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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

gôra mountain; (pred lastnim imenom) Mount

gôra Everest Mount Everest
gôra Sinaj Mount Sinai
visok kot gôra as high as mountains, mountainous, colossal
ledena gôra iceberg
gôra papirja, trupel a mountain of paper, of corpses
pridiga na gôri biblija the Sermon on the Mount
napraviti turo v gôre to take a trip to the mountains
prebiti počitnice v gôrah to spend one's holidays in the mountains (ali in a mountain region)
iz krtine gôro narediti (figurativno) to make a mountain out of a molehill
če ne pride gôra k Mohamedu, mora Mohamed h gôri if the mountain won't come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain
tresla se (je) gôra, rodila se (je) miška (figurativno) the mountain has brought forth a mouse

górek warm

mlačno górek lukewarm, tepid
górkó mi je I am warm
biti górek komu (figurativno) to be angry with someone, to have a grudge against someone
ujeti koga na górkem (figurativno), to catch someone in the act

gorívo fuel; (mazut) fuel oil

dovod goríva fuel feed
kamion za gorívo petrol tanker, ZDA gasoline tank truck
merilec goríva fuel gauge
merilec porabe goríva fuel-flow meter
letalsko gorív aviation fuel
pomanjkanje goríva fuel shortage
poraba goríva fuel consumption
prihranek na gorívu fuel saving
posoda za gorívo fuel reservoir, fuel tank, bin
rezerva goríva fuel reserve
trošenje goríva waste of fuel
dovajati gorívo to fuel
(zopet) vzeti gorívo to (re)fuel
shramba, depó, skladišče goríva fuel dump, depot, fuel storage
oskrba z gorívom fuel supply
tank za gorívo fuel tank
vod goríva fuel pipe
trdo pogonsko gorívo solid-propellant fuel

gósti (godem) to play the violin; pogovorno to play the fiddle, to fiddle; to make music

plesati, kot drugi godejo (hočejo) to dance to someone else's tune, to follow another's lead
gósti na godalo pesniško to touch the strings
vedno isto gósti (goniti) to harp on one (ali on the same) string, to harp on
gósti od zadovoljstva (figurativno) to purr with satisfaction

gostíti¹ to entertain, to treat, to give someone a treat; (bogato) to regale (z with)

gostíti koga z dobro večerjo to treat someone to a good dinner
mnogo gostíti to entertain a great deal
kraljevsko koga gostíti to give someone a royal (ali magnificent) treat
jaz sem na vrsti, da gostim it's my turn, pogovorno this is on me, I'm in the chair
gostíti se to feast (on), to revel (in), to regale oneself (with)

govoríti to speak (o of, about, z to, with); to tell; (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with, to, o about, of, over); to converse; (kramljati) to chat

glasno govoríti to talk loud, to speak in a loud voice
tiho govoríti to speak softly (ali in a soft voice)
govoríti angleški to speak English
slabo govoríti angleški to speak poor (ali broken) English
slabo govoríti o kom to speak ill of someone
kar naprej govoríti to keep (on) talking
odkrito, brez ovinkov govoríti to speak freely
govoríti o tem in onem, o raznem to talk nineteen to the dozen
uglajeno govoríti to be well-spoken
govoríti stenam (figurativno) to talk (ali to be talking) to a brick wall
govoríti o politiki to talk politics
tekoče govoríti to speak fluently
govoríti o čem drugem to change the subject
govoríti resnico to speak the truth, to tell the truth
govoríti brez priprave to speak extempore
govoríti v veter (figurativno) to waste one's breath
govoríti v imenu koga to be the spokesman of, to be the mouthpiece of
govoríti v korist koga to speak on (ali ZDA in) someone's behalf
govoríti polomljeno angleščino to speak broken English, to murder the English language
govoríti neumnosti to talk nonsense
šepetaje govoríti to speak in an undertone, to speak in a whisper
govoríti skozi nos to speak with a nasal twang
govoríti laži to tell lies (ali untruths)
govoríti sam s seboj to soliloquize
govoríti med štirimi očmi s kom to talk with someone in private
govoríti na pamet to speak from memory, to say something by heart (ali by rote)
obširno govoríti o to speak at length about (ali on), to descant, to expatiate on (ali upon)
otročje govoríti to drivel
govoríti kot papiga to parrot
govoríti preučeno za koga to speak above someone's head
govoríti tja v tri dni pogovorno to waffle, žargon to rabbit on
tu se govori angleški (napis) English spoken here
ko (ker) ravno govorimo o... since we are on the subject, since we happen to be talking about...
da niti ne govorimo o... to say nothing of...
ne govorimo več o tem!, nehajmo govoríti o tem! let us change (ali drop) the subject!
mi ne »govorimo« (smo sprti ipd.) we are not on speaking terms
o tem ni vredno govoríti it isn't worth speaking of
ona ne govorita več med seboj (sta sprta) they are no longer on speaking terms
govori! speak up!, speak out, out with it!
on ne more (ne zna) nehati govoríti he can never stop talking, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
(on) govori, kot da bi ga navil he has the gift of the gab, he talks nineteen to the dozen
on malo govori he is a man of few words, (je boječ) he is tongue-tied
z njim se da govoríti he is someone you can talk to
z njim se ne da govoríti (figurativno) he will not listen to reason
po vsem mestu se govori o njih they are the talk of the town
govorilo se je o njegovi demisiji there have been rumours of his resignation
vse mesto govori o tem it is the talk of the town
govori se, da je zelo bogata she is said to be very rich
o njem se mnogo govori he is much talked about
to dejstvo govori zanj this fact tells in his favour
dejstva govoré sama the facts speak for themselves
to govori za in proti that cuts both ways
dejanja govore glasneje kot besede actions speak louder than words
vse govori za to, da... there is every reason to believe that...
to govori proti that tells against it
ne govorite z nikomer o tem! not a word to anyone about this!, keep this to yourself!
začeti govoríti o nekem predmetu to broach a subject
bi lahko govoril z Vami? could I have a word with you?
bi lahko govoril z g. X? could I see Mr. X
govorimo odkrito! let's speak frankly, let's lay (ali put) our cards on the table
kjer se veliko govori, se malo naredi least said, soonest mended
govoríti je srebro, molčati pa zlato the less said, the better
prav tako bi lahko govoril stenam figurativno I might as well speak to a brick wall
ti to meni govoriš! (= kot da jaz tega ne vem) you're telling me!

grád (fevdalen, utrjen) castle; (kraljev, knežji) palace; castle; (graščina) manor; (podeželski) country seat

grádovi na reki Loire Loire-valley chateaus (ali chateaux), chateaus on the Loire
Versajski grád the palace of Versailles
zidanje grádov v oblake (figurativno) wishful thinking; building (of) castles in the air
obljubljati komu zlate grádove to promise someone the earth
sesuti se kot grád iz kart to collapse like a house of cards
zidati grádove v oblake to build castles in the air (ali in Spain)
ne zidaj grádov v oblake! don't count your chickens before they're hatched!, arhaično sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear

gradíti to build; to construct; to erect; (most) to make, to build, (ladjo) to build; (s kamnom) to mason

gradíti na pesku to build on sand
gradíti na (figurativno) to build upon, to depend upon, to rely on

gŕba hump; hunch; (izboklina) boss, protuberance, excrescence

kamelja gŕba the hump of a camel
imeti koga na gŕbi (figurativno) to be burdened with someone
po gŕbi jih dati komu (figurativno) to tread on someone's neck

gréti to warm; to heat

gréti se to warm oneself
gréti se na soncu to bask
gréti (si) posteljo to warm one's bed
gréti se pri ognju to warm oneself at the fire
voda se greje the water is getting warm
on ni vreden, da ga sonce greje he is a worthless fellow, he is not worth his salt, he is a good-for-nothing

gŕlo anatomija throat; (steklenice) neck; gorge, gullet

vnetje gŕla tonsillitis, quinsy
kronično vnetje gŕla arhaično clergyman's throat
gŕlo me boli I have a sore throat
imeti suho gŕlo (figurativno) to have a cobweb in one's throat
ozko gŕlo (figurativno, pogovorno) bottleneck
kričati, vpiti na vse gŕlo to shout (knjižno to cry, to cry out) at the top of one's voice, pogovorno to cry blue murder
nastaviti komu nož na gŕlo to put a knife to someone' throat
pognati po gŕlu (izpiti) to knock it back
glas mi je zastal v gŕlu I had a lump in my throat
besede so mi obtičale v gŕlu the words stuck in my throat
peti na vse gŕlo to sing at the top of one's voice
prerezati gŕlo komu to cut someone's throat
na vse gŕlo se smejati to roar with laughter
sit sem tega do gŕla I am sick and tired of that, I am bored to death (ali to tears) with that, I'm fed up to the back teeth with that, ZDA pogovorno it's coming out of my ears, it bores the pants off me
do gŕla sem vsega sit I've had a bellyful, žargon I'm absolutely cheesed off

grmáda pile; stake, pyre; figurativno (velika količina) large mass, a great quantity, bulk, lump

grmáda lesa a pile of wood
grmáda za sežig mrličev funeral pile, (funeral) pyre
smrt na grmádi the stake
grmáda za sežig čarovnic zgodovina the stake
obsoditi na smrt na grmádi to condemn to the stake
biti obsojen na grmádo to be sent to the stake
sežgati na grmádi to burn at the stake
biti sežgan, zgoreti na grmádi to be burnt at the stake
umreti na grmádi to die (ali to perish) at the stake

gròb grave; tomb; burial place; (zidan) sepulchre; figurativno death, destruction

gròb neznanega junaka grave of the Unknown Soldier
masovni, množični gròb mass grave
sveti gròb religija the Holy Sepulchre
do gròba (figurativno) till death
onstran gròba beyond the grave
skupni gròb a pauper's grave
z eno nogo v gròbu (figurativno) at death's door, with one foot in the grave
od zibelke do gròba from the cradle to the grave
zanemarjen, negovan gròb neglected (ali unkept) grave
položitev v gròb burial, interment; (redko) inhumation, sepulture
biti v gròbu to be dead
biti z eno nogo v gròbu to have one foot in the grave
kopati gròb to dig a grave
odkopati, vzeti iz gròba to exhume
molčati kot gròb to be silent (ali secret) as the grave
on bi se obrnil v gròbu... he would turn in his grave
dovolj hudó, da bi se človek še v gròbu obrnil enough to make someone turn in his grave
položiti v gròb to bury, to inter, (redko) to inhume
spraviti koga v gròb to cause someone's death
v gròb me boš spravil! (figurativno) you will be the death of me!
spremiti do gròba to attend someone's funeral
govor na, ob gròbu funeral oration

grúda clod (of earth); lump; soil; pesniško glebe

rodna grúda native soil
biti navezan na svojo rodno grúdo to be deeply attached (ali devoted) to one's native soil

gúgati to swing; to rock

gúgati se to rock
miza se guga the table is rocking
gugati v (gugalnem) stolu to rock in a (rocking) chair
otroci so se gugali na vrtu the children were playing on the swing(s) in the garden

gúmb button; (neprišit, za ovratnik) collar stud

manšetni gúmbi cuff links pl
gúmb na vratih doorknob
gúmb pri radiu itd. knob
prevlečen gúmb covered button
odpeti gúmb to undo a button
zapeti gúmb to do up a button
zapeti z gúmbom to button (up)
gúmb se je odpel a button has come undone
gúmb se je odtrgal a button came off
čevelj na gúmbe boot with buttons
izdelovatelj gúmbov button manufacturer, button maker

gúncati (se) to swing

gúncati (se) otroka to swing a child
otroci so se guncali na vrtu the children were (playing) on the swing(s) in the garden

hárfa ➞ harp

igrati na hárfo to play the harp

hipotéčen hipotekáren hypothecary

hipotéčni dolg hypothecary debt, debt on mortgage
hipotéčna pogodba mortgage deed, mortgage
hipotéčni dolžnik mortgager
hipotéčni upnik mortgagee
vzeti hipotéčno posojilo na kaj to raise a mortgage on something
hipotéčno prislov by mortgage
hipotéčna zastavnica mortgage bond