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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

navpíčen vertical; perpendicular; upright

letalo, ki lahko vzleti navpíčno a vertical takeoff aircraft

nedólžen innocent (of); (nekriv) not guilty, guiltless; blameless; harmless; guileless; (deviški) virgin, chaste, maidenly, immaculate; (naiven) naive

nedólžno jagnje innocent lamb
nedólžno (neškodljivo) zdravilo a harmless remedy
po nedólžnem innocently
lahko dokažem, da sem nedólžen I can prove (that) I am innocent
proglasiti koga za nedólžnega to pronounce someone innocent, to bring in a verdict of not guilty (ali a not-guilty verdict), to acquit, to discharge, to vindicate someone
on nikakor ni nedólžen (brez krivde) he is by no means blameless

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

night [náit] samostalnik
noč; večer, mrak, tema (tudi figurativno)

at (ali by, in the) ponoči
all night (long) vso noč
night by night noč za nočjo
night and day noč in dan, vedno
in the dead of night v gluhi noči
a dirty night viharna noč
to bid (ali wish) s.o. good night želeti komu lahko noč
to have a night out (ali off) imeti prost večer
last night sinoči
the night before last predsinoči
to make a night of it krokati, prekrokati noč
pogovorno o'nights ponoči
to pass a good (bad) night dobro (slabo) spati
to stay the night at prenočiti v (kraju), pri (kom)
one-night stand enkratna predstava
this night drevi
to turn night into day ponoči delati
he went forth into the night noč ga je vzela

nimble [nimbll] pridevnik (nimbly prislov)
okreten, spreten, uren; odrezav, bister

the nimble sixpence drobiž gre lahko izpod rok

no¹ [nou] pridevnik
noben, nobeden

on no account pod nobenim pogojem nikakor
of no account nevažen, nepomemben
no one nihče
no man nihče, noben človek; kdor je vedno proti
no man's land sporno ozemlje, vojska ozemlje med dvema frontama
no parking parkiranje prepovedano
no such thing nič takšnega
there is no denying ne more se zanikati
there is no knowing (saying) nemogoče je vedeti (reči)
vojska, sleng no bon zanič, ne gre
no confidence vote glasovanje o nezaupnici
no doubt seveda, nedvomno
no end zelo, močno, silno
there is no end ni konca ne kraja
to have no end of a time odlično se zabavati
no fear brez strahu, brez bojazni
no go zaman, nemogoče
no meaning nesmisel
by no means nikakor ne
now no mistake dobro me poslušaj
and no mistake gotovo, brez dvoma
no odds nič ne de
no picnic ni lahko, ni šala
in no time takoj, nemudoma, hitro
no two ways about it ni druge izbire
no wonder ni čudno, naravno
no vent nikakor
no song no supper brez dela ni jela
no cards no flowers fraza v angleških osmrtnicah (brez vabil za pogreb, cvetje hvaležno odklanjamo)
no thourough-fare prepovedan prehod

nóč night; night-time, nightfall; (tema) darkness, dark

do nóči till dark
pozno v nóč far into the night, till late at night
pred nóčjo before nightfall
vsako nóč every night, nightly
nóč za nóčjo night after night
sredi trde nóči in the dead of the night, at dead of night
preko nóči, čez nóč overnight
pod nóč in the dusk
vso, celo nóč all night (long)
neke nóči one (certain) night
preteklo nóč last night
cele nóči for whole nights
neke temne nóči on a dark night
lahko nóč! good night!
trajajoč vso nóč nightlong, all-night
nóč na dan (24 ur brez prekinitve) around the clock
mesečna nóč moonlit (ali moonlight) night
kresna nóč Midsummer Night
božična, sveta nóč religija Christmas Eve
novoletna nóč New Year's Eve
velika nóč religija Easter
poročna nóč wedding night, nuptial night
šentjernejska nóč zgodovina the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve
polarna nóč the polar night
viharna nóč a dirty night
nóč brez spanja a sleepless night, a restless night
1001 noč Arabian Nights' Entertainments pl, the Arabian Nights pl
nóč se dela it is getting dark; it is growing dark
biti različen kot nóč pa dan to be as different as chalk and cheese
prebiti dobro (slabo) nóč to have (ali to pass) a good (a bad) night
nóč in dan mislim na to I keep thinking of it night and day
vso nóč sem spal I slept the whole night (through)
prebil sem nóč brez spanja I had (ali passed) a sleepless night, I did not sleep a wink all night
vso nóč nisem niti za hip zatisnil očesa I could not get a wink of sleep all night
prekrokati nóč to make a night of it
prebdeti, prečuti nóč to sit up all night
on bdí dolgo v nóč he sits up late, he keeps late hours
delati nóč in dan to work night and day
ostati čez nóč (prenočiti) to stay the night
nóč ga je vzela he slipped away under cover of night

nod² [nɔd]

1. neprehodni glagol
kimati, pokimati; zakinkati, zadremati (često z off)
majati se (drevo v vetru), gugati se

2. prehodni glagol
prikimati komu, pritrditi

to nod to s.o. pokimati komu
a nodding acquaintance (with) bežno poznanstvo, bežen znanec, površno poznavanje
to nod one's farewells pokimati v slovo
we are on nodding terms samo pozdravljamo se
Homer sometimes nods tudi največji um se lahko kdaj zmoti

nós nose; figurativno, pogovorno snout, žargon nozzle, ZDA schnozzle; humoristično proboscis; (ladje) head; (voh) scent; (vrča) beak, spout; figurativno (graja) rebuke; (vonj) scent, smell

prav pred nósom, izpred nósa under the very nose (of)
na vrat na nós head over heels, in a great hurry, precipitately, helter-skelter
orlovski nós aquiline nose, Roman nose
ploščat nós flat nose
potlačen nós pug nose
velik nós big nose
zakrivljen nós hawk nose, beak, hook nose, hooked nose
zavihan nós turned-up nose
pijančev nós grog-nose
govorjenje skozi nós nasal twang
dobiti jo po nósu (figurativno) to be reproved (ali rebuked, reprimanded, snubbed)
dobil jo je po nósu he went away with a flea in his ear
govoriti skozi nós to speak through one's nose, to speak with a nasal twang
imeti kaj (prav) pred nósom to have something under one's (very) nose (ali in plain view)
imeti dober nós to be keen-scented, (za kaj) to have a good (ali sharp) nose (for something), to have a keen scent (for something)
povsod ima svoj nós (figurativno) he is a busybody
imeti zamašen nós (od nahoda) to have a stuffy (ali stuffed up) nose
iti, hoditi za nósom (delati po nagonu) to follow one's nose
oditi z dolgim nósom to go away with a long face, to go off with a flea in one's ear
obrisati se pod nósom (figurativno) to go away empty-handed, to have one's trouble for nothing, to be left out in the cold
lahko se pod nósom obrišeš za to! (figurativno) you may whistle for it!, pogovorno you'll be lucky!
čistiti si nós (usekniti se) to blow one's nose
krvaveti iz nósa to have a nose bleed
iz nósa mi teče my nose is running
komu kaj pod nós dati to bring something home to someone, to rub it in
visoko nós nositi (figurativno) to turn up one's nose; to be self-conceited
kri mi teče iz nósa my nose is bleeding
premagati koga za dolžino nósú šport to win (ali to beat someone) by a nose
potegniti koga za nós to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone
vlak mi je pred nósom ušel (odpeljal) I missed the train by a hair
ne videti dalj od nósa to see no farther than the end of one's nose
nikoli ne vildiš niti ped pred nósom! you never see an inch before your nose!
ne vidiš ped pred nósom! you can't see beyond the end of your nose!
vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose at, to look down one's nose at, to look disdainfully at (someone)
zaničljivo vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose in disdain at; to sneer at
voditi, vleči koga za nós (figurativno) to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone, to make a fool of someone, to hoax someone
vtikati svoj nós v to pry (ali to nose) into, to poke one's nose into
vtikati svoj nós v tuje zadeve to stick one's nose into other people's business
v vse vtika svoj nós he pokes his nose into everything
zapreti komu vrata pred nósom to shut the door in someone's face, (zaloputniti) to slam the door in someone's face
on ima dober nós za ceneno blago he has a nose for bargains
dati se voditi za nós to be a dupe (of someone)

oath [óuɵ] samostalnik
prisega, zaprisega; kletev

oath of allegiance prisega zvestobe
oath of office službena zaprisega
on oath pod prisego
upon my oath! na to lahko prisežem
to bind by oath zavezati s prisego
in lieu of an oath namesto prisege
to put s.o. on his oath zapriseči koga
to take (ali make, swear) an oath priseči, zapriseči (on, to)

obdržáti to keep; (ne vrniti) to retain, to hold back, pogovorno to hang on to; (ne izgubiti) not to lose

obdržáti ravnotežje to keep one's balance
obdržáti v spominu to keep in memory (ali in mind)
lahkó obdržiš to knjigo you may keep this book
obdržáti se to maintain oneself
obdržáti se na nogah to keep one's feet

odpomóči to help; to remedy; to redress; to mend

temu je treba odpomóči this must be remedied
temu je lahkó odpomóči that is easily mended
temu se ne da odpomóči it cannot be helped
kako odpomóči takim zlom? how can we remedy such evils?

ogoljufáti

ogoljufáti koga to deceive someone
ogoljufáti koga za kaj to cheat (ali to trick) someone (out) of something
ogoljufáti za kaj to defraud of something
ogoljufali so ga za vse premoženje he was cheated of all he possessed
njega je lahko ogoljufáti he's easy meat (ali pogovorno a mug, sucker)

oksidírati to oxidize; to oxidate

ki lahko oksidira oxidizable

ólje oil; (= slika v olju) oil painting

bučno ólje pumpkin oil
eterično ólje attar; essential (ali volatile) oil
hudičevo ólje vitriol
kurilno ólje fuel oil
lahko (težko) ólje light (heavy) oil
leskovo ólje (figurativno, tepež z jermenom) the strap, strap oil
laneno ólje linseed oil
kameno ólje petroleum
makovo ólje poppy-seed oil
mineralno ólje mineral oil
namizno ólje salad oil
olivno ólje olive oil
rožno ólje attar of roses
plinsko ólje gas oil, diesel oil
poslednje, sveto ólje religija extreme unction
strojno ólje lubricating oil, engine oil, machine oil
ribje ólje cod-liver oil
ricinusovo ólje castor oil
terpentinovo ólje oil of turpentine
neprepusten za ólje oiltight
dovod ólja oil feed, oil supply
kuhanje na ólju oil cooking
poraba ólja oil consumption
portret v ólju portrait in oils
ročka za ólje oilcan
ólje na ogenj fuel to the flame
namazati z óljem to oil
prili(va)ti ólja na ogenj (figurativno) to pour oil on the flames, to add fuel to the games
slikati z óljem to paint in oils

onlooker [ɔ́nlukə] samostalnik
gledalec (at)

the onlooker sees most of the game gledalec lahko najbolje oceni

opazíti to see, to catch sight of, to notice, to note, to perceive; to become aware of; to descry

nisem opazil (tega) it slipped my attention, it escaped my notice
lahkó opazite you cannot fail to observe

opráviti to do; to finish; to perform; to settle; to transact

opráviti izpit to pass an examination
opráviti posle to transact business, to get one's work (ali job) done
opráviti nekaj zasebnih zadev to attend to some private business
z njim ni lahko opráviti he is not so easily dealt with, he is an awkward customer
bom hitro opravil s teboj (figurativno) I'll deal with you in a moment
opráviti bančne posle to carry out (ali to perform) banking operations

otróčji childish; childlike; infantile

biti otróčji (figurativno senilen) to dote
ne bodi otróčji! be your age!
otróčja igra v primeri z child's play compared with
to je otróčje lahko it's as easy as pie, (ZDA as easy as falling off a log)