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lúč light; (svetilka) lamp

električna lúč electric light(ing)
prometna lúč traffic light, stop-go sign
plinska lúč gaslight
pri lúči by (artificial) light
v pravi lúči in its true aspect
pokazati kaj v pravi lúči to show something in its true colours
rudarska lúč miner's lamp
lúč gori the light is on
lúč ne gori the light is out
lúč je ugasnjena the light is off
držati proti, k lúči to hold up to the light
iti komu z lúči to stand out of someone's light
on ni nobena lúč (figurativno) he is no great light
prižgati lúč to put (ali to switch, to turn) the light on
ugasniti lúč to put the light out, to turn (ali to switch) the light off
postaviti kaj v pravo lúč to put something in the true light
postaviti kaj v nepravi, v napačni lúči to present something in the wrong light, to misrepresent
to prikazuje stvar v drugi, v novi lúči that puts the matter in a new light
ne stoj mi na lúči! don't stand in my light!
to meče novo lúč na to vprašanje this throws a new light on the question
metati slabo lúč na... to reflect (unfavourably) on...
njegovo vedenje meče slabo luč na njegovo vzgojo his behaviour reflects (unfavourably) upon his upbringing
zagledati lúč sveta to come into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world, to be born, to be brought into the world, to see the light
če to gledamo v lúči najnovejših odkritij if we view it in the light of the most recent discoveries
tisoči luči na ulicah thousands of lights in the streets

máčkin of the cat, cat's

to niso máčkine solze (figurativno, to ni za odmet) this is not to be sneezed at

magári (zaradi mene, nimam nič proti) I don't mind, I have no objection (to it); sure, even

magári če even if, though
magári če je... even should it be...

magistêrij Master's degree

doseči magistêrij to be awarded a Master's degree, to receive one's Master's degree

mahogany [məhɔ́gəni]

1. samostalnik
botanika mahagonovec (drevo), mahagonovina (les); mahagonijeva barva; obedna miza

2. pridevnik
mahagonijev, rdečkasto rjav

to be under the mahogany ležati pijan pod mizo
to have one's knees under s.o.'s mahogany jesti pri kom, biti gost pri kom

majáti to shake; to sway; (močno) to rock

potres maje tla an earthquake rocks the ground
veter maje drevesa the wind sways the trees
majáti z glavo to shake one's head
majáti se to shake, to sway, to vacillate, to waver, to totter; (zob) to be loose; (v hoji) to stagger, to totter
drevesa se majejo v vetru the trees sway in the wind
hiša se je majala od eskplozij the house was rocked by (ali with) explosions

make¹ [méik] samostalnik
delo, izdelovanje
ekonomija izdelek, fabrikat, proizvod, (tovarniška) znamka; kroj, fasona
tehnično vrsta, oblika, tip, proizvodnja; postava, stas; zgradba (zgodbe)
elektrika spoj, kontakt; napoved aduta (bridge), mešanje kart

our own make naš izdelek
of best English make najboljše angl. kvalitete
is this your own make si to sam naredil?
elektrika to be at make biti spojen
sleng to be on the make biti na lovu za denarjem, za dobičkom; vzpenjati se (družbeno)
britanska angleščina, navtika make and mend prost čas za mornarje

make up

1. prehodni glagol
sestaviti (spis, seznam); pripraviti, prirediti; naličiti, našminkati; opremiti (sobo); izmisliti si (zgodbo); zamotati, napraviti (paket); izdelati, sešiti (obleko); izpopolniti; nadoknaditi; izravnati, poravnati (račun)
tisk prelomiti (stavek); nazaj dobiti (izgubljeno ozemlje)

2. neprehodni glagol
naličiti se, našminkati se; nadomestiti (for)
nadoknaditi (for)
ameriško bližati se (to)
pogovorno dvoriti (to)
spraviti se (with)

to be made up of sestavljen iz
to make up one's mind odločiti se
to make it up with spraviti se s kom
to make up a face namrdniti se
to make up one's face naličiti se
to make up a lip našobiti se
to make up for lost time nadoknaditi izgubljen čas
the story is made up zgodba je izmišljena
to make up to s.o. for s.th. poravnati komu škodo za kaj

making [méikiŋ] samostalnik
izdelava, izdelek, izdelovanje; sestava, ustroj
množina zaslužek
množina bistvene lastnosti
množina vse surovine in dodatki potrebni za kaj

to be in the making biti v delu
a making of bread peka kruha
to be the making of biti vzrok uspeha
misfortune was the making of him nesreča ga je napravila za moža
to have the makings of imeti vse lastnosti potrebne za kaj

malodúšen discouraged, despondent, faint-hearted, pusillanimous, dejected, weak (ali low) -spirited, disheartened

napraviti koga malodúšnega to dishearten someone
biti malodúšen to be in poor (ali low) spirits

man¹ [mæn] samostalnik (množina men)
mož, človek, človeštvo; sluga, vojak, mornar; figura (šah, dama)
zgodovina vazal
množina vojaki, mornarji, delavci, moštvo

the rights of man človeške pravice
man of God božji služabnik
an Oxford man kdor je študiral v Oxfordu
a man and a brother pravi tovariš
man and wife mož in žena
a man of few words redkobeseden človek
man alive! človek božji!
as one man kot en mož, enoglasno
to be a man biti možat
to be only half a man biti nemožat, biti samo pol moža
to be one's own man biti svoj gospodar
best man ženinova priča pri poroki
man and boy od deških let dalje
every man Jack vsak posameznik
to feel like a new man počutiti se ko prerojen
man Friday; ali man of all work faktotum, desna roka
inner man duša, šaljivo želodec
outer man telo
I'm your man jaz sem pravi človek za to
he's your man on bo pravi človek za to
man of letters pisatelj
to the last man do zadnjega moža
(all) to a man vsi, do zadnjega moža, enoglasno
a man of mark pomembna osebnost
no man nihče
a man of parts izredno zmožen človek
to play the man izkazati se moža
a man of straw lutka, človek zvenečega imena a brez denarja
the man in (ali on) the street povprečen človek
man about town lahkoživec, gizdalin
a man of his word mož beseda
the man of the world svetovljan
old man botanika božje drevce, navtika, sleng kapitan

mandát mandate

dobiti mandát (nad ozemljem) to be given a mandate; mandate
neomejeno trajanje mandáta politika unlimited term of office

manjšína minority; smaller number

nacionalna manjšína national minority
biti v manjšíni to be in the minority

many¹ [méni] pridevnik
mnogi, številni, mnogo, veliko

as many prav toliko
as many as 20 ne manj od dvajset
as many again; ali twice as many še enkrat toliko
many times velikokrat, često
many a time pogosto
how many? koliko?
how many times? kolikokrat?
many a man marsikateri
to be one too many for biti premočen za, biti prekanjen
too many by half za polovico preveč
one too many odveč, nezaželjen, eden preveč
many's the time pogosto
for many a long day zelo dolgo
in so many words dobesedno, izrecno
his reasons are many and good ima mnogo dobrih razlogov
many's the mnogo jih je, ki

market¹ [má:kit] samostalnik
trg, tržnica, tržišče; trgovina, trgovanje; povpraševanje (for)
denarni trg; tržna cena
ameriško trgovina z živili

the market borzni posredniki
at the market po tržni ceni
at the top of the market po najvišji tržni ceni
black market črna borza
the corn market žitni trg
money market denarni trg
covered market pokrita tržnica
in the market na trgu
active (ali lively) market živahen trg
dull market mrtev trg
the market is low (rising) tržne cene so nizke (se dvigajo)
to be in the market for potrebovati kaj, iskati, želeti kupiti ali imeti
to be on (ali in) the market biti naprodaj
to come into the market priti na trg, biti naprodaj
to boom (ali rig) the market dvigniti kurz
to find a market iti v prodajo
the market fell cene so padle
the market is all givers na trgu so samo prodajalci
to hold the market obvladati trg, obdržati cene
a market for leather povpraševanje po usnju
to make a market špekulativno dvigniti povpraševanje (po delnicah)
to make a good market of okoristiti se s čim
to meet with a ready market hitro prodati
to place (ali put) on the market postaviti na trg, dati naprodaj
to play the market špekulirati (na borzi)
figurativno to bring one's eggs (ali hogs) to a bad (ali the wrong) market ušteti se

marljív assiduous, diligent, industrious, hardworking, keen, studious, arhaično sedulous; busy, active

marljív obiskovalec frequent visitor
biti marljív to be industrious (busy, active), to take pains, to do one's best
marljívo se učiti to study hard
marljívo hoditi v gledališče to be a regular theatre-goer
marljívo obiskujem predavanja I attend lectures regularly

marrow¹ [mǽrou] samostalnik
anatomija mozeg
figurativno jedro, bistvo; vrsta jedilne buče (tudi vegetable marrow)

to be frozen (ali chilled) to the marrow biti do kosti premražen
pith and marrow bistvo, jedro
to the marrow of one's bones do kosti, do jedra

marry¹ [mǽri]

1. prehodni glagol
poročiti, omožiti, oženiti
figurativno tesno povezati (to, with s, z)
pomešati različna vina

2. neprehodni glagol
poročiti se
figurativno združiti se

to be married to biti poročen s, z
to get married to poročiti se s, z
to marry off spraviti (hčer) v zakon, poročiti
to marry for love poročiti se iz ljubezni
marrying man kandidat za ženitev

márš (pohod) march; route march

počasen (hiter, zelo hiter, pospešeni) márš slow (quick, doublequick, forced) march
naprej márš! forward, march!
márš, ven! be off with you!

martyr¹ [má:tə] samostalnik
mučenik, -nica
figurativno trpin, žrtev

to make a martyr of o.s. delati se mučenika; žrtvovati se (for za)
to be a martyr to s.th. trpeti za čem
to die a martyr to (ali in the cause of) žrtvovati življenje za kaj