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lútka puppet (tudi figurativno), hand puppet, marionette; (igrača) doll

krojaška lútka (tailor's) dummy
on je lútka v njihovih rokah he is a mere puppet in their hands

máček zoologija male cat, he-cat, tom-cat; (sidro) anchor; (kavelj) hook

obuti máček puss in boots; figurativno (po krokanju) žargon hangover; morning after the night before
kupiti máčka v žaklju (figurativno) to buy a pig in a poke, ZDA to buy something sight unseen
imeti máčka (figurativno) to have a hangover
opomoči si od máčka (figurativno) to recover from one's hangover

máčji cat's, (of a) cat, catlike, catty; feline; figurativno (zahrbten) treacherous

máčji hrbet cat's back
máčji skok cat's leap
máčja šapa cat's paw, cat's foot
máčja narava (neodkritost) felinity
máčji brki cat's whiskers pl
máčje predenje cat's purring
máčja muzika cat's concert, charivari, infernal din, caterwaul (ing)
máčje oko (na vozilih) (rear) reflector, (v cestni površini) cat's-eye

mádež stain, spot; soil (tudi figurativno), (moralni) blemish, (majhen) speck; (sramotni) slur; mineralogija macula, macle

mádež od čaja a tea stain
brez mádeža stainless, spotless, taintless
poln tintnih mádežev ink-stained
sramotni mádež stigma, pl -s, -mata; taint
očistiti od mádežev to clean stains
odstraniti mádež to remove a stain
to blago bo v dežju dobilo mádeže that material will spot in rain
belo platno dobi hitro mádeže white linen spots easily
izvlekel se je iz zadeve brez mádeža na svojem ugledu he has come out without a stain on his reputation
vreči mádež na... to cast a slur on...
se ta mádež vidi? does this spot show?

máhniti to strike, to give a blow

máhniti koga po obrazu to strike someone in the face
mimo máhniti to miss, figurativno to fail, to come to nothing
máhniti jo (v) to go, to set out (for)
máhniti jo čez polja to strike out across the fields
máhniti jo na desno to strike to the right

máj May

v máju in May
1. maj May Day; the first of May
proslava 1. maja politika May Day demonstration

majáti to shake; to sway; (močno) to rock

potres maje tla an earthquake rocks the ground
veter maje drevesa the wind sways the trees
majáti z glavo to shake one's head
majáti se to shake, to sway, to vacillate, to waver, to totter; (zob) to be loose; (v hoji) to stagger, to totter
drevesa se majejo v vetru the trees sway in the wind
hiša se je majala od eskplozij the house was rocked by (ali with) explosions

málo little; a little; few (pl)

po malem gradually; little by little
čisto málo a tiny bit
prav tako málo kot... no more than...
v málo dneh in a few days
počakaj málo! wait a moment!
jaz málo spim I don't sleep (ali I'm not sleeping) very much, I sleep little
še málo ne not a bit
on je málo znan he is little known
še málo ne slutiš, kaj te čaka you've no idea (ali arhaično you little dream) what is in store for you
málo vas je there aren't many of you, there are (only) a few of you, you are few
málo bolje mi je I am a little (a triffle) better
imam le málo prijateljev I've only a few friends, I have but few friends
málo je takih kot on there aren't many like him, there are few like him
málo ljudi misli tako few people think so
tistih málo ljudi, ki so bili navzoči the few people who were present
niti málo nisem zadovoljen I am far from being satisfied
málo, da tega nisem pozabil I had almost forgotten it
málo, da ni umrl he was likely to die
zelo málo next to nothing
málo za tem soon (ali shortly) after
málo prej a few moments ago, a short while ago; shortly before
za málo se mi zdi prositi za uslugo I scorn to ask a favour
málo (za las) je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was a near miss
málo je manjkalo, pa bi ga povozilo he was within an ace of being run over
málo je manjkalo, da se ni ubil he had a narrow escape (ali a close shave), he was within an ace of getting killed
bolje málo kot nič half a loaf is better than no bread

manjkajóč (pogrešan) missing

manjkajóče strani v knjigi the missing pages of the book

mánjkati to lack, to be lacking, to be wanting (in); to want; to fail; to be missing

manjka nam 5 knjig we have 5 books missing, we are missing 5 books, we are 5 books short
nekaj manjka something is missing (ali wanting)
dosti mi manjka do cilja I am far from the mark
mánjkati v šoli (zaradi bolezni) to stay away from school (ali off school)
on je manjkal he was absent, he was not present
manjka samo še 5 minut do 10ih it's still five to ten, it won't be ten o'clock for five minutes
nihče ne manjka nobody is missing
manjka mi denarja I am short of money
manjka ti zaupanja váse you are wanting in self-confidence
nič ne manjka tu there's nothing missing here
en list manjka v knjigi there's a leaf missing in that book
nič mi ne manjka I want for nothing
manjka ji eno leto do polnoletnosti she is one year short of her majority
manjka nam delovne sile we are short of staff, we are undermanned, we are shorthanded
manjka mu prave vneme he is wanting in zeal
vode vam tu ne bo nikoli manjkalo water will never fail you here, you will never lack water (ali be short of water) here
naročil ne manjka there is no lack of orders
podrobnosti še manjkajo details are lacking
prav to nam je še manjkalo! that's all we needed!, that beats everything!
malo je manjkalo, pa bi bil počil od smeha pogovorno I laughed fit to burst

manjšína minority; smaller number

nacionalna manjšína national minority
biti v manjšíni to be in the minority

mansárda attic; garret; mansard

stanovalec v mansárdi arhaično garreteer

márec March

v márcu in March
v mesecu márcu in the month of March
konec márca at the end of March
5. márec the fifth (5th) of March, March the fifth

marináda marinade; pickle

v marinádi pickled

marljív assiduous, diligent, industrious, hardworking, keen, studious, arhaično sedulous; busy, active

marljív obiskovalec frequent visitor
biti marljív to be industrious (busy, active), to take pains, to do one's best
marljívo se učiti to study hard
marljívo hoditi v gledališče to be a regular theatre-goer
marljívo obiskujem predavanja I attend lectures regularly

mása mass; (kup) heap, pile; figurativno a great deal, pile, lots pl (of); (množica) crowd, multitude; pogovorno loads, bags

konkurzna, zapuščinska mása estate
uradni, sodni upravitelj konkurzne máse official receiver
široke máse (množice) broad masses pl
to ga je stalo máso denarja it has cost him a good deal of money
papirna mása pulp
v velikih másah in large numbers, in droves
psihologija más mass psychology
brezpravne máse voiceless millions pl

máska mask; (v gledališču) make-up; (oseba) masker, masquer, masquerader, domino, arhaično mask, masque; figurativno mask, cloak ➞ krinka

máska pri mečevanju visor, face-guard
plinska máska gas mask, respirator
posmrtna máska death mask
kisikova máska oxygen mask
zaščitna máska protective mask
dimna máska pomorstvo smoke-sail
máska topniške baterije vojska shield
tragična máska zgodovina tragic mask
ples v máskah masked ball, fancy-dress ball
sneti másko to throw off the mask (ali one's disguise)

mást (rendered) fat; grease

svinjska mást lard, pig fat
gosja mást goose grease
mást pri pečenki dripping
cvreti se v svoji (lastni) másti to stew in one's own juice, to stew in the juice of one's own making
pustiti koga, da se cvre v svoji másti (figurativno) to leave someone to stew in his own juice
naj se cvrejo v lastni másti let them stew in their own juice
potrpljenje je božja mást (figurativno) what cannot be cured must be endured

mášen (of) mass

v mášni obleki (figurativno) dressed in one's Sunday best
mášna knjiga missal

mášnik priest

posvetiti v mášnika to ordain (koga someone)
biti posvečen v mášnika to be ordained