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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

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

mímo by; past; passing; over; (= razen) beside

mímo mene (proti moji volji) against my will, (brez mene) without me, (brez moje privolitve) without my consent
iti mímo to pass by
šel je tu mímo he passed by here
šla je mímo cerkve she went past the church
peljati se mímo to drive past
vsi mímo (= razen mene) all (ali everyone) except me, all but me, all but I

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

minded [máindid] pridevnik
razpoložen, voljan, rad; čemu vdan, privržen, naklonjen (v sestavljenkah)

if you are so minded če je to tvoj namen
air-minded ki se nagiba k letalstvu
evil-minded zlonameren
high-minded plemenit
narrow-minded ozek, tesnosrčen
open-minded širokosrčen
sport-minded ki ima rad šport

miníti (poteči) to be over, to run out; to expire, to elapse, to lapse; (leta) roll by, to roll on; (iti mimo) to pass by, to go by

učna ura je minila the lesson is over
rok je minil the deadline has passed
skoraj ne mine teden, da ne bi deževalo hardly a week goes by without it raining
kako hitro mine čas! how (quickly) time flies (ali slips by)!
minilo me je to (= naveličal sem se tega) I got tired of it
ni ga še minila njegova norost he hasn't got over his folly yet

minus¹ [máinəs] predlog
matematika minus, manj
pogovorno brez

he came back minus a leg vrnil se je z eno nogo

mír peace; (mirovanje) tranquillity, quietness, calm, stillness, rest

v míru at peace (z with)
v míru in vojni at peace and at war
brez míru peaceless
mír! quiet!, silence!
mír, prosim! quiet, please!
mír za vsako ceno peace at any price
mír pred viharjem a hush (ali a lull) before the storm
časten mír peace with honour
srčni mír a quiet mind
duševni mír peace (ali tranquillity) of mind
javni mír public peace
motenje javnega míru disturbance (ali breach) of the peace, riot
kršilec míru peacebreaker, disturber of the peace
kršitev míru breach of the peace, violation of the peace
grožnja míru threat to peace
pipa míru calumet, peace pipe, pipe of peace
pogodba o míru peace treaty
sklenitev míru conclusion of peace, making peace
proslava míru celebration of peace
zagovornik míru advocate of peace, pogovorno dove
ki ljubi mír peace-loving
zaradi ljubega mírú for peace' sake
ohranitev mírú preservation (ali maintenance)
mír bodi z vami! peace be with you!
ta deček ni nikoli pri míru this boy is fidgety
ni imel mírú, dokler ni... he knew no peace till...
kaliti kršiti mír to break the peace
ne si privoščiti mírú to take no rest
pusti me pri míru! leave (ali let) me alone!, stop bothering me!
skleniti mír to make peace, to conclude peace
ohraniti mír to keep peace
naj počiva v míru! may he rest in peace!, peace to his ashes!
prositi za mír to sue for peace
vzdrževati mír to maintain peace
vzpostaviti mír to restore peace (red order)
zagotoviti, zavarovati mír to ensure peace
želimo si samó mírú all we want is to be left in peace
živeti v míru to live in peace, to be at peace (s kom with someone)
boriti se za mír, čuvati mír to strive for peace, to wage peace

mirror² [mírə] prehodni glagol
odbijati, odsevati

to be mirrored in zrcaliti se v

mischief [misčif] samostalnik
škoda, nesreča, zlo, vzrok nesreče neprilika; zloba, krivica objestnost, prešernost, nagajrvost, navihanost, vragolija
pogovorno navihanec, vražič

to be up to (ali full of) mischief pripravljati vragolijo
to do s.o. a mischief škoditi komu, storiti komu krivico; vulgarno raniti, ubiti
to get into mischief zabresti v neprilike
to keep out of mischief izogibati se zlu, biti dober
to make mischief between sejati razdor med
to mean mischief snovati zlo
to play the mischief with grdo ravnati s, z
napraviti nered, to run into mischief zaiti v nevarnost
what (who, how, where) the mischief kaj (kdo, kako, kje) za vraga
the mischief of it is that nerodna stvar pri tem je, da
there is mischief brewing nekaj se kuha
the mischief was a nail in the tyre vzrok nesreče je bil žebelj v pnevmatiki

misconduct² [miskəndʌ́kt] prehodni glagol
slabo voditi, slabo upravljati

to misconduct o.s. slabo se vesti

mísel thought; idea

v míslih in mind, in one's thoughts
bogat z míslimi rich (ali fertile) in ideas
istih mísli like-minded, of the same mind
zatopljen v mísli engrossed (ali sunk, lost in thought)
vodilna mísel chief (ali principal) idea
že sama mísel na to the mere thought of it, merely thinking of it
prenos mísli thought-transference
branje mísli thoughtreading
svoboda mísli freedom of thought, free thought
črne mísli mi rojé po glavi I am in the doldrums
njegovo ime mi ne pride na mísel his name has slipped my memory
često vas imam v míslih you are often in my thoughts
kako si prišel na to mísel? what put such an idea into your head?
njegova edina mísel je, kako priti do denarja his sole thought is to make money
priti komu na mísel to be remembered by someone, to come (back) to mind, to be in someone's thoughts
nikoli mi ni to prišlo na mísel it never entered my head (ali my mind)
na mísel mi pride it occurs to me, it comes into (ali it crosses) my mind, I discover (da... that)
imeti samó eno mísel to have but one thing in mind (ali one thought)
tolar bi dal, da bi (zdajle) vedel za tvoje mísli! (figurativno)a penny for your thoughts!, a penny for them!
v glavo mi je šinila mísel, da... it suddenly occurred to me, the thought struck me that...
ne morem slediti tvoji mísli I don't follow you, I don't get your drift, I don't see what you're driving at
v míslih te vidim I can see you in my mind (ali in my mind's eye)
ni mu prišlo na mísel, da bi plačal svoj dolg he had no thought of paying his debt
brati, uganiti mísli koga to read someone's thoughts
želja je rodila mísel the wish is father to the thought
zaupati komu svoje mísli to open one's mind to someone
ne morem se znebiti, (otresti) te mísli I cannot banish (dismiss) this thought from my mind, I cannot get rid of this idea
kolikor glav, toliko mísli many men, many minds
še na mísel mi ne pride, da bi to storil I would not dream of doing it

misfit [misfít]

1. samostalnik
neprimernost, slabo krojena obleka, kar slabo pristaja
figurativno posebnež, izrojenec

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
slabo pristajati, biti neprimeren za kaj

that's a misfit to se poda kot svinji sedlo

mísliti to think (na of, o about); to believe; (premišljevati) to cogitate (o upon) to reflect (o upon), to meditate

logično mísliti to reason (o about, on); (natančno, skrbno pretehtati) to deliberate; (meniti, domnevati) to mean, to suppose; ZDA to guess, to reckon; (biti mnenja) to be of the opinion; (predstavljati si) to imagine, to fancy, to conceive, to envisage, to realize; (upoštevati) to consider, to contemplate; (nameravati) to intend, ZDA to figure
mislim da I think so, I suppose so, I should think so
mislim da ne I don't think so
mislim, da imate prav I dare say you are right
ne morem si mísliti, da... I cannot imagine that...
na to ni mísliti it's not to be thought of; that is out of the question
to mi da mísliti this sets me thinking, this gives me food for thought, this makes me ponder
kaj misliš o tem? what is your opinion about it?, what's your idea?
povem, kar mislim I speak my mind
mislim si svoje I have my own idea (ali ideas)
mislili bomo na to we shall think of it, we shall not forget it
na kaj (na koga) misliš? what (whom) are you thinking of?
ni mísliti, da... it is not to be supposed that...
ona dobro misli (hoče, namerava) she means well, her intentions are good
ne misli več na to! don't give it another thought!, forget about it!
oni dobro mislijo o tebi they think well of you, they have a good opinion of you
nemogoče si je mísliti, da... it is unthinkable that...
kaj misliš storiti? what do you intend to do?
kaj pa misliš! what are you thinking of?
misli name! remember me!
to sem si mislil I thought so, I thought as much
tega si ne bi mislil od tebe I wouldn't have expected that from you, I am surprised at you
mísliti pri sebi to think to oneself
to si lahko mislim I can well imagine (that)
on misli le nase he only thinks of himself (ali pogovorno number one)
človek bi mislil, da... anyone (ali one) would think that...
mislim, da ne bo prišel I do not think he will come
jaz mislim drugače I don't agree, I beg to differ
kdo pa mislite, da sem jaz? who (ali arhaično whom) do you take me for?
mislite si, kar hočete! you may think what you like!
kdo bi si bil to mislil! who would have thought it!
o njem mislijo, da je bogat he is thought (ali supposed) to be rich
takó se splošno misli that is the current opinion
mislim, da je stara 30 let I imagine (ali I guess) she is (ali must be) thirty
mísliti s svojo glavo to do some indepenedent thinking
še v sanjah ne mislim nothing is further from my mind
javnost misli the public feeling is...
ne mislim nič hudega I mean no harm
menda ne misliš, da... you don't suppose that...?
ne bi si bil mislil, da so tako pošteni I would not have credited them with so much honesty
tega ne misliš zares (resno)? you don't mean it?, surely you can't be serious?
mislimo vse najbolje o tvojem prijatelju we hold your friend in the highest esteem
ona misli le na svojo zabavo she thinks of nothing but her own pleasure
takó jaz ne mislim that's not my way of thinking
glasno mísliti to think aloud, to think out loud

miss² [mis] samostalnik
udarec v prazno, napačen sklep zakasnitev, zgrešitev, neuspeh, pogrešek
ameriško, pogovorno splav (otroka); slepi vžig

to give s.th. a miss izogniti se čemu; pobegniti pred čem
a lucky miss uspel, srečen pobeg
a miss is as good as a mile zgrešeno je zgrešeno
every shot a miss vsak strel je zgrešil

mist¹ [mist] samostalnik
megla, pršec
figurativno megla (pred očmi)
figurativno nadih (na steklu)

to cast a mist before s.o.'s eyes slepiti koga, imeti koga za norca
to go away in a mist razbliniti se
to be in a mist biti zbegan

mistaken [mistéikən] pridevnik (mistakenly prislov)
napačen, zmoten, napačno razumljen

to be mistaken motiti se
we were quite mistaken in him motili smo se o njem

mistress [místris] samostalnik
gospodarica, gospodinja, mojstrica, vladarica; gospa (Mrs.)
britanska angleščina učiteljica; ljubica

she is mistress of berself zna se obvladati
britanska angleščina Mistress of the Robe prva komornica angleške kraljice

míš zoologija mouse, pl mice

poljska míš field mouse
gorska míš (egiptovski skakač) jerboa
vodna míš shrew mouse
slepe míši (igra) blind man's buff
ne ptič ne míš neither fish, flesh nor fowl
moker sem kot míš (figurativno) I am soaking wet
bil je moker kot míš he was soaked to the skin
reven kot cerkvena míš as poor as a church mouse
igrati se slepe míši to play blind man's buff
loviti míši to catch mice, (maček) to mouse
prežati kot mačka na míš to watch like a cat watching a mouse
videti bele míši (imeti delirium tremens) (žargon) to see pink elephants
kadar mačke ni doma, míši plešejo when the cat's away the mice will play
tresla se gora, rodila se míš (figurativno) the mountain has laboured, the mountain has brought forth a mouse