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naspróti opposite of; in face of, facing; against; in front of; over the way

naspróti čemu in contrast to
on stanuje naspróti he lives over the way
stati komu naspróti to stand up to someone
armadi si stojita nasproti the two armies are facing each other
ladja se je zasidrala naspróti rtiču Dobre nade the ship anchored off the Cape of Good Hope

nastániti to lodge; to accommodate; to house; (vojake) to billet, to quarter

nastániti se to take (up) lodgings (ali one's abode); (v hotelu) to stay at a hotel, to put up at a hotel; (naseliti se) to settle (down)
v katerem hotelu si se nastanil? what hotel are you staying at?
nastanil sem se v neki gostilni I put up at an inn
nastániti se (vseliti se) pri kom to move in, to quarter oneself on someone

nastópati (obnašati se) to behave, to deport oneself, to carry oneself, to conduct oneself; (v gledališču) to be in a show, to appear in, to be appearing in; (minerali) to occur

javno nastópati to appear in public
nastópati na odru to appear on the stage
kdor prvič nastopa (na odru ipd.) débutant, (ženska) débutante
on nastopa (se obnaša) zelo ošabno he behaves very haughtily

nasvèt piece of advice; (splošno) advice; counsel; (ideja) suggestion

po nasvètu advised by
na njen nasvèt on her advice, at her suggestion
dal mi je dober nasvèt he has given me some good advice
poslušaj moj nasvèt! take my advice!, be advised by me!
prišel sem k tebi po nasvèt I have come to you for advice
vprašati koga za nasvèt to ask someone's advice, to consult someone
ravnati se po nasvètu to follow someone's advice, to take someone's advice, to take advice from someone

našémiti to dress up

otroka so našemili v paža they dressed the child up as a page; to dress grotesquely; to disguise; to mask
našémiti se (figurativno) to be badly dressed
našemljen gaudy, grotesquely dressed, masked

našopíriti

našopíriti perje to puff up, to ruffle one's feathers
našopíriti se (figurativno) to boast, to give oneself airs; to puff oneself up

natečáj competition (za for); competitive examination; (za izvedbo kakega dela) tender; soliciting for tenders

z natečájem, po natečáju by tender, by competition
razpis natečája call for (competitive) tenders
z natečájem razpisano mesto a post open to competition
biti izbran po natečáju to be chosen by competition
razpisati natečáj to put up for competition
natečáj je razpisan tenders pl are invited
udeležiti se natečája to enter a competition

nategníti to stretch; to strain; to tighten (up); to tauten, to make taut (ali tense); to string up; to brace; to extend

nategníti si mišico to strain a muscle
nategníti vrv to stretch (ali to strain) a rope
nategníti se to stretch, to strain, to tauten
vrv se je nategnila the rope has stretched

naučíti to teach; to instruct

naučíti se to learn
naučíti se na pamet to learn by heart (ali by rote), to memorize, to commit to memory; to acquire knowledge; (veščine, spretnosti) to get the knack, to learn the trick
naučíti koga brati to teach someone to read
naučil ga bom, kako se je treba obnašati I'll teach him good manners, I'll teach him how to behave
naučíti se pisati to learn to write

naváda habit; habitude, wont; (šega) custom; use, usage, practice

iz naváde by habit
po svoji stari navádi according to one's usual practice
po njegovi navádi according to his habit (ali wont)
naváda je... it is customary...
ukoreninjena naváda deep-rooted (ali inveterate) habit
šege in naváde manners and customs
moč naváde the force of habit
življenjske naváde habits of life
po navádi in the usual way, usually, as a rule, as usual
naváda je železna srajca habit (ali custom, use) is second nature
kakor je bila moja naváda as my custom was
delati kaj iz naváde to do something from force of habit
imeti navádo to be in the habit (of), (samo v preteklem času) to use
imel je navádo priti k meni vsak dan he used to come to me every day
navzeti se slabih navád to pick up bad habits
opustiti navádo to give up (ali to drop) a habit
postati naváda to grow into a habit
to prehaja v navádo it is growing into a habit
vdajati se navádi to give way to a habit
to je stvar naváde it is a matter of habit
ki je suženj naváde habit-ridden

naváditi

naváditi koga na kaj to accustom someone to something, to inure someone to something
naváditi se na kaj to get used (ali inured) to something, to get into the habit (ali the way) of, to get accustomed to; to become familiar with something, to acquire (ali to contract) the habit of
naváditi se na neko podnebje to acclimatize, ZDA to acclimate
navadil sem se na to zdaj I am used to it now, I have got into the way of it now

navduševáti navdúšiti to make enthusiastic (za for, about), to enrapture; to fill with enthusiasm (za for); to send into raptures; to transport

navduševáti, navdúšiti se to become enthusiastic (about something), to become enraptured (with something), to be an enthusiastic lover of something, to be in raptures, to go into raptures (over something); to be carried away (by something), pogovorno to enthuse (about, over)
navduševáti, navdúšiti svoje poslušalstvo to send one's audience into ecstasies (ali raptures)

navézati to tie (na to), to fasten (to)

navézati stike z to establish contact with; to come into touch with
navézati ponovne stike to renew contacts
navezal sem z njim pismene stike I entered into correspondence with him
navézati se to attach oneself
navézati se na vrv šport to rope up

navléči

navléči skupaj to bring together, to drag into one place
navléči koga (figurativno) to fool someone, to humbug someone
navléči se ga (opiti se) to get drunk (ali soused, soaked, pickled), to drink to excess

navodílo instruction; directive; direction; guideline, guidance

po navodílu delati to act upon instruction
navodílo za uporabo directions pl for use
po navodílih according to directions (ali instructions)
vam v navodílo for your guidance
dobesedno se držati navodíl to follow the instructions to the letter
obvezno navodílo binding directive

ne (kot samostoina nikalnica) no; nay; (navadno pri glagolu) not (npr. nisem I am not)

ne malo not a little
nikakor ne not at all, by no means
gotovo ne! certainly not
še ne not yet
ne več no more, (časovno) no longer
jaz tudi ne (strinjajoč se z nikalnim stavkom) (that goes for) me too!
ne manj kot... no less than...
ne samó... temveč tudi... not only... but also...
kaj ne? isn't it?
mislim, da ne I think not
ne... ne... neither... nor...
če ne if not, unless
če ne vidim pisma, ne verjamem unless I see (ali if I don't see) the letter I shall not believe it
ne da bi jaz vedel not that I know of
odgovoriti da ali ne to answer yea or nay
ne, kaj takega! well I never
reči, odgovoriti ne to answer in the negative, to decline, to refuse
ne morem, da ne bi (rekel) I must (say), I can't help (saying)
Je oče bolan? - Upam, da ne. I Father ill? - I hope not.
on ne govori angleško, jaz tudi ne he does not speak English, nor do I

nebó (vidno) sky; firmament; pesniško welkin; (v ustih) palate

na nebu in the sky
nebó nad prestolom, nebó pri procesiji baldachin, canopy
visok do neba skyhigh, very high
iz vedrega neba out of the blue, out of a clear sky
pod milim nebom under the open sky, in the open air
med nebom in zemljo between heaven and earth
kot strela z jasnega neba like a bolt from the blue, all of a sudden
proti nebu skyward(s)
do neba segajoč reaching up to the sky, touching the sky
bitka pod nebom air battle
modro nebó blue sky
oblačno nebó cloudy sky, overcast sky
do neba vpijoč crying to heaven
štiri strani neba the four points of the compass
(dimna) pisava (reklama) na nebu aeronavtika skywriting; ZDA smoke-writing (sky advertising)
pisec (reklame) na nebu skywriter
košček modrega neba a patch of blue sky
nebó je modro (oblačno) the sky is blue (cloudy, overcast)
dvigati se v nebó to rise to the skies
koga v nebó povzdigovati to praise someone to the skies, to laud to the skies, to extol
(kot) z neba pasti (figurativno) to come out of the blue, to drop from the skies
noben mojster ni z neba padel (figurativno) no one is born a master
v nebó vpijoča krivica a crime crying to heaven for vengeance
moder kot nebó sky blue, skylike
do neba (= čez vse mere) sky-high, to the sky (ali to the skies)

negotóvost uncertainty; doubt; suspense; insecurity; doubtfulness, dubiousness

v negotóvosti in suspense
biti v negotóvosti (ne se moči odločiti) to be in suspense
mučna negotóvost agony of suspense
vse je boljše kot negotóvost! anything is better than suspense!
držati koga v negotóvosti to keep someone in suspense
napraviti skok v negotóvost to take a leap in the dark
muči ga negotóvost he is on tenterhooks, the suspense is killing him

nehánje cessation, ceasing, finishing

brez nehánja incessantly, constantly, perpetually, continuously, without interruption (ali letup)
neháti to stop, to cease, to end, to finish; to leave off; (odnehati) to desist (from)
tu se vse neha! that's the limit!
nehaj že vendar! drop it!
nehal je govoriti he stopped (ali ceased, left off) speaking
nehalo je deževati it (has) stopped raining
nehajmo s tem! let's drop it!, let's drop it, shall we?
kje smo nehali (zadnjič)? where did we leave off?

nékaj something; some, any; prislov somewhat; (nekoliko) a little, a bit

nékaj denarja some money
nékaj knjig some books
nékaj novega something new
nékaj tega some of this
nékaj kratov several times, a couple of times
za nékaj časa for some time
nékaj takega something of the kind, this kind of thing
to je nékaj zame that's what I want
nékaj je na tem there is something in that
lahko dobim nékaj tega kolača? may I have some of this cake?
nékaj je treba storiti something must be done
to mi bo vzelo nékaj časa that will take me some time
če nimaš denarja, ti ga dam nékaj if you have no money, I will give you some
gre mi nékaj na bolje I am getting on rather better
nékaj ljudi se je že drsalo tam there were some people skating already
dal ji je brošo ali nékaj takega (podobnega) he gave her a brooch or something of the kind