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necessity [nisésiti] samostalnik
potreba, sila, nuja
(tudi množina) pomanjkanje

to bow to necessity ukloniti se sili
necessity knows no laws sila kola lomi
to make a virtue of necessity napraviti od nuje vrlino; hvaliti se s čim, kar smo morali storiti
necessity is the mother of invention v sili je človek iznajdljiv
of necessity nujno, neizbežno
under the necessity (of doing s.th.) prisiljen (kaj narediti)

nesrámen shameless, impudent; impertinent, saucy, cheeky, insolent; brassy, forward, brazen-faced, brazen, barefaced

kar se da nesrámen as bold as brass
nesrámna laž a barefaced lie
nesrámno se vesti, nastopiti to brazen it out

níč nothing; not anything; nought; not a thing; arhaično, pesniško naught, ZDA nought

čisto níč nothing at all
prav níč, popolnoma níč nothing at all; nothing whatever
níč razen nothing but
níč več nothing more, no more, nothing further
za níč for nothing
za níč na svetu not for the world; not for love or money; not for anything
níč in zopet níč nothing-repeat-nothing, absolutely nothing
níč drugega nothing else
níč novega nothing new
níč takega nothing of the kind, none of that
níč koliko (= mnogo) very much, very many
toliko kot níč, skoraj níč next to nothing
za prazen níč for no reason
vse ali níč all or nothing, neck or nothing
meni níč, tebi níč quite coolly, bold as brass
níč manj kot... no less than, anything but...
prav níč slabši kot... no whit inferior to...
níč boljšega od no better than..., nothing like as good as...
to ti ni níč mar! none of your business!
to še ni níč that is nothing
to ni níč zame that is no use for me, that won't do for me
to ni níč vredno that is worthless
on ni níč boljši he isn't any better
iz tega ni bilo níč nothing came of it, it came to nothing
níč novega ni v časopisu there is nothing new in the paper
iz tebe ne bo nikoli níč you will never be anything, you are a worthless fellow (ali pogovorno a dead loss)
nisi prav níč prekmalu you are none too soon
če ni níč drugega! if that's all there is to it!
rezultat je 2 níč (2:0) šport the score is two nil
to ni níč v primeri s tem, kar sem nekoč videl that is nothing to what I once saw
iz níč ni níč nothing begets nothing, one cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs
ne morem níč za to I can't help it
níč ne dé, níč za to all right, there's no harm done, it doesn't matter, no matter, never mind
níč se ne da napraviti! there's nothing we can do (ali nothing to be done) about it!
(to ni važno) to níč ne pomeni this is of no consequence
níč ne marati, ne se meniti za níč not to care (ali pogovorno not to give a hoot) about anything
v níč devati to disparage, to belittle, to depreciate, to discredit, to attach no value (to)
níč več nimam povedati I have nothing more to say
s tem nimam níč opraviti I have nothing to do with it
to níč ne stane it is gratis, it is free, it may be had for the asking
na níč priti to be ruined, to come to grief
na níč spraviti koga to ruin someone
začel je z níč (v življenju) he started from nothing (ali from scratch)
kdor nič ne riskira, nič nima nothing venture, nothing gain

nose¹ [nóuz] samostalnik
nos, smrček
figurativno voh; konica, osina, kljun (ladijski); odprtina (cevi)
sleng vohljač
britanska angleščina duh po čaju (senu)

with one's nose in the air prevzetno
to bite (ali snap) s.o.'s nose off ostro napasti, obregniti se ob koga
to blow one's nose usekniti se
to cut off one's nose to spite one's face samemu sebi škoditi, obrisati se pod nosom
to count (ali tell) noses šteti prisotne, šteti privržence
to follow one's nose hoditi za nosom, delati po nagonu
to have a good nose for s.th. imeti dober nos za kaj, vse izvohati
to keep one's nose to the grindstone kar naprej garati
to lead s.o. by the nose imeti koga na vajetih
to look down one's nose čemerno gledati
to make long nose; ali to thumb one's nose at kazati komu osle
ameriško, pogovorno on the nose točen
to pay through the nose preplačati, mastno plačati
as plain as the nose in one's face jasno ko beli dan
to poke (ali push, thrust) one's nose into vtakniti nos v vsako reč, vmešavati se
not to see beyond one's nose ne videti delj od svojega nosu, imeti ozko obzorje
to speak through one's nose govoriti skozi nos, nosljati
to put s.o.'s nose out of joint izpodriniti koga
right under one's (very) nose pred nosom, pred očmi
to turn up one's nose at vihati nos
nose of wax mehak ko vosek, slabič
parson's kurja škofija

nothing² [nʌ́ɵiŋ] samostalnik
nič
figurativno ničevost, malenkost, niče
množina nepomembnosti, prazno govoričenje

for nothing zaman, zastonj
not for nothing ne zastonj, ne brez razloga
good for nothing za nobeno rabo
next to nothing skoraj nič
nothing but samo
nothing at all sploh nič
sleng nothing doing od tega ne bo nič
nothing else than nič drugega razen
nothing if not courageous zelo hraber
that's nothing nič ne de, nič ne pomeni
that's nothing to you to se ne tiče
there's nothing to it to je čisto preprosto
there's nothing in it ni res, ni važno
there's nothing for it but to ni alternative, ne preostane nič drugega
to feel like nothing on earth počutiti se kot uboga para
nothing like nič boljšega od
nothing like leather vsak berač svojo malho hvali, zadostuje kar imaš
to make nothing of ne moči razumeti, ne imeti za važno, ne izkoristiti, omalovaževati
I can make nothing of čisto nič ne razumem
to make nothing of doing storiti brez obotavljanja
to say nothing of kaj šele, da ne rečem
to come to nothing izjaloviti se
to dance on nothing biti obešen, viseti
to fade away to nothing razbliniti se
to have nothing to do with it ne imeti nič opraviti s tem
a mere nothing malenkost
neck or nothing na kocki, vse ali nič
nothing short of popolnoma, popolno
no nothing čisto nič
nothing to speak of nevažno
soft nothings čebljanje zaljubljencev
the little nothings of life življenjske ničevosti
nothing venture nothing have kdor nič ne tvega, nič ne dobi
all to nothing popolnoma, v največji meri

obljúbiti to promise; to give one's word; to give a promise; to pledge; to make a promise

obljúbiti nekaj nemogočega to promise the moon
obljúbiti zlate gradove to promise the earth
obljubili so mi nagrado I was promised a reward
on stori, kar obljubi he is a man of his word
on stori več, kot obljubi he is better than his word
obljúbiti in obljubo držati je dvoje it is one thing to promise and another to deliver, fine words butter no parsnips

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

obveljáti to prevail; to remain valid, to remain in force

kar on reče, obvelja what he says, goes

od from; of; since; on, upon

od 1 do 10 from one to ten
10 od 20ih ten out of twenty
od 100 niti 1 not one in a hundred
od daleč from far away, from afar
od Ljubljane do Zagreba from Lj. to Z.
od časa do časa from time to time
od danes dalje (naprej) from this day (forward)
od jutri naprej from tomorrow
od sedaj naprej from now on, henceforth
od 9ih do 10ih from nine till (ali to) ten
od nedelje do petka from Sunday to (ZDA through) Friday
od jeseni since autumn
(že) od nekdaj for some time
od malega (mladih let) from childhood (on)
od prvega do zadnjega from first to last
od povsod from everywhere, from all sides
od včeraj since yesterday
od takrat, od tedaj from that time, from then on; thence, since then, thenceforth
(že) od (vsega, prvega) začetka from the (very) beginning (ali start)
od jutra do večera from morning till (ali to) night, all day long, all the livelong day
od zadaj from behind
sam od sebe by myself (yourself, etc.), spontaneously, of one's own accord
od spodaj from beneath
nobeden od nas none of us
od besede do besede (dobesedno) word for word, literally, verbatim
od mnogih primerov among many examples
nem od presenečenja (struck) dumb with astonishment
otrpel od mraza stiff with cold
zapuščen od vseh abandoned (ali deserted, forsaken) by everyone
od srca rad most willingly
od utrujenosti from fatigue
lepo od vas nice of you
ni lepo od tebe it isn't nice of you
drhteti od strahu to tremble with fear
moj brat je večji od mene my brother is taller than I (am) (ali pogovorno than me)
od kdaj si že v bolnici? how long have you been in hospital?
od razburjenja ni mogel govoriti he could not speak for excitement
to odvisi od vremena that depends on the weather
pozdravi ga od mene (v mojem imenu) give him my best regards
(od) kar ljudje pomnijo from time immemorial, from time out of mind
umreti od lakote, jetike to die of hunger, of consumption
on živi od peresa (figurativno) he lives by his pen

on² [ɔn] prislov

1.
(tudi v zvezi z glagoli) na (to have a coat on biti oblečen v plašč, imeti plašč na sebi; to screw on priviti na kaj)

2.
(tudi v zvezi z glagoli) naprej, dalje (to talk on naprej govoriti; and so on in tako dalje)

3.

Razno:

on and on kar naprej
on and off tu in tam, včasih
from today on od danes naprej
the brakes are on zavore so pritegnjene
on with the show! naprej s programom!
to be on biti prižgan (luč, radio), odprt (voda), na programu (igra), v teku (borba)
ameriško, sleng to be on to spoznati koga ali kaj do dna, dobro poznati
to go on nadaljevati
sleng a bit on okajen
to get on in years starati se
to put on one's clothes (shoes, hat) obleči se (obuti se, pokriti se)

one² [wʌn] zaimek

1.
nekdo, kdo, kdorkoli

2.
eden, en (namesto zaimka ali samostalnika: the little one malček, the picture is a realistic one slika je realistična)

3.
nedoločni zaimek (one knows ve se)

4.

Razno:

one who nekdo, ki
the one who tisti, ki
that one tisti
like one dead kot mrtvec
one so clever nekdo, ki je tako pameten
a sly one prebrisanec
a nasty one hud udarec
many a one veliko ljudi
that's a good one! dobro je!, ni slabo!
figurativno one in the eye nekaj, kar boš pomnil; polten udarec (ki ga boš pomnil), spominek
to land s.o. one pritisniti koga, udariti
the Holy One, One above bog
the evil one hudič, satan

one³ [wʌn] samostalnik
poedinec, eden, ena

one and all vsi skupaj in vsak zase
the all and the one celotnost in edinost, vsi in vsak zase
all in one skupaj, istočasno
one by one posamič, drug za drugim
never a one nihče
one ... the other eden ... drugi
you are a one! ti si res čudak!
to be at one with s.o. strinjati se s kom
I for one jaz na primer
in the year one davno
to come by ones and twos prihajati posamič in po dva
to be one up on s.o. biti za malenkost pred kom
number one kar je odlično, prvovrstno; ego, jaz, osebna korist

oporêči (preklicati) to revoke, to retract; to recant; to contradict; to unsay, to disavow

on mi vedno vse oporeče he never admits that I am right (ali that I am in the right)
kar sem rekel, nisem oporekel I kept my word, I didn't go back upon my word

own¹ [óun] pridevnik
(samo za svojilnimi pridevniki ali svojilnim sklonom) lasten (with my own eyes s svojimi očmi)
poseben, svojski (it has a value all its own ima čisto svojsko vrednost)
(zlasti z vokativom) ljubljeni, najdražji (my own! moj najdražji!)
(brez svojilnega pridevnika) pravi, resničen, v bližnjem sorodstvu (an own brother rodni brat)

my own self jaz sam
to be one's own man (ali master) biti sam svoj gospod, biti neodvisen
of one's own svoj, lasten
I have nothing of my own nimam ničesar svojega
to come into one's own dobiti, kar ti pripada; uveljaviti se
to hold one's own ne popustiti
pogovorno on one's own svoboden, neodvisen; iz lastnega nagiba, sam od sebe, na svojo odgovornost
pogovorno to be left on one's own biti prepuščen sam sebi
of one's own accord (ali motion) iz lastnega nagiba, sam od sebe
(my) own cousin (moj) pravi bratranec (sestrična)

pámet (um) intellect, intelligence, sense, brains pl, wits pl; (duh) reason, mind; prudence; mother wit; (razumevanje) understanding; (spomin) memory; pogovorno gumption

na pámet by heart
zdrava pámet common sense, sanity
si ob pámet? are you out of your senses?, have you lost your wits?
ali si pri pámeti? are you in your right mind?
sem pri kraju s svojo pámetjo I am at my wit's end
bodi no pri pámeti! be sensible!, be reasonable!, have a bit of common sense!
on ni pri pravi pámeti he is not in his right mind, he is out of his mind
nisem bil pri pravi pámeti I had not my wits about me
on je počasne pámeti he is slow-witted, pogovorno he is slow on the uptake
ona je kratke pámeti she is rather slow (ali dull, slow on the uptake)
še (vedno) mi je na pámeti... it is still fresh in my mind...
nima toliko pámeti, da bi (u)videl... he has not the wits to see...
to se krega s pámetjo it is thoughtless (ali senseless)
si se s pámetjo skregal? have you taken leave of your senses?
padlo mi je na pámet it occurred to me, the idea struck me, the thought crossed my mind
na kraj pámeti mi ne pade, da bi (rekel) far be it from me to (say)
reči, kar človeku pade na pámet to say whatever comes to mind
imeti več sreče kot pámeti to have more luck than brains
izgubiti pámet to go out of one's mind (ali pogovorno off one's rocker); to lose one's mind (ali one's reason)
to presega mojo pámet this is beyond me, that's over my head, that passes my comprehension
priti k pámeti to come to one's senses
kdo, ki je pri pravi pámeti, bi šel...? who in his senses would go...?
moram ga spraviti k pámeti I must make him see reason (oziroma see sense)
spraviti koga ob pámet to drive someone out of his mind (ali pogovorno up the wall, round the bend)
sklicevati se na zdravo pámet to appeal to reason
(iz)računati na pámet to calculate mentally
učiti se na pámet to learn by heart, to commit to memory
znati na pámet to know by heart (ali from memory), (vlogo) to be word-perfect
ko te bo pámet srečala... when you see reason...

pámeten reasonable, sensible, wise, judicious, intelligent, prudent; clever, rational; pogovorno brainy

pámeten človek a man of sense
vsak pámeten človek any man in his right senses...
pámetna misel a sound (ali sensible) idea
pámetno gledišče (stališče, vidik) a sensible point of view
bodi no pámeten! use your brains (ali intelligence)!, be sensible!, be reasonable!
biti pámeten to be sensible (ali reasonable), to have one's wits about one
pámetno ravnati to act sensibly
imeti zelo pámetne nazore o življenju to have very sound ideas on life
kar govoriš, je pámetno what you say is sound
pámetno govoriti to speak wisely, to talk sense, to speak reasonably
mislim, da boš tako pámeten, da ne boš šel tja I suppose you will know better than go there
storil bom vse, kar se mi bo zdelo pámetno I will do anything in reason
pámetno je, kar praviš there is reason in what you say
poslušati pámeten nasvet to listen to reason
pametnejši popustí the wiser head gives in
lahkó je biti pámet, ko je že storjeno hindsight is easier than foresight, it's easy to be wise after the event

pámtivek

od pámtiveka (kar ljudje pomnijo) from time immemorial, from time out of mind, as long as one can remember, for ages, pogovorno for donkey's years

part¹ [pa:t] samostalnik
del, kos; sestavni del, sestavina
matematika del ulomka (three parts tri četrtine)
tehnično posamezen del (parts list seznam posameznih delov, spare part nadomestni del)
delež, udeležba (he wanted no part in the proposal o predlogu ni hotel nič vedeti)
del telesa, ud, organ (the privy parts spolni organi)
zvezek (knjige: the book appears in parts)
stranka v sporu (he took my part postavil se je na mojo stran)
dolžnost (I did my part storil sem svojo dolžnost)
gledališče, figurativno vloga (to act a part in igrati vlogo koga v; the government's part in the strike vloga vlade v stavki)
glasba (pevski ali instrumentalni) glas, part (to sing in parts večglasno peti, for several parts za več glasov)
arhaično, množina nadarjenost, zmožnosti (a man of parts zmožen človek, pametna glava)
pokrajina, predel, območje (in foreign parts v tujini, in these parts v teh krajih)
ameriško preča

part by part del za delom, kos za kosom
in part deloma
to be art and part biti udeležen pri čem, biti sestavni del česa
to have a part in s.th. biti udeležen pri čem
for my part kar se mene tiče
on the part of od, od strani
of parts nadarjen, odličen, mnogostranski
on my part z moje strani
the most part največji del
for the most part večinoma
to have neither part nor lot in ne imeti nobenega opravka s čim
to play a part ne biti iskren, varati, igrati
to play a noble part ravnati plemenito
part and parcel bistveni del česa
to take s.th. in good (ill; ali bad) part ne zameriti, dobro sprejeti (zameriti, slabo sprejeti)
to take part in sodelovati, udeležiti se
to take the part of; ali to take s.o.'s part biti na strani koga, zagovarjati koga
payment in parts plačilo na obroke
slovnica part of speech besedna vrsta
to be careful of one's parts of speech paziti na čistočo govora

pennyworth [péniwəɵ, pénəɵ] samostalnik
vrednost enega penija, malenkost; nakup, kupčija

a good (bad) pennyworth dober (slab) nakup
not a pennyworth niti najmanj
he has got his pennyworth dobil je, kar mu gre

person [pə:sn] samostalnik
oseba, posameznik, individuum; zunanjost, telo
slovnica oseba

in person osebno
for my person kar se mene tiče
artificial (ali juristic) person pravna oseba
natural person fizična oseba
he has a fine person ima lepo telo
you are the very person I want prav tebe želim
search of the person osebna preiskava
to carry s.th. on one's person imeti kaj pri sebi