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máčehovski stepmotherly (do to); like a stepmother; arhaično novercal

máhniti to strike, to give a blow

máhniti koga po obrazu to strike someone in the face
mimo máhniti to miss, figurativno to fail, to come to nothing
máhniti jo (v) to go, to set out (for)
máhniti jo čez polja to strike out across the fields
máhniti jo na desno to strike to the right

máhoma (nenadoma) suddenly, all of a sudden; (v hipu) instantly, immediately, at once, on the spot

majorizírati to beat by a majority of votes

málce a little, a bit, a little (ali tiny) bit; a trifle, a small quantity

počutiti se málce bolje to feel slightly better
on je málce staromoden he is a little bit oldfashioned

malénkost a small quantity, a trifle; small (ali trifling, minor, insignificant) matter; a matter of secondary importance; a mere trifle, a bit, a scrap

to je malénkost that's a small matter
zapravljati čas z malénkostmi to waste one's time on trifles
za malénkost predolg a trifle too long
to je le malénkost zame that is a mere trifle to me
moja malénkost my own little self, my humble self, my poor self
ustavljati se ob malénkostih, a iti preko velikih stvari (figurativno) to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel

málicati to lunch, to have a snack, to have a bite (ali a light meal)

málo little; a little; few (pl)

po malem gradually; little by little
čisto málo a tiny bit
prav tako málo kot... no more than...
v málo dneh in a few days
počakaj málo! wait a moment!
jaz málo spim I don't sleep (ali I'm not sleeping) very much, I sleep little
še málo ne not a bit
on je málo znan he is little known
še málo ne slutiš, kaj te čaka you've no idea (ali arhaično you little dream) what is in store for you
málo vas je there aren't many of you, there are (only) a few of you, you are few
málo bolje mi je I am a little (a triffle) better
imam le málo prijateljev I've only a few friends, I have but few friends
málo je takih kot on there aren't many like him, there are few like him
málo ljudi misli tako few people think so
tistih málo ljudi, ki so bili navzoči the few people who were present
niti málo nisem zadovoljen I am far from being satisfied
málo, da tega nisem pozabil I had almost forgotten it
málo, da ni umrl he was likely to die
zelo málo next to nothing
málo za tem soon (ali shortly) after
málo prej a few moments ago, a short while ago; shortly before
za málo se mi zdi prositi za uslugo I scorn to ask a favour
málo (za las) je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was a near miss
málo je manjkalo, pa bi ga povozilo he was within an ace of being run over
málo je manjkalo, da se ni ubil he had a narrow escape (ali a close shave), he was within an ace of getting killed
bolje málo kot nič half a loaf is better than no bread

malomeščán provincial; inhabitant of a small town; person of countrified manners (ali appearance, views); country cousin; figurativno narrow-minded townsman, bourgeois, philistine; ZDA (Mr.) Babbitt, John Citizen; lowbrow

manifestírati to manifest; to show; to demonstrate, to make a demonstration

manifestírati se to manifest oneself, to reveal oneself; to come out, to come to light

marjáš (igra s kartami) »marriage«, a card game played with a pack of 32 cards, in which the king and queen of the same suit are worth forty or twenty points

mársikaj much, many a thing; many things pl

imam ti mársikaj povedati I've such a lot to tell you

mársikak marsikatéri many a

mársikak, marsikatério leto many a year

marsikdáj many a time; many times; often

mársikdo many a man; many

mársikje in many places, in many a place

maršálica wife of a field marshal

mása mass; (kup) heap, pile; figurativno a great deal, pile, lots pl (of); (množica) crowd, multitude; pogovorno loads, bags

konkurzna, zapuščinska mása estate
uradni, sodni upravitelj konkurzne máse official receiver
široke máse (množice) broad masses pl
to ga je stalo máso denarja it has cost him a good deal of money
papirna mása pulp
v velikih másah in large numbers, in droves
psihologija más mass psychology
brezpravne máse voiceless millions pl

masóvno in large numbers; wholesale; on a mass scale

matúra leaving examination; general examination before leaving secondary school; ZDA graduation from a secondary school