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no³ [nou] samostalnik
zavrnitev, odklonitev
parlament glas proti

the ayes and noes glasovi za in proti
the noes have it večina je proti

nò

nò? well?
nò torej well then
nò, nò (tolaženje) there, there!
nò, in kaj potem? well, and what then?
nò, in kaj ti? and what about you?
glej ga nò! there now!
nò, nò, ne jokaj! there, there, don't cry!
nò, ali ti nisem rekel? there, didn't I tell you?
nò, pa je narejeno! there, it is done!

nobility [no(u)bíliti] samostalnik
plemstvo
figurativno plemenitost

the nobility and gentry višje in nižje plemstvo

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

nôga foot, pl feet; (krak) leg; (klavnih živali) hoof, pl -s, hooves, (za jed) trotter; (čaše) stem, foot; (mize, stola) leg

prednja nôga foreleg
zadnja nôga hind leg
od glave do nôg from head to foot, from top to toe
prekrižanih nôg cross-legged
zaspale nôge (mravljinci v nogah) pins and needles
lahkih nôg light-footed, light-foot
umivanje nôg footwashing
ki ima nôge na O bandy-legged, bandy, bowlegged
nôge na X knock-knees
ki ima nôga na X knock-kneed
že biti na nôgah to be on one's feet
ves dan sem že na nôgah I have been on the go (ali run off my feet) all day
biti z eno nôgo v grobu to have one foot (ali one's feet) in the grave, to be on one's last legs
biti šibak v nôgah to be unsteady (ali groggy) on one's feet (ali pogovorno on one's pins)
on je slab v nôgah (slab hodec, pešec) he is a poor walker
pomagati komu na nôge to help someone up on his feet
sam si pomagati na nôge (figurativno) to lift oneself up by one's own bootstraps
obdržati se na nôgah to keep one's legs
metati komu polena pod nôge to put a spoke in someone's wheel, to thwart someone
nôge me bolijo my legs hurt, I have a pain in my legs
on ima umetno nôgo he has an artificial leg
podstaviti komu nôgo to trip someone (up)
postaviti koga na nôge to set someone on his feet
spraviti, postaviti koga zopet na nôge to put someone back on his feet
postaviti se na lastne nôge (figurativno) to stand on one's own two feet
postaviti se spet na nôge to recover one's footing
prestopati se z nôge na nôgo to shift one's weight from one foot to the other
pretegniti si nôge, iztegniti nôge to stretch one's legs
skočiti na nôge to spring (ali to start, to leap) to one's feet
skakati po eni nôgi to hop
stati na šibkih nôgah (figurativno) to stand on a weak foundation
stopiti komu na nôgo to tread upon someone's foot
teptati z nôgami to trample (ali to tread) underfoot
udariti z nôgo ob tla to tap (ali to stamp) one's foot
vidim sledove njegovih nôg v snegu I can see his footprints in the snow
vstati z levo nôgo (figurativno) to get out of bed on the wrong side
nôge so me začele boleti I became footsore
nôga mi je zaspala my leg (ali foot) has gone to sleep
izviniti si nôgo to sprain one's ankle
braniti se z rokami in nôgami proti čemu to fight against something tooth and nail
pasti komu k nôgam to fall at someone's feet
živeti na veliki nôgi (razkošno) to live in grand style
stati na lastnih nôgah to stand on one's own feet, to be on one's own, to be independent

nogavíca (kratka) sock, (dolga) stocking

dolge nogavíce long stockings, hose pl
par nogavíc a pair of stockings
zelo kratka nogavíca (do gležnjev) ankle sock, bobby sock, pl -sox, -s
tenke, prozorne ženske nogavíce sheer stockings, pl
nogavíce z ojačanimi prsti in peto stockings pl with reinforced heels and toes
brezšivne nogavíce seamless stockings pl
bombažne nogavíce cotton stockings pl
moška nogavíca sock, half hose
ženske nogavíce ladies' (ali women's) stockings pl
elastične nogavíce elastic stockings pl
nogavíca -dokolenka knee-length, mid-length
nogavíce iz umetne svile rayon stockings pl
najlonske nogavíce nylons pl
svilene nogavíce silk stockings pl
volnene nogavíce woollen (ZDA woolen) stockings pl
v nogavícah (= sezut) in one's stockings, in one's stockinged feet
obut (le) v nogavíce stockinged
nogavíce brez stopala hosetops pl
nogavíce za krčne žile elastic stockings pl
tovarna nogavíc hosiery mill
trgovina z nogavícami hosier's
obleči (sleči) nogavíce to put on (to take off) one's stockings
obleči komu nogavíce to help someone on with his (ali her) stockings
nogavíca se natrga the stocking ladders, there is a ladder in the stocking
pas za nogavíce suspender belt
podveza za nogavíco garter; suspender

nóht fingernail, nail

lak (pila, ščetka) za nóhte nail polish (file, brush)
kleščice (škarjice) za nóhte nail clippers pl (scissors pl)
nega nóhtov manicure, (na nogi) pedicure
umazani, črni nóhti grimy fingernails
nóhte si gristi to bite one's nails, (figurativno) to be impatient
nóhte si odstriči to cut one's nails
nóht si pristriči to trim (ali to pare) one's fingernails
za nóhte mi gre (figurativno) I am hard pressed (ali pogovorno up the creek)
boriti se z zobmi in nóhti to fight tooth and nail

nook [nuk] samostalnik
kotiček, osamljen kraj, skrivališče

to look for s.th. in every nook and corner iskati po vseh kotičkih

north² [nɔ:ɵ] prislov
severno, na severu

north of severno od
due north točno proti severu
it lies north and south leži v smeri sever jug

nosíti (paket ipd.) to carry; (nakit, obleko, čevlje) to wear; (ime, plod) to bear; (podpirati) to support, to uphold, to sustain, to hold up

on z lahkoto nosi 100 kg he can easily carry sixteen stone
stebri nosijo vso težo strehe the pillars support all the weight of the roof
nosíti pri sebi to have about one
nikoli ne nosim mnogo denarja pri sebi I never carry much money on me
slana voda bolje nosi kot sladka salt water is more buoyant than fresh
ta obleka (to blago) se dobro nosi this suit (this material) wears well
to obleko bom nosil še ene leto this suit will last me another year
nosíti očala to wear glasses
nosíti obresti to bear (ali to yield) interest
nosíti posledice to bear (ali to suffer) the consequences
nosíti stroške, odgovornost to bear the costs, the responsibility
dobro nosíti svoja leta to wear well, to be hale and hearty for one's age
nosíti krivdo to be to blame (za for)
visoko nosíti glavo to carry one's head high, to be haughty
nosíti vodo v Savo (figurativno) to carry coals to Newcastle

note¹ [nóut] samostalnik
zapisek, opomba, beležka, notica; pisemce, sporočilo; znamenje, znak
figurativno ton, nota, prizvok, zven
poetično zvok, melodija, (ptičje) petje
glasba (osnovni) ton, nota, tipka
politika (diplomatska) nota
ekonomija račun, bankovec, obveznica
tisk opomba, ločilo
figurativno ugled, sloves, pomembnost
figurativno pozornost

ekonomija note of exchange borzni list
ekonomija advice note sporočilo o pošiljki
ekonomija bought and sold note zaključnica
ekonomija delivery note izročilnica
ekonomija note of hand; ali promissory note zadolžnica
ekonomija as per note po računu
note of exclamation klicaj
note of interrogation vprašaj
family of note ugledna družina
nothing of note nič važnega
worthy of note upoštevanja vreden
politika exchange of notes izmenjava diplomatskih not
to change one's note spremeniti svoje vedenje, svoj ton
to compare notes izmenjati misli, posvetovati se
to give s.o. note of sporočiti komu kaj
glasba to strike the notes udariti po tipkah
figurativno to strike the right note zadeti na pravo struno
figurativno to strike a false note zadeti na napačno struno
to take note of s.th. ozirati se na kaj, zapaziti kaj, posvetiti pozornost čemu
to take (ali make) notes of s.th. zapisovati si kaj
to speak without notes prosto govoriti

notice¹ [nóutis] samostalnik
obvestilo, objava, oglas; opazovanje, zaznanje; zaznamek, opomin; pozornost; odpoved; pismena opomba ali kratek članek v časopisu; ocena (knjige, filma itd.)

ekonomija notice of assessment davčna odločba
previous notice predhodna objava
this is to give notice that s tem obveščamo, da
pravno to give notice of appeal vložiti priziv
parlament to give notice of motion dati iniciativen predlog
obituary notice osmrtnica, obvestilo o smrti
to attract (ali come into) notice obrniti pozornost nase
to be under notice to quit biti blizu smrti
to bring s.th. to s.o.'s notice opozoriti koga na kaj
to escape notice ostati neopazen
to give s.o. notice odpovedati komu službo
to give s.o. notice of s.tb. sporočiti komu kaj
to give notice to quit odpovedati (stanovanje, službo)
to have notice zvedeti, biti obveščen
pravno to serve notice upon s.o. pozvati koga (na sodišče)
at a minute's (ali moment's) notice takoj
a month's notice enomesečna odpoved
without notice brez odloga (odpuščen itd.)
at short notice v kratkem roku
to put up a notice objaviti (na oglasni deski)
šaljivo to sit up and take notice iti na bolje (zdravje)
until further notice do nadaljnjega
baby takes notice otrok se začenja zavedati stvari okoli sebe
to take notice of opaziti, ozirati se na kaj
take notice that opozarjam te, da
to take no notice of ne zmeniti se za kaj, ignorirati
not worth s.o.'s notice nevreden upoštevanja

nought [nɔ:t] samostalnik
nič, ničla

to bring to nought uničiti, pokvariti
to come to nought izjaloviti se
figurativno to set at nought prezirati, zasmehovati
noughts and crosses otroška igra na kockastem papirju

now¹ [náu] prislov
sedaj; torej, tedaj, sedaj, nato (pri pripovedovanju)

from now on od sedaj naprej
up to now do sedaj
now and again (ali then) tu pa tam, včasih
now ... now sedaj ... sedaj
now ... then sedaj ... potem
now or never sedaj ali nikoli
come now!; ali now now! ne tvezi!, pojdi no!
just now pravkar, pred kakšnim trenutkom

now² [náu] samostalnik
sedaj, sedanjost

before now že prej, že enkrat
by now že, medtem, do sedaj
how now? no, kaj pa sedaj?
what is it now? no, kaj pa je spet?
now that ker, sedaj ko
no nonsense, now! brez neumnosti, prosim!
(every) now and then tu pa tam

null [nəl]

1. pridevnik
neveljaven; nepomemben, nevažen, ničev

2. samostalnik
ničla

pravno null and void neveljaven

ob at; by, along, on

ob treh at 3 o'clock
sestati se ob šestih to meet at six (o'clock)
ob sobotah on Saturdays
ob prvi priliki at the first opportunity
ob letu in a year, in a year's time, a year from today, a year today
ob takih okoliščinah under such circumstances
ob ves (svoj) denar sem I have lost all my money
ob vse so ga spravili he has lost everything (ali his all)
pri tem sem ob mojih 10 funtov I am ten pounds out of pocket over it
on je ob pamet he is out of his mind, he is not in his senses
si ob pamet? are you out of your senses?
hoditi gor in dol ob hiši to walk up and down by (ali outside) the house
to se samo ob sebi razume this is a matter of course
živeti ob kruhu in vodi to live on bread and water

običáj (osebni) habit, habitude, wont; (splošen) use, usage, custom

po mojem običáju according to my wont
dvorski običáj etiquette
trgovski običáj (uzanca) usance
splošno privzet običáj common practice
star običáj an old (ancient) usage
ukoreninjen običáj inveterate habit
običáji in navade habit and custom, arhaično use and wont
to mu je postal običáj it became a habit with him, this has grown habitual with him, it grew upon him
prekiniti z običájem to break a habit
priti iz običája to fall out of use (ali into disuse)
običáj nastane, vznikne custom springs up (ali arises)
drugi časi, drugi običáji other times, other manners
običájen habitual; customary; usual; wonted; common
nekaj običájnega a common (ali a usual) thing
to ni več običájno that's no longer the way
to pri nas ni običájno this is not the custom here
to je postalo običájno pri nas it has become the usual thing with us

obískati to visit; to pay a visit (koga to someone); to come to see (someone), to call on (someone); (za kratek čas) to look (someone) up, to drop in, to come round

obiščite me jutri come and see me tomorrow
dovolil si bom obískati vas, brž ko bom mogel I shall take the liberty of calling on you as soon as I can

oblást (uradna) authority, (sodna) jurisdiction; (moč) power, might; the powers that be; (absolutna) absolutism, despotism; (najvišja) sovereignty; (gospostvo) dominion, rule, sway

na oblásti in power
ki ima oblást put in charge (of), set in authority
civilna in vojaška oblást civil and military authorities
državna oblást state authority
neomejena oblást absolute power
posvetna oblást secular arm
tuja oblást alien rule
zakonodajna oblást legislative power
borba za oblást struggle for power
oblást nad samim seboj self-possession
prevzem oblásti assumption (ali seizure) of power
prisvojitev oblásti usurpation of power
pohlep po oblásti greed for power
biti na oblásti to be in power
biti v oblásti koga to be in someone's power
vsa oblást je v rokah ljudstva all power is vested in the people (izvira iz oblásti all power derives from the people)
imeti oblást to be in authority, to carry authority
imeti v oblásti to have command of, to be master of
ne imeti oblásti to be without authority
imeti se v oblásti to have self-control, to be master of oneself, to be in control (ali command) of one's feelings
to ni v moji oblásti that's beyond my power
ni v moji oblásti, da... it is not in my power to...
imeti koga v oblásti to have someone in one's power
izgubil je oblást nad seboj he lost his self-control
ivajati oblást nad to exercise (ali to wield) power (ali authority) over
polastiti se oblásti to seize power
prevzeti oblást to assume (ali to take over) power
priti na oblást to come to power
priti pod pristojnost sodne oblásti to come under the jurisdiction (of)