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nadárjen talented; gifted

zelo nadárjen of great talent
zelo nadárjeno deklè a girl of great talents
biti nadárjen za jezike to have a gift for languages
nisem nadárjen za glasbo I have no talent for music
on je nadárjen za risanje he has a talent for drawing

nadléga trouble; bother; annoyance; molestation; vexation; inconvenience

povzročiti nadlégo, biti v nadlégo komu to be a nuisance, to cause annoyance to someone
to mi ni v nadlégo it is no inconvenience to me
če vam to ne bo v nadlégo if it is no inconvenience to you
bojim se, da vam bom v nadlégo I am afraid I shall inconvenience you (ali be in your way)
obžalujem, da vam delam tako nadlégo I am sorry to be such a nuisance (ali cause you so much inconvenience)
upam, da vam ne bom delal nadlége I hope I shall not put you to any inconvenience

naglédati se to look (ali to watch) one's fill, to look to one's heart's content; to gaze one's fill

nisem se ga mogel naglédati se I could never tire of gazing at him
naglej se je! just look at that girl!, pogovorno get an eyeful of that!

naíven ingenuous; artless; naive, naïve; innocent; simple-minded, simple; guileless; credulous; natural; sincere; unsophisticated; pogovorno green, silly

nisem tako naíven (figurativno) I was not born yesterday

naj

naj vstopi! let him come in!
naj bo very well!; all right!, agreed!, pogovorno O.K. arhaično so be it!
naj počiva v miru! may he rest in peace!
naj pride, kar hoče! come what may!
naj stane, kar hoče! cost what it may!
kaj naj to pomeni? what can (ali does) that mean?
kaj naj storim? what am I to do?
reci mu, naj pride! tell him to come!
naj ljudje rečejo, kar hočejo! let people say what they will!
naj je še tako mlad... young though he may be...
naj bodo (še tako) bogati, (oni) ne morejo... rich as they are (ali no matter how rich they may be), they cannot...
ne vemo, kaj naj naredimo s tem we don't know what to do with it
nisem vedel, ali naj se smejem ali jočem I did not know whether to laugh or to cry

nájbolje best

kar nájbolje sem mogel as best as I could
smatram za nájbolje (da grem v...) I think it best (to go to...)
najbolje je, če (poveš resnico) you had best (tell the truth)
nájbolje zanj bi bilo najeti avto he had best rent a car
nájbolje bi (jaz) storil, če bi ostal (ostanem) doma I had best stay at home
kakor nájbolje vem in znam to the best of my knowledge (ali power, ability)

najbóljši the best; first-rate, superior, prime

v najbóljšem primeru at (the) best
on je najbóljši učenec v razredu he is top of his form
v najbóljših letih in the prime of life
najbóljši učenec the top pupil
najbóljše od vsega the very best
moja najbóljša (praznična) obleka my best, my Sunday best
vse najbóljše! all the best!, I wish you all the best of luck!

najéti to rent, to hire; to engage; to take on lease

najéti ladjo, letalo to charter a steamer, a plane
najéti taksi to hire a taxi
najéti avto to hire (ali to rent) a car
najéti od ure to engage by the hour
najéti posojilo to raise a loan
najel sem sobo v 3. nadstropju I took a room on the third floor

nájmanj the least; least of all; the minimum; the least amount

niti nájmanj ne not in the least
ob sobotah je tu nájmanj ljudi on Saturdays we have the poorest attendance here
on je nájmanj delal he worked least
to je nájmanj, kar moremo storiti it is the least one can do
niti nájmanj ne dvomim I have not the slightest doubt
niti nájmanj se ni pritoževal he didn't complain in the least

najmánjši -a, -e the least

v najmánjših podrobnostih in the minutest (ali most minute) details
najmánjšega upanja ni there is not the faintest (ray of) hope
nimam najmánjšega razloga (dvoma) I have not the least reason (doubt)
to je najmánjša mojih napak, slabosti it is the least of my failings

nájti to find; (odkriti) to discover, to find out

našel je kovanec na pločniku he found a coin on the pavement
otroka nismo mogli nikjer nájti the child was nowhere to be found
nájti novo metodo to find a new method
ne najdem nič izrednega v tem I see nothing extraordinary in that
nájti enakovrednega nasprotnika to find one's match
moramo najti njegovo šibko točko we must try to find his weak point
nájti opravičilo za to find an excuse for
nájti svojo pot to find one's way

nájveč most; at the most; mostly

nájveč, kar sem mogel storiti, je bilo... the most I could do was...
nájveč dve milji two miles at the outside
nájveč ljudi most people
nájveč časa porabim za branje I spend most of my time reading
ostal bom tam nájveč 10 dni I shall stay there ten days at the outside (ali at the most)

naklónjen inclined; kind, favourable, favourably disposed, benevolent, friendly

biti naklónjen komu to be in favour of someone, well disposed to someone
streha je strmo naklonjena the roof slopes sharply
nisem temu naklónjen (nisem za to) I am not in favour of it

naknádno subsequently; afterwards; additionally; at a later stage

naknádno sem zvedel, da... I subsequently learned that...

nálog order; commission; charge; instruction; errand; writ

po nálogu by order
po vašem nálogu in accordance with your order (ali your instructions)
plačilni nálog order to pay
sodni nálog court order
zaporni nálog writ of attachment
imam nálog I am charged
dati nálog to give a commission (za kaj for something)
izvršiti nálog to execute an order

nalóga task; (vaja) exercise; (dolžnost) duty; (sestavek, v šoli) theme, composition

domača nalóga homework
kazenska (šolska) nalóga imposition
težka nalóga a hard task
nehvaležna nalóga a thankless task
raziskovalna nalóga research project
dati komu nalógo to set someone a task
to ni lahka nalóga this is no easy task
to se mi ne zdi lahka nalóga I find it no easy task
stati pred težavno nalógo to be faced with a hard task
za posebno nalógo odrejena skupina vojakov task force
rešiti vse nalóge to complete an examination paper

namèn intention; purpose; end

v ta namèn for this purpose
v kakšen namèn? with what purpose, arhaično to what end?
z namènom, da... with the intention of (ali with a view to) (bi šli going)
namèn je jasen the intention is obvious
imeti namèn to plan, to intend
imeti skrite namène (žargon) to have something up one's sleeve
ustrezati namènu to answer the purpose
že nekaj dni imam namèn dati uro v popravilo I've been meaning to get my watch repaired for days
namèn posvečuje sredstva the end justifies (ali arhaično sanctifies) the means
nimam namèna, da bi vas žalil I have no wish to offend you
nimamo namèna, da bi odgovorili na to vprašanje we do not intend to answer (ali we have not the slightest intention of answering) this question
prišel sem z namènom, da bi govoril s teboj I came to have a word with you
rekel je to brez kakršnegakoli namèna he said that with no ulterior motive
ima najboljše namène he has the best intentions
ustrezati (služiti rabiti) namènu to answer (to serve) the purpose

naméniti to destine (za for, to); to intend (za for); to mean, to assign to a purpose; (vsoto) to earmark; to devote (za to)

teh milijon tolarjev sem namenil za nujna popravila I earmarked that million tolars for urgent repairs
naméniti se to resolve, to intend, to make up one's mind

namerávati to intend; to be about to; to plan; to have a mind to; to mean to; (nekam) to be off

nameravam domov (na trg) I'm off home (to market)
namerávati nekaj to have something in view (ali in mind)
nameravam se vrniti prihodnji teden I intend to return next week
kako dolgo nameravate ostati v tem mestu? how long do you intend to remain in this town?

namigováti namigávati ➞ namigniti

ne vem, na kaj namiguješ (pogovorno) I don't know what you're getting at (ali driving at)