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máslo (surovo) butter

sveže, presno máslo fresh butter, ZDA sweet butter
slano máslo salted butter
máslo za kuho cooking butter
stopljeno máslo melted butter
umetno máslo margarine, arhaično butterine
žaltavo, žarko máslo rancid butter
kalup za máslo butter-print
kepica, reženjček másla pat of butter
kruh z máslom bread and butter
delati máslo to churn butter
zabeliti z máslom to butter, to flavour with butter, to add butter
namazati z máslom to spread butter on
to je njegovo máslo (figurativno) he has a finger in the pie, he as a hand in it
iti kot po máslu (figurativno) to run smoothly, to go swimmingly, to go like clockwork
stvari gredo kot po máslu things are going swimmingly (ali like clockwork)
to nam gre kot po máslu (figurativno) pogovorno we're getting on like a house on fire
gre kot po máslu! it's going on swimmingly (ali like a house on fire)
vse je šlo kot po máslu (figurativno) it was all plain sailing, it was a piece of cake (ali pogovorno a pushover, žargon a doddle)

maßgebend odločilen, pomemben; pristojen, pomemben, meritoren; maßgebend sein für odločati (o); er ist für mich nicht maßgebend on zame ni merilo

máša mass; (protestantska) (divine) service

črna máša mass for the dead
jutranja, zgodnja máša early mass
tiha máša low mass
navadna máša plain mass
péta, slovesna máša high mass
vélika máša full service
máša zadušnica requiem (mass)
máša polnočnica midnight mass (on Christmas Eve)
nova máša priest's first mass after ordination
otvoritvena šolska máša mass for the beginning of the school year
brati mášo to celebrate (ali to say) mass
iti k máši to go to mass
prisostvovati máši, biti pri máši to hear mass
šiba novo mášo pôje spare the rod and spoil the child

maščeváti to avenge, to revenge

maščeváti koga to avenge someone
maščeváti se nad to avenge oneself on (someone), to be revenged on (someone), to wreak vengeance upon (someone), to get one's own back
maščeváti se za to take vengeance for (kaj something), to avenge (something)
maščeváti se komu za kaj to avenge oneself on someone for something, to be avenged on someone for something, to wreak revenge on someone for something, to retaliate against someone for something
maščeval se bom I'll be revenged, pogovorno I'll get my own back

mat¹ [mæ t] samostalnik
rogoznica, predpražnik, namizni podstavek; (zmešana) štrena; groba vreča za kavo, trgovska teža za kavo

to go to the mat with s.o. prepirati se s kom
to leave s.o. on the mat pustiti koga pred vrati, ne sprejeti ga
vojska, sleng on the mat v stiski, na raportu

mázati (strite) to lubricate, (z mastjo) to grease, (z oljem) to oil; (z maslom) to butter; to smear, arhaično to besmear; (čečkati) to scribble, to scrawl; (s katranom) to tar; (zamazati) to soil, to dirty, figurativno to sully, to defile

mázati maslo na kruh to butter (one's) bread, to spread butter on bread
mázati smučke to wax (one's) skis
mázati komu (figurativno, podkupiti) to bribe someone, to grease someone's palm, pogovorno to square someone

méč sword

dvorezen méč double-edged sword
méč dvoročnik two-handed sword
méču podoben sword-like
ročaj méča (sword) hilt
pas za méč sword belt
nosilec méča sword-bearer
nožnica méča scabbard, sheath
rana od méča sword cut
udarec z méčem stroke of the sword
z ognjem in méčem by fire and sword
na konici méča (figurativno) at the point of the sword
z golim méčem with drawn sword
ples (plesalec) z méči sword dance (dancer)
z méčem v roki sword in hand
brez udarca z méčem without striking a blow
izvleči, potegniti méč (iz nožnice) to draw the sword
nasaditi se, vreči se na méč to hurl oneself on one's sword
spopasti se z méči to cross swords
uničiti z ognjem in méčem to annihilate (ali to destroy) with fire and sword
vtakniti méč v nožnico to sheathe the sword (tudi figurativno)

meditate [méditeit]

1. neprehodni glagol
premišljevati, razmišljati, meditirati (on, upon, over o)

2. prehodni glagol
kovati (načrte), imeti vmislih, snovati

medtém in the meantime; meanwhile; in the interval; ZDA betweentimes

medtém se je zgodilo mnogo stvari many things have happened in between, much water has flown under the bridge
kje boš ti medtém where will you be meanwhile
medtém ko while, whilst
medtém ko delam while I work
njegov brat je bogat, medtém ko je on reven his brother is rich while he is poor

medtém

A) adv. frattanto, intanto, nel frattempo; nel contempo:
dolgo te ni bilo, medtem se je marsikaj spremenilo sei stato assente a lungo, nel frattempo sono cambiate tante cose

B) medtém ko konj.

1. (za izražanje istočasnosti) mentre; intanto che:
medtem ko ga oblači, mu daje nasvete mentre lo veste gli prodiga consigli

2. (za poudarjanje nasprotja) mentre; quando:
medtem ko je lani razstavljalo 20 držav, jih bo letos čez 50 mentre l'anno scorso hanno partecipato alla fiera 20 paesi, quest'anno saranno più di 50
on zahteva odškodnino, medtem ko sem pravi oškodovanec jaz chiede i danni, quando il vero danneggiato sono io

medtem ko² [é] protivno: während (medtem ko je ona zelo varčna, on kupuje … während sie sehr sparsam ist, kauft er …), wohingegen, wogegen (on je svetlolas, medtem ko so vsi drugi temni er hat blondes Haar, wohingegen seine Geschwister alle dunkehaarig sind)

mêja (državna, deželna) frontier, border; (ločnica) boundary (-line); (mejno področje) borders pl, confines pl; figurativno limit, (skrajni konec) extreme point; (rob) edge, verge, skirt

na mêji on the frontier
onkraj mêje beyond the frontier, (v tujini) abroad
v mêjah (česa) within the borders (ali limits) (of something)
do (neke) gotove mêje to a certain extent, to some extent, up to a point
mestne mêje city boundaries pl
starostna mêja age limit
živa mêja hedge, hedgerow, quickset hedge
določitev mêje demarcation; delimitation
kršitev mêje violation of the frontier
prestopitev mêje frontier-crossing
mêja, ki se ne sme prestopiti figurativno pogovorno deadline
prekoračiti, prestopiti mêjo to cross the frontier, (figurativno) to exceed the limit (ali permission)
postaviti mêjo, mêje to put (ali to set) bounds to, to limit
začrtati mêjo to draw a boundary
določiti mêjo to determine (ali to set, to fix) a boundary
vse ima svoje mêje there is a limit to everything, we must draw the line somewhere
ne poznati mêje (figurativno) to know no bounds
njegova hvaležnost (njegovo začudenje) ni poznala mêjá his gratitude (his surprise) knew no bounds
to presega vse mêje that passes all bounds
moje potrpljenje je skoraj doseglo svojo mêjo I have almost reached the limit of my patience
držati v mêjah to keep within bounds, to check, to restrain
tvoriti mêjo čemu to form the boundary of something

mejíti to border (na on); to abut; to adjoin; to be adjacent (to)

to meji na blaznost that verges (ali is verging) on insanity
moj vrt meji na cesto my garden borders on the road
njegova zemlja meji na mojo his land is adjacent to mine
naše njive mejijo na vaše our fields adjoin (ali abut on) yours
njegova brezobzirnost meji na nesramnost his bluntness verges on insolence

memoir [mémwa:] samostalnik
(avto)biografija; znanstvena razprava (on o)
množina memoari, spomini, memoarska literatura

memorandum [memərǽndəm] samostalnik (množina memorandumda, memorandumdums)
zapisek, zaznamek
ekonomija, pravno dogovor, pogodbena listina
ekonomija račun, komisijski zapisek
pravno kratek zapis (dogovorjenih točk)
politika memorandum, spomenica

to make a memorandum of s.th. zapisati kaj
memorandum of association dogovor o ustanovitvi družbe
ekonomija to send on a memorandum dati v komisijo, poslati na ogled

mend¹ [mend] samostalnik
popravljanje, popravilo, izboljšanje; zakrpa

to be on the mend izboljševati se, popravljati se, na boljše se obračati

mendráti to shift nervously from one foot to the other

mendráti pri hoji to trip
mendráti travo to tread on the grass

mêni to me

kakor ti mêni, tako jaz tebi play ball with me and I'll play ball with you, arhaično claw me, and I'll claw thee
mêni je žal I am sorry
mêni ga je žal I pity him, I am sorry for him
mêni je drago I am glad (ali pleased)
mêni na ljubo to please me, on (ali ZDA in) my behalf
mêni se zdi it seems (ali appears) to me
mêni je do tega, da (ga vidim) I am anxious to (see him), I insist on (seeing him)
danes mêni, jutri tebi today is ours, tomorrow is yours

meníčen (of a) bill

meníčna banka discount bank
meníčni porok guarantor of a bill
meníčno poroštvo, jamstvo security given by a bill
meníčni posrednik discountbroker
meníčni rok days pl of grace
meníčno pravo laws pl on bills of exchange
meníčni formular draft form
meníčni zahtevek claim based upon a bill of exchange

méniti to mean; to think; to opine; to be of opinion; to believe

jaz menim drugače I think otherwise, I don't agree, I beg to differ
kaj menite, bi pili skodelico čaja? what do you say to a cup of tea?
méniti se (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with), to converse (with someone on some topic)
méniti se za kaj to give (ali to pay) heed to, to heed something, to care about something
ne menite se za to! don't bother, don't trouble (yourself) about it!
ne se méniti za kaj to take no notice of something, to show no interest in something
ne menim se za govorice ljudi I don't bother (ali mind) what people say
ne se méniti za nevarnost to disregard (ali to ignore) danger