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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

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

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

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

nedostátek deficiency; (pomanjkanje) shortage, lack, want; default

v nedostátku for want of, in default of, in absence of
odpraviti nedostátek to make good a deficiency

negližé negligee, negligé; housecoat; deshabille, dishabille

ženska v negližéju a woman in dishabille (ali lightly dressed, wearing a negligee)

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

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)

nekóč once, at one time, in times past, in old times, in former times; (v bodočnosti) some day

nekóč boš moral vse poplačati you'll have to pay it all back some day
davno nekóč long ago, in times past, in ancient times; pesniško in olden days, in days or yore
nekóč je bil kralj... (v pravljicah) once upon a time there was a king
nekóč sem to delal (zdaj ne več) I used to do it

neodlóčeno prislov

končati se neodlóčeno (igra) to result in a draw
tekma se je končala neodlóčeno the match ended (ali resulted) in a draw
moštvi sta igrali neodlóčeno the two teams tied

neprávi wrong, not right, improper, undue; (podtaknjen) supposititious; (nepristen) not genuine, spurious, counterfeit, apocryphal, sham; ZDA bogus; (umeten) artificial

ob neprávem času (uri) at the wrong time
neprávi biser (diamant) imitation pearl (diamond)
neprávi odgovor a wrong answer
nepráva stran blaga wrong side of material
neprávi ulomek improper fraction
neprávi mož (človek) na neprávem mestu (položaju) (figurativno) a square peg in a round hole

neprílika (neprijetnost, težava) difficulty, trouble, distress, vexation, disagreeableness, predicament; (škripci) scrape, mess, pickle, dilemma, straits pl

biti v hudi nepríliki to be in an awkward predicament
izvleči se iz neprílike to go scot-free, to escape from a predicamert
delati komu neprílike (figurativno) to put a spoke in someone's wheel
spraviti v nepríliko koga to put someone in an awkward situation, žargon to land someone in the cart
biti v nepríliki to be abashed, to be embarrassed, to be disconcerted

neréd disorder; derangement, untidiness, confusion; disturbance, tumult, riot; disarrangement; litter; (zmešnjava) chaos, jumble, mess, mishmash, shambles

v nerédu out of order, disordered, in a mess, out of gear, topsy-turvy
v velikem nerédu in a state of great confusion
biti v nerédu to be in a muddle
priti v neréd to fall into disorder
spraviti v neréd to derange, to throw into confusion, to mess up
poulični nerédi riots pl, disturbances pl
povzročitelj nereda, -ov troublemaker
poročajo o nerédih na jugu disturbances are reported in the South
biti v popolnem nerédu to be at sixes and sevens
kakšen neréd je v tvoji sobi! what a mess your room is in!, your room's a real shambles!
; ne morem živeti v takem nerédu I can't live in a pigsty like this
pustiti svoje knjige v nerédu to leave one's books in a jumble (ali in a muddle)
ob svoji smrti je pustil vse svoje zadeve v nerédu at his death he left all his affairs in a mess (ali in a muddle)
zasejati neréd v vrste to throw the ranks into confusion
njegovo poslovanje je v največjem nerédu his business is in a (rare) muddle (ali a terrible state)

nesposóben incapable; unfit; unable, inept; unqualified, incompetent, inefficient

nesposóbna oseba (žargon) washout
nesposóben za kaj (za delo) (nasploh) incapable of something (of working), (zaradi bolezni) unfit for something (for work)
on je nesposóben za službo (figurativno) he is a misfit, he is a square peg in a round hole
bil je nesposóben za igranje he was unfit to play (za delo for work)

nesréča misfortune, bad luck, ill-fortune; calamity, adversity, reverse; (nezgoda) accident, disaster, misadventure, mischief

na nesréčo, k nesréči unfortunately, unluckily, by an unhappy accident
po nesréči by accident, accidentally
smrt po nesréči death by misadventure
smrtna nesréča accidental death, fatal accident
na mojo nesréčo unfortunately for me
prometna nesréča traffic accident
v sreči ali v nesréči in weal and woe
on je prava nesréča za svojo družino he is the bane of his family's life
nesréča je hotela, da je izgubil stavo as ill luck would have it, he lost his bet
pripetila se mu je nesréča he has had a misfortune
da bi bila nesréča še večja... to make matters worse..., to cap it all...
to ti bo prineslo nesréčo that will bring you bad luck
pripetila se nam je prometna nesréča we (have) met with an accident
sam riniti v nesréčo to make a rod for one's own back
nesréča me povsod zasleduje I'm always dogged by ill luck
nesréča redko sama pride misfortunes rarely come singly
nesréča nikoli sama ne pride misfortunes never come singly, troubles never come singly, it never rains but it pours
vsaka nesréča je za koga sreča it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
nobena nesréča ne traja večno every cloud has a silver lining
ne kličimo nesréče! (figurativno) touch wood!

nesréčen (duševno) unhappy, grievous, wretched; (slučajno) unlucky, unfortunate, luckless; (nenaklonjen) fatal, sinister, ill-fated, ill-starred, inauspicious

nesréčen slučaj unfortunate accident
nesréčen v igri, srečen v ljubezni unlucky in cards, lucky in love
to je bilo nesréčno leto it was an ill-starred year
imeti nesréčno roko (figurativno) to be a butterfingers, to be constantly breaking things

netákten tactless

netáktna opazka a remark in bad taste

nèuspèh lack of success, nonsuccess; failure, fiasco; vojska repulse, reverse; miscarriage; žargon washout

popoln nèuspèh total failure
biti obsojen na nèuspèh to be doomed (ali condemned, foredoomed) to failure
doživeti nèuspèh to meet with failure (ali with a reverse), to suffer a reverse
končati se z nèuspèhom to end in failure
doživeli smo nèuspèh we met with a reverse, pogovorno we lost out, we were a flop