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nit thread

nit za šivanje sewing thread
prašna nit botanika stamen
žarilna nit filament
življenjska nit the thread of life
živa nit (trihina, zoologija) threadworm, nematode
nit pri stroku (fižola ipd.) string
izgubiti nit svojih argumentov, misli to lose the thread of one's arguments, ideas
suhe niti ni bilo na meni I had not a dry thread (ali stitch of clothing) on me, I was wet to the skin
odstraniti niti (iz stroka) to string
vdeti nit v šivanko to thread a needle
njegovo življenje je viselo na niti his life hung by a thread

nízek low, not high; not tall; (cena) moderate, reasonable, cheap; (glas) deep, low-pitched

nízkega rodu of low birth (ali parentage)
nízka cena a bargain price
nízki čevlji shoes pl
barometer je nízek the glass is low
življenje nižjih slojev the life of the lower classes

nôčen nightly; night(-); nocturnal

nôčni bombni napad vojska aeronavtika night air raid
nôčni bombnik aeronavtika night bomber
nôčni čas night time
v nôčnem času at night
nôčna čepica nightcap
nôčni čuvaj night watchman
nôčno delo night work, pogovorno nights
nôčni klub (lokal, bar) nightclub, ZDA night spot, žargon honkytonk
nôčni lovec vojska aeronavtika night fighter (airplane)
nôčno pristajanje aeronavtika night landing
nôčni napad vojska night attack, night raid
nôčni obhod vojska nightly round
nôčni mir the peace of the night
nôčna izmena, nôčni posad night shift
nôčna mizica bedside table, night table
nôčna omarica nightstand
nôčna posoda chamber pot, pogovorno po, (za podkladanje) bedpan, arhaično night vase
nôčni polet aeronavtika night flight
nôčni zračni promet night air traffic
nôčna letalska poštna služba night airmail service
nôčna priatojbina night rate
nôčna ptica (ki dolgo bedi, dela) night owl, (ki ponočuje) night bird
nôčna predstava night performance
nôčni obisk a nightly (ali nocturnal) visit
nôčna služba night duty, pogovorno nights
nôčna straža night watch, vigil
nôčna (kurja) slepota night blindness, nyctalopia
nôčna srajca (ženska) nightdress, nightgown, pogovorno nightie, ZDA night robe, (moška) nightshirt
nôčna svetilka night-light, nightlamp
nôčna tarifa night tariff, night rates
nôčna vaja vojska night exercise
nôčni vlak night train
nôčna ura night hour
pozne nôčne ure small hours pl
nôčni vzlet aeronavtika night takeoff
nôčni vratar night porter
nôčni zrak night air
nôčno zavetišče night shelter
nôčno življenje night life

nomádski nomad, nomadic

nomádsko življenje nomad(ic) (ali wandering) life
nomádsko pleme tribe of nomads, nomadic (ali wandering) tribe
živeti nomádsko življenje to live the life of a nomad (ali a nomadic life)

nóv new; (nedaven) fresh, recent, late; (nenošen, nerabljen) not worn, not used; (neraziskan) unexplored; figurativno (novopečen) freshly baked, fresh; (dodaten) additional, more

skoraj nóv, kot nóv nearly new, as good as new
čisto nóv quite new, spanking new, brand new
Novo leto New Year, New Year's Day
nóva luna new moon
najnovejše novice the latest news
nóva obleka a new dress
Novi svet (Amerika) the New World
nóva moda new look, new fashion
dobiti nóve moči to recover
zame to ni nič nóvega that is no news to me
kaj je nóvega? what's the news?, ZDA what's new?
to mi je nóvo it's news to me
pod soncem ni nič nóvega there is nothing new under the sun
to je bil nóv dokaz njegove nesposobnosti it was a further (ali additional) proof of his incompetence
začeti nóvo življenje (figurativno, poboljšati se) to turn over a new leaf
živeti nóvo življenje to lead a new life
želim vam srečno nóvo leto! I wish you a happy New Year!
nóva metla dobro pometa a new broom sweeps clean
to je nóvo zame (tega še nisem slišal) that's a new one on me

nráven moral

nrávno življenje moral life

nújen urgent; pressing; necessary, requisite (za for); exigent; indispensable; essential; vital

nújni posli pressing business
nújna, silna potreba pressing need, stringent necessity
nújna zadeva a matter of urgency, an urgent matter
za življenje nújne stvari necessities pl of life
napraviti le najnujnejša popravila to do only the most urgent repairs
skrajno nújen of the utmost urgency

ogrozíti ogróžati to threaten, to menace; to jeopardize, to imperil, to endanger

ogrozíti, ogróžati mir to threaten peace
ogrozíti, ogróžati življenje kake osebe to imperil someone's life
moj obstoj, moje življenje je ogroženo my life is threatened
ogrozíti, ogróžati izvozno trgovino to imperil the export trade
socialno ogrožen otrok socially handicapped child

pásji dog's; doggish; doglike; dog(-); canine; hound (-); figurativno (beden) miserable, wretched, foul

pásji bič dog whip
pásji davek dog licence, dog tax
pásje dirke greyhound (ali dog) races (ali racing), pogovorno the dogs
pásji dnevi dog days (July 23 to August 23) pl
pásje delo (figurativno) hard work, drudgery
pásji lajež, pásje lajanje barking of dogs
pásji konopec, pásja vrvica dog's lead
pásji mraz bitter (ali sharp) frost (ali cold)
pásji ovratnik dog's collar, dog collar
pásja razstava dog show, ZDA bench show
pásja uta, hišica (dog) kennel, ZDA doghouse
pásja vijolica botanika dog violet
pásja steklina hydrophobia, rabies
pásji ugriz dog bite
pásje vreme dirty (ali foul, beastly) weather
pásje slabe volje in a foul mood
pásja znamka (markica) dog licence, identity disc, ZDA dog tag
živeti pásje življenje to live a dog's life (ali a wretched, miserable life)
on ima ob njej pásje življenje she leads him a dog's life

pastírski shepherd's; pastoral

pastírska palica shepherd's staff (ali crook)
pastírska piščal shepherd's pipe (ali flute)
pastírska pesem pastoral song (ali poem)
pastírsko pismo pastoral epistle, pastoral
pastírsko življenje pastoral life

pláča (uradniška) salary; (oficirska) pay; (delavska) wage, wages pl

s polno pláčo on full pay
bedna pláča miserable pay
stalna pláča fixed salary
začetna pláča commencing salary
pláč, ki je zadostna za življenje living wage
izkustvu in učinku ustrezna pláča salary commensurate with experience and ability
nameščenec s stalno pláčo salaried employee
delavec, ki dela za bedno pláčo wage slave
dodatek k pláči additional pay, bonus
odtegljaj od pláče deduction from salary, stoppage
povišanje pláče wage rise, increase (ali rise) in salary
znižanje pláče salary cut, reduction in pay
zamrznitev pláč wage freeze
odtegniti komu od pláče to stop (something) out of someone's salary
povišati pláčo to raise (ali to increase) someone's salary
dobivati dobro pláčo to get good wages, to draw a good salary
znižati pláče to lower someone's wages (oziroma salary)
dajati komu pláčo to pay someone a wage (ali a salary)

ponóčen nightly; nocturnal; night(-)

ponóčna luč nocturnal light, nightglow
ponóčna tišina silence of the night
ponóčno življenje nightlife; nocturnal life

posmŕten posthumous; pravo post-mortem; (onostranski) of the other world, otherworldly

posmŕtna maska death mask
posmŕtni ostanki mortal remains; pl
posmŕtno življenje life after death, afterlife
posmŕtni otrok, sin posthumous child, son
posmŕtna slava posthumous fame

práznik holiday; festival; gala day, feast day; (redko) fete; (v koledarju) red-letter day; cerkveno feast

práznik Dela (1. maj) Labour Day, May Day
državni práznik National Day
občinski práznik municipal festival
bančni práznik (ko so zaprte vse banke) bank holiday
premičen práznik movable feast
cerkveni práznik church festival
verski práznik religious feast
velik práznik high festival
življenje ni práznik (figurativno) life is not all beer and skittles

prebíjati to punch; to pierce

prebíjati se skozi to work one's way through
prebíjati se (skozi življenje) to rub along, to struggle along
tesnó se prebíjati z denarjem to make both ends meet
s težavo se prebíjati skozi življenje to have great difficulty in making both ends meet
komaj se prebíjati to eke out a poor (ali miserable) existence, to go through a lot of hardship

prebíti to break through, to pierce; to pass through; (čas) to pass (the time), to spend

prebíti led to break the ice
prebíti noč brez spanja to spend a sleepless night
prebíti zid to breach a wall
prebíti zvočni zid to break the sonic barrier
prebíti se (s komolci) skozi množico to elbow one's way through a crowd
s težavo se prebíti skozi življenje to have great difficulty in making both ends meet, to earn a meagre living, to lead a precarious existence, to live from hand to mouth
prebíti se skozi leto to manage to survive another year

prebujénje awakening

prebujénje v življenje resuscitation

prepíranje quarrelling

življenje v stalnem prepíranju a catand-dog life

prepróst simple; plain

prepróstega rodu of simple birth
prepróst način življenja plain living
to je preprósto dejstvo that is a plain fact
preprósta obleka simple dress
preprósta hrana simple diet
zelo prepróst simple as ABC
preprósta razlaga a simple explanation
preprósto življenje (brez razkošja) simple life
jaz sem prepróst človek I'm a simple fellow, ali pogovorno an ordinary bloke

pretéklost past, past time; past history; former (ali past) times pl; (davna) ancient times pl, past ages pl, bygone years pl, time of yore, hoary antiquity

v pretéklosti in the past
dobra, neoporečna (slaba) osebna pretéklost good, irreproachable (bad) record
burna (osebna) pretéklost chequered career
osebna pretéklost (življenje) past, career, antecedents pl
pogled, gledanje v pretéklost retrospection
imeti burno pretéklost to have a turbulent (ali chequered) past
čisto, neoporečno pretéklost (figurativno) to have a clean slate
ne poznam njegove pretéklosti I do not know his past