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naj vstopi! let him come in!
naj bo very well!; all right!, agreed!, pogovorno O.K. arhaično so be it!
naj počiva v miru! may he rest in peace!
naj pride, kar hoče! come what may!
naj stane, kar hoče! cost what it may!
kaj naj to pomeni? what can (ali does) that mean?
kaj naj storim? what am I to do?
reci mu, naj pride! tell him to come!
naj ljudje rečejo, kar hočejo! let people say what they will!
naj je še tako mlad... young though he may be...
naj bodo (še tako) bogati, (oni) ne morejo... rich as they are (ali no matter how rich they may be), they cannot...
ne vemo, kaj naj naredimo s tem we don't know what to do with it
nisem vedel, ali naj se smejem ali jočem I did not know whether to laugh or to cry

nájbolje best

kar nájbolje sem mogel as best as I could
smatram za nájbolje (da grem v...) I think it best (to go to...)
najbolje je, če (poveš resnico) you had best (tell the truth)
nájbolje zanj bi bilo najeti avto he had best rent a car
nájbolje bi (jaz) storil, če bi ostal (ostanem) doma I had best stay at home
kakor nájbolje vem in znam to the best of my knowledge (ali power, ability)

najèm hire; lease; rent; (ladje, letala) charter; (avta) car hire; (konja, kočije) hire; tenancy; letting (out), let

v najèm on lease
dati v najèm to lease; to hire (for rent), to rent, to let (out on lease)
v najèm vzeti to take on lease, to hire, to rent, (ladjo, letalo) to charter
vzeli smo posestvo v najèm we have taken the farm on lease
imeti v najèmu to have on lease, to rent, to hold as tenant

nájsi (čeprav) although, though

nájsi je še tako reven however poor he may be, poor as he is
nájsi nas je še tako malo, branili bomo svojo zemljo few as we are we shall defend our country

nalovíti to have a good day's (ali week's, season's itd.) hunting; to catch plenty (of fish, game); to have a good bag (ali catch)

nalovíti se to catch as much as anyone could wish

námreč namely; that is to say; videlicet (krajšava: viz.); (= t.j., to je) to wit; in other words

nisem mogel govoriti z njim, bil je námreč bolan I could not speak to him, as (ali seeing that) he was ill
eden mojih sosedov, námreč neki X.Y., ... one or my neighbours, to wit, one X.Y., ...

naredíti to do; (izdelati) to make, to manufacture; (izvršiti) to carry out, to perform, to execute; (dovršiti) to bring to an end, to complete

kaj naredíti? what is to be done?
ne vem kaj naredíti (figurativno) I am all at sea
kaj naj človek naredi? what is one to do?
prav vse (možno) naredíti to leave no stone unturned
nerad kaj naredíti to do something with a bad grace
površno, slabo naredíti to bungle
naredíti čemu konec to put an end to something
naredíti napako to make a mistake (ali a blunder)
naredíti komu uslugo to do someone a service (ali a favour)
naredíti komu slabo uslugo to do someone a bad turn, to do someone a disservice
rad kaj naredíti to do something willingly, to do something with a good grace
to bi se dalo naredíti that could be done
naredíti se nevednega to pretend not to know, to act as if one did not know
naredil sem se gluhega I pretended to be deaf
naredíti se bolnega to feign illness, to malinger
naredil sem (se), kot da sem jezen I pretended to be angry

naróbe wrong; wrongly; in a wrong manner; the wrong side out (ali up); turned upside down; topsyturvy; inverted; head over heels

vse je naróbe all is wrong, all is in confusion, there is a great confusion everywhere
nekaj je naróbe there is something amiss
vse gre naróbe all goes wrong
vse je naróbe v hiši everything is upside down in the house
kaj je naróbe s teboj? what is wrong with you?
naróbe se lotiti česa (figurativno) to put the cart before the horse
to je naróbe svet it is the world turned upside down
naróbe si je nadel klobuk he has put his hat on the wrong way
narediti vse naróbe to do everything the wrong way round
šli smo po isti poti kot vi, toda naróbe (v obratni smeri) we took the same road as you, but the other way round
pri meni (v mojem primeru) je stvar naróbe (obratna) in my case the boot is on the other foot; with me it's the other way round
nima Ivan Marije na vrvici, ravno naróbe je John doesn't dominate Mary, the boot is on the other foot (ali the reverse is the case)

naslédnik successor; follower; (dedič) heir

naslédnik na prestolu successor to the throne
kot naslédnik Jurija II as heir to George II
naslédniki pl (zanamci) progeny; posterity; ensuing age(s pl)

naslédnji (the) next; (the) following; subsequent, consecutive, ensuing; succesive

naslédnji hip (the) next moment
za naslédnje leto for the ensuing year
naslédnji dan, naslédnjega dne on the following day
v mojem naslédnjem pismu in my next letter
v naši naslédnji številki in our next issue (ali number)
naslédnji drugi dan the next day but one
naslédnj, ki je prišel, je bil... the next to come was...
moje mnenje je naslédnje: my opinion is as follows:

našémiti to dress up

otroka so našemili v paža they dressed the child up as a page; to dress grotesquely; to disguise; to mask
našémiti se (figurativno) to be badly dressed
našemljen gaudy, grotesquely dressed, masked

náuk teachings pl, lesson, science, doctrine; precept; (zgodbe) moral

náuk o državi political science
náuk o kovinah science of metals
náuk o naravnem zdravljenju nature cure
náuk o razvoju (theory of) evolution
náuk o svetlobi optics pl, science of light
náuk o toploti theory of heat
náuk o valovanju wave mechanics pl
náuk o nastanku sveta cosmogony
náuk o zvoku acoustics pl
náuk o živalih zoology
náuk o živcih neurology
náuk o življenju biology
to bo zanj dober náuk this will be a wholesome lesson for him
to naj ti bo (služi) kot náuk za prihodnost take this as a warning to you for the future
dati komu dober náuk to teach someone a good lesson
povzeti náuk iz česa to draw a moral from something

naváda habit; habitude, wont; (šega) custom; use, usage, practice

iz naváde by habit
po svoji stari navádi according to one's usual practice
po njegovi navádi according to his habit (ali wont)
naváda je... it is customary...
ukoreninjena naváda deep-rooted (ali inveterate) habit
šege in naváde manners and customs
moč naváde the force of habit
življenjske naváde habits of life
po navádi in the usual way, usually, as a rule, as usual
naváda je železna srajca habit (ali custom, use) is second nature
kakor je bila moja naváda as my custom was
delati kaj iz naváde to do something from force of habit
imeti navádo to be in the habit (of), (samo v preteklem času) to use
imel je navádo priti k meni vsak dan he used to come to me every day
navzeti se slabih navád to pick up bad habits
opustiti navádo to give up (ali to drop) a habit
postati naváda to grow into a habit
to prehaja v navádo it is growing into a habit
vdajati se navádi to give way to a habit
to je stvar naváde it is a matter of habit
ki je suženj naváde habit-ridden

nebésa (raj) heaven, paradise

deveta nebésa (figurativno) the Heaven of heavens
kakor v nebésih, tako na zemlji on earth as it is in heaven
(pri omenjanju pokojnega) Bog mu daj sveta nebés! may God rest his soul!
priti v nebésa to join the angels
v sedmih nebésih in the seventh heaven
sveta nebés! good heavens!, by heaven!
hvaliti koga do nebés to praise someone to the skies

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

neizvedèn not carried out

še ne neizvedèna glasbena dela compositions as yet unperformed

nesrámen shameless, impudent; impertinent, saucy, cheeky, insolent; brassy, forward, brazen-faced, brazen, barefaced

kar se da nesrámen as bold as brass
nesrámna laž a barefaced lie
nesrámno se vesti, nastopiti to brazen it out

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!

neúmen stupid; foolish, silly; thick-headed, dull; ZDA pogovorno dumb; (nesmiseln) nonsensical

neúmen (nor) na kaj mad (ali crazy) about something
neúmen kot noč as dumb as an ox, as thick as a plank
kako neúmno! how stupid!
preneumno! too bad!
nisi (tako) neúm! you are no fool!
nisem tako neúmen I am not such a fool
nisem tako neúmen, da bi to verjel I am not so stupid (ali dumb) as to believe it
kako si neúmen! how stupid you are!
to je bilo zelo neúmo od mene it was very stupid of me
neúmen je kot noč (pogovorno) he is dead from the neck up
ni tako neúm, kot je videti he is not as stupid as he looks
to je (že) preneumno that is too silly for words
ona ni tako neúma! she knows better!, pogovorno she's not so dumb!

neutemeljèn unfounded; groundless; baseless

neutemeljèn strah groundless fears; pl
biti neutemeljèn to be without foundation
neutemeljèni upi unfounded hopes pl
zavrniti tožbo kot neutemeljèno pravo to reject a charge as unfounded