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najáviti to announce; to give notice (kaj of something); to notify; to make known; apprise someone of something, to inform

najáviti se to send in one's name, to present oneself; to call upon; (oglasiti se, priti na kratek obisk) to make a flying visit (ali a short call), to drop in, (službeno) to report

nájbolje best

kar nájbolje sem mogel as best as I could
smatram za nájbolje (da grem v...) I think it best (to go to...)
najbolje je, če (poveš resnico) you had best (tell the truth)
nájbolje zanj bi bilo najeti avto he had best rent a car
nájbolje bi (jaz) storil, če bi ostal (ostanem) doma I had best stay at home
kakor nájbolje vem in znam to the best of my knowledge (ali power, ability)

nájti to find; (odkriti) to discover, to find out

našel je kovanec na pločniku he found a coin on the pavement
otroka nismo mogli nikjer nájti the child was nowhere to be found
nájti novo metodo to find a new method
ne najdem nič izrednega v tem I see nothing extraordinary in that
nájti enakovrednega nasprotnika to find one's match
moramo najti njegovo šibko točko we must try to find his weak point
nájti opravičilo za to find an excuse for
nájti svojo pot to find one's way

naletéti

naletéti na koga to come across someone, to meet someone, to run into someone; to chance upon someone; to encounter someone
slučajno naletéti na to hit (up)on
slabo naletéti (figurativno) to come to the wrong shop
ni na pravega naletel he found himself in the wrong shop
slabó (= na močnejšega) naletéti (figurativno) to catch a tartar
naletéti na težave to meet with difficulties, to be faced (ali confronted) with (ali by) difficulties

nalikováti to resemble something, to bear a resemblance to something; to be like; to look like; to sound like

v tej obleki je nalikovala vaški učiteljici in that outfit she looked like a village schoolmistress
njegov eh je nalikoval vzdihu his »aye« sounded like a sigh

nálog order; commission; charge; instruction; errand; writ

po nálogu by order
po vašem nálogu in accordance with your order (ali your instructions)
plačilni nálog order to pay
sodni nálog court order
zaporni nálog writ of attachment
imam nálog I am charged
dati nálog to give a commission (za kaj for something)
izvršiti nálog to execute an order

naložíti (tovor) to load, to freight; to lay on, to put on; (davke ipd.) to impose; (ukazati) to order, to impose, to command, to charge

naložíti denar v to invest money in, to assign funds to, (v banko) to deposit
naložíti ogenj to kindle (ali to light) a fire
zopet naložíti ogenj to replenish a fire (peč a stove)
naložíti davek na impose a tax
naložíti jih komu (figurativno) to give someone a thrashing

namestíti to place; to set; to put; (imenovati, nastaviti) to appoint, to employ, to give someone employment (ali a post, a situation)

namestíti stole za vse to set chairs for everybody
namestíti pohištvo v sobi to furnish a room
namestíti se to place (ali to establish oneself), to settle
namestíti se v naslanjaču to install (ali settle) oneself in an armchair

nanášati to bring; to accumulate; to pile up

čebele nanašajo med the bees bring in honey
voda stalno nanaša prod in pesek the water is continually bringing down gravel and sand
veter je nanašal sneg na hodnik the wind piled the snow up on the pavement
nanášati se na to refer to, to relate to, to have a (direct) bearing on

napáčen wrong; false; incorrect

napáčno prislov wrong, wrongly
napáčno ime false (ali fictitious) name
ni napáčno! not bad!
napraviti napáčen korak to take a false step
ura gre napáčno the clock is (ali goes, is going) wrong
napáčno uganiti (nepravo zadeti) to guess wrong
napáčno razumeti to misunderstand
napáčno me razumete you misunderstand me, you mistake me
kaj se ti zdi napáčno pri tem? what do you find wrong with it?
na napáčnega je naletel (figurativno) he had come to the wrong shop
peljati se z napáčnim vlakom to take the wrong train
napáčno je držal knjigo he was holding the book the wrong way up
napáčno delati, narediti to act wrong, to do wrong
napáčno izgovoriti (obvestiti, pisati) to mispronounce (to misinform, to misspell)
napáčno peti to sing out of tune
napáčno (pre) soditi to misjudge
zelo napáčno je od tebe, da ga podpiraš it is very wrong of you to support him
zaiti na napáčna pota (figurativno) to take the wrong path (ali turning)
ne bi bilo napáčno, če bi to poskusili it wouldn't be a bad idea to try it, we see no harm in trying it
obrnil si se na napáč naslov (osebo) pogovorno you've come to the wrong shop
napáčna ideja a false idea
napáčen pojem a mistaken notion
napáčen odgovor a wrong answer
napáčen podatek, napáčna navedba false statement, misrepresentation
napáčna (telefonska) številka, napáčna zveza! sorry, wrong number!

napáka mistake; fault; blunder; defect; error; (groba, zlasti pri izpitu) žargon howler

brez napáke faultless, free from fault; correct
govorna napáka medicina speech impediment, speech handicap, speech defect
lepotna napáka blemish, flaw, disfigurement
računska napáka arithmetical error, mistake, miscalculation
slušna napáka defective hearing
telesna napáka physical defect, infirmity, affliction
podedovana napáka hereditary defect (ali fault)
napáka v materialu flaw (ali defect, fault) in material, poor quality of goods
pravopisna napáka misspelling
tipkarska napáka typing mistake (ali error)
tiskovna napáka misprint, erratum, pl errata, typographic error, printer's error, literal
napáka v pisanju clerical error
za napáke ne odgovarjamo! trgovina errors (and omissions) excepted!
delam slovnične napáke I make mistakes in (ali with) my grammar, pogovorno I get my grammar wrong
delati napáke to make mistakes; to commit errors, to blunder
popraviti svojo napáko to make good one's mistake
napáke se rade vrinejo errors will slip in
najti napáke pri kom to find fault with someone
padati v staro napáko to backslide, to be a backslider
mnogo napák je bilo storjenih z naše strani many mistakes have been committed on our side
imeti iste napáke (v značaju) to be tarred with the same brush
na napákah se učimo one learns by one's mistakes
nihče ni brez napák (figurativno) no one's perfect

naráslost

naráslost reke rise in the level of a river

naráva nature

po narávi by nature, according to nature, naturally
proti narávi against (ali contrary to) nature, unnatural
ljubitelj naráve lover of nature
muha(vost) naráve (spaček) a freak of nature
opazovanje naráve (opis) naráve observation (description) of nature
otrok naráve a child of nature
plačilo v narávi (v naturalijah) payment in kind
varstvo naráve preservation of natural beauties
urad za varstvo naráve Nature Conservancy
plačati v narávi to pay in kind
to mu je postala druga naráva (figurativno) it has become second nature with him
(na)risati po narávi to draw (ali to sketch) from life
slikan (portretiran) po narávi portrayed to the life
to je proti moji narávi it is contrary to my nature
prerasti, preiti v narávo to grow into habit
naráva dela nature of activity

naróčje arms pl; lap

polno naróčje armful
imeti v naróčju to have on one's lap
sedeti komu v naróčju to sit on someone's lap
pasti komu v naróčje to be folded in someone's arms (ali in someone's embrace)
sreča mu je padla v naróčje he has had a windfall (ali an unexpected stroke of good luck, good fortune)
držati roke v naróčju to sit with one's hands folded, (lenost) to be idle
vrgla se mu je v naróčje she flung herself (ali she flew) into his arms
vrniti se v naróčje Cerkve to return to the bosom of the Church

nasésti (ladja) to run aground; to strand, to get stranded

pustiti ladjo, da nasede to beach the ship; figurativno (biti opeharjen) to be taken in, to be imposed upon
on hitro nasede (figurativno) he is easily imposed upon
nisem mu nasedel (figurativno) I was up to his tricks
čoln je nasedel na plitvino the boat was stranded on a shoal

naslájati se to delight (z, v in), to take (ali to have) delight (in); to enjoy, to take pleasure (in); to be pleased, to revel, to relish, to indulge in; to be delighted (with)

naslájati se se s čašo dobrega vina to indulge in a glass of good wine
naslajam se ob njegovih romanih I enjoy his novels

nasŕkati se

nasŕkati se ga (napiti se) to tope; to guzzle; to swig; to get soused; to have a skinful; figurativno to imbibe, to drink in, to absorb

nastániti to lodge; to accommodate; to house; (vojake) to billet, to quarter

nastániti se to take (up) lodgings (ali one's abode); (v hotelu) to stay at a hotel, to put up at a hotel; (naseliti se) to settle (down)
v katerem hotelu si se nastanil? what hotel are you staying at?
nastanil sem se v neki gostilni I put up at an inn
nastániti se (vseliti se) pri kom to move in, to quarter oneself on someone

nastopíti to set in, to begin, to occur, to arise; (v gledališču) to appear, to make one's appearance

nastopíti delo to start work
nastopíti novo dolžnost to take up a new post (ali job), to commence one's new duties
nastopíti proti komu to proceed against someone
javno nastopíti proti komu to appear against someone
nastopila je težava a difficulty arose
nastopíti službo to take up one's office
nastopilo je slabo vreme bad weather (has) set in
nastopíti potovanje to set out on a journey
prvič nastopíti (v gledališču) to make one's first appearance (ali début)
nastopilo je 20 igralcev twenty actors appeared on the stage

natrésti to shake down a quantity (sadja of fruit), to get by shaking down

otroci so natresli veliko jabolk the children have shaken a lot of apples down
natrésti poti s peskom to sand (the) footpaths
natrésti komu peska v oči to throw dust in someone's eyes