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never [névə] prislov
nikoli, nikdar; sploh ne

better late than never boljše pozno kakor nikoli
never fear ne boj se, brez strahu
never mind nič ne de
well, I never! kaj takega!, neverjetno!
he never so much as smiled še nasmehnil se ni
never so kolikorkoli
he said never a word niti besede ni rekel
now or never sedaj ali nikoli
pogovorno surely never! je to mogoče!
never a one nihče, niti eden

ni is not; there is not, there are not

ni ga še he has not come yet
on ni več otrok he is no longer a child
pri hiši ni miru there's no peace in the house ➞ niti

nickel [nikl]

1. samostalnik
kemija nikelj
ameriško kovanec za pet centov

2. prehodni glagol
ponikljati

not worth a plugged nickel niti počenega groša vreden

nit thread

nit za šivanje sewing thread
prašna nit botanika stamen
žarilna nit filament
življenjska nit the thread of life
živa nit (trihina, zoologija) threadworm, nematode
nit pri stroku (fižola ipd.) string
izgubiti nit svojih argumentov, misli to lose the thread of one's arguments, ideas
suhe niti ni bilo na meni I had not a dry thread (ali stitch of clothing) on me, I was wet to the skin
odstraniti niti (iz stroka) to string
vdeti nit v šivanko to thread a needle
njegovo življenje je viselo na niti his life hung by a thread

no² [nou] prislov (za or)
ne; (s komparativom) nič, sploh ne

vojska, sleng no compree ne razumem
whether or no da ali ne
no sooner ... than komaj ... že
no sooner said than done rečeno - storjeno
let no sooner said than done rečeno storjeno
let us have no more of it dovolj besedi
no more nič več, ne več, niti
no little nemalo
no less than vsaj, najmanj, nič manj od
no less for vkljub
no longer ne več
no longer (ago) than yesterday šele včeraj

nóč night; night-time, nightfall; (tema) darkness, dark

do nóči till dark
pozno v nóč far into the night, till late at night
pred nóčjo before nightfall
vsako nóč every night, nightly
nóč za nóčjo night after night
sredi trde nóči in the dead of the night, at dead of night
preko nóči, čez nóč overnight
pod nóč in the dusk
vso, celo nóč all night (long)
neke nóči one (certain) night
preteklo nóč last night
cele nóči for whole nights
neke temne nóči on a dark night
lahko nóč! good night!
trajajoč vso nóč nightlong, all-night
nóč na dan (24 ur brez prekinitve) around the clock
mesečna nóč moonlit (ali moonlight) night
kresna nóč Midsummer Night
božična, sveta nóč religija Christmas Eve
novoletna nóč New Year's Eve
velika nóč religija Easter
poročna nóč wedding night, nuptial night
šentjernejska nóč zgodovina the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve
polarna nóč the polar night
viharna nóč a dirty night
nóč brez spanja a sleepless night, a restless night
1001 noč Arabian Nights' Entertainments pl, the Arabian Nights pl
nóč se dela it is getting dark; it is growing dark
biti različen kot nóč pa dan to be as different as chalk and cheese
prebiti dobro (slabo) nóč to have (ali to pass) a good (a bad) night
nóč in dan mislim na to I keep thinking of it night and day
vso nóč sem spal I slept the whole night (through)
prebil sem nóč brez spanja I had (ali passed) a sleepless night, I did not sleep a wink all night
vso nóč nisem niti za hip zatisnil očesa I could not get a wink of sleep all night
prekrokati nóč to make a night of it
prebdeti, prečuti nóč to sit up all night
on bdí dolgo v nóč he sits up late, he keeps late hours
delati nóč in dan to work night and day
ostati čez nóč (prenočiti) to stay the night
nóč ga je vzela he slipped away under cover of night

nós nose; figurativno, pogovorno snout, žargon nozzle, ZDA schnozzle; humoristično proboscis; (ladje) head; (voh) scent; (vrča) beak, spout; figurativno (graja) rebuke; (vonj) scent, smell

prav pred nósom, izpred nósa under the very nose (of)
na vrat na nós head over heels, in a great hurry, precipitately, helter-skelter
orlovski nós aquiline nose, Roman nose
ploščat nós flat nose
potlačen nós pug nose
velik nós big nose
zakrivljen nós hawk nose, beak, hook nose, hooked nose
zavihan nós turned-up nose
pijančev nós grog-nose
govorjenje skozi nós nasal twang
dobiti jo po nósu (figurativno) to be reproved (ali rebuked, reprimanded, snubbed)
dobil jo je po nósu he went away with a flea in his ear
govoriti skozi nós to speak through one's nose, to speak with a nasal twang
imeti kaj (prav) pred nósom to have something under one's (very) nose (ali in plain view)
imeti dober nós to be keen-scented, (za kaj) to have a good (ali sharp) nose (for something), to have a keen scent (for something)
povsod ima svoj nós (figurativno) he is a busybody
imeti zamašen nós (od nahoda) to have a stuffy (ali stuffed up) nose
iti, hoditi za nósom (delati po nagonu) to follow one's nose
oditi z dolgim nósom to go away with a long face, to go off with a flea in one's ear
obrisati se pod nósom (figurativno) to go away empty-handed, to have one's trouble for nothing, to be left out in the cold
lahko se pod nósom obrišeš za to! (figurativno) you may whistle for it!, pogovorno you'll be lucky!
čistiti si nós (usekniti se) to blow one's nose
krvaveti iz nósa to have a nose bleed
iz nósa mi teče my nose is running
komu kaj pod nós dati to bring something home to someone, to rub it in
visoko nós nositi (figurativno) to turn up one's nose; to be self-conceited
kri mi teče iz nósa my nose is bleeding
premagati koga za dolžino nósú šport to win (ali to beat someone) by a nose
potegniti koga za nós to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone
vlak mi je pred nósom ušel (odpeljal) I missed the train by a hair
ne videti dalj od nósa to see no farther than the end of one's nose
nikoli ne vildiš niti ped pred nósom! you never see an inch before your nose!
ne vidiš ped pred nósom! you can't see beyond the end of your nose!
vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose at, to look down one's nose at, to look disdainfully at (someone)
zaničljivo vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose in disdain at; to sneer at
voditi, vleči koga za nós (figurativno) to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone, to make a fool of someone, to hoax someone
vtikati svoj nós v to pry (ali to nose) into, to poke one's nose into
vtikati svoj nós v tuje zadeve to stick one's nose into other people's business
v vse vtika svoj nós he pokes his nose into everything
zapreti komu vrata pred nósom to shut the door in someone's face, (zaloputniti) to slam the door in someone's face
on ima dober nós za ceneno blago he has a nose for bargains
dati se voditi za nós to be a dupe (of someone)

not [nɔt] prislov
ne

not at all nikakor
not to be sneezed at ne da bi zavrgel
not to be thought of izključeno, ni misliti
not a few mnogi
sleng not half zelo, in še kako; ni govora!
as likely as not verjetno
not on your life nikakor, za nič na svetu
more often than not pogosto
not a little mnogo
not in the least niti najmanj
not seldom pogosto
not that ne da morda ni
not the thing ni spodobno
not but what (ali that) čeprav, vseeno
I'm not taking any še na misel mi ne pride
not yet še ne

od from; of; since; on, upon

od 1 do 10 from one to ten
10 od 20ih ten out of twenty
od 100 niti 1 not one in a hundred
od daleč from far away, from afar
od Ljubljane do Zagreba from Lj. to Z.
od časa do časa from time to time
od danes dalje (naprej) from this day (forward)
od jutri naprej from tomorrow
od sedaj naprej from now on, henceforth
od 9ih do 10ih from nine till (ali to) ten
od nedelje do petka from Sunday to (ZDA through) Friday
od jeseni since autumn
(že) od nekdaj for some time
od malega (mladih let) from childhood (on)
od prvega do zadnjega from first to last
od povsod from everywhere, from all sides
od včeraj since yesterday
od takrat, od tedaj from that time, from then on; thence, since then, thenceforth
(že) od (vsega, prvega) začetka from the (very) beginning (ali start)
od jutra do večera from morning till (ali to) night, all day long, all the livelong day
od zadaj from behind
sam od sebe by myself (yourself, etc.), spontaneously, of one's own accord
od spodaj from beneath
nobeden od nas none of us
od besede do besede (dobesedno) word for word, literally, verbatim
od mnogih primerov among many examples
nem od presenečenja (struck) dumb with astonishment
otrpel od mraza stiff with cold
zapuščen od vseh abandoned (ali deserted, forsaken) by everyone
od srca rad most willingly
od utrujenosti from fatigue
lepo od vas nice of you
ni lepo od tebe it isn't nice of you
drhteti od strahu to tremble with fear
moj brat je večji od mene my brother is taller than I (am) (ali pogovorno than me)
od kdaj si že v bolnici? how long have you been in hospital?
od razburjenja ni mogel govoriti he could not speak for excitement
to odvisi od vremena that depends on the weather
pozdravi ga od mene (v mojem imenu) give him my best regards
(od) kar ljudje pomnijo from time immemorial, from time out of mind
umreti od lakote, jetike to die of hunger, of consumption
on živi od peresa (figurativno) he lives by his pen

okó eye; (na krompirju) eye; (mastno) drop of grease; botanika eye (of a bud)

kurje okó (figurativno) corn
operater kurjih očes chiropodist
stekleno okó a glass eye
magično okó magic-eye tuning
mačje okó (figurativno) (rear) reflector
z golim očesom with the naked eye
s prostim očesom with unaided eye
okó postave je budno the eye of the law is ever vigilant
imeti okó za lepoto (za kaj lepega) to have an eye for the beautiful
kakor daleč seže okó as far as the eye can reach, within eyeshot, within range of sight
dljè kot seže okó farther (ali further) than the eye can see
z očesom ne treniti not to bat an eyelid
niti z očesom ni trenil he did not even wince
on ne vidi več na levo okó he lost the sight of his left eye
vidim stvari z istim očesom kot ti (figurativno) I see eye to eye with you
pazi na okó! mind your eye!
zamižati na eno okó to wink an eye (ob at), (figurativno) to connive (at), to shut one's eyes to
zatisnil je eno okó ob mojem kajenju he turned a blind eye to my smoking
ne zatisniti očesa (figurativno) not to sleep a wink
nocoj nisem zatisnil očesa I did not get a wink of sleep last night
okó za okó, zob za zob an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

omeníti to mention, to make mention of; to refer to

mimogrede omeníti to mention in passing
samó omeníti barely to mention
ni nam treba (niti) omeníti we need scarcely mention (da... that...)
omenili smo že... mention has already been made of...
kot smo zgoraj omenili as mentioned above, as we have already said

once¹ [wans] prislov
enkrat, nekoč, svojčas

once and again, once or twice od časa do časa, ponovno
once again, once more še enkrat
once a day enkrat na dan
once (and) for all enkrat za vselej
pogovorno once in a blue moon zelo redko
once bit twice shy kdor se enkrat opeče, ne bo več poskušal; izkušnja te nauči previdnosti
not once niti enkrat, nikoli
once (upon a time) nekoč
once in a while (ali way) tu in tam, včasih, redko
once and away enkrat za vselej; včasih
all at once nenadoma, istočasno
at once takoj
more than once večkrat

pára¹ (denar)

plačati dolg do zadnje párae to pay one's debt down to the last farthing
niti (prebite) párae nimam I am penniless
prebite párae ne vreden not worth a damn (ali a hoot), not worth a tinker's curse (ali VB cuss, ZDA dam(n)), žargon worth damn all

patch¹ [pæč] samostalnik
krpa (tudi zemlje), zaplata
vojska suknen znak
medicina obliž, ščitek za oko; lepotni nalepek; odlomek, odstavek (v knjigi)
zoologija lisa

not a patch on niti senca česa, neprimerno slabše
to strike a bad patch imeti smolo
purple patch najlepši odlomek v knjigi
in patches mestoma, tu in tam

péd pédenj (mera, 9 col, 2,5 cm) span

(eno) péd, pédenj širok a span wide
péd, pédenj za péd, pédenjjo little by little, arhaično inchmeal
niti za péd, pédenj se ne premaknem I'm not budging an inch
niti za péd, pédenj ne odstopim, popustim gledé... as regards... I'm not yielding an inch
premikati se péd, pédenj za péd, pédenjjo to inch along, to move inch by inch (ali by inches)

penny [péni] samostalnik (množina pennies, pence)
peni (angleški drobiž, 1/100 funta)
ameriško cent (kovanec)
figurativno majhna vsota, denar

in for a penny, in for a pound kdor reče A, mora reči tudi B; začeto delo je treba končati
to make a penny zaslužiti denar
to spend a penny iti na stranišče
he hasn't a penny to bless himself with nima niti beliča
a pretty penny čedna vsota denarja
take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves kamen na kamen palača
to turn an honest penny zaslužiti denar s priložnostnim delom
in pennies s posameznimi kovanci po 1 peni
a penny for your thoughts če bi le vedel, kaj misliš
a penny plain and twopence coloured posmeh cenenemu blišču
a penny soul never came to twopence malenkosten človek nikoli ne uspe
penny number zvezek romana v nadaljevanjih
in penny numbers po malem
zgodovina Peter's penny letni davek za papeža; prispevek za dobrodelne in cerkvene namene

pennyworth [péniwəɵ, pénəɵ] samostalnik
vrednost enega penija, malenkost; nakup, kupčija

a good (bad) pennyworth dober (slab) nakup
not a pennyworth niti najmanj
he has got his pennyworth dobil je, kar mu gre

picayune [pikijú:n] samostalnik
ameriško novčič za 5 centov
pogovorno malenkost

not worth a picayune niti piškavega oreha vreden

píčica dot; jot

še za píčico ne not a jot
niti píčice ne odstopim od svojih zahtev I won't give up one iota of my demands
do píčice natančno to the letter; to a T
loviti píčice na i (biti pretirano natančen) to dot the i's and cross the t's

ply¹ [plái] samostalnik
pregib, guba, debelina (blaga); vlakno (vrvi, niti)
figurativno nagib, nagnjenje, smer

to take a ply nagniti se kam, kreniti kam
three-ply vlakno iz treh niti