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much² [məč] prislov
mnogo; zelo (v sestavljenkah: much-admired)
zelo, veliko (pred komparativi: much stronger)
daleč (pred superlativi: much the oldest)
skoraj

much to my regret na mojo veliko žalost
we much regret zelo nam je žal
much to my surprise na moje veliko presenečenje
he did it in much the same way napravil je to na skoraj isti način
it is much the same thing je skoraj isto
as much as toliko kakor
(as) much as I would like kakor rad bi že
as much more (ali again) še enkrat toliko
as much as to say kakor če bi hotel reči
he said as much nekaj takega je rekel
I thought as much tako sem tudi mislil
he, as much as any on, prav tako kot kdo drug
so much the better tem bolje
so much for today toliko za danes
not so much as komaj
without so much as to move ne da bi se premaknil
so much so tako veliko
much less mnogo manj, kaj šele, da ne rečem
pogovorno not much komaj da (v odgovoru)
much of a size skoraj enako velik
much the most likely najbolj verjetno
much too much veliko preveč
how much? koliko?

much³ [mač] samostalnik
mnogo, velika stvar, nekaj posebnega

nothing much nič posebnega
it did not come to much ni bilo prida
to think (ali make) much of s.o. zelo koga ceniti
he is not much of a dancer ni kaj prida plesalec
to do too much of a good thing pretiravati v čem
so much; ali that much (samo) toliko
not to say much for ne zgubljati besed za kaj
much will have more kolikor več imaš, toliko več želiš

muchness [mʌ́čnis] samostalnik
množina, veličina, obilje

pogovorno much of a muchness skoraj enak

muck¹ [mək] samostalnik
gnoj, blato, govno (tudi figurativno)
pogovorno gnusoba
britanska angleščina, pogovorno nesmisel

it's all muck to je nesmisel
to make a muck of pokvariti, zapackati, uničiti

mucker [mʌ́kə] samostalnik
britanska angleščina, sleng pad, štrbunk
figurativno smola, nesreča
ameriško surovež

to come a mucker hudo pasti, štrbunkniti
to go a mucker razsipavati (on, over)

mučénec mučeník martyr

umreti kot mučénec, mučeník to die a martyr's death

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

muddle¹ [mədl] samostalnik
zmešnjava, nered, zmedenost

to make a muddle of s.th. vse pokvariti
to get into a muddle zaiti v težave
to be in muddle biti zmeden

múden taking up much time; (v zamudi) behindhand

múdno delo a time-consuming task (ali job)

mudíti (zavlačevati) to delay, to detain, to retard, to slow down

mudíti se to tarry, to delay; (bivati) to stay, to dwell
ne mudi se the matter is not urgent, there is no hurry
mudi se mi I am in a hurry, I've no time to spare, I am pressed for time
ne mudi se mi tako zelo I am not in that much of a hurry
ne mudi se za to there's no hurry for it
ne mudi se tako strašno there's no tearing hurry
pri tem delu se rad mudim I like to take my time over this job
kam se ti tako mudi? what's your rush?
mudil seje dva meseca v Zagrebu he stayed for two months in Zagreb
mudíti se pri čem to linger over something

muff² [maf]

1. samostalnik
neroda (v športu); tepec; neuspeh

2. prehodni glagol
zgrešiti (žogo), ne ujeti, skaziti

to make a muff of it skaziti

mug¹ [mʌg] samostalnik
vrček; hladna pijača
sleng obraz
sleng usta
sleng pačenje
britanska angleščina, sleng naivnež, tepec
britanska angleščina gulež (študent)

a mug of beer vrček piva
mug shot slika obraza (zlasti za policijsko zbirko)
mug house pivotoč

múha zoologija fly; figurativno (muhavost) caprice, whim, freak, fancy, vagary, crotchet, bee in one's bonnet

cece múha tseste, tsetse fly
domača múha common housefly
konjska múha horsefly
mesarska múha flesh fly, blowfly, bluebottle
španska múha Spanish fly, cantharis, pl cantharides
umetna múha (kot vaba) fly, (za ribolov) dry fly, hackle fly, hackle, grey-drake, ZDA tail fly
múha na strelnem orožju sight, bead
opikan od múh fly-bitten
onesnažen od múh flyblown
biti od múh (biti nič vreden) to be of no use, to be good for nothing, to be a dead loss
na múho vzeti (figurativno) to take aim (kaj at something)
iz múhe slona narediti (figurativno) to make a mountain out of a molehill, to make mountains out of molehills
s kolom múhe pobijati (figurativno) to break a fly on the wheel
čudne múhe mu rojijo po glavi he's got bats in the belfry
lahkó bi bili slišali múho leteti (taka tišina je bila) you could have heard a pin drop
ubiti dve múhi z enim udarcem to kill two birds with one stone
v sili hudič múhe žre (figurativno) beggars can't be choosers, half a loaf is better than no bread

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

mulct² [mʌlkt] prehodni glagol
naložiti komu globo; oskubiti koga (from)
ogoljufati koga (of)

to mulct s.o. in a pound naložiti komu en funt globe
to be mulcted biti oskubljen (za denar)

mule¹ [rnju:l] samostalnik
zoologija mula, mezeg
botanika, zoologija bastard, križanec
pogovorno trmoglavec, mulec
tehnično predpredilni stroj
tehnično vlačilec, traktor; natikač

as obstinate as a mule trmast ko mula

mull³ [mʌl]

1. samostalnik
zmešnjava

2. prehodni glagol
zmešati, pokvariti, zgrešiti

to make a mull of zmešati, pokvariti, zgrešiti
ameriško, pogovorno to mull over premlevati, premišljevati

mummy¹ [mʌ́mi] samostalnik
mumija
figurativno izžet človek; kašasta snov; bituminozna rjava barva

to beat s.o. to a mummy zmleti koga v sončni prah

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)

murrain [mʌ́rin] samostalnik
veterina živinska kuga
arhaično kuga (zlasti v kletvicah)

arhaično a murrain on you! naj te kuga pobere!