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lómljenec quarry stone

zid iz lómljenca (brez malte) drystone wall

Lóndončan -nka Londoner

pristni, pravi Lóndončan, -nka (iz revne vzhodne četrti) Cockney

lúknja hole; (odprtina) opening, aperture; (votlina) hollow, cave; perforation, gap; (v siru) eye; (biljardna) pocket; (slabo stanovanje) dirty hole

strelna lúknja loophole
lúknja v cesti pothole; (zapor, ječa) prison, jail
on je v "lúknji" (v zaporu) pogovorno he's in the nick (ali ZDA pogovorno in the can)
vtakniti v lúknjo (ječo) to clap (someone) in gaol, to put (someone) behind bars (ali away)
izbezati (z dimom) iz luknje koga to smoke someone out into the open
zamašiti lúknjo to stop (up) a hole
napraviti eno lúknjo, da bi zamašili drugo (figurativno) to rob Peter to pay Paul

mádež stain, spot; soil (tudi figurativno), (moralni) blemish, (majhen) speck; (sramotni) slur; mineralogija macula, macle

mádež od čaja a tea stain
brez mádeža stainless, spotless, taintless
poln tintnih mádežev ink-stained
sramotni mádež stigma, pl -s, -mata; taint
očistiti od mádežev to clean stains
odstraniti mádež to remove a stain
to blago bo v dežju dobilo mádeže that material will spot in rain
belo platno dobi hitro mádeže white linen spots easily
izvlekel se je iz zadeve brez mádeža na svojem ugledu he has come out without a stain on his reputation
vreči mádež na... to cast a slur on...
se ta mádež vidi? does this spot show?

máh¹ botanika moss

obrasel, pokrit z máhom moss-grown, mossy
preproga iz máha a mossy carpet

májhen small; little; (po postavi) short, undersized; (neznaten) petty, trifling, insignificant; trivial, inappreciable, scanty, slender, slight

za májhen denar cheaply
májhen kraj a small place
májhna sredstva small means pl
májhen začetek a small beginning
napraviti se májhnega to make oneself small
mnogo májhnega naredi veliko, iz májhnega raste veliko many a little makes a mickle

méč sword

dvorezen méč double-edged sword
méč dvoročnik two-handed sword
méču podoben sword-like
ročaj méča (sword) hilt
pas za méč sword belt
nosilec méča sword-bearer
nožnica méča scabbard, sheath
rana od méča sword cut
udarec z méčem stroke of the sword
z ognjem in méčem by fire and sword
na konici méča (figurativno) at the point of the sword
z golim méčem with drawn sword
ples (plesalec) z méči sword dance (dancer)
z méčem v roki sword in hand
brez udarca z méčem without striking a blow
izvleči, potegniti méč (iz nožnice) to draw the sword
nasaditi se, vreči se na méč to hurl oneself on one's sword
spopasti se z méči to cross swords
uničiti z ognjem in méčem to annihilate (ali to destroy) with fire and sword
vtakniti méč v nožnico to sheathe the sword (tudi figurativno)

méd -í (kovina) brass

cev (žica) iz méd, -íi brass tube (wire)
izvesek, ščitek iz méd, -íi brass plate
rdeča méd, -í (= tombak) tombac

medvédji bear's; bearlike; bearish

medvédja koža, kučma iz medvédje kože bearskin

mérjenje measuring; measurement

mérjenje iz zraka (letala) aerial survey

mésto¹ town; (veliko, VB) city, ZDA (že od 8.000 prebivalcev naprej) city; (kraj) locality, place; (v knjigi) passage; (služba) place, employment, post, (služabniško) situation; spot; stand, point

na méstu (takoj) on the spot, straight (ali right) away
v méstu in town
iz mésta from town
na samem méstu (kraju) pravo on the premises
na mojem méstu in my place
prav na tem méstu in this very place
na prvem méstu in the first place, first and foremost
častno mésto place of honour
glavno mésto capital, metropolis
podeželsko mésto country town
večno mésto the Holy City, Rome
industrijsko mésto manufacturing town
prazno mésto (služba) vacancy
dolnje mésto lower town (ali ZDA downtown)
gornje mésto upper (ali high) town
komandant mésta town major
zrasel v méstu townbred
sva iz istega mésta we are from the same place
ni na méstu (govoriti)... it is inappropriate (to speak)...
tu ni mést, da (bi govoril)... this is not the proper place (to speak)...
opazka ni bila na méstu (umestna) the remark was uncalled for
biti v méstu to be in town
ko bi jaz bil na tvojem méstu if I were in your place (ali position, figurativno shoes), if I were you
ne bi hotel biti na tvojem méstu I wouldn't like to he in your skin
vse mésto govori o tem it is the talk of the town, the whole town's talking about it
iti v mésto to go to (oziroma into) town
ne se ganiti z mésta not to stir
stopati na méstu to mark time
pojdite vsak na svoje mésto! go to your respective places!
potegovati se za kako mésto to apply for a post
postaviti koga na odgovorno mésto to place someone in a responsible position
vlak, ki vozi iz mésta (v mesto, v London) down train (up train)
vznemiriti mésto z velikim hrupom, razgrajanjem to paint the town red

méta botanika

poprova méta peppermint
olje iz poprove méte peppermint oil
bonbon iz poprove méte peppermint drop (ali lozenge)

mnógo (pred ednino) much; a great (ali a good) deal (of), a lot (of), pogovorno lots (of), bags (of); (pred množino) many, a great (ali a good) many; (pred ednino in množino) plenty of; a considerable amount

mnógo manj much less
v mnogem in many respects
mnógo boljši (bolje) much better
mnógo sreče! good luck!, lots of luck!
mnógo zabave! have a good time!
mnógo več ljudi many more people
mnógo bolj težaven much (ali far) more difficult
imajo mnógo denarja they have a lot of money, pogovorno they've got loads (ali pots, bags) of money
imam mnógo časa I have plenty of time
imajo mnógo dela they have much (ali a great many things) to do
ni mnógo takih, kot je on there are few men like him, there aren't many like him
nisem ga mnógo videl I haven't seen much of him
on mnógo bere he is a great reader
on mnógo dela (pije) he works (drinks) hard, he is a hardworking (hard-drinking) man
jaz mnógo dam manj I have a high opinion of him
mnógo vpitja za nič much ado about nothing
ne si mnógo storiti iz... not to make much of...
preli(va)ti mnógo krvi (solzá) to shed much blood (many tears)
jaz bi mnógo rajši (šel) I had much rather (go)
imamo mnógo časa, da ujamemo vlak (žargon) we've bags of time to catch the train
mnógo hoče več (pregovor) much wants more

móda fashion; vogue; mode; style

iz móde out of fashion; outmoded
v módi in fashion, in vogue, fashionable
po módi fashionably
po najnovejši módi up-to date in style, in the latest fashion
najnovejša móda the latest fashion, new look
po stari módi (staromoden) old-fashioned
narejen po zadnji módi made in the latest style
zadnji krik móde (ZDA pogovorno) the last word (ali the latest thing) in fashion
to ni več v módi that is no longer the fashion, that has gone out of fashion
to je bila móda pred 30 leti that was in fashion thirty years ago
to je v módi letos it is the fashion this year
v módi so kratka krila short skirts are in (ali are all the rage)
biti v módi to be in fashion, to be in great demand
priti v módo to come into fashion
priti zopet v módo to come back into fashion
priti iz móde to go out of fashion
prinesti v módo to bring into fashion, to launch a fashion
to pri nas ni v módi that is not the fashion here
ona se oblači po zadnji módi she dresses in the latest fashion
slediti módi, spremljati módo, ravnati se po módi to follow the fashion
voditi v módi to set the fashion
vpeljati novo módo to set a new fashion
kupila si bo klobuk po módi she will buy a smart (ali stylish, modish) hat

moléti to project (čez over, v into); to be prominent

moléti iz to jut out (od drevesa from a tree)
moléti čez to overhang
moléti ven to stick out (iz from)
moléti v višino to tower (nad above)

móst bridge; (viadukt) viaduct; (zobni) (dental) bridge, bridgework; (telovadni) backbend

móst za pešce footbridge
móst iz jeklenih cevi tubular bridge
kamnit móst stone bridge
komandni móst ship's bridge
naravni móst natural bridge, natural arch
plavajoči móst floating bridge, pontoon bridge
oslovski móst (figurativno) crib
pontonski móst pontoon bridge
viseči móst suspension bridge
vzdižni móst drawbridge, bascule bridge, bascule
zračni móst airlift, skylift
železen móst iron bridge
vrtljiv móst swingbridge, swivel bridge
móst prenosnik transporter bridge
začasen, zasilen móst temporary bridge
zgraditi móst to build (ali to make, to construct) a bridge
zgraditi móst čez reko to bridge a river, to throw a bridge over a river, to span a river with a bridge
pognati móst v zrak to blow up a bridge
požgati (vse) móstove za seboj (figurativno) to burn one's boats (ali bridges)

možítev marriage

godna za možítev marriageable, of marriageable age
razumska možítev marriage of convenience
možítev iz ljubezni love match

mréža net; mesh; meshwork; web; toil, toils pl (tudi figurativno); (omrežje cest, radijsko itd.) network; (proti komarjem, muham ipd.) screen

mréža kanalov sewage system
lovska mréža net, (tudi figurativno) pl
mréža za prtljago rack
mréža za lase hairnet
viseča mréža hammock
mréža proti komarjem mosquito net
mréža proti muham fly net
mréža pri kaminu fireguard
mréža iz žice wire mesh, wirenetting, (pri tenisu) net
mréža za pečenje gridiron, roaster
nakupovalna mréža string bag
mréža železniških prog a network of railway lines
žična mréža wiring, wire net
pajkova mréža cobweb, spider's web
lovna mréža (proti podmornicam) harbour net, antisubmarine net
loviti v mréžo, nastaviti mréžo to net
razprostreti, nastaviti mréžo to spread, to lay a net
poslati žogo v mréžo (tenis) to net
ujeti v mréžo to mesh, figurativno to ensnare, to entangle
mréže zakona the meshes of the law

múha zoologija fly; figurativno (muhavost) caprice, whim, freak, fancy, vagary, crotchet, bee in one's bonnet

cece múha tseste, tsetse fly
domača múha common housefly
konjska múha horsefly
mesarska múha flesh fly, blowfly, bluebottle
španska múha Spanish fly, cantharis, pl cantharides
umetna múha (kot vaba) fly, (za ribolov) dry fly, hackle fly, hackle, grey-drake, ZDA tail fly
múha na strelnem orožju sight, bead
opikan od múh fly-bitten
onesnažen od múh flyblown
biti od múh (biti nič vreden) to be of no use, to be good for nothing, to be a dead loss
na múho vzeti (figurativno) to take aim (kaj at something)
iz múhe slona narediti (figurativno) to make a mountain out of a molehill, to make mountains out of molehills
s kolom múhe pobijati (figurativno) to break a fly on the wheel
čudne múhe mu rojijo po glavi he's got bats in the belfry
lahkó bi bili slišali múho leteti (taka tišina je bila) you could have heard a pin drop
ubiti dve múhi z enim udarcem to kill two birds with one stone
v sili hudič múhe žre (figurativno) beggars can't be choosers, half a loaf is better than no bread

nakováti to forge (a quantity); to get by forging; to finish forging; (čevlje) to nail; (konja) to shoe; to coin

iz afere so nakovali veliko denarja they coined a mint of money from that affair