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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

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)?

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

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

other¹ [ʌ́ðə] pridevnik
drug, ostali, drugačen

the other day ondan
every other vsak drug
every other year vsako drugo leto
on the other hand po drugi plati
far other from ours čisto drugačen od našega
other than razen, različen
just the other way; ali the other way around ravno nasprotno, povsem drugače

pámet (um) intellect, intelligence, sense, brains pl, wits pl; (duh) reason, mind; prudence; mother wit; (razumevanje) understanding; (spomin) memory; pogovorno gumption

na pámet by heart
zdrava pámet common sense, sanity
si ob pámet? are you out of your senses?, have you lost your wits?
ali si pri pámeti? are you in your right mind?
sem pri kraju s svojo pámetjo I am at my wit's end
bodi no pri pámeti! be sensible!, be reasonable!, have a bit of common sense!
on ni pri pravi pámeti he is not in his right mind, he is out of his mind
nisem bil pri pravi pámeti I had not my wits about me
on je počasne pámeti he is slow-witted, pogovorno he is slow on the uptake
ona je kratke pámeti she is rather slow (ali dull, slow on the uptake)
še (vedno) mi je na pámeti... it is still fresh in my mind...
nima toliko pámeti, da bi (u)videl... he has not the wits to see...
to se krega s pámetjo it is thoughtless (ali senseless)
si se s pámetjo skregal? have you taken leave of your senses?
padlo mi je na pámet it occurred to me, the idea struck me, the thought crossed my mind
na kraj pámeti mi ne pade, da bi (rekel) far be it from me to (say)
reči, kar človeku pade na pámet to say whatever comes to mind
imeti več sreče kot pámeti to have more luck than brains
izgubiti pámet to go out of one's mind (ali pogovorno off one's rocker); to lose one's mind (ali one's reason)
to presega mojo pámet this is beyond me, that's over my head, that passes my comprehension
priti k pámeti to come to one's senses
kdo, ki je pri pravi pámeti, bi šel...? who in his senses would go...?
moram ga spraviti k pámeti I must make him see reason (oziroma see sense)
spraviti koga ob pámet to drive someone out of his mind (ali pogovorno up the wall, round the bend)
sklicevati se na zdravo pámet to appeal to reason
(iz)računati na pámet to calculate mentally
učiti se na pámet to learn by heart, to commit to memory
znati na pámet to know by heart (ali from memory), (vlogo) to be word-perfect
ko te bo pámet srečala... when you see reason...

popraševánje inquiring after; trgovina demand, request

po tej knjigi je veliko popraševánje this book is in great demand
dobava močno zaostaja za popraševánjem supply is far short of the current demand

posejáti to sow; (ročno) to sow by hand, arhaično to broadcast

posejáti njivo to sow a field
posejan sown
ročno posejan sown by hand, arhaično broadcast
malo jih je in na redko so posejani (figurativno) they are few and far between

poučèn² informed (o of); acquainted (o with); initiated (o into)

kolikor sem poučèn so far as my information goes

povsód everywhere; in every place; in all places; throughout; ZDA all over; on all sides

o tem se govori povsód po mestu it is the talk of the town
povsód navzoč omnipresent
povsód srečujem prijatelje I meet friends everywhere
povsód drugje everywhere else
povsód, kamor grem everywhere I go, wherever I go
od (vse)povsod from all sides, from everywhere, from all quarters
povsód sem to iskal I have hunted for it high and low
govorica se je povsód razširila the rumour has spread far and wide

pôzen late; behind one's time

pôzno sadje late fruits pl
pôzne ure small hours pl
v pôznih 1890. letih in the late 1890's
najpozneje at the latest
bila je pôzna noč it was late at night
govorili so pôzno v noč they talked far into the night
žetev bo letos pôzna the crop will be late this year

pre- too

predrag too expensive
pretežaven too difficult
prevroč too hot
prelepó, da bi bilo resnično too good to be true
to gre predaleč that's going too far

prebrísan cunning, clever, sly; crafty; wily; smart; arch

zelo prebrísan too clever by half
bolj je prebrísan kot jaz (figurativno) he is far too smart for me

prêdmet object; subject; subject matter; thing; (téma) theme; (razgovora) subject, topic

k prêdmetu! (= stvari, poziv predsednika) keep to the point (ali the subject)!
prêdmet na razstavi (eksponat) exhibit
prêdmet v razpravljanju, razpravi subject under discussion
učni prêdmet subject (ali branch) of instruction
obvezen (neobvezen, dodaten) (učni) prêdmet compulsory (optional, additional) subject
študijski stranski prêdmet subsidiary subject, ZDA minor
študirati kot stranski prêdmet ZDA to minor
študijski prvi, glavni prêdmet main subject, ZDA major
študirati nekaj kot glavni prêdmet ZDA to major in something
oddaljiti se od prêdmeta to stray (too far) from the subject
ne se oddaljiti od prêdmeta to keep to the point
skakati z enega prêdmeta na drugega to skip from one subject to another
to se ne tiče prêdmeta that is irrelevant
prêdmet posmeha subject (ali butt) of ridicule
neznani leteči prêdmet unidentified flying object (ufo)

presodíti to judge; to estimate

kolikor morem presodíti as far as I can judge, according to my judgment

príti prihájati to come; (dospeti) to arrive (at, in); (pojaviti se) to turn up, to put in an appearance

príti, prihájati do to come to, to get to, to reach
príti, prihájati po kaj, koga to come for (ali to fetch) someone, something
príti, prihájati noter to come in
príti, prihájati skupaj to meet
príti, prihájati nazaj to come back, to return
príti, prihájati ob (denar) to lose (one's money)
ne príti, prihájati z besedo na dan (figurativno) to beat about the bush
príti, prihájati na dan to come (ali to be brought) to light
príti, prihájati bliže to come near, to approach
príti, prihájati z dežja pod kap (figurativno) to jump from the frying pan into the fire
ta beseda pride iz grščine this word is derived (ali comes) from Greek
príti, prihájati nad koga to befall someone
ne príti, prihájati blizu to keep (ali to hold) aloof, to keep one's distance
príti, prihájati peš to come on foot
sem je prišel peš, na konju, z avtom he walked, he rode, he drove here
príti, prihájati do krize to come to a head
odkod pride ladja? where does the boat hail from?
príti, prihájati na izpit to present oneself for an examination
najhujše še pride! the worst (of it) is yet to come!
príti, prihájati med ljudi to mix with other people
odkod to pride? how comes that?
naj pride, kar hoče! come what may!, whatever may happen!
tako ne boš prišel naprej this is not going to get you very far
prišlo mi je na pamet it occurred to me, the idea struck me, it crossed my mind
príti, prihájati v rabo to come into use
príti, prihájati k sebi to recover one's senses, (iz nezavesti) to come to, to come round, to come to oneself
kdor prej pride, prej melje first come first served
príti, prihájati komu v roke, v pest (figurativno) to fall into someone's hands
príti, prihájati zopet do sape to recover one's breath
to pride na isto that amounts to the same thing, pogovorno it all boils down to the same thing
príti, prihájati na svoje stroške to cover one's expenses
príti, prihájati komu na sled to get on someone's track
kako si prišel na to? how did you come to think of that?, what ever put that into your head?
nikoli ne bo prišlo do tega it will never come to that
pridi(te) z menoj! come (along) with me!
príti, prihájati do sporazuma to reach an understanding
prišel bom po tebe I'll call for you
včeraj mi je prišel povedat he came and told me yesterday
moja ura je prišla (figurativno) my hour has come
príti, prihájati komu na ušesa to reach someone's ears
kdo pride na vrsto? whose turn is it?
prišlo bo do vojne we shall have war, it will come to war
príti, prihájati do pretepa to come to blows
príti, prihájati na svet to come into the world, to be born
príti, prihájati na beraško palico to be reduced to beggary, to fall on evil days
slučajno príti, prihájati to happen ta come
príti, prihájati na vrsto to have one's turn
príti, prihájati na svoj račun to profit, to benefit (pri, ob by)
zelo prav príti, prihájati to come in very handy
príti, prihájati kot poklican, kot nalašč to arrive opportunely
príti, prihájati v poštev to come into consideration
ne príti, prihájati v poštev to be irrelevant (ali to be beside the point)
príti, prihájati do zaključka to reach a conclusion, to decide
ne pridi mi več pred oči! I will never see you again!
iz tega ne bo prišlo nič nothing will come of it
na to jaz ne bi bil nikoli prišel that would never have occurred to me
prišlo je čisto drugače it turned out quite differently
slučajno sem prišel na to I found it out accidentally
príti, prihájati do odločitve to come to a decision
priti v modo to come into fashion
príti, prihájati v denarno stisko to be hard up, to run short of money
prepozno príti, prihájati to be (too) late
príti, prihájati na spregled to turn up, to make one's appearance
príti, prihájati k zavesti to come to one's senses
kolikokrat prideš skupaj z njim? how often do you meet him?
nesreča nikoli ne pride sama misfortunes never come singly
to pride od tvojega dolgega ležanja v postelji that comes of your staying in bed so long

pritírati

predaleč kaj pritírati to carry something too far
pritírati do skrajnosti to push something to extremes

pròč away; off; aloof

pròč od away from
daleč pròč far away
daleč pròč od tega! far from it!
roke pròč! hands off!
pròč z njim! away with him!
pròč od tod! clear off!, be off!, be off with you!
držati se pròč to keep clear
držal se je pròč od družbe he kept himself to himself
pròč pogledati (ne marati videti) to look the other way
šiniti pròč (kot strelica) to shoot off

push² [puš]

1. prehodni glagol
suniti, suvati, riniti, poriniti, porivati, potisniti, potiskati; priganjati, siliti (to k)
gnati, nagnati, pognati, poganjati, pospešiti, forsirati
figurativno pomagati, podpirati koga; delati reklamo za kaj
sleng prodajati, preprodajati (mamila)

2. neprehodni glagol
poriniti se, porivati se, prerivati se, preriniti se; pošteno se lotiti; prizadevati si, težiti za čem

to push open odpahniti, odpreti
to push one's way ahead (through) preriniti se naprej (skozi)
to be pushed for time (money) biti v časovni (denarni) stiski
to push s.th. on s.o. vsiliti komu kaj
to push s.th. too far gnati kaj predaleč
to push one's fortune izzivati svojo srečo
to push a friend s svojim vplivom pomagati prijatelju

range² [réindž]

1. neprehodni glagol
stati, ležati (v vrsti, v redi), tvoriti vrsto, vrstiti se; biti v isti vrsti; razprostirati se, raztezati se, širiti se, potekati, segati (do); stati, postaviti se, namestiti se; spadati (with k)
šteti se (with k)
bloditi, tavati, begati, pohajkovati, križariti; patruljirati; variirati, kolebati (between med)
rasti, dvigati se in padati; imeti domet, nesti (o strelnem orožju); določiti razdaljo do
botanika & zoologija nahajati se, javljati se, najti se; gibati se (from ... to od ... do)

2. prehodni glagol
postaviti v vrste, uvrstiti, razvrstiti, razporediti, urediti; izravnati; prehoditi; pluti ob, vzdolž

to range the coast pluti ob obali, vzdolž obale
to range the fields prehoditi polja
to range oneself on the side of the enemy postaviti se na sovražnikovo stran
to range oneself with s.o. držati s kom
he cannot range with poets ne more se uvrščati med pesnike
he ranges with the greatest writers štejejo ga med največje pisatelje
to range plants in families razvrstiti rastline v družine
to range the woods tavati, pohajkovati po gozdovih
to range up the guard of honour postrojiti, postaviti častno stražo
as far as the eye can range kakor daleč lahko seže oko
the boundary ranges east and west meja poteka proti vzhodu in zahodu (vzhodno in zahodno)
the gun ranges four miles top ima domet štirih milj
the prices range between 100 and 200 dinars cene se gibljejo med 100 in 200 dinarji