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nálog order; commission; charge; instruction; errand; writ

po nálogu by order
po vašem nálogu in accordance with your order (ali your instructions)
plačilni nálog order to pay
sodni nálog court order
zaporni nálog writ of attachment
imam nálog I am charged
dati nálog to give a commission (za kaj for something)
izvršiti nálog to execute an order

name¹ [néim] samostalnik
ime, vzdevek, označba; reputacija, glas, ugled, čast; slavno ime, slaven človek; rod, rodbina

by name po imenu
to call s.th. by its proper name dati čemu pravo ime, reči bobu bob
to call s.o. names dajati komu priimke, psovati koga
family name priimek
first (ali given) name krstno ime
to give a dog a bad name and hang him vso krivdo zvaliti na človeka, ki je na slabem glasu
to give one's name povedati svoje ime
pogovorno give it a name! povej naravnost, kaj želiš!
to go by the name of živeti pod (tujim) imenom
the great names of our century slavni ljudje našega stoletja
to have a good (ill) name biti na dobrem (slabem) glasu
in name only samo po imenu
to have a name for biti na glasu; da
in the name of v imenu (ljudstva, usmiljenja itd.)
of name ugleden, pomemben
maiden name dekliško ime
in one's own name v svojem imenu
proper name lastno ime
to make one's name; ali to make a name for o.s.; ali to make o.s. a name zasloveti
not a penny (ali nickel) to his name čisto brez denarja je
to put one's name down for priglasiti kandidaturo
to send in one's name napovedati se, priglasiti se
to take a name in vain nespoštljivo o kom govoriti, po nemarnem imenovati
to keep one's name on the books ostati v klubu, šoli
to take one's name off the books izstopiti iz kluba, šole
to win a name for o.s. napraviti si ime, zasloveti
what's in a name? ime kaj malo pomeni

namigováti namigávati ➞ namigniti

ne vem, na kaj namiguješ (pogovorno) I don't know what you're getting at (ali driving 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!

napkin [nǽpkin] samostalnik
prtič, brisača
britanska angleščina plenica

sanitary napkin ženski (mesečni) vložek
to lay up in a napkin spraviti kaj, ne uporabljati

naplêsti to knit the quantity desired; to do the knitting (itd.); to get the knitting (itd.) done

naplêsti komu kaj to play a (dirty) trick on someone

naprtíti to burden (ali to saddle, to load) (komu kaj someone with something); to impose a burden (komu on someone), to impute something to someone; to charge someone with something

naprtíti komu neprijetno nalogo to charge someone with an unpleasant task
naprtíti tatvino nedolžnemu človeku pogovorno to pin a theft on an innocent person
naprtíti si kaj to saddle oneself with something
naprtíti si breme to take upon oneself a burden
naprtíti komu odgovornost to saddle someone with responsibility
naprtíti si odgovornost to saddle oneself with responsibility

narávnost¹ straight; directly

narávnost kvišku straight up
narávnost naprej straight on, straight forward
narávnost (brez strahu) povedati svoje mnenje (figurativno) to give it (someone) straight from the shoulder
narávnost povedati to tell (someone) straight out
pojdite narávnost! go straight on!
narávnost vprašati koga to ask someone point-blank
povejmo narávnost (bolj odkrito)! let us put it in plain language!
povej mi narávnost, kaj misliš! tell me straight what you think!
povedal sem mu narávnost v obraz I told him straight out
narávnost po nosu me je udaril he hit me square on the nose

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

naróbe wrong; wrongly; in a wrong manner; the wrong side out (ali up); turned upside down; topsyturvy; inverted; head over heels

vse je naróbe all is wrong, all is in confusion, there is a great confusion everywhere
nekaj je naróbe there is something amiss
vse gre naróbe all goes wrong
vse je naróbe v hiši everything is upside down in the house
kaj je naróbe s teboj? what is wrong with you?
naróbe se lotiti česa (figurativno) to put the cart before the horse
to je naróbe svet it is the world turned upside down
naróbe si je nadel klobuk he has put his hat on the wrong way
narediti vse naróbe to do everything the wrong way round
šli smo po isti poti kot vi, toda naróbe (v obratni smeri) we took the same road as you, but the other way round
pri meni (v mojem primeru) je stvar naróbe (obratna) in my case the boot is on the other foot; with me it's the other way round
nima Ivan Marije na vrvici, ravno naróbe je John doesn't dominate Mary, the boot is on the other foot (ali the reverse is the case)

naročíti to order; to command; to commission; to give a commission (for); to give (ali to place) an order; arhaično to bespeak

naročíti kaj pri kom to order something from someone
naročíti sedež prostor to book a seat
naročíti se na časopis to subscribe to a paper
si naročen na ta časopis? do you take this paper?
naročil sem se na to knjigo I ordered this book

nastáti to originate, to spring up, to rise, to take rise, to arise (iz from); to begin, to commence, to come into existence, to come into being, (posledica) to result, to follow

kaj bo nastalo iz tega? what will come of it? (ali result from it?)

natvésti

natvésti komu kaj to tell someone a tale; pogovorno to bamboozle someone; to make someone believe something; to impose something upon someone
skušal ti je eno natvésti he was having you on
eno si mi natvezel you have been telling me a story
tega mi ne boš natvezel! pogovorno pull the other leg (ali the other one)!; tell me another!
njemu lahko kaj natvezeš he is easily imposed upon

naváda habit; habitude, wont; (šega) custom; use, usage, practice

iz naváde by habit
po svoji stari navádi according to one's usual practice
po njegovi navádi according to his habit (ali wont)
naváda je... it is customary...
ukoreninjena naváda deep-rooted (ali inveterate) habit
šege in naváde manners and customs
moč naváde the force of habit
življenjske naváde habits of life
po navádi in the usual way, usually, as a rule, as usual
naváda je železna srajca habit (ali custom, use) is second nature
kakor je bila moja naváda as my custom was
delati kaj iz naváde to do something from force of habit
imeti navádo to be in the habit (of), (samo v preteklem času) to use
imel je navádo priti k meni vsak dan he used to come to me every day
navzeti se slabih navád to pick up bad habits
opustiti navádo to give up (ali to drop) a habit
postati naváda to grow into a habit
to prehaja v navádo it is growing into a habit
vdajati se navádi to give way to a habit
to je stvar naváde it is a matter of habit
ki je suženj naváde habit-ridden

naváditi

naváditi koga na kaj to accustom someone to something, to inure someone to something
naváditi se na kaj to get used (ali inured) to something, to get into the habit (ali the way) of, to get accustomed to; to become familiar with something, to acquire (ali to contract) the habit of
naváditi se na neko podnebje to acclimatize, ZDA to acclimate
navadil sem se na to zdaj I am used to it now, I have got into the way of it now

navájati (citirati) to quote; to allege; to cite; to mention

navájati dokaze to adduce proof
navájati koga na kaj to accustom someone to something

nay [néi]

1. prislov
arhaično ne; in celo, ne samo

2. samostalnik
odklonilen odgovor
parlament kdor glasuje proti

yea and nay neodločno, bi in ne bi
to say (s.o.) nay odbiti (komu) kaj
it is enough, nay, too much dovolj je in celo preveč

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

near¹ [níə] prislov
blizu, v bližini, bližje
pogovorno skoraj, málodane
figurativno varčno; (z negacijo) niti približno

near by blizu
to draw near približevati se
far and near od blizu in daleč, povsod
to go (ali come) near to doing s.th. skoraj kaj narediti
near at hand pri roki, blizu
not near so bad še zdaleč ne tako slabo
it is nowhere near enough še zdaleč ni dovolj
near upon kmalu nato
to live near varčno ali borno živeti
near to blizu (do česa)

necessity [nisésiti] samostalnik
potreba, sila, nuja
(tudi množina) pomanjkanje

to bow to necessity ukloniti se sili
necessity knows no laws sila kola lomi
to make a virtue of necessity napraviti od nuje vrlino; hvaliti se s čim, kar smo morali storiti
necessity is the mother of invention v sili je človek iznajdljiv
of necessity nujno, neizbežno
under the necessity (of doing s.th.) prisiljen (kaj narediti)