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mornárski sailor's, sailor, seamanlike, seamanly

mornárska bluza sailor's blouse
mornárska krčma sailor's tavern
mornárska obleka sailor suit
mornárska obleka in posteljnina (mornarja vojne mornarice) slops pl
mornárski ovratnik sailor collar
mornárska pesem sailor's song, (sea) shanty
mornárski suknjič pea jacket
mornárski posel, poklic, življenje a seafaring life, humoristično a life on the ocean wave
mornárski tovariš (mornar na isti ladji) shipmate
soba za mornársko obleko (opremo) slop-room

mortal¹ [mɔ:tl] pridevnik (mortally prislov)
smrten, umrljiv; smrtonosen, smrtno nevaren (to)
ogorčen, neizprosen, smrtni (sovražnik); človeški, zemeljski, minljiv
pogovorno dolgočasen
pogovorno strašanski, silen

mortal hour smrtna ura
pogovorno for two mortal hours dve neznosno dolgi uri
mortal sin smrtni greh
mortal power človeška moč
pogovorno by no mortal means človeku nemogoče
pogovorno of no mortal use popolnoma nekoristno
pogovorno in a mortal hurry v silni naglici

mortgage¹ [mɔ́:gidž] samostalnik
pravno zastava, poroštvo (v nepremičninah), zastavnica, zastavno pismo; hipoteka, poroštveno pismo

to give in mortgage zastaviti
by mortgage hipotečno
to borrow on mortgage vzeti posojilo na hipoteko
to foreclose a mortgage izjaviti, da je hipoteka zapadla
to lend on mortgage posoditi na hipoteko
to raise a mortgage on vzeti hipotečno posojilo na kaj

motion¹ [móušən] samostalnik
gibanje; kretnja; hoja (težka, lahka); premik; zamah, pogon
figurativno spodbuda, nagib
pravno, parlament predlog
medicina stolica
množina koraki, ravnanje, dejanja

on the motion of na predlog koga
to go through the motions of pretvarjati se, navidezno kaj delati
to have a motion iti na potrebo
in motion gibajoč, v pogonu
to make a motion; ali to bring forward a motion predlagati kaj v skupščini
to move a motion nagovarjati ljudi k glasovanju za kak predlog
of one's own motion iz lastnega nagiba, prostovoljno
to put (ali set) in motion sprožiti (postopek), začeti, razgibati
to watch s.o.'s motions budno spremljati dejanja koga
tehnično idle motion prazni tek
tehnično lost motion mrtvi tek

mountain [máuntin] samostalnik
gora (tudi figurativno)

a mountain is raised off my spirits kamen se mi je odvalil od srca
to climb mountains iti v hribe
mountains high izredno visok
to make a mountain out of a molehill napraviti iz muhe slona
the mountain on labo(u)r veliko hrupa za prazen nič
zgodovina the Mountain jakobinska stranka v francoski revoluciji
Mountain State vzdevek za Montano in Zahodno Virginijo (ZDA)

mouth¹ [mauɵ] samostalnik
usta; gobec, smrček; žrelo (topa), grlo (steklenice), odprtina (cevi), vhod (v jamo); ustje (reke)
sleng ustenje, gobcanje

pogovorno down in the mouth žalosten, potrt
from s.o.' s mouth komu z jezika (vzeti)
from mouth to mouth od ust do ust
to give mouth lajati (pes)
to give mouth to one's thoughts naglas povedati kar mislimo
to have a big mouth imeti dolg jezik, preveč govoriti
the horse has a good (bad) mouth konja je lahko (težko) voditi
pogovorno to keep one's mouth shut držati jezik za zobmi
to laugh on the wrong (ali other) side of one's mouth kislo se smejati
to look a gift horse in the mouth gledati podarjenemu konju na zobe, zmrdovati se nad darilom
my mouth waters sline se mi cedijo
to make s.o. laugh on the wrong side of his mouth odvaditi koga smeha
to make s.o.'s mouth water delati komu skomine
to make a wry mouth namrdniti se
to open one's mouth too wide preveč zahtevati
to put (ali place) words into s.o.'s mouth položiti komu besede v usta; trditi da je kdo kaj rekel
to shoot off one's mouth izblebetati
to shut (ali stop) s.o.'s mouth zapreti komu usta
straight from the horse's mouth iz zanesljivega vira
to take the bread out of s.o.'s mouth spraviti koga ob zaslužek
to take the words out of s.o.'s mouth vzeti komu besedo iz ust
by word of mouth ustno
useless mouth kdor jé, a ne dela

move² [mu:v]

1. prehodni glagol
premakniti, premikati, pomakniti; odstraniti, odnesti
figurativno ganiti; spodbujati, spodbuditi, začeti, sprožiti, napeljati, nagovoriti (to k)
razdražiti, spraviti v bes; predlagati
ekonomija odposlati, razprodati

2. neprehodni glagol
premikati se, premakniti se, pomakniti se, kreniti, oditi, preseliti se (to)
figurativno napredovati; ukrepati (in s.th. v čem, against proti)
napraviti potezo (šah)
ekonomija iti v prodajo

to be moved to tears biti do solz ganjen
to be moved (at, by) biti ganjen
to move s.o. from an opinion odvrniti koga od njegovega mnenja
to move s.o. to anger razjeziti koga
to move the bowels dristiti
his bowels moved šel je na veliko potrebo
things began to move stvari so stekle
parlament to move an amendment predlagati amandma
he moved quickly hitro je ukrepal
to move heaven and earth vse poskusiti, truditi se na vse pretege
to move house preseliti se
to move in a rut živeti po stari navadi
the spirit moves nekaj me sili (to do s.th.)

móž man, pl men

velik (visok) móž a tall man, (figurativno) a great man; (soprog) husband
kot en móž (enoglasno) as one man
móž proti móžu (bližinski) hand-tohand
borba móža proti móžu hand-to-hand struggle
slamnati móž (figura, statist) man of straw, dummy
divji móž wild man of the woods
povodni móž water sprite
do zadnjega móža (= vsi) to the last man, (all) to a man
padli so (v boju) do zadnjega móža they perished to a man
pravi móž na pravem mestu the right man in the right job (ali place)
vsi možje brez izjeme every man jack
priti, naleteti na pravega móža to come to the right man
biti le pol móža (figurativno) to be only a half man
izkazati se za móža to play the man, (ne se ustrašiti) to stand up to it like a man
dvigniti se kot en móž to rise like one man
pokaži, da si móž! show yourself a man!, show us what you're made of!
govorita kot móž móžu! let us have a man-to-man talk!
biti móž beseda to keep one's word, to be a man of one's word
on je móž beseda he is a man of his word
ladja se je potopila z vsemi móžmí na krovu the ship went down (ali sank) with all hands
móž jo tepe, kadar je pijan her husband (ali man) beats her when he is drunk

mràz cold; chill; frost

mràz brez slane black frost
oster mràz biting (ali severe) frost; hard (ali sharp) frost
suh mràz ground frost
leden mràz frostiness
trd od mràza numb with cold
Dedek Mraz Jack Frost
občutljiv za mràz sensitive to cold
odporen proti mràzu resistant to cold, cold-resistant
občutek mràza sensation of cold
nenaden nastop mràza sudden inroad of cold weather, ZDA cold snap
val mràza cold wave
10° mràza 10 degrees of frost
mràz mi je I am (ali I feel) cold
mràz mi je v noge my feet are cold
mràz je danes it is cold today
mràz me je rezal do kosti the cold pierced me to the bone
drgetati, tresti se od mràza to shiver with cold
mràz grize, ščiplje there is a nip in the air
mràz je kar grizel it was a biting cold
mràz popušča the cold is abating
mràz me spreletava I feel cold all over
mràz me spreleti ob tem that gives me the shivers; it gives me the creeps
težko prenašati mràz, trpeti od mràza to suffer from the cold

mŕtev dead; (umrli, rajni) deceased, late

mŕtvi pl the dead; (brez življenja) lifeless, inanimate, inert; (brezčuten) insensible, benumbed, hardened (za against); (ugasel) extinct; past; (neproduktiven) idle
na pol mŕtev half-dead
mŕtev kot hlod stone dead, as dead as a doornail, dead as mutton
bolj mŕtev kot živ more dead than alive; more than half-dead
ves mŕtev na kaj dead keen on something, crazy about something, pogovorno into something
že davno mŕtev dead and gone
stoj, ali pa si mŕtev! stop, or you're a dead man!
mŕtev jezik dead language
mŕtva barva dull (ali lifeless) colour
mŕtev kapital unemployed (ali frozen) capital
mŕtva kopriva dead nettle
Mrtvo morje the Dead Sea
mŕtva sezona dead (ali off) season
mŕtva tišina dead silence
mŕtva oseba the deceased, dead person; vojska casualty
mŕtev tir dead-end siding
mŕtev kót dead ground, shielded angle, blind spot
mŕtva veja dead branch
mŕtva teža dead weight
mŕtva straža vojska forlorn hope
mŕtev prostor dead area
mŕtva točka tehnika dead centre, dead point, (figurativno) deadlock, standstill
mŕtev tek tehnika lost motion, šport dead heat
kraljestvo mrtvih kingdom (ali realm) of the dead
sežig(anje) mrtvih cremation, incineration
smo na mŕtvi točki (figurativno) we are at a standstill
stvar je prišla na mŕtvo točko it came to a deadlock
pogajanja so prišla na mŕtvo točko the negotiations have come to a deadlock (ali to a dead end, to a standstill)
denar mu leži mŕtev v blagajni his money lies dead in a safe
biti ves mŕtev na kaj to be mad (ali crazy) about something, to be dead (ali mad) keen on something
delati se mrtvega to feign death, to sham dead
pretepsti do mŕtvega to beat black and blue
proglasiti za mŕtvega to declare someone dead, to officially pronounce someone dead
zbuditi (vstati) od mrtvih to raise (to rise) from the dead
zgruditi se mŕtev to drop dead, to die in one's boots, ZDA to die in one's tracks

mŕzlica medicina fever; shivers pl; ague

rumena mŕzlica yellow ever, yellow jack
menjajoča se mŕzlica intermittent fever
zlata mŕzlica (figurativno) gold fever, gold rush
imeti mŕzlico to be in a fever

much² [məč] prislov
mnogo; zelo (v sestavljenkah: much-admired)
zelo, veliko (pred komparativi: much stronger)
daleč (pred superlativi: much the oldest)
skoraj

much to my regret na mojo veliko žalost
we much regret zelo nam je žal
much to my surprise na moje veliko presenečenje
he did it in much the same way napravil je to na skoraj isti način
it is much the same thing je skoraj isto
as much as toliko kakor
(as) much as I would like kakor rad bi že
as much more (ali again) še enkrat toliko
as much as to say kakor če bi hotel reči
he said as much nekaj takega je rekel
I thought as much tako sem tudi mislil
he, as much as any on, prav tako kot kdo drug
so much the better tem bolje
so much for today toliko za danes
not so much as komaj
without so much as to move ne da bi se premaknil
so much so tako veliko
much less mnogo manj, kaj šele, da ne rečem
pogovorno not much komaj da (v odgovoru)
much of a size skoraj enako velik
much the most likely najbolj verjetno
much too much veliko preveč
how much? koliko?

múčiti to torture; to torment; to rack; to inflict pain on, to martyr; to maltreat; (bolečina) to hurt, to ail; (v šoli) to bully, to intimidate; (dražiti z varljivimi upi) to tantalize; (nadlegovati, jeziti) to bother, to worry, to vex, to plague, to tease, to grieve, to harass

skrbi jo mučijo she is tormented with worry
muči ga protin he is a martyr to gout
muči me misel na... I am uneasy (ali anxious) about...
do smrti múčiti to martyr
múčiti se (z delom) to labour, to slave, to toil, to moil, to toil and moil; to be at pains; to take pains, to make efforts, to strive hard, to struggle; to trouble oneself
múčiti se navkreber, v hrib to toil up the hill
múčiti se kot črna živina to drudge
muči se na žive in mrtve he is working himself to death

muddle¹ [mədl] samostalnik
zmešnjava, nered, zmedenost

to make a muddle of s.th. vse pokvariti
to get into a muddle zaiti v težave
to be in muddle biti zmeden

mudíti (zavlačevati) to delay, to detain, to retard, to slow down

mudíti se to tarry, to delay; (bivati) to stay, to dwell
ne mudi se the matter is not urgent, there is no hurry
mudi se mi I am in a hurry, I've no time to spare, I am pressed for time
ne mudi se mi tako zelo I am not in that much of a hurry
ne mudi se za to there's no hurry for it
ne mudi se tako strašno there's no tearing hurry
pri tem delu se rad mudim I like to take my time over this job
kam se ti tako mudi? what's your rush?
mudil seje dva meseca v Zagrebu he stayed for two months in Zagreb
mudíti se pri čem to linger over something

múha zoologija fly; figurativno (muhavost) caprice, whim, freak, fancy, vagary, crotchet, bee in one's bonnet

cece múha tseste, tsetse fly
domača múha common housefly
konjska múha horsefly
mesarska múha flesh fly, blowfly, bluebottle
španska múha Spanish fly, cantharis, pl cantharides
umetna múha (kot vaba) fly, (za ribolov) dry fly, hackle fly, hackle, grey-drake, ZDA tail fly
múha na strelnem orožju sight, bead
opikan od múh fly-bitten
onesnažen od múh flyblown
biti od múh (biti nič vreden) to be of no use, to be good for nothing, to be a dead loss
na múho vzeti (figurativno) to take aim (kaj at something)
iz múhe slona narediti (figurativno) to make a mountain out of a molehill, to make mountains out of molehills
s kolom múhe pobijati (figurativno) to break a fly on the wheel
čudne múhe mu rojijo po glavi he's got bats in the belfry
lahkó bi bili slišali múho leteti (taka tišina je bila) you could have heard a pin drop
ubiti dve múhi z enim udarcem to kill two birds with one stone
v sili hudič múhe žre (figurativno) beggars can't be choosers, half a loaf is better than no bread

mulct² [mʌlkt] prehodni glagol
naložiti komu globo; oskubiti koga (from)
ogoljufati koga (of)

to mulct s.o. in a pound naložiti komu en funt globe
to be mulcted biti oskubljen (za denar)

murder¹ [mə́:də] samostalnik
umor (of)

to commit a murder zagrešiti umor, umoriti
to cry blue murder zagnati krik in vik
pogovorno it was murder bilo je strašno
the murder is out resnica je prišla na dan
murder will out vsak umor pride prej ali slej na dan
ameriško, pravno first-degree (second-degree) murder umor, (uboj)

na on, upon; at; in; up, upward; to; over

na cesti on the road
na ulici in the street, ZDA on the street
na deželi in the country
na dvorišču in the courtyard
na desni, na levi on the right, on the left
na desno, na levo to the right, to the left
na kredit, na up on credit
na mojo čast on my honour, honestly
na primer for instance, for example
na morju at sea
na nebu in the sky
na sliki in the picture
na soncu in the sun
na polju in the field
na travniku in the meadow
na (živilskem) trgu at the market-place
na postaji at the station
na mizi on (ali upon) the table
na svetu in the world
na razstavi at the exposition
na minuto a minute, to the minute
na mestu (takoj) on the spot, at once
na moji strani on my side
na obeh straneh on both sides
na ta način in this manner
na najlepši način in the finest manner
na povelje to order
na zemljevidu on the map
na moje priporočilo on (ali upon) my recommendation
na moje presenečenje to my surprise (ali astonishment)
na moj račun at my expense
na moje veliko obžalovanje to my deep regret
na svojo škodo to one's detriment (ali cost ali disadvantage)
na mojo škodo to my cost
na temelju on the grounds of, by virtue of
na mojo sramoto to my disgrace
na srečo fortunately
na slepo blindly, at random, gropingly
na vsak način at any rate, by all means
na noben način on no account
na vrat na nos head over heels, headlong
na svidenje! goodbye!, ZDA goodby!, au revoir!, so long!, see you again!
na prvi pogled at first sight, at first glance
na mojo prošnjo at my request
na vaše priporočilo on the strength of your recommendation
na potovanju in travelling
na stotine by hundreds
dvakrat na dan twice a day
X tolarjev na dan X tolars a day
en četrt na pet a quarter past four
tri četrt na pet a quarter to five
na moje stroške at my expense
vpliv na... influence over (ali on)...
X SIT na uro X tolars per hour
biti na lovu to be out hunting
na tebi je, da rečeš... it is up to you (to say)...
biti na obisku pri kom to stay with someone
biti hud na koga to have a grudge against someone
biti gluh na obe ušesi to be deaf in both ears
na luči mi je (stoji) he is (stands) in my light
kdo je zdaj na vrsti? whose turn is it now?
jaz sem na vrsti it is my turn
ljubosumen je na svojo ženo he is jealous of his wife
slep je na eno oko he is blind in one eye
hrom je na eno nogo he is lame in one leg
moje okno gleda na dvorišče my window looks out on to the backyard
igrati na flavto to play the flute
imeti kaj črno na belem to have something in black and white
imaš velik vpliv nanj you have a great influence over (ali on) him
biti ves dan na nogah to be busy (ali pogovorno on the go) all day long
iti na pošto to go to the post office
iti komu na roko (figurativno) to oblige someone, to help someone, to lend someone a helping hand
osvojiti na juriš trdnjavo to take a fortress by storm
(s)plezati na drevo to climb (up) a tree
motiti se na vsej črti to be mistaken all along the line
verjeti komu na besedo to take someone's word for it
zidati na pesek to build on sand
želim sobo na ulico I want a room overlooking the street
iti na lov to go out hunting
iti na potovanje to go abroad

nabŕskan (slabe volje) bad-tempered

biti nabŕskan to be in a bad temper