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málo little; a little; few (pl)

po malem gradually; little by little
čisto málo a tiny bit
prav tako málo kot... no more than...
v málo dneh in a few days
počakaj málo! wait a moment!
jaz málo spim I don't sleep (ali I'm not sleeping) very much, I sleep little
še málo ne not a bit
on je málo znan he is little known
še málo ne slutiš, kaj te čaka you've no idea (ali arhaično you little dream) what is in store for you
málo vas je there aren't many of you, there are (only) a few of you, you are few
málo bolje mi je I am a little (a triffle) better
imam le málo prijateljev I've only a few friends, I have but few friends
málo je takih kot on there aren't many like him, there are few like him
málo ljudi misli tako few people think so
tistih málo ljudi, ki so bili navzoči the few people who were present
niti málo nisem zadovoljen I am far from being satisfied
málo, da tega nisem pozabil I had almost forgotten it
málo, da ni umrl he was likely to die
zelo málo next to nothing
málo za tem soon (ali shortly) after
málo prej a few moments ago, a short while ago; shortly before
za málo se mi zdi prositi za uslugo I scorn to ask a favour
málo (za las) je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was a near miss
málo je manjkalo, pa bi ga povozilo he was within an ace of being run over
málo je manjkalo, da se ni ubil he had a narrow escape (ali a close shave), he was within an ace of getting killed
bolje málo kot nič half a loaf is better than no bread

már

biti már za to care for, to like
már mi je! a lot I care!
ni mi már I don't care
kaj ti je to már? what's that to you?
to ti ni nič már! (te nič ne briga) that's no business of yours (ali none of your business)!
prav nič (figo) mi je már! I don't care a pin (ali rap, damn, straw, cent, brass farthing, feather, whoop)!, žargon I don't give a damn (ali VB tinker's cuss, ZDA tinker's damn)!
már ti je! a lot you care!

mèd (predlog) (mèd dvema) between, pesniško betwixt; (med mnogimi) among, amongst, amid(st); (časovno) during

mèd učno uro during the lesson
biti mèd dvema alternativama to be between two alternatives
nobene podobnosti ni mèd njima there is no likeness between them, they bear no likeness to each other
to naj ostane mèd nama this must remain a secret between us
mèd nama rečeno between you and me, between ourselves, humoristično between you, me and the gatepost
lebdeti mèd nebom in zemljo to hover between heaven and earth
zaprt med štirimi stenami shut up within four walls
oče je razdelil svoje imetje mèd otroke the father shared his property among his children
mèd štirimi očmi in private, tête-à-tête
je razlika mèd njim in menoj there is a difference between him and me
ni ga več mèd nami he is no more amongst us
razdeliti si vsoto mèd seboj! divide the sum among you!, pogovorno split the lot between you!
ženijo, poročajo se mèd seboj they intermarry

mêja (državna, deželna) frontier, border; (ločnica) boundary (-line); (mejno področje) borders pl, confines pl; figurativno limit, (skrajni konec) extreme point; (rob) edge, verge, skirt

na mêji on the frontier
onkraj mêje beyond the frontier, (v tujini) abroad
v mêjah (česa) within the borders (ali limits) (of something)
do (neke) gotove mêje to a certain extent, to some extent, up to a point
mestne mêje city boundaries pl
starostna mêja age limit
živa mêja hedge, hedgerow, quickset hedge
določitev mêje demarcation; delimitation
kršitev mêje violation of the frontier
prestopitev mêje frontier-crossing
mêja, ki se ne sme prestopiti figurativno pogovorno deadline
prekoračiti, prestopiti mêjo to cross the frontier, (figurativno) to exceed the limit (ali permission)
postaviti mêjo, mêje to put (ali to set) bounds to, to limit
začrtati mêjo to draw a boundary
določiti mêjo to determine (ali to set, to fix) a boundary
vse ima svoje mêje there is a limit to everything, we must draw the line somewhere
ne poznati mêje (figurativno) to know no bounds
njegova hvaležnost (njegovo začudenje) ni poznala mêjá his gratitude (his surprise) knew no bounds
to presega vse mêje that passes all bounds
moje potrpljenje je skoraj doseglo svojo mêjo I have almost reached the limit of my patience
držati v mêjah to keep within bounds, to check, to restrain
tvoriti mêjo čemu to form the boundary of something

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

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

mèv

rekel ni ne bev ne mèv he kept mum, he was tongue-tied, žargon he didn't say a dicky bird; you couldn't get a word out of him

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

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

mír peace; (mirovanje) tranquillity, quietness, calm, stillness, rest

v míru at peace (z with)
v míru in vojni at peace and at war
brez míru peaceless
mír! quiet!, silence!
mír, prosim! quiet, please!
mír za vsako ceno peace at any price
mír pred viharjem a hush (ali a lull) before the storm
časten mír peace with honour
srčni mír a quiet mind
duševni mír peace (ali tranquillity) of mind
javni mír public peace
motenje javnega míru disturbance (ali breach) of the peace, riot
kršilec míru peacebreaker, disturber of the peace
kršitev míru breach of the peace, violation of the peace
grožnja míru threat to peace
pipa míru calumet, peace pipe, pipe of peace
pogodba o míru peace treaty
sklenitev míru conclusion of peace, making peace
proslava míru celebration of peace
zagovornik míru advocate of peace, pogovorno dove
ki ljubi mír peace-loving
zaradi ljubega mírú for peace' sake
ohranitev mírú preservation (ali maintenance)
mír bodi z vami! peace be with you!
ta deček ni nikoli pri míru this boy is fidgety
ni imel mírú, dokler ni... he knew no peace till...
kaliti kršiti mír to break the peace
ne si privoščiti mírú to take no rest
pusti me pri míru! leave (ali let) me alone!, stop bothering me!
skleniti mír to make peace, to conclude peace
ohraniti mír to keep peace
naj počiva v míru! may he rest in peace!, peace to his ashes!
prositi za mír to sue for peace
vzdrževati mír to maintain peace
vzpostaviti mír to restore peace (red order)
zagotoviti, zavarovati mír to ensure peace
želimo si samó mírú all we want is to be left in peace
živeti v míru to live in peace, to be at peace (s kom with someone)
boriti se za mír, čuvati mír to strive for peace, to wage peace

mísel thought; idea

v míslih in mind, in one's thoughts
bogat z míslimi rich (ali fertile) in ideas
istih mísli like-minded, of the same mind
zatopljen v mísli engrossed (ali sunk, lost in thought)
vodilna mísel chief (ali principal) idea
že sama mísel na to the mere thought of it, merely thinking of it
prenos mísli thought-transference
branje mísli thoughtreading
svoboda mísli freedom of thought, free thought
črne mísli mi rojé po glavi I am in the doldrums
njegovo ime mi ne pride na mísel his name has slipped my memory
često vas imam v míslih you are often in my thoughts
kako si prišel na to mísel? what put such an idea into your head?
njegova edina mísel je, kako priti do denarja his sole thought is to make money
priti komu na mísel to be remembered by someone, to come (back) to mind, to be in someone's thoughts
nikoli mi ni to prišlo na mísel it never entered my head (ali my mind)
na mísel mi pride it occurs to me, it comes into (ali it crosses) my mind, I discover (da... that)
imeti samó eno mísel to have but one thing in mind (ali one thought)
tolar bi dal, da bi (zdajle) vedel za tvoje mísli! (figurativno)a penny for your thoughts!, a penny for them!
v glavo mi je šinila mísel, da... it suddenly occurred to me, the thought struck me that...
ne morem slediti tvoji mísli I don't follow you, I don't get your drift, I don't see what you're driving at
v míslih te vidim I can see you in my mind (ali in my mind's eye)
ni mu prišlo na mísel, da bi plačal svoj dolg he had no thought of paying his debt
brati, uganiti mísli koga to read someone's thoughts
želja je rodila mísel the wish is father to the thought
zaupati komu svoje mísli to open one's mind to someone
ne morem se znebiti, (otresti) te mísli I cannot banish (dismiss) this thought from my mind, I cannot get rid of this idea
kolikor glav, toliko mísli many men, many minds
še na mísel mi ne pride, da bi to storil I would not dream of doing it

mísliti to think (na of, o about); to believe; (premišljevati) to cogitate (o upon) to reflect (o upon), to meditate

logično mísliti to reason (o about, on); (natančno, skrbno pretehtati) to deliberate; (meniti, domnevati) to mean, to suppose; ZDA to guess, to reckon; (biti mnenja) to be of the opinion; (predstavljati si) to imagine, to fancy, to conceive, to envisage, to realize; (upoštevati) to consider, to contemplate; (nameravati) to intend, ZDA to figure
mislim da I think so, I suppose so, I should think so
mislim da ne I don't think so
mislim, da imate prav I dare say you are right
ne morem si mísliti, da... I cannot imagine that...
na to ni mísliti it's not to be thought of; that is out of the question
to mi da mísliti this sets me thinking, this gives me food for thought, this makes me ponder
kaj misliš o tem? what is your opinion about it?, what's your idea?
povem, kar mislim I speak my mind
mislim si svoje I have my own idea (ali ideas)
mislili bomo na to we shall think of it, we shall not forget it
na kaj (na koga) misliš? what (whom) are you thinking of?
ni mísliti, da... it is not to be supposed that...
ona dobro misli (hoče, namerava) she means well, her intentions are good
ne misli več na to! don't give it another thought!, forget about it!
oni dobro mislijo o tebi they think well of you, they have a good opinion of you
nemogoče si je mísliti, da... it is unthinkable that...
kaj misliš storiti? what do you intend to do?
kaj pa misliš! what are you thinking of?
misli name! remember me!
to sem si mislil I thought so, I thought as much
tega si ne bi mislil od tebe I wouldn't have expected that from you, I am surprised at you
mísliti pri sebi to think to oneself
to si lahko mislim I can well imagine (that)
on misli le nase he only thinks of himself (ali pogovorno number one)
človek bi mislil, da... anyone (ali one) would think that...
mislim, da ne bo prišel I do not think he will come
jaz mislim drugače I don't agree, I beg to differ
kdo pa mislite, da sem jaz? who (ali arhaično whom) do you take me for?
mislite si, kar hočete! you may think what you like!
kdo bi si bil to mislil! who would have thought it!
o njem mislijo, da je bogat he is thought (ali supposed) to be rich
takó se splošno misli that is the current opinion
mislim, da je stara 30 let I imagine (ali I guess) she is (ali must be) thirty
mísliti s svojo glavo to do some indepenedent thinking
še v sanjah ne mislim nothing is further from my mind
javnost misli the public feeling is...
ne mislim nič hudega I mean no harm
menda ne misliš, da... you don't suppose that...?
ne bi si bil mislil, da so tako pošteni I would not have credited them with so much honesty
tega ne misliš zares (resno)? you don't mean it?, surely you can't be serious?
mislimo vse najbolje o tvojem prijatelju we hold your friend in the highest esteem
ona misli le na svojo zabavo she thinks of nothing but her own pleasure
takó jaz ne mislim that's not my way of thinking
glasno mísliti to think aloud, to think out loud

míš zoologija mouse, pl mice

poljska míš field mouse
gorska míš (egiptovski skakač) jerboa
vodna míš shrew mouse
slepe míši (igra) blind man's buff
ne ptič ne míš neither fish, flesh nor fowl
moker sem kot míš (figurativno) I am soaking wet
bil je moker kot míš he was soaked to the skin
reven kot cerkvena míš as poor as a church mouse
igrati se slepe míši to play blind man's buff
loviti míši to catch mice, (maček) to mouse
prežati kot mačka na míš to watch like a cat watching a mouse
videti bele míši (imeti delirium tremens) (žargon) to see pink elephants
kadar mačke ni doma, míši plešejo when the cat's away the mice will play
tresla se gora, rodila se míš (figurativno) the mountain has laboured, the mountain has brought forth a mouse

mlád young; youthful; adolescent, juvenile

od mládega, od mládih nog since one was a child, from childhood
v mojih mládih letih in my early years, in my youth
še mlád youngish
mládi in stari young and old
mláda kri youthful blood
mláda luna new moon
mlád krompir new potatoes pl
mládo vino new wine
Mladi Turki, mladoturki the young Turks
moj mlajši brat my younger brother
Grad mlajši Grad Junior (krajšava: Jr.)
ona ni več tako mláda she is no chicken
samó enkrat si mlád! you're only young once!
postati zopet mlád to grow young again
ko sem bil mlád in my early life, in my youth
mláda ljubezen young love, first love, early loveaffair
ona je bila njegova mláda ljubezen she was his old sweetheart
ostal je mlád od zadnjega he retained the spirit of youth to the last
videti je mlajša, kot je v resnici she does not look her age
tri leta je mlajši kot jaz he is three years younger than I, (ali pogovorno than me), he is my junior by three years
povreči, imeti, dobiti mláde (o živalih) to bring forth young, to litter, (o psici) to have pups, to whelp, (o medvedki) to cub

mladóstnica girl

ni več mladóstnica (pogovorno) she is no chicken

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

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

móda fashion; vogue; mode; style

iz móde out of fashion; outmoded
v módi in fashion, in vogue, fashionable
po módi fashionably
po najnovejši módi up-to date in style, in the latest fashion
najnovejša móda the latest fashion, new look
po stari módi (staromoden) old-fashioned
narejen po zadnji módi made in the latest style
zadnji krik móde (ZDA pogovorno) the last word (ali the latest thing) in fashion
to ni več v módi that is no longer the fashion, that has gone out of fashion
to je bila móda pred 30 leti that was in fashion thirty years ago
to je v módi letos it is the fashion this year
v módi so kratka krila short skirts are in (ali are all the rage)
biti v módi to be in fashion, to be in great demand
priti v módo to come into fashion
priti zopet v módo to come back into fashion
priti iz móde to go out of fashion
prinesti v módo to bring into fashion, to launch a fashion
to pri nas ni v módi that is not the fashion here
ona se oblači po zadnji módi she dresses in the latest fashion
slediti módi, spremljati módo, ravnati se po módi to follow the fashion
voditi v módi to set the fashion
vpeljati novo módo to set a new fashion
kupila si bo klobuk po módi she will buy a smart (ali stylish, modish) hat

mogóč possible; likely; (izvedljiv) feasible, achievable, practicable

vse mogóče every possible (case), all possible (cases), all the possibilities
vse mogóči ljudje people of every sort and kind
ni mogóče! no!, is it possible!; you don't say!
kar največ mogóče as much as possible, to the utmost
če je mogóče if possible
vse, kar nam je mogóče everything possible, everything within our power
kolikor mi bo le mogóče to the best of my power
storil bom vse, kar mi bo mogóče I'll do my best (ali my utmost)
napraviti vse mogóče to do all in one's power, to do (ali to try) one's best, to try every possible means, to leave no stone unturned, to strain every nerve, to exert oneself to one's utmost
ni nam bilo mogóče it was beyond us
brž ko mogóče as soon as possible
vzpon na goro je mogóč le z ene strani the ascent of the mountain is possible (ali practicable) on one side only