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obétati to promise; to give (ali to pledge, arhaično to pass, to plight) one's word; (dajati nade) to give hope, to show promise, to bid fair, to raise expectations, to hold out hopes

on napravi več kot obeta he is better than his word
ne obetam si mnogo od njega I do not expect much of (ali from) him
on mnogo obeta he is a promising youngster, he's doing well
dobro se obeta it augurs well
obétati lep razvoj to shape well

obírati to gather, (sadje) to pick; (figurativno, ljudi) to calumniate, to defame, to backbite; (kosti) to pick (a bone)

obírati se to be slow, to linger, to hesitate
obírati se pri jedi to toy (ali to play) with one's food, to peck (ali to nibble) at one's food

objádrati to sail round; to circumnavigate; (rtič) to double (a cape)

ki se da objádrati circumnavigable

objector [əbdžéktə] samostalnik
ugovarjalec, oponent, nasprotnik

couscientious objector kdor se zaradi vesti upre vojaški službi

objésti ➞ objedati

objésti se to overeat

oblačíti² to cloud

on oblačí in vedrí (figurativno) he is in complete charge, he is absolute master; he rules the roost
oblačíti se to cloud (over, up) to become cloudy (ali clouded, overcast); to be clouding over; to become darkened (ali overspread) with clouds
oblačí se it is clouding over

obláčiti¹ to dress; to clothe; to provide with clothes (koga someone)

obláčiti se to dress (oneself); to clothe oneself; to put on one's clothes; (nositi obleko) to wear
ona se elegantno oblači she is elegantly dressed

oblák cloud

brez obláka, oblákov cloudless, serene
nizko ležeči obláki aeronavtika low cloud level
gradovi v oblákih (figurativno) castles in Spain
tvorba oblákov cloud formation
utrganje oblákov a cloudburst
zidanje gradov v obláke (figurativno) building castles in the air, wishful thinking
dvigati se visoko pod obláke to rise high into the sky
kriki so se dvignili do oblákov the shouts made the welkin ring
leteti nad obláki aeronavtika žargon to fly over the top
(po)let nad obláki over-the-top flight
obláki se kopičijo the clouds are baking up
iz oblákov pasti (figurativno) to drop from the clouds
oblák se je utrgal there was a violent downpour
zidati gradove v obláke to build castles in the air
živeti v oblákih (figurativno) to be (ali to have one's head) in the clouds

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)

oblažíti to alleviate; to soothe; to relieve; to tone down; (kazen) to mitigate

oblažíti se to soften

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

obležáti to remain lying

obležáti za gripo to go down with influenza (ali pogovorno flu)
pismo je obležalo na pošti the letter has not been sent (ali delivered)
mnogo vojakov je obležalo na bojišču many soldiers were left dead on the battlefield
obležáti se (o vinu) to settle, (o sadju) to mature

oblige [əbláidž] prehodni glagol
prisiliti
pravno obvezati (to)
naložiti (delo); ustreči (with s, z)
biti zaželen

to oblige o.s. obvezati se
to be obliged to (do s.th.) morati (kaj narediti)
to be obliged to s.o. for s.th. biti komu hvaležen za kaj
much obliged! najlepša hvala!
to oblige you tebi na ljubo
an early reply will oblige prosimo za skorajšen odgovor

oblígirati to oblige (to)

oblígirati se to oblige oneself (za kaj to something, to do something)

oblikováti to form, to shape; to mould; to model

oblikováti se to take shape; to form

oblivious [əblíviəs] pridevnik (obliviously prislov)
pozabljiv
poetično ki prinaša pozabo

to be oblivious of s.th. pozabiti na kaj
to be oblivious to s.th. biti gluh za kaj, ne meniti se za kaj

oblízniti to lick

oblízniti se to lick one's lips

oblizováti to lick; to keep licking all over

oblizováti se to lick one's lips (ali one's chops)
oblizováti si prste to lick one's fingers

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

obljúbljati ➞ obljubiti; (dajati upe) to bid fair, to give hope, to show promise (of), to raise expectations, to hold out hopes (of)

dekle obljublja, da bo lepotica the girl shows promise (ali holds out hopes) of becoming a beautiful woman
ne obljubljam si mnogo od tega I do not expect much from it
stvar je veliko obljubljala, pa se je razblinila v nič it was only a flash in the pan