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mutírati to break one's vice

ko je bil komaj 14 let star, je začel mutírati when he was hardly fourteen, his voice began to break

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

námreč namely; that is to say; videlicet (krajšava: viz.); (= t.j., to je) to wit; in other words

nisem mogel govoriti z njim, bil je námreč bolan I could not speak to him, as (ali seeing that) he was ill
eden mojih sosedov, námreč neki X.Y., ... one or my neighbours, to wit, one X.Y., ...

naslédnji (the) next; (the) following; subsequent, consecutive, ensuing; succesive

naslédnji hip (the) next moment
za naslédnje leto for the ensuing year
naslédnji dan, naslédnjega dne on the following day
v mojem naslédnjem pismu in my next letter
v naši naslédnji številki in our next issue (ali number)
naslédnji drugi dan the next day but one
naslédnj, ki je prišel, je bil... the next to come was...
moje mnenje je naslédnje: my opinion is as follows:

naspróten contrary, opposite, arhaično contrariant, zastarelo contrarious; (nenaklonjen) opposed, unwilling, hostile, adverse to, disinclined to; (obraten) converse

nasprótni dokaz counterevidence
nasprótna izjava counterdeclaration
nasprótna sila counterforce; opposed force
nasprótna stran ulice the opposite side of the street
nasprótna stranka the opposite party
nasprótna terjatev counterdemand, counterclaim
naspróten veter a contrary wind, an adverse wind
biti čisto naspróten od to be opposite to
igrati na nasprótni strani šport to play for the opposing (ali opposite) side
storil si prav nasprótno od tistega, kar bi bil moral storiti you have done the exact opposite of what you ought to have done

nastláti to strew (on)

nastláti živini to spread litter for cattle
vrt je bil nastlan z odpadki papirja the garden was littered with waste paper

navzlíc in spite of; in defiance of; notwithstanding

navzlíc temu in spite of that
navzlíc dejstvu, da... in spite of the fact that...
navzlíc vsemu svojemu denarju ni bil srečen for (ali with) all his money he was not happy
navzlíc zdravi pameti against common sense, in open defiance of common sense

navzóč navzóčen present

povsod navzóč, navzóčen ubiquitous
med navzóč, navzóčenimi among those present
biti navzóč, navzóčen pri to be present at, to attend, to be in attendance at
nisem bil navzóč, navzóčen pri seji I was not present at (ali I did not attend) the meeting
človek ne more biti povsod navzóč, navzóčen one cannot be everywhere at the same time
vsi navzóč, navzóčeni so to videli all those present saw it
zapisati, zabeležiti imena navzóč, navzóčenih to take down the names of those present
seznam navzóč, navzóčenih attendance list, attendance sheet
ugotoviti število navzóč, navzóčenih to report the attendance, (pogovorno) to count noses, to count the house
navzóč, navzóčeni so izvzeti present company excepted

nedostópen inaccessible; unapproachable

bil je nedostópen za vse prošnje he proved inaccessible to all demands

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

neodlóčen undecided, (igra) drawn, (omahljiv) indecisive, irresolute, hesitating, vacillating, wavering

neodlóča dirka, neodlóčen izid teka a dead heat
neodlóča igra draw, tie, (brez zadetkov) goalless (ali no-score) draw
še neodlóčen not yet decided, undecided, pending, put off, postponed
vojna je (še) neodlóča the war is (still) undecided
pustiti neodlóčo to leave (a matter) undecided
biti neodlóčen (cincati) to dither, hesitate, to vacillate, to waver, not to know one's own mind
dirka, tek je bil(a) neodlóč(a) the race was a tie

nepogódek miss

vsak strel je bil nepogódek every shot was a miss

nespámeten unreasonable; unwise; irrational; imprudent

bilo je zelo nespámetno od tebe it was most unwise of you
(ti) ne bi bil smel biti tako nespámeten you should have known better

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)

nísem I am not

nísem bil I have not been; I was not

níti not even

níti... níti neither... nor
ne morem níti kupiti... I can't even buy...
níti odgovoril nisem I didn't even answer
níti telefoniral mi nisi, ko si bil v mestu! you never even gave me a ring (ali rang me up) when you were in town!
níti on níti njegova sestra neither he nor his sister

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

občútek feeling; sensation

občútek bolečine feeling of pain
boleč občútek mraza a painful feeling of cold
občútek toplote sensation of warmth
stalen občútek permanent (ali constant) feeling
bil je splošen občútek, da bo vojne kmalu konec there was a general feeling that the war would end very soon
z mešanimi občútki with mixed feelings

odklónjen rejected; refused; repulsed

biti odklónjen to meet with a repulse, to suffer a repulse
bil sem odklónjen I have been (oziroma I was) refused

ógenj fire; (plamen) flame, blaze; (požar) conflagration; (na prostem, kres) bonfire; vojska fire, firing; (za cigareto) light; figurativno (navdušenje) enthusiasm; (vnema) ardour, zeal, passion, heat

pri ógnju at the fire
óg! vojska fire!
z ógnjem in mečem with fire and sword
bengalični ógenj Bengal lights pl
med dvema ógnjema (figurativno) between the devil and the deep blue sea, between the hammer and the anvil
v ógnju (v plamenih) ablaze
pri počasnem, slabem ógnju on a slow fire
božja sodba z ógnjem zgodovina ordeal by fire
odporen proti ógnju fireproof, fire-resistant
križni ógenj vojska cross fire
umetni ógenj (display of) fireworks pl
varen pred ógnjem fire-resistant, fire-resisting, fireproof
nepretrgan ógenj vojska sustained fire
uničevalen ógenj withering fire
metalec ógnja vojska flamethrower
osvetljen od ógnja firelit
ustavitev ógnja vojska cessation of fire
oboževalec ógnja fire worshipper
bil je ves v ógnju (figurativno) he was glowing with enthusiasm
biti pod težkim ógnjem vojska to be under (ali exposed to) heavy fire
biti ves v ógnju za (figurativno) to be fired (ali to be ablaze) with enthusiasm for; to be enthusiastic about
kjer je dim, je tudi ógenj there is no smoke without fire
opečen otrok se boji ógnja a burnt child dreads the fire
dajte mi malo ógnja, prosim may (ali can) I have a light, please?
imate ógenj? have you got a light?, do you have a light?
vas smem prositi za ógenj? may I ask you for a light?, (pogovorno) got a match, please?
óg slabo gori the fire is going out
koncentrirati óg vojska to concentrate one's fire
iti skozi óg za koga (figurativno) to go through fire and water for someone, to go through a great deal for someone
iti po kostanje v óg za koga to pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
igrati se z ógnjem to play with fire, (figurativno) to play with sharp (ali edged) tools
ógenj je izbruhnil a fire broke out
kuhati na ógnju to cook on a (ali on an open) fire
naložiti premog na ógenj to put coal on the fire
biti izpostavljen težkemu ógnju vojska to be exposed to heavy fire
odpreti (začeti) ógenj vojska to open fire
podpihati ógenj to fan the flame
ógenj poide (je pošel) the fire goes out (has gone out, is out)
izkresati ógenj to strike fire
pogasiti ógenj to put out (ali to extinguish) a fire
napraviti (prižgati) ógenj to make (to light, to kindle) a fire, ZDA to fix a fire
podrezati ógenj to make up the fire, to poke (ali to stir) the fire, to stoke up the fire
prili(va)ti olje na ógenj (figurativno) to add fuel to the fire, to pour oil on the fire
še naložiti na ógenj to replenish the fire
kot ógenj (hitro) se razširiti to spread like wildfire
ógenj je uničil tovarno the factory has been destroyed by fire
ustaviti ógenj vojska to cease fire
ustavi ógenj! (vojaško povelje) hold your fire!, cease firing!
vzdrževati ógenj to keep the fire going
vzeti pod ógenj vojska to fire at
zajeziti ógenj to bank up the fire
zavarovati proti ógnju to insure against fire