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modríti to blue

modríti se become blue, to appear blue, to seem blue (ali bluish)
modríti z barvo to treat with blue, to dye blue

modrováti to philosophize, to reason; to subtilize; to speculate

modulírati to modulate

mokríti to wet; to moisten; to urinate

molčáti to be (ali to keep) silent, to keep silence; to say nothing, to remain silent, to hold one's tongue

molči! keep silent!, keep your mouth shut!, hold your tongue!, pogovorno shut up!
molčite o tej stvari! not a word about this (to anyone)!, mum's the word!
molčáti kot grob to be silent as the grave, to be as silent as death, to be as close (ali dumb) as an oyster, pogovorno to clam up
so stvari, o katerih je bolje molčáti there are topics which are best avoided...
a da molčimo o... not to mention...
kdor molči, soglaša silence gives consent
o dobrih novicah ne smemo molčáti good news must not be kept back
govoriti je srebro, molčáti je zlato the less said, the better
molčáti o čem to keep quiet about something

moledováti to beg, to implore (za for), to supplicate, to beseech, to entreat (za for)

molestírati to molest (koga someone), to importune someone; pogovorno to pester

moléti to project (čez over, v into); to be prominent

moléti iz to jut out (od drevesa from a tree)
moléti čez to overhang
moléti ven to stick out (iz from)
moléti v višino to tower (nad above)

molíti (mólim) to pray; to say one's prayers

molíti (molím) to stretch

molíti vse štiri od sebe to stretch one's arms and legs
vem, kam pes taco molí (figurativno) I know which way the wind blows

mólsti to milk; (figurativno izsesavati) to drain, to exhaust, (osiromašiti) to impoverish

momljáti to mumble; to murmur; to mutter

móngati to mangle; to calender

monoftongírati to monophthongize

monopolizírati to monopolize

montírati tehnika to mount; (sestaviti) to assemble; to set up; to erect

montírati film to edit a film

moríti to murder, to commit murder; to kill; figurativno to bore, to bother, to mortify, to worry, to make someone yawn

mótati to wind (na motek on a reel); to reel

mótati se to move (to go, to fuss) about aimlessly; to potter around

motíti to disturb; to inconvenience; to intrude (koga on someone); to trouble; (spanje) to interrupt; (radio) to jam; (posegati v) to interfere with; to violate; (nadlegovati) to inconvenience

motíti se to be mistaken (v kom in someone
v čem about something), to err
kaj vas moti? what is troubling you?, what is upsetting you?
vas moti, če kadim? do you mind if I smoke?
zelo se motiš you're badly mistaken
ne pustite, ne dajte se motíti! don't let me disturb you!
oprostite, da vas motim! excuse my disturbing (ali troubling) you!
upam, da ne motim? I hope I'm not disturbing (ali bothering) you, I hope I'm not in the way
obžalujem, toda moram vas še enkrat motíti I am sorry, but I shall have to trouble you again
nekoliko se motite you are slightly mistaken
če se ne motim if I am not mistaken, unless I am mistaken
ne daj se motíti! do not inconvenience yourself!
motíti se je človeško to err is human
motiš se! (si na napačni sledi!) you are barking up the wrong tree
ali motim? am I in the way?, am I intruding?

motivírati to motivate; pravo to give the grounds for; to furnish good and sufficient reason for; (upravičiti, ukrep itd.) to justify, to warrant