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none² [nən] zaimek & samostalnik
nobeden, noben, nihče

none other than nihče drugi kot
none more so than he nihče bolj kot on
we none of us nihče od nas
none but (fools) samo (norci)
none of your tricks! prenehaj s svojimi šalami!
none of that nič takega
he will have none of me ne zmeni se zame, ne mara me
none of your business to ti ni nič mar

obá obé; obádva, obédve both; the two; either of two; the one and the other

za naju oba for the two of us
obe ti dekleti both these girls
v obeh primerih in either case
na obeh straneh ceste on either side (ali on both sides) of the road
kateri od obeh? which of the two?
obe moji roki both my hands
oba vidva bosta morala to drago plačati you'll both have to pay dearly for it

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

očí eyes pl; (vid) eyesight

med štirimi očmi in private, face to face
pred mojimi očmi before my eyes, in my sight, in my presence
zaradi vaših lepih očí for your blue eyes
boleče očí sore eyes, (od prenapenjana) eye strain
barva očí colour of the eyes
velike in okrogle očí saucer eyes
plamteče (krmežljave, izbuljene) očí flashing (bleary, blear, goggle) eyes
suhe (solzne) očí dry (tearfilled) eyes
na lastne očí, z lastnimi očmi with one's own eyes
prav pred njenimi očmi before her very eyes
slabe očí weak eyes
z odprtimi očmi with open eyes
ki ima dobre (risje) očí keen-eyed (lynx-eyed)
kot bi z očmi trenil (kot bi mignil) in the twinkling of an eye, in a flash
paša za očí a sight for sore eyes, a delightful sight
očí so mu bolj lačne kot želodec his eyes are bigger than his belly
same očí in ušesa so ga he is all eyes and ears, he is all attention
z očí brati komu to guess by someone's look, to anticipate someone's wishes
to bíje v očí it offends the eye
to bôde v očí that strikes (ali catches) the eye
gledati smrti v očí to look death in the face
gledati na kaj z drugimi (drugačnimi) očmi to take a different view of something
imeti dobre (slabe) očí (vid) to have good (bad) eyesight
imeti pred očmi to have (ali to bear, to keep) in mind (ali in sight, in view)
vse solzne očí je imela her eyes brimmed with tears
imeti stalno kaj pred očmi not to lose sight of something
imeti očí za lepo(to) to have an eye for the beautiful
imej odprte očí! (pazi se!) keep your weather eye open!
očí si izjokati to cry one's eyes out
očí si drug drugemu izpraskati to scratch each other's eyes out
ne hodi mi pred očí! keep out of my way!, arhaično begone!
izgubiti iz očí to lose sight of, to lose track of
ne izpustiti iz očí to keep one's eye on
ne izpustim ga iz očí I keep an eye on him, I don't trust him out of my sight
povsod imeti svoje očí (figurativno) to have eyes at the back of one's head
mencati, meti si očí to rub one's eyes
napenjati očí to strain one's eyes
izgini mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!
nasuti komu peska v očí (figurativno) to throw sand (ali dust) in someone's eyes, to bamboozle someone, to hoodwink someone
odpreti komu očí to open someone's eyes, to undeceive someone
to mi je odprlo očí that was an eye-opener for me
očí se mi odpirajo (figurativno) I begin to see now
očí sem mu odprl (figurativno) I opened his eyes for him
široko odpreti očí to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
očí so se mu odprle (figurativno) the scales fell from is eyes
pojdi mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!, arhaično begone!
premeriti koga z očmi to eye from head to foot
to pada v očí that leaps to the eye, that hits you in the eye
pasti očí na čem to feast one's eyes on something
pokvariti si očí to spoil one's eyes
povesiti očí to look down
v očí mi je padlo it struck me
ne pridi mi spet pred očí! don't show yourself here again!
to ti povem med štirimi očmi this is for your private ear
z očmi je preletel vrt he cast a glance over the garden
streljati z očmi (figurativno) to shoot glances (na at)
očí si treti to rub one's eyes
upreti očí v to fix one's eye upon, to look fixedly at
škiliti z očmi to squint, to be squint-eyed
očí se mi solzé my eyes are running
kot bi z očmi trenil in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in a flash
svojim očem ne verjamem I don't believe my eyes
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly believe my own eyes
stopiti komu pred očí (figurativno) to face someone
vreči očí na to have an eye for
z lastnimi očmi videti to be an eyewitness
na očeh se mu vidi, da je lopov his eyes show him up for the rogue he is, arhaično bespeak him a rogue
od teme se ne vidi prsta pred očmi it is pitch-dark
videl sem mu na očeh, da laže I could see (ali I saw) from his face that he was lying
na lastne očí sem to videl I saw it with my own eyes
zapreti očí to close one's eyes
preteklo noč nisem mogel zatisniti očí last night I couldn't sleep a wink
zavezati komu očí to hoodwink someone, to blindfold someone
zatisniti očí ob, nad (spregledati) to shut one's eyes to, to turn a blind eye to, to condone, to connive at, to wink at
zapirati očí pred čem to close one's eyes to something
vrana vrani ne izkljuje očí one crow does not peck out another crow's eyes
daleč od očí, daleč od srca out of sight, out of mind

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

odvézati to unbind, to untie; to undo; to unlace, to unstring, to unloose (ali to unloosen), to unfasten; to release; to absolve (od from)

čevelj se ti je odvezal your shoe has come undone
odvézati koga njegove prisege to release someone from his oath
vino mu je odvezalo jezik his tongue was loosened by drink

of [əv] predlog

1.
od (north of)

2.
genetiv (the master of the house)

3.
apozicija (the City of London, the month of May)

4.
(poreklo, izvor) od, iz, genetiv (of good family, Mr. Smith of London)

5.
(vzrok, posledica) zaradi, od, na (to die of hunger, to be ashamed of s.th., proud of)

6.
(snov, material) od, iz (made of steel, a dress of silk)

7.
(lastnost) s, z (a man of courage, a man of no importance, a fool of a man)

8.
(avtorstvo, način) od, svojilni pridevnik (the works of Byron, of o.s. sam od sebe)

9.
(mera) genetiv (two feet of snow, a glass of wine)

10.
o (talk of peace, news of success)

11.
(čas) večinom genetiv, od (of an evening, of late years, your letter of March)

12. ameriško
pogovorno pred, do (ten minutes of three)

13.

Razno:

to be quick of eye hitro in dobro zapažati
nimble of foot lahkonog
of old že zdavnaj
of late v zadnjem času nedavno
of course seveda, se razume
in case of v slučaju
you of all prav ti
of age polnoleten
by means of s pomočjo
for the sake of; ali in (ali on) behalf of zavoljo, zaradi
in face of, in spite of vkljub
on account of, because of zaradi
for fear of iz strahu od
in respect of z ozirom na
instead of namesto
all of a sudden nenadoma
ameriško back of za(daj)
to be on the point of (going) biti na tem, da bo (šel), biti na (odhodu)

ógenj fire; (plamen) flame, blaze; (požar) conflagration; (na prostem, kres) bonfire; vojska fire, firing; (za cigareto) light; figurativno (navdušenje) enthusiasm; (vnema) ardour, zeal, passion, heat

pri ógnju at the fire
óg! vojska fire!
z ógnjem in mečem with fire and sword
bengalični ógenj Bengal lights pl
med dvema ógnjema (figurativno) between the devil and the deep blue sea, between the hammer and the anvil
v ógnju (v plamenih) ablaze
pri počasnem, slabem ógnju on a slow fire
božja sodba z ógnjem zgodovina ordeal by fire
odporen proti ógnju fireproof, fire-resistant
križni ógenj vojska cross fire
umetni ógenj (display of) fireworks pl
varen pred ógnjem fire-resistant, fire-resisting, fireproof
nepretrgan ógenj vojska sustained fire
uničevalen ógenj withering fire
metalec ógnja vojska flamethrower
osvetljen od ógnja firelit
ustavitev ógnja vojska cessation of fire
oboževalec ógnja fire worshipper
bil je ves v ógnju (figurativno) he was glowing with enthusiasm
biti pod težkim ógnjem vojska to be under (ali exposed to) heavy fire
biti ves v ógnju za (figurativno) to be fired (ali to be ablaze) with enthusiasm for; to be enthusiastic about
kjer je dim, je tudi ógenj there is no smoke without fire
opečen otrok se boji ógnja a burnt child dreads the fire
dajte mi malo ógnja, prosim may (ali can) I have a light, please?
imate ógenj? have you got a light?, do you have a light?
vas smem prositi za ógenj? may I ask you for a light?, (pogovorno) got a match, please?
óg slabo gori the fire is going out
koncentrirati óg vojska to concentrate one's fire
iti skozi óg za koga (figurativno) to go through fire and water for someone, to go through a great deal for someone
iti po kostanje v óg za koga to pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
igrati se z ógnjem to play with fire, (figurativno) to play with sharp (ali edged) tools
ógenj je izbruhnil a fire broke out
kuhati na ógnju to cook on a (ali on an open) fire
naložiti premog na ógenj to put coal on the fire
biti izpostavljen težkemu ógnju vojska to be exposed to heavy fire
odpreti (začeti) ógenj vojska to open fire
podpihati ógenj to fan the flame
ógenj poide (je pošel) the fire goes out (has gone out, is out)
izkresati ógenj to strike fire
pogasiti ógenj to put out (ali to extinguish) a fire
napraviti (prižgati) ógenj to make (to light, to kindle) a fire, ZDA to fix a fire
podrezati ógenj to make up the fire, to poke (ali to stir) the fire, to stoke up the fire
prili(va)ti olje na ógenj (figurativno) to add fuel to the fire, to pour oil on the fire
še naložiti na ógenj to replenish the fire
kot ógenj (hitro) se razširiti to spread like wildfire
ógenj je uničil tovarno the factory has been destroyed by fire
ustaviti ógenj vojska to cease fire
ustavi ógenj! (vojaško povelje) hold your fire!, cease firing!
vzdrževati ógenj to keep the fire going
vzeti pod ógenj vojska to fire at
zajeziti ógenj to bank up the fire
zavarovati proti ógnju to insure against fire

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

ólje oil; (= slika v olju) oil painting

bučno ólje pumpkin oil
eterično ólje attar; essential (ali volatile) oil
hudičevo ólje vitriol
kurilno ólje fuel oil
lahko (težko) ólje light (heavy) oil
leskovo ólje (figurativno, tepež z jermenom) the strap, strap oil
laneno ólje linseed oil
kameno ólje petroleum
makovo ólje poppy-seed oil
mineralno ólje mineral oil
namizno ólje salad oil
olivno ólje olive oil
rožno ólje attar of roses
plinsko ólje gas oil, diesel oil
poslednje, sveto ólje religija extreme unction
strojno ólje lubricating oil, engine oil, machine oil
ribje ólje cod-liver oil
ricinusovo ólje castor oil
terpentinovo ólje oil of turpentine
neprepusten za ólje oiltight
dovod ólja oil feed, oil supply
kuhanje na ólju oil cooking
poraba ólja oil consumption
portret v ólju portrait in oils
ročka za ólje oilcan
ólje na ogenj fuel to the flame
namazati z óljem to oil
prili(va)ti ólja na ogenj (figurativno) to pour oil on the flames, to add fuel to the games
slikati z óljem to paint in oils

one³ [wʌn] samostalnik
poedinec, eden, ena

one and all vsi skupaj in vsak zase
the all and the one celotnost in edinost, vsi in vsak zase
all in one skupaj, istočasno
one by one posamič, drug za drugim
never a one nihče
one ... the other eden ... drugi
you are a one! ti si res čudak!
to be at one with s.o. strinjati se s kom
I for one jaz na primer
in the year one davno
to come by ones and twos prihajati posamič in po dva
to be one up on s.o. biti za malenkost pred kom
number one kar je odlično, prvovrstno; ego, jaz, osebna korist

onus [óunəs] samostalnik
latinsko (samo ednina) breme, dolžnost; odgovornost (of)

pravno the onus of proof rests with you ti moraš to dokazati

oprijé(ma)ti se to cling (to); to grasp (at)

oprijé(ma)ti se upanja to cling to a hope

own¹ [óun] pridevnik
(samo za svojilnimi pridevniki ali svojilnim sklonom) lasten (with my own eyes s svojimi očmi)
poseben, svojski (it has a value all its own ima čisto svojsko vrednost)
(zlasti z vokativom) ljubljeni, najdražji (my own! moj najdražji!)
(brez svojilnega pridevnika) pravi, resničen, v bližnjem sorodstvu (an own brother rodni brat)

my own self jaz sam
to be one's own man (ali master) biti sam svoj gospod, biti neodvisen
of one's own svoj, lasten
I have nothing of my own nimam ničesar svojega
to come into one's own dobiti, kar ti pripada; uveljaviti se
to hold one's own ne popustiti
pogovorno on one's own svoboden, neodvisen; iz lastnega nagiba, sam od sebe, na svojo odgovornost
pogovorno to be left on one's own biti prepuščen sam sebi
of one's own accord (ali motion) iz lastnega nagiba, sam od sebe
(my) own cousin (moj) pravi bratranec (sestrična)

pepper¹ [pépə] samostalnik
poper
figurativno zajedljivost, ostra kritika

I'll give you pepper ti bom že pokazal, ti bom že dal popra
red pepper paprika
green pepper zelena paprika
Spanish pepper pfeferoni
to take pepper in the nose razjeziti se, planiti

piece¹ [pi:s] samostalnik
kos, komad; del (stroja itd.); primerek (npr. a piece of advice nasvet)
določena trgovska količina (npr. bala papirja, blaga; sod vina itd.)
vojska revolver, puška, top; kovanec; (umetniško) delo, manjše literarno delo, gledališki komad, odlomek; šahovska figura
sleng ženska, deklina
pogovorno kos poti, hipec, kratek čas

all of a piece izcela, iste vrste, skladen
by the piece po kosu (prodajati)
piece by piece kos za kosom, po kosih
to break to pieces razbiti na koščke
vojska, sleng it's a piece of cake to je lahko
a bad piece of business grda stvar
a piece of news novica, vest
a piece of poetry pesem
a piece of flesh ženska
a piece of beauty lepa ženska
a piece of virtue vzor kreposti
a piece of water jezero
a piece of work delo
šaljivo a piece of goods človek
a piece of luck sreča, srečen slučaj
a dramatic piece gledališka igra
test piece vzorec
a piece of eight figura (šah, dama)
to fall to pieces razpasti
field piece top
fowling piece lovska puška (za ptiče)
to give s.o. a piece of one's mind povedati komu svoje mnenje
pogovorno to say one's piece povedati, kar ti leži na duši
to go to pieces zrušiti se (človek), izgubljati živce
in pieces razbit, v kosih
of a piece with prav tak kakor, v zvezi s čim
to pay by the piece plačati po kosu, plačati na akord
to pick (ali pull) to pieces raztrgati, skritizirati
šaljivo pick up the pieces! vstani!, poberi se!
to take to pieces razstaviti (stroj)

písati to write; (beležiti) to take down, to make a note (of), to make notes, to note down, to set down; (črkovati) to spell

písati po nareku to write from dictation
napačno písati besedo to misspell a word
písati čistopis to make a fair (ali clean, final) copy
písati koncept to write out a rough draft (ali copy)
písati čitljivo (nečitljivo) to write legibly (illegibly)
písati knjige to write books, to be an author
ona lepo piše she writes a nice (ali good, bold) hand
on grdo, nečitljivo piše he writes a cramped (ali niggling) hand
písati note to copy out music
písati na stroj to typewrite, to type
še enkrat, ponovno písati to rewrite
pravilno písati besedo to spell a word correctly
kako se piše ta beseda? how do you spell this word?
ta beseda se piše z -i- this word is spelt with an -i-
slabó písati to write badly, to scrawl
on ne piše, ampak čečka he writes an awful scrawl
písati pismo s črnilom to pen a letter
písati beležko s svinčnikom to jot down a note in pencil, to pencil a note
kako se pišete? what is your name?
kako pišete svoje ime? how do you spell your name?
pisal se je Brown kot ti he was surnamed Brown like you
obsežno, podrobno písati to write extensively, in detail
písati o slovstvu to write on literature
písati v običajni pisavi to write longhand
písati stenografsko to write shorthand
ne zna ne písati ne brati he is illiterate (ali analphabetic)
piši mi par vrstic (ob priložnosti)! drop me a line (occasionally)!
že dva tedna mi ni pisal I haven't heard from him for a fortnight (že pet tednov these five weeks)
písati komu v dobro to put down to someone's credit
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
piši me v uho! (žargon) go and fly a kite!, let me alone!, leave me in peace!

pláčati to pay

pláčati v gotovini to pay cash (down), to pay ready money, (takoj) (žargon) to pay on the nail
vnaprej pláčati to prepay, to pay in advance
pláčati račun to settle (ali to balance, to square) an account, to pay one's score, to pay one's reckoning
pláčati menico to honour a bill
ne pláčati to leave unpaid
pláčati v obrokih to pay by instalments, (v majhnih obrokih) to pay by driblets
pláčati v naturalijah to pay in kind
preveč (premalo) pláčati za delo to overpay (to underpay)
predragó, mastno pláčati to pay through the nose
pláčati previsoko ceno to pay a fancy (ali an exorbitant, an extortionate) price, to pay through the nose
preveč pláčati za blago to be overcharged
ogromno, debelo pláčati to pay a fantastic price
plačati račun, stroške za druge (figurativno) to pay the piper
takoj pláčati to pay cash on the spot, to pay spot cash, to pay cash on the nail
pláčati ob prejemu to pay cash on delivery
preveč sem plačal I was out of pocket, I was overcharged
pláčati za nazaj to repay, to refund, to reimburse
pláčati do zadnjega tolarja (pare) to pay to the last farthing
pláčati stroške to pay (ali to defray) expenses
pláčati pred rokom to anticipate payment
pláčati globo to pay a fine
pláčati upnikom to settle with one's creditors
pláčati komu njegove usluge to reward someone for his services
toliko ne morem pláčati I cannot afford it
za to je treba pláčati carino (ni treba pláčati carine) this is dutiable (dutyfree)
ne morem pláčati I am unable to pay, I am insolvent
vedno sem ti točno plačeval I have always paid you on the nail
plačal sem mu buteljko vina I treated him to a bottle of wine
kdo bo plačal zapitek? who will stand treat?
vsak od naju bo plačal zase we'll each pay his own share, we'll go dutch
za uro sem plačal urarju 50 funtov I paid (ali I gave) the watchmaker fifty pounds for my watch
zmago je plačal s svojim življenjem he paid with his own life for the victory
dragó sem jim plačal za to they made me pay through the nose for it
to mi boš plačal! (figurativno) I'll see you pay for this!, you shall smart for this!
pláčati milo za drago to pay in kind, to repay tit for tat, to get one's own back, to have one's revenge (on), to get even (with)
kdor muziko plačuje, tudi ukazuje (figurativno) who pays the piper calls the tune
natakar, plačati, prosim! waiter, the bill, please!

play¹ [pléi] samostalnik
igra (na srečo, za stavo, za zabavo, športna), zabava, šala; igranje, kvartanje, poteza (pri šahu)
figurativno igra (besed, barv, valov, žarkov itd.)
gledališče gledališka igra, predstava
glasba igranje, predvajanje, glasbeno delo; spretno ravnanje s čim (običajno v sestavljenkah npr. swordplay)
delovanje, dejavnost, torišče
tehnično toleranca
figurativno svoboda gibanja
ameriško, sleng manever, (zvijačen) poskus za dosego česa
ameriško, sleng publiciteta, poznanost, propaganda

at the play v gledališču
to be at play igrati se
to bring (ali call, put) into play spraviti v pogon, izkoristiti
to come into play začeti delati, stopiti v akcijo
child's play otročarija, igračkanje
fair play pošteno ravnanje
foul play nepošteno ravnanje
in full play v polnem teku, v polnem pogonu
to give free play to one's fancy dati domišljiji prosto pot
to give the rope more play zrahljati vrv
as good as a play zelo zabavno in zanimivo
grandstand play razkazovanje
figurativno to hold in play zaposliti (koga s čim)
high play kvartanje za debel denar
in play še v igri (kvartanje), za šalo
it is your play ti imaš potezo (šah), ti igraš (karte)
out of play ne več v igri (kvartanje)
lively play of fantasy živahna domišljija
to make play imeti uspeh; utruditi preganjalce (pri lovu)
to make a play for potegovati se za naklonjenost
to make play with postavljati se, bahati se
that was pretty play to je bilo dobro (zaigrano)
a play on words besedna igra

please [pli:z]

1. prehodni glagol
ugajati komu, narediti veselje, razveseliti; ustreči, zadovoljiti
ironično blagovoliti (to do kaj narediti)

2. neprehodni glagol
dopasti se, ugajati, prikupiti se, biti po volji

it pleases me, I am pleased with ugaja mi
I'll be pleased veselilo me bo
I'm only too pleased to do it to naredim z največjim veseljem
I'm pleased to say veseli me, da lahko rečem
to please o.s., to do what one pleases delati, kar se komu zljubi
please yourself postrezi si, kot želiš
only to please you samo tebi na ljubo
please God če bog da
if you please če dovoliš, če ti je prav
and now if you please zamisli, lepo te prosim
please prosim
please not prosim ne