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mogóče prislov perhaps

kolikor mogóče as much (ali as far) as possible
kako je to mogóče? how can that possibly be?
ti ne bi bilo mogóče priti jutri? couldn't you manage to come tomorrow?
mogóče je bolan he may be ill
nemogóče! no!, is it possible?; you don't say!
z njo ni mogóče živeti there's no living with her

moment [móumənt] samostalnik
hip, trenutek
figurativno veliki trenutek; pomen, važnost (to za)
fizika moment

at the moment sedaj, trenutno
at any moment vsak hip
for the moment za sedaj
not for the moment trenutno ne
in a moment takoj, v trenutku
just a moment samo trenutek
man of the moment sedaj važna oseba
of (great) moment (zelo) važen
of little (ali no) moment nevažen
this very moment takoj
the moment that takoj ko
to the moment popolnoma točno
at a moment's notice v najkrajšem roku
one moment!, half a moment! (počakaj) trenutek!

mood² [mu:d] samostalnik
razpoloženje, čud
množina muhavost
fotografija razpoloženjska slika

he is a man of moods je muhast človek
in the mood for razpoložen za kaj
in no mood for nerazpoložen za kaj
in a good mood dobre volje
mood music razpoloženjska glasba

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

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?

mortal¹ [mɔ:tl] pridevnik (mortally prislov)
smrten, umrljiv; smrtonosen, smrtno nevaren (to)
ogorčen, neizprosen, smrtni (sovražnik); človeški, zemeljski, minljiv
pogovorno dolgočasen
pogovorno strašanski, silen

mortal hour smrtna ura
pogovorno for two mortal hours dve neznosno dolgi uri
mortal sin smrtni greh
mortal power človeška moč
pogovorno by no mortal means človeku nemogoče
pogovorno of no mortal use popolnoma nekoristno
pogovorno in a mortal hurry v silni naglici

moss¹ [mɔs] samostalnik
botanika (drevesni) mah, mahovnica; šotišče, močvirje

a rolling stone gathers no moss goste službe, redke suknje

móžnost possibility, chance; (izvedljivost) feasibility, practicability; (verjetnost) probability, likelihood

meje móžnosti the bounds pl of possibility
nimamo druge móžnosti, kot da... we have no alternative but to...
izključevati móžnost to rule out the possibility
v okviru móžnosti within the range of possibility
nobene móžnosti ni, da bi ona prišla there is no possibility of her coming
nobene druge móžnosti ni there is no other alternative
izkoristiti obe móžnosti to have the best of both worlds

mŕžnja hatred (do of); (abstraktna) hate (of); aversion; rancour; animosity

nimam nobene mŕžnje do tebe I have no personal feelings against you, personally I have nothing against you
mŕžnja do ljudi misanthropy

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

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

muleback [mjú:lbæk] samostalnik

to go no (ali by) muleback jezditi na muli

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

načín manner; mode; way; method; style; fashion; arhaično wise

na ta načín in this way (ali manner), by this means, thus, arhaično in this wise
na isti načín in the same way (ali manner)
na sličen načín in a similar way, arhaično in like manner
na vsak načín by all means
na ta ali oni načín one way or another, by hook or by crook, by fair means or foul
na lep načín in style, in fine style
na nelep (neokusen) načín in poor style
na slovesen načín ceremoniously, arhaično in solemn wise
na tak načín, da... in such a way that...
na kakšen načín? in which way?, how, by what means?
na noben načín by no means, on no account, not at all, arhaično nowise, in no wise
na neki načín in a way, in some way, in some fashion
na vse mogoče načíne in every possible way
na podoben načín similarly, arhaično in like wise (ali manner)
na drug(ačen) načín in some other way
na kakršenkoli načín in any way
na svoj (lasten) načín in one's own way
glagolski načín gramatika mood
načín plačevanja mode of payment
načín življenja way (ali style, mode) of life, life-style
produkcijski načín mode of production
prikazal je stvar na svoj načín he gave his own version of the affair
načín dela way of doing things, mode of work
načín in višina obdavčevanja mode and rate of taxation

nadárjen talented; gifted

zelo nadárjen of great talent
zelo nadárjeno deklè a girl of great talents
biti nadárjen za jezike to have a gift for languages
nisem nadárjen za glasbo I have no talent for music
on je nadárjen za risanje he has a talent for drawing

nadléga trouble; bother; annoyance; molestation; vexation; inconvenience

povzročiti nadlégo, biti v nadlégo komu to be a nuisance, to cause annoyance to someone
to mi ni v nadlégo it is no inconvenience to me
če vam to ne bo v nadlégo if it is no inconvenience to you
bojim se, da vam bom v nadlégo I am afraid I shall inconvenience you (ali be in your way)
obžalujem, da vam delam tako nadlégo I am sorry to be such a nuisance (ali cause you so much inconvenience)
upam, da vam ne bom delal nadlége I hope I shall not put you to any inconvenience

naj

naj vstopi! let him come in!
naj bo very well!; all right!, agreed!, pogovorno O.K. arhaično so be it!
naj počiva v miru! may he rest in peace!
naj pride, kar hoče! come what may!
naj stane, kar hoče! cost what it may!
kaj naj to pomeni? what can (ali does) that mean?
kaj naj storim? what am I to do?
reci mu, naj pride! tell him to come!
naj ljudje rečejo, kar hočejo! let people say what they will!
naj je še tako mlad... young though he may be...
naj bodo (še tako) bogati, (oni) ne morejo... rich as they are (ali no matter how rich they may be), they cannot...
ne vemo, kaj naj naredimo s tem we don't know what to do with it
nisem vedel, ali naj se smejem ali jočem I did not know whether to laugh or to cry

nalóga task; (vaja) exercise; (dolžnost) duty; (sestavek, v šoli) theme, composition

domača nalóga homework
kazenska (šolska) nalóga imposition
težka nalóga a hard task
nehvaležna nalóga a thankless task
raziskovalna nalóga research project
dati komu nalógo to set someone a task
to ni lahka nalóga this is no easy task
to se mi ne zdi lahka nalóga I find it no easy task
stati pred težavno nalógo to be faced with a hard task
za posebno nalógo odrejena skupina vojakov task force
rešiti vse nalóge to complete an examination paper

namèn intention; purpose; end

v ta namèn for this purpose
v kakšen namèn? with what purpose, arhaično to what end?
z namènom, da... with the intention of (ali with a view to) (bi šli going)
namèn je jasen the intention is obvious
imeti namèn to plan, to intend
imeti skrite namène (žargon) to have something up one's sleeve
ustrezati namènu to answer the purpose
že nekaj dni imam namèn dati uro v popravilo I've been meaning to get my watch repaired for days
namèn posvečuje sredstva the end justifies (ali arhaično sanctifies) the means
nimam namèna, da bi vas žalil I have no wish to offend you
nimamo namèna, da bi odgovorili na to vprašanje we do not intend to answer (ali we have not the slightest intention of answering) this question
prišel sem z namènom, da bi govoril s teboj I came to have a word with you
rekel je to brez kakršnegakoli namèna he said that with no ulterior motive
ima najboljše namène he has the best intentions
ustrezati (služiti rabiti) namènu to answer (to serve) the purpose

napáčen wrong; false; incorrect

napáčno prislov wrong, wrongly
napáčno ime false (ali fictitious) name
ni napáčno! not bad!
napraviti napáčen korak to take a false step
ura gre napáčno the clock is (ali goes, is going) wrong
napáčno uganiti (nepravo zadeti) to guess wrong
napáčno razumeti to misunderstand
napáčno me razumete you misunderstand me, you mistake me
kaj se ti zdi napáčno pri tem? what do you find wrong with it?
na napáčnega je naletel (figurativno) he had come to the wrong shop
peljati se z napáčnim vlakom to take the wrong train
napáčno je držal knjigo he was holding the book the wrong way up
napáčno delati, narediti to act wrong, to do wrong
napáčno izgovoriti (obvestiti, pisati) to mispronounce (to misinform, to misspell)
napáčno peti to sing out of tune
napáčno (pre) soditi to misjudge
zelo napáčno je od tebe, da ga podpiraš it is very wrong of you to support him
zaiti na napáčna pota (figurativno) to take the wrong path (ali turning)
ne bi bilo napáčno, če bi to poskusili it wouldn't be a bad idea to try it, we see no harm in trying it
obrnil si se na napáč naslov (osebo) pogovorno you've come to the wrong shop
napáčna ideja a false idea
napáčen pojem a mistaken notion
napáčen odgovor a wrong answer
napáčen podatek, napáčna navedba false statement, misrepresentation
napáčna (telefonska) številka, napáčna zveza! sorry, wrong number!