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mériti to measure; (zemljišče) to survey; (ciljati) to point (na, v to)

mériti na to aim at, to tend to; (namigovati) to allude (na to), to refer to
pòd meri 10x8 čevljev the floor measures 10 feet by 8 feet
mériti koga z očmi to eye someone up and down, to run one's eye over someone
on meri 6 čevljev he stands 6 feet (6 ft.)
soba meri 5 m v dolžino, 4 m v širino in 3 m v višino the room is 5 metres long, 4 metres broad, and 3 metres high
na kaj merite (namigujete, cikate)? what are you driving at (ali getting at)?
ne vem, kam meriš s tem I don't know what you are getting at (ali what you have in mind)
mériti se z to compete with, to try one's strength against, to cope with
ne morem se mériti s teboj I am no match for you
ne bi se hotel mériti z njim I should not like to tackle him (ali to take him on ali pit myself against him)
on se more mériti s komerkoli he is a match for any one
to meri (= leti name) that is a hit (ali pogovorno a crack) at me
oboje moramo mériti z isto mero (figurativno) you must not make fish of the one and flesh of the other

mésec (luna) moon; (koledarski) calendar month

lunarni mésec lunar month
v roku enega méseca within a month
méseca marca in the month of March
danes mésec dni a month today
konec méseca at the end of the month
mésecu day of the month
danes tri mésece three months today
ta mésec, tega méseca (t. m.) this month, the current (ali present) month
9 t.m. the 9th of this (ali of the present, of the current) month, the 9th inst. (= instant)
prihodnji mésec next month, prox. (= proximo)
pretekli mésec last month, ult. (= ultimo)
dne 1. prihodnjega méseca on the 1st prox.
vzhod (zahod) méseca moonrise (moonset)
mésece dolgo going on for months, of some months' duration, lasting months
mésec sije the moon is shining
koliko zaslužiš na mésec? how much do you make a month?
vsake 3 mésece every three months
enkrat, dvakrat na mésec once, twice a month
vsak mésec, enkrat na mésec monthly

mess¹ [mes] samostalnik
jed, obrok (jedi); krma, klaja
vojska, navtika obednica in dnevni prostor, menza, stalno omizje pri jedi, menaža
slabšalno godlja, ričet; nered, nesnaga, umazanija, svinjarija, zmešnjava
figurativno kaša zadrega, stiska

vojska, navtika at mess pri mizi, pri obedu
to go to mess iti k obedu, v menzo
officers' mess oficirska menza
in a mess v neredu, umazan; figurativno v kaši
to clear up the mess urediti stvari
to get into a mess skuhati si lepo kašo
figurativno to make a mess of pokvariti, skaziti
you made a nice mess of it lepo kašo si skuhal
he was a mess strašno je izgledal; figurativno bil je zelo zanemarjen
a pretty mess! lepa reč!
to sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage žrtvovati kaj boljšega za materialno korist

metáti to throw; (kovanec, žogo) to toss; to pitch, to fling; to hurl; (s fračo) to sling

metáti kamenje na koga to throw stones at someone
metáti novec v zrak to toss a coin
metáti komu pesek v oči (figurativno) to throw dust in someone's eyes
metáti luč na kaj to throw light on something
metáti kopje šport to throw the javelin
stran metáti to throw aside, to toss away
metáti se (preskušati moč) to wrestle
metáti se komu v naročje to fling oneself into someone's arms

mezínec little finger

to imam v mezíncu (figurativno) I have it at my fingertips
z mezíncem ne migniti (figurativno) not to lift a finger
oviti si koga okoli mezínca (figurativno) to twist (ali to wind, to wrap) someone round one's little finger

microphone [máikrəfoun] samostalnik
elektrika, fizika mikrofon
pogovorno radio

at the microphone pri mikrofonu
through the microphone po radiu

miff [mif]

1. samostalnik
pogovorno majhen prepir; čemernost

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
biti razžaljen (at s.th., with s.o.)
razžaliti, razjeziti

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

minimum² [míniməm] samostalnik (množina minima)
minimum, najmanjša mera, najmanjša vrednost
množina, aeronavtika minimalna mera vidljivosti za vzlet

at a minimum na minimumu
minimum of existence eksistenčni minimum

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

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

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

míza table

čajna míza tea table
delovna míza worktable
míza za kartanje card table
nočna míza nightstand, bedside table
okrogla míza round table
pisalna míza writing desk, writing table
toaletna míza dressing table, dresser
jedilna míza dinner table
raztezna míza extending table, pull-out table
prodajna míza counter
operacijska míza operating table
raztegljiva míza sliding table, telescope table
míza za biljard billiard table, snooker table
zložljiva míza folding table
kuhinjska míza kitchen table
krilo za podaljšanje míze table-leaf, map
sosed pri mízi neighbour at table
užitki pri mízi (jedi) the pleasures pl of the table
od míze in postelje pravo from bed and board
ločitev od míze in postelje pravo divorce, judicial separation
biti pri mízi (obedu) to be at the table
pogrniti mízo to lay (ali to set) the table, to lay the cloth
pospraviti mízo to clear the table, to take the things off the table
sesti k mízi to sit down to table
sesti na čelo míze to take the head of the table
streči pri mízi to wait at (ali on) table
udariti po mízi to pound the table

mock³ [mak]

1. prehodni glagol
zasmehovati, zasramovati, rogati se; oponašati, imitirati; varati, za norca imeti; kljubovati, upirati se

2. neprehodni glagol
rogati se (at komu)

móč force; tehnika, figurativno power; strength; potency; (krepkost) vigour; (učinkovitost) efficacy; (energija) energy; (velika, nadnaravna) might; (duhovna, duševna) faculty

na vso móč, z vsemi móčmi with all one's might
po svojih najboljših móčeh to the best of one's ability
mišična móč muscular power
čarovna móč magic power
delovna móč working power, worker
delovne móči (delavci) workforce, labour (s konstr. v sg), hands pl, workmen pl
gonilna móč motive power
kupna móč buying (ali purchasing) power
konjska móč horsepower (krajšava: HP)
prebojna móč penetrating power
učna móč qualified teacher
duhovna, duševna móč strength of mind
moška móč vigour, virility
telesna móč physical strength
obrambna móč total defence potential
udarna móč striking (ali hitting) power, striking force, vojska fighting efficiency
ustvarjalna móč creative power
móč usode power of fate
móč volje willpower; strength of mind, faculty of volition
dejanska móč actual power, real power
zakonska móč legal force
móč eksplozije explosive force, violence of an explosion
brez móči powerless, forceless, ineffectual; impotent; (šibak) weak, feeble, (izčrpan) finished, effete
kipeč od móči vigorous
poln móči powerful, vigorous, full of energy
v polni mladostni móči in the full vigour of youth
preizkus móči trial of strength, ZDA pogovorno showdown
drobljenje móči scattering (ali dissipation) of forces
izguba móči loss of strength
po svojih móčeh as one is able
z združenimi móčmi shoulder to shoulder
s poslednjimi móčmi with the remains of one's strength
biti na kraju svojih móči to be worn out, to be exhausted, to reach the end of one's tether
biti v móči (o zakonu) to be in force
to ni v moji móči that's beyond my power
storim vse, kar je v moji móči I do my (very) best, I do my utmost
kakšno móč ima motor? what is the power of the motor? (ali engine)?
ni v moji móči, da bi ti pomagal it is not in my power to help you
ta odlok ima zakonsko móč this decree has the force of law, this decree is binding
nisem imel toliko móči, da bi to naredil I was unable to arrange it
priti zopet k móči to recover (ali to regain) one's strength
móč toka ga je odnesla the rush (ali the sweep) of the current carried him away
to presega moje móči that's too much for me
razviti vso svojo móč to exert all one's strength (ali one's full strength)
teči na vso móč to run at full speed
na vso móč je vlekel he was pulling for all he was worth
zapiskati na vso móč to whistle one's hardest
v slogi je móč unity makes strength

mójster master; skilled worker, (v industriji) foreman, pl -men; ZDA boss; šport champion

mójster česa, tenisa an ace at something, at tennis
najti svojega mójstra to meet one's match
vaja naredi mójstra practice makes perfect

moment [móumənt] samostalnik
hip, trenutek
figurativno veliki trenutek; pomen, važnost (to za)
fizika moment

at the moment sedaj, trenutno
at any moment vsak hip
for the moment za sedaj
not for the moment trenutno ne
in a moment takoj, v trenutku
just a moment samo trenutek
man of the moment sedaj važna oseba
of (great) moment (zelo) važen
of little (ali no) moment nevažen
this very moment takoj
the moment that takoj ko
to the moment popolnoma točno
at a moment's notice v najkrajšem roku
one moment!, half a moment! (počakaj) trenutek!

money [mʌ́ni] samostalnik
denar, plačilno sredstvo; bogastvo, premoženje
množina, arhaično ali
pravno vsote denarja

money of account denar kot merilo vrednosti, a ne v obtoku (angleška guinea)
money on account denar v dobrem
money on (ali at) call dnevno plačljiv denar
money on hand denar pri roki
money due neplačan (zapadel) denar
ready money gotovina pri roki
pogovorno in the money pri denarju, bogat
out of money brez denarja
short of money na tesnem z denarjem
to get one's money's worth imeti stroške povrnjene, dobro kupiti
to make money (by) obogateti, dobro zaslužiti (s, z)
to coin money hitro obogateti
sleng money for jam lahek zaslužek
to marry money bogato se poročiti
ekonomija money in cash (ali hand) stanje blagajne
money makes the mare go denar odpira vsa vrata
not for love or money na noben način
for one's money kolikor se koga tiče
made of money bogat
to pay money down plačati v gotovini
pin money postranski zaslužek
to put one's money on staviti denar na
to raise money izprositi denar, dobiti denar v gotove svrhe, sposoditi si denar
time is money čas je zlato
conscience money denar, vplačan v državno blagajno (zaradi davčne utaje)
to call in money zahtevati denar nazaj, zahtevati izplačilo
to recall money odpoklicati kapital
it is not every man's money ni za vsakega enako vredno
to come into money priti do denarja, podedovati denar

month [mənɵ] samostalnik
mesec (koledarski)

calendar month koledarski mesec
lunar month lunarni mesec (28 dni)
this day month danes mesec
month's mind zadušnica; vroča želja (to)
a month of Sundays dolga doba, cela večnost
not in a month of Sundays nikoli
by the month mesečno
ekonomija at three month's date danes tri mesece
ekonomija month account mesečni račun
month returns mesečno poročilo

moon¹ [mu:n] samostalnik
luna, mesec
poetično mesečina:
astronomija mesec, trabant, satelit

moon's men tatovi, lopovi
there is a moon luna sije
ages of the moon lunine mene
the man in the moon izmišljena oseba
to know no more about s.th. than the man in the moon ne imeti pojma o čem
to aim at the moon biti preveč častihlepen
to cry for the moon želeti nemogoče
once in a blue moon skoraj nikoli
old moon in new moon's arms čas med prvim krajcem
new moon mlaj
crescent moon polmesec
full moon polna luna, ščip
half moon krajec (first quarter, last quarter)
waning (ali old) moon pojemajoč mesec
waxing moon rastoč mesec
sleng to shoot the moon skrivaj ponoči oditi