta stvar, zadeva je potrebna premísleka this matter needs reflection
dati komu čas za premíslek to give someone time to think it over

stávka strike; walkout

gladovna stávka hunger strike
splošna stávka general strike
opozorilna stávka token strike
solidarnostna stávka sympathy strike
stávka, v kateri delavci ne zapuste svojih delovnih prostorov sit-down, sit-down strike
napoved stávke strike notice
paraliziran zaradi stávke strikebound
kršitelj stávke strikebreaker, blackleg, scab
biti v stávki to be on strike
proglasiti stávko to call a strike
kršiti stávko to blackleg
odločiti se za stávko, skleniti stávko to decide on a strike
izzvati stávko to foment a strike
stopiti v stávko, začeti stávko to come out on strike
pridružiti se stávki to join a strike
stopiti v gladovno stávko to stage a hunger strike, to go on hunger strike
uprizoriti enodnevno stávko to stage a oneday strike
stávka se je razširila the strike has spread
preklicati, odložiti stávko to call off a strike

usóda fate, destiny, fortune; lot; fatality; doom; zastarelo weird

boginje usóde Destinies pl, Fates pl, the Weird (ali Fatal) Sisters pl
moja usóda (pogovorno) my lot
vera v usódo fatalism
usóda mi je šla na roko (figurativno) fate played into my hands
boriti se proti usódi to fight against destiny
dati si vedeževati svojo usódo to have one's fortune told
deliti s kom usódo to cast (ali to throw) in one's lot with someone
deliti s kom isto usódo to share the same fate with someone
usóda ga preganja fate pursues him
usóda me povsod zasleduje fate pursues me everywhere
odločiti o usódi koga to decide (ali to fix) someone's fate
izzivati, skušati usódo to tempt providence
izzivati svojo usódo to tempt one's fate
sprijazniti se s svojo usódo to reconcile oneself to one's fate (ali to one's lot), to become reconciled with one's fate (ali one's lot)
vdati se v svojo usódo to resign oneself to one's fate, zastarelo (škotsko) to dree one's weird
zapečatiti usódo koga to seal someone's fate
njegova usóda je zapečatena his fate is sealed
zlobna usóda cruel (ali baleful) fate