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merit¹ [mérit] samostalnik
zasluga, vrednost, odlika, prednost, dobra stran

pravno the merits bistvo, glavne točke (zadeve)
pravno to decide a case on its merits upoštevati vse argumente za in proti
the merits and demerits of a case dobre in slabe stvari zadeve
pravno to inquire into the merits of a case temeljito zadevo preučiti, iti stvari do dna
on its own merits samo na sebi, v bistvu
without merit brez vrednosti, prazen, brez vsebine, neveljaven
to make a merit of šteti si v zaslugo
a man of merit zaslužen človek
to reward s.o. according to his merits nagraditi koga po njegovih zaslugah, dati komu kar mu gre
ekonomija merit pay plačilo po učinku
ekonomija, politika merit system sistem nastavitve in napredovanja na temelju sposobnosti

mind¹ [máind] samostalnik
spomin; mišljenje, mnenje, nazor; misel; namen, volja, želja; pamet, razum; duh, duša; razpoloženje, čud; srce

the human mind človekov duh
history of the mind idejna zgodovina
things of the mind duhovne stvari
his is a fine mind je pametna glava
one of the greatest minds of his time eden največjih mislecev svojega časa
absence of mind raztresenost
presence of mind prisotnost duha
to be in two minds about s.th. kolebati, omahovati
to be of s.o.'s mind strinjati se s kom, biti istega mnenja
to be of the same mind biti istega mnenja
to bear (ali have, keep) s.th. in mind spomniti se zapomniti si
to bring (ali call) to mind spomniti (se)
to cast one's mind back v duhu se vrniti nazaj
to change one's mind premisliti se
the mind's eye vizija
in one's mind's eye v duhu, v domišljiji
to close one's mind to zapreti se vase, zapreti srce čemu
to come to mind priti na misel
to enter s.o.'s mind priti komu na misel
a frame (ali state) of mind duševno stanje, trenutno razpoloženje
to give one's mind to s.th. lotiti se česa zanimati se za kaj
to give s.o. a piece (ali bit) of one's mind učiti koga kozjih molitvic, odkrito povedati svoje mnenje o kom
to have a good (ali great) mind to nameniti se, biti trdno odločen za kaj
to have half a mind to biti skoraj odločen za kaj
to have s.th. on one's mind biti zaskrbljen zastran česa stalno misliti na kaj
to have an open mind biti brez predsodkov, nepristranski
to bave it in mind to do s.th. nameravati kaj storiti
to have s.th. in mind nameravati, imeti načrt, izbrati
to have no mind for ne imeti volje za kaj
to keep one's mind on kar naprej misliti na kaj
to keep an open mind počakati z odločitvijo
to know one's own mind biti odločen, vedeti kaj hočeš
not to know one's own mind biti poln dvomov, obotavljati se
to lose one's mind znoreti
to make up one's mind odločiti se
to make up one's mind to s.th. sprijazniti se s čim
to (ali in) my mind po mojem mnenju, meni pri srcu
many men, many minds kolikor glav, toliko misli
month's mind porodničina želja po jedi
my mind misgives me ne slutim nič dobrega
to open one's mind to zaupati komu svoje misli (čustva)
to pass (ali go) out of mind iti v pozabo, pozabiti kaj
to prey on one's mind ležati na duši
to put s.o. in mind of s.th. spomniti koga na kaj
to put s.tb. out of one's mind izbiti si kaj iz glave
in one's right mind pri zdravi pameti
out of one's (right) mind nor
to read s.o.'s mind brati komu misli, uganiti komu misli
pravno of sound mind and memory priseben
to set one's mind on ubiti si kaj v glavo, odločiti se za kaj
out of sight, out of mind kar ne vidiš, hitro pozabiš
to slip one's mind pozabiti
to speak one's mind odkrito govoriti
to take one's mind off prenehati misliti na kaj
to tell s.o. one's mind komu odkrito povedati svoje mnenje
time out of mind davno, pozabljeni časi
to turn one's mind to obrniti pozornost na kaj
to turn over in one's mind skrbno pretehtati, premisliti
it was a weight off my mind kamen se mi je odvalil od srca

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

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

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

more² [mɔ:] prislov
več, bolj, še; povrh, za nameček

to be no more biti mrtev
more and more bolj in bolj
more or less več ali manj, približno
the more ... the more čim več ... tem več
the more so because tem bolj, ker
all the more so tem več, tem prej
no more than ne več od, samo
once more še enkrat, zopet
never more nikoli več
neither more nor less than (stupid) dobesedno, preprosto, docela (neumen)
so much the more toliko bolj
it is wrong and, more, it is foolish ni prav in povrh je še neumno
and what is more in kar je še važnejšc
what more? kaj pa še?

most³ [moust] samostalnik
večina, največji del; največ, najboljše

to make the most of it kar najboljše izkoristiti, prikazati v najlepši luči
at (the) most v najboljšem primeru, največ
better than most boljše od večine

mouth¹ [mauɵ] samostalnik
usta; gobec, smrček; žrelo (topa), grlo (steklenice), odprtina (cevi), vhod (v jamo); ustje (reke)
sleng ustenje, gobcanje

pogovorno down in the mouth žalosten, potrt
from s.o.' s mouth komu z jezika (vzeti)
from mouth to mouth od ust do ust
to give mouth lajati (pes)
to give mouth to one's thoughts naglas povedati kar mislimo
to have a big mouth imeti dolg jezik, preveč govoriti
the horse has a good (bad) mouth konja je lahko (težko) voditi
pogovorno to keep one's mouth shut držati jezik za zobmi
to laugh on the wrong (ali other) side of one's mouth kislo se smejati
to look a gift horse in the mouth gledati podarjenemu konju na zobe, zmrdovati se nad darilom
my mouth waters sline se mi cedijo
to make s.o. laugh on the wrong side of his mouth odvaditi koga smeha
to make s.o.'s mouth water delati komu skomine
to make a wry mouth namrdniti se
to open one's mouth too wide preveč zahtevati
to put (ali place) words into s.o.'s mouth položiti komu besede v usta; trditi da je kdo kaj rekel
to shoot off one's mouth izblebetati
to shut (ali stop) s.o.'s mouth zapreti komu usta
straight from the horse's mouth iz zanesljivega vira
to take the bread out of s.o.'s mouth spraviti koga ob zaslužek
to take the words out of s.o.'s mouth vzeti komu besedo iz ust
by word of mouth ustno
useless mouth kdor jé, a ne dela

mràz cold; chill; frost

mràz brez slane black frost
oster mràz biting (ali severe) frost; hard (ali sharp) frost
suh mràz ground frost
leden mràz frostiness
trd od mràza numb with cold
Dedek Mraz Jack Frost
občutljiv za mràz sensitive to cold
odporen proti mràzu resistant to cold, cold-resistant
občutek mràza sensation of cold
nenaden nastop mràza sudden inroad of cold weather, ZDA cold snap
val mràza cold wave
10° mràza 10 degrees of frost
mràz mi je I am (ali I feel) cold
mràz mi je v noge my feet are cold
mràz je danes it is cold today
mràz me je rezal do kosti the cold pierced me to the bone
drgetati, tresti se od mràza to shiver with cold
mràz grize, ščiplje there is a nip in the air
mràz je kar grizel it was a biting cold
mràz popušča the cold is abating
mràz me spreletava I feel cold all over
mràz me spreleti ob tem that gives me the shivers; it gives me the creeps
težko prenašati mràz, trpeti od mràza to suffer from the cold

nadlegováti to molest, (motiti) to trouble, to bother, to annoy, to worry, to pester; pogovorno to plague; to vex; (nehoté) to inconvenience, to disturb; (s prošnjami) to importune

nadlegováti koga z vprašanji to ply someone with questions
če vas ne nadlegujem if I'm not being a nuisance (ali a bore)
obžalujem, da vas toliko nadlegujem I'm sorry to give you so much trouble
oprostite, da vas še enkrat nadlegujem excuse my troubling (ali bothering) you once more
ne nadleguj me kar naprej! don't keep on bothering me!

naènkrat suddenly, all at once; (istočasno) at a time, at once

kar naènkrat all of a sudden

nail¹ [néil] samostalnik
tehnično žebelj; noht
zoologija krempelj, trd izrastek na kljunu nekih ptic; stara dolžinska mera (0,057 m)

a nail in one's coffin vse, kar pospeši smrt; padec vlade, režima
to drive a nail in zabiti žebelj
to drive the nail home iti (dognati) do kraja
one nail drives out another klin se s klinom izbija
to fight tooth and nail boriti se z zobmi in nohti, boriti se na vso moč
as hard as nails trdnega zdravja, žilav, neusmiljen, trd
to hit the nail (right) on the head zadeti v črno
on the nail takoj
to pay on the nail takoj plačati v gotovini
to the nail do konca, dokončan, dovršen
right as nails točen, v redu
nails in mourning umazani nohti

naj

naj vstopi! let him come in!
naj bo very well!; all right!, agreed!, pogovorno O.K. arhaično so be it!
naj počiva v miru! may he rest in peace!
naj pride, kar hoče! come what may!
naj stane, kar hoče! cost what it may!
kaj naj to pomeni? what can (ali does) that mean?
kaj naj storim? what am I to do?
reci mu, naj pride! tell him to come!
naj ljudje rečejo, kar hočejo! let people say what they will!
naj je še tako mlad... young though he may be...
naj bodo (še tako) bogati, (oni) ne morejo... rich as they are (ali no matter how rich they may be), they cannot...
ne vemo, kaj naj naredimo s tem we don't know what to do with it
nisem vedel, ali naj se smejem ali jočem I did not know whether to laugh or to cry

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)

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

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)

nanosíti (prinašati) to bring; to carry; to accumulate

nanosíti vodo v škaf to bring water to the tub
nanosil ji je drv he brought her firewood
nanosila je na mizo vse, kar je imela everything she had she piled on to the table

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