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nebula -ae, f (indoev. kor. *nebh- moker, vlažen; od tod *nebhos, gen. *nebheses vlaga, megla, oblak; prim. skr. nábhas- hlap, megla, vlaga, voda, oblačje, nebo, gr. νέφος, νεφέλη = nebula oblak, megla, sl. nebo = hr. nȅbo, lit. debesìs oblak, let. debess nebo, stvnem. nebul = nem. Nebel)

1. hlap, para, megla: sublima nebula caelum obscurabat S. ap. Non., nebula erat ad multum diei densa adeo, ut lucis usum eriperet L., orta ex lacu nebula campo quam montibus densior sederat L., quae tenuem exhalat nebulam fumosque volucrīs V., qua plurimus undam fumus agit nebulāque ingens specus aestuat atrā V., surgere de terra nebulas aestumque videmus Lucr., matutino tempore nebula erat crasissima Auct. b. Hisp., nebulae montibus descendentes aut caelo cadentes aut in vallibus sidentes serenitatem promittunt Plin., tandem illa caligo tenuata quasi in fumum nebulamque discesit Plin. iun., caelum crebris imbribus ac nebulis foedum T.; pren.: quasi per nebulam nosmet scimus atque audivimus Pl., remotā erroris nebulā Iuv. (prim.: „preganjat zmot oblake“ Prešeren), nebulae quaestionum Gell., incredibile est, quantas (sc. Graecorum levitas) mendaciorum nebulas excitaverit Lact.

2. occ.
a) čad, dim, meglica, sopar(ic)a: sensus inest … nebulis, quas exigit ignis O., pinguem nebulam vomuere lucernae Pers., exhalavit in auras liventem nebulam fugientis ab ore veneni Sil.; pren. o nepomembnih ali minljivih rečeh: quoius ego nebulai cyatho septem noctes non emam Pl., grande locuturi nebulas Helicone legunto Pers.
b) oblak: at Venus obscuro gradientis aere saepsit et multo nebulae circum dea fudit amictu V., infert se saeptus nebula (mirabile dictu) per medios miscetque viris, neque cernitur ulli V., nebulae dolia summa tegunt O., pulveris exhalat nebulam Lucr.; pren.: stellis nebulam spargere candidis H. (o stari ženski) oblačiti jasne zvezde = kaziti pogled na krasna dekleta. — Pooseb. Nebula -ae, f = Nephelē (gl. Nephelē) Nébula = Megla, Oblačíca: Hyg.

3. metaf. megla, oblak o raznih (poseb. mehkih, prozornih) tančicah: nebula haud est mollis aeque atque huius est pectus Pl., vellera (volno) mollibat nebulas aequantia tractu O., aequum est induere nuptam ventum textilem, palam prostare nudam in nebula linea? Lab. ap. Petr.; o tanki pločevini: hac fuerat nuper nebula tibi pegma perunctum, pallida quam rubri diluit unda croci Mart.

neck¹ [nek] samostalnik
vrat, tilnik; izrez (obleke); vratina (meso)
anatomija vrat (maternice itd.); vrat pri violini, vrat steklenice
geografija ožina (morska, kopenska) soteska
tisk konus tiskarske črke

to break one's neck zlomiti si vrat; ameriško nečloveško se namučiti, ugonobiti se
to break the neck of a task izvršiti najtežji del naloge
to crane one's neck (at, for) stegovati vrat
Derbyshire neck golša
neck and neck division glasovanje, pri katerem dobita obe strani enako število glasov
sleng to get (ali catch) it in the neck biti hudo kaznovan, trpeti
he's got a neck predrzen je
to have a lot of neck biti zelo predrzen
neck and heel docela, trdno (vezati)
neck and neck bok ob boku (dirkalni konji), enako število glasov, enak
neck or nothing vse ali nič
on (ali in) the neck of neposredno po
to put one's neck in a noose izpostavljati se nevarnosti
to risk one's neck staviti svoje življenje na kocko
to save one's neck rešiti se, rešiti si glavo
to stick one's neck out for mnogo tvegati za
a stiff neck trdoglavost
stiff-necked trdoglav
to take s.o. by the neck zgrabiti koga za vrat
neck and crop popolnoma, kot dolg in širok
to throw s.o. out neck and crop na pete na glavo koga ven vreči
to tread on s.o.'s neck zaviti komu vrat
up to one's neck do grla
to win by a neck zmagati za dolžino vratu (konjske dirke), za las zmagati (glasovanje)
ameriško, pogovorno neck of the woods soseščina

needín disunited; disagreeing; discordant

needíni so si they are at variance
biti needín gledé to be at variance with someone over something, to disagree with someone about (ali on) something
needínost disunity

neg-legō, tudi (slabše) nec-legō (napačno neg-ligō) -ere -lēxī (gl. opombo) -lēctum (ixpt. iz neque, nec in legere) „ne izbirati“, tj. česa v duhu ne zazna(va)ti, od tod

1. nenamerno zanemariti (zanemarjati), vnemar pustiti (puščati), ne (z)meniti se za kaj, zamuditi (zamujati), opustiti (opuščati) (naspr. curare): mandatum Ci., mandata Ci. ep., neglegi macula iudiciorum posse videbatur Ci., rem familiarem neglegebat N., neglectis agris H.; z de: de Theopompo negleximus Ci. kar zadeva Teopompa, smo bili nemarni; z inf.: (h)erus quod imperavit, neglexisti persequi Pl., diem edicti obire neglexit Ci.

2. namenoma (nalašč) ne čislati, ne spoštovati, ne marati za kaj, zanemariti (zanemarjati), ne (z)meniti se za kaj, pustiti (puščati) vnemar, prezreti (prezirati), zaničevati: iram matris Pl., se semper credunt neglegi (po novejših izdajah ludier) Ter., neglegere coepit et contemnere Ci., n. auctoritatem senatus, bellum, legem, leges ac quaestiones, minas, spem Ci., periculum fortunarum et capitis Ci. ep., deos neglegere … edocuit S. mlačnost do bogov, n. honores T., cum vis neglegeretur T.; z inf.: verba etiam verbis quasi coagmentare neglegat Ci., neglegis … fraudem committere? H. ali se ne bojiš … ? S.; v pomenu ne opaziti (opažati), prezreti (prezirati), malomarno gledati = dopustiti (dopuščati), da se kaj (z)godi; z ACI: Theopompum nudum, expulsum a Trebonio confugere Alexandriam neglexistis Antonius ap. Ci. (Oratio Philippica 13, 33), Gallias a Germanis vastari neglexerit Suet.; z ne: neglegens (= securus, non timens), ne qua populus laboret H.; abs.: bonus tantummodo segnior fit, ubi neglegas, at malus inprobior S.

3. spregledati komu kaj, ne kaznovati, pustiti (puščati) brez kazni: tantum pecuniam captam n. Ci,. ereptam vitam neglegetis? Ci., se Haeduorum iniurias non neglecturum C. — Od tod

I. adj. pt. pr. neglegēns -entis, adv. neglegenter

1. (o osebah) malomaren, (v)nemaren, ne meneč se za koga ali kaj, zanikrn, nepazljiv, brezbrižen, neskrben, ravnodušen, neprizadeven, brezobziren: Auct. b. Afr., Ph., Q., Eutr. idr., improvidi et neglegentes duces Ci., socors neglegensque natura Ci., in amici eligendis Ci., occiso Demetrio sublatoque aemulo non neglegentior tantum Perseus in patrem, verum etiam contumacior erat Iust., circa deos ac religiones neglegentior Suet., capillus passus prolixe et circum caput reiectus neglegenter (po nekaterih izdajah neclegenter) Ter., quid est, quod est, quod neglegenter scribamus adversaria? quid est, quod diligenter conficiamus tabulas Ci., cum aut eum neglegenter aut malitiose fecisse loquerentur N., haud neglegenter corpus occultare L., gerunt et ferarum pelles, proximi ripae neglegenter, ulteriores exquisitius (skrbneje) T., neglegentius asservare aliquid Ci., vereor, ne neglegentius vivam Plin. iun., neglegentius narrare Sen. rh., neglegentissime amicos habere Sen. ph.; z gen.: legum, officii, rei publicae, sociorum atque amicorum neglegentior Ci. ne meneč se dosti za, Vitellius amicorum inimicorumque neglegens T.; z inf.: postilla optigere eam neglegens fui Pl.

2. metaf. o stvareh nemaren, zanemarjen, zanikrn: amictus, sermo, stilus Q.

2. nemaren v denarnih zadevah = potraten, razsipen: n. in illo sumptu Ci. ep., neglegens et dissolutus Ci., adulescentia neglegens luxuriosaque L., ut si reus furti prodigus dicatur aut neglegens Q., modo acerbior parciorque, modo remissior neglegentiorque Suet.; z de in abl.: qui fortasse de alieno neglegentes, certe de suo diligentes erunt Plin. iun. —

II. adj. pt. pf. neglēctus (neclēctus) 3 zanemarjen, od tod nečislan, necenjen, nespoštovan, puščen vnemar, neupoštevan: cum ipsi inter nos abiecti neglectique simus Ci., n. religio C., ager, di H., coma, forma Q., castra soluta neglectaque L., non neglecte deis Lucan., ego neglectissima progenies Stat.

Opomba: Analogno po pf. nesestavljenega glag. lego izpeljani obl. neglēgerit: Licinius Macer fr., neglēgisset: S.

nemogoč impossible; (neizvedljiv) unfeasible, impracticable; figurativno ungodly

ob taki nemogoči uri at such an ungodly hour
poskušati nekaj nemogočega (figurativno) to make bricks without straw, to weave a rope of sand
želeti si nekaj nemogočega, nemogoče to cry for the moon

nepotrében unnecessary; superfluous; dispensable; needless

po nepotrébnem unnecessarily, without need
nepotrébna naglica undue haste
to je nepotrébno that can be done without
to mi je nepotrébno I can do without, I can dispense with lt
nepotrébno prislov unnecessarily, needlessly
po nepotrébnem se truditi (figurativno) to knock at an open door

neprávi wrong, not right, improper, undue; (podtaknjen) supposititious; (nepristen) not genuine, spurious, counterfeit, apocryphal, sham; ZDA bogus; (umeten) artificial

ob neprávem času (uri) at the wrong time
neprávi biser (diamant) imitation pearl (diamond)
neprávi odgovor a wrong answer
nepráva stran blaga wrong side of material
neprávi ulomek improper fraction
neprávi mož (človek) na neprávem mestu (položaju) (figurativno) a square peg in a round hole

nepretŕgoma prislov uninterruptedly; without interruption

nepretŕgoma skozi več dni for several days running
delati 8 ur nepretŕgoma to work eight hours at a stretch

neprijétno prislov disagreeably; nastily; offensively

neprijétno se počutiti to be ill at ease

nepriméren¹ unsuitable (za for), unsuited; wrong, inappropriate (za to); unbecoming; inconvenient; unfit, unfitting; inexpedient; (neumesten) improper, inapposite, out of place, unseasonable, inopportune; (nesposoben) inapt; (čas) wrong, inconvenient

nepriméren za mladino unfit for the young
neprimérno vedenje improper conduct
ob neprimérnem času at the wrong time
zelo neprimérno je... it is highly improper...
neprimérno prislov inappropriately, inopportunely

neréd disorder; derangement, untidiness, confusion; disturbance, tumult, riot; disarrangement; litter; (zmešnjava) chaos, jumble, mess, mishmash, shambles

v nerédu out of order, disordered, in a mess, out of gear, topsy-turvy
v velikem nerédu in a state of great confusion
biti v nerédu to be in a muddle
priti v neréd to fall into disorder
spraviti v neréd to derange, to throw into confusion, to mess up
poulični nerédi riots pl, disturbances pl
povzročitelj nereda, -ov troublemaker
poročajo o nerédih na jugu disturbances are reported in the South
biti v popolnem nerédu to be at sixes and sevens
kakšen neréd je v tvoji sobi! what a mess your room is in!, your room's a real shambles!
; ne morem živeti v takem nerédu I can't live in a pigsty like this
pustiti svoje knjige v nerédu to leave one's books in a jumble (ali in a muddle)
ob svoji smrti je pustil vse svoje zadeve v nerédu at his death he left all his affairs in a mess (ali in a muddle)
zasejati neréd v vrste to throw the ranks into confusion
njegovo poslovanje je v največjem nerédu his business is in a (rare) muddle (ali a terrible state)

neréšen not saved; figurativno unsettled, outstanding; (odložen) in abeyance, pending; (uganka) unsolved, enigmatic; problematic, puzzling; mysterious

neréšeno vprašanje an outstanding (ali unsolved) question
biti neréšen to await solution
svojci neréšenih rudarjev so čakali pred vhodom v jamo relatives of the trapped miners waited at the pithead

nettle² [netl] prehodni glagol
opeči s koprivo
figurativno dražiti, razvneti

to nettle o.s. opeči se s koprivo
to be nettled at biti razkačen nad

news [nju:z] samostalnik
množina (edninska konstrukcija) novica, poročilo, vest; kar je novo, novost

at this news pri tej novici
a piece of news (ena) novica
to be in the news zbujati pozornost
to break the news to s.o. povedati komu slabo novico
ill news flies apace slaba novica se kaj hitro izve
no news is good news če ni novic, je vse v redu
that's news to me to mi je popolnoma novo
what is the news? kaj je novega?

nibble² [nibl]

1. prehodni glagol
grizljati, nagristi, ogristi; (vabo) oprezno zgrabiti (riba)

2. prehodni glagol
grizljati (at)
(skoraj) prijeti (riba, kupec)
figurativno nergati, dlako cepiti, sitnariti

to nibble off odgrizniti

níč nothing; not anything; nought; not a thing; arhaično, pesniško naught, ZDA nought

čisto níč nothing at all
prav níč, popolnoma níč nothing at all; nothing whatever
níč razen nothing but
níč več nothing more, no more, nothing further
za níč for nothing
za níč na svetu not for the world; not for love or money; not for anything
níč in zopet níč nothing-repeat-nothing, absolutely nothing
níč drugega nothing else
níč novega nothing new
níč takega nothing of the kind, none of that
níč koliko (= mnogo) very much, very many
toliko kot níč, skoraj níč next to nothing
za prazen níč for no reason
vse ali níč all or nothing, neck or nothing
meni níč, tebi níč quite coolly, bold as brass
níč manj kot... no less than, anything but...
prav níč slabši kot... no whit inferior to...
níč boljšega od no better than..., nothing like as good as...
to ti ni níč mar! none of your business!
to še ni níč that is nothing
to ni níč zame that is no use for me, that won't do for me
to ni níč vredno that is worthless
on ni níč boljši he isn't any better
iz tega ni bilo níč nothing came of it, it came to nothing
níč novega ni v časopisu there is nothing new in the paper
iz tebe ne bo nikoli níč you will never be anything, you are a worthless fellow (ali pogovorno a dead loss)
nisi prav níč prekmalu you are none too soon
če ni níč drugega! if that's all there is to it!
rezultat je 2 níč (2:0) šport the score is two nil
to ni níč v primeri s tem, kar sem nekoč videl that is nothing to what I once saw
iz níč ni níč nothing begets nothing, one cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs
ne morem níč za to I can't help it
níč ne dé, níč za to all right, there's no harm done, it doesn't matter, no matter, never mind
níč se ne da napraviti! there's nothing we can do (ali nothing to be done) about it!
(to ni važno) to níč ne pomeni this is of no consequence
níč ne marati, ne se meniti za níč not to care (ali pogovorno not to give a hoot) about anything
v níč devati to disparage, to belittle, to depreciate, to discredit, to attach no value (to)
níč več nimam povedati I have nothing more to say
s tem nimam níč opraviti I have nothing to do with it
to níč ne stane it is gratis, it is free, it may be had for the asking
na níč priti to be ruined, to come to grief
na níč spraviti koga to ruin someone
začel je z níč (v življenju) he started from nothing (ali from scratch)
kdor nič ne riskira, nič nima nothing venture, nothing gain

níčla nought; (pri toplomeru) zero, pl zero(e)s; cipher; (ledišče) freezing point, zero; (nepomembna oseba) nonentity; (pri telefoniranju) o

10° pod (nad) níčlo ten degrees below (above) zero
pri 5° pod níčlo at five degrees below zero
termometer je sinoči padel na níčlo the temperature (ali thermometer) fell to zero last night
on je níčla (figurativno) he is a cipher
dodaj níčlo! add a nought!
izpusti dve níčli! omit two noughts!
biti enaki níčli to be nil
izenačiti z níčlo matematika to equate to zero
nastaviti na níčlo tehnika to zero
absolutna níčla absolute zero
biti na níčli to be at zero
pasti na níčlo to fall to zero

niggle [nigl] neprehodni glagol
britanska angleščina dlakocepiti (at, over)

night [náit] samostalnik
noč; večer, mrak, tema (tudi figurativno)

at (ali by, in the) ponoči
all night (long) vso noč
night by night noč za nočjo
night and day noč in dan, vedno
in the dead of night v gluhi noči
a dirty night viharna noč
to bid (ali wish) s.o. good night želeti komu lahko noč
to have a night out (ali off) imeti prost večer
last night sinoči
the night before last predsinoči
to make a night of it krokati, prekrokati noč
pogovorno o'nights ponoči
to pass a good (bad) night dobro (slabo) spati
to stay the night at prenočiti v (kraju), pri (kom)
one-night stand enkratna predstava
this night drevi
to turn night into day ponoči delati
he went forth into the night noč ga je vzela

nihčè nobody; none, no one; not anyone, not anybody

nikogar doma there's no one at home (ali there isn't anyone at home)
nikogar drugega ni bilo na sestanku there was no one else (ali there wasn't anyone else) at the meeting
nihčè drug nobody else
prav nihčè no one whatever
nihčè od nas none of us
nihčè od nas ni tega videl none (ali not one) of us saw it
nihčè drug kot... none other than...
nihčè ne more služiti dvema gospoodarjema no man can serve two masters