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miss³ [mis]

1. prehodni glagol
zamuditi (priložnost, vlak); zgrešiti, izpustiti; ne imeti, biti brez, ne dobiti; preslišati, spregledati, ne opaziti; pogrešati izogniti se

2. neprehodni glagol
ne zadeti, zgrešiti (strel); spodleteti

pogovorno to miss the bus (ali boat) zapraviti šanse
to miss fire ne sprožiti se; figurativno ne uspeti, ne zbuditi zanimanja
to miss one's footing spodrsniti
to miss one's hold zgrešiti, napak prijeti
to miss one's mark zgrešiti cilj, ne uspeti
he didn't miss much nič mu ni ušlo, ni mnogo zamudil
I just missed running him over za las sem se ga izognil (da ga nisem povozil)
to miss the point of ne razumeti poante česa
to miss a trick preslišati, ne uspeti videti
to miss out zamuditi (priliko); izpustiti, preskočiti (besedo)
aeronavtika missed approach zgrešen dolet

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

mitt [mit] samostalnik
dolga rokavica brez prstov; športna rokavica (baseball)
ameriško, sleng roka

he gave me the frozen mitt hladno me je pozdravil
I tipped his mitt rokoval sem se z njim; figurativno spregledal sem ga

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

mnênje opinion; view; thinking; belief; mind; judgment, judgement; idea

po mojem (skromnem) mnênju in my (humble) opinion (ali judgment), to my mind, ZDA I reckon
javno mnênje public opinion
prevladujoče mnênje prevailing opinion
pristransko mnênje bias
strokovno mnênje expert opinion, finding
vnaprejšnje mnênje (predsodek) prejudice
različno mnênje dissenting opinion
izmenjava mnênj interchange of views, discussion
izražanje mnênja expression (ali statement) of opinion
raziskava javnega mnênja public opinion research, ZDA polls pl
razlika v mnênju difference of opinion, misunderstanding, disagreement, dissent
izraževanje javnega mnênja public opinion poll
sem mnênja, da... I am of the opinion that..., I take the view that...
nisem tega mnênja I disagree
sva različnega mnênja we differ in opinion
biti drugačnega mnênja to dissent
biti istega mnênja z... to agree with...
smo istega mnênja we are of one mind
imeti dobro (slabo) mnênje o... to think highly (badly ali ill) of someone
imeti visoko mnênje o kom to think highly of someone
imeti visoko mnênje o sebi to have a pretty good opinion of oneself, to be self-sufficient, to entertain a high opinion of oneself, to suffer from a swelled head, to think oneself no end of a fellow
odkrito sem mu povedal svoje mnênje I told him my mind
povedati svoje mnênje to speak one's mind
môči, sméti izraziti svoje mnênje o... to dare (ali to venture) to express one's view (ali opinion)
spremeniti mnênj, pridružiti se mnênju koga drugega to come round
mnênja se razhajajo opinions pl differ
postati drugačnega mnênja to change one's mind (ali opinion, views pl)
ne se strinjati z mnênjem kake osebe glede česa to disagree with someone about something
ustvariti si mnênje to form an opinion
ostaniva vsak pri svojem mnênju! let's agree to differ!
javno mnênje se nagiblje njemu v prid public opinion is rallying to his support

mórje sea, (svetovno) ocean; pesniško billow

ob mórju by the sea
na mórju at sea; at the seaside, on the seashore
na odprtem mórju on the open sea, on the high seas
onstran mórja beyond the sea
prek mórja overseas, oversea
odprto mórje high sea, open sea, pesniško main
Črno (Rdeče, Mrtvo) mórje the Black (the Red, the Dead) Sea
Kaspijsko mórje the Caspian Sea, the Caspian
Jadransko mórje the Adriatic Sea, the Adriatic
Severno mórje the North Sea
Sredozemsko mórje the Mediterranean, pogovorno the Med
Tiho mórje the pacific, the Pacific Ocean
kipenje mórja surf (of the sea)
mirovanje mórja calm (ali calmness) of the sea
bitka na mórju naval battle
nagrbančeno, nagubano mórje choppy sea
razburkano mórje a heavy sea, a rough sea, an angry sea
mórje krví (figurativno) seas pl of blood
mórje oblakov a sea of clouds
mórje težav a sea of troubles
vožnja po mórju naviagation, seafaring, voyage
iti na mórje to go to the seaside, to go to the sea
peljati se čez mórje to cross the sea
biti na mórju to be at the seaside, to be by the sea
potovati po mórju to voyage
potovati po mórju in po kopnem to travel by land and sea
mórje je razburkano the sea is running high, there is a heavy swell
pasti v mórje (s krova) to fall overboard
vreči v mórje (z ladje) to throw overboard
to je kaplja v mórje (figurativno) it's a drop in the bucket
mórje obliva obalo the sea washes the coast
navadil sem se na mórje I have got used to the sea
posvetiti se mórju (postati mornar) to go to sea, to follow the sea, to decide on a sailor's life (ali humoristično a life on the ocean wave)
vsa družina je na mórju all the family are at the seaside
kapljica v mórje (figurativno) a drop in the ocean

mu (to) him

ne verjamem mu I don't believe him
prodal sem mu svojega konja I sold him my horse
rekel sem mu I told him
razložil sem mu to I explained it to him

much² [məč] prislov
mnogo; zelo (v sestavljenkah: much-admired)
zelo, veliko (pred komparativi: much stronger)
daleč (pred superlativi: much the oldest)
skoraj

much to my regret na mojo veliko žalost
we much regret zelo nam je žal
much to my surprise na moje veliko presenečenje
he did it in much the same way napravil je to na skoraj isti način
it is much the same thing je skoraj isto
as much as toliko kakor
(as) much as I would like kakor rad bi že
as much more (ali again) še enkrat toliko
as much as to say kakor če bi hotel reči
he said as much nekaj takega je rekel
I thought as much tako sem tudi mislil
he, as much as any on, prav tako kot kdo drug
so much the better tem bolje
so much for today toliko za danes
not so much as komaj
without so much as to move ne da bi se premaknil
so much so tako veliko
much less mnogo manj, kaj šele, da ne rečem
pogovorno not much komaj da (v odgovoru)
much of a size skoraj enako velik
much the most likely najbolj verjetno
much too much veliko preveč
how much? koliko?

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

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)

najéti to rent, to hire; to engage; to take on lease

najéti ladjo, letalo to charter a steamer, a plane
najéti taksi to hire a taxi
najéti avto to hire (ali to rent) a car
najéti od ure to engage by the hour
najéti posojilo to raise a loan
najel sem sobo v 3. nadstropju I took a room on the third floor

nájveč most; at the most; mostly

nájveč, kar sem mogel storiti, je bilo... the most I could do was...
nájveč dve milji two miles at the outside
nájveč ljudi most people
nájveč časa porabim za branje I spend most of my time reading
ostal bom tam nájveč 10 dni I shall stay there ten days at the outside (ali at the most)

naknádno subsequently; afterwards; additionally; at a later stage

naknádno sem zvedel, da... I subsequently learned that...

namèn intention; purpose; end

v ta namèn for this purpose
v kakšen namèn? with what purpose, arhaično to what end?
z namènom, da... with the intention of (ali with a view to) (bi šli going)
namèn je jasen the intention is obvious
imeti namèn to plan, to intend
imeti skrite namène (žargon) to have something up one's sleeve
ustrezati namènu to answer the purpose
že nekaj dni imam namèn dati uro v popravilo I've been meaning to get my watch repaired for days
namèn posvečuje sredstva the end justifies (ali arhaično sanctifies) the means
nimam namèna, da bi vas žalil I have no wish to offend you
nimamo namèna, da bi odgovorili na to vprašanje we do not intend to answer (ali we have not the slightest intention of answering) this question
prišel sem z namènom, da bi govoril s teboj I came to have a word with you
rekel je to brez kakršnegakoli namèna he said that with no ulterior motive
ima najboljše namène he has the best intentions
ustrezati (služiti rabiti) namènu to answer (to serve) the purpose

naméniti to destine (za for, to); to intend (za for); to mean, to assign to a purpose; (vsoto) to earmark; to devote (za to)

teh milijon tolarjev sem namenil za nujna popravila I earmarked that million tolars for urgent repairs
naméniti se to resolve, to intend, to make up one's mind

napitnína tip; gratuity

dati komu napitníno to tip someone, to give someone a tip
dal sem mu dolar napitníne I tipped him a dollar, I gave him a dollar tip
prepovedano je dajati napitníno! no tipping allowed!
napitnína prepovedana! tipping prohibited!

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

naréd (pripravljen) ready

naréd za izplutje ready to put to sea
naréd za vzlet ready for takeoff
sem naréd za odhod I am ready to go

naredíti to do; (izdelati) to make, to manufacture; (izvršiti) to carry out, to perform, to execute; (dovršiti) to bring to an end, to complete

kaj naredíti? what is to be done?
ne vem kaj naredíti (figurativno) I am all at sea
kaj naj človek naredi? what is one to do?
prav vse (možno) naredíti to leave no stone unturned
nerad kaj naredíti to do something with a bad grace
površno, slabo naredíti to bungle
naredíti čemu konec to put an end to something
naredíti napako to make a mistake (ali a blunder)
naredíti komu uslugo to do someone a service (ali a favour)
naredíti komu slabo uslugo to do someone a bad turn, to do someone a disservice
rad kaj naredíti to do something willingly, to do something with a good grace
to bi se dalo naredíti that could be done
naredíti se nevednega to pretend not to know, to act as if one did not know
naredil sem se gluhega I pretended to be deaf
naredíti se bolnega to feign illness, to malinger
naredil sem (se), kot da sem jezen I pretended to be angry

naročíti to order; to command; to commission; to give a commission (for); to give (ali to place) an order; arhaično to bespeak

naročíti kaj pri kom to order something from someone
naročíti sedež prostor to book a seat
naročíti se na časopis to subscribe to a paper
si naročen na ta časopis? do you take this paper?
naročil sem se na to knjigo I ordered this book