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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

mean^*4 [mi:n]

1. prehodni glagol
nameravati, imeti vmislih, kaniti, hoteti; (zlasti pasiv) nameniti (for za)
meniti, misliti; pomeniti

2. neprehodni glagol
pomeniti (to komu)

to mean business resno misliti
to mean mischief imeti zlobne namene, imeti kaj za bregom
to mean well imeti dobre namene
to mean well (ill) by (ali to) s.o. dobro (slabo) komu želeti, biti komu (ne)naklonjen
what do you mean by it? kaj hočeš s tem reči?, kaj naj to pomeni?
I mean it resno mislim
he was meant for a soldier bil je namenjen za vojaka
that was meant for you to je bilo namenjeno tebi
to mean little to s o. komu malo pomeniti
I mean you to go želim, da greš

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

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

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

mention² [ménšən] prehodni glagol
omeniti, navesti

don't mention it! ni vredno besede!, prosim (odgovor na hvala)
not to mention da ne rečem, kaj šele
as mentioned above kot je zgoraj navedeno
not worth mentioning ni omembe vredno
britanska angleščina, vojska to be mentioned in dispatches biti pohvaljen v vojaškem poročilu

mésto¹ town; (veliko, VB) city, ZDA (že od 8.000 prebivalcev naprej) city; (kraj) locality, place; (v knjigi) passage; (služba) place, employment, post, (služabniško) situation; spot; stand, point

na méstu (takoj) on the spot, straight (ali right) away
v méstu in town
iz mésta from town
na samem méstu (kraju) pravo on the premises
na mojem méstu in my place
prav na tem méstu in this very place
na prvem méstu in the first place, first and foremost
častno mésto place of honour
glavno mésto capital, metropolis
podeželsko mésto country town
večno mésto the Holy City, Rome
industrijsko mésto manufacturing town
prazno mésto (služba) vacancy
dolnje mésto lower town (ali ZDA downtown)
gornje mésto upper (ali high) town
komandant mésta town major
zrasel v méstu townbred
sva iz istega mésta we are from the same place
ni na méstu (govoriti)... it is inappropriate (to speak)...
tu ni mést, da (bi govoril)... this is not the proper place (to speak)...
opazka ni bila na méstu (umestna) the remark was uncalled for
biti v méstu to be in town
ko bi jaz bil na tvojem méstu if I were in your place (ali position, figurativno shoes), if I were you
ne bi hotel biti na tvojem méstu I wouldn't like to he in your skin
vse mésto govori o tem it is the talk of the town, the whole town's talking about it
iti v mésto to go to (oziroma into) town
ne se ganiti z mésta not to stir
stopati na méstu to mark time
pojdite vsak na svoje mésto! go to your respective places!
potegovati se za kako mésto to apply for a post
postaviti koga na odgovorno mésto to place someone in a responsible position
vlak, ki vozi iz mésta (v mesto, v London) down train (up train)
vznemiriti mésto z velikim hrupom, razgrajanjem to paint the town red

metal¹ [metl] samostalnik
metal, kovina; taljeno steklo
navtika topovi, število topov
vojska oklopna vozila
britanska angleščina, množina tračnice, tir; gramoz (za ceste)

brittle (ali red) metal tombak, rdeča med
fine metal bela kovina
gray metal sivi grodelj
precious (base) metal žlahtna (nežlahtna) kovina
rolled metal valjana pločevina
weight of metal moč naenkrat izstreljenih topov na ladji
to run off the metals, to leave the metals iztiriti se (vlak)
figurativno to be made of fine metal biti značajen
figurativno to carry heavy metal biti dobro oborožen, biti dobro podkovan v čem

mílost grace, mercy; pity; pardon; (prizanašaje) quarter; (naklonjenost) favour, benevolence

brez mílosti without mercy
Vaša mílost! Your Grace!, Your Honour!, Your Lordship!, Your Worship!
po božji mílosti by the grace of God
mílost! (prizanesite mi)! have a heart!, spare me!
prositi za mílost to cry for mercy, to sue for mercy
biti izročen, prepuščen mílosti in nemilosti koga to be left at the tender mercy of, to be at the mercy of
izkazati mílost to show mercy
biti v mílosti pri kom to be (ali to stand) high in someone's favour, to enjoy someone's favour, to be in favour with someone
prositi za mílost to ask (ali to plead) for mercy
predati se na mílost in nemilost to surrender unconditionally, to surrender at discretion
prepustiti se komu na mílost in nemilost to throw oneself on someone's mercy
živeti od mílosti koga drugega to live at another's mercy
živeti od tuje mílosti to be dependent on other people's help for one's livelihood
vojak je prosil za mílost the soldier asked (ali called, cried) for quarter

mind¹ [máind] samostalnik
spomin; mišljenje, mnenje, nazor; misel; namen, volja, želja; pamet, razum; duh, duša; razpoloženje, čud; srce

the human mind človekov duh
history of the mind idejna zgodovina
things of the mind duhovne stvari
his is a fine mind je pametna glava
one of the greatest minds of his time eden največjih mislecev svojega časa
absence of mind raztresenost
presence of mind prisotnost duha
to be in two minds about s.th. kolebati, omahovati
to be of s.o.'s mind strinjati se s kom, biti istega mnenja
to be of the same mind biti istega mnenja
to bear (ali have, keep) s.th. in mind spomniti se zapomniti si
to bring (ali call) to mind spomniti (se)
to cast one's mind back v duhu se vrniti nazaj
to change one's mind premisliti se
the mind's eye vizija
in one's mind's eye v duhu, v domišljiji
to close one's mind to zapreti se vase, zapreti srce čemu
to come to mind priti na misel
to enter s.o.'s mind priti komu na misel
a frame (ali state) of mind duševno stanje, trenutno razpoloženje
to give one's mind to s.th. lotiti se česa zanimati se za kaj
to give s.o. a piece (ali bit) of one's mind učiti koga kozjih molitvic, odkrito povedati svoje mnenje o kom
to have a good (ali great) mind to nameniti se, biti trdno odločen za kaj
to have half a mind to biti skoraj odločen za kaj
to have s.th. on one's mind biti zaskrbljen zastran česa stalno misliti na kaj
to have an open mind biti brez predsodkov, nepristranski
to bave it in mind to do s.th. nameravati kaj storiti
to have s.th. in mind nameravati, imeti načrt, izbrati
to have no mind for ne imeti volje za kaj
to keep one's mind on kar naprej misliti na kaj
to keep an open mind počakati z odločitvijo
to know one's own mind biti odločen, vedeti kaj hočeš
not to know one's own mind biti poln dvomov, obotavljati se
to lose one's mind znoreti
to make up one's mind odločiti se
to make up one's mind to s.th. sprijazniti se s čim
to (ali in) my mind po mojem mnenju, meni pri srcu
many men, many minds kolikor glav, toliko misli
month's mind porodničina želja po jedi
my mind misgives me ne slutim nič dobrega
to open one's mind to zaupati komu svoje misli (čustva)
to pass (ali go) out of mind iti v pozabo, pozabiti kaj
to prey on one's mind ležati na duši
to put s.o. in mind of s.th. spomniti koga na kaj
to put s.tb. out of one's mind izbiti si kaj iz glave
in one's right mind pri zdravi pameti
out of one's (right) mind nor
to read s.o.'s mind brati komu misli, uganiti komu misli
pravno of sound mind and memory priseben
to set one's mind on ubiti si kaj v glavo, odločiti se za kaj
out of sight, out of mind kar ne vidiš, hitro pozabiš
to slip one's mind pozabiti
to speak one's mind odkrito govoriti
to take one's mind off prenehati misliti na kaj
to tell s.o. one's mind komu odkrito povedati svoje mnenje
time out of mind davno, pozabljeni časi
to turn one's mind to obrniti pozornost na kaj
to turn over in one's mind skrbno pretehtati, premisliti
it was a weight off my mind kamen se mi je odvalil od srca

ministránt altar boy, acolyte, server

biti ministránt to serve

minority [mainɔ́riti] samostalnik
manjšina
pravno mladoletnost

to be in the minority biti v manjšini
to be in one's minority biti mladoleten
ekonomija minority share delnica, ki je premajhna, da bi dovoljevala vpogled v poslovanje

mire¹ [máiə] samostalnik
blato (tudi figurativno)
glen, grez, mulj; močvirje, močvirno tlo

figurativno to be deep in the mire tičati v blatu
figurativno to stick in the mire; ali to find o.s. in the mire tičati v težavah, biti v škripcu
figurativno to drag s.o. through the mire blatiti koga, vlačiti koga po zobeh

míren (nevznemirjen) peaceful, self-possessed, undisturbed, unruffled, unperturbed; (mirujoč) tranquil, at ease, at rest; dormant; (tih) still, quiet, mum; (nepremičen) motionless; (miroljuben) peaceable; (hladnokrven) cool, composed, cold-blooded; (morje) calm; (značaj) placid, even, even-tempered

biti míren to keep quiet
ostati míren to keep one's temper
mírno jezero still lake
mírna, mirujoča voda still water
mírna poravnava pacific settlement
mírna vožnja (čez Rokavski preliv) a smooth (ali quiet, calm) crossing (of the Channel)
míren tek tehnika smooth running
mírna soba a quiet room
míren značaj an even temper
bolnik je prebil mírno noč the patient has had a quiet night

misapprehension [misæprihénšən] samostalnik
nesporazum

to be (ali labour) under a misapprehension biti v zmoti

mischief [misčif] samostalnik
škoda, nesreča, zlo, vzrok nesreče neprilika; zloba, krivica objestnost, prešernost, nagajrvost, navihanost, vragolija
pogovorno navihanec, vražič

to be up to (ali full of) mischief pripravljati vragolijo
to do s.o. a mischief škoditi komu, storiti komu krivico; vulgarno raniti, ubiti
to get into mischief zabresti v neprilike
to keep out of mischief izogibati se zlu, biti dober
to make mischief between sejati razdor med
to mean mischief snovati zlo
to play the mischief with grdo ravnati s, z
napraviti nered, to run into mischief zaiti v nevarnost
what (who, how, where) the mischief kaj (kdo, kako, kje) za vraga
the mischief of it is that nerodna stvar pri tem je, da
there is mischief brewing nekaj se kuha
the mischief was a nail in the tyre vzrok nesreče je bil žebelj v pnevmatiki

misijonár missionary, missioner

biti misijonár to work as a missionary, to do missionary work

mísliti to think (na of, o about); to believe; (premišljevati) to cogitate (o upon) to reflect (o upon), to meditate

logično mísliti to reason (o about, on); (natančno, skrbno pretehtati) to deliberate; (meniti, domnevati) to mean, to suppose; ZDA to guess, to reckon; (biti mnenja) to be of the opinion; (predstavljati si) to imagine, to fancy, to conceive, to envisage, to realize; (upoštevati) to consider, to contemplate; (nameravati) to intend, ZDA to figure
mislim da I think so, I suppose so, I should think so
mislim da ne I don't think so
mislim, da imate prav I dare say you are right
ne morem si mísliti, da... I cannot imagine that...
na to ni mísliti it's not to be thought of; that is out of the question
to mi da mísliti this sets me thinking, this gives me food for thought, this makes me ponder
kaj misliš o tem? what is your opinion about it?, what's your idea?
povem, kar mislim I speak my mind
mislim si svoje I have my own idea (ali ideas)
mislili bomo na to we shall think of it, we shall not forget it
na kaj (na koga) misliš? what (whom) are you thinking of?
ni mísliti, da... it is not to be supposed that...
ona dobro misli (hoče, namerava) she means well, her intentions are good
ne misli več na to! don't give it another thought!, forget about it!
oni dobro mislijo o tebi they think well of you, they have a good opinion of you
nemogoče si je mísliti, da... it is unthinkable that...
kaj misliš storiti? what do you intend to do?
kaj pa misliš! what are you thinking of?
misli name! remember me!
to sem si mislil I thought so, I thought as much
tega si ne bi mislil od tebe I wouldn't have expected that from you, I am surprised at you
mísliti pri sebi to think to oneself
to si lahko mislim I can well imagine (that)
on misli le nase he only thinks of himself (ali pogovorno number one)
človek bi mislil, da... anyone (ali one) would think that...
mislim, da ne bo prišel I do not think he will come
jaz mislim drugače I don't agree, I beg to differ
kdo pa mislite, da sem jaz? who (ali arhaično whom) do you take me for?
mislite si, kar hočete! you may think what you like!
kdo bi si bil to mislil! who would have thought it!
o njem mislijo, da je bogat he is thought (ali supposed) to be rich
takó se splošno misli that is the current opinion
mislim, da je stara 30 let I imagine (ali I guess) she is (ali must be) thirty
mísliti s svojo glavo to do some indepenedent thinking
še v sanjah ne mislim nothing is further from my mind
javnost misli the public feeling is...
ne mislim nič hudega I mean no harm
menda ne misliš, da... you don't suppose that...?
ne bi si bil mislil, da so tako pošteni I would not have credited them with so much honesty
tega ne misliš zares (resno)? you don't mean it?, surely you can't be serious?
mislimo vse najbolje o tvojem prijatelju we hold your friend in the highest esteem
ona misli le na svojo zabavo she thinks of nothing but her own pleasure
takó jaz ne mislim that's not my way of thinking
glasno mísliti to think aloud, to think out loud

mist¹ [mist] samostalnik
megla, pršec
figurativno megla (pred očmi)
figurativno nadih (na steklu)

to cast a mist before s.o.'s eyes slepiti koga, imeti koga za norca
to go away in a mist razbliniti se
to be in a mist biti zbegan

mistake^*2 [mistéik]

1. prehodni glagol
(pomotoma) zamenjati (for s, z)
napačno razumeti

2. neprehodni glagol
arhaično (z)motiti se

to mistake s.o. for s.o. else zamenjati koga za koga drugega
there's no mistaking ne more biti nobenega dvoma (pomote)