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mŕtev dead; (umrli, rajni) deceased, late

mŕtvi pl the dead; (brez življenja) lifeless, inanimate, inert; (brezčuten) insensible, benumbed, hardened (za against); (ugasel) extinct; past; (neproduktiven) idle
na pol mŕtev half-dead
mŕtev kot hlod stone dead, as dead as a doornail, dead as mutton
bolj mŕtev kot živ more dead than alive; more than half-dead
ves mŕtev na kaj dead keen on something, crazy about something, pogovorno into something
že davno mŕtev dead and gone
stoj, ali pa si mŕtev! stop, or you're a dead man!
mŕtev jezik dead language
mŕtva barva dull (ali lifeless) colour
mŕtev kapital unemployed (ali frozen) capital
mŕtva kopriva dead nettle
Mrtvo morje the Dead Sea
mŕtva sezona dead (ali off) season
mŕtva tišina dead silence
mŕtva oseba the deceased, dead person; vojska casualty
mŕtev tir dead-end siding
mŕtev kót dead ground, shielded angle, blind spot
mŕtva veja dead branch
mŕtva teža dead weight
mŕtva straža vojska forlorn hope
mŕtev prostor dead area
mŕtva točka tehnika dead centre, dead point, (figurativno) deadlock, standstill
mŕtev tek tehnika lost motion, šport dead heat
kraljestvo mrtvih kingdom (ali realm) of the dead
sežig(anje) mrtvih cremation, incineration
smo na mŕtvi točki (figurativno) we are at a standstill
stvar je prišla na mŕtvo točko it came to a deadlock
pogajanja so prišla na mŕtvo točko the negotiations have come to a deadlock (ali to a dead end, to a standstill)
denar mu leži mŕtev v blagajni his money lies dead in a safe
biti ves mŕtev na kaj to be mad (ali crazy) about something, to be dead (ali mad) keen on something
delati se mrtvega to feign death, to sham dead
pretepsti do mŕtvega to beat black and blue
proglasiti za mŕtvega to declare someone dead, to officially pronounce someone dead
zbuditi (vstati) od mrtvih to raise (to rise) from the dead
zgruditi se mŕtev to drop dead, to die in one's boots, ZDA to die in one's tracks

múčiti to torture; to torment; to rack; to inflict pain on, to martyr; to maltreat; (bolečina) to hurt, to ail; (v šoli) to bully, to intimidate; (dražiti z varljivimi upi) to tantalize; (nadlegovati, jeziti) to bother, to worry, to vex, to plague, to tease, to grieve, to harass

skrbi jo mučijo she is tormented with worry
muči ga protin he is a martyr to gout
muči me misel na... I am uneasy (ali anxious) about...
do smrti múčiti to martyr
múčiti se (z delom) to labour, to slave, to toil, to moil, to toil and moil; to be at pains; to take pains, to make efforts, to strive hard, to struggle; to trouble oneself
múčiti se navkreber, v hrib to toil up the hill
múčiti se kot črna živina to drudge
muči se na žive in mrtve he is working himself to death

mudíti (zavlačevati) to delay, to detain, to retard, to slow down

mudíti se to tarry, to delay; (bivati) to stay, to dwell
ne mudi se the matter is not urgent, there is no hurry
mudi se mi I am in a hurry, I've no time to spare, I am pressed for time
ne mudi se mi tako zelo I am not in that much of a hurry
ne mudi se za to there's no hurry for it
ne mudi se tako strašno there's no tearing hurry
pri tem delu se rad mudim I like to take my time over this job
kam se ti tako mudi? what's your rush?
mudil seje dva meseca v Zagrebu he stayed for two months in Zagreb
mudíti se pri čem to linger over something

múha zoologija fly; figurativno (muhavost) caprice, whim, freak, fancy, vagary, crotchet, bee in one's bonnet

cece múha tseste, tsetse fly
domača múha common housefly
konjska múha horsefly
mesarska múha flesh fly, blowfly, bluebottle
španska múha Spanish fly, cantharis, pl cantharides
umetna múha (kot vaba) fly, (za ribolov) dry fly, hackle fly, hackle, grey-drake, ZDA tail fly
múha na strelnem orožju sight, bead
opikan od múh fly-bitten
onesnažen od múh flyblown
biti od múh (biti nič vreden) to be of no use, to be good for nothing, to be a dead loss
na múho vzeti (figurativno) to take aim (kaj at something)
iz múhe slona narediti (figurativno) to make a mountain out of a molehill, to make mountains out of molehills
s kolom múhe pobijati (figurativno) to break a fly on the wheel
čudne múhe mu rojijo po glavi he's got bats in the belfry
lahkó bi bili slišali múho leteti (taka tišina je bila) you could have heard a pin drop
ubiti dve múhi z enim udarcem to kill two birds with one stone
v sili hudič múhe žre (figurativno) beggars can't be choosers, half a loaf is better than no bread

nabásati to stuff; to cram

nabásati s perjem to stuff with feathers
nabásati ljudi v avtobus to cram the bus with people
nabásati učenca z datumi to cram a pupil with dates
nabasani kot sardine (figurativno) packed like sardines

nabírati nabráti to collect; to gather; (kopičiti) to accumulate; (vojake) to enrol, to levy

nabírati, nabráti v gube to fold
nabírati, nabráti gobe to pick mushrooms, to go mushrooming, to mushroom
nabírati, nabráti se to gather; to accumulate

náci; nacíst; nacístičen Nazi, nazi

spremeniti v nacista to nazify

načêlo principle; rule of conduct; maxim; axiom

brez načêl unprincipled, without settled principles
v načêlu in principle
načêlo poprečne vrednosti principle of averages
v načêlu soglašam I agree in principle
biti v nasprotju z načêlom to run counter to the principle
poštenost je najboljše načêlo honesty is the best policy
načêlo enakopravnosti (javnosti, solidarnosti, vzajemnosti) principle of equality (of publicity, of solidarity, of reciprocity)

načŕt plan; project; scheme; design; (osnutek) draft, draught

brez načŕta without a fixed plan
po načŕtu according to plan
načŕt pogodbe draft of a contract
učni načŕt syllabus, curriculum
zakonski načŕt bill
načŕt namakanja irrigation scheme
to je šele v stadiju (fazi) načŕta it is not yet out of the planning stage, it is still on the drawing board
delati načŕte to make plans, to plan
izmisliti načŕt to think out a plan
napraviti, zasnovati načŕt to make a plan
izvesti načŕt to carry (ali to follow) out a plan
ne gre mi v načŕt it does not suit my plan
kovati nove načŕte to devise (ali to form) new plans
prekrižati, zmešati komu načŕte to upset someone's plans, pogovorno to upset someone's apple-cart
opustiti načŕt to drop a plan
moj načŕt je padel v vodo my scheme has come to grief (ali arhaično to nought)
vztrajati pri svojem načŕtu to stand by one's plan
odkriti svoje načŕte to disclose one's plans
izdelati načŕt to work out a plan
zmesti načŕte to disarrange (ali pogovorno to mess up) someone's plans
ne doseči načŕta to fail to achieve one's target

načrtovánje planning; plan

načrtovánje družine family planning
biti v načrtovánju to be in the design stage
ne iti preko načrtovánja not to get further than (ali beyond) the planning stage

náda hope; expectation

brez náde hopeless
poln náde hopeful
zadnja náda (figurativno) sheet anchor
žarek náde ray (ali gleam) of hope
Rt Dobre Nade the Cape of Good Hope
v nádi in hopes, hoping, hopeful
odreči se nádi to renounce (ali to abandon) hope

nadaljevánje continuation; (zgodbe) sequel; (kakega dela) prosecution

nadaljevánje sledi (= se bo nadaljevalo) to be resumed, to be continued
nadaljevánje na drugi strani continued overleaf
nadaljevánje v prihodnji številki to be continued in our next number; (romana, novele ipd.) instalment

nadkríliti to surpass; to transcend

on nadkriljuje vse v spretnosti he outstrips everybody in skill
nadkríliti koga to stand head and shoulders above someone

nadléga trouble; bother; annoyance; molestation; vexation; inconvenience

povzročiti nadlégo, biti v nadlégo komu to be a nuisance, to cause annoyance to someone
to mi ni v nadlégo it is no inconvenience to me
če vam to ne bo v nadlégo if it is no inconvenience to you
bojim se, da vam bom v nadlégo I am afraid I shall inconvenience you (ali be in your way)
obžalujem, da vam delam tako nadlégo I am sorry to be such a nuisance (ali cause you so much inconvenience)
upam, da vam ne bom delal nadlége I hope I shall not put you to any inconvenience

nadomestováti to replace; to substitute; (zastopati) to deputize (koga for someone), to act for

nadomestováti koga to stand proxy for someone
v moji odsotnosti me bo nadomestoval X. in my absence X. will act for me

nadstrópje floor; storey, ZDA story

najvišje nadstrópj top door
v prvem nadstrópju on the first floor, ZDA on the second floor
v katerem nadstrópju? on which floor?

naftalín naphthalene

dati naftalín v odeje to put mothballs in the blankets

nagánjati (priganjati)

nagánjati koga k, v to hurry someone into; to prompt someone to; to incite; to urge, pogovorno to chivvy

nágel quick, swift, speedy, rapid, hasty; prompt; fast, rash; sudden

nágla jeza sudden anger
on je nágle jeze he has a hot temper, he is swift to anger
nágli sod martial law
po náglem sodu according to martial law
nágla smrt sudden death
bil je zelo nagel v svoji odločitvi he was very hasty in his decision
náglo prislov swift, quick
náglo odgovoriti to answer promptly
kot blisk náglo (as) quick as lightning
na náglo narejen most hastily constructed bridge
(pre)nágla odločitev a rash decision

nagíbati to incline (k to); to decline, to slope, to slant, to sway, to bend

nagíbati se to lean; to incline, to bend over, to bow, to tilt, to dip; figurativno to lean (k to, towards), to be inclined (ali disposed, prone) to
javno mnenje se nagiblje njemu v prid public opinion is veering his way
zid se nagiblje na desno the wall is tilting to the right
nagíbati se k prehladom to be subject to colds