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mount² [máunt] samostalnik
jezdni konj; karton pod sliko, passe partout; okvir za kamen v prstanu; steklo s preparatom za mikroskopiranje
vojska lafeta, podstavek
pogovorno ježa

to have a mount smeti jahati

mount³ [máunt]

1. neprehodni glagol
vzpenjati se, povzpeti se, dvigniti se; zajahati
figurativno dvigniti se, rasti, naraščati (up)
kopičiti se (dolg, težave itd.)

2. prehodni glagol
popeti se (na goro, konja, kolo); postaviti, posaditi (on na)
peljati po reki navzgor; opremiti s konji; namestiti, sestaviti, montirati (stroj); vgraditi, vdelati (kamen v prstan); nalepiti, uokviriti (sliko)
vojska postaviti stražo, stražiti
gledališče & figurativno inscenirati; preparirati (žival, insekta); dati pod mikroskop

mounted troops konjenica
mounted police policija na konjih
to mount guard (over) postaviti stražo, nastopiti stražo
to mount the throne sesti na prestol
vojska to mount a gun postaviti, montirati top
to mount a specimen dati primerek pod mikroskop
to mount the high horse prevzetovati
to mount on posoditi komu konja

mountain [máuntin] samostalnik
gora (tudi figurativno)

a mountain is raised off my spirits kamen se mi je odvalil od srca
to climb mountains iti v hribe
mountains high izredno visok
to make a mountain out of a molehill napraviti iz muhe slona
the mountain on labo(u)r veliko hrupa za prazen nič
zgodovina the Mountain jakobinska stranka v francoski revoluciji
Mountain State vzdevek za Montano in Zahodno Virginijo (ZDA)

mouse¹ [maus] samostalnik (množina mice)
miš
sleng podpluto oko
figurativno strahopetec
tehnično vrv na poteg z utežjo

field mouse poljska miš
as poor as a church mouse reven kakor cerkvena miš
as silent as a mouse tih kakor miška
to play like a cat with a mouse igrati se kakor mačka z mišjo

mouth¹ [mauɵ] samostalnik
usta; gobec, smrček; žrelo (topa), grlo (steklenice), odprtina (cevi), vhod (v jamo); ustje (reke)
sleng ustenje, gobcanje

pogovorno down in the mouth žalosten, potrt
from s.o.' s mouth komu z jezika (vzeti)
from mouth to mouth od ust do ust
to give mouth lajati (pes)
to give mouth to one's thoughts naglas povedati kar mislimo
to have a big mouth imeti dolg jezik, preveč govoriti
the horse has a good (bad) mouth konja je lahko (težko) voditi
pogovorno to keep one's mouth shut držati jezik za zobmi
to laugh on the wrong (ali other) side of one's mouth kislo se smejati
to look a gift horse in the mouth gledati podarjenemu konju na zobe, zmrdovati se nad darilom
my mouth waters sline se mi cedijo
to make s.o. laugh on the wrong side of his mouth odvaditi koga smeha
to make s.o.'s mouth water delati komu skomine
to make a wry mouth namrdniti se
to open one's mouth too wide preveč zahtevati
to put (ali place) words into s.o.'s mouth položiti komu besede v usta; trditi da je kdo kaj rekel
to shoot off one's mouth izblebetati
to shut (ali stop) s.o.'s mouth zapreti komu usta
straight from the horse's mouth iz zanesljivega vira
to take the bread out of s.o.'s mouth spraviti koga ob zaslužek
to take the words out of s.o.'s mouth vzeti komu besedo iz ust
by word of mouth ustno
useless mouth kdor jé, a ne dela

mouthful [máuɵful] samostalnik
zalogaj, grižljaj

ameriško, sleng to say a mouthful nekaj tehtnega povedati

move¹ [mu:v] samostalnik
poteza (šah); preselitev, gibanje
figurativno korak, ukrep, akcija, dejanje

on the move na pohodu, aktiven
sleng to get a move on podvizati se
it is your move ti si na potezi
to make a move iti drugam, premakniti se, ukreniti kaj
a clever move pameten ukrep; dobra poteza (šah)

move² [mu:v]

1. prehodni glagol
premakniti, premikati, pomakniti; odstraniti, odnesti
figurativno ganiti; spodbujati, spodbuditi, začeti, sprožiti, napeljati, nagovoriti (to k)
razdražiti, spraviti v bes; predlagati
ekonomija odposlati, razprodati

2. neprehodni glagol
premikati se, premakniti se, pomakniti se, kreniti, oditi, preseliti se (to)
figurativno napredovati; ukrepati (in s.th. v čem, against proti)
napraviti potezo (šah)
ekonomija iti v prodajo

to be moved to tears biti do solz ganjen
to be moved (at, by) biti ganjen
to move s.o. from an opinion odvrniti koga od njegovega mnenja
to move s.o. to anger razjeziti koga
to move the bowels dristiti
his bowels moved šel je na veliko potrebo
things began to move stvari so stekle
parlament to move an amendment predlagati amandma
he moved quickly hitro je ukrepal
to move heaven and earth vse poskusiti, truditi se na vse pretege
to move house preseliti se
to move in a rut živeti po stari navadi
the spirit moves nekaj me sili (to do s.th.)

móž man, pl men

velik (visok) móž a tall man, (figurativno) a great man; (soprog) husband
kot en móž (enoglasno) as one man
móž proti móžu (bližinski) hand-tohand
borba móža proti móžu hand-to-hand struggle
slamnati móž (figura, statist) man of straw, dummy
divji móž wild man of the woods
povodni móž water sprite
do zadnjega móža (= vsi) to the last man, (all) to a man
padli so (v boju) do zadnjega móža they perished to a man
pravi móž na pravem mestu the right man in the right job (ali place)
vsi možje brez izjeme every man jack
priti, naleteti na pravega móža to come to the right man
biti le pol móža (figurativno) to be only a half man
izkazati se za móža to play the man, (ne se ustrašiti) to stand up to it like a man
dvigniti se kot en móž to rise like one man
pokaži, da si móž! show yourself a man!, show us what you're made of!
govorita kot móž móžu! let us have a man-to-man talk!
biti móž beseda to keep one's word, to be a man of one's word
on je móž beseda he is a man of his word
ladja se je potopila z vsemi móžmí na krovu the ship went down (ali sank) with all hands
móž jo tepe, kadar je pijan her husband (ali man) beats her when he is drunk

možàt manly; manful; virile; courageous; masculine

možàt človek a he-man

možgáni brain, brains pl; intelligence

mali možgáni little (ali hinder) brain, cerebellum
beg možgánov (figurativno) brain drain
pretres možgánov concussion of the brain
mehčanje možgánov softening of the brain
vnetje možgánov brain fever
telečji možgáni z jajcem calf's brains with egg
on je brez možgánov (figurativno) he is addlebrained, addlepated
on ima glavo brez možgánov he is a brainless (ali a hare-brained) fellow
napenjati možgáne to rack (ali to busy, to cudgel) one's brain
prati komu možgáne (figurativno) to brainwash someone
elektronski možgáni electronic brain
pranje možgánov brainwashing

možíti to marry

možíti se to get married; to marry; to contract a marriage
zopet se možíti to get married again, to remarry

mrávlja zoologija ant

bela mrávlja (termit) white ant, termite
krilata mrávlja winged ant
biti priden, marljiv kot mrávlja to be as busy as a bee, to work like a beaver

mràz cold; chill; frost

mràz brez slane black frost
oster mràz biting (ali severe) frost; hard (ali sharp) frost
suh mràz ground frost
leden mràz frostiness
trd od mràza numb with cold
Dedek Mraz Jack Frost
občutljiv za mràz sensitive to cold
odporen proti mràzu resistant to cold, cold-resistant
občutek mràza sensation of cold
nenaden nastop mràza sudden inroad of cold weather, ZDA cold snap
val mràza cold wave
10° mràza 10 degrees of frost
mràz mi je I am (ali I feel) cold
mràz mi je v noge my feet are cold
mràz je danes it is cold today
mràz me je rezal do kosti the cold pierced me to the bone
drgetati, tresti se od mràza to shiver with cold
mràz grize, ščiplje there is a nip in the air
mràz je kar grizel it was a biting cold
mràz popušča the cold is abating
mràz me spreletava I feel cold all over
mràz me spreleti ob tem that gives me the shivers; it gives me the creeps
težko prenašati mràz, trpeti od mràza to suffer from the cold

mréža net; mesh; meshwork; web; toil, toils pl (tudi figurativno); (omrežje cest, radijsko itd.) network; (proti komarjem, muham ipd.) screen

mréža kanalov sewage system
lovska mréža net, (tudi figurativno) pl
mréža za prtljago rack
mréža za lase hairnet
viseča mréža hammock
mréža proti komarjem mosquito net
mréža proti muham fly net
mréža pri kaminu fireguard
mréža iz žice wire mesh, wirenetting, (pri tenisu) net
mréža za pečenje gridiron, roaster
nakupovalna mréža string bag
mréža železniških prog a network of railway lines
žična mréža wiring, wire net
pajkova mréža cobweb, spider's web
lovna mréža (proti podmornicam) harbour net, antisubmarine net
loviti v mréžo, nastaviti mréžo to net
razprostreti, nastaviti mréžo to spread, to lay a net
poslati žogo v mréžo (tenis) to net
ujeti v mréžo to mesh, figurativno to ensnare, to entangle
mréže zakona the meshes of the law

mrlič dead person, dead body, corpse; cadaver

bedenje, straža pri mrliču wake; deathwatch
on je samó še živ mrlič (figurativno) he is only a ghost of his former self

mŕšav thin, lean, meagre; lank; skinny; slender; scrawny

mŕšav kot trska (as) thin as a rake
mŕšavega obraza thin-faced
mŕšav dobiček meagre (ali poor) profits pl

mŕtev dead; (umrli, rajni) deceased, late

mŕtvi pl the dead; (brez življenja) lifeless, inanimate, inert; (brezčuten) insensible, benumbed, hardened (za against); (ugasel) extinct; past; (neproduktiven) idle
na pol mŕtev half-dead
mŕtev kot hlod stone dead, as dead as a doornail, dead as mutton
bolj mŕtev kot živ more dead than alive; more than half-dead
ves mŕtev na kaj dead keen on something, crazy about something, pogovorno into something
že davno mŕtev dead and gone
stoj, ali pa si mŕtev! stop, or you're a dead man!
mŕtev jezik dead language
mŕtva barva dull (ali lifeless) colour
mŕtev kapital unemployed (ali frozen) capital
mŕtva kopriva dead nettle
Mrtvo morje the Dead Sea
mŕtva sezona dead (ali off) season
mŕtva tišina dead silence
mŕtva oseba the deceased, dead person; vojska casualty
mŕtev tir dead-end siding
mŕtev kót dead ground, shielded angle, blind spot
mŕtva veja dead branch
mŕtva teža dead weight
mŕtva straža vojska forlorn hope
mŕtev prostor dead area
mŕtva točka tehnika dead centre, dead point, (figurativno) deadlock, standstill
mŕtev tek tehnika lost motion, šport dead heat
kraljestvo mrtvih kingdom (ali realm) of the dead
sežig(anje) mrtvih cremation, incineration
smo na mŕtvi točki (figurativno) we are at a standstill
stvar je prišla na mŕtvo točko it came to a deadlock
pogajanja so prišla na mŕtvo točko the negotiations have come to a deadlock (ali to a dead end, to a standstill)
denar mu leži mŕtev v blagajni his money lies dead in a safe
biti ves mŕtev na kaj to be mad (ali crazy) about something, to be dead (ali mad) keen on something
delati se mrtvega to feign death, to sham dead
pretepsti do mŕtvega to beat black and blue
proglasiti za mŕtvega to declare someone dead, to officially pronounce someone dead
zbuditi (vstati) od mrtvih to raise (to rise) from the dead
zgruditi se mŕtev to drop dead, to die in one's boots, ZDA to die in one's tracks

mŕvica bit, scrap, pinch; figurativno jot, iota

niti (ali tudi) mŕvice ne not a bit, not a whit, not one tot, not one tittle
vsaka mŕvic every bit
do mŕvice to a tittle

mŕzlica medicina fever; shivers pl; ague

rumena mŕzlica yellow ever, yellow jack
menjajoča se mŕzlica intermittent fever
zlata mŕzlica (figurativno) gold fever, gold rush
imeti mŕzlico to be in a fever