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nós nose; figurativno, pogovorno snout, žargon nozzle, ZDA schnozzle; humoristično proboscis; (ladje) head; (voh) scent; (vrča) beak, spout; figurativno (graja) rebuke; (vonj) scent, smell

prav pred nósom, izpred nósa under the very nose (of)
na vrat na nós head over heels, in a great hurry, precipitately, helter-skelter
orlovski nós aquiline nose, Roman nose
ploščat nós flat nose
potlačen nós pug nose
velik nós big nose
zakrivljen nós hawk nose, beak, hook nose, hooked nose
zavihan nós turned-up nose
pijančev nós grog-nose
govorjenje skozi nós nasal twang
dobiti jo po nósu (figurativno) to be reproved (ali rebuked, reprimanded, snubbed)
dobil jo je po nósu he went away with a flea in his ear
govoriti skozi nós to speak through one's nose, to speak with a nasal twang
imeti kaj (prav) pred nósom to have something under one's (very) nose (ali in plain view)
imeti dober nós to be keen-scented, (za kaj) to have a good (ali sharp) nose (for something), to have a keen scent (for something)
povsod ima svoj nós (figurativno) he is a busybody
imeti zamašen nós (od nahoda) to have a stuffy (ali stuffed up) nose
iti, hoditi za nósom (delati po nagonu) to follow one's nose
oditi z dolgim nósom to go away with a long face, to go off with a flea in one's ear
obrisati se pod nósom (figurativno) to go away empty-handed, to have one's trouble for nothing, to be left out in the cold
lahko se pod nósom obrišeš za to! (figurativno) you may whistle for it!, pogovorno you'll be lucky!
čistiti si nós (usekniti se) to blow one's nose
krvaveti iz nósa to have a nose bleed
iz nósa mi teče my nose is running
komu kaj pod nós dati to bring something home to someone, to rub it in
visoko nós nositi (figurativno) to turn up one's nose; to be self-conceited
kri mi teče iz nósa my nose is bleeding
premagati koga za dolžino nósú šport to win (ali to beat someone) by a nose
potegniti koga za nós to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone
vlak mi je pred nósom ušel (odpeljal) I missed the train by a hair
ne videti dalj od nósa to see no farther than the end of one's nose
nikoli ne vildiš niti ped pred nósom! you never see an inch before your nose!
ne vidiš ped pred nósom! you can't see beyond the end of your nose!
vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose at, to look down one's nose at, to look disdainfully at (someone)
zaničljivo vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose in disdain at; to sneer at
voditi, vleči koga za nós (figurativno) to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone, to make a fool of someone, to hoax someone
vtikati svoj nós v to pry (ali to nose) into, to poke one's nose into
vtikati svoj nós v tuje zadeve to stick one's nose into other people's business
v vse vtika svoj nós he pokes his nose into everything
zapreti komu vrata pred nósom to shut the door in someone's face, (zaloputniti) to slam the door in someone's face
on ima dober nós za ceneno blago he has a nose for bargains
dati se voditi za nós to be a dupe (of someone)

nose¹ [nóuz] samostalnik
nos, smrček
figurativno voh; konica, osina, kljun (ladijski); odprtina (cevi)
sleng vohljač
britanska angleščina duh po čaju (senu)

with one's nose in the air prevzetno
to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s nose off ostro napasti, obregniti se ob koga
to blow one's nose usekniti se
to cut off one's nose to spite one's face samemu sebi škoditi, obrisati se pod nosom
to count (ali tell) noses šteti prisotne, šteti privržence
to follow one's nose hoditi za nosom, delati po nagonu
to have a good nose for s.th. imeti dober nos za kaj, vse izvohati
to keep one's nose to the grindstone kar naprej garati
to lead s.o. by the nose imeti koga na vajetih
to look down one's nose čemerno gledati
to make long nose; ali to thumb one's nose at kazati komu osle
ameriško, pogovorno on the nose točen
to pay through the nose preplačati, mastno plačati
as plain as the nose in one's face jasno ko beli dan
to poke (ali push, thrust) one's nose into vtakniti nos v vsako reč, vmešavati se
not to see beyond one's nose ne videti delj od svojega nosu, imeti ozko obzorje
to speak through one's nose govoriti skozi nos, nosljati
to put s.o.'s nose out of joint izpodriniti koga
right under one's (very) nose pred nosom, pred očmi
to turn up one's nose at vihati nos
nose of wax mehak ko vosek, slabič
parson's kurja škofija

not [nɔt] prislov
ne

not at all nikakor
not to be sneezed at ne da bi zavrgel
not to be thought of izključeno, ni misliti
not a few mnogi
sleng not half zelo, in še kako; ni govora!
as likely as not verjetno
not on your life nikakor, za nič na svetu
more often than not pogosto
not a little mnogo
not in the least niti najmanj
not seldom pogosto
not that ne da morda ni
not the thing ni spodobno
not but what (ali that) čeprav, vseeno
I'm not taking any še na misel mi ne pride
not yet še ne

nothing² [nʌ́ɵiŋ] samostalnik
nič
figurativno ničevost, malenkost, niče
množina nepomembnosti, prazno govoričenje

for nothing zaman, zastonj
not for nothing ne zastonj, ne brez razloga
good for nothing za nobeno rabo
next to nothing skoraj nič
nothing but samo
nothing at all sploh nič
sleng nothing doing od tega ne bo nič
nothing else than nič drugega razen
nothing if not courageous zelo hraber
that's nothing nič ne de, nič ne pomeni
that's nothing to you to se ne tiče
there's nothing to it to je čisto preprosto
there's nothing in it ni res, ni važno
there's nothing for it but to ni alternative, ne preostane nič drugega
to feel like nothing on earth počutiti se kot uboga para
nothing like nič boljšega od
nothing like leather vsak berač svojo malho hvali, zadostuje kar imaš
to make nothing of ne moči razumeti, ne imeti za važno, ne izkoristiti, omalovaževati
I can make nothing of čisto nič ne razumem
to make nothing of doing storiti brez obotavljanja
to say nothing of kaj šele, da ne rečem
to come to nothing izjaloviti se
to dance on nothing biti obešen, viseti
to fade away to nothing razbliniti se
to have nothing to do with it ne imeti nič opraviti s tem
a mere nothing malenkost
neck or nothing na kocki, vse ali nič
nothing short of popolnoma, popolno
no nothing čisto nič
nothing to speak of nevažno
soft nothings čebljanje zaljubljencev
the little nothings of life življenjske ničevosti
nothing venture nothing have kdor nič ne tvega, nič ne dobi
all to nothing popolnoma, v največji meri

notránji interior, internal; inner; inward; inside; intestine, intrinsic

notránji arhitekt (arhitektura) interior decorator (design)
notránji kót geometrija interior angle
notránje ministrstvo Home Office, ZDA Department of the Interior
notránje zadeve politika internal affairs pl
notránji organi anatomija internal organs pl, pogovorno innards pl
notránja poškodba internal injury
notránje posojilo internal loan
notránji premer inside diameter
notránja proga šport inner lane (oziroma track)
notránja stran inner side
notránja trgovina internal trade
notránje uho anatomija inner ear
zdravnik za notránje bolezni specialist in internal diseases, ZDA internist
notránji žep inside pocket
notránje (državljanske) vojne civil (ali internal) wars pl
notránja (prava) vrednost kovanca intrinsic value of a coin
najnotranji the inmost

nòž knife, pl knives

oster kot nòž knife-edged
kuhinjski nòž kitchen knife, cook's knife
mesarski nòž butcher's knife, arhaično whittle
nòž sekač cleaver
nòž za razrezovanje carving knife
žepni nòž pocketknife, penknife, clasp knife
nòž pri plugu (lemež) plougshare, coulter
nòž v hrbet (figurativno) stab in the back
boj na nòž a fight to the finish, bayonet fighting
vbod z nòžem stab
brusač nòžev knife-grinder
nastaviti komu nòž na vrat (grlo) to put the knife to someone's throat
zabosti z nòžem to knife

nújno prislov urgently, necessarily; of necessity; perforce; inevitably; (na pismih) urgent

nújno klicati zdravnika to make an urgent call for the doctor
nújno potrebovati denar to be in urgent need of money
nújno potrebujem par novih čevljev I badly need a new pair of shoes
nújno to potrebujem I need it urgently, I am in urgent need of it
nújno zahtevati to urge

nurse² [nə:s]

1. prehodni glagol
dojiti, hraniti; vzgajati, vzrediti (otroka); streči, negovati (bolnika); brigati se za kaj, paziti na kaj, varovati (zdravje); pestovati, okleniti (kaj z obema rokama)
figurativno gojiti (čustva)
figurativno podpirati (umetnost)
figurativno božati, gladiti, razvajati

2. neprehodni glagol
sesati (otrok); biti negovalec, -lka

to be nursed in luxury biti vzgojen v razkošju
to nurse a cold zdraviti prehlad, ostati doma na toplem
to nurse a glass of wine počasi srkati vino
to nurse one's constituency pridobivati si volivce

nutshell [nʌ́tšel] samostalnik
botanika orehova lupina
figurativno majhna stvarca

in a nutshell jedrnato, na kratko

o (predlog) of; about; on; at, upon; in

o pravem času in time, at the right time
o božiču at Christmas
o dejavnosti Inštituta za... about (ali on) the activities of the Institute for...
nimam informacij o tem I have no information on this point
govoriti o vojni to speak (ali to talk) about the war
govorili smo o njem we were talking about him
kaj misliš o tem? what do you think of that?
pisati o revoluciji to write about the revolution
kaj veš o njih? what do you know about them?
pripovedovati, povedati o čem to tell of something
predavanje o čem a lecture on something
govoriti o nekem predmetu to talk on a subject

oar¹ [o:] samostalnik
veslo; veslač
zoologija veslasta noga; greblja za peč (v pivovarni)

bank of oars veslaška klop
to bend to the oars veslati na vse kriplje
to boat the oars izvleči vesla v čoln
to feather the oars vesla na plosko spustiti
to have an oar in every man's boat vtikati se v vsako stvar
to lie on one's oars vesla na plosko položiti; figurativno dati roke križem
to pull a good oar dobro veslati
to put in one's oar vtikati se, vpasti v besedo
to rest on one's oars počivati na lovorikah
to toss the oars dvigniti vesla v pozdrav
figurativno chained to the oar prikovan k delu
pair-oar čoln na dve vesli
four-oar čoln na štiri vesla
ship your oars! pripravite vesla!
unship your oars! izvlecite vesla!

ob at; by, along, on

ob treh at 3 o'clock
sestati se ob šestih to meet at six (o'clock)
ob sobotah on Saturdays
ob prvi priliki at the first opportunity
ob letu in a year, in a year's time, a year from today, a year today
ob takih okoliščinah under such circumstances
ob ves (svoj) denar sem I have lost all my money
ob vse so ga spravili he has lost everything (ali his all)
pri tem sem ob mojih 10 funtov I am ten pounds out of pocket over it
on je ob pamet he is out of his mind, he is not in his senses
si ob pamet? are you out of your senses?
hoditi gor in dol ob hiši to walk up and down by (ali outside) the house
to se samo ob sebi razume this is a matter of course
živeti ob kruhu in vodi to live on bread and water

obésiti to hang (up); (človeka) to hang, to gibbet

obésiti na steno to hang up on the wall
obésiti se to hang oneself
morilca so obesili the murderer was hanged
obésiti na kavelj to hang (up) on a hook
obésiti svetilko na strop to suspend a lamp from the ceiling
za pete koga obésiti to hang someone by his heels
obésiti medicino na klin (figurativno) to give up (ali žargon to pack in) medicine
obésiti službo na klin (figurativno) to throw up one's job
naj me obesijo, če... I'll be hanged if...
za to bo obešen he'll swing for that
obésiti komu kaj na vrat (naložiti mu, obremeniti ga) to burden, to saddle someone with something
obésiti komu umor (figurativno) to pin the murder on someone
prej se dam obésiti (figurativno) I'll be hanged first!

običáj (osebni) habit, habitude, wont; (splošen) use, usage, custom

po mojem običáju according to my wont
dvorski običáj etiquette
trgovski običáj (uzanca) usance
splošno privzet običáj common practice
star običáj an old (ancient) usage
ukoreninjen običáj inveterate habit
običáji in navade habit and custom, arhaično use and wont
to mu je postal običáj it became a habit with him, this has grown habitual with him, it grew upon him
prekiniti z običájem to break a habit
priti iz običája to fall out of use (ali into disuse)
običáj nastane, vznikne custom springs up (ali arises)
drugi časi, drugi običáji other times, other manners
običájen habitual; customary; usual; wonted; common
nekaj običájnega a common (ali a usual) thing
to ni več običájno that's no longer the way
to pri nas ni običájno this is not the custom here
to je postalo običájno pri nas it has become the usual thing with us

obísk visit; call; (prisotnost) attendance; (oseba) visitor, company

dan obiskov visiting day
ure obiskov visiting hours pl, at home
zelo kratek obísk a flying visit
državni obísk state visit
nastopni obísk first visit
vljudnostni obísk duty call
službeni obísk formal call
poslovilni obísk farewell visit
prijateljski obísk informal call; goodwill visit
obísk bolnikov visit to (ali visiting of) patients
letni poprečni obísk average annual attendance
biti na obísku to be on a visit
biti pri kom na obísku to be calling on someone
delati obíske (o zdravniku) to make (ali to do, to go) one's rounds (z avtom by car)
sem le na obísku tu I am only a visitor here
sestra je na obísku pri teti my sister is on a visit to her aunt('s)
imeti obísk to have visitors
imamo vedno mnogo obískov we always have a lot of visitors
danes sem imel mnogo obískov today I have had many calls (ali many callers)
napraviti kratek obísk to pay a call, to drop in, (pri kom) to pay someone a flying visit
vrniti obísk komu to return someone's visit (ali someone's call)
priti na obísk to pay a visit (h komu to someone), to call (up)on someone, to come to see someone

obíti² (obijem)

obíti z deskami, z lesom to line (ali to provide) with boards (ali boarding), to panel, to wainscot
obíti z žeblji to stud with nails, to cover (ali to provide, to decorate) with studs, with iron
s hrastovim lesom obita soba an oak-panelled room, a room wainscoted in oak

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

obléka clothes pl, clothing; garment, garb; (ženska, otroška) dress; frock; (kostim) costume; attire

(kompletna) moška obléka suit (of clothes)
civilna obléka civilian clothes, mufti
detektiv v civilni obléki plain-clothes detective
delovna obléka overalls pl
duhovniška obléka clerical dress
konfekcijska obléka ready-made suit (oziroma dress), ready-to-wear suit (ali clothing)
obléka po meri suit made to order, bespoke (ali custom-made) suit
kopalna obléka swimming (ali bathing) costume, swimsuit
poletna (zimska) obléka summer (winter) garment
večerna obléka evening clothes (oziroma dress)
svečana obléka Sunday best, (črna) evening dress
promenadna obléka walking dress
ponošena obléka rags pl
rabljena obléka secondhand clothes pl
uradna obléka uniform, livery
obléka iz tiskanine printed frock
potapljaška obléka diving suit
jahalna obléka riding habit (costume)
elegantna, okusna obléka smart dress
oguljena obléka threadbare dress
neokusna, nemarna obléka dowdy dress
staromodna obléka oldfashioned dress
službena obléka (sodnika, odvetnika, učenca) gown
odvržena obléka cast-off clothes pl
omara za obléke wardrobe
obešalnik za obléko coathanger, clothes hanger
obléka in hrana food and clothing
vsakodnena, navadna obléka lounge suit
letalska zaščitna obléka G suit
dal sem si delati obléko I ordered a suit, I had a suit made
ponositi obléko to wear out one's clothes
prerasti obléko to outgrow one's clothes
obleči nedeljsko obléko to put on one's Sunday best
razparati obléko to unstitch a garment
vzeti komu mero za obléko to take someone's measurements, to measure someone for clothes
obléka še ne naredi človeka don't judge a man by his clothes
obléka dela človeka clothes make the man, fine feathers make fine birds, the dress proclaims the man

oblíti² (oblijem)

oblívati to pour (ali to souse, to drench) all over; to run (ali flow) all over
solze so jo oblile she burst into ears, tears fell down her cheeks, she had a tearstained face
znoj me je oblil I was dripping with sweat, I was all in (ali of) a sweat
kurja polt me obliva ob tem it makes my flesh creep
obalo obliva Jadransko morje the coast is washed by the Adriatic (Sea)

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