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nebó (vidno) sky; firmament; pesniško welkin; (v ustih) palate

na nebu in the sky
nebó nad prestolom, nebó pri procesiji baldachin, canopy
visok do neba skyhigh, very high
iz vedrega neba out of the blue, out of a clear sky
pod milim nebom under the open sky, in the open air
med nebom in zemljo between heaven and earth
kot strela z jasnega neba like a bolt from the blue, all of a sudden
proti nebu skyward(s)
do neba segajoč reaching up to the sky, touching the sky
bitka pod nebom air battle
modro nebó blue sky
oblačno nebó cloudy sky, overcast sky
do neba vpijoč crying to heaven
štiri strani neba the four points of the compass
(dimna) pisava (reklama) na nebu aeronavtika skywriting; ZDA smoke-writing (sky advertising)
pisec (reklame) na nebu skywriter
košček modrega neba a patch of blue sky
nebó je modro (oblačno) the sky is blue (cloudy, overcast)
dvigati se v nebó to rise to the skies
koga v nebó povzdigovati to praise someone to the skies, to laud to the skies, to extol
(kot) z neba pasti (figurativno) to come out of the blue, to drop from the skies
noben mojster ni z neba padel (figurativno) no one is born a master
v nebó vpijoča krivica a crime crying to heaven for vengeance
moder kot nebó sky blue, skylike
do neba (= čez vse mere) sky-high, to the sky (ali to the skies)

nedáven recent; late, not long gone (ali past), elapsed; newly

do nedávnega until recently, quite recently

nekóč once, at one time, in times past, in old times, in former times; (v bodočnosti) some day

nekóč boš moral vse poplačati you'll have to pay it all back some day
davno nekóč long ago, in times past, in ancient times; pesniško in olden days, in days or yore
nekóč je bil kralj... (v pravljicah) once upon a time there was a king
nekóč sem to delal (zdaj ne več) I used to do it

nekuránten unsalable, unmarketable

nekurántno blago goods pl that do not sell

nepogrešljív indispensable; necessary

to je zame nepogrešljívo I cannot do without it

nepotrében unnecessary; superfluous; dispensable; needless

po nepotrébnem unnecessarily, without need
nepotrébna naglica undue haste
to je nepotrébno that can be done without
to mi je nepotrébno I can do without, I can dispense with lt
nepotrébno prislov unnecessarily, needlessly
po nepotrébnem se truditi (figurativno) to knock at an open door

nepremíšljen thoughtless, inconsiderate, imprudent, light-headed, reckless, giddy

nekateri ljudje so nepremíšljeni some people are inconsiderate; (prenagel) foolhardy, rash, overhasty, precipitate, heedless; arhaično temerarious
nepremíšljeno prislov imprudently, rashly, recklessly
bilo bi od tebe nepremíšljeno, če bi to storil you would be ill-advised to do so

neràd reluctantly, with reluctance, unwillingly; with a bad grace; (z nevoljo) grudgingly

rad ali neràd whether willing or not, willing or unwilling, willy-nilly
neràd pišem I am averse to writing
neràd to napravim I am reluctant to do it
le neràd privoliti to give (a) reluctant consent
neràd to priznam I am unwilling to admit it
neràd te nadlegujem I am loath to trouble you

neúmnost (piece, act of) stupidity, folly, foolishness; nonsense, absurdity, preposterousness, senselessness

skrajna neúmnost utter nonsense; (traparija) twaddle
neúmnost(i)! nonsense!, stuff and nonsense!, bosh!, fiddlesticks!; rot!
ne delaj takih neúmnosti! you must not do such foolish things!
neúmnosti kvasiš (žargon) you are talking rot
neúmnosti uganjati to play the fool
govoriti neúmnosti to talk nonsense
blebetati neúmnosti to talk drivel (ali rubbish)

nevólja reluctance, reluctancy; unwillingness; disgust

z nevóljo unwillingly
z nevóljo privoliti to give (a) reluctant consent
z nevóljo kaj napraviti to show reluctance to do something, to be loath (ali loth) to do something
ne (po)kazati nevólje (= molče požreti) to make the best of a bad job, to grin and bear it

nevoščljívost envy; grudge

poklicna nevoščljívost professional envy, occupational jealousy
iz nevoščljívosti kaj napraviti to do something out of envy
pozelenel sem od nevoščljívosti I turned green with envy
zbuditi nevoščljívost pri kom to rouse someone's envy
bolje je zbujati nevoščljívost kot usmiljenje better be envied than pitied

néžen tender; delicate; soft (z with); gentle; (slaboten, šibak) frail, weak, slender

néžen do koga, s kom nice (ali kind) to, sweet on someone
néžne, sladke besede soft nothings pl
néžni spol (ženske) the soft sex, softer sex

níč nothing; not anything; nought; not a thing; arhaično, pesniško naught, ZDA nought

čisto níč nothing at all
prav níč, popolnoma níč nothing at all; nothing whatever
níč razen nothing but
níč več nothing more, no more, nothing further
za níč for nothing
za níč na svetu not for the world; not for love or money; not for anything
níč in zopet níč nothing-repeat-nothing, absolutely nothing
níč drugega nothing else
níč novega nothing new
níč takega nothing of the kind, none of that
níč koliko (= mnogo) very much, very many
toliko kot níč, skoraj níč next to nothing
za prazen níč for no reason
vse ali níč all or nothing, neck or nothing
meni níč, tebi níč quite coolly, bold as brass
níč manj kot... no less than, anything but...
prav níč slabši kot... no whit inferior to...
níč boljšega od no better than..., nothing like as good as...
to ti ni níč mar! none of your business!
to še ni níč that is nothing
to ni níč zame that is no use for me, that won't do for me
to ni níč vredno that is worthless
on ni níč boljši he isn't any better
iz tega ni bilo níč nothing came of it, it came to nothing
níč novega ni v časopisu there is nothing new in the paper
iz tebe ne bo nikoli níč you will never be anything, you are a worthless fellow (ali pogovorno a dead loss)
nisi prav níč prekmalu you are none too soon
če ni níč drugega! if that's all there is to it!
rezultat je 2 níč (2:0) šport the score is two nil
to ni níč v primeri s tem, kar sem nekoč videl that is nothing to what I once saw
iz níč ni níč nothing begets nothing, one cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs
ne morem níč za to I can't help it
níč ne dé, níč za to all right, there's no harm done, it doesn't matter, no matter, never mind
níč se ne da napraviti! there's nothing we can do (ali nothing to be done) about it!
(to ni važno) to níč ne pomeni this is of no consequence
níč ne marati, ne se meniti za níč not to care (ali pogovorno not to give a hoot) about anything
v níč devati to disparage, to belittle, to depreciate, to discredit, to attach no value (to)
níč več nimam povedati I have nothing more to say
s tem nimam níč opraviti I have nothing to do with it
to níč ne stane it is gratis, it is free, it may be had for the asking
na níč priti to be ruined, to come to grief
na níč spraviti koga to ruin someone
začel je z níč (v življenju) he started from nothing (ali from scratch)
kdor nič ne riskira, nič nima nothing venture, nothing gain

nikákor ne by no means, not at all, on no account; in no way; arhaično nowise

tega nikákor ne morem storiti I can't possibly do it

nikár on no account

nikár ne pozabi! be sure not to forget it!
nikár tega ne delaj! don't do that on any account!, make sure you don't do that!

nizkôtnost baseness, vileness, meanness; low-mindedness

kakšna nizkôtnost! what a mean thing to do!
skrajna nizkôtnost supreme baseness

nóč night; night-time, nightfall; (tema) darkness, dark

do nóči till dark
pozno v nóč far into the night, till late at night
pred nóčjo before nightfall
vsako nóč every night, nightly
nóč za nóčjo night after night
sredi trde nóči in the dead of the night, at dead of night
preko nóči, čez nóč overnight
pod nóč in the dusk
vso, celo nóč all night (long)
neke nóči one (certain) night
preteklo nóč last night
cele nóči for whole nights
neke temne nóči on a dark night
lahko nóč! good night!
trajajoč vso nóč nightlong, all-night
nóč na dan (24 ur brez prekinitve) around the clock
mesečna nóč moonlit (ali moonlight) night
kresna nóč Midsummer Night
božična, sveta nóč religija Christmas Eve
novoletna nóč New Year's Eve
velika nóč religija Easter
poročna nóč wedding night, nuptial night
šentjernejska nóč zgodovina the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve
polarna nóč the polar night
viharna nóč a dirty night
nóč brez spanja a sleepless night, a restless night
1001 noč Arabian Nights' Entertainments pl, the Arabian Nights pl
nóč se dela it is getting dark; it is growing dark
biti različen kot nóč pa dan to be as different as chalk and cheese
prebiti dobro (slabo) nóč to have (ali to pass) a good (a bad) night
nóč in dan mislim na to I keep thinking of it night and day
vso nóč sem spal I slept the whole night (through)
prebil sem nóč brez spanja I had (ali passed) a sleepless night, I did not sleep a wink all night
vso nóč nisem niti za hip zatisnil očesa I could not get a wink of sleep all night
prekrokati nóč to make a night of it
prebdeti, prečuti nóč to sit up all night
on bdí dolgo v nóč he sits up late, he keeps late hours
delati nóč in dan to work night and day
ostati čez nóč (prenočiti) to stay the night
nóč ga je vzela he slipped away under cover of night

nôga foot, pl feet; (krak) leg; (klavnih živali) hoof, pl -s, hooves, (za jed) trotter; (čaše) stem, foot; (mize, stola) leg

prednja nôga foreleg
zadnja nôga hind leg
od glave do nôg from head to foot, from top to toe
prekrižanih nôg cross-legged
zaspale nôge (mravljinci v nogah) pins and needles
lahkih nôg light-footed, light-foot
umivanje nôg footwashing
ki ima nôge na O bandy-legged, bandy, bowlegged
nôge na X knock-knees
ki ima nôga na X knock-kneed
že biti na nôgah to be on one's feet
ves dan sem že na nôgah I have been on the go (ali run off my feet) all day
biti z eno nôgo v grobu to have one foot (ali one's feet) in the grave, to be on one's last legs
biti šibak v nôgah to be unsteady (ali groggy) on one's feet (ali pogovorno on one's pins)
on je slab v nôgah (slab hodec, pešec) he is a poor walker
pomagati komu na nôge to help someone up on his feet
sam si pomagati na nôge (figurativno) to lift oneself up by one's own bootstraps
obdržati se na nôgah to keep one's legs
metati komu polena pod nôge to put a spoke in someone's wheel, to thwart someone
nôge me bolijo my legs hurt, I have a pain in my legs
on ima umetno nôgo he has an artificial leg
podstaviti komu nôgo to trip someone (up)
postaviti koga na nôge to set someone on his feet
spraviti, postaviti koga zopet na nôge to put someone back on his feet
postaviti se na lastne nôge (figurativno) to stand on one's own two feet
postaviti se spet na nôge to recover one's footing
prestopati se z nôge na nôgo to shift one's weight from one foot to the other
pretegniti si nôge, iztegniti nôge to stretch one's legs
skočiti na nôge to spring (ali to start, to leap) to one's feet
skakati po eni nôgi to hop
stati na šibkih nôgah (figurativno) to stand on a weak foundation
stopiti komu na nôgo to tread upon someone's foot
teptati z nôgami to trample (ali to tread) underfoot
udariti z nôgo ob tla to tap (ali to stamp) one's foot
vidim sledove njegovih nôg v snegu I can see his footprints in the snow
vstati z levo nôgo (figurativno) to get out of bed on the wrong side
nôge so me začele boleti I became footsore
nôga mi je zaspala my leg (ali foot) has gone to sleep
izviniti si nôgo to sprain one's ankle
braniti se z rokami in nôgami proti čemu to fight against something tooth and nail
pasti komu k nôgam to fall at someone's feet
živeti na veliki nôgi (razkošno) to live in grand style
stati na lastnih nôgah to stand on one's own feet, to be on one's own, to be independent

nogavíca (kratka) sock, (dolga) stocking

dolge nogavíce long stockings, hose pl
par nogavíc a pair of stockings
zelo kratka nogavíca (do gležnjev) ankle sock, bobby sock, pl -sox, -s
tenke, prozorne ženske nogavíce sheer stockings, pl
nogavíce z ojačanimi prsti in peto stockings pl with reinforced heels and toes
brezšivne nogavíce seamless stockings pl
bombažne nogavíce cotton stockings pl
moška nogavíca sock, half hose
ženske nogavíce ladies' (ali women's) stockings pl
elastične nogavíce elastic stockings pl
nogavíca -dokolenka knee-length, mid-length
nogavíce iz umetne svile rayon stockings pl
najlonske nogavíce nylons pl
svilene nogavíce silk stockings pl
volnene nogavíce woollen (ZDA woolen) stockings pl
v nogavícah (= sezut) in one's stockings, in one's stockinged feet
obut (le) v nogavíce stockinged
nogavíce brez stopala hosetops pl
nogavíce za krčne žile elastic stockings pl
tovarna nogavíc hosiery mill
trgovina z nogavícami hosier's
obleči (sleči) nogavíce to put on (to take off) one's stockings
obleči komu nogavíce to help someone on with his (ali her) stockings
nogavíca se natrga the stocking ladders, there is a ladder in the stocking
pas za nogavíce suspender belt
podveza za nogavíco garter; suspender

noréti to be mad, to be crazy; to be foolish

noréti za kom to dote on someone
vse ženske norijo za njim all the women are wild about him
noréti za čim to rave about something; (neumno se obnašati) to play the fool, to do foolish things, to lose one's wits