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mouse¹ [maus] samostalnik (množina mice)
miš
sleng podpluto oko
figurativno strahopetec
tehnično vrv na poteg z utežjo

field mouse poljska miš
as poor as a church mouse reven kakor cerkvena miš
as silent as a mouse tih kakor miška
to play like a cat with a mouse igrati se kakor mačka z mišjo

móž man, pl men

velik (visok) móž a tall man, (figurativno) a great man; (soprog) husband
kot en móž (enoglasno) as one man
móž proti móžu (bližinski) hand-tohand
borba móža proti móžu hand-to-hand struggle
slamnati móž (figura, statist) man of straw, dummy
divji móž wild man of the woods
povodni móž water sprite
do zadnjega móža (= vsi) to the last man, (all) to a man
padli so (v boju) do zadnjega móža they perished to a man
pravi móž na pravem mestu the right man in the right job (ali place)
vsi možje brez izjeme every man jack
priti, naleteti na pravega móža to come to the right man
biti le pol móža (figurativno) to be only a half man
izkazati se za móža to play the man, (ne se ustrašiti) to stand up to it like a man
dvigniti se kot en móž to rise like one man
pokaži, da si móž! show yourself a man!, show us what you're made of!
govorita kot móž móžu! let us have a man-to-man talk!
biti móž beseda to keep one's word, to be a man of one's word
on je móž beseda he is a man of his word
ladja se je potopila z vsemi móžmí na krovu the ship went down (ali sank) with all hands
móž jo tepe, kadar je pijan her husband (ali man) beats her when he is drunk

móžen possible; feasible

móžno prislov possibly
kolikor (je) le móžno as much as possible
vse móžno napraviti to leave nothing undone

mrávlja zoologija ant

bela mrávlja (termit) white ant, termite
krilata mrávlja winged ant
biti priden, marljiv kot mrávlja to be as busy as a bee, to work like a beaver

mŕšav thin, lean, meagre; lank; skinny; slender; scrawny

mŕšav kot trska (as) thin as a rake
mŕšavega obraza thin-faced
mŕšav dobiček meagre (ali poor) profits pl

mŕtev dead; (umrli, rajni) deceased, late

mŕtvi pl the dead; (brez življenja) lifeless, inanimate, inert; (brezčuten) insensible, benumbed, hardened (za against); (ugasel) extinct; past; (neproduktiven) idle
na pol mŕtev half-dead
mŕtev kot hlod stone dead, as dead as a doornail, dead as mutton
bolj mŕtev kot živ more dead than alive; more than half-dead
ves mŕtev na kaj dead keen on something, crazy about something, pogovorno into something
že davno mŕtev dead and gone
stoj, ali pa si mŕtev! stop, or you're a dead man!
mŕtev jezik dead language
mŕtva barva dull (ali lifeless) colour
mŕtev kapital unemployed (ali frozen) capital
mŕtva kopriva dead nettle
Mrtvo morje the Dead Sea
mŕtva sezona dead (ali off) season
mŕtva tišina dead silence
mŕtva oseba the deceased, dead person; vojska casualty
mŕtev tir dead-end siding
mŕtev kót dead ground, shielded angle, blind spot
mŕtva veja dead branch
mŕtva teža dead weight
mŕtva straža vojska forlorn hope
mŕtev prostor dead area
mŕtva točka tehnika dead centre, dead point, (figurativno) deadlock, standstill
mŕtev tek tehnika lost motion, šport dead heat
kraljestvo mrtvih kingdom (ali realm) of the dead
sežig(anje) mrtvih cremation, incineration
smo na mŕtvi točki (figurativno) we are at a standstill
stvar je prišla na mŕtvo točko it came to a deadlock
pogajanja so prišla na mŕtvo točko the negotiations have come to a deadlock (ali to a dead end, to a standstill)
denar mu leži mŕtev v blagajni his money lies dead in a safe
biti ves mŕtev na kaj to be mad (ali crazy) about something, to be dead (ali mad) keen on something
delati se mrtvega to feign death, to sham dead
pretepsti do mŕtvega to beat black and blue
proglasiti za mŕtvega to declare someone dead, to officially pronounce someone dead
zbuditi (vstati) od mrtvih to raise (to rise) from the dead
zgruditi se mŕtev to drop dead, to die in one's boots, ZDA to die in one's tracks

mrtváški deathlike; cadaverous; dead; mortuary

mrtváško bled deadly pale, livid
mrtváška tišina dead silence; dead calm
mrtváški zvon (navček) funeral bell, deathbell, passing bell
mrtváška glava death's head, skull, (svarilo, npr. za strup) skull and crossbones
mrtváški oder catafalque
mrtváški ples the dance of death
mrtváška nosila bier
mrtváški voz hearse
mrtváško tih still as death
mrtváška bledica deathly pallor

much² [məč] prislov
mnogo; zelo (v sestavljenkah: much-admired)
zelo, veliko (pred komparativi: much stronger)
daleč (pred superlativi: much the oldest)
skoraj

much to my regret na mojo veliko žalost
we much regret zelo nam je žal
much to my surprise na moje veliko presenečenje
he did it in much the same way napravil je to na skoraj isti način
it is much the same thing je skoraj isto
as much as toliko kakor
(as) much as I would like kakor rad bi že
as much more (ali again) še enkrat toliko
as much as to say kakor če bi hotel reči
he said as much nekaj takega je rekel
I thought as much tako sem tudi mislil
he, as much as any on, prav tako kot kdo drug
so much the better tem bolje
so much for today toliko za danes
not so much as komaj
without so much as to move ne da bi se premaknil
so much so tako veliko
much less mnogo manj, kaj šele, da ne rečem
pogovorno not much komaj da (v odgovoru)
much of a size skoraj enako velik
much the most likely najbolj verjetno
much too much veliko preveč
how much? koliko?

múla zoologija mule; figurativno sulks pl, sulk, sulking

majhna múla hinny
trmast kot múla (as) obstinate as a mule
jezditi na múli to go on (ali by) muleback
múlo kuhati (figurativno) to sulk
z múlo ne boš nič dosegel you'll get nowhere with your sulking
kdor múlo kuha sulker

mule¹ [rnju:l] samostalnik
zoologija mula, mezeg
botanika, zoologija bastard, križanec
pogovorno trmoglavec, mulec
tehnično predpredilni stroj
tehnično vlačilec, traktor; natikač

as obstinate as a mule trmast ko mula

mum¹ [məm]

1. pridevnik
tih, nem

2. medmet
tiho! pst!

mum's the word! nikomur niti besede!
to be (ali keep) mum molčati
as mum as oysters molčeč ko riba

mustard [mʌ́stəd] samostalnik
gorčica
botanika gorjušica
ameriško, sleng vražji fant; zagon, navdušenje

keen as mustard navdušen

mutton [mətn] samostalnik
bravina
šaljivo ovca

as dead as mutton mrtev, izumrl
pogovorno mutton dressed like lamb mladostno opravljena starejša ženska
to eat one's mutton with s.o. jesti s kom
to return to one's muttons vrniti se k prvotnemu predmetu pogovora

nag (oseba) naked; nude; unclothed; (telo) bare

popolnoma nag stark naked, in one's bare skin; in the buff
čisto nag (as) naked as when he was born; without a stitch of clothing (on)
sleči do nagega koga to strip someone naked, to strip someone to the buff

nágel quick, swift, speedy, rapid, hasty; prompt; fast, rash; sudden

nágla jeza sudden anger
on je nágle jeze he has a hot temper, he is swift to anger
nágli sod martial law
po náglem sodu according to martial law
nágla smrt sudden death
bil je zelo nagel v svoji odločitvi he was very hasty in his decision
náglo prislov swift, quick
náglo odgovoriti to answer promptly
kot blisk náglo (as) quick as lightning
na náglo narejen most hastily constructed bridge
(pre)nágla odločitev a rash decision

nagráda reward; award; prize, premium; recompense; (honorar) fee, royalty, honorarium; (plačilo) remuneration; bonus, bounty

kot nagráda (plačilo) za... as a reward for...
Kidričeva nagráda the Kidrič award (za leto 1977 for 1977)
dobitnik nagráde prizewinner
razdelitev nagrad (v šoli) prize-giving
dobiti nagrádo to win a prize
dobil je prvo nagrádo he won (ali he carried off) the first prize
dati nagrádo to award a prize
razpisati nagrádo to offer a reward
razpisati nagrádo na glavo kake osebe to set a price on someone's head (ali life)
podelitev Prešernovih nagrád the presentation of the Prešeren Awards
tolažilna nagráda consolation prize

nail¹ [néil] samostalnik
tehnično žebelj; noht
zoologija krempelj, trd izrastek na kljunu nekih ptic; stara dolžinska mera (0,057 m)

a nail in one's coffin vse, kar pospeši smrt; padec vlade, režima
to drive a nail in zabiti žebelj
to drive the nail home iti (dognati) do kraja
one nail drives out another klin se s klinom izbija
to fight tooth and nail boriti se z zobmi in nohti, boriti se na vso moč
as hard as nails trdnega zdravja, žilav, neusmiljen, trd
to hit the nail (right) on the head zadeti v črno
on the nail takoj
to pay on the nail takoj plačati v gotovini
to the nail do konca, dokončan, dovršen
right as nails točen, v redu
nails in mourning umazani nohti

naj

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