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mádež stain, spot; soil (tudi figurativno), (moralni) blemish, (majhen) speck; (sramotni) slur; mineralogija macula, macle

mádež od čaja a tea stain
brez mádeža stainless, spotless, taintless
poln tintnih mádežev ink-stained
sramotni mádež stigma, pl -s, -mata; taint
očistiti od mádežev to clean stains
odstraniti mádež to remove a stain
to blago bo v dežju dobilo mádeže that material will spot in rain
belo platno dobi hitro mádeže white linen spots easily
izvlekel se je iz zadeve brez mádeža na svojem ugledu he has come out without a stain on his reputation
vreči mádež na... to cast a slur on...
se ta mádež vidi? does this spot show?

máh² (udarec) stroke, blow, (gib, premik) motion, movement

na máh (takoj) žargon once, in a trice, at one swoop, at a sitting
vse na en máh all at once
na máh sem prebral knjigo I read the hook at a sitting
na máh popiti, izpiti to empty at one draught

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

malokatéri (a) few

malokatéri to vé there are only a few people who know that (ali who are in the know)

mánj less

vse mánj, vedno mánj less and less
več ali mánj more or less
mánj kot less than
še mnogo mánj still (ali much) less
še mánj still less, much less
nič mánj kot no less than, as much as, as many as
tem mánj, ker... all the less so since...
nič mánj (= vseeno, kljub temu) nevertheless, none the less
mánj znan avtor a less known author
tri dni mánj kot en mesec three days short of a month
mánj govoriti in več delati to speak less and to do more
moral bi piti mánj vina he should drink less wine
15 - 7 = 8 fifteen minus seven equals eight

mánjkati to lack, to be lacking, to be wanting (in); to want; to fail; to be missing

manjka nam 5 knjig we have 5 books missing, we are missing 5 books, we are 5 books short
nekaj manjka something is missing (ali wanting)
dosti mi manjka do cilja I am far from the mark
mánjkati v šoli (zaradi bolezni) to stay away from school (ali off school)
on je manjkal he was absent, he was not present
manjka samo še 5 minut do 10ih it's still five to ten, it won't be ten o'clock for five minutes
nihče ne manjka nobody is missing
manjka mi denarja I am short of money
manjka ti zaupanja váse you are wanting in self-confidence
nič ne manjka tu there's nothing missing here
en list manjka v knjigi there's a leaf missing in that book
nič mi ne manjka I want for nothing
manjka ji eno leto do polnoletnosti she is one year short of her majority
manjka nam delovne sile we are short of staff, we are undermanned, we are shorthanded
manjka mu prave vneme he is wanting in zeal
vode vam tu ne bo nikoli manjkalo water will never fail you here, you will never lack water (ali be short of water) here
naročil ne manjka there is no lack of orders
podrobnosti še manjkajo details are lacking
prav to nam je še manjkalo! that's all we needed!, that beats everything!
malo je manjkalo, pa bi bil počil od smeha pogovorno I laughed fit to burst

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

máslo (surovo) butter

sveže, presno máslo fresh butter, ZDA sweet butter
slano máslo salted butter
máslo za kuho cooking butter
stopljeno máslo melted butter
umetno máslo margarine, arhaično butterine
žaltavo, žarko máslo rancid butter
kalup za máslo butter-print
kepica, reženjček másla pat of butter
kruh z máslom bread and butter
delati máslo to churn butter
zabeliti z máslom to butter, to flavour with butter, to add butter
namazati z máslom to spread butter on
to je njegovo máslo (figurativno) he has a finger in the pie, he as a hand in it
iti kot po máslu (figurativno) to run smoothly, to go swimmingly, to go like clockwork
stvari gredo kot po máslu things are going swimmingly (ali like clockwork)
to nam gre kot po máslu (figurativno) pogovorno we're getting on like a house on fire
gre kot po máslu! it's going on swimmingly (ali like a house on fire)
vse je šlo kot po máslu (figurativno) it was all plain sailing, it was a piece of cake (ali pogovorno a pushover, žargon a doddle)

mátičen

mátično društvo central society, central (ali main) branch (of an association)
mátični navoj nut thread, internal thread, female thread
sveder za mátične navoje nut tap
mátična knjiga register, record
vpisati v mátično knjigo to register, to matriculate, to enter someone's name in a register
mátični urad registry office, registry
poročiti se na mátičnem uradu to get married in a registry office
mátična banka (podjetje, ladja, rastlina) parent bank (enterprise, craft, plant)

mávec plaster (of Paris); gypsum

dati ud v mávec medicina to set a limb in plaster

mazáštvo quackery, bungling

pečati se z mazáštvom to dabble (especially in medicine); to be a quack; to bungle

méč sword

dvorezen méč double-edged sword
méč dvoročnik two-handed sword
méču podoben sword-like
ročaj méča (sword) hilt
pas za méč sword belt
nosilec méča sword-bearer
nožnica méča scabbard, sheath
rana od méča sword cut
udarec z méčem stroke of the sword
z ognjem in méčem by fire and sword
na konici méča (figurativno) at the point of the sword
z golim méčem with drawn sword
ples (plesalec) z méči sword dance (dancer)
z méčem v roki sword in hand
brez udarca z méčem without striking a blow
izvleči, potegniti méč (iz nožnice) to draw the sword
nasaditi se, vreči se na méč to hurl oneself on one's sword
spopasti se z méči to cross swords
uničiti z ognjem in méčem to annihilate (ali to destroy) with fire and sword
vtakniti méč v nožnico to sheathe the sword (tudi figurativno)

méd -ú honey

gozdni, divji méd, -ú wild honey
turški méd, -ú Turkish delight
méd, -ú v satovju honey in the comb
tekoč méd, -ú liquid honey, pure honey
trcan méd, -ú strained honey
sladek kot méd, -ú sweet as honey, honey-sweet
méd, -ú in mleko milk and honey
iti, prodajati se za méd, -ú (figurativno) to sell like hot cakes
to gre za méd, -ú (figurativno) it's going like hot cakes
nabirati méd, -ú to gather honey
dežela, kjer se cedita méd, -ú in mleko a land flowing with milk and honey

mèd (predlog) (mèd dvema) between, pesniško betwixt; (med mnogimi) among, amongst, amid(st); (časovno) during

mèd učno uro during the lesson
biti mèd dvema alternativama to be between two alternatives
nobene podobnosti ni mèd njima there is no likeness between them, they bear no likeness to each other
to naj ostane mèd nama this must remain a secret between us
mèd nama rečeno between you and me, between ourselves, humoristično between you, me and the gatepost
lebdeti mèd nebom in zemljo to hover between heaven and earth
zaprt med štirimi stenami shut up within four walls
oče je razdelil svoje imetje mèd otroke the father shared his property among his children
mèd štirimi očmi in private, tête-à-tête
je razlika mèd njim in menoj there is a difference between him and me
ni ga več mèd nami he is no more amongst us
razdeliti si vsoto mèd seboj! divide the sum among you!, pogovorno split the lot between you!
ženijo, poročajo se mèd seboj they intermarry

mêgla (gosta) fog; mist; (redka) haze; astronomija nebula

gosta mêgla thick mist
pas goste mêgle (nad morjem) fog-bank
zelo gosta mêgla pea-souper
zadržan zaradi mêgle (o ladji) fogbound
z dimom mešana mêgla smog
signal v gosti mêgli (železnica) fogger, fog signal, (zvočni) foghorn
umetna mêgla smoke screen
bila je gosta mêgla it was foggy
mêgla se dviga fog is rising
mêgla se spušča, pada fog is coming down
opoldne se je mêgla dvignila at noon the mist lifted
postaviti signale (petarde) zaradi goste mêgle to set fog warning signals (detonators)
videti stvari v mêgli to see things in a mist
zaviti v mêglo to mist

méniti to mean; to think; to opine; to be of opinion; to believe

jaz menim drugače I think otherwise, I don't agree, I beg to differ
kaj menite, bi pili skodelico čaja? what do you say to a cup of tea?
méniti se (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with), to converse (with someone on some topic)
méniti se za kaj to give (ali to pay) heed to, to heed something, to care about something
ne menite se za to! don't bother, don't trouble (yourself) about it!
ne se méniti za kaj to take no notice of something, to show no interest in something
ne menim se za govorice ljudi I don't bother (ali mind) what people say
ne se méniti za nevarnost to disregard (ali to ignore) danger

méra measure; (velikost) size; (obsežnost) extent, dimension

normalna méra standard; gauge; (stopnja) degree; (merjenje) measurement; (razmerje) rate, scale, index; (zmernost) moderation, temperance; (verz) metre, measure; glasba bar, time; (ukrep) measure, step
mére in uteži measures and weights pl
dobra (slaba) méra full (short) measure
dolžinska méra linear (ali long) measure
ploščinska méra square (ali superficial) measure
prostorninska méra cubic measure
votla méra measure of capacity
največja skupna méra matematika greatest common measure
obrestna méra rate of interest
zvrhana méra heaped up (ali strike, struck-) measure
do neke mére to a certain degree, in some measure; to a certain extent, to some extent
v obilni méri amply, richly
v veliki méri to a high degree, to a great (ali large) extent; largely, higly
prek mére beyond measure, beyond all bounds
v neki méri in a measure
čez vse mére exceedingly, excessively, immoderately, out of all measure
v isti méri kot... in the same measure as...
v enaki méri alike
napravljen po méri made to measure
obleka po méri bespoke suit, ZDA custom suit
po méri narejena oblačila clothes pl made to measure, ZDA custom clothes pl
enota mére unit of measure
krojač, ki dela po méri bespoke tailor
dati dobro méro to give good measure
držati se mére to be moderate, to observe due moderation
napraviti vse potrebne mére (ukrepe) to take all the necessary steps
podvzeti (lotiti se) primerne mére (ukrepe) to take appropriate action
podvzeti temeljite, dalekosežne mére to take sweeping measures
podvzeti vse potrebne previdnostne mére to take all due precautions
on ne pozna mére he knows no bounds
to presega vse mére that goes beyond all bounds
prekoračiti méro (figurativno) to overstep the mark, to go too far
napraviti méro polno (figurativno) to fill the cup to the brim
do kolikšne mére mu moremo zaupati? how far can he be trusted?
vzeti komu méro za kaj to take someone's measurements for something
vzeli so mi méro za plašč (za obleko) I have been measured for a coat (for a suit)

mériti to measure; (zemljišče) to survey; (ciljati) to point (na, v to)

mériti na to aim at, to tend to; (namigovati) to allude (na to), to refer to
pòd meri 10x8 čevljev the floor measures 10 feet by 8 feet
mériti koga z očmi to eye someone up and down, to run one's eye over someone
on meri 6 čevljev he stands 6 feet (6 ft.)
soba meri 5 m v dolžino, 4 m v širino in 3 m v višino the room is 5 metres long, 4 metres broad, and 3 metres high
na kaj merite (namigujete, cikate)? what are you driving at (ali getting at)?
ne vem, kam meriš s tem I don't know what you are getting at (ali what you have in mind)
mériti se z to compete with, to try one's strength against, to cope with
ne morem se mériti s teboj I am no match for you
ne bi se hotel mériti z njim I should not like to tackle him (ali to take him on ali pit myself against him)
on se more mériti s komerkoli he is a match for any one
to meri (= leti name) that is a hit (ali pogovorno a crack) at me
oboje moramo mériti z isto mero (figurativno) you must not make fish of the one and flesh of the other

mésec (luna) moon; (koledarski) calendar month

lunarni mésec lunar month
v roku enega méseca within a month
méseca marca in the month of March
danes mésec dni a month today
konec méseca at the end of the month
mésecu day of the month
danes tri mésece three months today
ta mésec, tega méseca (t. m.) this month, the current (ali present) month
9 t.m. the 9th of this (ali of the present, of the current) month, the 9th inst. (= instant)
prihodnji mésec next month, prox. (= proximo)
pretekli mésec last month, ult. (= ultimo)
dne 1. prihodnjega méseca on the 1st prox.
vzhod (zahod) méseca moonrise (moonset)
mésece dolgo going on for months, of some months' duration, lasting months
mésec sije the moon is shining
koliko zaslužiš na mésec? how much do you make a month?
vsake 3 mésece every three months
enkrat, dvakrat na mésec once, twice a month
vsak mésec, enkrat na mésec monthly

mesó (hrana) meat; (živo) flesh; (sadno) pulp

divje mesó medicina proud flesh
dušeno mesó stewed meat, (beef) stew
goveje mesó beef
konservirano mesó, (mesó v konservah) preserved meat, tinned meat, ZDA canned meat
konjsko mesó horse meat
kuhano (pečeno, mastno, pusto, mehko, žilavo) mesó boiled (roast, fat, lean, tender, tough) meat
nasoljeno mesó corned beef
sesekljano mesó hash
surovo (prekajeno, sveže, zmrznjeno) mesó raw (smoked, fresh, frozen) meat
ovčje, koštrunovo mesó mutton
prašičje, svinjsko mesó pork
telečje mesó veal
barva mesa flesh colour, carnation
kavelj za obešanje mesa meat hook
kos mesa a slice of meat
lonec za kuhanje mesa pot for stewing (ali boiling) meat, a stew pot
strojček, mlinček za mletje mesa meat grinder; mincer
zastrupljenje z mesom botulism, ptomaine poisoning
nasoliti mesó to cure meat
sesekljati mesó to chop
sušiti mesó (v dimu) to dry meat, to smoke meat
lastno mesó in kri (figurativno) one's own flesh and blood
to mu je prešlo v mesó in kri (figurativno) it has become second nature with (ali to) him
začinjeno sesekljano mesó za nadev forcemeat (for stuffing)