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postópati¹ (lenariti) to idle

postópati okoli to loaf, to loiter; žargon to mooch around ali about

postópati² (ravnati) to proceed, to act

sodno postópati to take legal proceedings
grdo postópati s kom to treat someone badly
strogo postópati s kom to deal harshly with someone
z menoj je postópal kot enak z enakim he treated me as his equal
dobro (slabo) postópati s kom arhaično to use someone well (ill); (podvzeti korake) to take measures (ali steps)

diplomátski diplomatic

obnovitev diplomátskih odnosov resumption of diplomatic relations (z with)
diplomátski zbor the diplomatic corps
diplomátsko predstavništvo, zastopstvo diplomatic mission (ali representation)
po diplomátski poti through diplomatic channels
pretrgati diplomátske odnose to break off (ali to sever) diplomatic relations
diplomátsko (prislov) diplomatically
diplomátsko ravnati, postopati to behave with tact (ali diplomacy)

drugáče otherwise; in another (ali different) way (ali manner); differently (od from)

takó ali drugáče somehow; one way or other
drugáče (v drugih ozirih) in other respects; (sicer) else
to je čisto drugáče it is quite difrerent, pogovorno it's not at all like that
v mojem primeru je (ravno) drugáče in my case the boot is on the other foot
čisto drugáče (ravno nasprotno) just the other way, just the other way round
če ni drugáče možno if there is no other way
na to gledam čisto drugáče I look upon it in quite a different light
drugáče misliti to differ in opinion
sedaj drugáče misliti to have second thoughts
drugáče postopati, ravnati kot sicer (običajno) to act differently than usual
ne morem drugáče, kot da se smejem I can't help laughing
stôri to takoj, drugáče (sicer) ti bo žal do it at once, or you'll regret it (ali you'll be sorry)