Franja

najáviti to announce; to give notice (kaj of something); to notify; to make known; apprise someone of something, to inform

najáviti se to send in one's name, to present oneself; to call upon; (oglasiti se, priti na kratek obisk) to make a flying visit (ali a short call), to drop in, (službeno) to report

nájbolje best

kar nájbolje sem mogel as best as I could
smatram za nájbolje (da grem v...) I think it best (to go to...)
najbolje je, če (poveš resnico) you had best (tell the truth)
nájbolje zanj bi bilo najeti avto he had best rent a car
nájbolje bi (jaz) storil, če bi ostal (ostanem) doma I had best stay at home
kakor nájbolje vem in znam to the best of my knowledge (ali power, ability)

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!

najhújši -a, -e the worst

v najhújšem primeru if the worst comes to the worst, at the worst, in the worst case
najhújše še pride the worst is yet to come
vzemimo, da pride do najhújšega let us suppose the worst comes to the worst
bodi pripravljen na najhújše! be prepared for the worst!
najhújši tiran, kar jih je kdaj bilo the worst tyrant there ever was
kar je pri tem najhújše, je to, da... the worst of it is that...
če bi se zgodilo najhújše if the worst should happen (ali arhaično befall)

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

najmánjši -a, -e the least

v najmánjših podrobnostih in the minutest (ali most minute) details
najmánjšega upanja ni there is not the faintest (ray of) hope
nimam najmánjšega razloga (dvoma) I have not the least reason (doubt)
to je najmánjša mojih napak, slabosti it is the least of my failings

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

nakljúb

komu nakljúb in spite of someone, in defiance of someone
napraviti kaj nakljúb to do something for spite
nakljúb vsemu for all that, in spite of everything

náklo anvil

med kladivom in náklom (figurativno) between the devil and the deep blue sea

naklónjen inclined; kind, favourable, favourably disposed, benevolent, friendly

biti naklónjen komu to be in favour of someone, well disposed to someone
streha je strmo naklonjena the roof slopes sharply
nisem temu naklónjen (nisem za to) I am not in favour of it

nakoválo anvil

med kladivom in nakoválom between hammer and anvil, between the devil and the deep blue sea

nakúp; nakupovánje buying (in, up); purchase; shopping; acquisition

ugoden nakúp; nakupovánje bargain
nakúp; nakupovánje na trgu shopping in the market
priložnosten nakúp; nakupovánje chance purchase, bargain
dobiti z nakúp; nakupovánjeom to acquire by purchase

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

nalikováti to resemble something, to bear a resemblance to something; to be like; to look like; to sound like

v tej obleki je nalikovala vaški učiteljici in that outfit she looked like a village schoolmistress
njegov eh je nalikoval vzdihu his »aye« sounded like a sigh

nálog order; commission; charge; instruction; errand; writ

po nálogu by order
po vašem nálogu in accordance with your order (ali your instructions)
plačilni nálog order to pay
sodni nálog court order
zaporni nálog writ of attachment
imam nálog I am charged
dati nálog to give a commission (za kaj for something)
izvršiti nálog to execute an order

naložíti (tovor) to load, to freight; to lay on, to put on; (davke ipd.) to impose; (ukazati) to order, to impose, to command, to charge

naložíti denar v to invest money in, to assign funds to, (v banko) to deposit
naložíti ogenj to kindle (ali to light) a fire
zopet naložíti ogenj to replenish a fire (peč a stove)
naložíti davek na impose a tax
naložíti jih komu (figurativno) to give someone a thrashing

namerávati to intend; to be about to; to plan; to have a mind to; to mean to; (nekam) to be off

nameravam domov (na trg) I'm off home (to market)
namerávati nekaj to have something in view (ali in mind)
nameravam se vrniti prihodnji teden I intend to return next week
kako dolgo nameravate ostati v tem mestu? how long do you intend to remain in this town?

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)

namestíti to place; to set; to put; (imenovati, nastaviti) to appoint, to employ, to give someone employment (ali a post, a situation)

namestíti stole za vse to set chairs for everybody
namestíti pohištvo v sobi to furnish a room
namestíti se to place (ali to establish oneself), to settle
namestíti se v naslanjaču to install (ali settle) oneself in an armchair

nanášati to bring; to accumulate; to pile up

čebele nanašajo med the bees bring in honey
voda stalno nanaša prod in pesek the water is continually bringing down gravel and sand
veter je nanašal sneg na hodnik the wind piled the snow up on the pavement
nanášati se na to refer to, to relate to, to have a (direct) bearing on