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namêsti² to collect by sweeping

veter je namel snega (peska) the wind has piled up snowdrifts (banks of sand)
nametlo je snega, da ni bilo mogoče priti v vas snowdrifts made the village inaccessible

namésto instead of; in place of; by way of

namésto koga arhaično in someone's stead
pojdi tja namésto mene! go there instead of me (ali arhaično in my stead)
namésto da bi ostal doma... instead of staying at home...

namŕdati namŕdniti to distort

namŕdati, namŕdniti se to pull a face, to make a (wry) face; to wrinkle one's nose, to shoot out one's lips, to screw up one's mouth
ni, da bi se namrdnil ob tem this is not to be sneezed at

napáčen wrong; false; incorrect

napáčno prislov wrong, wrongly
napáčno ime false (ali fictitious) name
ni napáčno! not bad!
napraviti napáčen korak to take a false step
ura gre napáčno the clock is (ali goes, is going) wrong
napáčno uganiti (nepravo zadeti) to guess wrong
napáčno razumeti to misunderstand
napáčno me razumete you misunderstand me, you mistake me
kaj se ti zdi napáčno pri tem? what do you find wrong with it?
na napáčnega je naletel (figurativno) he had come to the wrong shop
peljati se z napáčnim vlakom to take the wrong train
napáčno je držal knjigo he was holding the book the wrong way up
napáčno delati, narediti to act wrong, to do wrong
napáčno izgovoriti (obvestiti, pisati) to mispronounce (to misinform, to misspell)
napáčno peti to sing out of tune
napáčno (pre) soditi to misjudge
zelo napáčno je od tebe, da ga podpiraš it is very wrong of you to support him
zaiti na napáčna pota (figurativno) to take the wrong path (ali turning)
ne bi bilo napáčno, če bi to poskusili it wouldn't be a bad idea to try it, we see no harm in trying it
obrnil si se na napáč naslov (osebo) pogovorno you've come to the wrong shop
napáčna ideja a false idea
napáčen pojem a mistaken notion
napáčen odgovor a wrong answer
napáčen podatek, napáčna navedba false statement, misrepresentation
napáčna (telefonska) številka, napáčna zveza! sorry, wrong number!

napásti¹ (napadem) to attack; to assault, to assail; to fall upon; to invade; (jurišati) to storm, to charge; (z besedami, v tisku) to denounce, to inveigh against

napásti iz zasede to ambush, to waylay
napásti koga to make an assault upon someone
ki se da napásti assailable

napóta impediment; obstacle

to mi je v napóto that gets in my way
glej, da jim ne boš delal napóte see you don't get in their way

napráviti to do; (izdelati) to make; to render; to manage; to work out; to bring about; (urediti) to organize, to manage; (izvršiti) to accomplish, to execute; (proizvesti) to produce, to manufacture, to fabricate; (povzročiti) to effect, to bring about, to create

tu se ni dalo nič napráviti there was nothing to be done
napráviti izpit to pass an examination
napráviti uslugo to do (someone) a favour, to render (someone) a service
napráviti po svoje to suit oneself
napráviti koga pametnejšega to make someone wiser
uspeh ga je napravil nestrpnega success made him impatient
starost je iz njega napravila sitneža old age had made him peevish
napráviti potovanje to make a journey
napráviti načrt to make a plan
napráviti ogenj to make a fire
napráviti napako to make a mistake
kako napravite, da odprete to ključavnico? how do you manage to open this lock?
napráviti se (obleči se) to dress
napráviti se bolnega to pretend to be ill

naprosíti to persuade someone to do something; to request, to ask, to beg (and get)

naprosili ga so, da jim je pomagal pri košnji they got him to help with the mowing

naredíti to do; (izdelati) to make, to manufacture; (izvršiti) to carry out, to perform, to execute; (dovršiti) to bring to an end, to complete

kaj naredíti? what is to be done?
ne vem kaj naredíti (figurativno) I am all at sea
kaj naj človek naredi? what is one to do?
prav vse (možno) naredíti to leave no stone unturned
nerad kaj naredíti to do something with a bad grace
površno, slabo naredíti to bungle
naredíti čemu konec to put an end to something
naredíti napako to make a mistake (ali a blunder)
naredíti komu uslugo to do someone a service (ali a favour)
naredíti komu slabo uslugo to do someone a bad turn, to do someone a disservice
rad kaj naredíti to do something willingly, to do something with a good grace
to bi se dalo naredíti that could be done
naredíti se nevednega to pretend not to know, to act as if one did not know
naredil sem se gluhega I pretended to be deaf
naredíti se bolnega to feign illness, to malinger
naredil sem (se), kot da sem jezen I pretended to be angry

naročnína subscription (na to)

prosimo, da obnovite naročníno we invite you to renew your subscription

nasésti (ladja) to run aground; to strand, to get stranded

pustiti ladjo, da nasede to beach the ship; figurativno (biti opeharjen) to be taken in, to be imposed upon
on hitro nasede (figurativno) he is easily imposed upon
nisem mu nasedel (figurativno) I was up to his tricks
čoln je nasedel na plitvino the boat was stranded on a shoal

navzlíc in spite of; in defiance of; notwithstanding

navzlíc temu in spite of that
navzlíc dejstvu, da... in spite of the fact that...
navzlíc vsemu svojemu denarju ni bil srečen for (ali with) all his money he was not happy
navzlíc zdravi pameti against common sense, in open defiance of common sense

ne (kot samostoina nikalnica) no; nay; (navadno pri glagolu) not (npr. nisem I am not)

ne malo not a little
nikakor ne not at all, by no means
gotovo ne! certainly not
še ne not yet
ne več no more, (časovno) no longer
jaz tudi ne (strinjajoč se z nikalnim stavkom) (that goes for) me too!
ne manj kot... no less than...
ne samó... temveč tudi... not only... but also...
kaj ne? isn't it?
mislim, da ne I think not
ne... ne... neither... nor...
če ne if not, unless
če ne vidim pisma, ne verjamem unless I see (ali if I don't see) the letter I shall not believe it
ne da bi jaz vedel not that I know of
odgovoriti da ali ne to answer yea or nay
ne, kaj takega! well I never
reči, odgovoriti ne to answer in the negative, to decline, to refuse
ne morem, da ne bi (rekel) I must (say), I can't help (saying)
Je oče bolan? - Upam, da ne. I Father ill? - I hope not.
on ne govori angleško, jaz tudi ne he does not speak English, nor do I

nedólžen innocent (of); (nekriv) not guilty, guiltless; blameless; harmless; guileless; (deviški) virgin, chaste, maidenly, immaculate; (naiven) naive

nedólžno jagnje innocent lamb
nedólžno (neškodljivo) zdravilo a harmless remedy
po nedólžnem innocently
lahko dokažem, da sem nedólžen I can prove (that) I am innocent
proglasiti koga za nedólžnega to pronounce someone innocent, to bring in a verdict of not guilty (ali a not-guilty verdict), to acquit, to discharge, to vindicate someone
on nikakor ni nedólžen (brez krivde) he is by no means blameless

nedvómno prislov indubitably, doubtlessly, undoubtedly; undeniably; surely, assuredly; beyond all question; certainly

nedvómno je, da... it is a dead certainty that...

need² [ni:d]

1. neprehodni glagol
arhaično biti potrebno; biti v stiski, primanjkovati česa

2. prehodni glagol
potrebovati; zahtevati

3. pomožni (z nedoločnikom s to v trdilnih, brez to v vprašalnih in nikalnih stavkih)
morati, treba je

it needs not that; ali it does not need that ni treba, da
there needs no excuse opravičilo ni potrebno
it needed doing to je bilo treba narediti
it needs to be done to je treba narediti
she needn't do it tega ji ni treba narediti
you needn't have come ne bi ti bilo treba priti
more than needs več kot je potrebno
what need (ali needs) ? čemu to?

neróden clumsy, awkward; uncouth; pogovorno ham-handed, ham-fisted

neróden položaj an awkward situation
kako sem neród! how clumsy of me!
neródno mi je I feel uneasy (ali awkward)
zame je to malo neródno I find this a little embarrassing
neródna stvar pri tem je, da... the nuisance of it is that...
on je zelo neróden (nespreten z rokami) (žargon) his fingers are all thumbs

nesrámen shameless, impudent; impertinent, saucy, cheeky, insolent; brassy, forward, brazen-faced, brazen, barefaced

kar se da nesrámen as bold as brass
nesrámna laž a barefaced lie
nesrámno se vesti, nastopiti to brazen it out

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!

neúmen stupid; foolish, silly; thick-headed, dull; ZDA pogovorno dumb; (nesmiseln) nonsensical

neúmen (nor) na kaj mad (ali crazy) about something
neúmen kot noč as dumb as an ox, as thick as a plank
kako neúmno! how stupid!
preneumno! too bad!
nisi (tako) neúm! you are no fool!
nisem tako neúmen I am not such a fool
nisem tako neúmen, da bi to verjel I am not so stupid (ali dumb) as to believe it
kako si neúmen! how stupid you are!
to je bilo zelo neúmo od mene it was very stupid of me
neúmen je kot noč (pogovorno) he is dead from the neck up
ni tako neúm, kot je videti he is not as stupid as he looks
to je (že) preneumno that is too silly for words
ona ni tako neúma! she knows better!, pogovorno she's not so dumb!