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odds [ɔdz] samostalnik
množina (često edninska konstrukcija) neenakost, različnost, razlika; premoč; nesloga, spor; verjetnost, sreča
šport prednost (slabšemu tekmecu); neenaka stava, razlika med stavo in dobičkom pri stavi

to be at odds with prepirati se s kom
odds and ends drobnarije, ostanki
to give s.o. odds dati tekmecu prednost
to lay (the) odds of 3 to 1 staviti 3 proti 1
to lay (the) long odds veliko staviti
by long odds veliko bolj
against long odds proti veliki premoči, z malo upanja na uspeh
by long (ali all) odds v vsakem pogledu
the odds are in our favour; ali the odds lie on our side mi imamo prednost
to make odds even odpraviti neenakosti
it makes (ali is) no odds nič ne de, ni važno
odds are against us izgubljamo; verjetnost, da dobimo je zelo majhna
the odds are that verjetno je, da
to receive odds dobiti prednost (pri tekmovanju)
to set at odds nahujskati
what's the odds? kaj je na tem?, to pa res ni važno!
what odds is it to him? kaj pa je to njemu mar?, kaj ga pa to briga?

odgóvor answer; reply; response; (redko) return

kot odgóvor na in reply to, in answer to, in response to
duhovit, odrezav odgóvor repartee
oster odgóvor retort, rejoinder
skorajšen odgóvor an early answer
odgóvor z obratno pošto an answer by return (of post)
izmikajoč se odgóvor evasive answer
pritrdilen (nikalen) odgóvor answer in the affirmative (in the negative)
dvoumen odgóvor an equivocal reply
jasen odgóvor a definite answer
odklonilen odgóvor refusal
plačan odgóvor (pri brzojavki) reply-paid (telegram)
dopisnica s plačanim odgóvorom (postal) reply card
brez odgóvora unanswered
plačan odgóvor reply paid
pričakujoč hiter odgóvor awaiting a speedy reply
prosimo za skorajšen odgóvor an early reply will oblige
prosimo za odgóvor the favour of an answer is requested
biti v zadregi za odgóvor to be stumped for an answer
na moj ugovor ni našel odgóvora he could find no answer to my objection
potreben je takojšen odgóvor an immediate reply is necessary
na vse imeti odgóvor to have an answer for everything, never to be at a loss for (ali to be short of) an answer
prosimo čimprejšnji odgóvor please answer by return
nobenega odgóvora ne dobiti, ostati brez odgóvora to get no reply (ali acknowledgment)
ne ostati dolžan odgóvora never to be at a loss for an answer
dajati odgóvor to render an account
(po)klicati koga na odgóvor to call someone to account
na to ne vem odgóvora this I cannot explain

odgovoríti to answer; to reply; (na kaj to something, v imenu koga for someone); to say in reply; to respond; pravo to rejoin

ostro odgovoríti to retort
pritrdilno (odklonilno) odgovoríti to answer (ali to reply) in the affirmative (in the negative)
odgovoríti z obratno pošto to reply by return (of post)
hitro odgovoríti to give a speedy reply
odgovoríti na znak, signal to reply to a signal
odgovoríti na vprašanje to answer a question
na tako vprašanje se ne da odgovoríti such a question is not answerable
v pričakovanju, da boste kmalu odgovorili anticipating your early answer

odgovórnost responsibility; žargon the buck, the can

brez odgovórnosti without responsibility
na vašo odgovórnost at your risk
čut odgovórnosti sense of responsibility
na lastno odgovórnost on one's own account
poln odgovórnosti involving great responsibility, responsible
bati se odgovórnosti to be afraid of responsibility
odgovórnost je na tebi the responsibility rests on you
delati na lastno odgovórnost to act on one's own responsibility
izogniti se odgovórnosti to avoid (ali to shirk) responsibility
nositi polno odgovórnost to shoulder (ali to bear) one's full responsibility
naprtiti komu odgovórnost to pin responsibility on someone
napravi to na mojo odgovórnost do it and let me answer for it
obesili so mi vso odgovórnost za vrat (pogovorno) I was left holding the baby
odklanjati vso odgovórnost to disclaim all responsibility
poklicati na odgovórnost to call to account, to take someone to task; to hold someone responsible
prevzeti odgovórnost za kaj to take (the) responsibility for something, to take it upon oneself
jaz bom prevzel odgovórnost za ta korak I'll take responsibility for this step
prevzeti nezaželeno odgovórnost (figurativno, pogovorno) to carry the can (ali to be left holding the baby)
ne sprejeti, ne prevzeti odgovórnosti to accept no responsibility
osvoboditi, razrešiti, razbremeniti odgovórnosti to relieve of responsibility
otresti se odgovórnosti to shed (ali to shrug off) responsibilities
zahvaliti, naprtiti odgovórnost na to shift the responsibility on to, to pin responsibility on, (pogovorno) to pass the buck

odírati odréti to skin; to flay; figurativno to extort money from, to practise usury, to exact from; to overcharge (koga someone)

pri nas ne odiramo ljudi we never overcharge people

odlášati to put off, to defer, to postpone, to adjourn, to delay; to procrastinate; to protract

ne odlašaj! don't delay!

odločíti to decide; to resolve, to determine; to decree; to settle; to make a decision; to turn the scales

to je odločilo this turned the scales
odločíti to je odločilo this turned the scales
odločíti se to make a decision, to make (ali to form) a resolution; to make up one's mind
odločíti se za kaj to decide on (ali upon) something
ne moči se odločíti to be in two minds, to have half a mind
ne morem se odločíti I cannot make up my mind, I cannot bring myself to decide
stvar se bo danes odločila the matter will be decided today

odnéhati (nehati) to cease; to desist (od from); (pri ceni) to abate, to take off; (popustiti) to give in, to give way

on zlepa ne odneha (= je vztrajen) he is a great trier

odobrávati to approve; to applaud

ne odobrávati vojne to deprecate war
glasno odobrávati to acclaim

odobríti to approve; to consent, to endorse; pogovorno to OK, to okay, to give one's OK, to give the OK to

biti odobren od to be approved by, to meet with the approval of, to carry the consent of
ne odobríti to withold one's consent

odpád(ek) offal; waste; refuse; (po pikniku, v gozdu itd.) litter; (kuhinjski) garbage; (smeti) rubbish; (obrezki) parings pl, shavings pl, cuttings pl; (izvržek) trash

odpadki pl waste, (kovine) scrap, (mesa) tankage, (pri struženju) turnings pl
izkoriščanje odpadkov elimination of waste
ne meči odpadkov! dump no rubbish (ali refuse, ZDA garbage)!
odlaganje odpadkov (tukaj) prepovedano no rubbish may be dumped here!, this is not a rubbish dump!

odpásti to fall away (od from); to drop out; to secede (od from); (od vere) to apostatize, to become an apostate; (ne se vršiti) not to take place; (izneveriti se) to break away from, to defect

odpásti k Zahodu politika to defect to the West
to odpade (= ne pride v poštev) this is not to be taken into account
seja je odpadla the meeting did not take place
predstava danes odpade there will be no performance today
jutrišnja predstava odpade tomorrow's performance will not take place (ali has been cancelled)

odpomóči to help; to remedy; to redress; to mend

temu je treba odpomóči this must be remedied
temu je lahkó odpomóči that is easily mended
temu se ne da odpomóči it cannot be helped
kako odpomóči takim zlom? how can we remedy such evils?

odpór resistance; opposition; dislike; disinclination

iz odpóra do in opposition to
gnezdo odpóra pocket of resistance
pasivni odpór passive resistance
splošni ljudski odpór total national defence
čutiti odpór do česa to dislike something
takoj začutiti odpór do koga to take an instant dislike to someone
nuditi komu odpór to offer resistance to someone, to withstand someone
iti po liniji manjšega odpóra to take the line of least resistance
nisem naletel na nikak odpór I met no resistance
naleteti na odpór to meet with (ali to encounter) opposition
naleteli smo na močan odpór we met with vigorous resistance
premagati odpór to overcome resistance
ki ne nudi (nobenega) odpóra resistless
načelo najmanjšega odpóra principle of least resistance

odpréti to open; (odkleniti) to unlock

s silo odpréti to force open
znova odpréti to reopen
odpréti buteljko to uncork a bottle
odpréti dežnik to open (ali to put up) an umbrella
odpréti konto to open an account
odpréti komu neomejen kredit to set unlimited funds at someone's disposal
s silo odpréti ključavnico to pick a lock
odpréti oči to open one's eyes
odpréti komu oči to open someone's eyes, to disillusion someone, to undeceive someone, to disabuse someone
oči so se mi odprle it dawned upon me
odpréti ples to open the ball, to lead off the dance
odpréti za promet to open to traffic
odpréti razstavo to open an exhibition
odpréti sejo to open a meeting
odprli so novo šolo a new school has been opened
odpréti paket to unpack a parcel
odpréti srcé to open (ali to unlock) one's heart
odpréti usta to open one's mouth, figurativno to speak up
ne odpréti ust not to open one's lips
odpréti vrata to open the door, (po zvonjenju pri vratih) to answer the door (ali the bell)
odpréti tvor to open an abscess
na stežaj odpréti vrata to open the door wide, to set the door wide open
vrata se niso hotela odpréti the door would not open
odpréti se to open, (naglo) to fly open; (padalo) to open
stara rana se je odprla the old sore (has) reopened

odrêči (odkloniti) to refuse, to decline

odrêči se čemu to renounce something, to resign something, to give something up; to waive, abjure; to relinquish
odrêči se častem to decline honours
odrêči se (neki) pravici to resign a right
odrêči se dopustu to give up one's holiday
odrêči se prestolu to abdicate; to renounce the throne
odrekel se je nameri, da bi to storil he renounced the idea of doing it
odrêči se pravicam do česa to quitclaim something
on se ničemur ne odreče he denies himself nothing
odrêči se upanju, misli to relinquish a hope, an idea

odtléj since; from then on; since that time, since then

vse odtléj, ves čas odtléj ever since
odtléj ne več never since
odtléj nisem nič slišal o njem I haven't heard of him since

off² [ɔ(:)f] predlog
(proč, stran) od

off duty prost, ne v službi
sleng off one's feed brez apetita
to get s.th. off one's chest olajšati si dušo, izpovedati
to get off the deep end napraviti kaj nepremišljenega
sleng off one's head prismojen, nor
keep off the grass! ne hodi po travi
off one's legs zelo truden
never off one's legs vedno na nogah
off the map izbrisan, ki je izginil
off the mark zgrešen
off the stage za kulisami
šport off side nedovoljen del igrišča
off the point nevažno, nebistveno, ki ne spada k stvari

offence [əféns] samostalnik
britanska angleščina prestopek (against)
žalitev, užaljenost, zamera; napad; spotika

to give offence to razžaliti
pravno legal offence kaznivo dejanje
pravno minor (ali lesser) offence prekršek
no offence! brez zamere!
to mean no offence ne imeti namena žaliti
to put up (ali swallow, pocket) an offence požreti žalitev
to take offence at biti razžaljen
no offence taken je že dobro!
Biblija rock of offence kamen spotike
arms of offence napadalno orožje

oklévati to hesitate; to waver; to vacillate; to be irresolute; to temporize; to linger; to pause, to falter, to boggle; to shilly-shally; not to know one's own mind

ne oklevaj! don't dawdle!, don't dillydally!