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naspróti opposite of; in face of, facing; against; in front of; over the way

naspróti čemu in contrast to
on stanuje naspróti he lives over the way
stati komu naspróti to stand up to someone
armadi si stojita nasproti the two armies are facing each other
ladja se je zasidrala naspróti rtiču Dobre nade the ship anchored off the Cape of Good Hope

nastópati (obnašati se) to behave, to deport oneself, to carry oneself, to conduct oneself; (v gledališču) to be in a show, to appear in, to be appearing in; (minerali) to occur

javno nastópati to appear in public
nastópati na odru to appear on the stage
kdor prvič nastopa (na odru ipd.) débutant, (ženska) débutante
on nastopa (se obnaša) zelo ošabno he behaves very haughtily

nasvèt piece of advice; (splošno) advice; counsel; (ideja) suggestion

po nasvètu advised by
na njen nasvèt on her advice, at her suggestion
dal mi je dober nasvèt he has given me some good advice
poslušaj moj nasvèt! take my advice!, be advised by me!
prišel sem k tebi po nasvèt I have come to you for advice
vprašati koga za nasvèt to ask someone's advice, to consult someone
ravnati se po nasvètu to follow someone's advice, to take someone's advice, to take advice from someone

natvésti

natvésti komu kaj to tell someone a tale; pogovorno to bamboozle someone; to make someone believe something; to impose something upon someone
skušal ti je eno natvésti he was having you on
eno si mi natvezel you have been telling me a story
tega mi ne boš natvezel! pogovorno pull the other leg (ali the other one)!; tell me another!
njemu lahko kaj natvezeš he is easily imposed upon

naváda habit; habitude, wont; (šega) custom; use, usage, practice

iz naváde by habit
po svoji stari navádi according to one's usual practice
po njegovi navádi according to his habit (ali wont)
naváda je... it is customary...
ukoreninjena naváda deep-rooted (ali inveterate) habit
šege in naváde manners and customs
moč naváde the force of habit
življenjske naváde habits of life
po navádi in the usual way, usually, as a rule, as usual
naváda je železna srajca habit (ali custom, use) is second nature
kakor je bila moja naváda as my custom was
delati kaj iz naváde to do something from force of habit
imeti navádo to be in the habit (of), (samo v preteklem času) to use
imel je navádo priti k meni vsak dan he used to come to me every day
navzeti se slabih navád to pick up bad habits
opustiti navádo to give up (ali to drop) a habit
postati naváda to grow into a habit
to prehaja v navádo it is growing into a habit
vdajati se navádi to give way to a habit
to je stvar naváde it is a matter of habit
ki je suženj naváde habit-ridden

navkljúb in spite of

naredil je to meni navkljúb he did it to spite me

navzdól downwards; down; downhill

z glavo navzdól with head down
z njim gre navzdól (figurativno) he is going downhill (ali down)

navzéti se to imbibe; to absorb, (tujih nazorov) to adopt, to embrace; to be impregnated (ali imbued) with

navzel se je slabih navad he has picked up some bad habits

navzlíc in spite of; in defiance of; notwithstanding

navzlíc temu in spite of that
navzlíc dejstvu, da... in spite of the fact that...
navzlíc vsemu svojemu denarju ni bil srečen for (ali with) all his money he was not happy
navzlíc zdravi pameti against common sense, in open defiance of common sense

nazáj back; backwards

moram nazáj I must go back, I must return
ni ga še nazáj he is not yet back, he has not yet returned
nazáj datirati to antedate
nazáj dati to give back, to return, to restore, to refund
nazáj dobiti to get back, to recover; to be reimbursed, to be repaid
nazáj delovati to retroact, to be retroactive
iti nazáj to go back, to return, to recede; to retrogress; to retrograde; to retrace one's steps
nazáj poklicati to recall
nazáj pripeljati to reconvey
nazáj kupiti to repurchase
nazáj osvojiti to reconquer
pasti nazáj v isto napako, razvado to be a backslider, to backslide
pasti nazáj v bolezen to relapse
nazáj poslati to send back
stopiti nazáj to step back
priti nazáj to come back, to return
udariti nazáj (o puški) to recoil
želim si nazáj I long to return
nekaj let nazáj some years ago, some years since
tja in nazáj there and back
vozovnica tja in nazáj return ticket

nažágati to saw (a desired amount of wood); to prepare by sawing

nažagal je drva za zimo he sawed enough firewood for the winter

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

nedoglèd far distance (out of view)

gledal je za čolnom, dokler mu ne izginil v nedoglèdu he gazed after the boat until it disappeared in the far distance
v nedoglèd as far as the eye can see, infinitely, far into the distance
v nedoglèd odložiti to postpone indefinitely

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

nedostópen inaccessible; unapproachable

bil je nedostópen za vse prošnje he proved inaccessible to all demands

negotóvost uncertainty; doubt; suspense; insecurity; doubtfulness, dubiousness

v negotóvosti in suspense
biti v negotóvosti (ne se moči odločiti) to be in suspense
mučna negotóvost agony of suspense
vse je boljše kot negotóvost! anything is better than suspense!
držati koga v negotóvosti to keep someone in suspense
napraviti skok v negotóvost to take a leap in the dark
muči ga negotóvost he is on tenterhooks, the suspense is killing him

nehánje cessation, ceasing, finishing

brez nehánja incessantly, constantly, perpetually, continuously, without interruption (ali letup)
neháti to stop, to cease, to end, to finish; to leave off; (odnehati) to desist (from)
tu se vse neha! that's the limit!
nehaj že vendar! drop it!
nehal je govoriti he stopped (ali ceased, left off) speaking
nehalo je deževati it (has) stopped raining
nehajmo s tem! let's drop it!, let's drop it, shall we?
kje smo nehali (zadnjič)? where did we leave off?

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

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?

nemílost disgrace; disfavour; displeasure

biti v nemílosti to be out of favour, not to be in someone's good graces
priti v nemílost to be disgraced, to fall from grace
padel je v nemílost pri kralju he fell into disgrace with the king
biti v nemílosti (pogovorno) to be in the doghouse