obvládati to master; to be master of; to gain the mastery over; to be in command of; to command; to become master of
obvládati (kak) jezik to master a language
obvládati sovražnika to get the better of an enemy
on dobro obvlada ta predmet he is fully acquainted with this subject
obvládati angleščino to have a (good) command of English, to be proficient in English
obvládati se to control oneself, to be in control of oneself, to contain oneself, to restrain oneself
obvládati svoje strasti to control one's feelings
znati se dobro obvládati to have oneself well in hand