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napitnína tip; gratuity

dati komu napitníno to tip someone, to give someone a tip
dal sem mu dolar napitníne I tipped him a dollar, I gave him a dollar tip
prepovedano je dajati napitníno! no tipping allowed!
napitnína prepovedana! tipping prohibited!

napkin [nǽpkin] samostalnik
prtič, brisača
britanska angleščina plenica

sanitary napkin ženski (mesečni) vložek
to lay up in a napkin spraviti kaj, ne uporabljati

naplêsti to knit the quantity desired; to do the knitting (itd.); to get the knitting (itd.) done

naplêsti komu kaj to play a (dirty) trick on someone

napotíti to direct; to instruct, to give instructions

napotíti k, na to refer to
napotíti se to set off; to start for a place, to leave for, to go to, to make for

napótnica

napótnica za bolnišnico doctor's note (directing patient to hospital)
priti v hotel z napótnico potovalne agencije to arrive at a hotel with a note (ali chit, introductory letter) from a travel agency

napráva apparatus; device; contrivance, gadget; gear; instrument; work; installation; mechanism

napráva za gretje heating system
nova napráva za gretje avtomobilov a new car heater
dvigalne napráve lifting gear
pristajalne napráve landing gear
krmilne napráve steering gear
varnostna napráva safety device
zavorna napráva braking system

napráviti to do; (izdelati) to make; to render; to manage; to work out; to bring about; (urediti) to organize, to manage; (izvršiti) to accomplish, to execute; (proizvesti) to produce, to manufacture, to fabricate; (povzročiti) to effect, to bring about, to create

tu se ni dalo nič napráviti there was nothing to be done
napráviti izpit to pass an examination
napráviti uslugo to do (someone) a favour, to render (someone) a service
napráviti po svoje to suit oneself
napráviti koga pametnejšega to make someone wiser
uspeh ga je napravil nestrpnega success made him impatient
starost je iz njega napravila sitneža old age had made him peevish
napráviti potovanje to make a journey
napráviti načrt to make a plan
napráviti ogenj to make a fire
napráviti napako to make a mistake
kako napravite, da odprete to ključavnico? how do you manage to open this lock?
napráviti se (obleči se) to dress
napráviti se bolnega to pretend to be ill

naprédek progress; advance, advancement; (izboljšanje) betterment, mend, improvement

naprédek civilizacije the progress of civilization
to je že naprédek this is a (real) step forward
sile naprédka the forces of progress, progressive forces

napréden progressive; advanced; holding modern (ali advanced) views; abreast of the times

naprédna stranka a progressive party

napredováti to make progress, to progress (v in); to get on, to get along; to be promoted

počasi napredováti to make slow progress; to make little headway
zelo je napredoval he has made considerable progress
napredoval je v čin stotnika he was promoted to the rank of captain
napredoval je za eno stopnjo he has been moved up one rank (ali step)
kdaj je napredoval (v službi) when did he get his promotion?
kdaj bo napredoval na višji položaj? when will he be promoted to a higher post?

napŕstnik thimble

poln napŕstnik (tekočine) a thimbleful

naráslost

naráslost reke rise in the level of a river

naráva nature

po narávi by nature, according to nature, naturally
proti narávi against (ali contrary to) nature, unnatural
ljubitelj naráve lover of nature
muha(vost) naráve (spaček) a freak of nature
opazovanje naráve (opis) naráve observation (description) of nature
otrok naráve a child of nature
plačilo v narávi (v naturalijah) payment in kind
varstvo naráve preservation of natural beauties
urad za varstvo naráve Nature Conservancy
plačati v narávi to pay in kind
to mu je postala druga naráva (figurativno) it has become second nature with him
(na)risati po narávi to draw (ali to sketch) from life
slikan (portretiran) po narávi portrayed to the life
to je proti moji narávi it is contrary to my nature
prerasti, preiti v narávo to grow into habit
naráva dela nature of activity

naravnáti to adjust; to regulate; to put (ali to set) right, to set in order

naravnáti uro po radiu, po kolodvorski uri to set (ali to regulate) a watch (oziroma a clock) by the radio, by the station clock

naredíti to do; (izdelati) to make, to manufacture; (izvršiti) to carry out, to perform, to execute; (dovršiti) to bring to an end, to complete

kaj naredíti? what is to be done?
ne vem kaj naredíti (figurativno) I am all at sea
kaj naj človek naredi? what is one to do?
prav vse (možno) naredíti to leave no stone unturned
nerad kaj naredíti to do something with a bad grace
površno, slabo naredíti to bungle
naredíti čemu konec to put an end to something
naredíti napako to make a mistake (ali a blunder)
naredíti komu uslugo to do someone a service (ali a favour)
naredíti komu slabo uslugo to do someone a bad turn, to do someone a disservice
rad kaj naredíti to do something willingly, to do something with a good grace
to bi se dalo naredíti that could be done
naredíti se nevednega to pretend not to know, to act as if one did not know
naredil sem se gluhega I pretended to be deaf
naredíti se bolnega to feign illness, to malinger
naredil sem (se), kot da sem jezen I pretended to be angry

naročén¹ ordered; on order; made to order; commissioned

biti naročén (o blagu) to be on order
biti naročén na časopis to take a paper
prihajaš kot naročén! well met!; well-timed!

naročílo order; command; errand; (čezmorsko) indent

ponovno naročílo repeat order
poskusno naročílo trial order
narejen po naročílu made to order
dotok naročíl a flow of orders
poplava naročíl a spate of orders
po naročílu to order, on order
imeti v naročílu to have on order
izvršiti naročílo ekonomija to complete an order
preklicati naročílo to countermand an order

naróčje arms pl; lap

polno naróčje armful
imeti v naróčju to have on one's lap
sedeti komu v naróčju to sit on someone's lap
pasti komu v naróčje to be folded in someone's arms (ali in someone's embrace)
sreča mu je padla v naróčje he has had a windfall (ali an unexpected stroke of good luck, good fortune)
držati roke v naróčju to sit with one's hands folded, (lenost) to be idle
vrgla se mu je v naróčje she flung herself (ali she flew) into his arms
vrniti se v naróčje Cerkve to return to the bosom of the Church

národ nation

bojevit národ a warlike people
Združeni Narodi United Nations pl
OZN United Nations Organization
Zveza narodov the League of Nations

narrow¹ [nǽrou] pridevnik (narrowly prislov)
ozek, tesen; omejen, pičel, suh, mršav; stisnjen (oči); ozkosrčen; natančen, temeljit (preiskava)
britanska angleščina skop (with)

by a narrow margin z majhno prednostjo
to have a narrow squeak za las uiti, komaj uiti
a narrow inspection natančen pregled
to live in narrow circumstances živeti v bedi
narrow majority majhna večina
to make a narrow escape komaj (za las) uiti
in the narrower sense of the word v ožjem pomenu besede
geografija the Narrow Seas Rokavski preliv in Irsko morje
figurativno the narrow way trnova pot
narrow vowels ozki samoglasniki
within narrow bounds zelo omejen