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maščevánje vengeance, revenge, zastarelo avengement

kot (za) maščevánje za as vengeance for
krvno maščevánje blood feud
to bo moje maščevánje that will be my revenge
hlepeti po maščevánju to thirst for revenge
izpostaviti se maščevánju kake osebe to lay oneself open to someone's vengeance
skušati si najti (se maščevati) nad kom to seek vengeance upon someone
tak pokol vpije po maščevánju such slaughter cries (ali calls) to heaven for vengeance

maščeváti to avenge, to revenge

maščeváti koga to avenge someone
maščeváti se nad to avenge oneself on (someone), to be revenged on (someone), to wreak vengeance upon (someone), to get one's own back
maščeváti se za to take vengeance for (kaj something), to avenge (something)
maščeváti se komu za kaj to avenge oneself on someone for something, to be avenged on someone for something, to wreak revenge on someone for something, to retaliate against someone for something
maščeval se bom I'll be revenged, pogovorno I'll get my own back

mat¹ [mæ t] samostalnik
rogoznica, predpražnik, namizni podstavek; (zmešana) štrena; groba vreča za kavo, trgovska teža za kavo

to go to the mat with s.o. prepirati se s kom
to leave s.o. on the mat pustiti koga pred vrati, ne sprejeti ga
vojska, sleng on the mat v stiski, na raportu

match² [mæč] samostalnik
enak ali enakovreden človek (stvar)
ekonomija ista kvaliteta; ženitev, možitev, zakon, (dobra) partija
šport igra, tekma

to be (more than) a match for s.o. biti komu kos
to be a bad (good) match slabo (dobro) se ujemati
his match njemu enakovreden, njegova žena
to make a match of it poročiti se
a love match zakon iz ljubezni
to meet (ali find) one's match najti sebi enakovrednega

máti mother

stara máti grandmother, pogovorno granny, grannie, gran, (otroško) nana
máti Zemlja Mother Earth
brezsrčna máti unnatural mother
máti božja religija Mother of God, Our Lady, Holy Virgin
máti žalosti religija Our Lady of Sorrows
pisana máti (mačeha) stepmother
krušna máti foster mother
nezakonska máti unmarried mother
rodna máti one's own mother
brez matere motherless
posvetovalnica za matere maternity department, pogovorno maternity, (pred porodom) antenatal clinic
morilec, umor matere matricide
brat po materi uterine brother
postati máti to become a mother
držati se matere za krilo to cling to one's mother's apron strings
kot máti skrbeti za koga to mother someone

mátičen

mátično društvo central society, central (ali main) branch (of an association)
mátični navoj nut thread, internal thread, female thread
sveder za mátične navoje nut tap
mátična knjiga register, record
vpisati v mátično knjigo to register, to matriculate, to enter someone's name in a register
mátični urad registry office, registry
poročiti se na mátičnem uradu to get married in a registry office
mátična banka (podjetje, ladja, rastlina) parent bank (enterprise, craft, plant)

matter¹ [mǽtə] samostalnik
materija, snov, stvar; medgnoj
pravno zadeva, predmet
množina (brez člena) stvari, reči; povod, vzrok (for za)
predmet, tema, vsebina (knjige)
tisk rokopis, stavek; važnost (of)

organic matter organska snov
gaseous matter plinasto telo
pravno the matter in (ali at) hand pričujoča zadeva
pravno matter in controversy sporna zadeva
pravno matter in issue sporna zadeva; stvar, ki jo je treba še dokazati
a matter of taste stvar okusa
a matter of time vprašanje časa
printed matter tiskovina, tiskovine
postal matter vse stvari, ki se lahko pošiljajo po pošti
no matter ni važno
as near as no matter skoraj, za las
as a matter of course samo po sebi umevno
as a matter of fact v resnici, pravzaprav
for that matter; ali for the matter of kar se tega tiče
a hanging matter zločin, ki se kaznuje s smrtjo
in the matter of glede na kaj
no laughing matter ni šala, resna zadeva
in matter and manner formalno in resnično
to leave the matter open pustiti vprašanje odprto
to make much matter of pripisovati čemu veliko važnost
not to mince matters ne slepomišiti, povedati odkrito
to make matters worse poslabšati stvari
to carry matters too far iti predaleč
as matters stand kakor sedaj kaže
to take matters easy nalahko jemati, ne delati si skrbi
what matter? in kaj potem?
what's the matter? kaj pa je?
what's the matter with this? je kaj narobe s tem?

may³ [méi] glagol
pomanjkljiv moči, smeti; utegniti

come what may naj se zgodi kar hoče
you may well say so ti lahko govoriš, lahko tebi
be that as it may kar bo, pa bo
may he live long naj dolgo živi!
may you be happy! da bi bil srečen!
it may happen utegne se zgoditi

May² [méi] samostalnik
maj
figurativno mladost, pomlad
figurativno (tudi may) cvet, čas cvetenja
botanika (may) glog

Mays izpit v majskem roku; majska veslaška regata v Cambridgeu
ameriško May basket prvomajsko darilo prijateljici (ki se ga obesi na kljuko)
in May v maju, maja

mazáštvo quackery, bungling

pečati se z mazáštvom to dabble (especially in medicine); to be a quack; to bungle

mean¹ [mi:n] pridevnik
nizek, navaden, manjvreden (stan, rod); boren, reven, oguljen, odrgnjen, umazan; nepomemben; prostaški, nizkoten, podel; skop, stiskaški
ameriško, pogovorno popadljiv, hudoben (konj)
ameriško, pogovorno bolehen

mean birth nizek rod
no mean achievement zelo dober uspeh
no mean foe sovražnik, ki ni za podcenjevanje
no mean scholar pametna glava. pomemben učenjak
ameriško mean white siromašen belec na jugu ZDA
ameriško to feel mean over sramovati se česa

measure² [méžə]

1. prehodni glagol
meriti, izmeriti, odmeriti; umeriti (obleko); oceniti, soditi, presoditi (by po)
primerjati, meriti (with s, z)
prehoditi

2. neprehodni glagol
meriti

it measures 8 inches meri 8 inčev
to measure s.o. for (a suit of clothes) vzeti komu mero (za obleko)
to be (ali get) measured for (a suit) dati si vzeti mero (za obleko)
to measure one's length pasti ko dolg in širok
to measure swords with preizkusiti svojo moč
to measure one's strength with s.o. meriti se s kom
to measure other people's corn by one's own bushel soditi druge po sebi
to measure s.o. with one's eye premeriti koga z očmi
to measure s.o. from top to toe premeriti koga od glave do pete

méč sword

dvorezen méč double-edged sword
méč dvoročnik two-handed sword
méču podoben sword-like
ročaj méča (sword) hilt
pas za méč sword belt
nosilec méča sword-bearer
nožnica méča scabbard, sheath
rana od méča sword cut
udarec z méčem stroke of the sword
z ognjem in méčem by fire and sword
na konici méča (figurativno) at the point of the sword
z golim méčem with drawn sword
ples (plesalec) z méči sword dance (dancer)
z méčem v roki sword in hand
brez udarca z méčem without striking a blow
izvleči, potegniti méč (iz nožnice) to draw the sword
nasaditi se, vreči se na méč to hurl oneself on one's sword
spopasti se z méči to cross swords
uničiti z ognjem in méčem to annihilate (ali to destroy) with fire and sword
vtakniti méč v nožnico to sheathe the sword (tudi figurativno)

méd -ú honey

gozdni, divji méd, -ú wild honey
turški méd, -ú Turkish delight
méd, -ú v satovju honey in the comb
tekoč méd, -ú liquid honey, pure honey
trcan méd, -ú strained honey
sladek kot méd, -ú sweet as honey, honey-sweet
méd, -ú in mleko milk and honey
iti, prodajati se za méd, -ú (figurativno) to sell like hot cakes
to gre za méd, -ú (figurativno) it's going like hot cakes
nabirati méd, -ú to gather honey
dežela, kjer se cedita méd, -ú in mleko a land flowing with milk and honey

mèd (predlog) (mèd dvema) between, pesniško betwixt; (med mnogimi) among, amongst, amid(st); (časovno) during

mèd učno uro during the lesson
biti mèd dvema alternativama to be between two alternatives
nobene podobnosti ni mèd njima there is no likeness between them, they bear no likeness to each other
to naj ostane mèd nama this must remain a secret between us
mèd nama rečeno between you and me, between ourselves, humoristično between you, me and the gatepost
lebdeti mèd nebom in zemljo to hover between heaven and earth
zaprt med štirimi stenami shut up within four walls
oče je razdelil svoje imetje mèd otroke the father shared his property among his children
mèd štirimi očmi in private, tête-à-tête
je razlika mèd njim in menoj there is a difference between him and me
ni ga več mèd nami he is no more amongst us
razdeliti si vsoto mèd seboj! divide the sum among you!, pogovorno split the lot between you!
ženijo, poročajo se mèd seboj they intermarry

Mede [mi:d] samostalnik
prebivalec Medije

the laws of the Medes and Persians zakoni, ki se nikoli ne spreminjajo, obče veljavni zakoni

medíti to let (fruit) ripen; to sweeten

medíti se to ripen; to mellow; to mature

medtém in the meantime; meanwhile; in the interval; ZDA betweentimes

medtém se je zgodilo mnogo stvari many things have happened in between, much water has flown under the bridge
kje boš ti medtém where will you be meanwhile
medtém ko while, whilst
medtém ko delam while I work
njegov brat je bogat, medtém ko je on reven his brother is rich while he is poor

meet¹ [mi:t] pridevnik
arhaično (meetly prislov) primeren, prikladen

it is meet that prav je, da; spodobi se, da

mêgla (gosta) fog; mist; (redka) haze; astronomija nebula

gosta mêgla thick mist
pas goste mêgle (nad morjem) fog-bank
zelo gosta mêgla pea-souper
zadržan zaradi mêgle (o ladji) fogbound
z dimom mešana mêgla smog
signal v gosti mêgli (železnica) fogger, fog signal, (zvočni) foghorn
umetna mêgla smoke screen
bila je gosta mêgla it was foggy
mêgla se dviga fog is rising
mêgla se spušča, pada fog is coming down
opoldne se je mêgla dvignila at noon the mist lifted
postaviti signale (petarde) zaradi goste mêgle to set fog warning signals (detonators)
videti stvari v mêgli to see things in a mist
zaviti v mêglo to mist