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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

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)

mórati to have to, to be obliged (ali forced, compelled) to; to be bound

vlak mora priti ob petih the train is due at five
moram I must
to mora še priti that is still (ali yet) to come
tu mora biti kaka napaka there must be some mistake
to bi ti moral vedeti you ought to know that
to bi mi ti moral poprej povedati you ought to have told me that before
to bi moralo biti (do) sedaj že pripravljeno it ought to be ready by now
zdravniki so mu morali odrezati nogo the doctors had (ali have had) to amputate his leg
moral je oditi (= najbrž je odšel) he must have left, I suppose he is gone
on mora vedno prepozno priti he always has to be late
moram se smejati, ko (če) (vidim) I cannot help laughing when (I see)...
žal mi je, da moram reči... I am sorry to say...
mora biti bolan he must be ill, most likely he is ill, he is presumably ill
to mora biti it is unavoidable
on mora vedno imeti zadnjo besedo he always will have the last word
moral je umreti he was doomed to die
tudi če bi moral umreti, bi še vedno rekel... even though I were to die for it, I would still say...
to knjigo morate (nujno) brati this book is a must for you
mora biti (= gotovo je čez) 70 let star he must be over seventy

mrgoléti to teem; to swarm; to be alive (with)

rib mrgoli v tem jezeru fish teem in this lake, this lake is teeming with fish
na ulicah mrgoli ljudi the streets are swarming with people
v mestu mrgoli vohunov the town is swarming with spies
v tej pokrajini mrgoli divjačine this region is swarming with game

najésti se to eat one's fill, to be satiated, to appease one's hunger; to line one's stomach; to have had enough to eat

on se nikoli ne najé (do sitega) he never gets enough to eat, he never eats his fill

nalikováti to resemble something, to bear a resemblance to something; to be like; to look like; to sound like

v tej obleki je nalikovala vaški učiteljici in that outfit she looked like a village schoolmistress
njegov eh je nalikoval vzdihu his »aye« sounded like a sigh

namerávati to intend; to be about to; to plan; to have a mind to; to mean to; (nekam) to be off

nameravam domov (na trg) I'm off home (to market)
namerávati nekaj to have something in view (ali in mind)
nameravam se vrniti prihodnji teden I intend to return next week
kako dolgo nameravate ostati v tem mestu? how long do you intend to remain in this town?

napredováti to make progress, to progress (v in); to get on, to get along; to be promoted

počasi napredováti to make slow progress; to make little headway
zelo je napredoval he has made considerable progress
napredoval je v čin stotnika he was promoted to the rank of captain
napredoval je za eno stopnjo he has been moved up one rank (ali step)
kdaj je napredoval (v službi) when did he get his promotion?
kdaj bo napredoval na višji položaj? when will he be promoted to a higher post?

napródaj on sale; to be sold

biti napródaj to be up for sale
dati napródaj to put up for sale
ponuditi napródaj to offer for sale

napuhováti se to be inflated

narásti naráščati to increase; to be on the increase; to grow; to go up; (voda) to rise

cene (reke) naraščajo prices (rivers) are rising
reka je narasla the river has risen (ali is swollen)
potok je narasel zaradi deževja rains have swollen the brook
vročina je zelo narasla medicina the temperature has risen sharply (ali considerably)

narávno naturally; of course, to be sure, surely, sure enough, as a matter of course

nasánkati se to have as much tobogganing (ali sledging, ZDA sledding) as one wishes; figurativno (uračunati se) to miscalculate; to be imposed upon

naslájati se to delight (z, v in), to take (ali to have) delight (in); to enjoy, to take pleasure (in); to be pleased, to revel, to relish, to indulge in; to be delighted (with)

naslájati se se s čašo dobrega vina to indulge in a glass of good wine
naslajam se ob njegovih romanih I enjoy his novels

nasprotováti to contradict; to offer opposition; to be adverse to, to be against (ali VB narečno humoristično agin); to be opposed to; to resist

izjavi si nasprotujeta the two statements conflict
nasprotujoča si poročila conflicting reports pl

nastájati to be taking shape; to be beginning

nastópati (obnašati se) to behave, to deport oneself, to carry oneself, to conduct oneself; (v gledališču) to be in a show, to appear in, to be appearing in; (minerali) to occur

javno nastópati to appear in public
nastópati na odru to appear on the stage
kdor prvič nastopa (na odru ipd.) débutant, (ženska) débutante
on nastopa (se obnaša) zelo ošabno he behaves very haughtily

navelíčati se to get weary (ali tired) (česa of something); to be (ali to get) sick (of); to weary (of); to grow weary (of), to be fed up (with)

naveličal sem se čakanja I got sick of waiting
njegove družbe se hitro naveličaš (si je hitro sit) a little of his company goes a long way

navzéti se to imbibe; to absorb, (tujih nazorov) to adopt, to embrace; to be impregnated (ali imbued) with

navzel se je slabih navad he has picked up some bad habits

nažréti se to gorge oneself (on); to overeat; figurativno to have enough of, to be fed up with