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mastership [má:stəšip] samostalnik
oblast, moč, gospostvo, premoč (over nad)
spretnost, obvladovanje (of, in česa)
britanska angleščina učiteljevanje, ravnateljevanje

to attain a mastership in postati mojster v čem

mátičen

mátično društvo central society, central (ali main) branch (of an association)
mátični navoj nut thread, internal thread, female thread
sveder za mátične navoje nut tap
mátična knjiga register, record
vpisati v mátično knjigo to register, to matriculate, to enter someone's name in a register
mátični urad registry office, registry
poročiti se na mátičnem uradu to get married in a registry office
mátična banka (podjetje, ladja, rastlina) parent bank (enterprise, craft, plant)

matter¹ [mǽtə] samostalnik
materija, snov, stvar; medgnoj
pravno zadeva, predmet
množina (brez člena) stvari, reči; povod, vzrok (for za)
predmet, tema, vsebina (knjige)
tisk rokopis, stavek; važnost (of)

organic matter organska snov
gaseous matter plinasto telo
pravno the matter in (ali at) hand pričujoča zadeva
pravno matter in controversy sporna zadeva
pravno matter in issue sporna zadeva; stvar, ki jo je treba še dokazati
a matter of taste stvar okusa
a matter of time vprašanje časa
printed matter tiskovina, tiskovine
postal matter vse stvari, ki se lahko pošiljajo po pošti
no matter ni važno
as near as no matter skoraj, za las
as a matter of course samo po sebi umevno
as a matter of fact v resnici, pravzaprav
for that matter; ali for the matter of kar se tega tiče
a hanging matter zločin, ki se kaznuje s smrtjo
in the matter of glede na kaj
no laughing matter ni šala, resna zadeva
in matter and manner formalno in resnično
to leave the matter open pustiti vprašanje odprto
to make much matter of pripisovati čemu veliko važnost
not to mince matters ne slepomišiti, povedati odkrito
to make matters worse poslabšati stvari
to carry matters too far iti predaleč
as matters stand kakor sedaj kaže
to take matters easy nalahko jemati, ne delati si skrbi
what matter? in kaj potem?
what's the matter? kaj pa je?
what's the matter with this? je kaj narobe s tem?

mávec plaster (of Paris); gypsum

dati ud v mávec medicina to set a limb in plaster

mazáštvo quackery, bungling

pečati se z mazáštvom to dabble (especially in medicine); to be a quack; to bungle

maze¹ [méiz] samostalnik
labirint, blodnjak; zmešnjava

to be in a maze biti zmeden

mean³ [mi:n] samostalnik
sredina; povprečje, povprečnost
(množina z glagolom v ednini) sredstvo, način
množina premoženje

a means of communication občilo
a means of transportation prometno sredstvo
means of production proizvodna sredstva
to be a means of bitt česa kriv, biti povod za kaj
by means of s pomočjo
by any means na kakršenkoli način
by all (manner of) means vsekakor, na vsak način, za vsako ceno
by no (manner of) means; ali not by any means nikakor, na noben način
by this means or other tako ali drugače
by fair (foul) means na pošten (nepošten) način
the end justifies the means namen posvečuje sredstva
a means to an end sredstvo za dosego cilja
the golden (ali happy) mean zlata sredina
to live beyond one's means živeti preko svojih razmer
a man of means premožen človek
ways and means pota in načini
britanska angleščina means test preveritev premoženjskih razmer delavca, ki prejema socialno podporo

measure¹ [méžə] samostalnik
mera, merilo (tudi figurativno)
stopnja, obseg; del, delež; razmerje, meja
poetično metrum, pesniška mera
glasba takt, ritem
arhaično ples
kemija menzura, stopnja
geologija, množina sloji, ležišča
pravno ukrep

cubic measure prostorninska mera
lineal (ali long) measure dolžinska mera
square (ali superficial) measure ploskovna mera
measure of capacity votla mera
unit of measure merska enota
matematika greatest common measure (G.C.M.) največja skupna mera
beyond (ali out of all) measure prekomeren, čez mero
in a great measure v veliki meri
to have s.o.'s measure oceniti značaj koga
to take s.o.'s measure vzeti komu mero, umeriti; figurativno oceniti značaj koga
to have hard measures biti vtežkih okoliščinah
he is our measure takega človeka potrebujemo
man is the measure of all things človek je merilo za vse
(made) to measure po meri (narejen)
in some (ali in a certain) measure vneki meri
to set measures to omejiti
short (full) measure slaba (dobra) mera
for good measure povrh
to take measures podvzeti korake, ukreniti kaj
without measure neizmeren
the measure of my days trajanje mojega življenja
2 is a measure of 4 2 je deljenec od 4
arhaično to tread a measure plesati

measure² [méžə]

1. prehodni glagol
meriti, izmeriti, odmeriti; umeriti (obleko); oceniti, soditi, presoditi (by po)
primerjati, meriti (with s, z)
prehoditi

2. neprehodni glagol
meriti

it measures 8 inches meri 8 inčev
to measure s.o. for (a suit of clothes) vzeti komu mero (za obleko)
to be (ali get) measured for (a suit) dati si vzeti mero (za obleko)
to measure one's length pasti ko dolg in širok
to measure swords with preizkusiti svojo moč
to measure one's strength with s.o. meriti se s kom
to measure other people's corn by one's own bushel soditi druge po sebi
to measure s.o. with one's eye premeriti koga z očmi
to measure s.o. from top to toe premeriti koga od glave do pete

meat [mi:t] samostalnik
meso (hrana)
arhaično hrana, obed
sleng slast, užitek
figurativno substanca, vsebina

meat and drink hrana in pijača
to be meat and drink to s.o. biti v veliko zadovoljstvo, iti v slast
meats mesnine
cold meat hladna plošča
meat tea hladna večerja s čajem
green meat zelenjava
before meat pred jedjo
after meat po jedi
as full as an egg is of meat res poln
a thing full of meat zelo duhovita stvar
to make (cold) meat of e.o. umoriti koga
one man's meat is another man's poison ni vse za vsakega
that meat is for your master tega je škoda zate
meat packing plant industrijska klavnica

méč sword

dvorezen méč double-edged sword
méč dvoročnik two-handed sword
méču podoben sword-like
ročaj méča (sword) hilt
pas za méč sword belt
nosilec méča sword-bearer
nožnica méča scabbard, sheath
rana od méča sword cut
udarec z méčem stroke of the sword
z ognjem in méčem by fire and sword
na konici méča (figurativno) at the point of the sword
z golim méčem with drawn sword
ples (plesalec) z méči sword dance (dancer)
z méčem v roki sword in hand
brez udarca z méčem without striking a blow
izvleči, potegniti méč (iz nožnice) to draw the sword
nasaditi se, vreči se na méč to hurl oneself on one's sword
spopasti se z méči to cross swords
uničiti z ognjem in méčem to annihilate (ali to destroy) with fire and sword
vtakniti méč v nožnico to sheathe the sword (tudi figurativno)

méd -ú honey

gozdni, divji méd, -ú wild honey
turški méd, -ú Turkish delight
méd, -ú v satovju honey in the comb
tekoč méd, -ú liquid honey, pure honey
trcan méd, -ú strained honey
sladek kot méd, -ú sweet as honey, honey-sweet
méd, -ú in mleko milk and honey
iti, prodajati se za méd, -ú (figurativno) to sell like hot cakes
to gre za méd, -ú (figurativno) it's going like hot cakes
nabirati méd, -ú to gather honey
dežela, kjer se cedita méd, -ú in mleko a land flowing with milk and honey

mèd (predlog) (mèd dvema) between, pesniško betwixt; (med mnogimi) among, amongst, amid(st); (časovno) during

mèd učno uro during the lesson
biti mèd dvema alternativama to be between two alternatives
nobene podobnosti ni mèd njima there is no likeness between them, they bear no likeness to each other
to naj ostane mèd nama this must remain a secret between us
mèd nama rečeno between you and me, between ourselves, humoristično between you, me and the gatepost
lebdeti mèd nebom in zemljo to hover between heaven and earth
zaprt med štirimi stenami shut up within four walls
oče je razdelil svoje imetje mèd otroke the father shared his property among his children
mèd štirimi očmi in private, tête-à-tête
je razlika mèd njim in menoj there is a difference between him and me
ni ga več mèd nami he is no more amongst us
razdeliti si vsoto mèd seboj! divide the sum among you!, pogovorno split the lot between you!
ženijo, poročajo se mèd seboj they intermarry

meet^*2 [mi:t]

1. prehodni glagol
srečati, sestati se s kom; spoznati, predstaviti, biti predstavljen komu; počakati koga (na postaji)
figurativno zadovoljiti, izpolniti (željo); spoprijeti se s kom, nastopiti proti komu
figurativno postaviti se po robu, premagati (težave), rešiti (problem), opraviti s čim; naleteti na koga; ustrezati, ujemati se; izpolniti (obveznosti), plačati (stroške)

2. neprehodni glagol
srečati se, sestati se, zbrati se; spoznati se; združiti se, stikati se (ceste), dotikati se, priri vstik; ujemati se, skladati se; naleteti (with na)
doživeti, pretrpeti (with)

to meet each other (one another) srečati se
well met! lepo, da smo se sestali!
pleased to meet you veseli me, da sva se spoznala
meet Mr. Brown da vam predstavim g. Browna
ekonomija to meet a bill plačati dolg, honorirati (menico)
to meet the case zadostvovati, biti primeren
to meet one's death umreti
he met his fate umrl je
he met his fate calmly sprijaznil se je zusodo
to meet the eye prikazati se, pasti v oči
to meet s.o's. eye spogledati se s kom
there is more in it than meets the eye za tem tiči več
to meet the ear priti na ušesa
to meet expenses plačati stroške
the supply meets the demand ponudba ustreza povpraševanju
to meet s.o. half way popustiti, iti na pol pota nasproti
to meet one's match naleteti na sebi enakovrednega človeka
to make both ends meet shajati (s plačo)
to meet misfortunes with a smile hrabro prenašati nesreče
to meet trouble half way biti prezgodaj zaskrbljen, prezgodaj se razburjati
to meet s.o.'s wishes izpolniti komu želje
to meet with doživeti, naleteti na kaj, ameriško strinjati se
he met with an accident ponesrečil se je
to meet with success uspeti
to be well met dobro se ujemati
this coat does not meet ta suknja je pretesna

mêgla (gosta) fog; mist; (redka) haze; astronomija nebula

gosta mêgla thick mist
pas goste mêgle (nad morjem) fog-bank
zelo gosta mêgla pea-souper
zadržan zaradi mêgle (o ladji) fogbound
z dimom mešana mêgla smog
signal v gosti mêgli (železnica) fogger, fog signal, (zvočni) foghorn
umetna mêgla smoke screen
bila je gosta mêgla it was foggy
mêgla se dviga fog is rising
mêgla se spušča, pada fog is coming down
opoldne se je mêgla dvignila at noon the mist lifted
postaviti signale (petarde) zaradi goste mêgle to set fog warning signals (detonators)
videti stvari v mêgli to see things in a mist
zaviti v mêglo to mist

memory [méməri] samostalnik
spomin, sloves (posmrtni)

from (ali by) memory po spominu
in memory of v spomin na
to the best of my memory v kolikor se spomnim
to call to memory poklicati komu v spomin, spomniti se
to commit to memory vtisniti si v spomin
to escape one's memory pozabiti
to have a good (weak) memory imeti dober (slab) spomin
to retain a clear memory of ohraniti v dobrem spominu
if my memory serves me (right) če se prav spomnim
before (ali beyond) memory pred davnim časom
within living memory v spominu sedaj živečih
within the memory of men od pamtiveka
retentive (ali tenacious) memory dober spomin
tehnično memory store skladišče informacij (v stroju, ki obdeluje podatke)

méniti to mean; to think; to opine; to be of opinion; to believe

jaz menim drugače I think otherwise, I don't agree, I beg to differ
kaj menite, bi pili skodelico čaja? what do you say to a cup of tea?
méniti se (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with), to converse (with someone on some topic)
méniti se za kaj to give (ali to pay) heed to, to heed something, to care about something
ne menite se za to! don't bother, don't trouble (yourself) about it!
ne se méniti za kaj to take no notice of something, to show no interest in something
ne menim se za govorice ljudi I don't bother (ali mind) what people say
ne se méniti za nevarnost to disregard (ali to ignore) danger

mensa [ménsə] samostalnik
latinsko miza

pravno divorce a mensa et thoro ločitev od miz in postelje

méra measure; (velikost) size; (obsežnost) extent, dimension

normalna méra standard; gauge; (stopnja) degree; (merjenje) measurement; (razmerje) rate, scale, index; (zmernost) moderation, temperance; (verz) metre, measure; glasba bar, time; (ukrep) measure, step
mére in uteži measures and weights pl
dobra (slaba) méra full (short) measure
dolžinska méra linear (ali long) measure
ploščinska méra square (ali superficial) measure
prostorninska méra cubic measure
votla méra measure of capacity
največja skupna méra matematika greatest common measure
obrestna méra rate of interest
zvrhana méra heaped up (ali strike, struck-) measure
do neke mére to a certain degree, in some measure; to a certain extent, to some extent
v obilni méri amply, richly
v veliki méri to a high degree, to a great (ali large) extent; largely, higly
prek mére beyond measure, beyond all bounds
v neki méri in a measure
čez vse mére exceedingly, excessively, immoderately, out of all measure
v isti méri kot... in the same measure as...
v enaki méri alike
napravljen po méri made to measure
obleka po méri bespoke suit, ZDA custom suit
po méri narejena oblačila clothes pl made to measure, ZDA custom clothes pl
enota mére unit of measure
krojač, ki dela po méri bespoke tailor
dati dobro méro to give good measure
držati se mére to be moderate, to observe due moderation
napraviti vse potrebne mére (ukrepe) to take all the necessary steps
podvzeti (lotiti se) primerne mére (ukrepe) to take appropriate action
podvzeti temeljite, dalekosežne mére to take sweeping measures
podvzeti vse potrebne previdnostne mére to take all due precautions
on ne pozna mére he knows no bounds
to presega vse mére that goes beyond all bounds
prekoračiti méro (figurativno) to overstep the mark, to go too far
napraviti méro polno (figurativno) to fill the cup to the brim
do kolikšne mére mu moremo zaupati? how far can he be trusted?
vzeti komu méro za kaj to take someone's measurements for something
vzeli so mi méro za plašč (za obleko) I have been measured for a coat (for a suit)

mercy [mə́:si] samostalnik
usmiljenje, sočutje, milost, odpuščanje; sreča, blagoslov
ameriško, pravno pomilostitev na smrt obsojenega na dosmrtno ječo

at the mercy of v oblasti koga, prepuščen na milost in nemilost
to cry for mercy prositi za milost
to have mercy on; ali to show mercy to usmiliti se koga
left to the tender mercies of prepuščen na milost in nemilost
it is a mercy that sreča je, da
that's a mercy! na srečo!, hvala bogu!
thankful for small mercies z majhnim zadovoljen
to throw o.s. on s.o.'s mercy prepustiti se komu na milost in nemilost
Sister of Mercy usmiljenka