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síliti to force, to compel, to oblige, to coerce; to press, to urge

síliti (priganjati) koga k... to hustle someone into (doing something)
ne maram te síliti I will not press you
síliti koga, da kaj naredi to compel someone to do something
silil me je, naj sprejmem ponudbo he urged me to accept the offer
síliti k naglici to press, to urge, to hurry, to egg on
silili so me, naj sprejmem denar they pressed me to accept the money
síliti se to force oneself, to constrain oneself
síliti se k smehu to force a laugh
silil se je, da bi se nasmehnil he put on a forced smile

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

zíd wall

zíd hiše outer wall
podporni zíd retaining wall
slep zíd (brez oken) blind wall
ločilni, vmesni zíd partition wall
zvočni zíd sound (ali sonic) barrier
pok pri prebitju zvočnega zídu sonic boom
zíd žalovanja (Židov v Jeruzalemu) Wailing Wall
ločiti z zídom od... to wall off from...
ograditi vrt z zídom to wall in a garden
porušiti zíd to raze a wall to (ali to level a wall with) the ground
slikati vraga na zíd (figurativno) to paint the devil on the wall
biti pritisnjen ob zíd (figurativno) to have one's back to the wall
z glavo riniti, siliti skozi zíd (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall, to kick against the pricks
hoteti z glavo zkozi zíd (figurativno) to be rash (ali reckless), to attempt impossibilities
udarjati z glavo v zíd to butt (ali to batter) one's head against a brick wall
postaviti ob zíd to place against the wall
postaviti koga ob zíd in ga ustreliti to stand someone against a wall and shoot him
pritisniti koga ob zíd (figurativno) to drive someone into a corner
človek bi se z glavo zaletel v zíd it's enough to make you knock your brains out