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neúmen stupid; foolish, silly; thick-headed, dull; ZDA pogovorno dumb; (nesmiseln) nonsensical

neúmen (nor) na kaj mad (ali crazy) about something
neúmen kot noč as dumb as an ox, as thick as a plank
kako neúmno! how stupid!
preneumno! too bad!
nisi (tako) neúm! you are no fool!
nisem tako neúmen I am not such a fool
nisem tako neúmen, da bi to verjel I am not so stupid (ali dumb) as to believe it
kako si neúmen! how stupid you are!
to je bilo zelo neúmo od mene it was very stupid of me
neúmen je kot noč (pogovorno) he is dead from the neck up
ni tako neúm, kot je videti he is not as stupid as he looks
to je (že) preneumno that is too silly for words
ona ni tako neúma! she knows better!, pogovorno she's not so dumb!

nóht fingernail, nail

lak (pila, ščetka) za nóhte nail polish (file, brush)
kleščice (škarjice) za nóhte nail clippers pl (scissors pl)
nega nóhtov manicure, (na nogi) pedicure
umazani, črni nóhti grimy fingernails
nóhte si gristi to bite one's nails, (figurativno) to be impatient
nóhte si odstriči to cut one's nails
nóht si pristriči to trim (ali to pare) one's fingernails
za nóhte mi gre (figurativno) I am hard pressed (ali pogovorno up the creek)
boriti se z zobmi in nóhti to fight tooth and nail

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

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

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

obvézan² (obligiran) obliged; engaged; bound; beholden

obvézan k molčečnosti bound to secrecy
obvézan sem to storiti I am under an obligation to do it
niste obvézani, da mi odgovorite you are under no obligation to answer me

obžalováti to regret; to be sorry (for) to repent, to rue; to deplore

obžalujem, da ti ne morem pomagati I'm sorry I can't help you
obžalujem svoje napake I regret my mistakes
prej ali slej bo to obžaloval he will rue it sooner or later
treba je obžalováti, da... it is to be regretted that...
ne obžalováti to have no regrets
bridko boš to obžaloval! you'll be really sorry for this!, you'll bitterly regret this!
ničesar nimam obžalováti I have nothing to be sorry for
obžaloval je svojo nehvaležnost he repented (ali felt remorseful for) his ingratitude
obžalováti svoje besede to regret (ali to repent) one's words
kmalu bo to obžaloval he will soon regret it
obžalujem, da sem to storil (arhaično) I am sorry I did it

očítati

očítati komu kaj to reproach someone with something
očítati komu njegovo neodkritosrčnost to reproach someone with duplicity
nimam si kaj očítati glede tega I have nothing to reproach myself with on that score
daleč sem od tega, da bi ti zavoljo tega kaj očital I am far from reproaching you for it
medsebojno si očítati to recriminate
očital mi je nemarnost he taxed me with negligence

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

odgovóren responsible; answerable (za for); accountable (to); chargeable

odgovórno mesto responsible position, post involving responsibility
odgovóren za škodo liable for damages
biti odgovóren za to be answerable for, to answer for, to be accountable for, to be liable for; to incur responsibility for
za to nisem odgovóren I am not accountable for that

odléči

odleže mi I am relieved; I feel better
odleglo mi je it was a relief to me
(zelo) mi je odleglo, ko sem videl... I was (much) relieved to see...

opážati ➞ opazovati; to be aware of

opažam to I am aware of it

oplašíti to intimidate, to discourage, to dishearten; to frighten; to deter; to daunt; (ptice) to scare

ne dam se oplašíti I am not to be frightened
oplašíti se to take fright, to shy (česa at something)
ki se ne da oplašíti undeterred

oporêči (preklicati) to revoke, to retract; to recant; to contradict; to unsay, to disavow

on mi vedno vse oporeče he never admits that I am right (ali that I am in the right)
kar sem rekel, nisem oporekel I kept my word, I didn't go back upon my word

oprostíti to excuse, to pardon, to forgive; (česa) to exempt (from), to dispense (izpita with an exam); (na sodišču) to acquit; (iz zapora) to release, to set free, to free; (obveznosti) to release; (osvoboditi) to deliver (from), to rid (of), to absolve (from); (spregledati) to condone

oprosti! pardon me!
oprostite, prosim! I beg your pardon, I am sorry, excuse me, Sir (Madam)!
oprosti, da to rečem! pardon my saying so!
oprostili so mi ono pismo I was forgiven that letter
oprostíti koga zaradi pomanjkanja dokazov to give someone the benefit of the doubt
oprostite, da vam nisem takoj odgovoril I must apologize for not having replied at once
oprostíti se to excuse someone, to apologize
oprostite besedi! (opravičilo za nespodobno besedo) saving your presence!

oproščênje ➞ oprostitev, pardon

prosim oproščênja I beg your pardon, I apologize, I am sorry

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

pack² [pæk]

1. prehodni glagol
pakirati, zaviti, zavijati, omotati, zložiti, zlagati; natlačiti, nagnesti, stlačiti, stisniti, stiskati, zmašiti; konservirati; zbrati (porotnike, karte) v svojo korist
tehnično zatesniti zabrtviti; natovoriti (konja), nakladati
ameriško, pogovorno imeti pri sebi, vsebovati
medicina pripraviti zdravilni ovitek

2. neprehodni glagol
natlačiti se, nagnesti se, stisniti se, stiskati se; pripraviti se za pot; zbirati se v trope

packed like sardines stisnjeni kakor sardine v škatli
a packed house popolnoma zasedena hiša
packed with poln česa (npr. avto)
I am packed gotov sem s pakiranjem
ameriško, šport to pack a hard punch močno udariti (boks)
ameriško the book packs a wealth of information knjiga je zelo poučna
to pack s.o. back poslati koga nazaj
to send s.o. packing nagnati, spoditi koga
to pack one's traps odpraviti se na pot
navtika to pack (ali put) on all sails razpeti vsa jadra

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...

pára¹ (denar)

plačati dolg do zadnje párae to pay one's debt down to the last farthing
niti (prebite) párae nimam I am penniless
prebite párae ne vreden not worth a damn (ali a hoot), not worth a tinker's curse (ali VB cuss, ZDA dam(n)), žargon worth damn all