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news [nju:z] samostalnik
množina (edninska konstrukcija) novica, poročilo, vest; kar je novo, novost

at this news pri tej novici
a piece of news (ena) novica
to be in the news zbujati pozornost
to break the news to s.o. povedati komu slabo novico
ill news flies apace slaba novica se kaj hitro izve
no news is good news če ni novic, je vse v redu
that's news to me to mi je popolnoma novo
what is the news? kaj je novega?

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

nójev

nójevo jajce ostrich egg
nójevo pero ostrich feather
nójeva politika (figurativno) head-in-sand policy
imeti nójev želodec (figurativno, vse prebaviti) to have the digestion of an ostrich

nôr (bolezen) mad, insane, deranged; (neumen) foolish, crazy, silly, out of one's mind, crackbrained; (ves iz sebe) wild, frantic, raving, delirious; (absurden) absurd, nonsensical, unreasonable, unwise, preposterous; (vratolomen) reckless, foolhardy

biti nôr (žargon) to be nuts (ali VB bonkers)
ne bodi nôr! don't be silly!
nôra leta years of indiscretion
kot nôr like mad
biti nôr na to be mad about (ali on), to be crazy about, to be nuts on, to be dead nuts on, to be infatuated with
nôr na glasbo mad on music
je ves nôr na ženske he is girl crazy (ali woman crazy)
vse ženske so nôre nanj all the women are wild about him
biti popolnoma, čisto nôr to be raving mad, to be (as) mad as a March hare (ali as a hatter)

noréti to be mad, to be crazy; to be foolish

noréti za kom to dote on someone
vse ženske norijo za njim all the women are wild about him
noréti za čim to rave about something; (neumno se obnašati) to play the fool, to do foolish things, to lose one's wits

nós nose; figurativno, pogovorno snout, žargon nozzle, ZDA schnozzle; humoristično proboscis; (ladje) head; (voh) scent; (vrča) beak, spout; figurativno (graja) rebuke; (vonj) scent, smell

prav pred nósom, izpred nósa under the very nose (of)
na vrat na nós head over heels, in a great hurry, precipitately, helter-skelter
orlovski nós aquiline nose, Roman nose
ploščat nós flat nose
potlačen nós pug nose
velik nós big nose
zakrivljen nós hawk nose, beak, hook nose, hooked nose
zavihan nós turned-up nose
pijančev nós grog-nose
govorjenje skozi nós nasal twang
dobiti jo po nósu (figurativno) to be reproved (ali rebuked, reprimanded, snubbed)
dobil jo je po nósu he went away with a flea in his ear
govoriti skozi nós to speak through one's nose, to speak with a nasal twang
imeti kaj (prav) pred nósom to have something under one's (very) nose (ali in plain view)
imeti dober nós to be keen-scented, (za kaj) to have a good (ali sharp) nose (for something), to have a keen scent (for something)
povsod ima svoj nós (figurativno) he is a busybody
imeti zamašen nós (od nahoda) to have a stuffy (ali stuffed up) nose
iti, hoditi za nósom (delati po nagonu) to follow one's nose
oditi z dolgim nósom to go away with a long face, to go off with a flea in one's ear
obrisati se pod nósom (figurativno) to go away empty-handed, to have one's trouble for nothing, to be left out in the cold
lahko se pod nósom obrišeš za to! (figurativno) you may whistle for it!, pogovorno you'll be lucky!
čistiti si nós (usekniti se) to blow one's nose
krvaveti iz nósa to have a nose bleed
iz nósa mi teče my nose is running
komu kaj pod nós dati to bring something home to someone, to rub it in
visoko nós nositi (figurativno) to turn up one's nose; to be self-conceited
kri mi teče iz nósa my nose is bleeding
premagati koga za dolžino nósú šport to win (ali to beat someone) by a nose
potegniti koga za nós to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone
vlak mi je pred nósom ušel (odpeljal) I missed the train by a hair
ne videti dalj od nósa to see no farther than the end of one's nose
nikoli ne vildiš niti ped pred nósom! you never see an inch before your nose!
ne vidiš ped pred nósom! you can't see beyond the end of your nose!
vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose at, to look down one's nose at, to look disdainfully at (someone)
zaničljivo vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose in disdain at; to sneer at
voditi, vleči koga za nós (figurativno) to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone, to make a fool of someone, to hoax someone
vtikati svoj nós v to pry (ali to nose) into, to poke one's nose into
vtikati svoj nós v tuje zadeve to stick one's nose into other people's business
v vse vtika svoj nós he pokes his nose into everything
zapreti komu vrata pred nósom to shut the door in someone's face, (zaloputniti) to slam the door in someone's face
on ima dober nós za ceneno blago he has a nose for bargains
dati se voditi za nós to be a dupe (of someone)

nose¹ [nóuz] samostalnik
nos, smrček
figurativno voh; konica, osina, kljun (ladijski); odprtina (cevi)
sleng vohljač
britanska angleščina duh po čaju (senu)

with one's nose in the air prevzetno
to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s nose off ostro napasti, obregniti se ob koga
to blow one's nose usekniti se
to cut off one's nose to spite one's face samemu sebi škoditi, obrisati se pod nosom
to count (ali tell) noses šteti prisotne, šteti privržence
to follow one's nose hoditi za nosom, delati po nagonu
to have a good nose for s.th. imeti dober nos za kaj, vse izvohati
to keep one's nose to the grindstone kar naprej garati
to lead s.o. by the nose imeti koga na vajetih
to look down one's nose čemerno gledati
to make long nose; ali to thumb one's nose at kazati komu osle
ameriško, pogovorno on the nose točen
to pay through the nose preplačati, mastno plačati
as plain as the nose in one's face jasno ko beli dan
to poke (ali push, thrust) one's nose into vtakniti nos v vsako reč, vmešavati se
not to see beyond one's nose ne videti delj od svojega nosu, imeti ozko obzorje
to speak through one's nose govoriti skozi nos, nosljati
to put s.o.'s nose out of joint izpodriniti koga
right under one's (very) nose pred nosom, pred očmi
to turn up one's nose at vihati nos
nose of wax mehak ko vosek, slabič
parson's kurja škofija

nothing² [nʌ́ɵiŋ] samostalnik
nič
figurativno ničevost, malenkost, niče
množina nepomembnosti, prazno govoričenje

for nothing zaman, zastonj
not for nothing ne zastonj, ne brez razloga
good for nothing za nobeno rabo
next to nothing skoraj nič
nothing but samo
nothing at all sploh nič
sleng nothing doing od tega ne bo nič
nothing else than nič drugega razen
nothing if not courageous zelo hraber
that's nothing nič ne de, nič ne pomeni
that's nothing to you to se ne tiče
there's nothing to it to je čisto preprosto
there's nothing in it ni res, ni važno
there's nothing for it but to ni alternative, ne preostane nič drugega
to feel like nothing on earth počutiti se kot uboga para
nothing like nič boljšega od
nothing like leather vsak berač svojo malho hvali, zadostuje kar imaš
to make nothing of ne moči razumeti, ne imeti za važno, ne izkoristiti, omalovaževati
I can make nothing of čisto nič ne razumem
to make nothing of doing storiti brez obotavljanja
to say nothing of kaj šele, da ne rečem
to come to nothing izjaloviti se
to dance on nothing biti obešen, viseti
to fade away to nothing razbliniti se
to have nothing to do with it ne imeti nič opraviti s tem
a mere nothing malenkost
neck or nothing na kocki, vse ali nič
nothing short of popolnoma, popolno
no nothing čisto nič
nothing to speak of nevažno
soft nothings čebljanje zaljubljencev
the little nothings of life življenjske ničevosti
nothing venture nothing have kdor nič ne tvega, nič ne dobi
all to nothing popolnoma, v največji meri

novíca news pl (s konstr. v sg); an item of news; (a piece of) intelligence

novíce pl (vesti) arhaično tidings pl
kratke novíce news in brief
najnovejše, zadnje novíce the latest news
stara novíca stale news
raznašalec novíc paperboy, newsboy
slaba novíca se hitro izvé bad news travels fast
če ni novíc, je vse v redu no news is good news
povedati komu (slabo) novíco to break the news to someone
postopoma (počasi, obzirno) povedati neprijetne novíce to break the bad news gradually, pogovorno to break it gently
novíca se je širila kot blisk the news spread like wildfire

oar¹ [o:] samostalnik
veslo; veslač
zoologija veslasta noga; greblja za peč (v pivovarni)

bank of oars veslaška klop
to bend to the oars veslati na vse kriplje
to boat the oars izvleči vesla v čoln
to feather the oars vesla na plosko spustiti
to have an oar in every man's boat vtikati se v vsako stvar
to lie on one's oars vesla na plosko položiti; figurativno dati roke križem
to pull a good oar dobro veslati
to put in one's oar vtikati se, vpasti v besedo
to rest on one's oars počivati na lovorikah
to toss the oars dvigniti vesla v pozdrav
figurativno chained to the oar prikovan k delu
pair-oar čoln na dve vesli
four-oar čoln na štiri vesla
ship your oars! pripravite vesla!
unship your oars! izvlecite vesla!

ob at; by, along, on

ob treh at 3 o'clock
sestati se ob šestih to meet at six (o'clock)
ob sobotah on Saturdays
ob prvi priliki at the first opportunity
ob letu in a year, in a year's time, a year from today, a year today
ob takih okoliščinah under such circumstances
ob ves (svoj) denar sem I have lost all my money
ob vse so ga spravili he has lost everything (ali his all)
pri tem sem ob mojih 10 funtov I am ten pounds out of pocket over it
on je ob pamet he is out of his mind, he is not in his senses
si ob pamet? are you out of your senses?
hoditi gor in dol ob hiši to walk up and down by (ali outside) the house
to se samo ob sebi razume this is a matter of course
živeti ob kruhu in vodi to live on bread and water

obségati to comprehend; to include; to occupy; to comprise, to embrace; (vsebovati) to contain, to hold; (o času, prostoru) to extend over, to span, to occupy

vse obsegajoč all-embracing

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

odgóvor answer; reply; response; (redko) return

kot odgóvor na in reply to, in answer to, in response to
duhovit, odrezav odgóvor repartee
oster odgóvor retort, rejoinder
skorajšen odgóvor an early answer
odgóvor z obratno pošto an answer by return (of post)
izmikajoč se odgóvor evasive answer
pritrdilen (nikalen) odgóvor answer in the affirmative (in the negative)
dvoumen odgóvor an equivocal reply
jasen odgóvor a definite answer
odklonilen odgóvor refusal
plačan odgóvor (pri brzojavki) reply-paid (telegram)
dopisnica s plačanim odgóvorom (postal) reply card
brez odgóvora unanswered
plačan odgóvor reply paid
pričakujoč hiter odgóvor awaiting a speedy reply
prosimo za skorajšen odgóvor an early reply will oblige
prosimo za odgóvor the favour of an answer is requested
biti v zadregi za odgóvor to be stumped for an answer
na moj ugovor ni našel odgóvora he could find no answer to my objection
potreben je takojšen odgóvor an immediate reply is necessary
na vse imeti odgóvor to have an answer for everything, never to be at a loss for (ali to be short of) an answer
prosimo čimprejšnji odgóvor please answer by return
nobenega odgóvora ne dobiti, ostati brez odgóvora to get no reply (ali acknowledgment)
ne ostati dolžan odgóvora never to be at a loss for an answer
dajati odgóvor to render an account
(po)klicati koga na odgóvor to call someone to account
na to ne vem odgóvora this I cannot explain

odpovédati (stanovanje, službo) to give notice, ZDA to notice; to denounce (pogodbo a treaty); (naročilo, naročeno) to countermand (an order); (glas) to fail; (motor) to break down, to stall

odpovédati naročilo to cancel an order
odpovédati stanovanje to give notice to quit
odpovédati predstavo, tekmo to call off a performance, a contest
odpovédati časopis to discontinue a newspaper
glas mu je odpovedal his voice failed
nogé so mi odpovedale my legs refused to obey me
odpovedal je (službo) gospodarju he gave his landlord notice that he was going to leave
mati je odpovedala gospodinjski pomočnici my mother has given her servant notice
odpovedal sem podnajemniku I have given my lodger notice to quit
živci so mu odpovedali his nerves snapped
puška je odpovedala the rifle misfired (ali failed to go off)
(zasilna) zavora je odpovedala the (emergency) brake failed
kuharica nam je odpovedala the cook has given us notice
odpovédati delodajalcu to give one's employer notice
odpovédati delojemalcu to give an employee notice
če vse drugo odpove in the last resort
odpovédati se to renounce (čemu something); to resign, to divest oneself (čemu of something); (veri) to abjure, to abandon
odpovédati se prestolu to abdicate the throne, to resign the crown
odpovédati se članstvu to resign from membership
odpovedal se je zahtevam do prestola he renounced his pretensions to the throne

odstraníti to remove; to do away with; to eliminate; to move out of the way (s silo by force)

odstraníti težave (ovire) to surmount difficulties (obstacles)
odstraníti madež (šminko) to remove a stain (make-up)
odstraníti vse sledi to remove all traces
odstraníti se to absent oneself (iz, od from); to go away; to withdraw
odstrani se! move!, move on!, move it!, move away!, be off with you!, take yourself off!

odtléj since; from then on; since that time, since then

vse odtléj, ves čas odtléj ever since
odtléj ne več never since
odtléj nisem nič slišal o njem I haven't heard of him since

odvzéti to take off (ali away); to dispossess; (konfiscirati, zapleniti) to confiscate, to seize

odvzéti komu kaj to deprive, to divest someone of something
odvzeli so mu vse premoženje he was dispossessed of all his property
odvzéti vlago to dehumidify

off¹ [ɔ(:)f] prislov

1.
(smer, večinoma v zvezi z glagoli) stran, proč (he rode off odjahal je)

2.
oddaljenost (krajevno in časovno) od tu, od tod; od sedaj (far off daleč, a month off čez en mesec)

3.
od, proč, dol, raz (off with your hat odkrij se)

4.
ugasnjen, izklopljen, zaprt (radio, luč, plin itd.)

5.
prekinjen, končan, razprodan (the bet is off stava ne velja več, the whole thing is off vse je padlo v vodo, oranges are off pomaranč ni več)

6.
(dela) prost (to take a day off vzeti si prost dan)

7.
čisto, do kraja (to drink off vse izpiti, to sell off razprodati)

8. ekonomija
(trg) medel, slab (the market is off)

9.
ne sveže, pokvarjeno (hrana)

10. šport
ne v formi

11. ameriško
v zmoti (you are off on that point motiš se v tem)

12.

Razno:

be off!, off you go!, off with you! odidi, proč s teboj!
to be off oditi, motiti se, biti prismojen (navadno a little off), biti odpovedan
to be well (badly) off biti dobro (slabo) situiran
to break off negotiations prekiniti pogajanja
to call off odpovedati (sestanek)
to cast off zavreči
to kill off vermin pokončati mrčes
on and off tu in tam
10 per cent off 10 procentov popusta
right off, straight off takoj
to see s.o. off spremiti koga, ki odpotuje
to take off vzleteti(letalo)
how are you off for? kako si kaj z (denarjem)?

ogoljufáti

ogoljufáti koga to deceive someone
ogoljufáti koga za kaj to cheat (ali to trick) someone (out) of something
ogoljufáti za kaj to defraud of something
ogoljufali so ga za vse premoženje he was cheated of all he possessed
njega je lahko ogoljufáti he's easy meat (ali pogovorno a mug, sucker)