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midst¹ [midst] samostalnik
sredina (samo s predlogi)

in the midst of v sredi, med
in our midst med nami

milk¹ [milk] samostalnik
mleko
botanika mleček
mineralogija motnost (v diamantu)

this accouuts for the milk in the cocoanut to objasni zadevo
figurativno milk for babes literarna plaža
there's no use crying over spilt milk po toči zvoniti je prepozno
what's flurried your milk? kaj te je tako razburilo?
milk and honey med in mleko, obilje
the milk of human kindness človeška dobrota
new milk sveže mleko
skim milk posneto mleko
whole milk neposneto mleko

millstone [mílstoun] samostalnik
mlinski kamen, žrmelj

hard as the nether millstone trd ko kamen, neusmiljen
figurativno between upper and nether millstone med mlinskimi kamni
to have a millstone about one's neck imeti težko življenje
to see into a millstone vse spregledati, ironično slišati travo rasti
to weep millstones jokati brez solz

minnow [mínou] samostalnik
zoologija ime za več vrst majhnih rečnih rib; pezdirk

Triton among the minnows najpomembnejši med nepomembnimi

mischief [misčif] samostalnik
škoda, nesreča, zlo, vzrok nesreče neprilika; zloba, krivica objestnost, prešernost, nagajrvost, navihanost, vragolija
pogovorno navihanec, vražič

to be up to (ali full of) mischief pripravljati vragolijo
to do s.o. a mischief škoditi komu, storiti komu krivico; vulgarno raniti, ubiti
to get into mischief zabresti v neprilike
to keep out of mischief izogibati se zlu, biti dober
to make mischief between sejati razdor med
to mean mischief snovati zlo
to play the mischief with grdo ravnati s, z
napraviti nered, to run into mischief zaiti v nevarnost
what (who, how, where) the mischief kaj (kdo, kako, kje) za vraga
the mischief of it is that nerodna stvar pri tem je, da
there is mischief brewing nekaj se kuha
the mischief was a nail in the tyre vzrok nesreče je bil žebelj v pnevmatiki

mléko milk; žargon cow-juice

osličje mléko ass's milk
cementno mléko cement wash
kislo mléko sour milk
kondenzirano mléko condensed milk
kokosovo mléko coconut milk
mandljevo mléko milk of almonds
mléko v prahu powdered milk, dried milk, evaporated milk
neposneto, polmastno mléko whole milk
pinjeno mléko buttermilk
posneto mléko skim (ali skimmed) milk
sesirjeno mléko curds pl, curdled milk
stepeno mléko buttermilk
sveže mléko fresh milk, new milk
mléko kanglica, vedro za mléko milk can, milk pail
lonec za mléko milk-pot
steklenica za mléko milk bottle
naša krava ne daje mléka our cow has come (ali has gone) dry
dajati mléko to give (ali to yield) milk
posneti mléko to skim the milk
mléko se skisa milk goes sour, milk curdles
mléko se mi upira, studi I loathe milk
méd in mléko (= izobilje) milk and honey
dežela, kjer se cedita méd in mléko a land flowing with milk and honey
mléko se ga še drži (figurativno) he's still wet behind the ears

mlínski mill-

mlínski kamen millstone, arhaično quern-stone
spodnji mlínski kamen nether millstone
mlínsko kolo mill wheel
mlínski jez milldam, millpond
mlínske rake millcourse
mlínski dovodni kanal millrace, lead
med mlínskima kamnoma between the upper and the nether millstone

moon¹ [mu:n] samostalnik
luna, mesec
poetično mesečina:
astronomija mesec, trabant, satelit

moon's men tatovi, lopovi
there is a moon luna sije
ages of the moon lunine mene
the man in the moon izmišljena oseba
to know no more about s.th. than the man in the moon ne imeti pojma o čem
to aim at the moon biti preveč častihlepen
to cry for the moon želeti nemogoče
once in a blue moon skoraj nikoli
old moon in new moon's arms čas med prvim krajcem
new moon mlaj
crescent moon polmesec
full moon polna luna, ščip
half moon krajec (first quarter, last quarter)
waning (ali old) moon pojemajoč mesec
waxing moon rastoč mesec
sleng to shoot the moon skrivaj ponoči oditi

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

náklo anvil

med kladivom in náklom (figurativno) between the devil and the deep blue sea

nakoválo anvil

med kladivom in nakoválom between hammer and anvil, between the devil and the deep blue sea

nanášati to bring; to accumulate; to pile up

čebele nanašajo med the bees bring in honey
voda stalno nanaša prod in pesek the water is continually bringing down gravel and sand
veter je nanašal sneg na hodnik the wind piled the snow up on the pavement
nanášati se na to refer to, to relate to, to have a (direct) bearing on

narrow² [nǽrou] samostalnik
ozka ulica, ozek prehod
(tudi množina) morska ožina

ameriško the Narrows ožina med gornjim in dolnjim newyorškim zalivom

navzóč navzóčen present

povsod navzóč, navzóčen ubiquitous
med navzóč, navzóčenimi among those present
biti navzóč, navzóčen pri to be present at, to attend, to be in attendance at
nisem bil navzóč, navzóčen pri seji I was not present at (ali I did not attend) the meeting
človek ne more biti povsod navzóč, navzóčen one cannot be everywhere at the same time
vsi navzóč, navzóčeni so to videli all those present saw it
zapisati, zabeležiti imena navzóč, navzóčenih to take down the names of those present
seznam navzóč, navzóčenih attendance list, attendance sheet
ugotoviti število navzóč, navzóčenih to report the attendance, (pogovorno) to count noses, to count the house
navzóč, navzóčeni so izvzeti present company excepted

near² [níə] pridevnik
bližnji; pereč (problem); skop, varčen; levi (del živali, ceste); zvest (prevod)

a near friend zaupen prijatelj
near miss le malo zgrešen zadetek
it was a near thing komaj je šlo, za las je manjkalo
near work za oči naporno delo
the near distance del slike med ozadjem in sprednjim delom
near akin v bližnjem sorodstvu
ameriško near true skoraj gotovo
the nearest way najkrajša pot
the Near East Bližnji Vzhod

nebó (vidno) sky; firmament; pesniško welkin; (v ustih) palate

na nebu in the sky
nebó nad prestolom, nebó pri procesiji baldachin, canopy
visok do neba skyhigh, very high
iz vedrega neba out of the blue, out of a clear sky
pod milim nebom under the open sky, in the open air
med nebom in zemljo between heaven and earth
kot strela z jasnega neba like a bolt from the blue, all of a sudden
proti nebu skyward(s)
do neba segajoč reaching up to the sky, touching the sky
bitka pod nebom air battle
modro nebó blue sky
oblačno nebó cloudy sky, overcast sky
do neba vpijoč crying to heaven
štiri strani neba the four points of the compass
(dimna) pisava (reklama) na nebu aeronavtika skywriting; ZDA smoke-writing (sky advertising)
pisec (reklame) na nebu skywriter
košček modrega neba a patch of blue sky
nebó je modro (oblačno) the sky is blue (cloudy, overcast)
dvigati se v nebó to rise to the skies
koga v nebó povzdigovati to praise someone to the skies, to laud to the skies, to extol
(kot) z neba pasti (figurativno) to come out of the blue, to drop from the skies
noben mojster ni z neba padel (figurativno) no one is born a master
v nebó vpijoča krivica a crime crying to heaven for vengeance
moder kot nebó sky blue, skylike
do neba (= čez vse mere) sky-high, to the sky (ali to the skies)

needle¹ [ni:dl] samostalnik
šivanka
tehnično igla (kompasna, gramofonska, injekcijska, črtalna itd.); kazalec na tehtnici
botanika iglica; šilasta skala; obelisk
tehnično prečni tram
britanska angleščina, sleng živčnost

needle's eye uho šivanke, majhna odprtina
a needle fight (ali game, match) borba med nasprotnikoma, ki se osebno sovražita
sleng to get the needles postati živčen, biti na trnih
sleng to have the needles biti živčen, biti jezen
knitting needle pletilka, pletilna igla
to look for a needle in a buudle (ali bottle) of hay (ali in a haystack) zaman iskati
pins and needles zbadanje, ščemenje
sharp as a needle zelo pameten, zvit, duhovit

neslóga discord, dissension, disunion, dissent; division, disagreement; (prepir) squabble, quarrel

zasejati neslógo to foment discord (med between)
sloga jači, neslóga tlači united we stand, divided we fall

nestle [nesl]

1. neprehodni glagol
udobno se names!iti, ugnezditi se (in, into, down v; among med)
priviti se, pritisniti se (to, against k)

2. prehodni glagol
pritisniti, nasloniti (obraz, glavo; on, to, against)

niánsa shade, hue, tone; figurativno nuance; light an shade; (čustva, mnenja) nuance, slight variation of expression

je majhna niánsa med obema besedama there is a slight shade of difference between the two words