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nepriméren¹ unsuitable (za for), unsuited; wrong, inappropriate (za to); unbecoming; inconvenient; unfit, unfitting; inexpedient; (neumesten) improper, inapposite, out of place, unseasonable, inopportune; (nesposoben) inapt; (čas) wrong, inconvenient

nepriméren za mladino unfit for the young
neprimérno vedenje improper conduct
ob neprimérnem času at the wrong time
zelo neprimérno je... it is highly improper...
neprimérno prislov inappropriately, inopportunely

neprodíren impervious; impenetrable, (za tekočine) impermeable

neprodíren za zvok soundproof
neprodíren za krogle bulletproof
neprodíren za mraz impervious to cold

nesposóben incapable; unfit; unable, inept; unqualified, incompetent, inefficient

nesposóbna oseba (žargon) washout
nesposóben za kaj (za delo) (nasploh) incapable of something (of working), (zaradi bolezni) unfit for something (for work)
on je nesposóben za službo (figurativno) he is a misfit, he is a square peg in a round hole
bil je nesposóben za igranje he was unfit to play (za delo for work)

nesréča misfortune, bad luck, ill-fortune; calamity, adversity, reverse; (nezgoda) accident, disaster, misadventure, mischief

na nesréčo, k nesréči unfortunately, unluckily, by an unhappy accident
po nesréči by accident, accidentally
smrt po nesréči death by misadventure
smrtna nesréča accidental death, fatal accident
na mojo nesréčo unfortunately for me
prometna nesréča traffic accident
v sreči ali v nesréči in weal and woe
on je prava nesréča za svojo družino he is the bane of his family's life
nesréča je hotela, da je izgubil stavo as ill luck would have it, he lost his bet
pripetila se mu je nesréča he has had a misfortune
da bi bila nesréča še večja... to make matters worse..., to cap it all...
to ti bo prineslo nesréčo that will bring you bad luck
pripetila se nam je prometna nesréča we (have) met with an accident
sam riniti v nesréčo to make a rod for one's own back
nesréča me povsod zasleduje I'm always dogged by ill luck
nesréča redko sama pride misfortunes rarely come singly
nesréča nikoli sama ne pride misfortunes never come singly, troubles never come singly, it never rains but it pours
vsaka nesréča je za koga sreča it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
nobena nesréča ne traja večno every cloud has a silver lining
ne kličimo nesréče! (figurativno) touch wood!

neudóben uncomfortable; inconvenient; uneasy; (občutek) ill at ease; not homely, not homelike

neudóben za inconvenient for

neuspél unsuccessful; abortive

neuspél napad abortive attack
biti neuspél, izkazati se za neuspélo to prove abortive, to misfire

neuvrščênost nonalignment

gibanje za neuvrščênost nonalignment movement
politika neuvrščênosti nonalignment

nevárnost danger, peril; risk; jeopardy; dangerousness, perilousness, critical state

smrtna nevárnost danger of death
svarilo za nevárnost warning of danger
žarišče nevárnosti danger spot
brez vsake nevárnosti without any risk
ni nevárnosti there is no danger
biti v nevárnosti to be in jeopardy, to run a (oziroma the) risk
biti v smrtni nevárnosti to go in danger of one's life
biti iz (zunaj) nevárnosti to be out of danger; to be safe
izogibati se nevárnosti to keep out of danger
podati se v nevárnost, izpostaviti se nevárnosti to expose oneself to danger, to run a risk, to run into danger, to take risks
odvrniti, preprečiti nevárnost to avert, to obviate a danger
spraviti, izpostaviti koga v nevárnost to imperil someone, to expose someone to danger (ali risk), to endanger someone, to jeopardize someone, to imperil something, someone
ustrašiti se nevárnosti, umakniti se nevárnosti to shrink from risks
zavedati se nevárnosti to awake to one's danger

neveljáven invalid; void, null; null and void; (denar) not current; (vozovnica, vstopnica) not valld

proglasiti za neveljávno to annul, to invalidate, to void, to nullify; to abolish, to declare null and void
napraviti neveljávno (razveljaviti) to cancel, to quash; to set aside

nevoščljív envious (komu of someone); grudging, jealous

biti nevoščljív komu to envy someone
biti nevoščljív za kaj to grudge something
biti nevoščljív to be envious (ali jealous, grudging)

new¹ [nju:] pridevnik
nov; svež (kruh, mleko), mlad (krompir, vino); neizkušen, nevajen; neznan (to komu)
jezikoslovje moderen

avstralsko new chum nov naseljenec
New England Nova Anglija, šest vzhodnih držav v ZDA (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine)
New Egyptian koptovščina (jezik)
New Deal Rooseveltov progresivni program za ekonomsko in socialno obnovo ZDA po veliki krizi l.1929.
the New World novi svet, Amerika
New Testament nova zaveza
figurativno new blood sveža kri, življenjska sila
new departure popolna sprememba starih navad
as good as new skoraj nov
to lead a new life živeti drugačno življenje
astronomija new moon mladi mesec
figurativno new man prerojen človek
to put on the new man; ali to turn over a new leaf začeti novo življenje, poboljšati se
new woman moderna žena
an old dog can't learn new tricks star človek ne spremeni svojih navad

next¹ [nekst] pridevnik
naslednji, najbližji, sosednji (to)
sledeči, prvi (za)

next to poleg, takoj za, skoraj (nemogoče)
next door to v sosednji hiši, čisto blizu; figurativno skoraj
next door to death na pragu smrti
next to nothing skoraj nič
next to last predzadnji
next but one naslednji, drugi v vrsti
the next best thing to drugo najboljše za (tem)
(the) next moment naslednji trenutek
I will ask the next man vprašal bom prvega mimosdočega
what next? kaj še (želiš)?
šaljivo not till next do prihodnjič ne več
pravno next friend mladoletnikov zastopnik

nezapòslen nezaposlèn unemployed; unoccupied, idle; (igralec) evfemizem resting

nezapòslen, nezaposlèni pl the unemployed
dobivati podporo za nezapòslen, nezaposlène to draw unemployment benefit (ali the dole)
nezapòslen, nezaposlènim vstop prepovedan! admittance only on business!

nezaséden unoccupied; vacant

prositi za nezasédeno mesto to apply for a vacant place

níč nothing; not anything; nought; not a thing; arhaično, pesniško naught, ZDA nought

čisto níč nothing at all
prav níč, popolnoma níč nothing at all; nothing whatever
níč razen nothing but
níč več nothing more, no more, nothing further
za níč for nothing
za níč na svetu not for the world; not for love or money; not for anything
níč in zopet níč nothing-repeat-nothing, absolutely nothing
níč drugega nothing else
níč novega nothing new
níč takega nothing of the kind, none of that
níč koliko (= mnogo) very much, very many
toliko kot níč, skoraj níč next to nothing
za prazen níč for no reason
vse ali níč all or nothing, neck or nothing
meni níč, tebi níč quite coolly, bold as brass
níč manj kot... no less than, anything but...
prav níč slabši kot... no whit inferior to...
níč boljšega od no better than..., nothing like as good as...
to ti ni níč mar! none of your business!
to še ni níč that is nothing
to ni níč zame that is no use for me, that won't do for me
to ni níč vredno that is worthless
on ni níč boljši he isn't any better
iz tega ni bilo níč nothing came of it, it came to nothing
níč novega ni v časopisu there is nothing new in the paper
iz tebe ne bo nikoli níč you will never be anything, you are a worthless fellow (ali pogovorno a dead loss)
nisi prav níč prekmalu you are none too soon
če ni níč drugega! if that's all there is to it!
rezultat je 2 níč (2:0) šport the score is two nil
to ni níč v primeri s tem, kar sem nekoč videl that is nothing to what I once saw
iz níč ni níč nothing begets nothing, one cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs
ne morem níč za to I can't help it
níč ne dé, níč za to all right, there's no harm done, it doesn't matter, no matter, never mind
níč se ne da napraviti! there's nothing we can do (ali nothing to be done) about it!
(to ni važno) to níč ne pomeni this is of no consequence
níč ne marati, ne se meniti za níč not to care (ali pogovorno not to give a hoot) about anything
v níč devati to disparage, to belittle, to depreciate, to discredit, to attach no value (to)
níč več nimam povedati I have nothing more to say
s tem nimam níč opraviti I have nothing to do with it
to níč ne stane it is gratis, it is free, it may be had for the asking
na níč priti to be ruined, to come to grief
na níč spraviti koga to ruin someone
začel je z níč (v življenju) he started from nothing (ali from scratch)
kdor nič ne riskira, nič nima nothing venture, nothing gain

night [náit] samostalnik
noč; večer, mrak, tema (tudi figurativno)

at (ali by, in the) ponoči
all night (long) vso noč
night by night noč za nočjo
night and day noč in dan, vedno
in the dead of night v gluhi noči
a dirty night viharna noč
to bid (ali wish) s.o. good night želeti komu lahko noč
to have a night out (ali off) imeti prost večer
last night sinoči
the night before last predsinoči
to make a night of it krokati, prekrokati noč
pogovorno o'nights ponoči
to pass a good (bad) night dobro (slabo) spati
to stay the night at prenočiti v (kraju), pri (kom)
one-night stand enkratna predstava
this night drevi
to turn night into day ponoči delati
he went forth into the night noč ga je vzela

nit thread

nit za šivanje sewing thread
prašna nit botanika stamen
žarilna nit filament
življenjska nit the thread of life
živa nit (trihina, zoologija) threadworm, nematode
nit pri stroku (fižola ipd.) string
izgubiti nit svojih argumentov, misli to lose the thread of one's arguments, ideas
suhe niti ni bilo na meni I had not a dry thread (ali stitch of clothing) on me, I was wet to the skin
odstraniti niti (iz stroka) to string
vdeti nit v šivanko to thread a needle
njegovo življenje je viselo na niti his life hung by a thread

njuhálen snuff(-)

njuhálni tobak snuff
tobačnica za njuhálni tobak snuffbox

no¹ [nou] pridevnik
noben, nobeden

on no account pod nobenim pogojem nikakor
of no account nevažen, nepomemben
no one nihče
no man nihče, noben človek; kdor je vedno proti
no man's land sporno ozemlje, vojska ozemlje med dvema frontama
no parking parkiranje prepovedano
no such thing nič takšnega
there is no denying ne more se zanikati
there is no knowing (saying) nemogoče je vedeti (reči)
vojska, sleng no bon zanič, ne gre
no confidence vote glasovanje o nezaupnici
no doubt seveda, nedvomno
no end zelo, močno, silno
there is no end ni konca ne kraja
to have no end of a time odlično se zabavati
no fear brez strahu, brez bojazni
no go zaman, nemogoče
no meaning nesmisel
by no means nikakor ne
now no mistake dobro me poslušaj
and no mistake gotovo, brez dvoma
no odds nič ne de
no picnic ni lahko, ni šala
in no time takoj, nemudoma, hitro
no two ways about it ni druge izbire
no wonder ni čudno, naravno
no vent nikakor
no song no supper brez dela ni jela
no cards no flowers fraza v angleških osmrtnicah (brez vabil za pogreb, cvetje hvaležno odklanjamo)
no thourough-fare prepovedan prehod

no² [nou] prislov (za or)
ne; (s komparativom) nič, sploh ne

vojska, sleng no compree ne razumem
whether or no da ali ne
no sooner ... than komaj ... že
no sooner said than done rečeno - storjeno
let no sooner said than done rečeno storjeno
let us have no more of it dovolj besedi
no more nič več, ne več, niti
no little nemalo
no less than vsaj, najmanj, nič manj od
no less for vkljub
no longer ne več
no longer (ago) than yesterday šele včeraj