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midnight [mídnait] samostalnik
polnoč

to burn the midnight oil delati dolgo v noč
midnight sun polnočno sonce
dark (ali black) as midnight črn kot noč
ameriško, politika midnight appointment imenovanje tik pred potekom oblasti

might¹ [máit] samostalnik
moč, sila, oblast

might makes right; ali might is (above) right moč je močnejša od pravice
with might and main; ali with all one's might z vso silo, na vse pretege

mígniti

kot bi mignil (= v hipu) before you could say "knife" (ali "Jack Robinson"); in a jiffy
s prstom, z mezincem ne mígniti not to stir a finger, not to lift a finger

míkati (vabiti) to attract, to tempt, to allure, to entice; to charm; (volno) to hackle

zelo me mika, da... I have a good (ali great) mind to...
njegov predlog me nič ne mika his proposal does not tempt me

míl (značaj) gentle, sweet; (podnebje) soft, mild, balmy, bland, temperate, genial; (ljubek) graceful; (obziren) benign, benignant, mild, indulgent, lenient; (zima) mild, gentle; (barva, zvok) mellow

pod mílim nebom in the open air
míla kazen a mild (ali lenient) punishment
míla klima mild climate
míl značaj mild temper
mílo povedano, rečeno to put it mildly, to say the least of it
zima je bila míla the winter was mild
drži se kot míla jera he is cutting a sorry figure
mílo soditi to judge leniently
sreča mi ni míla fortune does not favour me
vrniti mílo za drago to return tit for tat, to give as good as one got, to get one's own back, arhaično to give a Roland for an Oliver
vrnil sem mu mílo za drago I paid him back in his own coin; I served him with the same sauce

mile [máil] samostalnik
milja (1609 m)

nautical (ali sea) mile morska milja (1863 m)
miles easier (better, worse) mnogo lažje (boljše, slabše)
miles apart na milje oddaljen, figurativno neizmerno daleč
figurativno not to come within a mile of ne približati se niti za korak
give him an inch and he will take a mile če mu ponudiš prst, zagrabi celo roko
pogovorno that sticks out a mile to še slepec vidi
figurativno to miss s.th. by a mile popolnoma zgrešiti
navtika to make short miles hitro jadrati, pluti

mileage [máilidž] samostalnik
miljarina; število prepotovanih milj

indicator (ali recorder) kilometerski števec (v avtu)
mileage book (mesečna) vozovnica

milk² [milk]

1. prehodni glagol
molsti; izmolsti (denar)
sleng prisluškovati telefonskemu pogovoru
figurativno krasti vesti (from)

2. neprehodni glagol
dajati mleko

to milk the market s špekulacijo izropati tržišče
to milk the ram (ali bull, pigeon) poskušati nekaj nemogočega, zahtevati nemogoče

mill-pond [mílpɔnd] samostalnik
mlinski jez
šaljivo Atlantik

like a mill-pond; ali smooth as a mill-pond mirno (morje)

mílo soap

brez míla soapless
izdelovalec míla soap manufacturer
izdelovanje míla soap making
škatla za mílo soapbox
mílo za britje shaving soap
gospodinjsko mílo household soap
navadno mílo plain soap
odišavljeno mílo scented soap
mehko mílo soft soap
toaletno mílo toilet soap
kos míla a cake (ali a tablet) of soap
z mazanjem nanesti mílo na kaj to soap something
variti, kuhati mílo to boil soap

milodár alms

dajanje milodárov charity; donations pl
dati komu milodár to give someone alms, to give someone charity
prositi za milodár to ask (ali beg) for alms, to ask for charity
živeti od milodárov to live on charity

mílost grace, mercy; pity; pardon; (prizanašaje) quarter; (naklonjenost) favour, benevolence

brez mílosti without mercy
Vaša mílost! Your Grace!, Your Honour!, Your Lordship!, Your Worship!
po božji mílosti by the grace of God
mílost! (prizanesite mi)! have a heart!, spare me!
prositi za mílost to cry for mercy, to sue for mercy
biti izročen, prepuščen mílosti in nemilosti koga to be left at the tender mercy of, to be at the mercy of
izkazati mílost to show mercy
biti v mílosti pri kom to be (ali to stand) high in someone's favour, to enjoy someone's favour, to be in favour with someone
prositi za mílost to ask (ali to plead) for mercy
predati se na mílost in nemilost to surrender unconditionally, to surrender at discretion
prepustiti se komu na mílost in nemilost to throw oneself on someone's mercy
živeti od mílosti koga drugega to live at another's mercy
živeti od tuje mílosti to be dependent on other people's help for one's livelihood
vojak je prosil za mílost the soldier asked (ali called, cried) for quarter

mímo by; past; passing; over; (= razen) beside

mímo mene (proti moji volji) against my will, (brez mene) without me, (brez moje privolitve) without my consent
iti mímo to pass by
šel je tu mímo he passed by here
šla je mímo cerkve she went past the church
peljati se mímo to drive past
vsi mímo (= razen mene) all (ali everyone) except me, all but me, all but I

mimogredé in passing; when passing; as I passed by

mimogredé povedano incidentally, by the way
mimogredé omenjeno parenthetically, by the bye (ali by)

mína mine

plavajoča mína drifting (ali floating) mine
magnetska mína magnetic mine
močna, rušilna mína (žargon) blockbuster
mína svinčnika, minica lead, (nadomestna) refill
čistilec, odstranjevalec mín pomorstvo minesweeper
odstranjevanje, čiščenje mín pomorstvo mine clearance
iskalec mín pomorstvo mine-locating craft
metalec mín mortar, trench mortar
polagalec mín, minonosec minelayer, (podmornica) mine-laying submarine
polagati míne to lay mines, žargon to lay eggs
sprožiti míno to spring a mine
naleteti na míno to hit a mine
zadeti na míno to strike a mine

mince² [mins]

1. prehodni glagol
(se)sekljati, razkosati, zmleti meso
figurativno olepšati, ublažiti

2. neprehodni glagol
vesti se prisiljeno

to mince one's words afektirano govoriti
not to mince one's words (ali matters) povedati brez ovinkov, naravnost povedati
to mince one's steps drobno hoditi, drobneti

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

miniatúren miniature

miniatúrna izdaja knjige miniature (ali vest-pocket) edition of a book
miniatúrno slikarstvo miniature painting

miníti (poteči) to be over, to run out; to expire, to elapse, to lapse; (leta) roll by, to roll on; (iti mimo) to pass by, to go by

učna ura je minila the lesson is over
rok je minil the deadline has passed
skoraj ne mine teden, da ne bi deževalo hardly a week goes by without it raining
kako hitro mine čas! how (quickly) time flies (ali slips by)!
minilo me je to (= naveličal sem se tega) I got tired of it
ni ga še minila njegova norost he hasn't got over his folly yet

minor¹ [máinə] pridevnik
manjši, majhen, manj pomemben, podrejen; mladoleten, mlajši
ameriško stranski (predmet na univerzi)

glasba minor key mol
figurativno conversation in a minor key žalosten (pridušen) pogovor
ameriško minor subject stranski predmet na univerzi
minor suit karo ali pik (bridge)
pravno minor offence manjši prekršek
slovnica minor sentence nepopoln stavek