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obrís outline; contour; sketch

v obrísu in outline
v grobih obrísih on rough lines
napraviti obrís to outline
narisati obríse to contour (česa something)
poznati kaj v obrísih to have a sketchy knowledge of something

obrníti to turn upside down, to turn inside out; to invert; (okoli osi) to wheel (round), (ladjo) to veer, to bring about

obrníti glavo to turn one's head
obrníti v stran to swerve
obrnil mu je hrbet he turned his back on him
obrníti list figurativno to turn the record over, to change the subject
obrnite (list), prosimo! let's change the subject, please!
obrníti se to turn round
obrníti se k, proti to turn towards
obrníti se na levo to turn (to the) left
obrníti se na koga to apply to someone, to address someone, to appeal to someone, to turn to someone, to call upon someone
obrníti se za informacije pri, na to inquire at
zadeva se je obrnila na boljše the matter has taken a turn for the better
dovolite, da se obrnem na vas v zelo važni zadevi allow me to consult (ali approach) you on a very important matter
obrníti se zelo na slabše to take a drastic turn for the worse
moram se obrníti na direktorja I must refer to the manager

obrók ration; instalment

dnevni obrók daily ration
obróki sladkorja rations pl of sugar
železni obrók hrane iron ration(s)
imamo tri obróke (jedi) na dan we have three meals a day
omejiti obróke (hrane) to ration
deliti obróke to serve out rations, to ration out
imeti živila na obróke to be rationed for food
(od)plačevanje na obróke hire purchase, ZDA instalment plan
plačljivo v mesečnih obrókih payable by monthlyinstalments
plačevati v obrókih to pay by instalments

obség extent; size; dimension; comprehension; volume; bulk; range; (kroga) circumference, compass

do nekega obséga to some extent, to a certain extent
v velikem obségu to a great (ali large) extent
obség prsi, pasú in bokov pri ženski vital statistics pl
delati v polnem obségu to work to capacity

obsôdba sentence; condemnation; verdict; judgment

pogojna obsôdba pravo suspended sentence
smrtna obsôdba sentence of death, death sentence
nalog za izvršitev smrtne obsôdbe death warrant
izvršitev smrtne obsôdbe carrying out (ali execution) of a death sentence
izreči obsôdbo to pronounce sentence (on), to pass sentence (on)
podpisati smrtno obsôdbo to sign a death sentence
obsôdba v odsotnosti judgment by default

obstájati to exist; to subsist; to be in existence

v čem obstaja razlika? wherein lies the difference?

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

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

obtók circulation; currency

krvni obtók circulation of the blood
obtók bankovcev circulation of bank notes
dati v obtók to put into circulation, (bankovce) to issue
biti v obtóku to be in circulation
vzeti iz obtóka to withdraw from circulation

obúp despair, desperation; despondence, despondency; hopelessness

spravljati koga v obúp to drive someone to despair, to be the despair of someone.., to make someone desperate

obúpen desperate, hopeless, past hope

moj položaj je obúpen my position is hopeless (ali desperate)
biti v obúpnem stanju to be in a hopeless situation

obzír regard; consideration, (spoštovanje) respect, deference; attention

iz obzíra do out of regard (ali respect) for, in deference to
brez obzíra do, na without regard to (ali for), regardless of
nobenega obzíra nima do materinih čustev he has no regard for his mother's feelings
vzeti v obzír kaj to take something into consideration

occult² [ɔkʌ́lt]

1. prehodni glagol
skriti, prikriti
astronomija prekriti, zamračiti (nebesno telo)

2. neprehodni glagol
skriti se, prikriti se

occulting light utripajoča luč v svetilniku

océna appreciation, estimation, appraisal, evaluation, judgment; (red, v šoli) mark

zlobna océna carping criticism; (umetniškega dela) critique, criticism, review
po moji océni in my estimation
dobiti dobre (slabe) océne (v šoli) to get good (low) marks

October [ɔktóubə] samostalnik
oktober

in October oktobra, v oktobru

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

od from; of; since; on, upon

od 1 do 10 from one to ten
10 od 20ih ten out of twenty
od 100 niti 1 not one in a hundred
od daleč from far away, from afar
od Ljubljane do Zagreba from Lj. to Z.
od časa do časa from time to time
od danes dalje (naprej) from this day (forward)
od jutri naprej from tomorrow
od sedaj naprej from now on, henceforth
od 9ih do 10ih from nine till (ali to) ten
od nedelje do petka from Sunday to (ZDA through) Friday
od jeseni since autumn
(že) od nekdaj for some time
od malega (mladih let) from childhood (on)
od prvega do zadnjega from first to last
od povsod from everywhere, from all sides
od včeraj since yesterday
od takrat, od tedaj from that time, from then on; thence, since then, thenceforth
(že) od (vsega, prvega) začetka from the (very) beginning (ali start)
od jutra do večera from morning till (ali to) night, all day long, all the livelong day
od zadaj from behind
sam od sebe by myself (yourself, etc.), spontaneously, of one's own accord
od spodaj from beneath
nobeden od nas none of us
od besede do besede (dobesedno) word for word, literally, verbatim
od mnogih primerov among many examples
nem od presenečenja (struck) dumb with astonishment
otrpel od mraza stiff with cold
zapuščen od vseh abandoned (ali deserted, forsaken) by everyone
od srca rad most willingly
od utrujenosti from fatigue
lepo od vas nice of you
ni lepo od tebe it isn't nice of you
drhteti od strahu to tremble with fear
moj brat je večji od mene my brother is taller than I (am) (ali pogovorno than me)
od kdaj si že v bolnici? how long have you been in hospital?
od razburjenja ni mogel govoriti he could not speak for excitement
to odvisi od vremena that depends on the weather
pozdravi ga od mene (v mojem imenu) give him my best regards
(od) kar ljudje pomnijo from time immemorial, from time out of mind
umreti od lakote, jetike to die of hunger, of consumption
on živi od peresa (figurativno) he lives by his pen

odbór committee; board; council

izvršni odbór the executive (committee)
posebni odbór select committee
stalni odbór standing committee
parlamentarni odbór parliamentary committee
nadzorni odbór supervisory committee
posvetovalni odbór advisory committee
upravni odbór managing committee
član odbóra member of a committee, committee member, committeeman
on je v odbóru he is on the committee
biti član odbóra to sit on a committee

oddáljenost remoteness; distance

oddáljenost v premi črti distance in a straight line
oddáljenost v zračni liniji distance as the crow flies

oddáti to give away; (na pošti) to post; (pismo) to deliver

oddáti v najem to let, to lease (out), to let out on lease
oddáti sobe to let rooms
odda(ja)jo se sobe rooms to let
oddaj to pismo na pošti! post this letter!