on

[on] 1. preposition

1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) na

2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) v, na

3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) v

4) (about: a book on the theatre.) o

5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) na

6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) na

7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) na

8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) v; na

9) (towards: They marched on the town.) na; proti

10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) ob

11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) na, po

12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) pri

13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) med, ob

14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) za

2. adverb

1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) na

2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) naprej

3) ((also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) vključen

4) ((also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) na sporedu

5) ((also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) na, v

3. adjective

1) (in progress: The game was on.) v teku

2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) še veljati

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- oncoming

- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / onto

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I [ɔn]

preposition

1.

na (on earth, on the radio);

2.

figuratively

na (based on facts ki temelji na dejstvih, on demand na zahtevo, to borrow on jewels izposoditi si denar na nakit, a duty on silk carina na svilo, interest on one's capital obresti na kapital);

3.

(ki si sledi) za (loss on loss izguba za izgubo);

4.

(zaposlen) pri, v (to be on a committee, jury, the general staff biti v komisiji, v poroti, pri generalštabu);

5.

(stanje) v, na (on duty v službi, dežuren, on fire v ognju, gori, on strike v stavki, on leave na dopustu, on sale na prodaj);

6.

(namerjen) na, proti (an attack on s.o. napad na koga, a joke on me šala na moj račun, the strain tells on him napor ga zdeluje);

7.

(predmet, tema) o (a lecture on s.th. p redavanje o čem, to talk on a subject govoriti o nekem predmetu);

8.

(časovno za en dan) v, na; po, ob (on Sunday v nedeljo, on April 1 prvega aprila; on his arrival ob njegovem prihodu, on being asked ko so me vprašali);

razno: that is a new one on me — to je zame novo, za to še nisem slišal

she is all day on me — ves dan me gnjavi

on an average — povprečno

away on business — službeno odsoten

on the contrary — nasprotno

on edge — ko na trnju, nervozen

on foot — peš

on hand — pri roki, na zalogi

on one's own — samostojen, neodvisen

on the instant — takoj

to live on air — živeti od zraka

on pain of death — pod smrtno kaznijo

on principle — načelno

on purpose — namenoma

on receipt — po prejemu

on a sudden — nenadoma

on time — točno

on the whole — v glavnem

on my word — na mojo častno besedo

have you a match on you? — imaš kakšno vžigalico pri sebi?

American colloquially to have nothing on s.o. — ne imeti nič proti komu

II [ɔn]

adverb

1.

(tudi v zvezi z glagoli) na (to have a coat ŋ biti oblečen v plašč, imeti plašč na sebi

to screw on — priviti na kaj);

2.

(tudi v zvezi z glagoli) naprej, dalje (to talk ŋ naprej govoriti; and so ŋ in tako dalje);

razno: on and on — kar naprej

on and off — tu in tam, včasih

from today on — od danes naprej

the brakes are on — zavore so pritegnjene

on with the show! — naprej s programom!

to be on — biti prižgan (luč, radio), odprt (voda), na programu (igra), v teku (borba)

American slang to be on to — spoznati koga ali kaj do dna, dobro poznati

to go on — nadaljevati

slang a bit on — okajen

to get on in years — starati se

to put on one's clothes (shoes, hat) — obleči se (obuti se, pokriti se)

III [ɔn]

noun

sport leva stran (npr. pri kriketu)