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naglédati se to look (ali to watch) one's fill, to look to one's heart's content; to gaze one's fill

nisem se ga mogel naglédati se I could never tire of gazing at him
naglej se je! just look at that girl!, pogovorno get an eyeful of that!

nahodíti se to take a long walk; to get enough walking done

ob sobotah in nedeljah se nahodim za ves teden we get a whole week's walking done at the weekend; (utruditi se od hoje) to walk one's legs off, to tire oneself out by walking
za danes smo se dovolj nahodili pogovorno we've done enough traipsing around for today

nahrúliti

nahrúliti koga to berate, to abuse; to rail at someone, to bite someone's head off; to give someone a good ticking off (ali pogovorno a real rollicking)

nailer [néilə] samostalnik
žebljar
sleng spretnjakar (at za)
človek in pol

to work like a nailer delati kot obseden

najblížji the nearest, the closest; (soseden) adjoining

v najblížji (sosedni) hiši next-door
vsak je sebi najblížji charity begins at home

nájbolje best

kar nájbolje sem mogel as best as I could
smatram za nájbolje (da grem v...) I think it best (to go to...)
najbolje je, če (poveš resnico) you had best (tell the truth)
nájbolje zanj bi bilo najeti avto he had best rent a car
nájbolje bi (jaz) storil, če bi ostal (ostanem) doma I had best stay at home
kakor nájbolje vem in znam to the best of my knowledge (ali power, ability)

najbóljši the best; first-rate, superior, prime

v najbóljšem primeru at (the) best
on je najbóljši učenec v razredu he is top of his form
v najbóljših letih in the prime of life
najbóljši učenec the top pupil
najbóljše od vsega the very best
moja najbóljša (praznična) obleka my best, my Sunday best
vse najbóljše! all the best!, I wish you all the best of luck!

najhújši -a, -e the worst

v najhújšem primeru if the worst comes to the worst, at the worst, in the worst case
najhújše še pride the worst is yet to come
vzemimo, da pride do najhújšega let us suppose the worst comes to the worst
bodi pripravljen na najhújše! be prepared for the worst!
najhújši tiran, kar jih je kdaj bilo the worst tyrant there ever was
kar je pri tem najhújše, je to, da... the worst of it is that...
če bi se zgodilo najhújše if the worst should happen (ali arhaično befall)

namériti

namériti na to aim at; to take aim at
namériti se (zgoditi se) to happen, arhaično to come to pass
namériti se na koga to meet someone, to happen to meet someone
namériti (top) (na) to zero in (on)

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...

namigováti namigávati ➞ namigniti

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

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

napériti (nameriti) to aim (na at, against), to point (at)

napériti s slanino to lard
napériti tožbo proti komu to bring (ali to enter, to lay) an action against someone
to je bilo naperjeno name that was meant for me
naperjen proti komu aimed (ali figurativno directed) at someone
z naperjenim revolverjem with pistol raised (ali at the ready)

napóčiti to break; to dawn

dan je napočil day dawned, day was breaking
ko je napočil dan at dawn, at daybreak, at break of day
ko je napočila noč at nightfall

napótnica

napótnica za bolnišnico doctor's note (directing patient to hospital)
priti v hotel z napótnico potovalne agencije to arrive at a hotel with a note (ali chit, introductory letter) from a travel agency

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

nasméh smile

privoliti z nasméhom to smile consent
imel je le prezirljiv nasméh za njihove grožnje he smiled at their threats
z nasméhom ji je pregnal strah he smiled away her fears

nastániti to lodge; to accommodate; to house; (vojake) to billet, to quarter

nastániti se to take (up) lodgings (ali one's abode); (v hotelu) to stay at a hotel, to put up at a hotel; (naseliti se) to settle (down)
v katerem hotelu si se nastanil? what hotel are you staying at?
nastanil sem se v neki gostilni I put up at an inn
nastániti se (vseliti se) pri kom to move in, to quarter oneself on someone

nasvèt piece of advice; (splošno) advice; counsel; (ideja) suggestion

po nasvètu advised by
na njen nasvèt on her advice, at her suggestion
dal mi je dober nasvèt he has given me some good advice
poslušaj moj nasvèt! take my advice!, be advised by me!
prišel sem k tebi po nasvèt I have come to you for advice
vprašati koga za nasvèt to ask someone's advice, to consult someone
ravnati se po nasvètu to follow someone's advice, to take someone's advice, to take advice from someone

naught¹ [nɔ:t] samostalnik
ničla
arhaično nič

to bing (ali come) to naught uničiti, pogubiti, propasti, izjaloviti se
to care for naught za nič ne marati, ne meniti se za nič
to set at naught puščati vnemar, omalovaževati
all for naught vse zaman