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lovoríke laurels pl; pesniško bays pl

požeti, pobrati lovoríke to win one's laurels
počivati, zaspati na svojih lovoríkah to rest on one's laurels

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

lúč (-í) f

1. luce:
luč brli, gori, migota, sveti, ugasne la luce arde fioca, arde, tremola, splende, si spegne
pogasiti, ugasniti, upihniti luč spegnere la luce
prižgati, zastreti luč accendere, schermare la luce
neonske, plinske luči luci al neon, a gas
signalne luči luci segnaletiche
avt. dolge, kratke, parkirne luči luci abbaglianti, di profondità, di posizione
stikalo za luč interruttore della luce
rel. večna luč naj mu sveti e splenda a lui la luce perpetua

2. (priprava, svetilka) luce, lampada:
namizna, stoječa, stropna luč lampada da tavolo, a stelo, da soffitto (plafoniera)

3. pog. (električna napeljava) luce (elettrica), corrente

4. (svetloba) luce:
dnevna, jutranja luč luce mattutina, da giorno
sončna luč luce solare, del sole
bleda, močna luč luce fioca, forte
mehka (topla), ostra, slepeča luč luce calda, aspra, abbagliante

5. pren. redko lume:
on ni kaka posebna luč non è proprio un lume

6. pren. (poudarja pomen samostalnika) luce; fiaccola:
luč resnice la luce della libertà
luč omike, razuma la luce della civiltà, della ragione

7. pren.
predstaviti se v najboljši luči fare un figurone
pokazati se v pravi luči mostrarsi nella vera luce
metati slabo, nelepo luč na koga gettare una luce cattiva su qcn.
gledati, videti v lepi, rožnati luči vedere tutto roseo
prikazovati koga v črni luči dipingere a tinte fosche
ne bo dolgo, ko mu bodo luč držali è moribondo
iti z luči togliersi dalla luce
človek, ki ga je treba z lučjo (pri belem dnevu) iskati uno da cercare col lanternino
star. rel. zvoniti večno luč suonare l'avemaria
prižgati zeleno luč za dare via libera a (un'iniziativa)
zagledati luč sveta venire alla luce
prinesti nekaj luči v problem fare un po' di luce
plesati okoli ženske kot vešče okrog luči girare attorno a una ragazza come falene
filoz. naravna luč luce naturale
rel. večna luč lampada perpetua
navt. navigacijske luči segnalazioni luminose
gled. odrske luči luci della ribalta
avt. zavorne luči luci d'arresto
zelena, rdeča luč luce verde, rossa
utripajoča luč luce intermittente

lúknja hole; (odprtina) opening, aperture; (votlina) hollow, cave; perforation, gap; (v siru) eye; (biljardna) pocket; (slabo stanovanje) dirty hole

strelna lúknja loophole
lúknja v cesti pothole; (zapor, ječa) prison, jail
on je v "lúknji" (v zaporu) pogovorno he's in the nick (ali ZDA pogovorno in the can)
vtakniti v lúknjo (ječo) to clap (someone) in gaol, to put (someone) behind bars (ali away)
izbezati (z dimom) iz luknje koga to smoke someone out into the open
zamašiti lúknjo to stop (up) a hole
napraviti eno lúknjo, da bi zamašili drugo (figurativno) to rob Peter to pay Paul

lútka puppet (tudi figurativno), hand puppet, marionette; (igrača) doll

krojaška lútka (tailor's) dummy
on je lútka v njihovih rokah he is a mere puppet in their hands

máčka zoologija (female) cat, she-cat

divja máčka wild cat
máčka je trdoživa a cat has nine lives
máčka prede the cat purrs
razumeti se kot pes in máčka to get on (together) like cat and dog
živeti kot pes in máčka to live a cat-and-dog life
hoditi kot máčka okoli vrele kaše to beat about the bush
kadar máčkae ni doma, miši plešejo when the cat is away, the mice do play
poparjena máčka se še mrzle vode boji once bitten, twice shy
máčka pade vedno na noge a cat always lands on its feet

mádež stain, spot; soil (tudi figurativno), (moralni) blemish, (majhen) speck; (sramotni) slur; mineralogija macula, macle

mádež od čaja a tea stain
brez mádeža stainless, spotless, taintless
poln tintnih mádežev ink-stained
sramotni mádež stigma, pl -s, -mata; taint
očistiti od mádežev to clean stains
odstraniti mádež to remove a stain
to blago bo v dežju dobilo mádeže that material will spot in rain
belo platno dobi hitro mádeže white linen spots easily
izvlekel se je iz zadeve brez mádeža na svojem ugledu he has come out without a stain on his reputation
vreči mádež na... to cast a slur on...
se ta mádež vidi? does this spot show?

málce a little, a bit, a little (ali tiny) bit; a trifle, a small quantity

počutiti se málce bolje to feel slightly better
on je málce staromoden he is a little bit oldfashioned

malénkost a small quantity, a trifle; small (ali trifling, minor, insignificant) matter; a matter of secondary importance; a mere trifle, a bit, a scrap

to je malénkost that's a small matter
zapravljati čas z malénkostmi to waste one's time on trifles
za malénkost predolg a trifle too long
to je le malénkost zame that is a mere trifle to me
moja malénkost my own little self, my humble self, my poor self
ustavljati se ob malénkostih, a iti preko velikih stvari (figurativno) to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel

málo little; a little; few (pl)

po malem gradually; little by little
čisto málo a tiny bit
prav tako málo kot... no more than...
v málo dneh in a few days
počakaj málo! wait a moment!
jaz málo spim I don't sleep (ali I'm not sleeping) very much, I sleep little
še málo ne not a bit
on je málo znan he is little known
še málo ne slutiš, kaj te čaka you've no idea (ali arhaično you little dream) what is in store for you
málo vas je there aren't many of you, there are (only) a few of you, you are few
málo bolje mi je I am a little (a triffle) better
imam le málo prijateljev I've only a few friends, I have but few friends
málo je takih kot on there aren't many like him, there are few like him
málo ljudi misli tako few people think so
tistih málo ljudi, ki so bili navzoči the few people who were present
niti málo nisem zadovoljen I am far from being satisfied
málo, da tega nisem pozabil I had almost forgotten it
málo, da ni umrl he was likely to die
zelo málo next to nothing
málo za tem soon (ali shortly) after
málo prej a few moments ago, a short while ago; shortly before
za málo se mi zdi prositi za uslugo I scorn to ask a favour
málo (za las) je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was a near miss
málo je manjkalo, pa bi ga povozilo he was within an ace of being run over
málo je manjkalo, da se ni ubil he had a narrow escape (ali a close shave), he was within an ace of getting killed
bolje málo kot nič half a loaf is better than no bread

maníra

1. (olika) manners pl

brez maníre ill-mannered
lepih manír well-mannered
imeti slabe maníre to have bad manners
nimaš nobenih manír? have you no manners?
on ima zelo lepe maníre he has very gentlemanly manners, he is quite a gentleman
ne maram njegovih manír I don't like his behaviour

2. (način, ponavljana oblika) manner

maníra manière ženski spol , procédé moški spol , façon ženski spol ; (v umetnosti) style moški spol ; (vedenje) manières ženski spol množine , façons ženski spol množine

lepe manire belles (ali bonnes) manières
slabe manire mauvaises manières
on nima manire il manque de manières (ali d'usage, d'éducation)

mánjkati to lack, to be lacking, to be wanting (in); to want; to fail; to be missing

manjka nam 5 knjig we have 5 books missing, we are missing 5 books, we are 5 books short
nekaj manjka something is missing (ali wanting)
dosti mi manjka do cilja I am far from the mark
mánjkati v šoli (zaradi bolezni) to stay away from school (ali off school)
on je manjkal he was absent, he was not present
manjka samo še 5 minut do 10ih it's still five to ten, it won't be ten o'clock for five minutes
nihče ne manjka nobody is missing
manjka mi denarja I am short of money
manjka ti zaupanja váse you are wanting in self-confidence
nič ne manjka tu there's nothing missing here
en list manjka v knjigi there's a leaf missing in that book
nič mi ne manjka I want for nothing
manjka ji eno leto do polnoletnosti she is one year short of her majority
manjka nam delovne sile we are short of staff, we are undermanned, we are shorthanded
manjka mu prave vneme he is wanting in zeal
vode vam tu ne bo nikoli manjkalo water will never fail you here, you will never lack water (ali be short of water) here
naročil ne manjka there is no lack of orders
podrobnosti še manjkajo details are lacking
prav to nam je še manjkalo! that's all we needed!, that beats everything!
malo je manjkalo, pa bi bil počil od smeha pogovorno I laughed fit to burst

mar¹

1. (ali) se ne prevaja, izrazi se z besednim redom
Mar prideš? Kommst du?
Mar bi lahko …? Könnten Sie …? itd.
podobno, kadar ni glagola: Mar res ne? Wirklich nicht?
Mar ne? Nicht wahr?/ Oder?

2. (kaj res) pričakujemo nasprotno: etwa, denn (je mar bolan? ist er etwa/denn krank?, mar ni on kriv? ist es etwa nicht seine Schuld?, si mar gluh? bist du denn taub?, mar ni tako? ist es denn nicht so?)

márati querer

ne maram tega no me gusta eso
on me ne mara no soy de su agrado

maratonec samostalnik
1. (tekač) ▸ maratonfutóSopomenke: maratonski tekač

2. (o drugih športih) ▸ maraton
Maratonci bodo plavali v mirni jezerski vodi tri kroge, rekreativci pa en krog. ▸ kontrastivno zanimivo A maratonúszók három kört úsznak a tó nyugodt vizében, az amatőr úszók pedig egyet.
Povezane iztočnice: gorski maratonec, kolesarski maratonec, plavalni maratonec

3. (kdor dolgo dela ali vztraja) ▸ maratonista
Ste pravi maratonec, saj se vaši koncerti običajno končajo v jutranjih urah. ▸ Ön valóságos maratonista, hiszen a koncertjei a reggeli órákban érnek véget.

maratónski

maratonski tekač corredor m de marat(h)ón

marmeláda jam

oranžna marmeláda marmalade
marelična marmeláda apricot jam
napraviti marmeládo to make jam
namazati kruh z marmeládo to spread jam on bread, to make a jam sandwich (ali narečno a jam butty)

maskírati to mask; to disguise; vojska to camouflage, to cover

maskírati topniško baterijo vojska to conceal, to mask one's batteries
maskírati se to put on a mask

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)