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fráza phrase; idiom; idiomatic expression

obrabljena fráza hackneyed (ali commonplace ali trite) phrase, cliché, truism
lepa fráza a well-turned phrase
posrečena fráza felicitous expression
prazna fráza fine-sounding (ali empty) talk, mere words pl
vse to so prazne fráze it is all hot air, pogovorno waffle
uporabljati visoko doneče fráze to use fine-sounding phrases, to be a phrasemaker (ali phrasemonger, pogovorno waffler), humoristično to favour a sesquipedalian (ali Johnsonian) style, pogovorno to talk as if one has swallowed a dictionary

funkcionírati to function; to act; to run; to operate; (stroj) to work, to go

ne funkcionírati to be out of order
dvigalo ne funkcionira the lift is out of order
stroj dobro funkcionira the machine is working (ali running) perfectly
zavora ni funkcionirala the brake refused to act
ledvice ne funkcionirajo več the kidneys are no longer functioning (properly)
odlično funkcionírati to be in excellent working order
nekaj ne funkcionira (ni v redu, šepa) there's something wrong somewhere

fúrija; Fúrija mitologija fury; Fury; (besnost) fury, rage; (zlobna ženska) fury, virago, termagant, pogovorno battleaxe

ona je prava fúrija; Fúrija she is a regular virago (ali a real termagant)

garancija guarantee; warranty

z garancijo prodajno blago warranted (ali guaranteed goods) pl
patentiran brez državne garancije patent without government guarantee
kot garancija za to pogodbo as guarantee for (ali as security for) this agreement
garancija proti security against, insurance against, safeguard against
ne potrebujem (ne želim) nobene druge garancije kot Vašo besedo I want no other guarantee than your word, pogovorno your word will do for me
ne moremo prevzeti nobene garancije we cannot assume any responsibility
pustiti svoje dragulje kot garancijo to pawn (ali to pledge) one's jewels, to leave one's jewels in pawn
zahteval bom dobre garancije I shall want good security
naša moč je naša najboljša garancija proti novi invaziji our strength is our best safeguard against a new invasion
ki ima tovarniško garancijo factory warranted

gárda vojska guard, (the) guards

gárda na konjih Horse Guards pl; (pešaki) foot guards pl
bela gárda rightwing political movement in Slovenia during World War II, the White Guard
telesna gárda bodyguard, Life Guards pl
narodna gárda national guard
on je eden od stare gárde figurativno he is one of the old brigade

gêslo motto; device; vojska watchword, password, parole; catchword; (bojni klic) war cry; slogan

naše gêslo je: Predvsem varnost! our watchword is: Safety first!

gimnástika gymnastics; figurativno mental exercise

švedska gimnástika Swedish gymnastic (ali drill ali movements)
učenje latinščine je dobra gimnástika the study of Latin is a good mental exercise
ritmična gimnástika callisthenics, ZDA calisthenics

glád hnuger; (lakota) famine, starvation

glád (pohlep) po thirst for, greed for, craving for (ali after)
volčji glád ravenous hunger
imam volčji glád I am famished
umirati od gládu to starve, to be famished
umreti, poginiti od gládu to die (ali to perish) of hunger (ali of starvation), to starve to death
umiram od gládu (figurativno) I'm simply starving
pustili so jih, da so umrli od gládu they left them to die of hunger
z gládom prisiliti k predaji, k pokorščini to starve into surrender, into submission
trpeti glád to starve, to famish
utešiti, pomiriti (si) glád to appease one's hunger, to satisfy one's hunger, arhaično to stay one's stomach
glád je najboljši kuhar hunger is the best sauce

glás (zvok) voice, sound, noise; (novica, vest) news, tidings pl, message; (sloves) fame, reputation, repute, renown; (pri volitvah) vote; (volilna pravica) franchise, suffrage, right to vote

na ves glás at the top of one's voice
s preroškim glásom with the voice of a prophet, in a prophetic voice
glás ljudstva public opinion, vox populi
glás vesti the voice of conscience, pesniško the still (ali small) voice
glás vpijočega v puščavi the voice of one crying in the wilderness
glásovi za in proti the ayes and the noes
s 400 glásovi proti 0 by 400 votes to nil
dober glás (sloves) reputation, good fame, repute, renown
na dobrem glásu well reputed, reputable
slab glás (sloves) ill repute, bad name, bad reputation, notoriety
na slabem glásu in bad odour, regarded unfavourably, notorious
nabiranje glásov pred volitvami canvassing
odločilni glás casting vote
srebrni glás zvona the silver voice of the bell
svetovnega glásu world-famous
socialistični glási (pri volitvah) the Socialist vote
večina 50 glásov a majority of 50 votes
višina glásu pitch
biti na dobrem glásu to be well regarded, to have a good reputation
dati svoj (volilni) glás za to vote for
dal vam bom svoj glás I will give you my vote
predlog je dobil malo glásov the proposal was poorly supported
dobiti večino glásov to win a majority, to top the poll
govoriti na glás to speak in a loud voice
ni na najboljšem glásu he has a rather poor reputation
dobil, dosegel je večino 30 glásov he gained a majority of 30 votes
ona ima lep glás she has a fine voice
nimam glásu (vesti) od njega I have not heard from him
imeti posvetovalen glás to have a consultative voice; to have a merely advisory capacity
poslušati glás prijatelja to listen to the voice of a friend
prešteti (volilne) glásove to count the votes
povzdigniti svoj glás to raise one's voice; to make oneself heard
pridobiti si dober glás to earn (ali to win) a good reputation
spoznal sem jo po glásu I knew her by her voice
slišijo se glásovi, da..., glás gre, da... it is rumoured that...
biti poražen z 10 glásovi proti 8 (z 10 proti 0) to be defeated by 10 votes to 8 (by 10 votes to nil)
ubogati glás svojega vodje to obey the orders of one's leader
njegov glás je utonil v hrušču his voice was drowned by the noise
uživati dober glás to enjoy a first-rate (ali a good) reputation
zakričati, zavpiti na ves glás to shout at the top of one's voice

gláva head; (redko) poll; humoristično (zlasti plešava) pate; (lobanja, mrtvaška) skull; žargon bonce; (naslov) title, heading, ZDA caption; (vodja) chief, leader; ekonomija principal, ZDA boss; (vrhnji del) top; (pamet, razum) brains pl, wit (s pl), intelligence, understanding, judgment, sense; (bister človek) man of talent, pogovorno brainy fellow; (oseba) person; (kovanca) obverse, face, pogovorno heads

brez gláve headless, acephalous, figurativno reckless, hare-brained, confused, out of one's wits, silly
gláva ob glávi closely packed
na glavo, za glávo (figurativno) each; per head; per capita
iz gláve (na pamet) (znati) (to know) by heart
gláva ali napis? (pri metanju kovanca v zrak) heads or tails?
od gláve do nog from top to toe
od nog do gláve from head to foot
glávo pokonci! keep smiling!, vojska chin up!
z glávo navzdol with downcast head
na glávo postavljen (narobe) topsy-turvy
brez gláve in repa without rhyme or reason
delo z glávo brain work
delavec z glávo white-collar worker
beljenje gláve (figurativno) cudgelling (ali racking) one's brain, cogitation, rumination
kimanje z glávo nodding, nod
lasje na glávi hair (of the head)
poraba na glávo consumption per capita
gláva postelje head of the bed
rana na glávi wound in the head
skok na glávo header
stoja na glávi šport headstand, aeronavtika landing on the nose
strel v glávo shot in the head
tele z dvema glávama a twoheaded calf
umivanje gláve shampooing
več kot 100 gláv živine more than a hundred head of cattle
zmajevanje z glávo shaking of one's head
belíti si glávo to beat one's brains out, to cudgel (ali to rack) one's brains (z over)
biti čez glávo zadolžen to be up to one's ears (ali one's eyes, the neck) in debt
za glávo je večji od očeta he is taller than his father by a head
za glávo je večji od mene he stands a head taller than I
oče je gláva družine the father is the head of the family
ne biti pravi v glávi (figurativno) to be crazy, to be out of one's mind, to be off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker)
on je bistra gláva he is a bright chap
trde gláve je he is thickheaded, pogovorno he is thick (between the ears)
puhle, prazne gláve je he is empty-headed, he is brainless
delati po svoji glávi to have one's own way
gláve delati (solata, zelje) to head, to heart
ne vem, kje se me gláva drži I do not know which way to turn, I am quite perplexed
gláva me boli I have a headache, my head aches, I feel headachy
gláva me je od tega bolela that gave me a headache
čez glávo imam dela I am swamped with work
kje vendar sem imel glávo? what on earth was I thinking of?
nimam gláve za matematiko I have no head for mathematics
tega imam že čez glávo dovolj I am sick (ali žargon I've had a bellyful) of it
to nima ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of this
kar pripovedujete, nima ne gláve ne repa I cannot make head or tail of what you say
za glávo mu gre for him it is a matter of life and death
po glávi mi gre (roji, hodi) neka misel an idea keeps (on) running through my mind
to vino gre v glávo this wine is heady, this wine goes to my head
on ima glávo na pravem mestu he has his head well screwed on
stvar mi ne gre v glávo it's beyond me, I cannot understand it
iti, stopiti v glávo to go to one's head
ne ve, kje se ga gláva drži he doesn't know whether he's coming or going
to mi ne gre iz gláve I can't get it out of my head
ni čisto pravi v glávi he is not quite right in the head, žargon he has a screw loose
uspeh mu je šel (stopil) v glávo, mu je zmešal glávo success has turned his head
nekaj mu gre po glávi (figurativno) he is turning something over in his mind
samo letala mu gredo, rojijo po glávi (figurativno) he thinks, talks and breathes aeroplanes
ta misel mi ne gre iz gláve this idea keeps running through my head
izgubiti glávo to lose one's head (ali one's wits ali one's presence of mind)
ne izgubiti gláve to keep one's head
izbiti si kaj iz gláve to dismiss something from one's mind
iz gláve izračunati vsoto to work out a sum in one's head
izbiti komu kaj iz gláve to argue someone out of something
s svojo glávo jamčiš za to you will answer with your life for this
ne morem mu tega izbiti iz gláve I cannot drive it out of his head
napraviti po svoji glávi to do as one likes
obdržati v glávi to remember
tu ne najdem ne gláve ne repa I can't make head or tail of it
glávo odsekati (obglaviti) komu to behead someone
pognati si kroglo v glávo to blow one's brains out
v glávo mi pade it occurs to me, an idea comes to mind
kaj ti vendar pade v glávo? the very idea!
nisem na glávo padel I am no fool
nikdar mi ni v glávo padlo it never entered (into) my mind
pogledati koga od gláve do nog to eye someone up and down, to look someone over from head to foot
nositi glávo v vreči (figurativno) to carry one's life in one's hands
oditi s povešeno glávo to go off with downcast head (ali fig with one's tail between one's legs)
pognati se z glávo naprej v vodo to throw oneself headfirst into the water
prikimati z glávo to nod assent
postaviti vse na glávo to turn everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
postaviti vse mesto na glávo (figurativno) to paint the town red
z glávo je plačal svoje izdajstvo he paid for his treason with his life
riniti z glávo v zid (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall
riniti z glávo v nevarnost to rush headlong (ali to plunge) into danger
ne rini z glávo v zid! don't batter your head against a brick wall!
riskirati glávo to risk one's neck
povesiti glávo to hang one's head
razpisati nagrado na glávo kake osebe to set a price on someone's head
glávo stavim, da to ni res I'd stake my life it is not true
skloniti svojo glávo pod jarem to bow one's head under the yoke
ubijati si glávo z, nad to rack one's brains over
vbiti si kaj v glávo to take something into one's head
prati komu glávo (figurativno) to give someone a dressing-down
v glávi se mi vrti I am (ali I feel) dizzy, I feel giddy, my head is reeling (ali spinning)
računati iz gláve to do mental arithmetic
zmajati z glávo to shake one's head
več glav, več vé two heads are better than one
za glávo zmagati (na dirki) to win by a head
čez glávo komu zrasti to outgrow (one's respect for) someone
zmešati komu glávo to turn someone's head
ne moreš z glávo skozi zid you can't butt your way through a brick wall
kolikor gláv, toliko misli two heads are better than one

gláven principal, main, chief; cardinal; primary; master; anatomija cephalic

v glávnem chiefly, mainly, on the whole, in the main
glávni artikel principal article
glávna blagajna main cash desk (ali box office, checkout)
glávna cesta trunk (ali main) road
glávna čednost cardinal virtue
glávni delničar principal shareholder
glávni cilj primary target
glávni dobitek (v loteriji) first prize, the big prize
glávni dogodek main event
glávni del main part; body
glávni dedič chief heir, pravo residuary legatee
glávni film feature film, (filmskega programa) main feature
glávni igralec gledališče leading man, (igralka) leading lady; lead; star
glávni jambor mainmast
glávna jed main course
glávna hrana staple diet, chief food, staple food
glávni izdatki principal expenditure (ali outlay), major expenses pl
glávna knjižnica main library
glávni knjižničar chief librarian
glávna knjiga trgovina ledger
zaključiti glávno knjigo to balance the ledger
glávni kolodvor, glávna postaja (železniška) central station, main station, (končna) terminus, ZDA terminal; main railroad station
glávni jašek main shaft
glávna naloga main (ali chief) task
glávni napad main attack; main effort
glávno mesto capital, metropolis
glávna napaka chief fault; main defect
glávna krivda principal fault
glávna obrambna črta main defence line, main fighting line, main line of resistance (krajšava: MLR)
glávni oltar high altar
glávna os main axis
glávni oddelek main department
glávni namen main object, chief purpose
glávna misel main (ali principal) idea
glávni krivec pravo major (ali chief) offender; principal
glávna oseba principal person, head, gledališče (roman) hero, chief character, protagonist; pogovorno leading light, kingpin
glávno oporišče main base
glávna paluba main deck
glávna poteza (značaja itd.) chief trait, principal feature
glávni poklic (zaposlitev) chief occupation
glávni pojem, glávna ideja main idea (ali principal notion)
glávna potreba chief requirement
glávna prometna cesta (ulica) principal thoroughfare, highway, ZDA thruway
gláven priča principal witness
glávna proga main line, (železniška) main line, ZDA trunk line
glávni pomen chief importance
glávni pogoj principal condition, principal requirement
glávna pozornost main attention
usmeriti glávno pozornost na to direct one's special attention to
glávni plinovod gas main
glávno poslopje main building
glávno pravilo first principle, fundamental principle
glávna pomanjkljívost chief defect
glávna postavka main item
glávni poštni urad General (ali Main) Post Office
glávni razlog principal reason, (motiv) primary motive
glávna reka main stream
glávna sezona high season
glávna skušnja gledališče dress (ali full ali general) rehearsal
glávni sovražnik chief enemy
glávna sestavina (sestavni del) chief constituent, principal ingredient
glávni stavek gramatika main (ali principal) clause
glávna stvar chief matter; main thing, most important thing
to je glávna stvar that's all that matters
glávna razlika main difference
glávna razprava pravo (main) trial; hearing
glávna stroka speciality; main line, (v šoli) VB main subject, ZDA major
izbrati zgodovino kot glávno stroko (predmet) VB to take history as one's main subject, ZDA to major in history
glávni šlager (zvočnega filma itd.) themesong
glávni števnik cardinal number
glávno tržišče principal market
glávni urednik chief editor
glávni vzrok chief cause, principal reason
glávni vod (telefonski) trunk line
glávni vir chief source
glávni vir dohodkov principal source of revenue
glávni ugovor chief objection
glávni vhod main entrance
glávna vrata main door
glávna varovalka (elektrika) main fuse, main cutout
glávna težava main difficulty
glávna (mestna) ulica high street, ZDA main street; main road; arterial road, high road
glávni električni vod the mains pl, (plinski, vodovodni itd.) gas main, water main
glávni vidik main aspect
glávno vprašanje chief (ali main) question
glávno železniško vozlišče main junction
glávna vsebina principal contents pl; substance; summary
glávna vloga gledališče leading role, lead, star role; leading part (ali character), (ženska) female lead
igralec v glávni vlogi star, ZDA (tudi) headliner
igrati glávno vlogo to star, (manj važno) ZDA to feature
kdo igra glávno vlogo gledališče who is playing the lead?
v glavni glávni nastopa g. X the show stars Mr. X, Mr. X is appearing in the lead (ali in the main role)
glávni igralec leading actor, star (performer)
glávna zahteva prime (ali chief) requisite, primary requirement
glávno žarišče principal focus

glén silt; slime

prekop je poln gléne the channel is silted up

globók deep; profound; (spanje) deep, fast, sound; (molk) dead; (čustvo) heart-felt, deep-seated, deep-felt, strong; (glas) low-pitched, deep; (tema) profound, thick; (poklon) low, deep, profound; (znanje) thorough, profound, deep; (ostroumen) penetrating; (razlika) profound, wide, far-reaching

globóka jama a deep cave
globók krožnik soup plate
globóka rana a deep wound
globók mislec a profoud (ali deep) thinker
globóko spoštovanje profound reverence
globóka tišina deep silence
10 m globóka luknja a hole 10 metres deep (ali 10 metres in depth)
do kolen, do gležnjev globók knee-deep, ankle-deep
do pasú globók waist-deep
dolgovati komu globóko zahvalo to be deeply indebted to someone
biti v globókem žalovanju to be in deep mourning
ribnik je na tem mestu 2m globók the pond is 2 metres deep in this place
odgovoril je z globókim basom he replied in a deep bass voice

glódati (o miši itd.) to gnaw; to nibble; (kost) to pick; (črv) to eat into

kes in žalost ga glodata remorse and sorrow are preying upon him
zavist ga gloda he is consumed with jealousy
glódati se (o osebi) to fret, to chafe
glódati se od zaskrbljenosti to eat one's heart out with anxiety

gníl (sadje) rotten, rotting, decayed, putrid, putrescent, decomposed; (meso) tainted, (živo meso) gangrenous; figurativno corrupt, mouldering

do jedra gníl rotten to the core
gnílo jajce rotten egg, addled egg
gníl zob a carious tooth
nekaj je gnílega v deželi Danski something is rotten in the state of Denmark

gnojíti to dung; to manure; to compost; to fertilize

gnojíti se medicina to fester, to suppurate, to ulcerate; (rana) to run
rana se gnoji the wound is festering
gnoječ se prst a septic finger

góden ripe; mature; (sadež) mellow

góden za ready for, fit for; (ptič) fledged, fully fledged
postati góden to ripen
še ni góden za vojaško službo he is not yet fit for military service
ima dve za možitev gódni hčerki he has two marriageable daughters

godíti se to take place; to occur; to happen

kaj se godi tu! what's going on here?
kako se Vam godi? how are you?, how are things (with you)?
dobro se mi godi (zdravstveno) I am well, I'm fine, (gmotno) I am doing well, žargon I'm sitting pretty
dobro se mu godi žargon he is sitting pretty

gól² šport goal

čuvar, vratar góla goalkeeper, pogovorno goalie
vratnica góla goalpost
gólova črta goal line
beležiti, zabiti, doseči gól to score (ali to get) a goal
voditi s tremi góli to lead by three goals, to have a three-goal lead
brez góla (zadetka) goalless (ali no-score) draw
igra, v kateri je premaganec brez góla pogovorno whitewash
rezultat je 2 (gola) proti nič the score is 2 nil

golób pigeon; dove

golób samec cock pigeon
golób grivar ringdove
golób duplar stock dove
golób pismonoša carrier pigeon, homing pigeon
golób selec passenger pigeon
glinasti golób (tarča) clay pigeon
skalni golób wood pigeon
rejec golóbov pigeon fancier, pigeon breeder
reja golóbov pigeon breeding
jata golóbov flock of pigeons
golóbu podoben dove-like
golób gruli the pigeon coos
boljši je vrabec v roki kot golób na strehi one today is worth two tomorrows; a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush