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skliceváti se to quote; to refer (na to), to appeal (to)

skliceváti se se na koga to quote someone as a reference
skliceváti se na zdravo pamet to appeal to reason

obljúba promise; word; parole; pledge, arhaično plight

držati (svojo) obljúbo to keep (ali to honour) one's promise, to keep one's word, to be a man of one's word
držal je obljúbo he was good as his word
izpolniti obljúbo to fulfil (ali to carry out) a promise
to so prazne obljúbe these are empty promises
preklicati svojo obljúbo to go back on one's promise; to break one's promise
sklicevati se na obljúbo to hold (someone) to a promise, to claim something promised
on je zelo radodaren z obljúbami he is lavish with his promises
obljubiti in obljúbo držati je dvoje it is one thing to promise and another to perform
izpolnila je obljúbo she carried out (ali fulfilled) her promise

pámet (um) intellect, intelligence, sense, brains pl, wits pl; (duh) reason, mind; prudence; mother wit; (razumevanje) understanding; (spomin) memory; pogovorno gumption

na pámet by heart
zdrava pámet common sense, sanity
si ob pámet? are you out of your senses?, have you lost your wits?
ali si pri pámeti? are you in your right mind?
sem pri kraju s svojo pámetjo I am at my wit's end
bodi no pri pámeti! be sensible!, be reasonable!, have a bit of common sense!
on ni pri pravi pámeti he is not in his right mind, he is out of his mind
nisem bil pri pravi pámeti I had not my wits about me
on je počasne pámeti he is slow-witted, pogovorno he is slow on the uptake
ona je kratke pámeti she is rather slow (ali dull, slow on the uptake)
še (vedno) mi je na pámeti... it is still fresh in my mind...
nima toliko pámeti, da bi (u)videl... he has not the wits to see...
to se krega s pámetjo it is thoughtless (ali senseless)
si se s pámetjo skregal? have you taken leave of your senses?
padlo mi je na pámet it occurred to me, the idea struck me, the thought crossed my mind
na kraj pámeti mi ne pade, da bi (rekel) far be it from me to (say)
reči, kar človeku pade na pámet to say whatever comes to mind
imeti več sreče kot pámeti to have more luck than brains
izgubiti pámet to go out of one's mind (ali pogovorno off one's rocker); to lose one's mind (ali one's reason)
to presega mojo pámet this is beyond me, that's over my head, that passes my comprehension
priti k pámeti to come to one's senses
kdo, ki je pri pravi pámeti, bi šel...? who in his senses would go...?
moram ga spraviti k pámeti I must make him see reason (oziroma see sense)
spraviti koga ob pámet to drive someone out of his mind (ali pogovorno up the wall, round the bend)
sklicevati se na zdravo pámet to appeal to reason
(iz)računati na pámet to calculate mentally
učiti se na pámet to learn by heart, to commit to memory
znati na pámet to know by heart (ali from memory), (vlogo) to be word-perfect
ko te bo pámet srečala... when you see reason...

pozívati pozvati to call; (v vojsko) to call up; to invite, to ask, (uradno) to summons, to cite, (s pretnjo kazni) to subpoena

pozívati, pozvati na pomoč to cry for help, to call (on someone) for help, to appeal (to someone) for help
pozívati, pozvati za pričo to call someone as a witness, to call on someone to give evidence
pozívati, pozvati se (sklicevati se) na kaj to refer to something, (na dokaz, na primer) to adduce
pozívati, pozvati se na točko pogodbe to invoke a clause

vír source; (izvir) spring, well; fountain; figurativno authority, origin

iz najboljšega víra on the best authority
zanesljiv vír reliable source
iz zanesljivega víra (pogovorno) straight from the horse's mouth
víri finančnih sredstev (the) sources of funds
novice iz prvega víra first-hand news (ali information)
vem to iz dobrega víra I know it from a good source (ali on good authority), pogovorno I got it from the horse's mouth
navedite mi víre give me your authority
iz najboljšega víra on the best authority
sklicevati se na víre to quote one's sources