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mêni to me

kakor ti mêni, tako jaz tebi play ball with me and I'll play ball with you, arhaično claw me, and I'll claw thee
mêni je žal I am sorry
mêni ga je žal I pity him, I am sorry for him
mêni je drago I am glad (ali pleased)
mêni na ljubo to please me, on (ali ZDA in) my behalf
mêni se zdi it seems (ali appears) to me
mêni je do tega, da (ga vidim) I am anxious to (see him), I insist on (seeing him)
danes mêni, jutri tebi today is ours, tomorrow is yours

miníti (poteči) to be over, to run out; to expire, to elapse, to lapse; (leta) roll by, to roll on; (iti mimo) to pass by, to go by

učna ura je minila the lesson is over
rok je minil the deadline has passed
skoraj ne mine teden, da ne bi deževalo hardly a week goes by without it raining
kako hitro mine čas! how (quickly) time flies (ali slips by)!
minilo me je to (= naveličal sem se tega) I got tired of it
ni ga še minila njegova norost he hasn't got over his folly yet

mistificírati to mystify; to hoax, to fool; to humbug, to gammon; to hocus-pocus; to hocus

pošteno so ga mistificirali he has been thoroughly bamboozled

mléko milk; žargon cow-juice

osličje mléko ass's milk
cementno mléko cement wash
kislo mléko sour milk
kondenzirano mléko condensed milk
kokosovo mléko coconut milk
mandljevo mléko milk of almonds
mléko v prahu powdered milk, dried milk, evaporated milk
neposneto, polmastno mléko whole milk
pinjeno mléko buttermilk
posneto mléko skim (ali skimmed) milk
sesirjeno mléko curds pl, curdled milk
stepeno mléko buttermilk
sveže mléko fresh milk, new milk
mléko kanglica, vedro za mléko milk can, milk pail
lonec za mléko milk-pot
steklenica za mléko milk bottle
naša krava ne daje mléka our cow has come (ali has gone) dry
dajati mléko to give (ali to yield) milk
posneti mléko to skim the milk
mléko se skisa milk goes sour, milk curdles
mléko se mi upira, studi I loathe milk
méd in mléko (= izobilje) milk and honey
dežela, kjer se cedita méd in mléko a land flowing with milk and honey
mléko se ga še drži (figurativno) he's still wet behind the ears

mnógo (pred ednino) much; a great (ali a good) deal (of), a lot (of), pogovorno lots (of), bags (of); (pred množino) many, a great (ali a good) many; (pred ednino in množino) plenty of; a considerable amount

mnógo manj much less
v mnogem in many respects
mnógo boljši (bolje) much better
mnógo sreče! good luck!, lots of luck!
mnógo zabave! have a good time!
mnógo več ljudi many more people
mnógo bolj težaven much (ali far) more difficult
imajo mnógo denarja they have a lot of money, pogovorno they've got loads (ali pots, bags) of money
imam mnógo časa I have plenty of time
imajo mnógo dela they have much (ali a great many things) to do
ni mnógo takih, kot je on there are few men like him, there aren't many like him
nisem ga mnógo videl I haven't seen much of him
on mnógo bere he is a great reader
on mnógo dela (pije) he works (drinks) hard, he is a hardworking (hard-drinking) man
jaz mnógo dam manj I have a high opinion of him
mnógo vpitja za nič much ado about nothing
ne si mnógo storiti iz... not to make much of...
preli(va)ti mnógo krvi (solzá) to shed much blood (many tears)
jaz bi mnógo rajši (šel) I had much rather (go)
imamo mnógo časa, da ujamemo vlak (žargon) we've bags of time to catch the train
mnógo hoče več (pregovor) much wants more

mnóžica crowd, multitude; mob; a great (ali a good) number; throng; host

mnóžica ljudi a lot of people, hosts pl of people
v mnóžich in crowds
ljudske mnóžice slabšalno the multitude, the populace, the masses
prišli so v mnóžicah, da bi ga videli they thronged to see him

móč force; tehnika, figurativno power; strength; potency; (krepkost) vigour; (učinkovitost) efficacy; (energija) energy; (velika, nadnaravna) might; (duhovna, duševna) faculty

na vso móč, z vsemi móčmi with all one's might
po svojih najboljših móčeh to the best of one's ability
mišična móč muscular power
čarovna móč magic power
delovna móč working power, worker
delovne móči (delavci) workforce, labour (s konstr. v sg), hands pl, workmen pl
gonilna móč motive power
kupna móč buying (ali purchasing) power
konjska móč horsepower (krajšava: HP)
prebojna móč penetrating power
učna móč qualified teacher
duhovna, duševna móč strength of mind
moška móč vigour, virility
telesna móč physical strength
obrambna móč total defence potential
udarna móč striking (ali hitting) power, striking force, vojska fighting efficiency
ustvarjalna móč creative power
móč usode power of fate
móč volje willpower; strength of mind, faculty of volition
dejanska móč actual power, real power
zakonska móč legal force
móč eksplozije explosive force, violence of an explosion
brez móči powerless, forceless, ineffectual; impotent; (šibak) weak, feeble, (izčrpan) finished, effete
kipeč od móči vigorous
poln móči powerful, vigorous, full of energy
v polni mladostni móči in the full vigour of youth
preizkus móči trial of strength, ZDA pogovorno showdown
drobljenje móči scattering (ali dissipation) of forces
izguba móči loss of strength
po svojih móčeh as one is able
z združenimi móčmi shoulder to shoulder
s poslednjimi móčmi with the remains of one's strength
biti na kraju svojih móči to be worn out, to be exhausted, to reach the end of one's tether
biti v móči (o zakonu) to be in force
to ni v moji móči that's beyond my power
storim vse, kar je v moji móči I do my (very) best, I do my utmost
kakšno móč ima motor? what is the power of the motor? (ali engine)?
ni v moji móči, da bi ti pomagal it is not in my power to help you
ta odlok ima zakonsko móč this decree has the force of law, this decree is binding
nisem imel toliko móči, da bi to naredil I was unable to arrange it
priti zopet k móči to recover (ali to regain) one's strength
móč toka ga je odnesla the rush (ali the sweep) of the current carried him away
to presega moje móči that's too much for me
razviti vso svojo móč to exert all one's strength (ali one's full strength)
teči na vso móč to run at full speed
na vso móč je vlekel he was pulling for all he was worth
zapiskati na vso móč to whistle one's hardest
v slogi je móč unity makes strength

môči (morem) to be able, to be capable, to be in a position (to do something); to be enabled; (biti sposoben) to have the faculty, to have the capacity

ni môči (ni moč) it is impossible
morem I can
ne morem I cannot, I can't, I am unable, I am incapable
morem samó pohvaliti... I can't help praising, I can only praise, I have nothing but praise for...
ne morem ga trpeti I cannot bear (ali stand) him
če le morem if I can help it
ne morem si kaj, da se ne bi smejal I can't help (ali resist) laughing
on me ne more (figurativno) he can't stand me
ne morejo se (figurativno) they cannot agree
ne morem več (od utrujenosti) I am dog-tired, I am dead with fatigue, I am knocked-up
ne morem si tega privoščiti I cannot afford it
nič ne morem za to it is not my fault
morem samo (reči)... I simply must (say)...
storil bom, kar bom največ mogel I'll do my best, I'll do all I can, I'll do my utmost, I'll do my very (ali level) best
ne bom mogel plačati I shall not be able to pay
obžalujem, da ne morem I regret my inability
ne morem biti brez I cannot go (ali do) without
denar more vse money talks
njemu ne moreš verjeti he is not to be believed
nanj se ne moreš zanesti he is not to be relied upon
moglo bi biti takó it might possibly be so, pogovorno could be

móra nightmare; incubus; figurativno (tečnež, nadležnež) a wearisome person, a bore

móra ga tlači he is having a nightmare (ali nightmares)
on je prava móra (figurativno) he is a regular bore

múčen painful; wearisome, weariful; toilful, toilsome; tormenting; tortured, tormented

múčno je it's trying, it's wearying
múčno mi je spomniti ga na njegov dolg I find it embarrassing to remind him of his debt
múčen položaj an awkward situation
múčna negotovost agonizing suspense, agony of suspense
biti múčen (na natezalnici) to be on the rack (tudi figurativno)

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

naglédati se to look (ali to watch) one's fill, to look to one's heart's content; to gaze one's fill

nisem se ga mogel naglédati se I could never tire of gazing at him
naglej se je! just look at that girl!, pogovorno get an eyeful of that!

nakŕmiti to feed; (živino) to give (animals) their feed (ali fodder)

dobro so ga nakrmili they gave him a square meal
nakŕmiti s slaščicami to regale (someone) with sweets

nalésti

nalésti bolezen to catch a disease, to get infected with a disease
nalésti se ga (napiti se) to get drunk, pogovorno to tank up
pošteno se ga je nalezel he had a real skinful

napáčen wrong; false; incorrect

napáčno prislov wrong, wrongly
napáčno ime false (ali fictitious) name
ni napáčno! not bad!
napraviti napáčen korak to take a false step
ura gre napáčno the clock is (ali goes, is going) wrong
napáčno uganiti (nepravo zadeti) to guess wrong
napáčno razumeti to misunderstand
napáčno me razumete you misunderstand me, you mistake me
kaj se ti zdi napáčno pri tem? what do you find wrong with it?
na napáčnega je naletel (figurativno) he had come to the wrong shop
peljati se z napáčnim vlakom to take the wrong train
napáčno je držal knjigo he was holding the book the wrong way up
napáčno delati, narediti to act wrong, to do wrong
napáčno izgovoriti (obvestiti, pisati) to mispronounce (to misinform, to misspell)
napáčno peti to sing out of tune
napáčno (pre) soditi to misjudge
zelo napáčno je od tebe, da ga podpiraš it is very wrong of you to support him
zaiti na napáčna pota (figurativno) to take the wrong path (ali turning)
ne bi bilo napáčno, če bi to poskusili it wouldn't be a bad idea to try it, we see no harm in trying it
obrnil si se na napáč naslov (osebo) pogovorno you've come to the wrong shop
napáčna ideja a false idea
napáčen pojem a mistaken notion
napáčen odgovor a wrong answer
napáčen podatek, napáčna navedba false statement, misrepresentation
napáčna (telefonska) številka, napáčna zveza! sorry, wrong number!

napíti to drink a toast, to propose a toast

napíti komu to drink to someone, to drink to someone's health, to toast someone, to propose a toast to someone, to propose someone's health
napijam vsem (navzočim)... I give you all a toast...
naj napijem uspehu našega prijatelja... let me drink to our friend's success...
napíti se to get drunk, to get tight, to have too much to drink
pošteno se (ga) napíti to drink one's fill, pogovorno to have a skinful
napíti se do onemoglosti to drink oneself to death
preveč se ga je napil he had a drop too much

napláviti naplávljati to deposit; (o reki) to bring down, to wash down; (o morju) to wash up, to wash ashore (mino a mine)

morje ga je naplavilo the sea washed him up

napráviti to do; (izdelati) to make; to render; to manage; to work out; to bring about; (urediti) to organize, to manage; (izvršiti) to accomplish, to execute; (proizvesti) to produce, to manufacture, to fabricate; (povzročiti) to effect, to bring about, to create

tu se ni dalo nič napráviti there was nothing to be done
napráviti izpit to pass an examination
napráviti uslugo to do (someone) a favour, to render (someone) a service
napráviti po svoje to suit oneself
napráviti koga pametnejšega to make someone wiser
uspeh ga je napravil nestrpnega success made him impatient
starost je iz njega napravila sitneža old age had made him peevish
napráviti potovanje to make a journey
napráviti načrt to make a plan
napráviti ogenj to make a fire
napráviti napako to make a mistake
kako napravite, da odprete to ključavnico? how do you manage to open this lock?
napráviti se (obleči se) to dress
napráviti se bolnega to pretend to be ill

naprosíti to persuade someone to do something; to request, to ask, to beg (and get)

naprosili ga so, da jim je pomagal pri košnji they got him to help with the mowing

nasékati to chop fine, to chop; to cut; to do the chopping (itd.), to get the chopping (itd.) done

nasékati koga (figurativno) to cudgel, to beat soundly someone
nasékati se ga (opijaniti se) to get drunk (ali intoxicated)