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merry² [méri] pridevnik (merrily prislov)
vesel, živahen; natrkan; smešen, zabaven
arhaično prijeten

as merry as a cricket (ali lark); ali as merry as the day is long zelo vesel, židane volje
to make merry zabavati se, veseliti se
to make merry over smejati se komu, norčevati se iz koga
a merry Christmas (to you)! vesel božič!
Merry England vesela, stara Anglija (zlasti za časa Elizabete I.)
the Merry Monarch vzdevek Charlesa II.

mêsen (of) meat; meaty; fleshy

mêsni cmok meatball
mêsni ekstrakt meat extract
mêsni izrastek fleshy growth
mêsna jed meat dish
mêsna hrana, dieta meat diet
mêsna konserva (v pločevinki) tinned (ZDA canned) meat, (doma narejena, v lončku itd.) potted meat
mêsna juha broth, beef tea, consommé, clear soup
kocka za mêsno juho beef stock tablet, bouillon cube
mêsna pašteta meat pie
mêsni sok gravy

mésiti to knead

(za)mésiti arhaično to impaste

mesne [mi:n] pridevnik
pravno vmesen, posreden

mesne interest vmesne obresti
mesne process postopek za aretacijo (zaradi nevarnosti pobega)
mesne profits dohodek od nezakonite posesti

mesó (hrana) meat; (živo) flesh; (sadno) pulp

divje mesó medicina proud flesh
dušeno mesó stewed meat, (beef) stew
goveje mesó beef
konservirano mesó, (mesó v konservah) preserved meat, tinned meat, ZDA canned meat
konjsko mesó horse meat
kuhano (pečeno, mastno, pusto, mehko, žilavo) mesó boiled (roast, fat, lean, tender, tough) meat
nasoljeno mesó corned beef
sesekljano mesó hash
surovo (prekajeno, sveže, zmrznjeno) mesó raw (smoked, fresh, frozen) meat
ovčje, koštrunovo mesó mutton
prašičje, svinjsko mesó pork
telečje mesó veal
barva mesa flesh colour, carnation
kavelj za obešanje mesa meat hook
kos mesa a slice of meat
lonec za kuhanje mesa pot for stewing (ali boiling) meat, a stew pot
strojček, mlinček za mletje mesa meat grinder; mincer
zastrupljenje z mesom botulism, ptomaine poisoning
nasoliti mesó to cure meat
sesekljati mesó to chop
sušiti mesó (v dimu) to dry meat, to smoke meat
lastno mesó in kri (figurativno) one's own flesh and blood
to mu je prešlo v mesó in kri (figurativno) it has become second nature with (ali to) him
začinjeno sesekljano mesó za nadev forcemeat (for stuffing)

mess¹ [mes] samostalnik
jed, obrok (jedi); krma, klaja
vojska, navtika obednica in dnevni prostor, menza, stalno omizje pri jedi, menaža
slabšalno godlja, ričet; nered, nesnaga, umazanija, svinjarija, zmešnjava
figurativno kaša zadrega, stiska

vojska, navtika at mess pri mizi, pri obedu
to go to mess iti k obedu, v menzo
officers' mess oficirska menza
in a mess v neredu, umazan; figurativno v kaši
to clear up the mess urediti stvari
to get into a mess skuhati si lepo kašo
figurativno to make a mess of pokvariti, skaziti
you made a nice mess of it lepo kašo si skuhal
he was a mess strašno je izgledal; figurativno bil je zelo zanemarjen
a pretty mess! lepa reč!
to sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage žrtvovati kaj boljšega za materialno korist

message¹ [mésidž] samostalnik
sporočilo (to komu)
vest
fiziologija impulz, signal

to go on (ali take) a message opraviti pot za koga
to bear a message nositi sporočilo
pogovorno he got the message razumel je
ameriško presidential message predsednikovo sporočilo kongresu

mésto¹ town; (veliko, VB) city, ZDA (že od 8.000 prebivalcev naprej) city; (kraj) locality, place; (v knjigi) passage; (služba) place, employment, post, (služabniško) situation; spot; stand, point

na méstu (takoj) on the spot, straight (ali right) away
v méstu in town
iz mésta from town
na samem méstu (kraju) pravo on the premises
na mojem méstu in my place
prav na tem méstu in this very place
na prvem méstu in the first place, first and foremost
častno mésto place of honour
glavno mésto capital, metropolis
podeželsko mésto country town
večno mésto the Holy City, Rome
industrijsko mésto manufacturing town
prazno mésto (služba) vacancy
dolnje mésto lower town (ali ZDA downtown)
gornje mésto upper (ali high) town
komandant mésta town major
zrasel v méstu townbred
sva iz istega mésta we are from the same place
ni na méstu (govoriti)... it is inappropriate (to speak)...
tu ni mést, da (bi govoril)... this is not the proper place (to speak)...
opazka ni bila na méstu (umestna) the remark was uncalled for
biti v méstu to be in town
ko bi jaz bil na tvojem méstu if I were in your place (ali position, figurativno shoes), if I were you
ne bi hotel biti na tvojem méstu I wouldn't like to he in your skin
vse mésto govori o tem it is the talk of the town, the whole town's talking about it
iti v mésto to go to (oziroma into) town
ne se ganiti z mésta not to stir
stopati na méstu to mark time
pojdite vsak na svoje mésto! go to your respective places!
potegovati se za kako mésto to apply for a post
postaviti koga na odgovorno mésto to place someone in a responsible position
vlak, ki vozi iz mésta (v mesto, v London) down train (up train)
vznemiriti mésto z velikim hrupom, razgrajanjem to paint the town red

mešálec mixer

mešálec betona concrete mixer
mešálec kart shuffler
mešálec za koktelje shaker

méter VB metre, ZDA meter

kvadratni (kubični) méter square (cubic) metre
prostorninski méter stacked cubic metre
po tekočem métru, za tekoči meter per running metre

mézda wage (s pl), pay

minimalna mézda minimum wage, living wage
osnovna mézda basic wage
visoke (nizke) mézde high (low) wages
povišanje mézd wage rise, wage increase
znižanje mézd wage cuts pl wage reductions pl
zamrznitev mézd wage freeze
delavec, ki dela za bedno mézdo wage slave
dobivati dobro mézdo to get good wages
mézde so bile povišane wages have gone up, there has been a pay rise

mídva we; the two of us

za naju oba for the two of us

míl (značaj) gentle, sweet; (podnebje) soft, mild, balmy, bland, temperate, genial; (ljubek) graceful; (obziren) benign, benignant, mild, indulgent, lenient; (zima) mild, gentle; (barva, zvok) mellow

pod mílim nebom in the open air
míla kazen a mild (ali lenient) punishment
míla klima mild climate
míl značaj mild temper
mílo povedano, rečeno to put it mildly, to say the least of it
zima je bila míla the winter was mild
drži se kot míla jera he is cutting a sorry figure
mílo soditi to judge leniently
sreča mi ni míla fortune does not favour me
vrniti mílo za drago to return tit for tat, to give as good as one got, to get one's own back, arhaično to give a Roland for an Oliver
vrnil sem mu mílo za drago I paid him back in his own coin; I served him with the same sauce

mile [máil] samostalnik
milja (1609 m)

nautical (ali sea) mile morska milja (1863 m)
miles easier (better, worse) mnogo lažje (boljše, slabše)
miles apart na milje oddaljen, figurativno neizmerno daleč
figurativno not to come within a mile of ne približati se niti za korak
give him an inch and he will take a mile če mu ponudiš prst, zagrabi celo roko
pogovorno that sticks out a mile to še slepec vidi
figurativno to miss s.th. by a mile popolnoma zgrešiti
navtika to make short miles hitro jadrati, pluti

militate [míliteit] neprehodni glagol
boriti se, vojskovati se, nasprotovati, govoriti (against proti, in favour of za)

the facts militate this opinion dejstva nasprotujejo temu mnenju, pobijajo to mnenje

mílo soap

brez míla soapless
izdelovalec míla soap manufacturer
izdelovanje míla soap making
škatla za mílo soapbox
mílo za britje shaving soap
gospodinjsko mílo household soap
navadno mílo plain soap
odišavljeno mílo scented soap
mehko mílo soft soap
toaletno mílo toilet soap
kos míla a cake (ali a tablet) of soap
z mazanjem nanesti mílo na kaj to soap something
variti, kuhati mílo to boil soap

milodár alms

dajanje milodárov charity; donations pl
dati komu milodár to give someone alms, to give someone charity
prositi za milodár to ask (ali beg) for alms, to ask for charity
živeti od milodárov to live on charity

mílost grace, mercy; pity; pardon; (prizanašaje) quarter; (naklonjenost) favour, benevolence

brez mílosti without mercy
Vaša mílost! Your Grace!, Your Honour!, Your Lordship!, Your Worship!
po božji mílosti by the grace of God
mílost! (prizanesite mi)! have a heart!, spare me!
prositi za mílost to cry for mercy, to sue for mercy
biti izročen, prepuščen mílosti in nemilosti koga to be left at the tender mercy of, to be at the mercy of
izkazati mílost to show mercy
biti v mílosti pri kom to be (ali to stand) high in someone's favour, to enjoy someone's favour, to be in favour with someone
prositi za mílost to ask (ali to plead) for mercy
predati se na mílost in nemilost to surrender unconditionally, to surrender at discretion
prepustiti se komu na mílost in nemilost to throw oneself on someone's mercy
živeti od mílosti koga drugega to live at another's mercy
živeti od tuje mílosti to be dependent on other people's help for one's livelihood
vojak je prosil za mílost the soldier asked (ali called, cried) for quarter

míloščina alms; charity; dole; charity gift; poor relief

oseba, ki živi od míloščine almsman, pauper, beneficiary
delitev míloščine almsgiving
kraj delitve míloščine arhaično almonry
skrinjica za míloščino poor box
dajati míloščino to give alms (to), arhaično to bestow alms (komu upon someone)
deliti míloščino to dispense alms
prositi za míloščino to ask for charity
živeti od míloščine to live on charity

mind¹ [máind] samostalnik
spomin; mišljenje, mnenje, nazor; misel; namen, volja, želja; pamet, razum; duh, duša; razpoloženje, čud; srce

the human mind človekov duh
history of the mind idejna zgodovina
things of the mind duhovne stvari
his is a fine mind je pametna glava
one of the greatest minds of his time eden največjih mislecev svojega časa
absence of mind raztresenost
presence of mind prisotnost duha
to be in two minds about s.th. kolebati, omahovati
to be of s.o.'s mind strinjati se s kom, biti istega mnenja
to be of the same mind biti istega mnenja
to bear (ali have, keep) s.th. in mind spomniti se zapomniti si
to bring (ali call) to mind spomniti (se)
to cast one's mind back v duhu se vrniti nazaj
to change one's mind premisliti se
the mind's eye vizija
in one's mind's eye v duhu, v domišljiji
to close one's mind to zapreti se vase, zapreti srce čemu
to come to mind priti na misel
to enter s.o.'s mind priti komu na misel
a frame (ali state) of mind duševno stanje, trenutno razpoloženje
to give one's mind to s.th. lotiti se česa zanimati se za kaj
to give s.o. a piece (ali bit) of one's mind učiti koga kozjih molitvic, odkrito povedati svoje mnenje o kom
to have a good (ali great) mind to nameniti se, biti trdno odločen za kaj
to have half a mind to biti skoraj odločen za kaj
to have s.th. on one's mind biti zaskrbljen zastran česa stalno misliti na kaj
to have an open mind biti brez predsodkov, nepristranski
to bave it in mind to do s.th. nameravati kaj storiti
to have s.th. in mind nameravati, imeti načrt, izbrati
to have no mind for ne imeti volje za kaj
to keep one's mind on kar naprej misliti na kaj
to keep an open mind počakati z odločitvijo
to know one's own mind biti odločen, vedeti kaj hočeš
not to know one's own mind biti poln dvomov, obotavljati se
to lose one's mind znoreti
to make up one's mind odločiti se
to make up one's mind to s.th. sprijazniti se s čim
to (ali in) my mind po mojem mnenju, meni pri srcu
many men, many minds kolikor glav, toliko misli
month's mind porodničina želja po jedi
my mind misgives me ne slutim nič dobrega
to open one's mind to zaupati komu svoje misli (čustva)
to pass (ali go) out of mind iti v pozabo, pozabiti kaj
to prey on one's mind ležati na duši
to put s.o. in mind of s.th. spomniti koga na kaj
to put s.tb. out of one's mind izbiti si kaj iz glave
in one's right mind pri zdravi pameti
out of one's (right) mind nor
to read s.o.'s mind brati komu misli, uganiti komu misli
pravno of sound mind and memory priseben
to set one's mind on ubiti si kaj v glavo, odločiti se za kaj
out of sight, out of mind kar ne vidiš, hitro pozabiš
to slip one's mind pozabiti
to speak one's mind odkrito govoriti
to take one's mind off prenehati misliti na kaj
to tell s.o. one's mind komu odkrito povedati svoje mnenje
time out of mind davno, pozabljeni časi
to turn one's mind to obrniti pozornost na kaj
to turn over in one's mind skrbno pretehtati, premisliti
it was a weight off my mind kamen se mi je odvalil od srca