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múčiti to torture; to torment; to rack; to inflict pain on, to martyr; to maltreat; (bolečina) to hurt, to ail; (v šoli) to bully, to intimidate; (dražiti z varljivimi upi) to tantalize; (nadlegovati, jeziti) to bother, to worry, to vex, to plague, to tease, to grieve, to harass

skrbi jo mučijo she is tormented with worry
muči ga protin he is a martyr to gout
muči me misel na... I am uneasy (ali anxious) about...
do smrti múčiti to martyr
múčiti se (z delom) to labour, to slave, to toil, to moil, to toil and moil; to be at pains; to take pains, to make efforts, to strive hard, to struggle; to trouble oneself
múčiti se navkreber, v hrib to toil up the hill
múčiti se kot črna živina to drudge
muči se na žive in mrtve he is working himself to death

mud¹ [məd] samostalnik
blato, glen, grez
figurativno nesnaga

sleng mud in your eye! na zdravje! (pri pitju)
his name is mud na slabem glasu je, izgubil je ugled
figurativno to stick in the mud obtičati, ne napredovati
stick-in-the-mud nepodjetnež, reva
to fling (ali throw) mud at s.o. blatiti koga
to drag (down) into the mud povleči koga v blato
Mud Cat State vzdevek za državo Mississippi (ZDA)

muddle on (ali along) neprehodni glagol
nenačrtno delati

muddy [mʌ́di]

1. pridevnik (muddily prislov)
blaten, moten, nejasen, skaljen
figurativno zmeden, konfuzen

2. prehodni glagol
umazati z blatom, skaliti; zmesti

the Big Muddy (reki) Mississippi ali Missouri

múden taking up much time; (v zamudi) behindhand

múdno delo a time-consuming task (ali job)

muholóvec flypaper; fly trap

muholóvka flypaper; fly trap; botanika Venus's (ali Venus') flytrap; zoologija flycatcher

múka torment; pangs pl; (napor) pains pl; (težava) difficulty

prestajati múke to be in torment
peklenske múke torments pl (ali pains pl) of hell; excruciating torment
smrtne múke death throes pl; pangs pl of death; last agony

múla zoologija mule; figurativno sulks pl, sulk, sulking

majhna múla hinny
trmast kot múla (as) obstinate as a mule
jezditi na múli to go on (ali by) muleback
múlo kuhati (figurativno) to sulk
z múlo ne boš nič dosegel you'll get nowhere with your sulking
kdor múlo kuha sulker

muleback [mjú:lbæk] samostalnik

to go no (ali by) muleback jezditi na muli

mum¹ [məm]

1. pridevnik
tih, nem

2. medmet
tiho! pst!

mum's the word! nikomur niti besede!
to be (ali keep) mum molčati
as mum as oysters molčeč ko riba

murder¹ [mə́:də] samostalnik
umor (of)

to commit a murder zagrešiti umor, umoriti
to cry blue murder zagnati krik in vik
pogovorno it was murder bilo je strašno
the murder is out resnica je prišla na dan
murder will out vsak umor pride prej ali slej na dan
ameriško, pravno first-degree (second-degree) murder umor, (uboj)

music [mjú:zik] samostalnik
glasba; glasbeni komad, skladba; note; muzikalije
figurativno blagoglasje, petje

to face the music v oči gledati, junaško prenašati težave ali kazen
to set to music uglasbiti
to play without music igrati brez not
the music of birds ptičje petje
rough music mačja godba

mútast dumb; mute

mútast od rojstva born (ali congenitally) dumb; dumb from birth

mutual [mjú:tjuəl] pridevnik (mutually prislov)
vzajemen, medsebojen; skupen

šaljivo mutual admiration society društvo za medsebojno občudovanje
mutual aid association; ali mutual benefit society vzajemno podporno društvo
pravno mutual contributory negligence medsebojna zadolženost
mutual insurance company vzajemna zavarovalnica
ekonomija mutual terms pogoji medsebojne poravnave

muzikálen muzikáličen musical

muzikálni instrumenti musical instruments pl
ona je zelo muzikálna she has a good ear for music
muzikálen, muzikáličen glas a melodious (ali musical) voice
biti zelo muzikálničen to be a good musician

my [mai] svojilni pridevnik
moj

my!; ali oh my!; ali my eye! jojmene!
figurativno this opened my eyes to mi je odprlo oči

na on, upon; at; in; up, upward; to; over

na cesti on the road
na ulici in the street, ZDA on the street
na deželi in the country
na dvorišču in the courtyard
na desni, na levi on the right, on the left
na desno, na levo to the right, to the left
na kredit, na up on credit
na mojo čast on my honour, honestly
na primer for instance, for example
na morju at sea
na nebu in the sky
na sliki in the picture
na soncu in the sun
na polju in the field
na travniku in the meadow
na (živilskem) trgu at the market-place
na postaji at the station
na mizi on (ali upon) the table
na svetu in the world
na razstavi at the exposition
na minuto a minute, to the minute
na mestu (takoj) on the spot, at once
na moji strani on my side
na obeh straneh on both sides
na ta način in this manner
na najlepši način in the finest manner
na povelje to order
na zemljevidu on the map
na moje priporočilo on (ali upon) my recommendation
na moje presenečenje to my surprise (ali astonishment)
na moj račun at my expense
na moje veliko obžalovanje to my deep regret
na svojo škodo to one's detriment (ali cost ali disadvantage)
na mojo škodo to my cost
na temelju on the grounds of, by virtue of
na mojo sramoto to my disgrace
na srečo fortunately
na slepo blindly, at random, gropingly
na vsak način at any rate, by all means
na noben način on no account
na vrat na nos head over heels, headlong
na svidenje! goodbye!, ZDA goodby!, au revoir!, so long!, see you again!
na prvi pogled at first sight, at first glance
na mojo prošnjo at my request
na vaše priporočilo on the strength of your recommendation
na potovanju in travelling
na stotine by hundreds
dvakrat na dan twice a day
X tolarjev na dan X tolars a day
en četrt na pet a quarter past four
tri četrt na pet a quarter to five
na moje stroške at my expense
vpliv na... influence over (ali on)...
X SIT na uro X tolars per hour
biti na lovu to be out hunting
na tebi je, da rečeš... it is up to you (to say)...
biti na obisku pri kom to stay with someone
biti hud na koga to have a grudge against someone
biti gluh na obe ušesi to be deaf in both ears
na luči mi je (stoji) he is (stands) in my light
kdo je zdaj na vrsti? whose turn is it now?
jaz sem na vrsti it is my turn
ljubosumen je na svojo ženo he is jealous of his wife
slep je na eno oko he is blind in one eye
hrom je na eno nogo he is lame in one leg
moje okno gleda na dvorišče my window looks out on to the backyard
igrati na flavto to play the flute
imeti kaj črno na belem to have something in black and white
imaš velik vpliv nanj you have a great influence over (ali on) him
biti ves dan na nogah to be busy (ali pogovorno on the go) all day long
iti na pošto to go to the post office
iti komu na roko (figurativno) to oblige someone, to help someone, to lend someone a helping hand
osvojiti na juriš trdnjavo to take a fortress by storm
(s)plezati na drevo to climb (up) a tree
motiti se na vsej črti to be mistaken all along the line
verjeti komu na besedo to take someone's word for it
zidati na pesek to build on sand
želim sobo na ulico I want a room overlooking the street
iti na lov to go out hunting
iti na potovanje to go abroad

nabósti to spit, to pierce, to spear; to pin, to prick, to thrust

nabósti na kol to impale
z vilicami to fork
nabósti z rogovi to gore
nabósti se to prick oneself, to get pricked (ali pierced, pinned)

nacépiti to chop a sufficient quantity (drv of wood)

nacépili so drv za zimo they have chopped up the firewood (ali enough firewood) for the winter

načelováti to head; to manage; to direct

kdo načeluje (vódi) temu podjetju? who is the director of that enterprise?
načelováti odpravi, ekspediciji to to lead (ali to head) an expedition