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lúža puddle; pool; slop; plash

lúža krvi a pool of blood
vélika lúža (Atlantik) žargon the big drink, the big pond

máček zoologija male cat, he-cat, tom-cat; (sidro) anchor; (kavelj) hook

obuti máček puss in boots; figurativno (po krokanju) žargon hangover; morning after the night before
kupiti máčka v žaklju (figurativno) to buy a pig in a poke, ZDA to buy something sight unseen
imeti máčka (figurativno) to have a hangover
opomoči si od máčka (figurativno) to recover from one's hangover

máčka zoologija (female) cat, she-cat

divja máčka wild cat
máčka je trdoživa a cat has nine lives
máčka prede the cat purrs
razumeti se kot pes in máčka to get on (together) like cat and dog
živeti kot pes in máčka to live a cat-and-dog life
hoditi kot máčka okoli vrele kaše to beat about the bush
kadar máčkae ni doma, miši plešejo when the cat is away, the mice do play
poparjena máčka se še mrzle vode boji once bitten, twice shy
máčka pade vedno na noge a cat always lands on its feet

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?

magistêrij Master's degree

doseči magistêrij to be awarded a Master's degree, to receive one's Master's degree

máh¹ botanika moss

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

máh² (udarec) stroke, blow, (gib, premik) motion, movement

na máh (takoj) žargon once, in a trice, at one swoop, at a sitting
vse na en máh all at once
na máh sem prebral knjigo I read the hook at a sitting
na máh popiti, izpiti to empty at one draught

máhati

máhati z roko (z rokami) to wave one's hand (one's arms), to gesticulate
máhati z robcem to wave a handkerchief
máhati z mečem to brandish (ali to wave, to flourish) a sword
máhati z repom to wag one's tail; (s pahljačo) to fan; (klicati) to call by waving, to signal, to beckon
máhati komu za dobrodošlico to wave welcome to someone
máhati jo (iti) to walk with a swing

majáv shaking; shaky; tottering; unsteady; tottery; (razmajan) ramshackle; (pohištvo) rickety; vacillatory

majáva firma a shaky firm
majáva roka a shaking hand
majáv stol a rickety chair
majáva vlada a tottering government
majáv zob a loose tooth

májcen májčken wee; tiny; teeny; baby; very small

májcen, májčkena kuhinja a diminutive kitchen

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

malénkosten petty; insignificant; trifling; (pikolovski) pedantic, pettifogging, punctilious, narrowminded

malénkostna stvar a trifling matter
malénkostna vsota a paltry sum

malevolénten malevolent; malignant; ill-natured

malevoléntna opazka a spiteful remark

máli -a, -o little; small

Mala Azija Asia Minor
mála črka small letter, minuscule
mála južina (malica) snack, lunch
máli oglasi small advertisements (krajšava: small ads) pl
máli, -a, -o traven April
mála divjad small deer
z málega (od mladih nog) from the cradle

malokatéri (a) few

malokatéri to vé there are only a few people who know that (ali who are in the know)

maloštevílen few in number; scarce; sparse; not numerous; few and far between

maloštevílno poslušalstvo a slim audience
maloštevílni belci med črnci a small number of whites among the blacks
maloštevílni pl some few

mandát mandate

dobiti mandát (nad ozemljem) to be given a mandate; mandate
neomejeno trajanje mandáta politika unlimited term of office

manifést manifesto

komunistični manifést communist manifesto
izdati manifést to issue a manifesto

maníra

1. (olika) manners pl

brez maníre ill-mannered
lepih manír well-mannered
imeti slabe maníre to have bad manners
nimaš nobenih manír? have you no manners?
on ima zelo lepe maníre he has very gentlemanly manners, he is quite a gentleman
ne maram njegovih manír I don't like his behaviour

2. (način, ponavljana oblika) manner

mánj less

vse mánj, vedno mánj less and less
več ali mánj more or less
mánj kot less than
še mnogo mánj still (ali much) less
še mánj still less, much less
nič mánj kot no less than, as much as, as many as
tem mánj, ker... all the less so since...
nič mánj (= vseeno, kljub temu) nevertheless, none the less
mánj znan avtor a less known author
tri dni mánj kot en mesec three days short of a month
mánj govoriti in več delati to speak less and to do more
moral bi piti mánj vina he should drink less wine
15 - 7 = 8 fifteen minus seven equals eight