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mendá maybe, probably, possibly, supposedly; surely, presumably

mendá je takó it may be so
mendá je bolan he is said to be ill
mendá si to slišal? I suppose you've heard it?
mendá bo res it might be true

meníca bill (of exchange); draft

dolgoročna meníca long-dated bill, long paper
kratkoročna meníca short-dated bill, short paper
dolg na meníco bill debt
nekrita meníca uncovered bill
zapadla meníca matured bill
pred rokom plačana meníca anticipated bill of exchange
ponareditev (ponareditelj) meníce forgery (forger) of a bill
ponarediti meníco to forge (ali to counterfeit) a bill
izstaviti meníco to draw a bill
podaljšati meníco to renew a bill
podpisati meníco to sign a bill
plačati meníco to honour (ali to answer, to take up) a bill
sprejeti, akceptirati meníco to accept a bill
neplačane meníce bills pl of abeyance

ménza mess; canteen; restaurant

častniška (podčastniška) ménza officers' (sergeants') mess
študentovska ménza students' refectory (canteen, restaurant)
iti v ménzo to go to mess
jesti v ménzi to mess

méra measure; (velikost) size; (obsežnost) extent, dimension

normalna méra standard; gauge; (stopnja) degree; (merjenje) measurement; (razmerje) rate, scale, index; (zmernost) moderation, temperance; (verz) metre, measure; glasba bar, time; (ukrep) measure, step
mére in uteži measures and weights pl
dobra (slaba) méra full (short) measure
dolžinska méra linear (ali long) measure
ploščinska méra square (ali superficial) measure
prostorninska méra cubic measure
votla méra measure of capacity
največja skupna méra matematika greatest common measure
obrestna méra rate of interest
zvrhana méra heaped up (ali strike, struck-) measure
do neke mére to a certain degree, in some measure; to a certain extent, to some extent
v obilni méri amply, richly
v veliki méri to a high degree, to a great (ali large) extent; largely, higly
prek mére beyond measure, beyond all bounds
v neki méri in a measure
čez vse mére exceedingly, excessively, immoderately, out of all measure
v isti méri kot... in the same measure as...
v enaki méri alike
napravljen po méri made to measure
obleka po méri bespoke suit, ZDA custom suit
po méri narejena oblačila clothes pl made to measure, ZDA custom clothes pl
enota mére unit of measure
krojač, ki dela po méri bespoke tailor
dati dobro méro to give good measure
držati se mére to be moderate, to observe due moderation
napraviti vse potrebne mére (ukrepe) to take all the necessary steps
podvzeti (lotiti se) primerne mére (ukrepe) to take appropriate action
podvzeti temeljite, dalekosežne mére to take sweeping measures
podvzeti vse potrebne previdnostne mére to take all due precautions
on ne pozna mére he knows no bounds
to presega vse mére that goes beyond all bounds
prekoračiti méro (figurativno) to overstep the mark, to go too far
napraviti méro polno (figurativno) to fill the cup to the brim
do kolikšne mére mu moremo zaupati? how far can he be trusted?
vzeti komu méro za kaj to take someone's measurements for something
vzeli so mi méro za plašč (za obleko) I have been measured for a coat (for a suit)

merodájen authoritative; decisive; competent

merodájni krogi authoritative (ali influential) circles pl
on zame ni merodájen I do not regard him as an authority
v teh stvareh nisem merodájen tam no competent judge of these affairs
to bo zame merodájno this will be decisive for me

mésečen monthly; (lunin) lunar; moonlit; medicina lunatic, somnambular, moonstruck

mésečno prislov by the month, monthly, every month
mésečni časopis monthly paper, monthly review, monthly magazine
mésečna karta (vozovnica) monthly season ticket, ZDA commutation ticket
mésečno odplačilo monthly payment
mésečni obrok monthly instal(l)ment
mésečna plača monthly salary (ali pay, wage)
mésečni iztržek monthly return
mésečno poročilo monthly report
mésečni račun monthly account
mésečni tok medicina menstruation, period
mésečni vložek medicina sanitary towel
mésečni zaključek monthly balance
kot mésečen okoli hoditi to moon

mesó (hrana) meat; (živo) flesh; (sadno) pulp

divje mesó medicina proud flesh
dušeno mesó stewed meat, (beef) stew
goveje mesó beef
konservirano mesó, (mesó v konservah) preserved meat, tinned meat, ZDA canned meat
konjsko mesó horse meat
kuhano (pečeno, mastno, pusto, mehko, žilavo) mesó boiled (roast, fat, lean, tender, tough) meat
nasoljeno mesó corned beef
sesekljano mesó hash
surovo (prekajeno, sveže, zmrznjeno) mesó raw (smoked, fresh, frozen) meat
ovčje, koštrunovo mesó mutton
prašičje, svinjsko mesó pork
telečje mesó veal
barva mesa flesh colour, carnation
kavelj za obešanje mesa meat hook
kos mesa a slice of meat
lonec za kuhanje mesa pot for stewing (ali boiling) meat, a stew pot
strojček, mlinček za mletje mesa meat grinder; mincer
zastrupljenje z mesom botulism, ptomaine poisoning
nasoliti mesó to cure meat
sesekljati mesó to chop
sušiti mesó (v dimu) to dry meat, to smoke meat
lastno mesó in kri (figurativno) one's own flesh and blood
to mu je prešlo v mesó in kri (figurativno) it has become second nature with (ali to) him
začinjeno sesekljano mesó za nadev forcemeat (for stuffing)

mésto¹ town; (veliko, VB) city, ZDA (že od 8.000 prebivalcev naprej) city; (kraj) locality, place; (v knjigi) passage; (služba) place, employment, post, (služabniško) situation; spot; stand, point

na méstu (takoj) on the spot, straight (ali right) away
v méstu in town
iz mésta from town
na samem méstu (kraju) pravo on the premises
na mojem méstu in my place
prav na tem méstu in this very place
na prvem méstu in the first place, first and foremost
častno mésto place of honour
glavno mésto capital, metropolis
podeželsko mésto country town
večno mésto the Holy City, Rome
industrijsko mésto manufacturing town
prazno mésto (služba) vacancy
dolnje mésto lower town (ali ZDA downtown)
gornje mésto upper (ali high) town
komandant mésta town major
zrasel v méstu townbred
sva iz istega mésta we are from the same place
ni na méstu (govoriti)... it is inappropriate (to speak)...
tu ni mést, da (bi govoril)... this is not the proper place (to speak)...
opazka ni bila na méstu (umestna) the remark was uncalled for
biti v méstu to be in town
ko bi jaz bil na tvojem méstu if I were in your place (ali position, figurativno shoes), if I were you
ne bi hotel biti na tvojem méstu I wouldn't like to he in your skin
vse mésto govori o tem it is the talk of the town, the whole town's talking about it
iti v mésto to go to (oziroma into) town
ne se ganiti z mésta not to stir
stopati na méstu to mark time
pojdite vsak na svoje mésto! go to your respective places!
potegovati se za kako mésto to apply for a post
postaviti koga na odgovorno mésto to place someone in a responsible position
vlak, ki vozi iz mésta (v mesto, v London) down train (up train)
vznemiriti mésto z velikim hrupom, razgrajanjem to paint the town red

meščánstvo middle class, middle classes pl; citizenry, the citizens pl townspeople (s konstr. v sg ali pl), townsfolk (s konstr. v sg ali pl)

častno meščánstvo freedom of the city
listina o častnem meščánstvu scroll of freedom of the city
podeliti častno meščánstvo to confer the freedom of the city on someone

metánje throwing; tossing, toss

metánje kopja šport throwing the javelin
metánje diska throwing the discus
metánje novca v zrak tossing a coin, toss, toss-up, pitchand-toss
dobiti pri metánju novca v zrak to win the toss

metílen kemija methylic

metílni alkohol methyl alcohol
primešati (vinu) metílni alkohol to methylate

metóda method; form of procedure; system; manner

ta knjiga je napisana brez metóde this is a disjointed book
vsak ima svojo metódo every one has his own way of doing things
uporabiti novo metódo to apply (ali to adopt) a new method

mezaliánsa misalliance

skleniti mezaliánso to marry beneath one, to marry beneath one's station

mézda wage (s pl), pay

minimalna mézda minimum wage, living wage
osnovna mézda basic wage
visoke (nizke) mézde high (low) wages
povišanje mézd wage rise, wage increase
znižanje mézd wage cuts pl wage reductions pl
zamrznitev mézd wage freeze
delavec, ki dela za bedno mézdo wage slave
dobivati dobro mézdo to get good wages
mézde so bile povišane wages have gone up, there has been a pay rise

mezínec little finger

to imam v mezíncu (figurativno) I have it at my fingertips
z mezíncem ne migniti (figurativno) not to lift a finger
oviti si koga okoli mezínca (figurativno) to twist (ali to wind, to wrap) someone round one's little finger

mezotínt mezzotint

gravirati v mezotíntu to mezzotint

migljáj hint; nod; sign; (namig) tip; suggestion; (z očmi) wink

dati migljáj to drop a hint, to give a hint
migljáj s kolom a broad hint
razumeti migljáj to take a hint

mígniti

kot bi mignil (= v hipu) before you could say "knife" (ali "Jack Robinson"); in a jiffy
s prstom, z mezincem ne mígniti not to stir a finger, not to lift a finger

míl (značaj) gentle, sweet; (podnebje) soft, mild, balmy, bland, temperate, genial; (ljubek) graceful; (obziren) benign, benignant, mild, indulgent, lenient; (zima) mild, gentle; (barva, zvok) mellow

pod mílim nebom in the open air
míla kazen a mild (ali lenient) punishment
míla klima mild climate
míl značaj mild temper
mílo povedano, rečeno to put it mildly, to say the least of it
zima je bila míla the winter was mild
drži se kot míla jera he is cutting a sorry figure
mílo soditi to judge leniently
sreča mi ni míla fortune does not favour me
vrniti mílo za drago to return tit for tat, to give as good as one got, to get one's own back, arhaično to give a Roland for an Oliver
vrnil sem mu mílo za drago I paid him back in his own coin; I served him with the same sauce

mílo soap

brez míla soapless
izdelovalec míla soap manufacturer
izdelovanje míla soap making
škatla za mílo soapbox
mílo za britje shaving soap
gospodinjsko mílo household soap
navadno mílo plain soap
odišavljeno mílo scented soap
mehko mílo soft soap
toaletno mílo toilet soap
kos míla a cake (ali a tablet) of soap
z mazanjem nanesti mílo na kaj to soap something
variti, kuhati mílo to boil soap