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možgáni brain, brains pl; intelligence

mali možgáni little (ali hinder) brain, cerebellum
beg možgánov (figurativno) brain drain
pretres možgánov concussion of the brain
mehčanje možgánov softening of the brain
vnetje možgánov brain fever
telečji možgáni z jajcem calf's brains with egg
on je brez možgánov (figurativno) he is addlebrained, addlepated
on ima glavo brez možgánov he is a brainless (ali a hare-brained) fellow
napenjati možgáne to rack (ali to busy, to cudgel) one's brain
prati komu možgáne (figurativno) to brainwash someone
elektronski možgáni electronic brain
pranje možgánov brainwashing

móžnost possibility, chance; (izvedljivost) feasibility, practicability; (verjetnost) probability, likelihood

meje móžnosti the bounds pl of possibility
nimamo druge móžnosti, kot da... we have no alternative but to...
izključevati móžnost to rule out the possibility
v okviru móžnosti within the range of possibility
nobene móžnosti ni, da bi ona prišla there is no possibility of her coming
nobene druge móžnosti ni there is no other alternative
izkoristiti obe móžnosti to have the best of both worlds

mráčen dusky, dark, darkish; dim; obscure; murky, sombre; (obraz) gloomy, sad; figurativno dismal; (oblačen) overcast, heavy, cloudy; (mrk) hateful, frowning, sullen, scowling, pogovorno bloody-minded

mráčno (temno) je kot v rogu it is pitch dark

mračíti se to grow dusky, pesniško to dusk, to darken

mrači se it is growing dark (dusk)
um se mu mrači he is mentally deranged

mrák dusk, nightfall, twilight; dimness, darkness, obscurity; murkiness; night

v mráku at nightfall, in the dark, in obscurity
mrák se dela it is growing dark, it is getting dark, dusk (ali twilight) is approaching, it will soon be nightfall
od zore do mráka from morning till night

mràz cold; chill; frost

mràz brez slane black frost
oster mràz biting (ali severe) frost; hard (ali sharp) frost
suh mràz ground frost
leden mràz frostiness
trd od mràza numb with cold
Dedek Mraz Jack Frost
občutljiv za mràz sensitive to cold
odporen proti mràzu resistant to cold, cold-resistant
občutek mràza sensation of cold
nenaden nastop mràza sudden inroad of cold weather, ZDA cold snap
val mràza cold wave
10° mràza 10 degrees of frost
mràz mi je I am (ali I feel) cold
mràz mi je v noge my feet are cold
mràz je danes it is cold today
mràz me je rezal do kosti the cold pierced me to the bone
drgetati, tresti se od mràza to shiver with cold
mràz grize, ščiplje there is a nip in the air
mràz je kar grizel it was a biting cold
mràz popušča the cold is abating
mràz me spreletava I feel cold all over
mràz me spreleti ob tem that gives me the shivers; it gives me the creeps
težko prenašati mràz, trpeti od mràza to suffer from the cold

mrgoléti to teem; to swarm; to be alive (with)

rib mrgoli v tem jezeru fish teem in this lake, this lake is teeming with fish
na ulicah mrgoli ljudi the streets are swarming with people
v mestu mrgoli vohunov the town is swarming with spies
v tej pokrajini mrgoli divjačine this region is swarming with game

mrlič dead person, dead body, corpse; cadaver

bedenje, straža pri mrliču wake; deathwatch
on je samó še živ mrlič (figurativno) he is only a ghost of his former self

mŕzel cold; frigid; chilly; icy

ledeno mŕzel frosty
mŕzli pas frigid zone
mŕzlo je it is cold
mŕzlo mi je I am cold

mrzéti to disgust, to excite disgust

mrzi mi it is my abhorrence
to mi mrzi I detest it, I am disgusted by it
posebno mi mrzi (pogovorno) it is my pet aversion (ali abomination)

múčiti to torture; to torment; to rack; to inflict pain on, to martyr; to maltreat; (bolečina) to hurt, to ail; (v šoli) to bully, to intimidate; (dražiti z varljivimi upi) to tantalize; (nadlegovati, jeziti) to bother, to worry, to vex, to plague, to tease, to grieve, to harass

skrbi jo mučijo she is tormented with worry
muči ga protin he is a martyr to gout
muči me misel na... I am uneasy (ali anxious) about...
do smrti múčiti to martyr
múčiti se (z delom) to labour, to slave, to toil, to moil, to toil and moil; to be at pains; to take pains, to make efforts, to strive hard, to struggle; to trouble oneself
múčiti se navkreber, v hrib to toil up the hill
múčiti se kot črna živina to drudge
muči se na žive in mrtve he is working himself to death

mudíti (zavlačevati) to delay, to detain, to retard, to slow down

mudíti se to tarry, to delay; (bivati) to stay, to dwell
ne mudi se the matter is not urgent, there is no hurry
mudi se mi I am in a hurry, I've no time to spare, I am pressed for time
ne mudi se mi tako zelo I am not in that much of a hurry
ne mudi se za to there's no hurry for it
ne mudi se tako strašno there's no tearing hurry
pri tem delu se rad mudim I like to take my time over this job
kam se ti tako mudi? what's your rush?
mudil seje dva meseca v Zagrebu he stayed for two months in Zagreb
mudíti se pri čem to linger over something

múha zoologija fly; figurativno (muhavost) caprice, whim, freak, fancy, vagary, crotchet, bee in one's bonnet

cece múha tseste, tsetse fly
domača múha common housefly
konjska múha horsefly
mesarska múha flesh fly, blowfly, bluebottle
španska múha Spanish fly, cantharis, pl cantharides
umetna múha (kot vaba) fly, (za ribolov) dry fly, hackle fly, hackle, grey-drake, ZDA tail fly
múha na strelnem orožju sight, bead
opikan od múh fly-bitten
onesnažen od múh flyblown
biti od múh (biti nič vreden) to be of no use, to be good for nothing, to be a dead loss
na múho vzeti (figurativno) to take aim (kaj at something)
iz múhe slona narediti (figurativno) to make a mountain out of a molehill, to make mountains out of molehills
s kolom múhe pobijati (figurativno) to break a fly on the wheel
čudne múhe mu rojijo po glavi he's got bats in the belfry
lahkó bi bili slišali múho leteti (taka tišina je bila) you could have heard a pin drop
ubiti dve múhi z enim udarcem to kill two birds with one stone
v sili hudič múhe žre (figurativno) beggars can't be choosers, half a loaf is better than no bread

muzikánt musician

on je dober muzikánt he is a good musician

na on, upon; at; in; up, upward; to; over

na cesti on the road
na ulici in the street, ZDA on the street
na deželi in the country
na dvorišču in the courtyard
na desni, na levi on the right, on the left
na desno, na levo to the right, to the left
na kredit, na up on credit
na mojo čast on my honour, honestly
na primer for instance, for example
na morju at sea
na nebu in the sky
na sliki in the picture
na soncu in the sun
na polju in the field
na travniku in the meadow
na (živilskem) trgu at the market-place
na postaji at the station
na mizi on (ali upon) the table
na svetu in the world
na razstavi at the exposition
na minuto a minute, to the minute
na mestu (takoj) on the spot, at once
na moji strani on my side
na obeh straneh on both sides
na ta način in this manner
na najlepši način in the finest manner
na povelje to order
na zemljevidu on the map
na moje priporočilo on (ali upon) my recommendation
na moje presenečenje to my surprise (ali astonishment)
na moj račun at my expense
na moje veliko obžalovanje to my deep regret
na svojo škodo to one's detriment (ali cost ali disadvantage)
na mojo škodo to my cost
na temelju on the grounds of, by virtue of
na mojo sramoto to my disgrace
na srečo fortunately
na slepo blindly, at random, gropingly
na vsak način at any rate, by all means
na noben način on no account
na vrat na nos head over heels, headlong
na svidenje! goodbye!, ZDA goodby!, au revoir!, so long!, see you again!
na prvi pogled at first sight, at first glance
na mojo prošnjo at my request
na vaše priporočilo on the strength of your recommendation
na potovanju in travelling
na stotine by hundreds
dvakrat na dan twice a day
X tolarjev na dan X tolars a day
en četrt na pet a quarter past four
tri četrt na pet a quarter to five
na moje stroške at my expense
vpliv na... influence over (ali on)...
X SIT na uro X tolars per hour
biti na lovu to be out hunting
na tebi je, da rečeš... it is up to you (to say)...
biti na obisku pri kom to stay with someone
biti hud na koga to have a grudge against someone
biti gluh na obe ušesi to be deaf in both ears
na luči mi je (stoji) he is (stands) in my light
kdo je zdaj na vrsti? whose turn is it now?
jaz sem na vrsti it is my turn
ljubosumen je na svojo ženo he is jealous of his wife
slep je na eno oko he is blind in one eye
hrom je na eno nogo he is lame in one leg
moje okno gleda na dvorišče my window looks out on to the backyard
igrati na flavto to play the flute
imeti kaj črno na belem to have something in black and white
imaš velik vpliv nanj you have a great influence over (ali on) him
biti ves dan na nogah to be busy (ali pogovorno on the go) all day long
iti na pošto to go to the post office
iti komu na roko (figurativno) to oblige someone, to help someone, to lend someone a helping hand
osvojiti na juriš trdnjavo to take a fortress by storm
(s)plezati na drevo to climb (up) a tree
motiti se na vsej črti to be mistaken all along the line
verjeti komu na besedo to take someone's word for it
zidati na pesek to build on sand
želim sobo na ulico I want a room overlooking the street
iti na lov to go out hunting
iti na potovanje to go abroad

nabávka purchase; acquisition

moja najnovejša nabávka je... my latest buy is...

načêlo principle; rule of conduct; maxim; axiom

brez načêl unprincipled, without settled principles
v načêlu in principle
načêlo poprečne vrednosti principle of averages
v načêlu soglašam I agree in principle
biti v nasprotju z načêlom to run counter to the principle
poštenost je najboljše načêlo honesty is the best policy
načêlo enakopravnosti (javnosti, solidarnosti, vzajemnosti) principle of equality (of publicity, of solidarity, of reciprocity)

načelováti to head; to manage; to direct

kdo načeluje (vódi) temu podjetju? who is the director of that enterprise?
načelováti odpravi, ekspediciji to to lead (ali to head) an expedition

načítan well-read, widely read; of vast reading; erudite

zelo načítan človek a man of vast (ali extensive) reading
ona je zelo načítana she is well-read

načŕt plan; project; scheme; design; (osnutek) draft, draught

brez načŕta without a fixed plan
po načŕtu according to plan
načŕt pogodbe draft of a contract
učni načŕt syllabus, curriculum
zakonski načŕt bill
načŕt namakanja irrigation scheme
to je šele v stadiju (fazi) načŕta it is not yet out of the planning stage, it is still on the drawing board
delati načŕte to make plans, to plan
izmisliti načŕt to think out a plan
napraviti, zasnovati načŕt to make a plan
izvesti načŕt to carry (ali to follow) out a plan
ne gre mi v načŕt it does not suit my plan
kovati nove načŕte to devise (ali to form) new plans
prekrižati, zmešati komu načŕte to upset someone's plans, pogovorno to upset someone's apple-cart
opustiti načŕt to drop a plan
moj načŕt je padel v vodo my scheme has come to grief (ali arhaično to nought)
vztrajati pri svojem načŕtu to stand by one's plan
odkriti svoje načŕte to disclose one's plans
izdelati načŕt to work out a plan
zmesti načŕte to disarrange (ali pogovorno to mess up) someone's plans
ne doseči načŕta to fail to achieve one's target