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okús taste; flavour; savour

po mojem okúsu to my taste
prijeten okús a pleasing taste
slasten okús relish, flavour
brez okúsa tasteless, insipid, flat, unsavoury, figurativno without taste
človek dobrega okúsa a man of taste
to je stvar okúsa it is a matter of taste
vsak po svojem okúsu everyone to his fancy
okúsi so različni there is no accounting for tastes, tastes differ
imeti okús po to taste of
imeti sladek okús to taste sweet
to vino ima okús po sodu this wine tastes of the cask (ali has a tang of the cask)
pustiti slab okús v ustih (tudi figurativno) to leave a bad taste in the mouth
ta film kvari okús občinstva that film corrupts public taste

olíka good (ali refined) manners pl; civility, urbanity; good breeding

on je brez olíke he has no manners, he is mannerless

omehčáti to soften (up); to mollify; to make tender; figurativno to move, to touch

omehčáti se to soften, to become tender (ali soft, mellow)
omehčáti se do koga to relent towards someone
dati se omehčáti to be moved, to relent
ne se dati omehčáti (figurativno) to harden one's heart, to remain implacable
nobena prošnja ga ni mogla omehčáti no entreaties could soften him

once³ [wans] samostalnik
enkratnost

every once in a while od časa do časa
for once izjemno, vsaj enkrat
once is no custom enkrat ni nobenkrat

one¹ [wʌn] pridevnik
eden, ena; edin, neki, enak, isti

one day nekega dne (v prihodnosti ali preteklosti)
one or two eden ali dva, par
all one vseeno
it is all one to me vseeno mi je
one another drug drugega
one after another drug za drugim
one with another povprečno
like one o'clock na vso moč
one and the same eden in isti
ten to one zelo verjetno
one at a time posamič, ločeno
with one voice soglasno
one man in ten vsak deseti (človek)
all were of one mind vsi so bili istega mnenja
no one man could do it sam tega ne bi zmogel nihče
his one thought njegova edina misel
the one way to do it edini način, kako to storiti
to become one združiti se
to be one too many for s.o. biti malo pretežko za koga
to be made one poročiti se, biti združen v zakonu
to make one pridružiti se komu
to make one of pripadati komu (čemu), biti del koga (česa)

onesnáženje soiling; pollution

onesnáženje (tega prostora) strogo prepovedano! commit no nuisance!

opinion [əpínjən] samostalnik
mnenje, nazor, domneva, prepričanje, presoja
pravno obrazložitev sodbe

to be of opinion that biti mnenja, da
public opinion javno mnenje
opinion poll anketa za raziskavo javnega mnenja
a matter of opinion stvar prepričanja
in my opinion po mojem mnenju
to act up to one's opinions živeti po svojih nazorih
to form an opinion of ustvariti si mnenje o
to have no opinion of misliti slabo o kom, ne ceniti

oporékati to abnegate; to contradict; to oppose (čemu something, predlogu a motion); to be opposed to; to express (ali voice) opposition to; to object (to), to repudiate, to dispute (čemu something)

glasno oporékati (ugovarjati) to raise an outcry (ali to clamour) against
temu ni kaj oporékati there is no objection to it

oporóka last will, will; (ustna, mornarska) nuncupative will

dodatek k oporóki codicil
sodno overjen prepis oporóke probate
napraviti oporóko to make one's last will, ustno oporóko to nuncupate
izvršiti oporóko to execute (ali to carry out) the provisions of a will
odobriti oporóko (sodišče) to prove a will
omeniti koga v oporóki to mention someone in one's will
preklicati oporóko to revoke a will
umreti brez oporóke (z oporóko) to die intestate (to die testate)
ovreči oporóko to upset a will
voliti v oporóki to bequeath, to will
zapustiti v oporóki to will, to demise by will
nobene oporóke ni zapustil he left no will

oprávek errand; business

oprávki pl pursuits pl
po oprávkih on business
imeti oprávka z to deal with, to have dealings with
z njim ni prijetno imeti oprávka he is a difficult customer
imeti oprávke, biti po oprávkih to do the errands
tekati po oprávkih to run errands, to go on errands
z njim nočem (imeti) nobenega oprávka I will have no dealings with him
imam oprávke v mestu I have some things to see to in town, I have some shopping to do in town
imam drugih oprávkov (drugega posla, dela) (dovolj) (figurativno) I have (ali I've got) oterher fish to fry
s tem nočemo imeti nobenega oprávka we don't want to have anything to do with it

opravičevánje apology

nobenega opravičevánja! no apologies!

opravičílo excuse; apology; exculpation

kot (ali za, v) opravičílo in excuse (of), by way of apology
slabo opravičílo a poor (ali lame) excuse
za to ni (nobenega) opravičíla there is no excuse for it, it admits of no excuse

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!

option [ɔ́pšən] samostalnik
izbira, izbor, svobodna izbira, pravica do izbire
pravno možnost; izhod
ekonomija predkupna pravica, pravica do opcije, pravica do prodaje in nakupa po določem ceni v določenem roku

option of a fine pravica do izbire globe namesto zapora
local option pravica nižje instance do prepovedi prodaje alkohola
at one's option po izbiri
to make one's option izbrati
I had no option but to moral sem; nisem imel druge izbire, kot da
ekonomija plain option enostaven premijski posel
ekonomija double option dvojni premijski posel

orientácija orientation

toliko v vašo orientácijo so much for your orientation
nimam čuta za orientácijo I have no sense of direction

ostáti (bivati) to stay, to remain

ostáti zunaj to stay out; (vztrajati) to persist in, to stick to, to abide by, to keep to; (preostati) to be left over
ostáti doma to stay at home
ostáti v postelji to stay in bed, to keep to one's bed
ostáti pri predmetu to keep to the point
ostáti miren, hladnokrven to keep cool; to keep one's temper
ostani, kjer si! keep still!, stay where you are!
ostalo bo toplo it wilI stay warm
ostáti zdrav to remain healthy
to ostane med nama (figurativno) this is a word in your ear, I tell you this in strict confidence, this is quite between ourselves, this is strickly confidental
vse ostane pri starem no change will be made, everything will be as before
kje smo ostali zadnji teden? (v šoli) where did we leave off last week?
ostanem pri svojem mnenju I stick to my opinion
ostane pri tem! we will leave it at that!
nič drugega mi ne (pre)ostane... I have no choice but..., there's nothing for it but..., I have no alternative, it's a case of Hobson's choice
nič drugega (nam) ne ostane, kot da... there is nothing for it, but to...
ostanite pri telefonu! hold the line, please!

other² [ʌ́ðə] zaimek
drugi, -ga, -go

the other drugi
of all others med vsemi, od vseh, pred vsemi
each other drug drugega
one from the other posebej, narazen
someone or other nekdo, že kdo
somehow or other; ali some way or other tako ali drugače
no (ali none) other than nihče drug kot
some day (ali time) or other nekega dne, kadarkoli

otrók child, pl children; (majhen) baby, babe, tot; (nedoleten) infant; (zaničljivo) brat

zakonski otrók legitimate child
nezakonski otrók illegitimate child, child born out of wedlock, bastard, natural child
otrók ljubezni love child
mrtvorojen otrók stillborn child
čudežen otrok infant prodigy
otrók brezdomec waif
brez otrok childless
ugrabitev otróka kidnapping
umor otróka, morilec, -lka otróka infanticide
varovalec, -lka baby-sitter
on je pravi otrók he is quite a child
ona pričakuje otróka she is with child (ali in the family way), she is an expectant mother
roditi otróka to give birth to a child
biti (krstni) boter otróku to stand sponsor to a child
varovati otróka (oziroma otroke) v odsotnosti staršev to baby-sit
ne biti več otrók to be no longer a child
on ni več otrók he is no longer a child
kot otrók se veseliti to be as pleased as Punch
dobiti (roditi) otróka to be delivered of a child
nobenega otróka ne več dobiti (roditi) to be past childbearing (ali childbearing age)
opekel otrók se boji ognja a burnt child dreads the fire

ovíra impediment, obstacle, hindrance; (nanada) check, (nepričakovana) snag; (zapora) bar, barrier; obstruction

večja ovíra a major obstacle
tek čez ovíre šport obstacle race, hurdle race, pogovorno hurdles pl
zakonska ovíra legal impediment
žične ovíre vojska barbed wire, barbed-wire entanglement
ni poti brez ovír no road is without obstacles
konj je padel pri prvi ovíri the horse fell at the first jump (ali fence)
delati ovíro, biti ovíra čemu to be in the way, to be (ali to constitute) an obstacle to something
naleteti na ovíre to run into obstacles
odstraniti vse ovíre to remove all obstacles
staviti komu ovíre na pot to set impediments in someone's way
naleteti na nepričakovano ovíro to come up against a snag

ozír regard, respect; consideration

brez ozíra na regardless of, irrespective of
v tem (nekem) ozíru in this (some) regard
v vsakem ozíru in every regard (ali respect), in all respects
z ozírom na with (ali in) regard to, as regards, in consideration of, with respect to
brez ozíra na starost (na posledice) without regard to age (to consequences)
z ozírom na njegovo mladost allowing (ali making allowance) for his youth
z ozírom na to, da... with regard to the fact that...
ne imeti ozíra do (ne upoštevati) to pay no regard to, not to take into consideration