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neréd disorder; derangement, untidiness, confusion; disturbance, tumult, riot; disarrangement; litter; (zmešnjava) chaos, jumble, mess, mishmash, shambles

v nerédu out of order, disordered, in a mess, out of gear, topsy-turvy
v velikem nerédu in a state of great confusion
biti v nerédu to be in a muddle
priti v neréd to fall into disorder
spraviti v neréd to derange, to throw into confusion, to mess up
poulični nerédi riots pl, disturbances pl
povzročitelj nereda, -ov troublemaker
poročajo o nerédih na jugu disturbances are reported in the South
biti v popolnem nerédu to be at sixes and sevens
kakšen neréd je v tvoji sobi! what a mess your room is in!, your room's a real shambles!
; ne morem živeti v takem nerédu I can't live in a pigsty like this
pustiti svoje knjige v nerédu to leave one's books in a jumble (ali in a muddle)
ob svoji smrti je pustil vse svoje zadeve v nerédu at his death he left all his affairs in a mess (ali in a muddle)
zasejati neréd v vrste to throw the ranks into confusion
njegovo poslovanje je v največjem nerédu his business is in a (rare) muddle (ali a terrible state)

níč nothing; not anything; nought; not a thing; arhaično, pesniško naught, ZDA nought

čisto níč nothing at all
prav níč, popolnoma níč nothing at all; nothing whatever
níč razen nothing but
níč več nothing more, no more, nothing further
za níč for nothing
za níč na svetu not for the world; not for love or money; not for anything
níč in zopet níč nothing-repeat-nothing, absolutely nothing
níč drugega nothing else
níč novega nothing new
níč takega nothing of the kind, none of that
níč koliko (= mnogo) very much, very many
toliko kot níč, skoraj níč next to nothing
za prazen níč for no reason
vse ali níč all or nothing, neck or nothing
meni níč, tebi níč quite coolly, bold as brass
níč manj kot... no less than, anything but...
prav níč slabši kot... no whit inferior to...
níč boljšega od no better than..., nothing like as good as...
to ti ni níč mar! none of your business!
to še ni níč that is nothing
to ni níč zame that is no use for me, that won't do for me
to ni níč vredno that is worthless
on ni níč boljši he isn't any better
iz tega ni bilo níč nothing came of it, it came to nothing
níč novega ni v časopisu there is nothing new in the paper
iz tebe ne bo nikoli níč you will never be anything, you are a worthless fellow (ali pogovorno a dead loss)
nisi prav níč prekmalu you are none too soon
če ni níč drugega! if that's all there is to it!
rezultat je 2 níč (2:0) šport the score is two nil
to ni níč v primeri s tem, kar sem nekoč videl that is nothing to what I once saw
iz níč ni níč nothing begets nothing, one cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs
ne morem níč za to I can't help it
níč ne dé, níč za to all right, there's no harm done, it doesn't matter, no matter, never mind
níč se ne da napraviti! there's nothing we can do (ali nothing to be done) about it!
(to ni važno) to níč ne pomeni this is of no consequence
níč ne marati, ne se meniti za níč not to care (ali pogovorno not to give a hoot) about anything
v níč devati to disparage, to belittle, to depreciate, to discredit, to attach no value (to)
níč več nimam povedati I have nothing more to say
s tem nimam níč opraviti I have nothing to do with it
to níč ne stane it is gratis, it is free, it may be had for the asking
na níč priti to be ruined, to come to grief
na níč spraviti koga to ruin someone
začel je z níč (v življenju) he started from nothing (ali from scratch)
kdor nič ne riskira, nič nima nothing venture, nothing gain

notion [nóušən] samostalnik
pojem, ideja, predstava (of o)
mnenje, stališče, nazor; namen (of doing s.th.)
ameriško, ekonomija, množina drobno modno blago, galanterija

airy notions gradovi v oblakih
given to notions zanesenjaški
not to have the vaguest notion of ne imeti najmanjšega pojma o
I have a notion that mislim si, da
to fall into the notion that na misel priti, da

nowhere¹ [nóu(h)wɛə] prislov
nikjer, nikamor

nowhere near še zdaleč ne, daleč od
sleng to be (ali get) nowhere daleč zaostajati, biti med najslabšimi na tekmi
sleng to come in nowhere ne priti v poštev

nut¹ [nət] samostalnik
botanika oreh, lešnik
tehnično matica vijaka, pesto kolesa, luknja za ključavnico
ekonomija, množina kockovec (premog)
figurativno trd oreh
sleng glava, buča
sleng gizdalin
sleng, množina nor

sleng to be nuts biti nor, biti neumen
sleng to be nuts to (ali for) noro komu ugajati, biti užitek za koga
sleng to be (dead) nuts on biti nor na kaj, biti noro zaljubljen
blind nut puhel oreh
sleng not for nuts sploh ne, nikakor
sleng for nuts za šalo
sleng to go nuts priti ob pamet, ponoreti
sleng to drive s.o. nuts spraviti koga ob pamet
sleng off one's nut ob pamet, nor
figurativno a hard nut to crack trd oreh
to have a nut to crack with imeti s kom stare račune
as sweet as a nut kot iz škatlice
a tough nut svojeglavec, trda buča

običáj (osebni) habit, habitude, wont; (splošen) use, usage, custom

po mojem običáju according to my wont
dvorski običáj etiquette
trgovski običáj (uzanca) usance
splošno privzet običáj common practice
star običáj an old (ancient) usage
ukoreninjen običáj inveterate habit
običáji in navade habit and custom, arhaično use and wont
to mu je postal običáj it became a habit with him, this has grown habitual with him, it grew upon him
prekiniti z običájem to break a habit
priti iz običája to fall out of use (ali into disuse)
običáj nastane, vznikne custom springs up (ali arises)
drugi časi, drugi običáji other times, other manners
običájen habitual; customary; usual; wonted; common
nekaj običájnega a common (ali a usual) thing
to ni več običájno that's no longer the way
to pri nas ni običájno this is not the custom here
to je postalo običájno pri nas it has become the usual thing with us

obísk visit; call; (prisotnost) attendance; (oseba) visitor, company

dan obiskov visiting day
ure obiskov visiting hours pl, at home
zelo kratek obísk a flying visit
državni obísk state visit
nastopni obísk first visit
vljudnostni obísk duty call
službeni obísk formal call
poslovilni obísk farewell visit
prijateljski obísk informal call; goodwill visit
obísk bolnikov visit to (ali visiting of) patients
letni poprečni obísk average annual attendance
biti na obísku to be on a visit
biti pri kom na obísku to be calling on someone
delati obíske (o zdravniku) to make (ali to do, to go) one's rounds (z avtom by car)
sem le na obísku tu I am only a visitor here
sestra je na obísku pri teti my sister is on a visit to her aunt('s)
imeti obísk to have visitors
imamo vedno mnogo obískov we always have a lot of visitors
danes sem imel mnogo obískov today I have had many calls (ali many callers)
napraviti kratek obísk to pay a call, to drop in, (pri kom) to pay someone a flying visit
vrniti obísk komu to return someone's visit (ali someone's call)
priti na obísk to pay a visit (h komu to someone), to call (up)on someone, to come to see someone

oblást (uradna) authority, (sodna) jurisdiction; (moč) power, might; the powers that be; (absolutna) absolutism, despotism; (najvišja) sovereignty; (gospostvo) dominion, rule, sway

na oblásti in power
ki ima oblást put in charge (of), set in authority
civilna in vojaška oblást civil and military authorities
državna oblást state authority
neomejena oblást absolute power
posvetna oblást secular arm
tuja oblást alien rule
zakonodajna oblást legislative power
borba za oblást struggle for power
oblást nad samim seboj self-possession
prevzem oblásti assumption (ali seizure) of power
prisvojitev oblásti usurpation of power
pohlep po oblásti greed for power
biti na oblásti to be in power
biti v oblásti koga to be in someone's power
vsa oblást je v rokah ljudstva all power is vested in the people (izvira iz oblásti all power derives from the people)
imeti oblást to be in authority, to carry authority
imeti v oblásti to have command of, to be master of
ne imeti oblásti to be without authority
imeti se v oblásti to have self-control, to be master of oneself, to be in control (ali command) of one's feelings
to ni v moji oblásti that's beyond my power
ni v moji oblásti, da... it is not in my power to...
imeti koga v oblásti to have someone in one's power
izgubil je oblást nad seboj he lost his self-control
ivajati oblást nad to exercise (ali to wield) power (ali authority) over
polastiti se oblásti to seize power
prevzeti oblást to assume (ali to take over) power
priti na oblást to come to power
priti pod pristojnost sodne oblásti to come under the jurisdiction (of)

oblivion [əblíviən] samostalnik
pozaba, pozabljenje, pozabljivost
pravno spregled, pomilostitev, amnestija

Act (ali Bill) of oblivion zakon o amnestiji
to fall (ali sink) into oblivion priti v pozabo

obloquy [ɔ́bləkwi] samostalnik
kleveta, obrekovanje; sramota, slab glas; ukor, graja

to cast obloquy upon s.o. obrekovati koga
to fall into obloquy priti na slab glas

obtain [əbtéin]

1. prehodni glagol
dobiti, doseči, pridobiti, preskrbeti si, prejeti; doseči (svojo voljo, željo)
ekonomija doseči (ceno)

2. neprehodni glagol
obstajati, biti priznan, biti veljaven

pravno to obtain by false pretence z zvijačo priti do česa
the custom obtains običaj je v navadi

office [ɔ́fis] samostalnik
služba, zaposlitev, opravilo, dolžnost, urad, pisarna, poslovalnica; ministrstvo
ekonomija filiala, podružnica
ekonomija zavarovalno društvo; usluga
cerkev oficij, verski obred
britanska angleščina, množina gospodarska poslopja
britanska angleščina, sleng namig

britanska angleščina Home Office notranje ministrstvo
britanska angleščina Foreign Office ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve
to be in office biti na vladi
to come into office priti na vlado, nastopiti službo v ministrstvu
Holy Office inkvizicija
britanska angleščina booking office blagajna za vozovnice
box office blagajna za vstopnice
sleng to give s.o. the office namigniti komu
sleng to take the office razumeti namig
good office ljubeznivost
good offices dobra dela, pomoč
to hold office službovati
to resign (ali leave) one's office odpovedati službo
to take (ali enter upon) office nastopiti službo, sprejeti ministrstvo
to do s.o. a good (bad) office storiti komu (slabo) uslugo
ill office grdo ravnanje
the last offices pogrebni obred
to perform the last offices to izkazati komu zadnjo čast
Office for the Dead črna maša
divine office brevir

offing [ɔ́fiŋ] samostalnik
navtika odprto morje, dohod v pristanišče

in the offing navtika še viden z obale, na odprtem morju; figurativno na dogledu, dogleden
to get the offing priti na odprto morje
to keep a good offing from the coast držati se proč od obale

oneself [wʌnsélf] zaimek
sam sebe, sebi, se

to be oneself again zopet se dobro počutiti
to be oneself biti naraven, vesti se prirodno
to come to oneself priti k sebi
of oneself sam od sebe

ôsel ass; (sivec) donkey; he-ass, jackass, jack; VB žargon moke, narečno cuddy; ZDA burro; figurativno (bedak) ass, jackass; duffer, dunce, ZDA mutt

ôsle komu pokazati (figurativno) to put one's fingers to one's nose at someone, to thumb one's nose at someone, to make a long nose at someone
ne bodi tak ôsel! don't be an ass!
ôsel gre samo enkrat na led even a fool learns by bitter experience
priti s konja na ôsla (figurativno) to come down in the world

out² [áut] prislov

1.
ven, iz (tudi v zvezi z glagoli: to go out iti ven, to die out izumreti)

2.
zunaj, zdoma (he is out zunaj je, ni ga doma)

3.
ne na delu (a day out prost dan)

4. vojska
na (bojnem) polju
navtika na morju

5.
ne v zaporu (out on bail na svobodi proti kavciji)

6.
priobčen (knjiga the book came out in June)
predstavljen javnosti (dekle)

7.
odkrit (the secret is out tajna je prišla na dan)

8. šport
zunaj, ven, ne v igri, izven igrišča; (boks) knockoutiran

9. politika
ne v vladi (the democrats are out)

10.
ne v vaji (my fingers are out)

11.
porabljen, ne na zalogi (the potatoes are out)

12.
do kraja, čisto (to hear s.o. out koga do kraja poslušati, tired out čisto izčrpan)

13.
izpahnjen (roka), ki preplavlja (reka)

14.
napačen, zmoten (his calculations are out njegovi računi so napačni)

15.
dan v najem (zemlja), izposojen (knjiga)

16.
jasno, glasno (to laugh out glasno se zasmejati, speak out! govori glasneje!, povej že jasno in glasno!)

17. aeronavtika
končan (pogovor)

18.
razno

out and out popolnoma, docela
out and about (zopet) na nogah, pokonci
out and away daleč (najboljši itd.)
to be out miniti, ne biti v modi, biti na izgubi, biti zunaj, ne biti doma, ne priti v poštev, iziti (knjiga), ne goreti, biti ugašen
that is out! ne pride v poštev!
to be out in a thing motiti se
to be out for s.th. iskati kaj, zavzeti se za kaj
to be down and out na nič priti
to be out with s.o. ne biti več prijatelj, biti hud na koga
to have it out with s.o. razčistiti stvar s kom
we had an evening out zvečer smo šli ven
out at heels reven
out at elbows revno oblečen
out on a limb izpostavljen
way out izbod
the workers are out delavci stavkajo
out with him! ven ga vrzi!
ekonomija to insure out and home zavarovati za pot tja in nazaj

pálica stick; (sprehajalna) walking stick, cane; staff; (kovine) ingot; rod; (majhna) baton, cane; zgodovina, orožje quarterstaff, pl -staves

biljardna pálica (billiard) cue
Eskulapova pálica rod of Aesculapius, caduceus
beraška pálica beggar's staff
priti na beraško pálico to be reduced to beggary, to be utterly ruined, to go to the dogs
spraviti koga na beraško pálico to bring someone to the parish, to reduce someone to beggary (ali to mendicancy), to eat someone out of house and home
čarovna pálica magic wand
gorska pálica alpenstock
hokejska pálica hockey stick
maršalska pálica baton
ribiška pálica fishing rod
romarska pálica pilgrim's staff
skok s pálico šport pole vault
škofovska pálica crosier, crook, pastoral staff
kratka, zelo obtežena pálic short, heavily weighted stick, žargon cosh
predati štafetno pálica to pass the baton
biti tepen z lastno pálico to be beaten with one's own stick
on je potreben pálice (figurativno) he needs the cane

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...

pès dog; (v otroškem jeziku) bowwow; figurativno (psovka) scoundrel, rascal, cur, dog

mlad pès pup, puppy
pès čuvaj house-dog, watchdog
pès na verigi arhaično bandog
pès jazbečar terrier
lovski pès hound
trop, povezka lovskih psov a pack of hounds, dog couple
pès mešanec mongrel; ZDA žargon mutt
mesarski pès, doga mastiff
morski pès shark
ovčarski pès shepherd dog
pès prepeličar spaniel
pès ptičar pointer
stekel pès mad dog
ljubitelj psov dog lover, arhaično cynophile
oddelek za pse dog box
konopec, vrvica za psa lead, leash, slip
reja psov breeding of dogs
sledilni pès bloodhound
lačen kot pès as hungry as a wolf
utrujen kot pès dogtired
biti na psu (figurativno) to be on one's beam-ends
naščuvati psa na koga to set the dog on someone
priti na psa to go to the dogs, to go down in the world, (žargon) to go to pot
vem, kam pès taco moli (figurativno) I know which way the wind blows
razumeti se kot pès in mačka to agree like cat and dog
živita (gledata se) kot pès in mačka they live (ali lead) a cat-and-dog life
pès, ki laja, ne grize his bark is worse than his bite
psom vstop prepovedan! no dogs admitted
pozor, hud pès! beware of the dog!
vidim, kam pès taco moli pri tebi I get your drift, I see what you're getting at

phase [féiz] samostalnik
faza, mena, razvojna stopnja

to enter upon its last phase priti v zadnjo fazo
astronomija the phases of the moon lunine mene
elektrika phase advancer fazni premikač
elektrika phase voltage fazna napetost
gas (liquid, solid) phase plinska (tekoča, trdna) faza (v termodinamiki)
elektrika three-phase current trifazni tok