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navzóčnost presence

tvoja navzóčnost pri slovesnosti je neobhodna your presence (ali attendance) at the ceremony is indispensable
v naši navzóčnosti nihče ne govori o tem no one speaks openly of it in our presence (ali in front of us)

near¹ [níə] prislov
blizu, v bližini, bližje
pogovorno skoraj, málodane
figurativno varčno; (z negacijo) niti približno

near by blizu
to draw near približevati se
far and near od blizu in daleč, povsod
to go (ali come) near to doing s.th. skoraj kaj narediti
near at hand pri roki, blizu
not near so bad še zdaleč ne tako slabo
it is nowhere near enough še zdaleč ni dovolj
near upon kmalu nato
to live near varčno ali borno živeti
near to blizu (do česa)

nearly [níəli] prislov
skoraj, blizu; podrobno, pazljivo

not nearly še zdaleč ne
the matter concerns me nearly ta stvar mi je blizu, se me zelo tiče

nedoglèd far distance (out of view)

gledal je za čolnom, dokler mu ne izginil v nedoglèdu he gazed after the boat until it disappeared in the far distance
v nedoglèd as far as the eye can see, infinitely, far into the distance
v nedoglèd odložiti to postpone indefinitely

need¹ [ni:d] samostalnik
potreba, sila nuja (of, for po)
pomanjkanje (of, for česa)

to be (ali stand) in need of s.th.; ali to have need of s.th. nujno kaj potrebovati
to be in need biti v stiski
if need be; ali if need arise; ali in case of need če je potrebno, v sili
to do one's needs opraviti potrebo
I had need remember moral bi si zapomniti
to have no need to do s.th. ne čutiti potrebe kaj narediti
there is no need for you to come ni ti treba priti
a friend in need is a friend indeed v sili spoznaš pravega prijatelja
to fail s.o. in his need pustiti koga na cedilu
to feel the need of (ali for) s.th. pogrešati kaj

need² [ni:d]

1. neprehodni glagol
arhaično biti potrebno; biti v stiski, primanjkovati česa

2. prehodni glagol
potrebovati; zahtevati

3. pomožni (z nedoločnikom s to v trdilnih, brez to v vprašalnih in nikalnih stavkih)
morati, treba je

it needs not that; ali it does not need that ni treba, da
there needs no excuse opravičilo ni potrebno
it needed doing to je bilo treba narediti
it needs to be done to je treba narediti
she needn't do it tega ji ni treba narediti
you needn't have come ne bi ti bilo treba priti
more than needs več kot je potrebno
what need (ali needs) ? čemu to?

negative² [négətiv] samostalnik
nikalnica; zanikanje, negacija; negativen odgovor; pravica veta
figurativno negativna lastnost
jezikoslovje nikalnica, nikalni stavek
elektrika negativni pol
matematika znak minus, negativno število
fotografija negativ

in the negative nikalno, ne

negledé ne gledé

negledé, ne gledé na irrespective of, apart from, without regard to, regardless of; notwithstanding, in spite of
negledé, ne gledé na spol irrespective of sex
negledé, ne gledé na posledice without regard to (ali regardless of) the consequences

negotóvost uncertainty; doubt; suspense; insecurity; doubtfulness, dubiousness

v negotóvosti in suspense
biti v negotóvosti (ne se moči odločiti) to be in suspense
mučna negotóvost agony of suspense
vse je boljše kot negotóvost! anything is better than suspense!
držati koga v negotóvosti to keep someone in suspense
napraviti skok v negotóvost to take a leap in the dark
muči ga negotóvost he is on tenterhooks, the suspense is killing him

neither³ [náiðə, ní:ðə] prislov

neither ... nor niti ... niti
neither here nor there nepomemben
there is neither rhyme nor reason nima ne repa ne glave

neizvedèn not carried out

še ne neizvedèna glasbena dela compositions as yet unperformed

nekóč once, at one time, in times past, in old times, in former times; (v bodočnosti) some day

nekóč boš moral vse poplačati you'll have to pay it all back some day
davno nekóč long ago, in times past, in ancient times; pesniško in olden days, in days or yore
nekóč je bil kralj... (v pravljicah) once upon a time there was a king
nekóč sem to delal (zdaj ne več) I used to do it

nepokórnost nepokórščina disobedience; insubordination; insubordinate conduct

ne trpim nepokorščine I will not be disobeyed

neréd disorder; derangement, untidiness, confusion; disturbance, tumult, riot; disarrangement; litter; (zmešnjava) chaos, jumble, mess, mishmash, shambles

v nerédu out of order, disordered, in a mess, out of gear, topsy-turvy
v velikem nerédu in a state of great confusion
biti v nerédu to be in a muddle
priti v neréd to fall into disorder
spraviti v neréd to derange, to throw into confusion, to mess up
poulični nerédi riots pl, disturbances pl
povzročitelj nereda, -ov troublemaker
poročajo o nerédih na jugu disturbances are reported in the South
biti v popolnem nerédu to be at sixes and sevens
kakšen neréd je v tvoji sobi! what a mess your room is in!, your room's a real shambles!
; ne morem živeti v takem nerédu I can't live in a pigsty like this
pustiti svoje knjige v nerédu to leave one's books in a jumble (ali in a muddle)
ob svoji smrti je pustil vse svoje zadeve v nerédu at his death he left all his affairs in a mess (ali in a muddle)
zasejati neréd v vrste to throw the ranks into confusion
njegovo poslovanje je v največjem nerédu his business is in a (rare) muddle (ali a terrible state)

nespámeten unreasonable; unwise; irrational; imprudent

bilo je zelo nespámetno od tebe it was most unwise of you
(ti) ne bi bil smel biti tako nespámeten you should have known better

nesréča misfortune, bad luck, ill-fortune; calamity, adversity, reverse; (nezgoda) accident, disaster, misadventure, mischief

na nesréčo, k nesréči unfortunately, unluckily, by an unhappy accident
po nesréči by accident, accidentally
smrt po nesréči death by misadventure
smrtna nesréča accidental death, fatal accident
na mojo nesréčo unfortunately for me
prometna nesréča traffic accident
v sreči ali v nesréči in weal and woe
on je prava nesréča za svojo družino he is the bane of his family's life
nesréča je hotela, da je izgubil stavo as ill luck would have it, he lost his bet
pripetila se mu je nesréča he has had a misfortune
da bi bila nesréča še večja... to make matters worse..., to cap it all...
to ti bo prineslo nesréčo that will bring you bad luck
pripetila se nam je prometna nesréča we (have) met with an accident
sam riniti v nesréčo to make a rod for one's own back
nesréča me povsod zasleduje I'm always dogged by ill luck
nesréča redko sama pride misfortunes rarely come singly
nesréča nikoli sama ne pride misfortunes never come singly, troubles never come singly, it never rains but it pours
vsaka nesréča je za koga sreča it's an ill wind that blows nobody good
nobena nesréča ne traja večno every cloud has a silver lining
ne kličimo nesréče! (figurativno) touch wood!

neúmnost (piece, act of) stupidity, folly, foolishness; nonsense, absurdity, preposterousness, senselessness

skrajna neúmnost utter nonsense; (traparija) twaddle
neúmnost(i)! nonsense!, stuff and nonsense!, bosh!, fiddlesticks!; rot!
ne delaj takih neúmnosti! you must not do such foolish things!
neúmnosti kvasiš (žargon) you are talking rot
neúmnosti uganjati to play the fool
govoriti neúmnosti to talk nonsense
blebetati neúmnosti to talk drivel (ali rubbish)

nevólja reluctance, reluctancy; unwillingness; disgust

z nevóljo unwillingly
z nevóljo privoliti to give (a) reluctant consent
z nevóljo kaj napraviti to show reluctance to do something, to be loath (ali loth) to do something
ne (po)kazati nevólje (= molče požreti) to make the best of a bad job, to grin and bear it

new¹ [nju:] pridevnik
nov; svež (kruh, mleko), mlad (krompir, vino); neizkušen, nevajen; neznan (to komu)
jezikoslovje moderen

avstralsko new chum nov naseljenec
New England Nova Anglija, šest vzhodnih držav v ZDA (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine)
New Egyptian koptovščina (jezik)
New Deal Rooseveltov progresivni program za ekonomsko in socialno obnovo ZDA po veliki krizi l.1929.
the New World novi svet, Amerika
New Testament nova zaveza
figurativno new blood sveža kri, življenjska sila
new departure popolna sprememba starih navad
as good as new skoraj nov
to lead a new life živeti drugačno življenje
astronomija new moon mladi mesec
figurativno new man prerojen človek
to put on the new man; ali to turn over a new leaf začeti novo življenje, poboljšati se
new woman moderna žena
an old dog can't learn new tricks star človek ne spremeni svojih navad

next¹ [nekst] pridevnik
naslednji, najbližji, sosednji (to)
sledeči, prvi (za)

next to poleg, takoj za, skoraj (nemogoče)
next door to v sosednji hiši, čisto blizu; figurativno skoraj
next door to death na pragu smrti
next to nothing skoraj nič
next to last predzadnji
next but one naslednji, drugi v vrsti
the next best thing to drugo najboljše za (tem)
(the) next moment naslednji trenutek
I will ask the next man vprašal bom prvega mimosdočega
what next? kaj še (želiš)?
šaljivo not till next do prihodnjič ne več
pravno next friend mladoletnikov zastopnik