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napkin [nǽpkin] samostalnik
prtič, brisača
britanska angleščina plenica

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

naráslost

naráslost reke rise in the level of a river

naráva nature

po narávi by nature, according to nature, naturally
proti narávi against (ali contrary to) nature, unnatural
ljubitelj naráve lover of nature
muha(vost) naráve (spaček) a freak of nature
opazovanje naráve (opis) naráve observation (description) of nature
otrok naráve a child of nature
plačilo v narávi (v naturalijah) payment in kind
varstvo naráve preservation of natural beauties
urad za varstvo naráve Nature Conservancy
plačati v narávi to pay in kind
to mu je postala druga naráva (figurativno) it has become second nature with him
(na)risati po narávi to draw (ali to sketch) from life
slikan (portretiran) po narávi portrayed to the life
to je proti moji narávi it is contrary to my nature
prerasti, preiti v narávo to grow into habit
naráva dela nature of activity

naróčje arms pl; lap

polno naróčje armful
imeti v naróčju to have on one's lap
sedeti komu v naróčju to sit on someone's lap
pasti komu v naróčje to be folded in someone's arms (ali in someone's embrace)
sreča mu je padla v naróčje he has had a windfall (ali an unexpected stroke of good luck, good fortune)
držati roke v naróčju to sit with one's hands folded, (lenost) to be idle
vrgla se mu je v naróčje she flung herself (ali she flew) into his arms
vrniti se v naróčje Cerkve to return to the bosom of the Church

narrow¹ [nǽrou] pridevnik (narrowly prislov)
ozek, tesen; omejen, pičel, suh, mršav; stisnjen (oči); ozkosrčen; natančen, temeljit (preiskava)
britanska angleščina skop (with)

by a narrow margin z majhno prednostjo
to have a narrow squeak za las uiti, komaj uiti
a narrow inspection natančen pregled
to live in narrow circumstances živeti v bedi
narrow majority majhna večina
to make a narrow escape komaj (za las) uiti
in the narrower sense of the word v ožjem pomenu besede
geografija the Narrow Seas Rokavski preliv in Irsko morje
figurativno the narrow way trnova pot
narrow vowels ozki samoglasniki
within narrow bounds zelo omejen

nasésti (ladja) to run aground; to strand, to get stranded

pustiti ladjo, da nasede to beach the ship; figurativno (biti opeharjen) to be taken in, to be imposed upon
on hitro nasede (figurativno) he is easily imposed upon
nisem mu nasedel (figurativno) I was up to his tricks
čoln je nasedel na plitvino the boat was stranded on a shoal

naslájati se to delight (z, v in), to take (ali to have) delight (in); to enjoy, to take pleasure (in); to be pleased, to revel, to relish, to indulge in; to be delighted (with)

naslájati se se s čašo dobrega vina to indulge in a glass of good wine
naslajam se ob njegovih romanih I enjoy his novels

nasŕkati se

nasŕkati se ga (napiti se) to tope; to guzzle; to swig; to get soused; to have a skinful; figurativno to imbibe, to drink in, to absorb

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

nastopíti to set in, to begin, to occur, to arise; (v gledališču) to appear, to make one's appearance

nastopíti delo to start work
nastopíti novo dolžnost to take up a new post (ali job), to commence one's new duties
nastopíti proti komu to proceed against someone
javno nastopíti proti komu to appear against someone
nastopila je težava a difficulty arose
nastopíti službo to take up one's office
nastopilo je slabo vreme bad weather (has) set in
nastopíti potovanje to set out on a journey
prvič nastopíti (v gledališču) to make one's first appearance (ali début)
nastopilo je 20 igralcev twenty actors appeared on the stage

nasty [ná:sti] pridevnik (nastiliy prislov)
umazan, gnusen, oduren; opolzek, nespodoben, grd (značaj); zloben (to do)
grozeč, nevaren (morje), viharen (vreme), težek, hud (nesreča); neprijeten

a nasty customer neljub gost
in a nasty fix v hudih škripcih, v kaši
a nasty jar zavrnitev
a nasty one zelo neprijeten (udarec, graja, zavrnitev itd.)

natrésti to shake down a quantity (sadja of fruit), to get by shaking down

otroci so natresli veliko jabolk the children have shaken a lot of apples down
natrésti poti s peskom to sand (the) footpaths
natrésti komu peska v oči to throw dust in someone's eyes

nature [néičə] samostalnik
narava, priroda; čud, vrsta, lastnost
vojska kaliber, premer; življenjska sila, primitivizem
botanika drevesna smola

against (ali contrary to) nature proti naravi, nadnaravno
by nature po naravi
to ease (ali relieve) nature opraviti potrebo
law of nature naravni zakon
to go the way of nature umreti
from nature po naravi (v slikarstvu)
good nature dobrodušnost
in the nature of kot, po, zaradi, v svojstvu, podoben
of a grave nature resen
of the same nature iste vrste
to pay the debt of nature; ali to pay one's debt to nature umreti
ia a state of nature nag, divji, primitiven
true to nature realističen, naraven
Nature Conservancy urad za varstvo narave
it has become second nature with him to mu je prešlo v meso in kri
things of this nature stvari te vrste

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

nazáj back; backwards

moram nazáj I must go back, I must return
ni ga še nazáj he is not yet back, he has not yet returned
nazáj datirati to antedate
nazáj dati to give back, to return, to restore, to refund
nazáj dobiti to get back, to recover; to be reimbursed, to be repaid
nazáj delovati to retroact, to be retroactive
iti nazáj to go back, to return, to recede; to retrogress; to retrograde; to retrace one's steps
nazáj poklicati to recall
nazáj pripeljati to reconvey
nazáj kupiti to repurchase
nazáj osvojiti to reconquer
pasti nazáj v isto napako, razvado to be a backslider, to backslide
pasti nazáj v bolezen to relapse
nazáj poslati to send back
stopiti nazáj to step back
priti nazáj to come back, to return
udariti nazáj (o puški) to recoil
želim si nazáj I long to return
nekaj let nazáj some years ago, some years since
tja in nazáj there and back
vozovnica tja in nazáj return ticket

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

near² [níə] pridevnik
bližnji; pereč (problem); skop, varčen; levi (del živali, ceste); zvest (prevod)

a near friend zaupen prijatelj
near miss le malo zgrešen zadetek
it was a near thing komaj je šlo, za las je manjkalo
near work za oči naporno delo
the near distance del slike med ozadjem in sprednjim delom
near akin v bližnjem sorodstvu
ameriško near true skoraj gotovo
the nearest way najkrajša pot
the Near East Bližnji Vzhod

nebó (vidno) sky; firmament; pesniško welkin; (v ustih) palate

na nebu in the sky
nebó nad prestolom, nebó pri procesiji baldachin, canopy
visok do neba skyhigh, very high
iz vedrega neba out of the blue, out of a clear sky
pod milim nebom under the open sky, in the open air
med nebom in zemljo between heaven and earth
kot strela z jasnega neba like a bolt from the blue, all of a sudden
proti nebu skyward(s)
do neba segajoč reaching up to the sky, touching the sky
bitka pod nebom air battle
modro nebó blue sky
oblačno nebó cloudy sky, overcast sky
do neba vpijoč crying to heaven
štiri strani neba the four points of the compass
(dimna) pisava (reklama) na nebu aeronavtika skywriting; ZDA smoke-writing (sky advertising)
pisec (reklame) na nebu skywriter
košček modrega neba a patch of blue sky
nebó je modro (oblačno) the sky is blue (cloudy, overcast)
dvigati se v nebó to rise to the skies
koga v nebó povzdigovati to praise someone to the skies, to laud to the skies, to extol
(kot) z neba pasti (figurativno) to come out of the blue, to drop from the skies
noben mojster ni z neba padel (figurativno) no one is born a master
v nebó vpijoča krivica a crime crying to heaven for vengeance
moder kot nebó sky blue, skylike
do neba (= čez vse mere) sky-high, to the sky (ali to the skies)

neck¹ [nek] samostalnik
vrat, tilnik; izrez (obleke); vratina (meso)
anatomija vrat (maternice itd.); vrat pri violini, vrat steklenice
geografija ožina (morska, kopenska) soteska
tisk konus tiskarske črke

to break one's neck zlomiti si vrat; ameriško nečloveško se namučiti, ugonobiti se
to break the neck of a task izvršiti najtežji del naloge
to crane one's neck (at, for) stegovati vrat
Derbyshire neck golša
neck and neck division glasovanje, pri katerem dobita obe strani enako število glasov
sleng to get (ali catch) it in the neck biti hudo kaznovan, trpeti
he's got a neck predrzen je
to have a lot of neck biti zelo predrzen
neck and heel docela, trdno (vezati)
neck and neck bok ob boku (dirkalni konji), enako število glasov, enak
neck or nothing vse ali nič
on (ali in) the neck of neposredno po
to put one's neck in a noose izpostavljati se nevarnosti
to risk one's neck staviti svoje življenje na kocko
to save one's neck rešiti se, rešiti si glavo
to stick one's neck out for mnogo tvegati za
a stiff neck trdoglavost
stiff-necked trdoglav
to take s.o. by the neck zgrabiti koga za vrat
neck and crop popolnoma, kot dolg in širok
to throw s.o. out neck and crop na pete na glavo koga ven vreči
to tread on s.o.'s neck zaviti komu vrat
up to one's neck do grla
to win by a neck zmagati za dolžino vratu (konjske dirke), za las zmagati (glasovanje)
ameriško, pogovorno neck of the woods soseščina

nedólžen innocent (of); (nekriv) not guilty, guiltless; blameless; harmless; guileless; (deviški) virgin, chaste, maidenly, immaculate; (naiven) naive

nedólžno jagnje innocent lamb
nedólžno (neškodljivo) zdravilo a harmless remedy
po nedólžnem innocently
lahko dokažem, da sem nedólžen I can prove (that) I am innocent
proglasiti koga za nedólžnega to pronounce someone innocent, to bring in a verdict of not guilty (ali a not-guilty verdict), to acquit, to discharge, to vindicate someone
on nikakor ni nedólžen (brez krivde) he is by no means blameless