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next⁴ [nekst] samostalnik
najbližji (sorodnik); naslednji (človek, otrok, pismo)

the next of kin najbližji sorodnik
the next to come naslednji, ki je prišel
in my next v mojem naslednjem pismu
in our next v naši naslednji številki

nézavest unconsciousness; faint; swoon; fainting, fainting fit

v nézavesti swooning
popolna nézavest dead faint
pasti v nézavest to faint away, to collapse in a swoon, to lose consciousness
padla je v nézavest she collapsed in a swoon

neznán unknown, not known; incognito

Neznani vojak, junak Unknown Warrior, Unknown Soldier
izlet v neznáno a mystery tour
neznán avtor anon

nezvestôba unfaithfulness, faithlessness, disloyalty; infidelity; perfidiousness, perfidy

nezvestôba v zakonu conjugal infidelity

nib [nib]

1. samostalnik
kljun; konica peresa, konica orodja

britanska angleščina pero; vozel v volni ali svili množina zdrobljena zrna kakava

2. prehodni glagol
ošiliti

nicety [náisiti] samostalnik
preciznost, točnost, natančnost, pedantnost; ostrina, strogost, (sodbe)
množina majhne razlike, nadrobnosti, odtenki

not to stand upon niceties ne biti prenatančen, ne jemati preresno
the niceties of life prijetnosti v življenju

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

night-watch [náitwɔč] samostalnik
nočna straža, nočni stražar

figurativno in the night-watch v nespečih nočeh

níhati to oscillate; to swing

oknica je nihala sem in tja v vetru the shutter swung to and fro in the wind
níhati med življenjem in smrtjo to hover between life and death
níhati sem in tja to swing back and forth
níhati med dvema mnenjema to waver (ali to vacillate)

nine¹ [náin] pridevnik
devet

nine times out of ten navadnoskoraj vedno
ameriško in the nine holes v težavah
to look nine ways for Sundays močno škiliti
nine-pence for fourpence bolniško zavarovanje
nine tenth devet desetin, skoraj vsi
nine winks kratko spanje, dremež
nine days' wonder kratkotrajna senzacija

nineteenth [náintí:nɵ]

1. pridevnik
devetnajsti

2. samostalnik
devetnajstina

sleng the nineteenth hole bar v golf klubu

nip² [nip]

1. prehodni glagol
uščipniti, ugrizniti, odščipniti, priščipniti; ščipati (mraz), posmoditi (slana), poškodovati (veter, mraz)
figurativno zatreti
sleng izmakniti, ukrasti; ujeti, zapreti (tatu)

2. neprehodni glagol
ščipati, gristi
tehnično zatikati se (stroj)

to nip in the bud v kali zatreti
nip ped by the ice okovan v led (ladja)

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

níti not even

níti... níti neither... nor
ne morem níti kupiti... I can't even buy...
níti odgovoril nisem I didn't even answer
níti telefoniral mi nisi, ko si bil v mestu! you never even gave me a ring (ali rang me up) when you were in town!
níti on níti njegova sestra neither he nor his sister

nítka (small) thread

viseti na nítki (biti v kritičnem, nevarnem položaju) to be (ali to hang, to tremble, to swing) in the balance, to hang on by the skin of one's teeth

nitrát kemija nitrate

predélati v nitrát, spojiti z nitrátom to nitrate

nitrogen [náitridžən] samostalnik
kemija dušik

nitrogen fixation sprememba prostega dušika v tehnično uporabne spojine

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

nóč night; night-time, nightfall; (tema) darkness, dark

do nóči till dark
pozno v nóč far into the night, till late at night
pred nóčjo before nightfall
vsako nóč every night, nightly
nóč za nóčjo night after night
sredi trde nóči in the dead of the night, at dead of night
preko nóči, čez nóč overnight
pod nóč in the dusk
vso, celo nóč all night (long)
neke nóči one (certain) night
preteklo nóč last night
cele nóči for whole nights
neke temne nóči on a dark night
lahko nóč! good night!
trajajoč vso nóč nightlong, all-night
nóč na dan (24 ur brez prekinitve) around the clock
mesečna nóč moonlit (ali moonlight) night
kresna nóč Midsummer Night
božična, sveta nóč religija Christmas Eve
novoletna nóč New Year's Eve
velika nóč religija Easter
poročna nóč wedding night, nuptial night
šentjernejska nóč zgodovina the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve
polarna nóč the polar night
viharna nóč a dirty night
nóč brez spanja a sleepless night, a restless night
1001 noč Arabian Nights' Entertainments pl, the Arabian Nights pl
nóč se dela it is getting dark; it is growing dark
biti različen kot nóč pa dan to be as different as chalk and cheese
prebiti dobro (slabo) nóč to have (ali to pass) a good (a bad) night
nóč in dan mislim na to I keep thinking of it night and day
vso nóč sem spal I slept the whole night (through)
prebil sem nóč brez spanja I had (ali passed) a sleepless night, I did not sleep a wink all night
vso nóč nisem niti za hip zatisnil očesa I could not get a wink of sleep all night
prekrokati nóč to make a night of it
prebdeti, prečuti nóč to sit up all night
on bdí dolgo v nóč he sits up late, he keeps late hours
delati nóč in dan to work night and day
ostati čez nóč (prenočiti) to stay the night
nóč ga je vzela he slipped away under cover of night