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míška little mouse

tiho kot míška as quiet as a mouse; stock-still

mladíč (pri živalih) young one; cub; whelp; little one; (lev, volk, medved) cub

psica in njeni mladíči a bitch and her young

mlínček little mill; grinder

mlínček za poper pepper mill, pepper grinder

možícelj little man

možícelj vstajač tumbler

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

nekóliko a bit, a little, a trifle; some, somewhat, several, a few, not many

nekóliko dni a few days
nekóliko okajen (v rožicah) a bit tipsy (ali squiffy)
nekóliko predolg a trifle too long
nekóliko ga poznam I know him a little
nekóliko časa (for) some time
nekóliko ljudi some people
počakaj nekóliko! wait a bit!

neprídiprav miscreant, villain; good-for-nothing, worthless person, ne'er-do-well; (otrok) little villain, holy terror, little horror

neugléden insignificant; of little or no account (ali consequence, importance); second-rate, mediocre; beneath notice

ničè a little man; a mere cipher; a nonentity; a nobody; a lay figure, a dummy; a worthless fellow; a good-for-nothing; a ne'er-do-well; a wastrel; a lay-figure

omalovaževáti to belittle, to slight, to disregard, to disdain, to depreciate, to hold in disdain; to think little or nothing of; to set at naught; to despise, to scorn; to run down; to cast a slight (kaj upon something)

oslíček zoologija little donkey

otróci children pl; little ones pl; (potomstvo) issue, progeny, descendants pl, offspring

brez otrok childless, without issue
prijatelj otrok a friend of children
evakuacija otrok na deželo evacuation of children to the country
vzgoja otrok education of children
znižanje (voznine ipd.) za otroke reduction for children
otróci in norci govoré resnico children and fools tell the truth

otročíček baby; little child; pogovorno kid, kiddy; arhaično chick; tot, tiny tot; infant

polágoma little by little; by degrees; slowly, gradually, step by step; gently

pomálem pomálo little by little

premálo too little; not enough

premálo knjig too few books pl
premálo pečen underdone
to je premálo that's too little
imam premálo denarja I am short of money

pritlíkavec dwarf; pygmy; (palček) Tom Thumb; little man; mere wisp of a man

ptíček little bird, (otroško) birdie

živeti kot ptíček na veji (figurativno) to live (ali to be) in clover, pogovorno to have it made
ptíčki brez gnezda (otroci brez doma) waifs and strays pl

púnčka little girl; (lutka) doll, (otroško) dolly

razkósati to dismember; to break (ali to cut) in little pieces; to cut up

razkósati prašiča to cut up a pig