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nápak wrong, wrongly, bad, badly; amiss

ni nápak! not bad!
nápak delati to do something wrong
nápak priti (biti nezaželen) to come amiss
nápak razumeti to misunderstand, to mistake
nápak uganiti, ugibati to guess wrong
ne bi bilo nápak zate (ne bi ti škodovalo) it would not be a bad thing for you
nekaj je nápak z njim there's something amiss with him
nápak stópiti (spotakniti se) to trip (čez, nad over)

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

naspróten contrary, opposite, arhaično contrariant, zastarelo contrarious; (nenaklonjen) opposed, unwilling, hostile, adverse to, disinclined to; (obraten) converse

nasprótni dokaz counterevidence
nasprótna izjava counterdeclaration
nasprótna sila counterforce; opposed force
nasprótna stran ulice the opposite side of the street
nasprótna stranka the opposite party
nasprótna terjatev counterdemand, counterclaim
naspróten veter a contrary wind, an adverse wind
biti čisto naspróten od to be opposite to
igrati na nasprótni strani šport to play for the opposing (ali opposite) side
storil si prav nasprótno od tistega, kar bi bil moral storiti you have done the exact opposite of what you ought to have done

nay [néi]

1. prislov
arhaično ne; in celo, ne samo

2. samostalnik
odklonilen odgovor
parlament kdor glasuje proti

yea and nay neodločno, bi in ne bi
to say (s.o.) nay odbiti (komu) kaj
it is enough, nay, too much dovolj je in celo preveč

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

need¹ [ni:d] samostalnik
potreba, sila nuja (of, for po)
pomanjkanje (of, for česa)

to be (ali stand) in need of s.th.; ali to have need of s.th. nujno kaj potrebovati
to be in need biti v stiski
if need be; ali if need arise; ali in case of need če je potrebno, v sili
to do one's needs opraviti potrebo
I had need remember moral bi si zapomniti
to have no need to do s.th. ne čutiti potrebe kaj narediti
there is no need for you to come ni ti treba priti
a friend in need is a friend indeed v sili spoznaš pravega prijatelja
to fail s.o. in his need pustiti koga na cedilu
to feel the need of (ali for) s.th. pogrešati kaj

need² [ni:d]

1. neprehodni glagol
arhaično biti potrebno; biti v stiski, primanjkovati česa

2. prehodni glagol
potrebovati; zahtevati

3. pomožni (z nedoločnikom s to v trdilnih, brez to v vprašalnih in nikalnih stavkih)
morati, treba je

it needs not that; ali it does not need that ni treba, da
there needs no excuse opravičilo ni potrebno
it needed doing to je bilo treba narediti
it needs to be done to je treba narediti
she needn't do it tega ji ni treba narediti
you needn't have come ne bi ti bilo treba priti
more than needs več kot je potrebno
what need (ali needs) ? čemu to?

nepremíšljen thoughtless, inconsiderate, imprudent, light-headed, reckless, giddy

nekateri ljudje so nepremíšljeni some people are inconsiderate; (prenagel) foolhardy, rash, overhasty, precipitate, heedless; arhaično temerarious
nepremíšljeno prislov imprudently, rashly, recklessly
bilo bi od tebe nepremíšljeno, če bi to storil you would be ill-advised to do so

nespámeten unreasonable; unwise; irrational; imprudent

bilo je zelo nespámetno od tebe it was most unwise of you
(ti) ne bi bil smel biti tako nespámeten you should have known better

nesréča misfortune, bad luck, ill-fortune; calamity, adversity, reverse; (nezgoda) accident, disaster, misadventure, mischief

na nesréčo, k nesréči unfortunately, unluckily, by an unhappy accident
po nesréči by accident, accidentally
smrt po nesréči death by misadventure
smrtna nesréča accidental death, fatal accident
na mojo nesréčo unfortunately for me
prometna nesréča traffic accident
v sreči ali v nesréči in weal and woe
on je prava nesréča za svojo družino he is the bane of his family's life
nesréča je hotela, da je izgubil stavo as ill luck would have it, he lost his bet
pripetila se mu je nesréča he has had a misfortune
da bi bila nesréča še večja... to make matters worse..., to cap it all...
to ti bo prineslo nesréčo that will bring you bad luck
pripetila se nam je prometna nesréča we (have) met with an accident
sam riniti v nesréčo to make a rod for one's own back
nesréča me povsod zasleduje I'm always dogged by ill luck
nesréča redko sama pride misfortunes rarely come singly
nesréča nikoli sama ne pride misfortunes never come singly, troubles never come singly, it never rains but it pours
vsaka nesréča je za koga sreča it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
nobena nesréča ne traja večno every cloud has a silver lining
ne kličimo nesréče! (figurativno) touch wood!

neúmen stupid; foolish, silly; thick-headed, dull; ZDA pogovorno dumb; (nesmiseln) nonsensical

neúmen (nor) na kaj mad (ali crazy) about something
neúmen kot noč as dumb as an ox, as thick as a plank
kako neúmno! how stupid!
preneumno! too bad!
nisi (tako) neúm! you are no fool!
nisem tako neúmen I am not such a fool
nisem tako neúmen, da bi to verjel I am not so stupid (ali dumb) as to believe it
kako si neúmen! how stupid you are!
to je bilo zelo neúmo od mene it was very stupid of me
neúmen je kot noč (pogovorno) he is dead from the neck up
ni tako neúm, kot je videti he is not as stupid as he looks
to je (že) preneumno that is too silly for words
ona ni tako neúma! she knows better!, pogovorno she's not so dumb!

níkdo nobody; no one

nikomur nisem nič rekel I didn't say anything to anyone, I didn't tell anyone a thing
nikogar nisem videl I didn't see anybody, I saw nobody
níkdo od nas ni tega videl none (ali not one) of us saw it
nikogar ni, ki tega ne bi vedel there is no one, who doesn't know that, that's general knowledge

nineteen [náinti:n]

1. pridevnik
devetnajst

2. samostalnik
devetnajstica

to talk nineteen to the dozen neprestano govoriti, govoriti kakor bi iz rokava stresal

not [nɔt] prislov
ne

not at all nikakor
not to be sneezed at ne da bi zavrgel
not to be thought of izključeno, ni misliti
not a few mnogi
sleng not half zelo, in še kako; ni govora!
as likely as not verjetno
not on your life nikakor, za nič na svetu
more often than not pogosto
not a little mnogo
not in the least niti najmanj
not seldom pogosto
not that ne da morda ni
not the thing ni spodobno
not but what (ali that) čeprav, vseeno
I'm not taking any še na misel mi ne pride
not yet še ne

obotávljati se to hesitate, to delay, to tarry; to lag, to linger, to waver

obotavljamo se, da bi šli na pot v tako slabem vremenu we hesitate to start in such bad weather

obúpati to despair (nad of); to lose heart (ali hope)

popolnoma obúpati to be in despair, to fall into despair, to abandon all hope, to yield to despair, to give up all hope
človek bi (kar) obupal it is enough to drive one to despair

očí eyes pl; (vid) eyesight

med štirimi očmi in private, face to face
pred mojimi očmi before my eyes, in my sight, in my presence
zaradi vaših lepih očí for your blue eyes
boleče očí sore eyes, (od prenapenjana) eye strain
barva očí colour of the eyes
velike in okrogle očí saucer eyes
plamteče (krmežljave, izbuljene) očí flashing (bleary, blear, goggle) eyes
suhe (solzne) očí dry (tearfilled) eyes
na lastne očí, z lastnimi očmi with one's own eyes
prav pred njenimi očmi before her very eyes
slabe očí weak eyes
z odprtimi očmi with open eyes
ki ima dobre (risje) očí keen-eyed (lynx-eyed)
kot bi z očmi trenil (kot bi mignil) in the twinkling of an eye, in a flash
paša za očí a sight for sore eyes, a delightful sight
očí so mu bolj lačne kot želodec his eyes are bigger than his belly
same očí in ušesa so ga he is all eyes and ears, he is all attention
z očí brati komu to guess by someone's look, to anticipate someone's wishes
to bíje v očí it offends the eye
to bôde v očí that strikes (ali catches) the eye
gledati smrti v očí to look death in the face
gledati na kaj z drugimi (drugačnimi) očmi to take a different view of something
imeti dobre (slabe) očí (vid) to have good (bad) eyesight
imeti pred očmi to have (ali to bear, to keep) in mind (ali in sight, in view)
vse solzne očí je imela her eyes brimmed with tears
imeti stalno kaj pred očmi not to lose sight of something
imeti očí za lepo(to) to have an eye for the beautiful
imej odprte očí! (pazi se!) keep your weather eye open!
očí si izjokati to cry one's eyes out
očí si drug drugemu izpraskati to scratch each other's eyes out
ne hodi mi pred očí! keep out of my way!, arhaično begone!
izgubiti iz očí to lose sight of, to lose track of
ne izpustiti iz očí to keep one's eye on
ne izpustim ga iz očí I keep an eye on him, I don't trust him out of my sight
povsod imeti svoje očí (figurativno) to have eyes at the back of one's head
mencati, meti si očí to rub one's eyes
napenjati očí to strain one's eyes
izgini mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!
nasuti komu peska v očí (figurativno) to throw sand (ali dust) in someone's eyes, to bamboozle someone, to hoodwink someone
odpreti komu očí to open someone's eyes, to undeceive someone
to mi je odprlo očí that was an eye-opener for me
očí se mi odpirajo (figurativno) I begin to see now
očí sem mu odprl (figurativno) I opened his eyes for him
široko odpreti očí to open one's eyes wide, to be all eyes
očí so se mu odprle (figurativno) the scales fell from is eyes
pojdi mi izpred očí! get out of my sight!, arhaično begone!
premeriti koga z očmi to eye from head to foot
to pada v očí that leaps to the eye, that hits you in the eye
pasti očí na čem to feast one's eyes on something
pokvariti si očí to spoil one's eyes
povesiti očí to look down
v očí mi je padlo it struck me
ne pridi mi spet pred očí! don't show yourself here again!
to ti povem med štirimi očmi this is for your private ear
z očmi je preletel vrt he cast a glance over the garden
streljati z očmi (figurativno) to shoot glances (na at)
očí si treti to rub one's eyes
upreti očí v to fix one's eye upon, to look fixedly at
škiliti z očmi to squint, to be squint-eyed
očí se mi solzé my eyes are running
kot bi z očmi trenil in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice, in a flash
svojim očem ne verjamem I don't believe my eyes
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly believe my own eyes
stopiti komu pred očí (figurativno) to face someone
vreči očí na to have an eye for
z lastnimi očmi videti to be an eyewitness
na očeh se mu vidi, da je lopov his eyes show him up for the rogue he is, arhaično bespeak him a rogue
od teme se ne vidi prsta pred očmi it is pitch-dark
videl sem mu na očeh, da laže I could see (ali I saw) from his face that he was lying
na lastne očí sem to videl I saw it with my own eyes
zapreti očí to close one's eyes
preteklo noč nisem mogel zatisniti očí last night I couldn't sleep a wink
zavezati komu očí to hoodwink someone, to blindfold someone
zatisniti očí ob, nad (spregledati) to shut one's eyes to, to turn a blind eye to, to condone, to connive at, to wink at
zapirati očí pred čem to close one's eyes to something
vrana vrani ne izkljuje očí one crow does not peck out another crow's eyes
daleč od očí, daleč od srca out of sight, out of mind

očítati

očítati komu kaj to reproach someone with something
očítati komu njegovo neodkritosrčnost to reproach someone with duplicity
nimam si kaj očítati glede tega I have nothing to reproach myself with on that score
daleč sem od tega, da bi ti zavoljo tega kaj očital I am far from reproaching you for it
medsebojno si očítati to recriminate
očital mi je nemarnost he taxed me with negligence

odrêči (odkloniti) to refuse, to decline

odrêči se čemu to renounce something, to resign something, to give something up; to waive, abjure; to relinquish
odrêči se častem to decline honours
odrêči se (neki) pravici to resign a right
odrêči se dopustu to give up one's holiday
odrêči se prestolu to abdicate; to renounce the throne
odrekel se je nameri, da bi to storil he renounced the idea of doing it
odrêči se pravicam do česa to quitclaim something
on se ničemur ne odreče he denies himself nothing
odrêči se upanju, misli to relinquish a hope, an idea

omadeževáti to stain; to soil; to sully; (dobro ime) to tarnish, to blemish

omadeževáti ugled to tarnish a reputation
ne bi si hotel omadeževáti rok s tem I would not soil my hands with it
njegove roke so omadeževane s krvjo his hands are stained with blood