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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?

nag (oseba) naked; nude; unclothed; (telo) bare

popolnoma nag stark naked, in one's bare skin; in the buff
čisto nag (as) naked as when he was born; without a stitch of clothing (on)
sleči do nagega koga to strip someone naked, to strip someone to the buff

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

naglás¹ accent; stress; accentuation; emphasis

glavni naglás main stress
stalni (premični) naglás fixed (mobile) stress
naglás je na prvem zlogu the stress is on the first syllable
ekspiratoričen (melodičen, muzikalen) naglás stress ali expiratory (musical ali pitch) accent
govoriti s tujim naglásom to speak with a foreign accent

nagnáti (spoditi) to drive out, to chase away

(priganjati) nagnáti k to urge (ali to spur) on to, pogovorno to chivvy

nagón instinct; urge; (unconscious) impulse; impetus, inclination, propensity

po nagónu (nagonsko) by (ali on) instinct, instinctively
samohranitveni nagón instinct of self-preservation
spolni nagón sexual desire (ali instinct, urge, libido)
ustvarjalni nagón creative urge

nagónski instinctive; done (ali caused) by instinct

nagónsko prislov by instinct, instinctively
nagónsko ravnati to act on instinct

nagráda reward; award; prize, premium; recompense; (honorar) fee, royalty, honorarium; (plačilo) remuneration; bonus, bounty

kot nagráda (plačilo) za... as a reward for...
Kidričeva nagráda the Kidrič award (za leto 1977 for 1977)
dobitnik nagráde prizewinner
razdelitev nagrad (v šoli) prize-giving
dobiti nagrádo to win a prize
dobil je prvo nagrádo he won (ali he carried off) the first prize
dati nagrádo to award a prize
razpisati nagrádo to offer a reward
razpisati nagrádo na glavo kake osebe to set a price on someone's head (ali life)
podelitev Prešernovih nagrád the presentation of the Prešeren Awards
tolažilna nagráda consolation prize

nahajalíšče (najdišče) location, whereabouts; arheologija site; (rudnine) deposit; (rastline) habitat; (zlata) goldfield

na zemljevidu je zaznamoval svoje trenutno nahajalíšče he indicated his temporary whereabouts on a map

nahrániti to feed; to give someone food and drink; (nasititi) to satisfy (ali to appease) someone's hunger, pogovorno to give someone a square meal

nahrániti se to feed (s, z on, off) to appease (ali to satisfy, to stay) one's hunger, to eat one's fill; (privarčevati) to save up

najbóljši the best; first-rate, superior, prime

v najbóljšem primeru at (the) best
on je najbóljši učenec v razredu he is top of his form
v najbóljših letih in the prime of life
najbóljši učenec the top pupil
najbóljše od vsega the very best
moja najbóljša (praznična) obleka my best, my Sunday best
vse najbóljše! all the best!, I wish you all the best of luck!

najèm hire; lease; rent; (ladje, letala) charter; (avta) car hire; (konja, kočije) hire; tenancy; letting (out), let

v najèm on lease
dati v najèm to lease; to hire (for rent), to rent, to let (out on lease)
v najèm vzeti to take on lease, to hire, to rent, (ladjo, letalo) to charter
vzeli smo posestvo v najèm we have taken the farm on lease
imeti v najèmu to have on lease, to rent, to hold as tenant

najésti se to eat one's fill, to be satiated, to appease one's hunger; to line one's stomach; to have had enough to eat

on se nikoli ne najé (do sitega) he never gets enough to eat, he never eats his fill

najljúbši favourite

moja najljúbša knjiga my favourite book
on je moj najljúbši pesnik he is my favourite poet

nájmanj the least; least of all; the minimum; the least amount

niti nájmanj ne not in the least
ob sobotah je tu nájmanj ljudi on Saturdays we have the poorest attendance here
on je nájmanj delal he worked least
to je nájmanj, kar moremo storiti it is the least one can do
niti nájmanj ne dvomim I have not the slightest doubt
niti nájmanj se ni pritoževal he didn't complain in the least

nájti to find; (odkriti) to discover, to find out

našel je kovanec na pločniku he found a coin on the pavement
otroka nismo mogli nikjer nájti the child was nowhere to be found
nájti novo metodo to find a new method
ne najdem nič izrednega v tem I see nothing extraordinary in that
nájti enakovrednega nasprotnika to find one's match
moramo najti njegovo šibko točko we must try to find his weak point
nájti opravičilo za to find an excuse for
nájti svojo pot to find one's way

nakopáti to get by digging, to dig out

nakopáti sramoto komu to bring shame on someone
nakopáti si kaj to incur something
nakopáti si bolezen to contract (ali to catch) a disease
nakopáti si sovraštvo to incur the hatred (of someone)
nakopáti si dolgove to incur debts
nakopáti si odgovornost (dolg) to burden (ali to saddle) oneself with responsibility (debt)
nakopáti si globo to incur a fine
nakopáti si na glavo (figurativno) to burden oneself (with)
nakopáti si sramoto to bring shame on oneself
sam si si nakopal te nevšečnosti you have made a rod for your own back, you have brought this on yourself

naletéti

naletéti na koga to come across someone, to meet someone, to run into someone; to chance upon someone; to encounter someone
slučajno naletéti na to hit (up)on
slabo naletéti (figurativno) to come to the wrong shop
ni na pravega naletel he found himself in the wrong shop
slabó (= na močnejšega) naletéti (figurativno) to catch a tartar
naletéti na težave to meet with difficulties, to be faced (ali confronted) with (ali by) difficulties

namázan (z mastjo) greased, (z oljem) oiled, anointed, (s katranom) tarred, (s firnežem, lakom) varnished, (z barvo) painted, coated, (z voskom) waxed, (s sadro) plastered, (z maslom, kruh) buttered; (stroj) lubricated

kot namázano (figurativno) smoothly, with a swing, swimmingly, like clockwork
gre kot namázano! it's going swimmingly (ali like a house on fire)!
gre nam kot namázano (žargon) we're getting on like a house on fire
stvari gredo kot namázano things are running smoothly
vse je šlo kot namázano everything went swimmingly
iti kot namázano to go with a swing

namériti

namériti na to aim at; to take aim at
namériti se (zgoditi se) to happen, arhaično to come to pass
namériti se na koga to meet someone, to happen to meet someone
namériti (top) (na) to zero in (on)