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nesréča misfortune, bad luck, ill-fortune; calamity, adversity, reverse; (nezgoda) accident, disaster, misadventure, mischief

na nesréčo, k nesréči unfortunately, unluckily, by an unhappy accident
po nesréči by accident, accidentally
smrt po nesréči death by misadventure
smrtna nesréča accidental death, fatal accident
na mojo nesréčo unfortunately for me
prometna nesréča traffic accident
v sreči ali v nesréči in weal and woe
on je prava nesréča za svojo družino he is the bane of his family's life
nesréča je hotela, da je izgubil stavo as ill luck would have it, he lost his bet
pripetila se mu je nesréča he has had a misfortune
da bi bila nesréča še večja... to make matters worse..., to cap it all...
to ti bo prineslo nesréčo that will bring you bad luck
pripetila se nam je prometna nesréča we (have) met with an accident
sam riniti v nesréčo to make a rod for one's own back
nesréča me povsod zasleduje I'm always dogged by ill luck
nesréča redko sama pride misfortunes rarely come singly
nesréča nikoli sama ne pride misfortunes never come singly, troubles never come singly, it never rains but it pours
vsaka nesréča je za koga sreča it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
nobena nesréča ne traja večno every cloud has a silver lining
ne kličimo nesréče! (figurativno) touch wood!

nesréčnik unhappy (unlucky, unfortunate, wretched, miserable; arhaično distressed, woeful) man (ali fellow, person)

nesréčnik! poor fellow, vulgarno pesniško poor bastard!
pomagati nesréčnikom to help the poor and unfortunate

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)

nevésta bride; (pri poroki) newly married girl

bodoča nevésta bride-to-be
moja nevésta my bride-tobe, my future wife, my intended (bride)
prodana nevésta bartered bride
ženin in nevésta the bride and bridegroom

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

níčnosten

níčnostna pritožba pravo null and void complaint

níhati to oscillate; to swing

oknica je nihala sem in tja v vetru the shutter swung to and fro in the wind
níhati med življenjem in smrtjo to hover between life and death
níhati sem in tja to swing back and forth
níhati med dvema mnenjema to waver (ali to vacillate)

nò

nò? well?
nò torej well then
nò, nò (tolaženje) there, there!
nò, in kaj potem? well, and what then?
nò, in kaj ti? and what about you?
glej ga nò! there now!
nò, nò, ne jokaj! there, there, don't cry!
nò, ali ti nisem rekel? there, didn't I tell you?
nò, pa je narejeno! there, it is done!

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

nóht fingernail, nail

lak (pila, ščetka) za nóhte nail polish (file, brush)
kleščice (škarjice) za nóhte nail clippers pl (scissors pl)
nega nóhtov manicure, (na nogi) pedicure
umazani, črni nóhti grimy fingernails
nóhte si gristi to bite one's nails, (figurativno) to be impatient
nóhte si odstriči to cut one's nails
nóht si pristriči to trim (ali to pare) one's fingernails
za nóhte mi gre (figurativno) I am hard pressed (ali pogovorno up the creek)
boriti se z zobmi in nóhti to fight tooth and nail

nosíti (paket ipd.) to carry; (nakit, obleko, čevlje) to wear; (ime, plod) to bear; (podpirati) to support, to uphold, to sustain, to hold up

on z lahkoto nosi 100 kg he can easily carry sixteen stone
stebri nosijo vso težo strehe the pillars support all the weight of the roof
nosíti pri sebi to have about one
nikoli ne nosim mnogo denarja pri sebi I never carry much money on me
slana voda bolje nosi kot sladka salt water is more buoyant than fresh
ta obleka (to blago) se dobro nosi this suit (this material) wears well
to obleko bom nosil še ene leto this suit will last me another year
nosíti očala to wear glasses
nosíti obresti to bear (ali to yield) interest
nosíti posledice to bear (ali to suffer) the consequences
nosíti stroške, odgovornost to bear the costs, the responsibility
dobro nosíti svoja leta to wear well, to be hale and hearty for one's age
nosíti krivdo to be to blame (za for)
visoko nosíti glavo to carry one's head high, to be haughty
nosíti vodo v Savo (figurativno) to carry coals to Newcastle

ob at; by, along, on

ob treh at 3 o'clock
sestati se ob šestih to meet at six (o'clock)
ob sobotah on Saturdays
ob prvi priliki at the first opportunity
ob letu in a year, in a year's time, a year from today, a year today
ob takih okoliščinah under such circumstances
ob ves (svoj) denar sem I have lost all my money
ob vse so ga spravili he has lost everything (ali his all)
pri tem sem ob mojih 10 funtov I am ten pounds out of pocket over it
on je ob pamet he is out of his mind, he is not in his senses
si ob pamet? are you out of your senses?
hoditi gor in dol ob hiši to walk up and down by (ali outside) the house
to se samo ob sebi razume this is a matter of course
živeti ob kruhu in vodi to live on bread and water

običáj (osebni) habit, habitude, wont; (splošen) use, usage, custom

po mojem običáju according to my wont
dvorski običáj etiquette
trgovski običáj (uzanca) usance
splošno privzet običáj common practice
star običáj an old (ancient) usage
ukoreninjen običáj inveterate habit
običáji in navade habit and custom, arhaično use and wont
to mu je postal običáj it became a habit with him, this has grown habitual with him, it grew upon him
prekiniti z običájem to break a habit
priti iz običája to fall out of use (ali into disuse)
običáj nastane, vznikne custom springs up (ali arises)
drugi časi, drugi običáji other times, other manners
običájen habitual; customary; usual; wonted; common
nekaj običájnega a common (ali a usual) thing
to ni več običájno that's no longer the way
to pri nas ni običájno this is not the custom here
to je postalo običájno pri nas it has become the usual thing with us

obískati to visit; to pay a visit (koga to someone); to come to see (someone), to call on (someone); (za kratek čas) to look (someone) up, to drop in, to come round

obiščite me jutri come and see me tomorrow
dovolil si bom obískati vas, brž ko bom mogel I shall take the liberty of calling on you as soon as I can

oblást (uradna) authority, (sodna) jurisdiction; (moč) power, might; the powers that be; (absolutna) absolutism, despotism; (najvišja) sovereignty; (gospostvo) dominion, rule, sway

na oblásti in power
ki ima oblást put in charge (of), set in authority
civilna in vojaška oblást civil and military authorities
državna oblást state authority
neomejena oblást absolute power
posvetna oblást secular arm
tuja oblást alien rule
zakonodajna oblást legislative power
borba za oblást struggle for power
oblást nad samim seboj self-possession
prevzem oblásti assumption (ali seizure) of power
prisvojitev oblásti usurpation of power
pohlep po oblásti greed for power
biti na oblásti to be in power
biti v oblásti koga to be in someone's power
vsa oblást je v rokah ljudstva all power is vested in the people (izvira iz oblásti all power derives from the people)
imeti oblást to be in authority, to carry authority
imeti v oblásti to have command of, to be master of
ne imeti oblásti to be without authority
imeti se v oblásti to have self-control, to be master of oneself, to be in control (ali command) of one's feelings
to ni v moji oblásti that's beyond my power
ni v moji oblásti, da... it is not in my power to...
imeti koga v oblásti to have someone in one's power
izgubil je oblást nad seboj he lost his self-control
ivajati oblást nad to exercise (ali to wield) power (ali authority) over
polastiti se oblásti to seize power
prevzeti oblást to assume (ali to take over) power
priti na oblást to come to power
priti pod pristojnost sodne oblásti to come under the jurisdiction (of)

obléka clothes pl, clothing; garment, garb; (ženska, otroška) dress; frock; (kostim) costume; attire

(kompletna) moška obléka suit (of clothes)
civilna obléka civilian clothes, mufti
detektiv v civilni obléki plain-clothes detective
delovna obléka overalls pl
duhovniška obléka clerical dress
konfekcijska obléka ready-made suit (oziroma dress), ready-to-wear suit (ali clothing)
obléka po meri suit made to order, bespoke (ali custom-made) suit
kopalna obléka swimming (ali bathing) costume, swimsuit
poletna (zimska) obléka summer (winter) garment
večerna obléka evening clothes (oziroma dress)
svečana obléka Sunday best, (črna) evening dress
promenadna obléka walking dress
ponošena obléka rags pl
rabljena obléka secondhand clothes pl
uradna obléka uniform, livery
obléka iz tiskanine printed frock
potapljaška obléka diving suit
jahalna obléka riding habit (costume)
elegantna, okusna obléka smart dress
oguljena obléka threadbare dress
neokusna, nemarna obléka dowdy dress
staromodna obléka oldfashioned dress
službena obléka (sodnika, odvetnika, učenca) gown
odvržena obléka cast-off clothes pl
omara za obléke wardrobe
obešalnik za obléko coathanger, clothes hanger
obléka in hrana food and clothing
vsakodnena, navadna obléka lounge suit
letalska zaščitna obléka G suit
dal sem si delati obléko I ordered a suit, I had a suit made
ponositi obléko to wear out one's clothes
prerasti obléko to outgrow one's clothes
obleči nedeljsko obléko to put on one's Sunday best
razparati obléko to unstitch a garment
vzeti komu mero za obléko to take someone's measurements, to measure someone for clothes
obléka še ne naredi človeka don't judge a man by his clothes
obléka dela človeka clothes make the man, fine feathers make fine birds, the dress proclaims the man

obljúba promise; word; parole; pledge, arhaično plight

držati (svojo) obljúbo to keep (ali to honour) one's promise, to keep one's word, to be a man of one's word
držal je obljúbo he was good as his word
izpolniti obljúbo to fulfil (ali to carry out) a promise
to so prazne obljúbe these are empty promises
preklicati svojo obljúbo to go back on one's promise; to break one's promise
sklicevati se na obljúbo to hold (someone) to a promise, to claim something promised
on je zelo radodaren z obljúbami he is lavish with his promises
obljubiti in obljúbo držati je dvoje it is one thing to promise and another to perform
izpolnila je obljúbo she carried out (ali fulfilled) her promise

obljúbiti to promise; to give one's word; to give a promise; to pledge; to make a promise

obljúbiti nekaj nemogočega to promise the moon
obljúbiti zlate gradove to promise the earth
obljubili so mi nagrado I was promised a reward
on stori, kar obljubi he is a man of his word
on stori več, kot obljubi he is better than his word
obljúbiti in obljubo držati je dvoje it is one thing to promise and another to deliver, fine words butter no parsnips