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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

obískati to visit; to pay a visit (koga to someone); to come to see (someone), to call on (someone); (za kratek čas) to look (someone) up, to drop in, to come round

obiščite me jutri come and see me tomorrow
dovolil si bom obískati vas, brž ko bom mogel I shall take the liberty of calling on you as soon as I can

obléči to put on; to pull on; (hitro) to slip on; to clothe; to don

obléči se to dress (oneself), to put on clothes; to clothe oneself
otroke spodobno obléči to clothe the children decently
obleci se! get dressed!
obléči se kot mornar to dress up as a sailor

obljúba promise; word; parole; pledge, arhaično plight

držati (svojo) obljúbo to keep (ali to honour) one's promise, to keep one's word, to be a man of one's word
držal je obljúbo he was good as his word
izpolniti obljúbo to fulfil (ali to carry out) a promise
to so prazne obljúbe these are empty promises
preklicati svojo obljúbo to go back on one's promise; to break one's promise
sklicevati se na obljúbo to hold (someone) to a promise, to claim something promised
on je zelo radodaren z obljúbami he is lavish with his promises
obljubiti in obljúbo držati je dvoje it is one thing to promise and another to perform
izpolnila je obljúbo she carried out (ali fulfilled) her promise

obnêsti se to be (ali to prove) effective, to take effect, to stand the test; to turn out well; (uspeti) to be a success, to succeed, to be successful

kot stotnik se ni obnesel he was not a success as captain
sijajno se obnêsti se to behave splendidly
dobro se obnêsti se (se izkazati) to acquit oneself well

obubóžan impoverished; made poor (ali needy, indigent), stricken with poverty

popolnoma obubóžan poor as a church mouse

očíten obvious; plain; (self-) evident; palpable; patent; marked; manifest, visible; apparent

moje razočaranje je bilo očítno my disappointment was obvious
očítna laž blatant lie
popolnoma očíten (as) plain as the nose on one's face, as plain as plain can be

oddáljenost remoteness; distance

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

odlóčen (sklenjen) decided, determined, decreed, settled

vnaprej odlóčen predetermined; (značaj) resolute, energetic, unbending, firm, determined
trdno odlóčen resolved (to do something)
trdno sem odlóčen to napraviti I'm determined to get this done
stvari še niso odlóčene matters pl are as yet unresolved (ali are still pending)

odvétnik (splošno) lawyer, legal adviser; ZDA attorney (-at-law); counsel, advocate; prosecutor, pleader; (splošni svetovalec, s pravico braniti na nižjem sodišču) VB solicitor; (advokat, ki specializira na določenem področju, s pravico braniti na višjem sodišču) VB barrister; (vrhovni državni) King's Counsel, (za vladanja kraljice) Queen's Counsel (krajšavi: K.C., Q.C.)

zakotni, spletkarski odvétnik pettifogger
odvétniki (skupnost) the bar (Bar), gentlemen of the robe
postati odvétnik to be admitted as a barrister, to be called to the bar
posvetovati se z odvétnikom to take legal advice

offer² [ɔ́fə]

1. prehodni glagol
nuditi, ponuditi
ekonomija oferirati, ponuditi; izreči, povedati (mnenje itd.); žrtvovati, darovati (često z up, to komu)

2. neprehodni glagol
ponuditi se; žrtvovati

to offer battle nuditi nasprotniku priliko, da se bori
to offer one's hand ponuditi roko, ponuditi zakon
as occasion offer s kadarkoli je prilika

officiate [əfíšieit] neprehodni glagol
uradovati, službovati, opravljati funkcljo (as koga)
cerkev brati mašo

often [ɔ:fn] prislov
često, pogosto

as often as not, ever so often zelo pogosto
more often than not večinoma

okó eye; (na krompirju) eye; (mastno) drop of grease; botanika eye (of a bud)

kurje okó (figurativno) corn
operater kurjih očes chiropodist
stekleno okó a glass eye
magično okó magic-eye tuning
mačje okó (figurativno) (rear) reflector
z golim očesom with the naked eye
s prostim očesom with unaided eye
okó postave je budno the eye of the law is ever vigilant
imeti okó za lepoto (za kaj lepega) to have an eye for the beautiful
kakor daleč seže okó as far as the eye can reach, within eyeshot, within range of sight
dljè kot seže okó farther (ali further) than the eye can see
z očesom ne treniti not to bat an eyelid
niti z očesom ni trenil he did not even wince
on ne vidi več na levo okó he lost the sight of his left eye
vidim stvari z istim očesom kot ti (figurativno) I see eye to eye with you
pazi na okó! mind your eye!
zamižati na eno okó to wink an eye (ob at), (figurativno) to connive (at), to shut one's eyes to
zatisnil je eno okó ob mojem kajenju he turned a blind eye to my smoking
ne zatisniti očesa (figurativno) not to sleep a wink
nocoj nisem zatisnil očesa I did not get a wink of sleep last night
okó za okó, zob za zob an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

okréten agile, adroit, nimble, dexterous; (hiter) swift, brisk, lithe

okréten kot jegulja as lithe as an eel

old¹ [óuld] pridevnik
star, postaran, starikav; zastarel, oguljen, ponošen; izkušen
sleng sijajen, odličen; obledel (barva), moten (barva)

the old stari ljudje
young aud old staro in mlado, vsi
as old as Adam (ali the hills) prastar
old bachelor zakrknjen samec
old boy stari prijatelj (zlasti v velelniku)
britanska angleščina, sleng old bean (ali egg, fellow, fruit, thing, top) "stari"
old bird star lisjak, premetenec
old man "stari" (mož, oče, predstojnik, kapitan ladje itd.)
old man of the sea vsiljivec, podrepnež
pogovorno my old man moj stari, moj mož
to put off the old man spremeniti način življenja
old woman "stara" (žena, mati, predstojnica itd.), bojazljivec, nergač
old hand (ali stager) izkušen človek ali delavec
to be an old hand at biti izkušen v čem
old hat zastarel
to grow old starati se
the same old excuse ista stara pesem
to have a good (ali fine, high) old time odlično se zabavati
an old head on young shoulders zrela pamet pri mladem človeku
the old country (ali home) stara domovina
old salt, old whale star, izkušen mornar
of old standing že dolgo v navadi, že zdavnaj uveden
sleng any old thing karkoli
britanska angleščina Old Lady of Threadneedle Street angleška narodna banka
ameriško Old Glory ameriška zastava
ameriško Old Man River vzdevek za reko Mississippi
old moon pojemajoč mesec

omeníti to mention, to make mention of; to refer to

mimogrede omeníti to mention in passing
samó omeníti barely to mention
ni nam treba (niti) omeníti we need scarcely mention (da... that...)
omenili smo že... mention has already been made of...
kot smo zgoraj omenili as mentioned above, as we have already said

oséba person; personage; figure; subject, individual; personality; pravo person, being, body

fizična oséba natural person
javna oséba an official
(ne)zaželena oséba persona (non) grata
glavna oséba v družbi (pogovorno) kingpin
dramske osébe (= zasedba vlog) gledališče dramatis personae pl, cast list
pravna oséba legal person, corporate body, body corporate, corporation
jaz za svojo osébo I for my part, I myself, as far as I am concerned
po posredovanju neke tretje osébe through a third person (ali party)
govoriti v 3. osébi (npr. služabnik z gospodarjem) to address in the third person
več oséb mi je reklo... several people (have) told me...
to zavisi od osébe that depends on who it is
to bo stalo pet funtov na osébo, po osébi that will cost five pounds a head
družbeno pravna oséba social legal entity
civilno pravna oséba civil legal entity

osiromášen impoverished; become poor (ali indigent, needy, stricken with poverty oziroma pauperism), arhaično brought upon the parish

popolnoma osiromášen (as) poor as a church mouse

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!