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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

carínski customs

carínski agent customs agent
carínska meja customs frontier
carínsko področje customs territory
carínsko potrdilo customs warrant
carínska pregraja cus toms barrier
carínski predpisi customs regulations pl
carínska odprava customs clearance
carínski pregled customs examination
carínska prijava, deklaracija customs declaration
carínske pristojbine customs dues, customs duties
carínsko skladišče customs warehouse
carínska tarifa customs tariff
carínska unija customs union
carínski urad customs house, ZDA customhouse
carínski sistem customs system
carínski uradnik customs officer (ali official)
brez carínska cona duty-free zone
opraviti carínske formalnosti to effect customs clearance

dolžnóst duty; obligation; task

po dolžnósti in duty bound
čut dolžnósti sense of duty
neprijetna dolžnóst unpleasant duty
storjen preko dolžnósti supererogatery
moja sveta dolžnóst my bounden duty
nehvaležna dolžnóst thankless duty
vršilec dolžnósti vicegerent
v dolžnóst (v d.) konzula acting consul
javiti se na dolžnóst to report for duty
izpolnitev dolžnósti carrying out one's duty
moja dolžnóst je, da grem tja it is incumbent on me to go there
opravljati svoje dolžnósti to attend to one's duties; to perform one's duties
ne opraviti svoje dolžnósti to fail in one's duty
prevzeti dolžnósti to take up one's duties
storiti svojo dolžnóst to do one's duty
to smatram za svojo dolžnóst I think it my duty
smatram za svojo dolžnóst, da (rečem)... I think it my duty to (say)..., I deem it my duty to (say)...
odvezati dolžnósti to relieve of an obligation, to release from an obligation
zanemarjati svoje dolžnósti to be slack in one's duties

hója¹ (hôd) walk, walking, going, gait; vojska march; figurativno way

hója na 50 km fifty-kilometre walk
5 ur hóje five hours' walk
težka hója heavy tread
vojaška hója military gait
počasna (hitra, zelo hitra) hója vojska slow (quick, double-quick) march
ima čudno hójo he has a strange gait
ona ima grdo hójo she has an awkward gait
vsako jutro opraviti enourno hójo to take an hour's walk every morning
spoznam ga po hóji I recognise him by his gait

inspékcija inspection; examination; (del) survey; ➞ inšpekcija

opraviti inspékcijo to inspect
zbrati (čete) za inspékcijo vojska to muster

korektúra correction

korektúre proofs pl, proof-sheets pl
opraviti korektúre to check (ali to correct) proofs
brati korektúre to read (the) proofs; to proof-read
druga korektúr tiskarstvo revise, printing proofs

krížev

krížev pot Stations pl (ali Way) of the Cross
krížev teden religija Rogation week
opraviti, moliti krížev pot religija to do the (ali one's) stations

níč nothing; not anything; nought; not a thing; arhaično, pesniško naught, ZDA nought

čisto níč nothing at all
prav níč, popolnoma níč nothing at all; nothing whatever
níč razen nothing but
níč več nothing more, no more, nothing further
za níč for nothing
za níč na svetu not for the world; not for love or money; not for anything
níč in zopet níč nothing-repeat-nothing, absolutely nothing
níč drugega nothing else
níč novega nothing new
níč takega nothing of the kind, none of that
níč koliko (= mnogo) very much, very many
toliko kot níč, skoraj níč next to nothing
za prazen níč for no reason
vse ali níč all or nothing, neck or nothing
meni níč, tebi níč quite coolly, bold as brass
níč manj kot... no less than, anything but...
prav níč slabši kot... no whit inferior to...
níč boljšega od no better than..., nothing like as good as...
to ti ni níč mar! none of your business!
to še ni níč that is nothing
to ni níč zame that is no use for me, that won't do for me
to ni níč vredno that is worthless
on ni níč boljši he isn't any better
iz tega ni bilo níč nothing came of it, it came to nothing
níč novega ni v časopisu there is nothing new in the paper
iz tebe ne bo nikoli níč you will never be anything, you are a worthless fellow (ali pogovorno a dead loss)
nisi prav níč prekmalu you are none too soon
če ni níč drugega! if that's all there is to it!
rezultat je 2 níč (2:0) šport the score is two nil
to ni níč v primeri s tem, kar sem nekoč videl that is nothing to what I once saw
iz níč ni níč nothing begets nothing, one cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs
ne morem níč za to I can't help it
níč ne dé, níč za to all right, there's no harm done, it doesn't matter, no matter, never mind
níč se ne da napraviti! there's nothing we can do (ali nothing to be done) about it!
(to ni važno) to níč ne pomeni this is of no consequence
níč ne marati, ne se meniti za níč not to care (ali pogovorno not to give a hoot) about anything
v níč devati to disparage, to belittle, to depreciate, to discredit, to attach no value (to)
níč več nimam povedati I have nothing more to say
s tem nimam níč opraviti I have nothing to do with it
to níč ne stane it is gratis, it is free, it may be had for the asking
na níč priti to be ruined, to come to grief
na níč spraviti koga to ruin someone
začel je z níč (v življenju) he started from nothing (ali from scratch)
kdor nič ne riskira, nič nima nothing venture, nothing gain

obhòd (mlekarja, raznašalca časopisov) round; (policista, miličnika) beat, round; medicina rounds pl, round; vojska tour of inspection, rounds pl

opraviti obhòd (o straži) to make (ali to do, to go) one's rounds, to patrol one's beat

polovíca half, pl halves; moiety

na polovíco by halves
polovíca zneska half the amount
boljša polovíca (figurativno, žena) one's better half
za polovíco dražji half as dear again
za polovíco predolg too long by half
za polovíco preveč too much by half
polovíca od njih je bilo ranjenih half of them were wounded
izgubil je več kot polovíco svojega premoženja he lost more than half his fortune
dobiti že polovíco, opraviti že pol dela (figurativno) to win half the battle
za polovíco zmanjšati takso to halve the tax
zrezati na polovíce to cut in half

póšta (urad) post office, (pisma itd.) post, mail; (dostava) delivery

glavna póšta General Post Office, (krajšava: G.P.O.)
ekspresna póšta express post; special delivery
paketna póšta parcel post
po póšti by post
z navadno póšto by surface mail
s prvo póšto by the first delivery
z obratno póšto by return of post
avionska (zračna) póšta airmail
z današnjo póšto by today's post (ZDA mail)
z isto póšto with the same post
večerna póšta the night mail
oddaj pismo na póšti! drop the letter in the post
je kaj póšte zame? are there any letters for me?
poslati paket po póšti to send a parcel by post
póšta prihaja ob osmi uri the mail arrives at 8 a.m.
póšta je pravkar prišla the post is just in, the post has just come
opraviti póšto to dispatch the mail
odgovoriti z obratno póšto to answer by return (of post)
potovati s póšto zgodovina to travel post, to post
pregledati póšto to go through one's letters, to open one's letters

potréba need, necessity; want; needfulness

brez potrébe without need, needlessly
iz potrébe from necessity
po potrébi as necessary, as circumstances require
v primeru potrébe in case of need (ali of necessity)
za mojo osebno potrébo (rabo) for my personal use
nujna potréba urgent need
neobhodna potréba indispensability; exigency
šel je na potrébo he has gone to the toilet
opraviti telesno potrébo to relieve oneself, to obey the call of nature
zadovoljiti dolgo časa občuteno potrébo to supply a long-felt want
ne čutim potrébe, da bi to naredil I have no need to do it
imeti potrébo po to have need of

spóved religija confession

iti k spóvedi to go to confession; arhaično to shrive
opraviti spóved to be shriven

stvár thing; matter; object; stuff; (posel, skrb) concern; case; (zadeva) affair, subject, business

stvár časti affair of honour
sporna stvár debatable question, pravo a moot point
vsa stvár the whole business (ali affair, matter)
k stvari! keep (ali stick) to the point (ali to the matter in hand)!; (v parlamentu, govorniku) answer the question!
vse moje stvári all my belongings pl, my goods and chattels pl
dogovorjena, domenjena stvár a put-up job
kočljiva, delikatna stvár a delicate point
stvár zase another question, a matter apart
stvár v diskusiji the subject under discussion, the matter in hand
spadajoč k stvári relevant
ne spadajoč k stvári irrelevant
to je moja stvár that's my business (ali affair, concern, lookout)
to ni moja stvár that is no business of mine; that is not my affair
v tem je vsa stvár (= za to gre) that's the gist of it (ali the whole point)
to je čisto druga stvár that's completely off the point, that's an entirely different thing, (figurativno) that's a horse of a different colour
to je stvár navade that's a matter of habit
to je jedro, bistvo stvári this is the gist (ali the substance) of the matter
to je važna stvár this is a matter of importance (ali of great importance)
to je kočljiva stvár this is a ticklish (ali delicate, difficult) matter, this requires careful handling
to ni smešna stvár this in no laughing matter
(to je pa) lepa stvár! (ironično) that's a nice mess!, pogovorno a fine how-do-you-do (ali how d'ye do)
ne vem, kaj je na stvári I don't know what the problem is, pogovorno I don't know what's the matter (ali what's up, what it's all about)
borimo se za dobro stvár we are fighting for a good cause
brigaj se za svoje stvári! mind your own business, don't be such a busybody!
sedaj ne gre za to stvár that is not the question now
naj gredo stvári svojo pot! let things slide!
to nima nič opraviti s sámo stvárjo that has nothing to do with the question
pogovoriti se o stvári to talk the matter over
ostati pri stvári to stick to the point
priti s stvárjo na dan to raise a matter
pusti stvár v miru (= ne dvigaj prahu)! let sleeping dogs lie!
preidimo na stvár! let us come to the point (ali to the matter in hand), pogovorno let's get down to the nitty-gritty
s tem se na stvári nič ne spremeni it makes no difference, it does not alter the fact (ali the fact of the matter), it doesn't make any material (ali substantial) difference
to ne spada k stvári this is irrelevant, this is off (ali beside) the point
kot stvári stojé as things are, as things stand (now)
stvári stojé dobro things are going well
stvár stojí takole this is how the matter stands
videti, kako stvari stojé (figurativno) to see how the land lies
umreti za dobro stvár to die for a good cause
vmešavati, vtikati se v tuje stvári to meddle in other people's affairs
vrniti se k stvári to return to the subject
vzeti stvár v roke (figurativno) to take a problem (ali a matter, a business) in hand
vzeti stvári, kot pač pridejo (dobre in slabe) to take the rough with the smooth

toaléta toilet; (obleka) dress, costume, clothes pl; (stranišče) lavatory, W.C., toilet; (za ženske) powder room

ona veliko izda za svojo toaléto she spends a lot of money on her toilet
opraviti (svojo) toaléto to make one's toilet, to tidy oneself up, pogovorno to have a wash and brush up

ukrèp measure, step; provision; arrangements pl

obrambni ukrèp defensive measures pl
preprečevalen ukrèp preventive measure
prisilni ukrèp compulsory (ali coercive) measure
varnosten ukrèp precaution
zakonski ukrèp provision
opraviti, podvzeti varnostne ukrèpe to take precautions (proti against)
vse potrebne varnostne ukrèpe all due precautions
lotiti se ukrèpov to make arrangements
po nepotrebnem poseči po ostrih ukrèpih (figurativno) to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut