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múčiti to torture; to torment; to rack; to inflict pain on, to martyr; to maltreat; (bolečina) to hurt, to ail; (v šoli) to bully, to intimidate; (dražiti z varljivimi upi) to tantalize; (nadlegovati, jeziti) to bother, to worry, to vex, to plague, to tease, to grieve, to harass

skrbi jo mučijo she is tormented with worry
muči ga protin he is a martyr to gout
muči me misel na... I am uneasy (ali anxious) about...
do smrti múčiti to martyr
múčiti se (z delom) to labour, to slave, to toil, to moil, to toil and moil; to be at pains; to take pains, to make efforts, to strive hard, to struggle; to trouble oneself
múčiti se navkreber, v hrib to toil up the hill
múčiti se kot črna živina to drudge
muči se na žive in mrtve he is working himself to death

múden taking up much time; (v zamudi) behindhand

múdno delo a time-consuming task (ali job)

mudíti (zavlačevati) to delay, to detain, to retard, to slow down

mudíti se to tarry, to delay; (bivati) to stay, to dwell
ne mudi se the matter is not urgent, there is no hurry
mudi se mi I am in a hurry, I've no time to spare, I am pressed for time
ne mudi se mi tako zelo I am not in that much of a hurry
ne mudi se za to there's no hurry for it
ne mudi se tako strašno there's no tearing hurry
pri tem delu se rad mudim I like to take my time over this job
kam se ti tako mudi? what's your rush?
mudil seje dva meseca v Zagrebu he stayed for two months in Zagreb
mudíti se pri čem to linger over something

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

múla zoologija mule; figurativno sulks pl, sulk, sulking

majhna múla hinny
trmast kot múla (as) obstinate as a mule
jezditi na múli to go on (ali by) muleback
múlo kuhati (figurativno) to sulk
z múlo ne boš nič dosegel you'll get nowhere with your sulking
kdor múlo kuha sulker

mustáče moustache, ZDA mustache; (mačje) whiskers pl

nositi mustáče to wear a moustache

muzikálen muzikáličen musical

muzikálni instrumenti musical instruments pl
ona je zelo muzikálna she has a good ear for music
muzikálen, muzikáličen glas a melodious (ali musical) voice
biti zelo muzikálničen to be a good musician

muzikánt musician

on je dober muzikánt he is a good musician

na on, upon; at; in; up, upward; to; over

na cesti on the road
na ulici in the street, ZDA on the street
na deželi in the country
na dvorišču in the courtyard
na desni, na levi on the right, on the left
na desno, na levo to the right, to the left
na kredit, na up on credit
na mojo čast on my honour, honestly
na primer for instance, for example
na morju at sea
na nebu in the sky
na sliki in the picture
na soncu in the sun
na polju in the field
na travniku in the meadow
na (živilskem) trgu at the market-place
na postaji at the station
na mizi on (ali upon) the table
na svetu in the world
na razstavi at the exposition
na minuto a minute, to the minute
na mestu (takoj) on the spot, at once
na moji strani on my side
na obeh straneh on both sides
na ta način in this manner
na najlepši način in the finest manner
na povelje to order
na zemljevidu on the map
na moje priporočilo on (ali upon) my recommendation
na moje presenečenje to my surprise (ali astonishment)
na moj račun at my expense
na moje veliko obžalovanje to my deep regret
na svojo škodo to one's detriment (ali cost ali disadvantage)
na mojo škodo to my cost
na temelju on the grounds of, by virtue of
na mojo sramoto to my disgrace
na srečo fortunately
na slepo blindly, at random, gropingly
na vsak način at any rate, by all means
na noben način on no account
na vrat na nos head over heels, headlong
na svidenje! goodbye!, ZDA goodby!, au revoir!, so long!, see you again!
na prvi pogled at first sight, at first glance
na mojo prošnjo at my request
na vaše priporočilo on the strength of your recommendation
na potovanju in travelling
na stotine by hundreds
dvakrat na dan twice a day
X tolarjev na dan X tolars a day
en četrt na pet a quarter past four
tri četrt na pet a quarter to five
na moje stroške at my expense
vpliv na... influence over (ali on)...
X SIT na uro X tolars per hour
biti na lovu to be out hunting
na tebi je, da rečeš... it is up to you (to say)...
biti na obisku pri kom to stay with someone
biti hud na koga to have a grudge against someone
biti gluh na obe ušesi to be deaf in both ears
na luči mi je (stoji) he is (stands) in my light
kdo je zdaj na vrsti? whose turn is it now?
jaz sem na vrsti it is my turn
ljubosumen je na svojo ženo he is jealous of his wife
slep je na eno oko he is blind in one eye
hrom je na eno nogo he is lame in one leg
moje okno gleda na dvorišče my window looks out on to the backyard
igrati na flavto to play the flute
imeti kaj črno na belem to have something in black and white
imaš velik vpliv nanj you have a great influence over (ali on) him
biti ves dan na nogah to be busy (ali pogovorno on the go) all day long
iti na pošto to go to the post office
iti komu na roko (figurativno) to oblige someone, to help someone, to lend someone a helping hand
osvojiti na juriš trdnjavo to take a fortress by storm
(s)plezati na drevo to climb (up) a tree
motiti se na vsej črti to be mistaken all along the line
verjeti komu na besedo to take someone's word for it
zidati na pesek to build on sand
želim sobo na ulico I want a room overlooking the street
iti na lov to go out hunting
iti na potovanje to go abroad

nabásati to stuff; to cram

nabásati s perjem to stuff with feathers
nabásati ljudi v avtobus to cram the bus with people
nabásati učenca z datumi to cram a pupil with dates
nabasani kot sardine (figurativno) packed like sardines

nabirálen collecting; gathering

nabirálna akcija a whipround (za for), collection
imeti nabirálno akcijo za to have a whip-round for

nabrénkati

nabrénkati koga (pretepsti) to beat, to thrash, to cudgel
nabrénkati se vina to have a skinful, to get soused, to get drunk

nabŕskan (slabe volje) bad-tempered

biti nabŕskan to be in a bad temper

nacvréti to fry, to cook (in a large quantity)

nacvrli so skledo krofov they have cooked a dishful of doughnuts
nacvrli so vsega preveč they have made too much of everything

načêlen based on principles; principled; fundamental

načêlen človek a man of principle
načêlno vprašanje a question of principle
načêlno prislov on principle; fundamentally

načét

načét kruh loaf from which a slice has been cut off
načét predmet (pogovora) a broached subject
načét sod broached cask

načéti to begin; to start on, to cut the first piece

načéti predmet to broach a subject
načéti sod to tap (ali to broach) a cask, to pierce a cask
načéti vprašanje to broach (ali to raise) a question

načín manner; mode; way; method; style; fashion; arhaično wise

na ta načín in this way (ali manner), by this means, thus, arhaično in this wise
na isti načín in the same way (ali manner)
na sličen načín in a similar way, arhaično in like manner
na vsak načín by all means
na ta ali oni načín one way or another, by hook or by crook, by fair means or foul
na lep načín in style, in fine style
na nelep (neokusen) načín in poor style
na slovesen načín ceremoniously, arhaično in solemn wise
na tak načín, da... in such a way that...
na kakšen načín? in which way?, how, by what means?
na noben načín by no means, on no account, not at all, arhaično nowise, in no wise
na neki načín in a way, in some way, in some fashion
na vse mogoče načíne in every possible way
na podoben načín similarly, arhaično in like wise (ali manner)
na drug(ačen) načín in some other way
na kakršenkoli načín in any way
na svoj (lasten) načín in one's own way
glagolski načín gramatika mood
načín plačevanja mode of payment
načín življenja way (ali style, mode) of life, life-style
produkcijski načín mode of production
prikazal je stvar na svoj načín he gave his own version of the affair
načín dela way of doing things, mode of work
načín in višina obdavčevanja mode and rate of taxation

načítan well-read, widely read; of vast reading; erudite

zelo načítan človek a man of vast (ali extensive) reading
ona je zelo načítana she is well-read

načŕt plan; project; scheme; design; (osnutek) draft, draught

brez načŕta without a fixed plan
po načŕtu according to plan
načŕt pogodbe draft of a contract
učni načŕt syllabus, curriculum
zakonski načŕt bill
načŕt namakanja irrigation scheme
to je šele v stadiju (fazi) načŕta it is not yet out of the planning stage, it is still on the drawing board
delati načŕte to make plans, to plan
izmisliti načŕt to think out a plan
napraviti, zasnovati načŕt to make a plan
izvesti načŕt to carry (ali to follow) out a plan
ne gre mi v načŕt it does not suit my plan
kovati nove načŕte to devise (ali to form) new plans
prekrižati, zmešati komu načŕte to upset someone's plans, pogovorno to upset someone's apple-cart
opustiti načŕt to drop a plan
moj načŕt je padel v vodo my scheme has come to grief (ali arhaično to nought)
vztrajati pri svojem načŕtu to stand by one's plan
odkriti svoje načŕte to disclose one's plans
izdelati načŕt to work out a plan
zmesti načŕte to disarrange (ali pogovorno to mess up) someone's plans
ne doseči načŕta to fail to achieve one's target