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nepriméren¹ unsuitable (za for), unsuited; wrong, inappropriate (za to); unbecoming; inconvenient; unfit, unfitting; inexpedient; (neumesten) improper, inapposite, out of place, unseasonable, inopportune; (nesposoben) inapt; (čas) wrong, inconvenient

nepriméren za mladino unfit for the young
neprimérno vedenje improper conduct
ob neprimérnem času at the wrong time
zelo neprimérno je... it is highly improper...
neprimérno prislov inappropriately, inopportunely

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)

neréšen not saved; figurativno unsettled, outstanding; (odložen) in abeyance, pending; (uganka) unsolved, enigmatic; problematic, puzzling; mysterious

neréšeno vprašanje an outstanding (ali unsolved) question
biti neréšen to await solution
svojci neréšenih rudarjev so čakali pred vhodom v jamo relatives of the trapped miners waited at the pithead

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

níčla nought; (pri toplomeru) zero, pl zero(e)s; cipher; (ledišče) freezing point, zero; (nepomembna oseba) nonentity; (pri telefoniranju) o

10° pod (nad) níčlo ten degrees below (above) zero
pri 5° pod níčlo at five degrees below zero
termometer je sinoči padel na níčlo the temperature (ali thermometer) fell to zero last night
on je níčla (figurativno) he is a cipher
dodaj níčlo! add a nought!
izpusti dve níčli! omit two noughts!
biti enaki níčli to be nil
izenačiti z níčlo matematika to equate to zero
nastaviti na níčlo tehnika to zero
absolutna níčla absolute zero
biti na níčli to be at zero
pasti na níčlo to fall to zero

nihčè nobody; none, no one; not anyone, not anybody

nikogar doma there's no one at home (ali there isn't anyone at home)
nikogar drugega ni bilo na sestanku there was no one else (ali there wasn't anyone else) at the meeting
nihčè drug nobody else
prav nihčè no one whatever
nihčè od nas none of us
nihčè od nas ni tega videl none (ali not one) of us saw it
nihčè drug kot... none other than...
nihčè ne more služiti dvema gospoodarjema no man can serve two masters

nobêden nobody; none; no one; not anybody, not anyone; not one

nobêden več not one more
nobêden od njih none of them
skoraj nobêden hardly any
sploh nobêden no one whatever, no one at all

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

nôčen nightly; night(-); nocturnal

nôčni bombni napad vojska aeronavtika night air raid
nôčni bombnik aeronavtika night bomber
nôčni čas night time
v nôčnem času at night
nôčna čepica nightcap
nôčni čuvaj night watchman
nôčno delo night work, pogovorno nights
nôčni klub (lokal, bar) nightclub, ZDA night spot, žargon honkytonk
nôčni lovec vojska aeronavtika night fighter (airplane)
nôčno pristajanje aeronavtika night landing
nôčni napad vojska night attack, night raid
nôčni obhod vojska nightly round
nôčni mir the peace of the night
nôčna izmena, nôčni posad night shift
nôčna mizica bedside table, night table
nôčna omarica nightstand
nôčna posoda chamber pot, pogovorno po, (za podkladanje) bedpan, arhaično night vase
nôčni polet aeronavtika night flight
nôčni zračni promet night air traffic
nôčna letalska poštna služba night airmail service
nôčna priatojbina night rate
nôčna ptica (ki dolgo bedi, dela) night owl, (ki ponočuje) night bird
nôčna predstava night performance
nôčni obisk a nightly (ali nocturnal) visit
nôčna služba night duty, pogovorno nights
nôčna straža night watch, vigil
nôčna (kurja) slepota night blindness, nyctalopia
nôčna srajca (ženska) nightdress, nightgown, pogovorno nightie, ZDA night robe, (moška) nightshirt
nôčna svetilka night-light, nightlamp
nôčna tarifa night tariff, night rates
nôčna vaja vojska night exercise
nôčni vlak night train
nôčna ura night hour
pozne nôčne ure small hours pl
nôčni vzlet aeronavtika night takeoff
nôčni vratar night porter
nôčni zrak night air
nôčno zavetišče night shelter
nôčno življenje night life

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

norčeváti se to make fun, to be flippant, not to be serious

norčeváti se iz to make a fool of, to fool (iz koga someone), to scoff at, to make a joke (ali jest) of, to poke fun at, to make sport of

nôrec (blaznež) madman, fool, lunatic; (bedak) dunce, silly person, ninny

dvorni nôrec zgodovina court jester
imeti koga za nôrca to make a fool of someone, to fool someone, to poke fun at someone
nôrci si upajo več kot junaški fools rush in where angels fear to tread
briti nôrce iz koga ➞ imeti koga za nôrca
palica dvornega nôrca fool's bauble

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)

nóta note

nóte pl glasba music
diplomatska nóta diplomatic note
protestna nóta note of protest
izmenjava diplomatskih nót politika exchange of notes
nóte za klavir piano music, music for piano
(tiskane) glasbene nóte (printed) music, (nevezane) sheet music
papir za nóte music paper
stojalo za nóte music desk; music stand
cela (1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 nóte) glasba semibreve (minim, crotchet, quaver ali ZDA eighth note, semiquaver ali ZDA sixteenth note, demisemiquaver)
peti po nótah to read music, to sight-read, to be a sight reader, to sing at sight
prinesite nóte s seboj! bring your music along!

občásen periodic(al)

občásno prislov at times

obírati to gather, (sadje) to pick; (figurativno, ljudi) to calumniate, to defame, to backbite; (kosti) to pick (a bone)

obírati se to be slow, to linger, to hesitate
obírati se pri jedi to toy (ali to play) with one's food, to peck (ali to nibble) at one's food

obísk visit; call; (prisotnost) attendance; (oseba) visitor, company

dan obiskov visiting day
ure obiskov visiting hours pl, at home
zelo kratek obísk a flying visit
državni obísk state visit
nastopni obísk first visit
vljudnostni obísk duty call
službeni obísk formal call
poslovilni obísk farewell visit
prijateljski obísk informal call; goodwill visit
obísk bolnikov visit to (ali visiting of) patients
letni poprečni obísk average annual attendance
biti na obísku to be on a visit
biti pri kom na obísku to be calling on someone
delati obíske (o zdravniku) to make (ali to do, to go) one's rounds (z avtom by car)
sem le na obísku tu I am only a visitor here
sestra je na obísku pri teti my sister is on a visit to her aunt('s)
imeti obísk to have visitors
imamo vedno mnogo obískov we always have a lot of visitors
danes sem imel mnogo obískov today I have had many calls (ali many callers)
napraviti kratek obísk to pay a call, to drop in, (pri kom) to pay someone a flying visit
vrniti obísk komu to return someone's visit (ali someone's call)
priti na obísk to pay a visit (h komu to someone), to call (up)on someone, to come to see someone

obiskováti to visit, to call on, to pay visits, to pay calls

obiskováti gledališče to be a (frequent) theatregoer
obiskováti šolo to attend school
moj sin obiskuje univerzo my son is at the university
zdravnik obiskuje bolnike the doctor is out on his rounds (ali is visiting his patients)
malo obiskovan kraj an outof-the-way place
zelo obiskovan kraj a very popular resort

oblájati

oblájati koga to bark at someone

obmetáti obmetávati

obmetáti, obmetávati z blatom to pelt with mud
obmetáti, obmetávati koga s kamenjem to throw stones at someone
obmetáti, obmetávati se to pelt each other (z with)
obmetáti, obmetávati psa s kamenjem to pelt a dog with stones