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obtíčati to stick; to get stuck; to remain sticking, to stick fast

obtíčati v blatu to get stuck in the mud
obtíčati sredi poti to get stuck halfway (ali midway)
obtíčati v džungli to be stranded in the jungle
nekaj mi je obtičalo v grlu something is stuck in my throat
obtíčati sredi svojega govora to come to a halt (ali pogovorno to dry up, to get bogged down) in the middle of one's speech

odd¹ [ɔd] pridevnik (oddly prislov)
odvečen; lih, neparen, presežen, brez para, nadštevilen; priložnosten, prigoden; čuden, nenavaden, čudaški

an odd fish (ali fellow, stick) čudak
odd jobs priložnostni opravki, drobna dela
odd man priložnostni delavec
the odd man človek z odločilnim glasom (pri enakem številu glasov)
odd man out človek, ki je ostal brez para
odd and even igra na par in nepar
at odd moments (ali times) priložnostno, tu in tam
odd number liho število
odd months meseci, ki imajo 31 dni
odd years leta z lihim številom dni
twenty odd years nekaj čez dvajset let
it cost 5 pounds odd stalo je nekaj nad 5 funtov
ekonomija odd lot slab borzni zaključek; ameriško malenkostna množina

odpotováti to leave (v for), to depart (for), to start (for), to set out (for); to start on a journey; to take one's departure

odpotoval je he is away, he is away from home, he's out of town
odpotoval bo v London v nekaj dneh he will leave for London in a few days

okóli round, around; (približno) about, near, some

okóli vogala (čisto blizu) round the corner
okóli 100 (nekaj več) a hundred odd
okóli 10 let je tega ten years or so ago
okóli petih about five o'clock
okóli hiše round the house
vse okóli all round
tu nekje okóli around here
pričakuj me okóli treh! expect me at 3 o'clock, or thereabouts!
število znaša (je) okóli 3.000 the figure is in the region of 3,000
hoditi okóli to walk about
pogovor se je sukal okóli politike the conversation centred on politics
pogledal sem okóli sebe I looked round about me

okróg round, round about, around; (približno) about, near, in the neighbourhood of; some

vse okróg all around, on every side
okróg 1.000 (nekaj več) a thousand odd
okróg hiše round the house
okróg petih about five o'clock

one² [wʌn] zaimek

1.
nekdo, kdo, kdorkoli

2.
eden, en (namesto zaimka ali samostalnika: the little one malček, the picture is a realistic one slika je realistična)

3.
nedoločni zaimek (one knows ve se)

4.

Razno:

one who nekdo, ki
the one who tisti, ki
that one tisti
like one dead kot mrtvec
one so clever nekdo, ki je tako pameten
a sly one prebrisanec
a nasty one hud udarec
many a one veliko ljudi
that's a good one! dobro je!, ni slabo!
figurativno one in the eye nekaj, kar boš pomnil; polten udarec (ki ga boš pomnil), spominek
to land s.o. one pritisniti koga, udariti
the Holy One, One above bog
the evil one hudič, satan

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

pair¹ [pɛə] samostalnik

1.
par (stvari, ki spadajo skupaj: a pair of shoes par čevljev)

2.
dvodelen predmet (se ne prevaja: a pair of compasses, scissors šestilo, škarje)

3.
par (s slovenskimi množinskimi samostalniki: a pair of trousers par hlač)

4.
par, parček (mož in žena, samec in samica)

5. parlament
dva člana nasprotnih strank, ki se po dogovoru vzdržita glasovanja; tak dogovor; eden od teh partnerjev

6.
eden od predmetov, ki spadata skupaj (the other pair to this sock druga nogavica tega para)

that's quite another pair of boots (ali shoes, trousers) to je nekaj popolnoma drugega
in pairs paroma
a pair of lawn sleeves škof
a pair of bellows meh
a pair of stairs nadstropje
two pair front (stanovanje ali stanovalec) v drugem nadstropju v prednjem koncu

partake^* [pa:téik]

1. neprehodni glagol
udeležiti se, biti deležen (in)
deliti kaj s kom, imeti skupaj, imeti značilnosti česa (of)
skupaj jesti, deliti (kosilo) s kom (of)
jesti, pojesti

2. prehodni glagol
deliti, biti deležen česa, sodelovati (of pri čem)
skupaj uživati (of kaj)

his manner partakes of insolence je nekaj nesramnega v njegovem vedenju
to partake of a meal pojesti kaj
to partake of the nature of biti v neki meri podoben komu (čemu)
the vegetation partakes of a tropical nature rastlinstvo ima deloma tropske značilnosti

particular² [pətíkjulə] samostalnik
nadrobnost, detalj
množina (osebni) podatki; poglavje, točka, paragraf
pogovorno specialiteta, posebnost

to go into particulars spuščati se v podrobnosti
in particular posebno, zlasti, izčrpno
a London particular londonska posebnost, nekaj tipičnega za London

past¹ [pa:st] pridevnik
minuli, prejšnji, pretekli

for some time past že nekaj časa
slovnica past participle pretekli deležnik
slovnica past tense pretekli čas, preteritum
slovnica past perfect predpretekli čas

period¹ [píəriəd] samostalnik
perioda, doba, obdobje, razdobje (v katerem se kaj redno ponavlja); rok, doba, čas
geologija geološka doba (glacial period ledena doba)
astronomija čas poti planeta (okoli sonca)
pedagoško šolska ura, ura predavanja
matematika ponavljajoča se skupina številk v decimalnem ulomku, interval
glasba osemtaktna perioda
množina, medicina čišča
slovnica pika, veliki stavek; konec
množina retoričen jezik

period of validity rok veljavnosti
pravno period of appeal prizivni rok
fotografija period of exposure čas osvetlitve
medicina period of incubation inkubacijska doba
period of office službena doba
for a period za nekaj časa
for a period of za dobo...
a girl of the period sodobno, moderno dekle
to put a period to postaviti piko na i, dokončati
the period epoha
a long period of time dolgo šasa

popólnoma completely, entirely, wholly, fully, to the full, thoroughly, utterly, altogether, quite, perfectly, absolutely

sem popólnoma za... I am all for...
popólnoma vas razumem I understand you perfectly
sem popólnoma tvojega mnenja I am entirely of your opinion
nekaj popólnoma drugega a different thing altogether
popólnoma gluh (mrtev, pijan, slep) stone-deaf (stone-dead, dead drunk, stone-blind)
popólnoma spodleteti to fail utterly

potéza line, stroke, trait; (šah in figurativno) move; (v obrazu) feature

jaz sem na potézi it is my move
mojstrska potéza a masterly stroke
glavne potéze pl outlines pl
v nekaj potézah (v orisu) in outlines
ostre, izrazite potéze (v obrazu) rugged features pl
potéza s peresom a stroke of the pen
spretna, vešča potéza a clever stroke
par potéz s čopičem a few brush strokes
mojstrska diplomatska potéza a master-stroke of diplomacy

povédati to tell; to say

povedali so mi tako I was told so
nekaj ti bom povedal (izdal) I'll tell you what
povédati svoje ime to give one's name
ne povej nikomur o mojem prihodu! don't tell anyone I've come
med nama povedano (pogovorno) between you and me (and the gatepost)
česa (kaj) ne poveste! you don't say!, you can't be serious!
komu to poveste (pravite)! you're telling me!
povédati resnico to tell the truth
povédati (reči) geslo to give the password
povej to obzirno! (žargon) put it gently!
to veliko pové that says a great deal, that tells its own tale

povsèm (popolnoma) fully, completely, to the full, utterly, quite, entirely; altogether

nekaj povsèm drugega a different thing altogether, quite a different thing
povsèm gluh (mrtev, slep) stone-deaf (stone-dead, stone-blind)
povsèm pijan dead drunk, žargon stoned
sem povsèm zadovoljen I am perfectly satisfied
ne povsèm trideset not quite thirty

práviti to tell; to say

to se pravi, da... that is to say that...
to se mnogo (nekaj) pravi! that is saying much!
kot se pravi (reče) as the saying goes
no, saj pravim! well, I declare!
kaj pravi (on)? what is he saying?
pravijo they say, one says, people say
nekdo mi je pravil somebody told me, I was told
pravijo, da je bogata she is said to be rich, people say she is rich
kaj se to pravi? what do you mean by that?

préd² (krajevno) before, in front of; ahead of; (časovno) previous to, up to, prior to; ago, since, back

préd hišo before (ali in front of) the house
préd pričami (notarjem) in the presence of witnesses (of a Notary Public)
dve uri préd časom two hours before time (ZDA ahead of time)
préd Kristom before Christ (krajšava: B.C.)
préd polnočjo before midnight
10 minut préd 9. uro 10 minutes to (ZDA of) nine
préd poldnevom in the morning, in the forenoon
préd pol ure (14 dnevi, enim mesecem, dvema letoma) half an hour (a fortnight, a month, two years) ago
préd kratkim recently, of late, lately
préd vsem first of all, above all
(prav) préd mojimi očmi before my very eyes
ne préd 10. uro not till ten o'clock
dan préd mojim odhodom the day before (ali previous to) my departure
préd nekaj urami a few hours back
delo je bilo gotovo šest mesecev préd planom the work was completed six months ahead of schedule
on je prav (tik) préd nami he is just ahead of us
šel je préd menoj he preceded me, he went in front, he led the way
tekla je préd nami she ran ahead of us
vlak ne bo odpeljal préd osmo uro the train will not leave till (ali before) 8 o'clock
imeti kaj préd seboj (figurativno) to have something coming to one, to be in for something
nimava (nimamo) nobenih skrivnosti drug préd drugim we have no secrets from each other (from one another)
imeti prednost préd kom to have the advantage of someone
imeti kaj préd očmi (figurativno) to have (ali to keep) something in mind (ali in view, in sight)
ne pride mi več préd oči he shuns me
od teme se ne vidi prst préd očmi it is pitch-dark
ne bom odpotoval préd enim tednom I shan't start for a week (ali for a week yet)

prêdmet object; subject; subject matter; thing; (téma) theme; (razgovora) subject, topic

k prêdmetu! (= stvari, poziv predsednika) keep to the point (ali the subject)!
prêdmet na razstavi (eksponat) exhibit
prêdmet v razpravljanju, razpravi subject under discussion
učni prêdmet subject (ali branch) of instruction
obvezen (neobvezen, dodaten) (učni) prêdmet compulsory (optional, additional) subject
študijski stranski prêdmet subsidiary subject, ZDA minor
študirati kot stranski prêdmet ZDA to minor
študijski prvi, glavni prêdmet main subject, ZDA major
študirati nekaj kot glavni prêdmet ZDA to major in something
oddaljiti se od prêdmeta to stray (too far) from the subject
ne se oddaljiti od prêdmeta to keep to the point
skakati z enega prêdmeta na drugega to skip from one subject to another
to se ne tiče prêdmeta that is irrelevant
prêdmet posmeha subject (ali butt) of ridicule
neznani leteči prêdmet unidentified flying object (ufo)

prihódnji next; future

v prihódnje for the future, in future
prihódnji čas time to come; gramatika future tense
prihódnji mesec next mouth, proximo
prihódnji ponedeljek next Monday, on Monday next
v prihódnjih nekaj dneh in the next few days
prihódnje leto next year