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ne (kot samostoina nikalnica) no; nay; (navadno pri glagolu) not (npr. nisem I am not)

ne malo not a little
nikakor ne not at all, by no means
gotovo ne! certainly not
še ne not yet
ne več no more, (časovno) no longer
jaz tudi ne (strinjajoč se z nikalnim stavkom) (that goes for) me too!
ne manj kot... no less than...
ne samó... temveč tudi... not only... but also...
kaj ne? isn't it?
mislim, da ne I think not
ne... ne... neither... nor...
če ne if not, unless
če ne vidim pisma, ne verjamem unless I see (ali if I don't see) the letter I shall not believe it
ne da bi jaz vedel not that I know of
odgovoriti da ali ne to answer yea or nay
ne, kaj takega! well I never
reči, odgovoriti ne to answer in the negative, to decline, to refuse
ne morem, da ne bi (rekel) I must (say), I can't help (saying)
Je oče bolan? - Upam, da ne. I Father ill? - I hope not.
on ne govori angleško, jaz tudi ne he does not speak English, nor do I

nedólžen innocent (of); (nekriv) not guilty, guiltless; blameless; harmless; guileless; (deviški) virgin, chaste, maidenly, immaculate; (naiven) naive

nedólžno jagnje innocent lamb
nedólžno (neškodljivo) zdravilo a harmless remedy
po nedólžnem innocently
lahko dokažem, da sem nedólžen I can prove (that) I am innocent
proglasiti koga za nedólžnega to pronounce someone innocent, to bring in a verdict of not guilty (ali a not-guilty verdict), to acquit, to discharge, to vindicate someone
on nikakor ni nedólžen (brez krivde) he is by no means blameless

nedólžnost innocence; guiltlessness; harmlessness; blamelessness; (deviškost) virginity, maidenhood; purity

dokazati svojo nedólžnost (nekrivdo) to clear oneself of a charge
umijem si roke v nedólžnosti I wash my hands of it, my hands are clean
izjaviti svojo nedólžnost to plead not guilty

nékaj something; some, any; prislov somewhat; (nekoliko) a little, a bit

nékaj denarja some money
nékaj knjig some books
nékaj novega something new
nékaj tega some of this
nékaj kratov several times, a couple of times
za nékaj časa for some time
nékaj takega something of the kind, this kind of thing
to je nékaj zame that's what I want
nékaj je na tem there is something in that
lahko dobim nékaj tega kolača? may I have some of this cake?
nékaj je treba storiti something must be done
to mi bo vzelo nékaj časa that will take me some time
če nimaš denarja, ti ga dam nékaj if you have no money, I will give you some
gre mi nékaj na bolje I am getting on rather better
nékaj ljudi se je že drsalo tam there were some people skating already
dal ji je brošo ali nékaj takega (podobnega) he gave her a brooch or something of the kind

nekáko in a way, in some way; in a sort; in some sort; sort of, kind of, in some degree; somehow, somewhat; (= tako ali tako) somehow or other

nekáko zadnji dve leti in the last two years or so
to smo nekáko pričakovali we sort of expected it
tega se nekáko spominjam I sort of remember it
nekáko obljubil sem mu I sort (ali kind) of promised him
nekáko ob šestih somewhere around (ali about) six

nekatéri some; several

nekatéri (ljudje) some people
nekatéri od njih some of them
nekatéri člani odbora several members of the committee
nekatére od njih poznam I know several of them
spoznal sem se z nekatérimi člani kluba I met several members of the club
nekatéri so sprejeli, drugi odklonili some accepted, some refused

néki prislov

kaj néki je z njim? (but) what has become of him?
kje néki je sedaj? I wonder where he is now
kdo néki mu je to rekel I wonder who (has) told him
kje néki je pobral to besedo? wherever did he pick up that word?

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

nekóliko a bit, a little, a trifle; some, somewhat, several, a few, not many

nekóliko dni a few days
nekóliko okajen (v rožicah) a bit tipsy (ali squiffy)
nekóliko predolg a trifle too long
nekóliko ga poznam I know him a little
nekóliko časa (for) some time
nekóliko ljudi some people
počakaj nekóliko! wait a bit!

nemíl not mild; pitiless, cruel; disagreeable, unpleasant

vrnil sem mu nemílo za nedrago I gave him tit for tat, I paid him back in his own coin

nepogrešljív indispensable; necessary

to je zame nepogrešljívo I cannot do without it

nepokórnost nepokórščina disobedience; insubordination; insubordinate conduct

ne trpim nepokorščine I will not be disobeyed

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

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

neréd disorder; derangement, untidiness, confusion; disturbance, tumult, riot; disarrangement; litter; (zmešnjava) chaos, jumble, mess, mishmash, shambles

v nerédu out of order, disordered, in a mess, out of gear, topsy-turvy
v velikem nerédu in a state of great confusion
biti v nerédu to be in a muddle
priti v neréd to fall into disorder
spraviti v neréd to derange, to throw into confusion, to mess up
poulični nerédi riots pl, disturbances pl
povzročitelj nereda, -ov troublemaker
poročajo o nerédih na jugu disturbances are reported in the South
biti v popolnem nerédu to be at sixes and sevens
kakšen neréd je v tvoji sobi! what a mess your room is in!, your room's a real shambles!
; ne morem živeti v takem nerédu I can't live in a pigsty like this
pustiti svoje knjige v nerédu to leave one's books in a jumble (ali in a muddle)
ob svoji smrti je pustil vse svoje zadeve v nerédu at his death he left all his affairs in a mess (ali in a muddle)
zasejati neréd v vrste to throw the ranks into confusion
njegovo poslovanje je v največjem nerédu his business is in a (rare) muddle (ali a terrible state)

neróden clumsy, awkward; uncouth; pogovorno ham-handed, ham-fisted

neróden položaj an awkward situation
kako sem neród! how clumsy of me!
neródno mi je I feel uneasy (ali awkward)
zame je to malo neródno I find this a little embarrassing
neródna stvar pri tem je, da... the nuisance of it is that...
on je zelo neróden (nespreten z rokami) (žargon) his fingers are all thumbs

neúmen stupid; foolish, silly; thick-headed, dull; ZDA pogovorno dumb; (nesmiseln) nonsensical

neúmen (nor) na kaj mad (ali crazy) about something
neúmen kot noč as dumb as an ox, as thick as a plank
kako neúmno! how stupid!
preneumno! too bad!
nisi (tako) neúm! you are no fool!
nisem tako neúmen I am not such a fool
nisem tako neúmen, da bi to verjel I am not so stupid (ali dumb) as to believe it
kako si neúmen! how stupid you are!
to je bilo zelo neúmo od mene it was very stupid of me
neúmen je kot noč (pogovorno) he is dead from the neck up
ni tako neúm, kot je videti he is not as stupid as he looks
to je (že) preneumno that is too silly for words
ona ni tako neúma! she knows better!, pogovorno she's not so dumb!

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)

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

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