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ni is not; there is not, there are not

ni ga še he has not come yet
on ni več otrok he is no longer a child
pri hiši ni miru there's no peace in the house ➞ niti

nit thread

nit za šivanje sewing thread
prašna nit botanika stamen
žarilna nit filament
življenjska nit the thread of life
živa nit (trihina, zoologija) threadworm, nematode
nit pri stroku (fižola ipd.) string
izgubiti nit svojih argumentov, misli to lose the thread of one's arguments, ideas
suhe niti ni bilo na meni I had not a dry thread (ali stitch of clothing) on me, I was wet to the skin
odstraniti niti (iz stroka) to string
vdeti nit v šivanko to thread a needle
njegovo življenje je viselo na niti his life hung by a thread

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

nós nose; figurativno, pogovorno snout, žargon nozzle, ZDA schnozzle; humoristično proboscis; (ladje) head; (voh) scent; (vrča) beak, spout; figurativno (graja) rebuke; (vonj) scent, smell

prav pred nósom, izpred nósa under the very nose (of)
na vrat na nós head over heels, in a great hurry, precipitately, helter-skelter
orlovski nós aquiline nose, Roman nose
ploščat nós flat nose
potlačen nós pug nose
velik nós big nose
zakrivljen nós hawk nose, beak, hook nose, hooked nose
zavihan nós turned-up nose
pijančev nós grog-nose
govorjenje skozi nós nasal twang
dobiti jo po nósu (figurativno) to be reproved (ali rebuked, reprimanded, snubbed)
dobil jo je po nósu he went away with a flea in his ear
govoriti skozi nós to speak through one's nose, to speak with a nasal twang
imeti kaj (prav) pred nósom to have something under one's (very) nose (ali in plain view)
imeti dober nós to be keen-scented, (za kaj) to have a good (ali sharp) nose (for something), to have a keen scent (for something)
povsod ima svoj nós (figurativno) he is a busybody
imeti zamašen nós (od nahoda) to have a stuffy (ali stuffed up) nose
iti, hoditi za nósom (delati po nagonu) to follow one's nose
oditi z dolgim nósom to go away with a long face, to go off with a flea in one's ear
obrisati se pod nósom (figurativno) to go away empty-handed, to have one's trouble for nothing, to be left out in the cold
lahko se pod nósom obrišeš za to! (figurativno) you may whistle for it!, pogovorno you'll be lucky!
čistiti si nós (usekniti se) to blow one's nose
krvaveti iz nósa to have a nose bleed
iz nósa mi teče my nose is running
komu kaj pod nós dati to bring something home to someone, to rub it in
visoko nós nositi (figurativno) to turn up one's nose; to be self-conceited
kri mi teče iz nósa my nose is bleeding
premagati koga za dolžino nósú šport to win (ali to beat someone) by a nose
potegniti koga za nós to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone
vlak mi je pred nósom ušel (odpeljal) I missed the train by a hair
ne videti dalj od nósa to see no farther than the end of one's nose
nikoli ne vildiš niti ped pred nósom! you never see an inch before your nose!
ne vidiš ped pred nósom! you can't see beyond the end of your nose!
vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose at, to look down one's nose at, to look disdainfully at (someone)
zaničljivo vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose in disdain at; to sneer at
voditi, vleči koga za nós (figurativno) to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone, to make a fool of someone, to hoax someone
vtikati svoj nós v to pry (ali to nose) into, to poke one's nose into
vtikati svoj nós v tuje zadeve to stick one's nose into other people's business
v vse vtika svoj nós he pokes his nose into everything
zapreti komu vrata pred nósom to shut the door in someone's face, (zaloputniti) to slam the door in someone's face
on ima dober nós za ceneno blago he has a nose for bargains
dati se voditi za nós to be a dupe (of someone)

od from; of; since; on, upon

od 1 do 10 from one to ten
10 od 20ih ten out of twenty
od 100 niti 1 not one in a hundred
od daleč from far away, from afar
od Ljubljane do Zagreba from Lj. to Z.
od časa do časa from time to time
od danes dalje (naprej) from this day (forward)
od jutri naprej from tomorrow
od sedaj naprej from now on, henceforth
od 9ih do 10ih from nine till (ali to) ten
od nedelje do petka from Sunday to (ZDA through) Friday
od jeseni since autumn
(že) od nekdaj for some time
od malega (mladih let) from childhood (on)
od prvega do zadnjega from first to last
od povsod from everywhere, from all sides
od včeraj since yesterday
od takrat, od tedaj from that time, from then on; thence, since then, thenceforth
(že) od (vsega, prvega) začetka from the (very) beginning (ali start)
od jutra do večera from morning till (ali to) night, all day long, all the livelong day
od zadaj from behind
sam od sebe by myself (yourself, etc.), spontaneously, of one's own accord
od spodaj from beneath
nobeden od nas none of us
od besede do besede (dobesedno) word for word, literally, verbatim
od mnogih primerov among many examples
nem od presenečenja (struck) dumb with astonishment
otrpel od mraza stiff with cold
zapuščen od vseh abandoned (ali deserted, forsaken) by everyone
od srca rad most willingly
od utrujenosti from fatigue
lepo od vas nice of you
ni lepo od tebe it isn't nice of you
drhteti od strahu to tremble with fear
moj brat je večji od mene my brother is taller than I (am) (ali pogovorno than me)
od kdaj si že v bolnici? how long have you been in hospital?
od razburjenja ni mogel govoriti he could not speak for excitement
to odvisi od vremena that depends on the weather
pozdravi ga od mene (v mojem imenu) give him my best regards
(od) kar ljudje pomnijo from time immemorial, from time out of mind
umreti od lakote, jetike to die of hunger, of consumption
on živi od peresa (figurativno) he lives by his pen

okó eye; (na krompirju) eye; (mastno) drop of grease; botanika eye (of a bud)

kurje okó (figurativno) corn
operater kurjih očes chiropodist
stekleno okó a glass eye
magično okó magic-eye tuning
mačje okó (figurativno) (rear) reflector
z golim očesom with the naked eye
s prostim očesom with unaided eye
okó postave je budno the eye of the law is ever vigilant
imeti okó za lepoto (za kaj lepega) to have an eye for the beautiful
kakor daleč seže okó as far as the eye can reach, within eyeshot, within range of sight
dljè kot seže okó farther (ali further) than the eye can see
z očesom ne treniti not to bat an eyelid
niti z očesom ni trenil he did not even wince
on ne vidi več na levo okó he lost the sight of his left eye
vidim stvari z istim očesom kot ti (figurativno) I see eye to eye with you
pazi na okó! mind your eye!
zamižati na eno okó to wink an eye (ob at), (figurativno) to connive (at), to shut one's eyes to
zatisnil je eno okó ob mojem kajenju he turned a blind eye to my smoking
ne zatisniti očesa (figurativno) not to sleep a wink
nocoj nisem zatisnil očesa I did not get a wink of sleep last night
okó za okó, zob za zob an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

omeníti to mention, to make mention of; to refer to

mimogrede omeníti to mention in passing
samó omeníti barely to mention
ni nam treba (niti) omeníti we need scarcely mention (da... that...)
omenili smo že... mention has already been made of...
kot smo zgoraj omenili as mentioned above, as we have already said

pára¹ (denar)

plačati dolg do zadnje párae to pay one's debt down to the last farthing
niti (prebite) párae nimam I am penniless
prebite párae ne vreden not worth a damn (ali a hoot), not worth a tinker's curse (ali VB cuss, ZDA dam(n)), žargon worth damn all

péd pédenj (mera, 9 col, 2,5 cm) span

(eno) péd, pédenj širok a span wide
péd, pédenj za péd, pédenjjo little by little, arhaično inchmeal
niti za péd, pédenj se ne premaknem I'm not budging an inch
niti za péd, pédenj ne odstopim, popustim gledé... as regards... I'm not yielding an inch
premikati se péd, pédenj za péd, pédenjjo to inch along, to move inch by inch (ali by inches)

píčica dot; jot

še za píčico ne not a jot
niti píčice ne odstopim od svojih zahtev I won't give up one iota of my demands
do píčice natančno to the letter; to a T
loviti píčice na i (biti pretirano natančen) to dot the i's and cross the t's

podóben resembling, similar, alike, like

podóben kot jajce jajcu as like as two peas
na podóben način likewise, in like manner
podóbni trikotniki similar triangles pl
bolj podóben bogu kot človeku more like to god than man
podóbna sta si they are cast in the same mould
biti podóben to be alike, to look like, to resemble, to bear a likeness (ali resemblance) (komu to someone)
podóbna vsota a similar sum, a like amount
biti komu zelo podóben to bear (ali to have) a strong resemblance to someone
fant je podóben očetu the boy takes after his father
podóben ti je kot jajce jajcu he is the dead spit and image of you
niti najmanj si nista podóbna there is not the slightest resemblance between them
to mu ni prav nič podóbno that is very unlike him
to je (čisto) njemu podóbno that is just like him
portret je čisto podóben originalu (osebi) the portrait is a speaking likeness
in (ali) podóbno and (or) suchlike, and (or) the like
briga se le za (mar so mu le) karte, biljard in podóbno he cares for nothing but cards, billiards and suchlike

pójem notion; idea; conception; filozofija concept; (čuden, muhast) conceit

meglen pójem vague idea, hazy notion
napačen pójem misconception
nenavaden, čuden pójem queer notion
osnovni pójmi pl the first rudiments pl
imeti čudne pójme o... to have queer notions about...
nimam pójma I have no idea
nimam niti najmanjšega pójma o tem I haven't the slightest (ali the haziest) idea of it
nisem imel pójma, da je tako pozno I didn't realize it was so late

pomísliti to think (na of); to imagine, to conceive; to fancy; to consider (na kaj something); to be struck by an idea; to reflect

pomisli! imagine!, fancy!, just think!
pomisli, kaj delaš! think what you are doing!
samó pomislite! just fancy (ali think)!
pomisli, da si na mojem mestu! suppose you were in my place!
na to ni niti pomísliti it is out of the question!
na to še v sanjah ne bi pomislil nothing is further from my mind
čakaj, da pomislim (vidim)! let me see!
niti pomisliti ne smem na to I can't bear the thought of it
pomisli(te) si to!, pomisli(te) kaj takega! fancy that!
če pomislimo, da... considering that...
pomísliti na najhujše to anticipate the worst

prebít broken (in several places)

prebíte pare ne, niti prebíte pare not a penny, not a brass farthing
nimam prebíte pare I haven't got a brass farthing

privóščiti

privóščiti komu not to envy someone, not to grudge someone, not to deny (ali to stint someone in...); to give readily (ali willingly, gladly); to grant, to allow
ne privóščiti (= zavidati) to envy, to grudge, to begrudge; (komu česa someone something)
privoščim mu to I don't grudge (ali envy) it him, (v slabem pomenu) (= prav mu je) it serves him right
privóščiti komu kaj slabega to wish someone ill
privóščiti si to afford, to treat oneself
tega si ne morem privóščiti I can't afford it
privóščiti si počitnice, dopust (oddih) to treat oneself to a holiday
privóščiti si buteljko šampanjca to treat oneself to a bottle of champagne
ne si privóščiti potrebnega to stint oneself
privóščiti si koga (figurativno) to poke fun at someone, to make fun of someone
niti kruha si ne privošči he is even denying himself bread
tega ne bi nikomur privoščil (figurativno) ZDA it shouldn't happen to a dog

próstor room; space; (sedež) seat; (razstavni) site; (površina) area; (področje) tract, region

próstor! make way!, give way!, clear the way!
brezzračni próstor vacuum
življenjski próstor living space
zaradi pomanjkanja próstora for lack of space
trgovski próstori business premises pl
društveni próstori a society's premises
ni več próstora there is no room left
próstora je za vse there is room for all
vsi próstori so zasedeni all the places are taken
napraviti próstor za koga to make room for someone, to clear the way for someone
rezervirati próstor to book a seat
niti toliko próstora ni, da bi se človek obrnil there's not room enough to swing a cat
potreben bi bil mnogo večji prostor, kot (pa) je na voljo it would require much more space than is available here (ali than you've got here)
omejenost, pičlost próstora shortage of space
kazenski próstor šport penalty area

pst! hush!; silence!

in pst!!, niti besedice o tem! and mum's the word!; mum!

resníca truth; arhaično sooth

v resníci in truth, in fact; in (good) sooth
gola resníca naked truth
čista resníca the very truth
neolepšana resníca unvarnished truth
sveta (božja) resníca gospel truth, God's truth
nepotvorjena resníca unadulterated truth
resníci na ljubo out of regard for the truth
vsa, polna resníca the whole (ali full, plain) truth
povedati vso resníco (figurativno) to spill the beans
grenka, neugodna resníca home truth
dokaz resníce proof of truth
brez trohice resníce without a shred of truth
zaradi resníce for the sake of truth
resníca ni prijetna truth is unpalatable
to je sveta resníc! it's God's truth!
v tem ni niti besedice resníce there is not a word of truth about it
dokazati resníco to prove (ali to establish) the truth
imeti, vzeti kaj za sveto resníco to take something for gospel
ne lepšam resníce I call a spade a spade; I don't mince words, I speak frankly
postati resníca to become reality, to be realised; to come true
izkriviti, popačiti resníco to colour (ali to stretch, to heighten) the truth, to distort (ali to mispresent, to garble) the truth
potlačiti resníco to hush something up; to suppress the truth, to keep things (ali something) dark
povedati čisto resníco to tell the plain, unvarnished truth
povedal sem mu nekaj gorkih resníc I told him some home truths
da povem resníco... to tell the truth, truth to tell...
v obraz sem mu povedal resníco I told him bluntly (ali plainly)
v brk sem mu povedal resníco I told him point-blank
prikrojiti resníco po svoje to strain the truth
zabrusiti komu resníco v obraz to fling the truth in someone's teeth
to je pačenje resníce it is a distortion of the truth
resníca je počasi prišla na dan the truth has leaked out

sánjati to dream; to see in a dream

sanjalo se mi je I dreamt
sanjal sem nekaj čudnega I had a strange dream
niti sanja se mi ne (figurativno) I have not the haziest notion
še sanja se mi ne, da bi... (daleč proč, kaj še) I would not dream of it!
to se mi še sanjalo nikoli ni that never entered my head, I never dreamt (ali thought) of such a thing
to se ti je moralo sánjati you must have dreamt it

sánje dream (o of), dreaming

v sánjah in a dream
niti v sánjah ne (figurativno) far from it
dežela sánj dreamland, world of fancy, dream world
kot v sánjah as in a dream, like a dream
razlagalec sánj interpreter of dreams
imel sem slabe sánje I had bad dreams
mladostne sánje youthful dreams pl
moje sánje o bogastvu so se razblinile my dreams of wealth have vanished like smoke
moje sánje so se uresničile my dream has come true
sánje varajo dreams deceive, dreams are a delusion