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obvéza² obvéznost obligation; engagement; commitment; liability; (obljuba) pledge, plight; (odgovornost) responsibility

delovna obvéza compulsory labour service
splošna šolska obvéza compulsory education
izpolniti obvéza to fulfil an obligation
izpolniti svoje obveznosti to meet (to discharge) one's obligations
odtegniti se svojim obveznostim to fail to honour one's obligations
prevzeti obvéza to take a commitment upon oneself, to undertake a commitment
vojaška obvéza liability for military service

obvládati to master; to be master of; to gain the mastery over; to be in command of; to command; to become master of

obvládati (kak) jezik to master a language
obvládati sovražnika to get the better of an enemy
on dobro obvlada ta predmet he is fully acquainted with this subject
obvládati angleščino to have a (good) command of English, to be proficient in English
obvládati se to control oneself, to be in control of oneself, to contain oneself, to restrain oneself
obvládati svoje strasti to control one's feelings
znati se dobro obvládati to have oneself well in hand

obžalovánje regret; compunction

obžalovánja vreden regrettable, deplorable, pitiable
z obžalovánjem with regret, regretfully
na moje obžalovánje to my regret
vsega obžalovánja je vredno it is much to be regretted
z obžalovánjem slišati to hear with regret
z obžalovánjem mislim na svoja mlada leta I recall my youth with regret
odkloniti z največjim obžalovánjem to decline with much regret (ali with many regrets)
na svoje veliko obžalovánje moram odkloniti I have to refuse with much regret
izraziti svoje obžalovánje to express one's regret

obžalováti to regret; to be sorry (for) to repent, to rue; to deplore

obžalujem, da ti ne morem pomagati I'm sorry I can't help you
obžalujem svoje napake I regret my mistakes
prej ali slej bo to obžaloval he will rue it sooner or later
treba je obžalováti, da... it is to be regretted that...
ne obžalováti to have no regrets
bridko boš to obžaloval! you'll be really sorry for this!, you'll bitterly regret this!
ničesar nimam obžalováti I have nothing to be sorry for
obžaloval je svojo nehvaležnost he repented (ali felt remorseful for) his ingratitude
obžalováti svoje besede to regret (ali to repent) one's words
kmalu bo to obžaloval he will soon regret it
obžalujem, da sem to storil (arhaično) I am sorry I did it

očí eyes pl; (vid) eyesight

med štirimi očmi in private, face to face
pred mojimi očmi before my eyes, in my sight, in my presence
zaradi vaših lepih očí for your blue eyes
boleče očí sore eyes, (od prenapenjana) eye strain
barva očí colour of the eyes
velike in okrogle očí saucer eyes
plamteče (krmežljave, izbuljene) očí flashing (bleary, blear, goggle) eyes
suhe (solzne) očí dry (tearfilled) eyes
na lastne očí, z lastnimi očmi with one's own eyes
prav pred njenimi očmi before her very eyes
slabe očí weak eyes
z odprtimi očmi with open eyes
ki ima dobre (risje) očí keen-eyed (lynx-eyed)
kot bi z očmi trenil (kot bi mignil) in the twinkling of an eye, in a flash
paša za očí a sight for sore eyes, a delightful sight
očí so mu bolj lačne kot želodec his eyes are bigger than his belly
same očí in ušesa so ga he is all eyes and ears, he is all attention
z očí brati komu to guess by someone's look, to anticipate someone's wishes
to bíje v očí it offends the eye
to bôde v očí that strikes (ali catches) the eye
gledati smrti v očí to look death in the face
gledati na kaj z drugimi (drugačnimi) očmi to take a different view of something
imeti dobre (slabe) očí (vid) to have good (bad) eyesight
imeti pred očmi to have (ali to bear, to keep) in mind (ali in sight, in view)
vse solzne očí je imela her eyes brimmed with tears
imeti stalno kaj pred očmi not to lose sight of something
imeti očí za lepo(to) to have an eye for the beautiful
imej odprte očí! (pazi se!) keep your weather eye open!
očí si izjokati to cry one's eyes out
očí si drug drugemu izpraskati to scratch each other's eyes out
ne hodi mi pred očí! keep out of my way!, arhaično begone!
izgubiti iz očí to lose sight of, to lose track of
ne izpustiti iz očí to keep one's eye on
ne izpustim ga iz očí I keep an eye on him, I don't trust him out of my sight
povsod imeti svoje očí (figurativno) to have eyes at the back of one's head
mencati, meti si očí to rub one's eyes
napenjati očí to strain one's eyes
izgini mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!
nasuti komu peska v očí (figurativno) to throw sand (ali dust) in someone's eyes, to bamboozle someone, to hoodwink someone
odpreti komu očí to open someone's eyes, to undeceive someone
to mi je odprlo očí that was an eye-opener for me
očí se mi odpirajo (figurativno) I begin to see now
očí sem mu odprl (figurativno) I opened his eyes for him
široko odpreti očí to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
očí so se mu odprle (figurativno) the scales fell from is eyes
pojdi mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!, arhaično begone!
premeriti koga z očmi to eye from head to foot
to pada v očí that leaps to the eye, that hits you in the eye
pasti očí na čem to feast one's eyes on something
pokvariti si očí to spoil one's eyes
povesiti očí to look down
v očí mi je padlo it struck me
ne pridi mi spet pred očí! don't show yourself here again!
to ti povem med štirimi očmi this is for your private ear
z očmi je preletel vrt he cast a glance over the garden
streljati z očmi (figurativno) to shoot glances (na at)
očí si treti to rub one's eyes
upreti očí v to fix one's eye upon, to look fixedly at
škiliti z očmi to squint, to be squint-eyed
očí se mi solzé my eyes are running
kot bi z očmi trenil in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in a flash
svojim očem ne verjamem I don't believe my eyes
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly believe my own eyes
stopiti komu pred očí (figurativno) to face someone
vreči očí na to have an eye for
z lastnimi očmi videti to be an eyewitness
na očeh se mu vidi, da je lopov his eyes show him up for the rogue he is, arhaično bespeak him a rogue
od teme se ne vidi prsta pred očmi it is pitch-dark
videl sem mu na očeh, da laže I could see (ali I saw) from his face that he was lying
na lastne očí sem to videl I saw it with my own eyes
zapreti očí to close one's eyes
preteklo noč nisem mogel zatisniti očí last night I couldn't sleep a wink
zavezati komu očí to hoodwink someone, to blindfold someone
zatisniti očí ob, nad (spregledati) to shut one's eyes to, to turn a blind eye to, to condone, to connive at, to wink at
zapirati očí pred čem to close one's eyes to something
vrana vrani ne izkljuje očí one crow does not peck out another crow's eyes
daleč od očí, daleč od srca out of sight, out of mind

odkríti (kar je pokrito) to uncover; (streho) to unroof; (izum) to invent; to discover; (razkriti) to disclose; (ležišče rude) to locate; (opaziti) to find out, to become aware; (skrivnost) to reveal, to disclose; to detect, to lay open, to descry

odkríti goljufijo, sleparijo to show up a fraud
odkríti se to raise one's hat, to take off one's hat (oziroma cap), to bare one's head, to doff one's hat
odkríti komu svoje srce to open one's heart to someone
odkríti se komu to take one's hat off to someone

odstopíti to resign, to withdraw, to retire; vojska to withdraw, (po planu) to retire, (po sili) to retreat; to recede; šport to stand down; to cede, to give up, to yield; (odpovedati se) to renounce, to quitclaim, to surrender (claim); to tender one's resignation

kralj je odstopil the king abdicated (ali abdicated the throne)
minister bo odstopil the minister will resign
predsednik je odstopil the chairman resigned his post
dovolite, da vam odstopim svoje mesto allow me to offer you my place

ogréti to warm; to make warm; to heat

ogréti se to warm oneself; to get hot
ogréti se za kaj (figurativno) to warm to something, to take a fancy to something, to take a warm interest in something
ogréti se za svoje delo (za kak predmet) to warm to one's work (to a subject)
takoj se ogréti za kaj to take to something like a duck to water

okrílje wings pl; protection, patronage; guard

pod okríljem noči under the cover of night
vzeti pod svoje okrílje to take under one's wing

opočásniti

opočásniti (se) to slow down; to slack
opočásniti svoje delo to slacken one's pace of work
opočásniti svoj korak to slacken (one's) pace

opravíčiti to excuse; to exculpate

ne skušaj ga opravíčiti! do not try to excuse him!
to ne opravičuje njegove odsotnosti that does not excuse his absence
opravičite me zaradi moje odsotnosti! excuse me for my absence!
opravíčiti koga, opravíčiti komu odsotnost to excuse someone, to excuse someone's absence
opravíčiti koga pri kom to apologize for someone to someone else
prosil je, da ga opravičijo (mu opravičijo odsotnost) he begged to be excused (from attending)
opravičen(a odsotnost) zaradi bolezni excused from attending owing to illness
opravíčiti se to excuse someone, to apologize (za, zaradi for)
pri kom to someone; to make (ali to offer) an apology (for)
dovolite mi, da se vam opravičim allow me to apologize (to you)
opravičil se je za svoje vedenje he apologized for his conduct
opravíčiti se moram, ker sem zamudil I must apologize for (zdaj) being, (prej) having been so late
to se ne da opravíčiti that allows of no excuse!, there is no excuse for it!

oprávljati

1. to do, to perform; to practise

oprávljati svoje dolžnosti to attend to one's duties
oprávljati posle to get one's jobs (ali chores, work) done
oprávljati nakupe, naročila (tekati po opravkih) to run errands, to do the shopping

2. (obrekovati) to slander, to calumniate, to backbite, to speak ill of

3.

oprávljati funkcije to discharge one's functions (zadeve affairs)
oprávljati kreditne posle to do business (ali to trade) on credit

order² [ɔ́:də]

1. prehodni glagol
ukazati, odrediti; poslati koga kam (to)
medicina predpisati (zdravilo); naročiti; urediti

2. neprehodni glagol
ukazovati; naročati

vojska order arms! puške k nogam!
to order s.o. home poslati koga domov
to order s.o. out of one's house spoditi koga iz svoje hiše

ós (pri vozu) axle; axletree; spindle, arbor; shaft; matematika axis, pl axes

prečna (vzdolžna) ós transverse (longitudinal) axis
zemeljska ós axis of the earth
zemlja se vrti okoli svoje osi the earth turns on its axis
ós pri vozu se je zlomila the axle of the carriage broke

overbuild^* [ouvəbíld] prehodni glagol
pozidati, zidati preveč, preveč širokopotezno zidati

to overbuild o.s. zgraditi hišo prek svoje finančne zmogljivosti

ovíti to wind round; to wrap up; to twist round; to envelop

kača se ovije okoli svoje žrtve the serpent coils (ali wraps) itself round its victim
ovíti koga okoli mezinca (figurativno) to twist (ali to wind) someone round one's little finger

pace¹ [péis] samostalnik
korak, koračaj (tudi figurativno dolžinska mera)
hoja; hitrost, tempo; korak, drnec, kljusanje (konja)

at a great (ali spanking) pace v hitrem tempu
pace for pace korak za korakom
to go the pace hitro iti (hoditi), figurativno veselo živeti, zapravljati
to hit the pace hiteti
to keep pace with iti v korak s čim
figurativno to put s.o. through his paces preizkusiti koga; dati komu priložnost, da pokaže svoje zmožnosti
to quicken one's pace pospešiti korak
to set the pace diktirati tempo
to show one's paces pokazati svoje zmožnosti
geometrical (ali great) pace 5 čevljev (1,524 m)
vojska ordinary pace navadni korak
vojska quick pace hitri korak

pass³ [pa:s]

1. prehodni glagol
iti mimo (naprej, čez, skozi, preko); peljati mimo, prehiteti (npr. avto)
figurativno izpustiti, preskočiti, ne zmeniti se za kaj; narediti izpit; prekoračiti, preseči, presegati (it passes my comprehension tega ne razumem, presega moj razum)
ekonomija ne plačati (dividend); speljati skozi (žico), pogladiti (z roko); pasirati, pretlačiti (skozi sito); prebiti (čas), preživljati; podati (npr. sladkor), razpečavati (ponarejen denar)
šport podati (žogo)
pravno prenesti (premoženje na koga), izreči sodbo (on komu)
naložiti kazen; sprejeti (predlog), izglasovati (zakon); predati (npr. predsedstvo to komu)
priznati veljavnost, privoliti, potrditi, dopustiti; povedati (svoje mnenje on, upon o)
pripomniti, narediti (komu kompliment)
medicina izrezati (ledvične kamne), izprazniti (črevesa, mehur)

2. neprehodni glagol
iti, hoditi (along naprej, by mimo, over čez)
iti ven (out)
voziti se, potovati, prepotovati, priti, jahati; miniti, minevati (čas, bolečina); preminiti, umreti; priti v druge roke, pripasti (to komu)
preiti (iz trdega v tekoče stanje; from ... to)
zgoditi se, pripetiti se; krožiti, iti iz rok v roke; sloveti (for, as za, kot)
veljati za (material that passed for silk)
priti skozi, izdelati (izpit); preiti, izginiti, končati se
parlament biti sprejet (zakon), biti izglasovan, biti potrjen
pravno biti izrečen (sodba); preskočiti igro pri kvartanju, ne igrati

ekonomija to pass an account sprejeti obračun
to pass to s.o.'s account pripisati komu kaj
ameriško, sleng to pass the buck (ali baby) izogniti se odgovornosti; naprtiti odgovornost (to komu), zvaliti krivdo na koga
to bring to pass povzročiti
to come to pass pripetiti se
to pass the customs priti skozi carino, ocariniti
to pass s.th. to s.o.'s credit šteti komu kaj v dobro
to pass one's eye over preleteti kaj z očmi
figurativno to pass the hat pobirati prispevke
to pass hence umreti
to pass judgment obsojati koga
let that pass ne bomo več govorili o tem
to pass muster zadovoljiti, biti zadovoljiv
to pass a remark napraviti neumestno pripombo
it just passed through my mind pravkar mi je šinilo v glavo
it has passed into a proverb prišlo je v pregovor
to pass out of sight izginiti izpred oči, izgubiti kaj izpred oči
to pass s.o. over poslati koga komu
to pass the time prebiti čas
to pass the time of the day izmenjati pozdrave s kom
to pass water izprazniti mehur, urinirati
to pass one's word dati besedo
it will pass dobro je, šlo bo

pie² [pái] samostalnik
mesna pasteta, sadni kolač, pita
kulinarika malenkost, igrača
ameriško, politika, sleng protekcija, podkupnina

to eat a humble pie prositi odpuščanja
to have a finger in the pie imeti svoje prste vmes
pie in the sky prazna obljuba
it is as easy as a pie je otročje lahko

piece¹ [pi:s] samostalnik
kos, komad; del (stroja itd.); primerek (npr. a piece of advice nasvet)
določena trgovska količina (npr. bala papirja, blaga; sod vina itd.)
vojska revolver, puška, top; kovanec; (umetniško) delo, manjše literarno delo, gledališki komad, odlomek; šahovska figura
sleng ženska, deklina
pogovorno kos poti, hipec, kratek čas

all of a piece izcela, iste vrste, skladen
by the piece po kosu (prodajati)
piece by piece kos za kosom, po kosih
to break to pieces razbiti na koščke
vojska, sleng it's a piece of cake to je lahko
a bad piece of business grda stvar
a piece of news novica, vest
a piece of poetry pesem
a piece of flesh ženska
a piece of beauty lepa ženska
a piece of virtue vzor kreposti
a piece of water jezero
a piece of work delo
šaljivo a piece of goods človek
a piece of luck sreča, srečen slučaj
a dramatic piece gledališka igra
test piece vzorec
a piece of eight figura (šah, dama)
to fall to pieces razpasti
field piece top
fowling piece lovska puška (za ptiče)
to give s.o. a piece of one's mind povedati komu svoje mnenje
pogovorno to say one's piece povedati, kar ti leži na duši
to go to pieces zrušiti se (človek), izgubljati živce
in pieces razbit, v kosih
of a piece with prav tak kakor, v zvezi s čim
to pay by the piece plačati po kosu, plačati na akord
to pick (ali pull) to pieces raztrgati, skritizirati
šaljivo pick up the pieces! vstani!, poberi se!
to take to pieces razstaviti (stroj)