eksploatírati to exploit; (rudnik itd.) to work, to operate; (kmetijo, zemljo) to cultivate, to farm; figurativno to turn to account, to make capital out of
eksploatírati nevednost koga to trade on (ali upon) someone's ignorance; (izžemati) to extort, to squeeze money out of, to swindle someone out of his money; (delavce) to sweat