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nalóga task; (vaja) exercise; (dolžnost) duty; (sestavek, v šoli) theme, composition

domača nalóga homework
kazenska (šolska) nalóga imposition
težka nalóga a hard task
nehvaležna nalóga a thankless task
raziskovalna nalóga research project
dati komu nalógo to set someone a task
to ni lahka nalóga this is no easy task
to se mi ne zdi lahka nalóga I find it no easy task
stati pred težavno nalógo to be faced with a hard task
za posebno nalógo odrejena skupina vojakov task force
rešiti vse nalóge to complete an examination paper

namázan (z mastjo) greased, (z oljem) oiled, anointed, (s katranom) tarred, (s firnežem, lakom) varnished, (z barvo) painted, coated, (z voskom) waxed, (s sadro) plastered, (z maslom, kruh) buttered; (stroj) lubricated

kot namázano (figurativno) smoothly, with a swing, swimmingly, like clockwork
gre kot namázano! it's going swimmingly (ali like a house on fire)!
gre nam kot namázano (žargon) we're getting on like a house on fire
stvari gredo kot namázano things are running smoothly
vse je šlo kot namázano everything went swimmingly
iti kot namázano to go with a swing

namestíti to place; to set; to put; (imenovati, nastaviti) to appoint, to employ, to give someone employment (ali a post, a situation)

namestíti stole za vse to set chairs for everybody
namestíti pohištvo v sobi to furnish a room
namestíti se to place (ali to establish oneself), to settle
namestíti se v naslanjaču to install (ali settle) oneself in an armchair

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

naokóli naokróg around, round about, round

vse naokóli, naokróg all around, on all sides
mílje naokóli, naokróg for miles around
tod naokóli, naokróg hereabouts, around here

nap⁴ [næp] samostalnik
vrsta kvartaške igre, napoleon

to go nap on staviti vse na eno karto
figurativno a nap hand dobra priložnost, mnogo obetajoča stvar

napénjati to strain; to stretch; (lok) to bend; medicina to cause flatulence

napénjati oči to strain one's eyes
napénjati vse svoje sile to make every effort, to exert oneself to the utmost
to napenja medicina that causes flatulence
napénjati se (figurativno) to struggle, to endeavour, to exert oneself to the utmost, (pri delu) to overwork

napéti¹ (napnem) to strain; to stretch; to draw tight; to tighten up; to make tense; to brace; (lok) to bend, to draw; (nategniti) to tauten; (petelina pri puški) to cock; (žico) to string up

napéti ušesa to prick up one's ears
napéti vse sile to make every effort, to move heaven and earth

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

naróbe wrong; wrongly; in a wrong manner; the wrong side out (ali up); turned upside down; topsyturvy; inverted; head over heels

vse je naróbe all is wrong, all is in confusion, there is a great confusion everywhere
nekaj je naróbe there is something amiss
vse gre naróbe all goes wrong
vse je naróbe v hiši everything is upside down in the house
kaj je naróbe s teboj? what is wrong with you?
naróbe se lotiti česa (figurativno) to put the cart before the horse
to je naróbe svet it is the world turned upside down
naróbe si je nadel klobuk he has put his hat on the wrong way
narediti vse naróbe to do everything the wrong way round
šli smo po isti poti kot vi, toda naróbe (v obratni smeri) we took the same road as you, but the other way round
pri meni (v mojem primeru) je stvar naróbe (obratna) in my case the boot is on the other foot; with me it's the other way round
nima Ivan Marije na vrvici, ravno naróbe je John doesn't dominate Mary, the boot is on the other foot (ali the reverse is the case)

naught¹ [nɔ:t] samostalnik
ničla
arhaično nič

to bing (ali come) to naught uničiti, pogubiti, propasti, izjaloviti se
to care for naught za nič ne marati, ne meniti se za nič
to set at naught puščati vnemar, omalovaževati
all for naught vse zaman

navzkríž crosswise, crossways

vse navzkríž pell-mell, in all directions, in confusion
položiti navzkríž to lay crosswise (ali crossways, diagonally)
biti si navzkríž s kom to be at cross purposes (ali at odds) with someone

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)

neck¹ [nek] samostalnik
vrat, tilnik; izrez (obleke); vratina (meso)
anatomija vrat (maternice itd.); vrat pri violini, vrat steklenice
geografija ožina (morska, kopenska) soteska
tisk konus tiskarske črke

to break one's neck zlomiti si vrat; ameriško nečloveško se namučiti, ugonobiti se
to break the neck of a task izvršiti najtežji del naloge
to crane one's neck (at, for) stegovati vrat
Derbyshire neck golša
neck and neck division glasovanje, pri katerem dobita obe strani enako število glasov
sleng to get (ali catch) it in the neck biti hudo kaznovan, trpeti
he's got a neck predrzen je
to have a lot of neck biti zelo predrzen
neck and heel docela, trdno (vezati)
neck and neck bok ob boku (dirkalni konji), enako število glasov, enak
neck or nothing vse ali nič
on (ali in) the neck of neposredno po
to put one's neck in a noose izpostavljati se nevarnosti
to risk one's neck staviti svoje življenje na kocko
to save one's neck rešiti se, rešiti si glavo
to stick one's neck out for mnogo tvegati za
a stiff neck trdoglavost
stiff-necked trdoglav
to take s.o. by the neck zgrabiti koga za vrat
neck and crop popolnoma, kot dolg in širok
to throw s.o. out neck and crop na pete na glavo koga ven vreči
to tread on s.o.'s neck zaviti komu vrat
up to one's neck do grla
to win by a neck zmagati za dolžino vratu (konjske dirke), za las zmagati (glasovanje)
ameriško, pogovorno neck of the woods soseščina

nedostópen inaccessible; unapproachable

bil je nedostópen za vse prošnje he proved inaccessible to all demands

negotóvost uncertainty; doubt; suspense; insecurity; doubtfulness, dubiousness

v negotóvosti in suspense
biti v negotóvosti (ne se moči odločiti) to be in suspense
mučna negotóvost agony of suspense
vse je boljše kot negotóvost! anything is better than suspense!
držati koga v negotóvosti to keep someone in suspense
napraviti skok v negotóvost to take a leap in the dark
muči ga negotóvost he is on tenterhooks, the suspense is killing him

nehánje cessation, ceasing, finishing

brez nehánja incessantly, constantly, perpetually, continuously, without interruption (ali letup)
neháti to stop, to cease, to end, to finish; to leave off; (odnehati) to desist (from)
tu se vse neha! that's the limit!
nehaj že vendar! drop it!
nehal je govoriti he stopped (ali ceased, left off) speaking
nehalo je deževati it (has) stopped raining
nehajmo s tem! let's drop it!, let's drop it, shall we?
kje smo nehali (zadnjič)? where did we leave off?

nekóč once, at one time, in times past, in old times, in former times; (v bodočnosti) some day

nekóč boš moral vse poplačati you'll have to pay it all back some day
davno nekóč long ago, in times past, in ancient times; pesniško in olden days, in days or yore
nekóč je bil kralj... (v pravljicah) once upon a time there was a king
nekóč sem to delal (zdaj ne več) I used to do it

neréd disorder; derangement, untidiness, confusion; disturbance, tumult, riot; disarrangement; litter; (zmešnjava) chaos, jumble, mess, mishmash, shambles

v nerédu out of order, disordered, in a mess, out of gear, topsy-turvy
v velikem nerédu in a state of great confusion
biti v nerédu to be in a muddle
priti v neréd to fall into disorder
spraviti v neréd to derange, to throw into confusion, to mess up
poulični nerédi riots pl, disturbances pl
povzročitelj nereda, -ov troublemaker
poročajo o nerédih na jugu disturbances are reported in the South
biti v popolnem nerédu to be at sixes and sevens
kakšen neréd je v tvoji sobi! what a mess your room is in!, your room's a real shambles!
; ne morem živeti v takem nerédu I can't live in a pigsty like this
pustiti svoje knjige v nerédu to leave one's books in a jumble (ali in a muddle)
ob svoji smrti je pustil vse svoje zadeve v nerédu at his death he left all his affairs in a mess (ali in a muddle)
zasejati neréd v vrste to throw the ranks into confusion
njegovo poslovanje je v največjem nerédu his business is in a (rare) muddle (ali a terrible state)

nerve¹ [nə:v] samostalnik
anatomija živec, živčni končič
figurativno hladnokrvnost, pogum, odločnest, moč
botanika žila lista
zoologija žilica v krilu insekta
pogovorno predrznost
množina živčnost, živčevje
poetično kita

he is a bag of nerves prenapet je, ima zrahljane živce
a fit of nerves živčnost, živčni napad
to get on s.o.'s nerves iti komu na živce, dražiti
to have the nerve to do s.th. imeti pogum kaj narediti, drzniti si kaj narediti
to have steady nerves imeti močne živce
nerves of iron (ali steel) jekleni živci
to lose one's nerve zgubiti pogum, zbati se
a man of nerve pogumen človek
figurativno to strain every nerve napeti vse sile
to suffer from nerves biti prenapetih živcev