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measure¹ [méžə] samostalnik
mera, merilo (tudi figurativno)
stopnja, obseg; del, delež; razmerje, meja
poetično metrum, pesniška mera
glasba takt, ritem
arhaično ples
kemija menzura, stopnja
geologija, množina sloji, ležišča
pravno ukrep

cubic measure prostorninska mera
lineal (ali long) measure dolžinska mera
square (ali superficial) measure ploskovna mera
measure of capacity votla mera
unit of measure merska enota
matematika greatest common measure (G.C.M.) največja skupna mera
beyond (ali out of all) measure prekomeren, čez mero
in a great measure v veliki meri
to have s.o.'s measure oceniti značaj koga
to take s.o.'s measure vzeti komu mero, umeriti; figurativno oceniti značaj koga
to have hard measures biti vtežkih okoliščinah
he is our measure takega človeka potrebujemo
man is the measure of all things človek je merilo za vse
(made) to measure po meri (narejen)
in some (ali in a certain) measure vneki meri
to set measures to omejiti
short (full) measure slaba (dobra) mera
for good measure povrh
to take measures podvzeti korake, ukreniti kaj
without measure neizmeren
the measure of my days trajanje mojega življenja
2 is a measure of 4 2 je deljenec od 4
arhaično to tread a measure plesati

measure² [méžə]

1. prehodni glagol
meriti, izmeriti, odmeriti; umeriti (obleko); oceniti, soditi, presoditi (by po)
primerjati, meriti (with s, z)
prehoditi

2. neprehodni glagol
meriti

it measures 8 inches meri 8 inčev
to measure s.o. for (a suit of clothes) vzeti komu mero (za obleko)
to be (ali get) measured for (a suit) dati si vzeti mero (za obleko)
to measure one's length pasti ko dolg in širok
to measure swords with preizkusiti svojo moč
to measure one's strength with s.o. meriti se s kom
to measure other people's corn by one's own bushel soditi druge po sebi
to measure s.o. with one's eye premeriti koga z očmi
to measure s.o. from top to toe premeriti koga od glave do pete

méč sword

dvorezen méč double-edged sword
méč dvoročnik two-handed sword
méču podoben sword-like
ročaj méča (sword) hilt
pas za méč sword belt
nosilec méča sword-bearer
nožnica méča scabbard, sheath
rana od méča sword cut
udarec z méčem stroke of the sword
z ognjem in méčem by fire and sword
na konici méča (figurativno) at the point of the sword
z golim méčem with drawn sword
ples (plesalec) z méči sword dance (dancer)
z méčem v roki sword in hand
brez udarca z méčem without striking a blow
izvleči, potegniti méč (iz nožnice) to draw the sword
nasaditi se, vreči se na méč to hurl oneself on one's sword
spopasti se z méči to cross swords
uničiti z ognjem in méčem to annihilate (ali to destroy) with fire and sword
vtakniti méč v nožnico to sheathe the sword (tudi figurativno)

medálja medal

medálja za zasluge ZDA Medal for Merit
ves pokrit z medáljami bemedalled
lice (hrbet) medálje obverse (reverse) of a medal
medálja za hrabrost ZDA vojska Medal of Honour
imetnik medálje medallist, (vojak) holder of a medal
odlikovan z medáljo awarded a medal (ali decoration), decorated, holding a medal
nositi medáljo to wear a medal
druga plat medálje the reverse of the medal, the other side of the medal
vsaka medálja ima (tudi) drugo (temno) plat there are two sides to every coin, every rose has its thorn
podeliti (vojaku) medáljo to decorate (ali to award a medal to) (a soldier)

medicinal [medísinl] pridevnik (medicinally prislov)
zdravilen medicinalen

medicinal herbs (ali plants) zdravilna zelišča
medicinal properties zdravilne lastnosti
medicinal spring zdravilni vrelec

medicinálen medicinal

medicinálenna zelišča medicinal herbs (ali plants pl
medicinálenni vrelec medicinal spring
medicinálenne lastnosti medicinal properties pl

medium² [mí:diəm] samostalnik (množina media, mediums)
sredina, srednja pot
biologija, fizika, kemija srednik, medij
medicina gojišče; reklamno sredstvo (radio, TV itd.); sredstvo, pripomoček, posrednik

at a medium povprečno
by (ali through) the medium of s pomočjo, s posredovanjem
the just medium zlata sredina
to hit upon (ali find) the happy medium najti srednjo pot
social medium okolje
ekonomija medium of exchange valuta, denar

mêhek soft; (meso) tender; (sadje) mellow

zelo mêhek as soft as velvet (ali down, butter)
mêhko kuhano jajce soft-boiled egg; (nežen, blag) mild, gentle, soft-hearted, tender-hearted; delicate, lenient; (omehčan) mollified
napraviti mêhko, postati mêhek to soften; to tender

mêja (državna, deželna) frontier, border; (ločnica) boundary (-line); (mejno področje) borders pl, confines pl; figurativno limit, (skrajni konec) extreme point; (rob) edge, verge, skirt

na mêji on the frontier
onkraj mêje beyond the frontier, (v tujini) abroad
v mêjah (česa) within the borders (ali limits) (of something)
do (neke) gotove mêje to a certain extent, to some extent, up to a point
mestne mêje city boundaries pl
starostna mêja age limit
živa mêja hedge, hedgerow, quickset hedge
določitev mêje demarcation; delimitation
kršitev mêje violation of the frontier
prestopitev mêje frontier-crossing
mêja, ki se ne sme prestopiti figurativno pogovorno deadline
prekoračiti, prestopiti mêjo to cross the frontier, (figurativno) to exceed the limit (ali permission)
postaviti mêjo, mêje to put (ali to set) bounds to, to limit
začrtati mêjo to draw a boundary
določiti mêjo to determine (ali to set, to fix) a boundary
vse ima svoje mêje there is a limit to everything, we must draw the line somewhere
ne poznati mêje (figurativno) to know no bounds
njegova hvaležnost (njegovo začudenje) ni poznala mêjá his gratitude (his surprise) knew no bounds
to presega vse mêje that passes all bounds
moje potrpljenje je skoraj doseglo svojo mêjo I have almost reached the limit of my patience
držati v mêjah to keep within bounds, to check, to restrain
tvoriti mêjo čemu to form the boundary of something

mejíti to border (na on); to abut; to adjoin; to be adjacent (to)

to meji na blaznost that verges (ali is verging) on insanity
moj vrt meji na cesto my garden borders on the road
njegova zemlja meji na mojo his land is adjacent to mine
naše njive mejijo na vaše our fields adjoin (ali abut on) yours
njegova brezobzirnost meji na nesramnost his bluntness verges on insolence

melanhóličen melancholy, sad, dejected; gloomy, despondent

melanhólično prislov melancholically, dejectedly, sadly, despondently
videti je zelo melanhóličen he looks depressed (ali dejected, dismal, downcast, down in the dumps)

memory [méməri] samostalnik
spomin, sloves (posmrtni)

from (ali by) memory po spominu
in memory of v spomin na
to the best of my memory v kolikor se spomnim
to call to memory poklicati komu v spomin, spomniti se
to commit to memory vtisniti si v spomin
to escape one's memory pozabiti
to have a good (weak) memory imeti dober (slab) spomin
to retain a clear memory of ohraniti v dobrem spominu
if my memory serves me (right) če se prav spomnim
before (ali beyond) memory pred davnim časom
within living memory v spominu sedaj živečih
within the memory of men od pamtiveka
retentive (ali tenacious) memory dober spomin
tehnično memory store skladišče informacij (v stroju, ki obdeluje podatke)

mend² [mend]

1. prehodni glagol
popraviti, zakrpati, izboljšati; urediti, pospešiti

2. neprehodni glagol
popraviti se, izboljšati se, poboljšati se, ozdraveti

to mend one's efforts podvojiti svoja prizadevanja
to mend the fire naložiti na ogenj
to mend one's pace pospešiti korak
navtika to mend sails razpeti jadra
to mend one's ways poboljšati se
least said soonest mended z manj besedi bo prej urejeno
mend or end! popravi ali odnehaj!
to be mending na poti k ozdravljenju
ameriško to mend ones fences izgladiti težave, ki so nastale med odsotnostjo

mêni to me

kakor ti mêni, tako jaz tebi play ball with me and I'll play ball with you, arhaično claw me, and I'll claw thee
mêni je žal I am sorry
mêni ga je žal I pity him, I am sorry for him
mêni je drago I am glad (ali pleased)
mêni na ljubo to please me, on (ali ZDA in) my behalf
mêni se zdi it seems (ali appears) to me
mêni je do tega, da (ga vidim) I am anxious to (see him), I insist on (seeing him)
danes mêni, jutri tebi today is ours, tomorrow is yours

meníca bill (of exchange); draft

dolgoročna meníca long-dated bill, long paper
kratkoročna meníca short-dated bill, short paper
dolg na meníco bill debt
nekrita meníca uncovered bill
zapadla meníca matured bill
pred rokom plačana meníca anticipated bill of exchange
ponareditev (ponareditelj) meníce forgery (forger) of a bill
ponarediti meníco to forge (ali to counterfeit) a bill
izstaviti meníco to draw a bill
podaljšati meníco to renew a bill
podpisati meníco to sign a bill
plačati meníco to honour (ali to answer, to take up) a bill
sprejeti, akceptirati meníco to accept a bill
neplačane meníce bills pl of abeyance

méniti to mean; to think; to opine; to be of opinion; to believe

jaz menim drugače I think otherwise, I don't agree, I beg to differ
kaj menite, bi pili skodelico čaja? what do you say to a cup of tea?
méniti se (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with), to converse (with someone on some topic)
méniti se za kaj to give (ali to pay) heed to, to heed something, to care about something
ne menite se za to! don't bother, don't trouble (yourself) about it!
ne se méniti za kaj to take no notice of something, to show no interest in something
ne menim se za govorice ljudi I don't bother (ali mind) what people say
ne se méniti za nevarnost to disregard (ali to ignore) danger

mental¹ [mentl] pridevnik (mentally prislov)
miseln, mentalen, duševen, notranji, umstven
pogovorno nor

psihologija mental age preizkušena inteligenčna stopnja
mental arithmetic računanje na pamet
pravno mental capability prištevnost
mental case (ali patient) duševni bolnik
pravno mental cruelty duševna krutost (razlog za ločitev)
pravno mental deficiency slaboumnost, umska zaostalost
mental disease duševna bolezen
mental healing zdravljenje s hipnozo
mental hospital bolnišnica za duševne bolezni
mental hygiene mentalna higijena
mental power umska sposobnost
mental ratio inteligenčni kvocient
mental state duševno stanje
mental test psihološki test
to go mental znoreti
ameriško, univerza mental philosophy mentalna filozofija (psihologija, logika, metafizika)

méra measure; (velikost) size; (obsežnost) extent, dimension

normalna méra standard; gauge; (stopnja) degree; (merjenje) measurement; (razmerje) rate, scale, index; (zmernost) moderation, temperance; (verz) metre, measure; glasba bar, time; (ukrep) measure, step
mére in uteži measures and weights pl
dobra (slaba) méra full (short) measure
dolžinska méra linear (ali long) measure
ploščinska méra square (ali superficial) measure
prostorninska méra cubic measure
votla méra measure of capacity
največja skupna méra matematika greatest common measure
obrestna méra rate of interest
zvrhana méra heaped up (ali strike, struck-) measure
do neke mére to a certain degree, in some measure; to a certain extent, to some extent
v obilni méri amply, richly
v veliki méri to a high degree, to a great (ali large) extent; largely, higly
prek mére beyond measure, beyond all bounds
v neki méri in a measure
čez vse mére exceedingly, excessively, immoderately, out of all measure
v isti méri kot... in the same measure as...
v enaki méri alike
napravljen po méri made to measure
obleka po méri bespoke suit, ZDA custom suit
po méri narejena oblačila clothes pl made to measure, ZDA custom clothes pl
enota mére unit of measure
krojač, ki dela po méri bespoke tailor
dati dobro méro to give good measure
držati se mére to be moderate, to observe due moderation
napraviti vse potrebne mére (ukrepe) to take all the necessary steps
podvzeti (lotiti se) primerne mére (ukrepe) to take appropriate action
podvzeti temeljite, dalekosežne mére to take sweeping measures
podvzeti vse potrebne previdnostne mére to take all due precautions
on ne pozna mére he knows no bounds
to presega vse mére that goes beyond all bounds
prekoračiti méro (figurativno) to overstep the mark, to go too far
napraviti méro polno (figurativno) to fill the cup to the brim
do kolikšne mére mu moremo zaupati? how far can he be trusted?
vzeti komu méro za kaj to take someone's measurements for something
vzeli so mi méro za plašč (za obleko) I have been measured for a coat (for a suit)

merchant [mə́:čənt] samostalnik
trgovec, veletrgovec; trgovec na debelo
ameriško, škotsko trgovec na drobno
sleng dečko, možak

the merchants trgovci, trgovski krogi
merchant service (ali marine) trgovska mornarica
merchant fleet trgovska flota
merchant ship trgovska ladja
ekonomija merchant banker menični posrednik
ekonomija, zgodovina merchant adventurer trgovski prekomorski spekulant
merchant prince zelo bogat veletrgovec
a comical merchant čuden patron
sleng speed-merchant brezobziren vozač, divjak
lob-merchant počasnež pri metu (kriket)
tehnično merchant bar šibika železa

mercy [mə́:si] samostalnik
usmiljenje, sočutje, milost, odpuščanje; sreča, blagoslov
ameriško, pravno pomilostitev na smrt obsojenega na dosmrtno ječo

at the mercy of v oblasti koga, prepuščen na milost in nemilost
to cry for mercy prositi za milost
to have mercy on; ali to show mercy to usmiliti se koga
left to the tender mercies of prepuščen na milost in nemilost
it is a mercy that sreča je, da
that's a mercy! na srečo!, hvala bogu!
thankful for small mercies z majhnim zadovoljen
to throw o.s. on s.o.'s mercy prepustiti se komu na milost in nemilost
Sister of Mercy usmiljenka