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natánčnež (pedant) stickler

ta častnik je velik natánčnež glede pokorščine that officer is a stickler for obedience

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

navézan attached (na to); tied (to)

biti navézan na koga to be attached to someone; (alpinist) roped, on the rope
biti sam nase navézan to be thrown back on oneself (ali on one's own resources); to be dependent on oneself
zelo je navézana nanj she is much attached (ali devoted) to him, she is very fond of him

navzdól downwards; down; downhill

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

navzóčnost presence

tvoja navzóčnost pri slovesnosti je neobhodna your presence (ali attendance) at the ceremony is indispensable
v naši navzóčnosti nihče ne govori o tem no one speaks openly of it in our presence (ali in front of us)

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

nebésa (raj) heaven, paradise

deveta nebésa (figurativno) the Heaven of heavens
kakor v nebésih, tako na zemlji on earth as it is in heaven
(pri omenjanju pokojnega) Bog mu daj sveta nebés! may God rest his soul!
priti v nebésa to join the angels
v sedmih nebésih in the seventh heaven
sveta nebés! good heavens!, by heaven!
hvaliti koga do nebés to praise someone to the skies

nebó (vidno) sky; firmament; pesniško welkin; (v ustih) palate

na nebu in the sky
nebó nad prestolom, nebó pri procesiji baldachin, canopy
visok do neba skyhigh, very high
iz vedrega neba out of the blue, out of a clear sky
pod milim nebom under the open sky, in the open air
med nebom in zemljo between heaven and earth
kot strela z jasnega neba like a bolt from the blue, all of a sudden
proti nebu skyward(s)
do neba segajoč reaching up to the sky, touching the sky
bitka pod nebom air battle
modro nebó blue sky
oblačno nebó cloudy sky, overcast sky
do neba vpijoč crying to heaven
štiri strani neba the four points of the compass
(dimna) pisava (reklama) na nebu aeronavtika skywriting; ZDA smoke-writing (sky advertising)
pisec (reklame) na nebu skywriter
košček modrega neba a patch of blue sky
nebó je modro (oblačno) the sky is blue (cloudy, overcast)
dvigati se v nebó to rise to the skies
koga v nebó povzdigovati to praise someone to the skies, to laud to the skies, to extol
(kot) z neba pasti (figurativno) to come out of the blue, to drop from the skies
noben mojster ni z neba padel (figurativno) no one is born a master
v nebó vpijoča krivica a crime crying to heaven for vengeance
moder kot nebó sky blue, skylike
do neba (= čez vse mere) sky-high, to the sky (ali to the skies)

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

nedosegljív out of reach, beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible (za koga to someone); matchless

to je človeškemu duhu nedosegljívo this is beyond the reach of the human mind

nedvómno prislov indubitably, doubtlessly, undoubtedly; undeniably; surely, assuredly; beyond all question; certainly

nedvómno je, da... it is a dead certainty that...

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

neizpodbíten incontestable; indisputable; unquestionable

to je neizpodbítno dejstvo this is an incontestable fact

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 -a, -o a; one; a certain

možakar je néki, -a, -o Smith the man is a certain (Mr.) Smith
néki, -a, -o g. (Ta in Ta) a Mr. (So-and-so, Whatsit, What's his name)

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?

nemíren restless, fidgety; (zaskrbljen) anxious, uneasy, (razburjen) excited, in a state o excitement; (razburkan) agitated, high, choppy, rough; tumultuous; (časi) turbulent, troublous, stirring

morje je nemírno the sea is rough, the sea is running high
prebiti nemírno noč to pass a disturbed night

nenavádnež (čudak) a queer (ali eccentric) person; an original (ali odd) fellow

on je nenavádnež he is a queer fish, he is a bit of a card

neodlóčen undecided, (igra) drawn, (omahljiv) indecisive, irresolute, hesitating, vacillating, wavering

neodlóča dirka, neodlóčen izid teka a dead heat
neodlóča igra draw, tie, (brez zadetkov) goalless (ali no-score) draw
še neodlóčen not yet decided, undecided, pending, put off, postponed
vojna je (še) neodlóča the war is (still) undecided
pustiti neodlóčo to leave (a matter) undecided
biti neodlóčen (cincati) to dither, hesitate, to vacillate, to waver, not to know one's own mind
dirka, tek je bil(a) neodlóč(a) the race was a tie