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momènt moment, instant; second; (dejavnik) factor

v momèntu (v hipu, kot bi mignil) in a second (ali in a jiffy, in a trice, in a twinkling), in an instant
inercijski momènt moment of inertia
psihološki momènt the psychological moment, the right time
vrtilni momènt fizika torque, twisting moment
v momèntu je bilo vse končano everything was over in a flash
on ima svoje dobre momènte (figurativno) he has his decent spells
moraš oditi ta momènt you must start straight away (ali right off)
momènt, ne razumem te popolnoma! half a second, (ali pogovorno hang on a sec!), I don't quite get you!

monkey¹ [mʌ́ŋki] samostalnik
zoologija opica (tudi figurativno)
nagajivec
tehnično oven, zabijač, (parni) bat, pehalo, kladivo
britanska angleščina, sleng 500 funtov
ameriško, sleng 500 dolarjev
britanska angleščina, sleng razkačenost
britanska angleščina, sleng hipoteka

monkey's allowance več udarcev kakor plačila
sleng to get one's monkey up razkačiti se
sleng to put (ali get) s.o.'s monkey up razkačiti koga
a monkey with a long tail hipoteka

monkey² [mʌ́ŋki]

1. prehodni glagol
oponašati, rogati se komu

2. neprehodni glagol
počenjati neumnosti, zganjati norčije

to monkey about (ali around) igračkati se (with s, z)

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

mop² [mɔp] prehodni glagol
pobrisati, obrisati s krpo za pod

sleng to mop the floor with s.o. pometati s kom, popolnoma premagati
to mop one's face otreti si obraz
to mop up (with, from) pobrisati (s čim, s česa); sleng pograbiti (dobiček); vojska razpršiti ali pobiti osamljene sovražnikove skupine; britanska angleščina, sleng lokati, polokati

móra nightmare; incubus; figurativno (tečnež, nadležnež) a wearisome person, a bore

móra ga tlači he is having a nightmare (ali nightmares)
on je prava móra (figurativno) he is a regular bore

morála (nravnost) morals pl; morality; vojska morale; (zgodbe) moral

morála čet the morale of the troops
dvigniti morálo vojska to raise morale
oslabiti morálo vojska to lower morale
dvojna morála double standard of morality
poslovna morála commercial morality
pridigar morále moralizer
naša morála se dviga our spirits pl rise
brat mi je dvignil morálo (pogovorno) my brother boosted (ali bolstered) my morale

mórati to have to, to be obliged (ali forced, compelled) to; to be bound

vlak mora priti ob petih the train is due at five
moram I must
to mora še priti that is still (ali yet) to come
tu mora biti kaka napaka there must be some mistake
to bi ti moral vedeti you ought to know that
to bi mi ti moral poprej povedati you ought to have told me that before
to bi moralo biti (do) sedaj že pripravljeno it ought to be ready by now
zdravniki so mu morali odrezati nogo the doctors had (ali have had) to amputate his leg
moral je oditi (= najbrž je odšel) he must have left, I suppose he is gone
on mora vedno prepozno priti he always has to be late
moram se smejati, ko (če) (vidim) I cannot help laughing when (I see)...
žal mi je, da moram reči... I am sorry to say...
mora biti bolan he must be ill, most likely he is ill, he is presumably ill
to mora biti it is unavoidable
on mora vedno imeti zadnjo besedo he always will have the last word
moral je umreti he was doomed to die
tudi če bi moral umreti, bi še vedno rekel... even though I were to die for it, I would still say...
to knjigo morate (nujno) brati this book is a must for you
mora biti (= gotovo je čez) 70 let star he must be over seventy

mordà perhaps; maybe; possibly; arhaično peradventure; likely; arhaično perchance

mordà, da ne perhaps not
on mordà pride jutri he may come tomorrow
on mordà še pride he might still (ali yet) come
mordà je mislil na to he might possibly have thought of it
mordà je še čas, da... there may still perhaps be time to...
mordà se zgodi it may happen

more² [mɔ:] prislov
več, bolj, še; povrh, za nameček

to be no more biti mrtev
more and more bolj in bolj
more or less več ali manj, približno
the more ... the more čim več ... tem več
the more so because tem bolj, ker
all the more so tem več, tem prej
no more than ne več od, samo
once more še enkrat, zopet
never more nikoli več
neither more nor less than (stupid) dobesedno, preprosto, docela (neumen)
so much the more toliko bolj
it is wrong and, more, it is foolish ni prav in povrh je še neumno
and what is more in kar je še važnejšc
what more? kaj pa še?

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

mornár sailor; seaman, pl -men; mariner; marine; seafaring (ali seagoing) man; seafarer

mornár vojne mornarice bluejacket, Jack Tar
mornár prostak VB rating
mornár I. (II., III.) razreda leading (able, ordinary) seaman
mornár I. razreda able-bodied seaman
dom mornárjev sailor's home
star, izkušen mornár sea dog, old salt, navigator
služiti pri mornárjih to serve in the navy
služiti kot navaden mornár to serve before the mast
moj sin bi bil rad mornár my son wants to be a sailor (ali to go to sea)

mórski sea (-); maritime; nautical; naval; pelagic

mórska bitka naval battle, naval action
mórsko blato ooze
mórski bog sea god
mórska bolezen seasickness
mórska deklica (sirena) mermaid, siren
mórsko dno sea bottom
mórska gladina sea level, surface of the sea
mórska globina depth of the sea
mórsko kopališče bathing resort, seaside resort
mórska luka, pristanišče seaport
mórska mačka zoologija long-tailed monkey
mórska obala coast; seashore; coastland; beach; shore; seaboard
mórski pes shark
mórska ožina straits pl, channel
mórski prašič porpoise
mórski prašiček guinea pig
mórska pena meerschaum
mórska pošast sea monster
mórska riba sea fish
mórski rokav arm (ali branch) of the sea
mórska sol sea salt
mórsko tele seal, arhaično sea calf
mórski tok sea current
mórska trava sea grass
mórska višina sea level
velik mórski val billow
mórski zaliv bay; gulf
mórska voda sea water
imeti mórsko bolezen to be seasick, (pogovorno) to feed the fishes
ne dobiti mórske bolezni (biti pravi mornar) to have good sea legs, to be a good sailor

mosquito [məskí:tou] samostalnik
zoologija komar, moskit

mosquito net (curtain) mreža (zastor) zoper komarje
mosquito craft (ali fleet) majhne oborožene ladje za nenadne napade (torpedni čolni itd.)
Mosquito State vzdevek za New Jersey (ZDA)

móst bridge; (viadukt) viaduct; (zobni) (dental) bridge, bridgework; (telovadni) backbend

móst za pešce footbridge
móst iz jeklenih cevi tubular bridge
kamnit móst stone bridge
komandni móst ship's bridge
naravni móst natural bridge, natural arch
plavajoči móst floating bridge, pontoon bridge
oslovski móst (figurativno) crib
pontonski móst pontoon bridge
viseči móst suspension bridge
vzdižni móst drawbridge, bascule bridge, bascule
zračni móst airlift, skylift
železen móst iron bridge
vrtljiv móst swingbridge, swivel bridge
móst prenosnik transporter bridge
začasen, zasilen móst temporary bridge
zgraditi móst to build (ali to make, to construct) a bridge
zgraditi móst čez reko to bridge a river, to throw a bridge over a river, to span a river with a bridge
pognati móst v zrak to blow up a bridge
požgati (vse) móstove za seboj (figurativno) to burn one's boats (ali bridges)

mósten (of a) bridge

móstni lok arch (of a bridge)
móstni steber bridge pile (ali pier)
móstna tehtnica platform scale, platform balance, weighing machine, (za vozove) weighbridge
móstni čoln pontoon, ZDA ponton
móstni žerjav tehnika gantry crane

môten (tekočina) troubled, turbid, thick; muddy; (nejasen) vague, undefined, dim, undistinguishable; (neprozoren) opaque

môtno steklo ground (ali frosted) glass

mother¹ [mʌ́ðə] samostalnik
mati; mati prednica (v samostanu)
arhaično, medicina histerija

artiflcial mother inkubator
mother earth mati zemlja
pogovorno to kiss mother earth pasti
Mother's Day materinski dan
every mother's son vsak človek
mother country domovina
necessity is the mother of invention sila kola lomi
zoologija Mother Carey's chicken viharnica (ptica)
Mother Hubbard široka, ohlapna ženska obleka
kemija mother liquor (ali liquid) lužna usedlina
mother lode glavna rudna žila
botanika mother of thousands vrsta divjega lanu

motion¹ [móušən] samostalnik
gibanje; kretnja; hoja (težka, lahka); premik; zamah, pogon
figurativno spodbuda, nagib
pravno, parlament predlog
medicina stolica
množina koraki, ravnanje, dejanja

on the motion of na predlog koga
to go through the motions of pretvarjati se, navidezno kaj delati
to have a motion iti na potrebo
in motion gibajoč, v pogonu
to make a motion; ali to bring forward a motion predlagati kaj v skupščini
to move a motion nagovarjati ljudi k glasovanju za kak predlog
of one's own motion iz lastnega nagiba, prostovoljno
to put (ali set) in motion sprožiti (postopek), začeti, razgibati
to watch s.o.'s motions budno spremljati dejanja koga
tehnično idle motion prazni tek
tehnično lost motion mrtvi tek

motíti to disturb; to inconvenience; to intrude (koga on someone); to trouble; (spanje) to interrupt; (radio) to jam; (posegati v) to interfere with; to violate; (nadlegovati) to inconvenience

motíti se to be mistaken (v kom in someone
v čem about something), to err
kaj vas moti? what is troubling you?, what is upsetting you?
vas moti, če kadim? do you mind if I smoke?
zelo se motiš you're badly mistaken
ne pustite, ne dajte se motíti! don't let me disturb you!
oprostite, da vas motim! excuse my disturbing (ali troubling) you!
upam, da ne motim? I hope I'm not disturbing (ali bothering) you, I hope I'm not in the way
obžalujem, toda moram vas še enkrat motíti I am sorry, but I shall have to trouble you again
nekoliko se motite you are slightly mistaken
če se ne motim if I am not mistaken, unless I am mistaken
ne daj se motíti! do not inconvenience yourself!
motíti se je človeško to err is human
motiš se! (si na napačni sledi!) you are barking up the wrong tree
ali motim? am I in the way?, am I intruding?