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mréna¹ membrane; thin skin

mréna na očeh medicina cataract
možganska mréna membrane of the brain, meninges
trebušna mréna peritoneum
prsna mréna pleura
rebrna mréna (costal) pleura
vnetje prsne mréne pleuritis, pleurisy
mréna mi je padla z oči (figurativno) the veil has dropped from my eyes, I see it all now, (razočaranje) disillusioned (ali disenchanted)

mŕzek odious, abhorrent, repugnant, detestable; hateful, tiresome, loathsome; abominable, annoying, revolting; tedious; offensive

mŕzko mi je I hate (ali I dislike, I abhor, I loathe, I have an aversion to)

mŕzel cold; frigid; chilly; icy

ledeno mŕzel frosty
mŕzli pas frigid zone
mŕzlo je it is cold
mŕzlo mi je I am cold

mrzéti to disgust, to excite disgust

mrzi mi it is my abhorrence
to mi mrzi I detest it, I am disgusted by it
posebno mi mrzi (pogovorno) it is my pet aversion (ali abomination)

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)

mudíti (zavlačevati) to delay, to detain, to retard, to slow down

mudíti se to tarry, to delay; (bivati) to stay, to dwell
ne mudi se the matter is not urgent, there is no hurry
mudi se mi I am in a hurry, I've no time to spare, I am pressed for time
ne mudi se mi tako zelo I am not in that much of a hurry
ne mudi se za to there's no hurry for it
ne mudi se tako strašno there's no tearing hurry
pri tem delu se rad mudim I like to take my time over this job
kam se ti tako mudi? what's your rush?
mudil seje dva meseca v Zagrebu he stayed for two months in Zagreb
mudíti se pri čem to linger over something

na on, upon; at; in; up, upward; to; over

na cesti on the road
na ulici in the street, ZDA on the street
na deželi in the country
na dvorišču in the courtyard
na desni, na levi on the right, on the left
na desno, na levo to the right, to the left
na kredit, na up on credit
na mojo čast on my honour, honestly
na primer for instance, for example
na morju at sea
na nebu in the sky
na sliki in the picture
na soncu in the sun
na polju in the field
na travniku in the meadow
na (živilskem) trgu at the market-place
na postaji at the station
na mizi on (ali upon) the table
na svetu in the world
na razstavi at the exposition
na minuto a minute, to the minute
na mestu (takoj) on the spot, at once
na moji strani on my side
na obeh straneh on both sides
na ta način in this manner
na najlepši način in the finest manner
na povelje to order
na zemljevidu on the map
na moje priporočilo on (ali upon) my recommendation
na moje presenečenje to my surprise (ali astonishment)
na moj račun at my expense
na moje veliko obžalovanje to my deep regret
na svojo škodo to one's detriment (ali cost ali disadvantage)
na mojo škodo to my cost
na temelju on the grounds of, by virtue of
na mojo sramoto to my disgrace
na srečo fortunately
na slepo blindly, at random, gropingly
na vsak način at any rate, by all means
na noben način on no account
na vrat na nos head over heels, headlong
na svidenje! goodbye!, ZDA goodby!, au revoir!, so long!, see you again!
na prvi pogled at first sight, at first glance
na mojo prošnjo at my request
na vaše priporočilo on the strength of your recommendation
na potovanju in travelling
na stotine by hundreds
dvakrat na dan twice a day
X tolarjev na dan X tolars a day
en četrt na pet a quarter past four
tri četrt na pet a quarter to five
na moje stroške at my expense
vpliv na... influence over (ali on)...
X SIT na uro X tolars per hour
biti na lovu to be out hunting
na tebi je, da rečeš... it is up to you (to say)...
biti na obisku pri kom to stay with someone
biti hud na koga to have a grudge against someone
biti gluh na obe ušesi to be deaf in both ears
na luči mi je (stoji) he is (stands) in my light
kdo je zdaj na vrsti? whose turn is it now?
jaz sem na vrsti it is my turn
ljubosumen je na svojo ženo he is jealous of his wife
slep je na eno oko he is blind in one eye
hrom je na eno nogo he is lame in one leg
moje okno gleda na dvorišče my window looks out on to the backyard
igrati na flavto to play the flute
imeti kaj črno na belem to have something in black and white
imaš velik vpliv nanj you have a great influence over (ali on) him
biti ves dan na nogah to be busy (ali pogovorno on the go) all day long
iti na pošto to go to the post office
iti komu na roko (figurativno) to oblige someone, to help someone, to lend someone a helping hand
osvojiti na juriš trdnjavo to take a fortress by storm
(s)plezati na drevo to climb (up) a tree
motiti se na vsej črti to be mistaken all along the line
verjeti komu na besedo to take someone's word for it
zidati na pesek to build on sand
želim sobo na ulico I want a room overlooking the street
iti na lov to go out hunting
iti na potovanje to go abroad

načŕt plan; project; scheme; design; (osnutek) draft, draught

brez načŕta without a fixed plan
po načŕtu according to plan
načŕt pogodbe draft of a contract
učni načŕt syllabus, curriculum
zakonski načŕt bill
načŕt namakanja irrigation scheme
to je šele v stadiju (fazi) načŕta it is not yet out of the planning stage, it is still on the drawing board
delati načŕte to make plans, to plan
izmisliti načŕt to think out a plan
napraviti, zasnovati načŕt to make a plan
izvesti načŕt to carry (ali to follow) out a plan
ne gre mi v načŕt it does not suit my plan
kovati nove načŕte to devise (ali to form) new plans
prekrižati, zmešati komu načŕte to upset someone's plans, pogovorno to upset someone's apple-cart
opustiti načŕt to drop a plan
moj načŕt je padel v vodo my scheme has come to grief (ali arhaično to nought)
vztrajati pri svojem načŕtu to stand by one's plan
odkriti svoje načŕte to disclose one's plans
izdelati načŕt to work out a plan
zmesti načŕte to disarrange (ali pogovorno to mess up) someone's plans
ne doseči načŕta to fail to achieve one's target

nadléga trouble; bother; annoyance; molestation; vexation; inconvenience

povzročiti nadlégo, biti v nadlégo komu to be a nuisance, to cause annoyance to someone
to mi ni v nadlégo it is no inconvenience to me
če vam to ne bo v nadlégo if it is no inconvenience to you
bojim se, da vam bom v nadlégo I am afraid I shall inconvenience you (ali be in your way)
obžalujem, da vam delam tako nadlégo I am sorry to be such a nuisance (ali cause you so much inconvenience)
upam, da vam ne bom delal nadlége I hope I shall not put you to any inconvenience

nagájati to tease; to chaff; to banter; to pull someone's leg; ZDA žargon to kid; to annoy; (šikanirati) to vex

kaj nagaja? anything wrong?, pogovorno anything up?
srce mi nagaja my heart is playing me up

naježíti to make stand on end

naježíti se (razburiti se) to ruffle one's feathers
naježíti se (lasje) to stand on end
lasje so se mi naježili my hair stood on end

nalóga task; (vaja) exercise; (dolžnost) duty; (sestavek, v šoli) theme, composition

domača nalóga homework
kazenska (šolska) nalóga imposition
težka nalóga a hard task
nehvaležna nalóga a thankless task
raziskovalna nalóga research project
dati komu nalógo to set someone a task
to ni lahka nalóga this is no easy task
to se mi ne zdi lahka nalóga I find it no easy task
stati pred težavno nalógo to be faced with a hard task
za posebno nalógo odrejena skupina vojakov task force
rešiti vse nalóge to complete an examination paper

napóta impediment; obstacle

to mi je v napóto that gets in my way
glej, da jim ne boš delal napóte see you don't get in their way

napótje impediment; obstacle

biti v napótje to be in someone's way
delati napótje to get (ali to be) in the way
ni mi v napótje it is not in my way

narávnost¹ straight; directly

narávnost kvišku straight up
narávnost naprej straight on, straight forward
narávnost (brez strahu) povedati svoje mnenje (figurativno) to give it (someone) straight from the shoulder
narávnost povedati to tell (someone) straight out
pojdite narávnost! go straight on!
narávnost vprašati koga to ask someone point-blank
povejmo narávnost (bolj odkrito)! let us put it in plain language!
povej mi narávnost, kaj misliš! tell me straight what you think!
povedal sem mu narávnost v obraz I told him straight out
narávnost po nosu me je udaril he hit me square on the nose

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

natvésti

natvésti komu kaj to tell someone a tale; pogovorno to bamboozle someone; to make someone believe something; to impose something upon someone
skušal ti je eno natvésti he was having you on
eno si mi natvezel you have been telling me a story
tega mi ne boš natvezel! pogovorno pull the other leg (ali the other one)!; tell me another!
njemu lahko kaj natvezeš he is easily imposed upon

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

nepotrében unnecessary; superfluous; dispensable; needless

po nepotrébnem unnecessarily, without need
nepotrébna naglica undue haste
to je nepotrébno that can be done without
to mi je nepotrébno I can do without, I can dispense with lt
nepotrébno prislov unnecessarily, needlessly
po nepotrébnem se truditi (figurativno) to knock at an open door

nerazumljív incomprehensible, inapprehensible; beyond comprehension; unintelligible; abstruse

to mi je nerazumljívo pogovorno that beats me
to je nerazumljívo (nima nobenega smisla) it does not make sense