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globóko prislov deeply, deep

globóko ganjen deeply moved
globóko občuten heartfelt
globóko zakorenínjen deeprooted
globóko dihniti to draw a deep breath
globóko kopati to dig deep
globóko vzdihniti to heave a deep sigh
biti globóko zamišljen to be deep in thought
biti globóko zadolžen, tičati globóko v dolgovih to be deep in debt, up to one's eyes (ali ears, neck) in debt
delati globóko v noč to work deep (ali far) into the night
tiha voda globóko dere still waters run deep
globóko zajeti sapo to take a deep breath

glúh deaf; figurativno having no ear for, dead to, having turned a deaf ear to

glúh kot kamen stone-deaf, (as) deaf as a post
glúh od rojstva deaf from birth, congenitally deaf; deaf; hard (ali dull) of hearing
glúh na eno uho deaf in one ear
glúh na levo uho deaf in the left ear
glúh na obe ušesi deaf in both ears
v glúhi noči in the (ali at) dead of night
glúh za vse prošnje deaf to all entreaties (ali to all pleas)
ali si glúh? are you deaf?, can't you hear?, have you gone deaf?
bila je glúha za moje besede she turned a deaf ear to all my words
on je glúh za mene he has turned a deaf ear to me
to ni padlo na glúha ušesa it didn't fall on deaf ears
pridigati glúhim ušesom to preach to deaf ears
on bo glúh za vaše opomine he will turn a deaf ear to your admonitions
najbolj glúhi so tisti, ki nočejo slišati (there are) none so deaf as those that will not hear

gnézdo nest; (orlovo, roparic) eyrie, aerie, aery; (fazanov) arhaično nide; figurativno (dom) home, roof; figurativno haunt; (leglo) brood, hatch, (za žuželčja jajca) nidus

gnézdo roparjev den of thieves
polno gnézdo nestful
graditi gnézdo to build a nest, arhaično to nidificate, to nidify
krasti jajca iz gnézd to rob birds' nests
položiti v gnézdo to nest
sedeti na gnézdu to sit on the nest (to hatch)
stikati za ptičjimi gnézdi to go bird's-nesting (ali bird-nesting ali nesting)
sedeti v toplem gnézdu (figurativno) to live (ali to be living ali to be) in clover
ustvariti si gnézdo (figurativno) to build one's nest (ali home), (oženiti se) to settle down to married life
ptički brez gnézda (= otroci brez doma) waifs and strays
napraviti si mehko gnézdo to feather one's nest

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

gníti to rot; to putrify, to decay, to decompose; to moulder; (zob) to become carious; (meso) to go off, to become tainted, to taint; (jajce) to go bad, to become addled, to addle; (voda) to become rank (ali foul), to be polluted; figurativno to be corrupted

gníti v ječi to rot in gaol

gódlja thick soup made with boiled black pudding, black-pudding soup; figurativno mess, muddle, (kolobocija) medley; hotchpotch

lepa gódlja! a precious mess!; a fine mess!
kakšna gódlja! what a mess!
biti v lepi gódlji (figurativno) to be in a nice mess
lepo gódljo si naredil! you made a nice mess of it!
pasti v lepo gódljo to get into a mess

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

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

goréti to burn; to blaze; to be on fire, to be consumed by fire

gorí! fire!
kje gorí? where is the fire?
to ne gorí that does not burn
vžigalica ne gorí the match does not strike
goréti od radovednosti to be consumed by curiosity
goréti od želje to burn with desire, to be eager (ali fervent ali zealous ali keen on)
hiša gorí the house is on fire
v mestu gorí there is a fire in town
začeti goréti to catch fire
tu mi gorí pod nogami (figurativno) this place is too hot for me
gorelo mu je pod nogami (figurativno) he wanted to be off

górski mountainous; mountain; alpine

górska bolezen mountain sickness
górska cesta mountain road
górski čevlji mountaineering boots pl
górske dirke (motocikl.) hill-climbing contest
górski duh, škrat mountain sprite, gnome
górska globel ravine, hill valley, (irska, škotska) glen
górski greben, hrbet ridge, crest
górska dežela, pokrajina mountainous country, highland, mountainous region
górska koča mountain hut
górsko področje mountain district, highland
górska palica alpenstock
górska oprema mountaineering outfit
górski plezalec mountaineer, climber, mountain climber, (v Alpah) alpinist
górsko pobočje mountainside, mountain slope
górska pot mountain path
górsko sedlo saddle; dip between two peaks
górsko pravo miners' statutes, mining laws pl
górska reševalna služba mountain rescue service
górska stena steep mountainside, rock wall
górska vas mountain village
górski usad landslip, (večji) landslide
górska veriga mountain range, mountain chain
górska tura alpine (ali mountain) tour, climbing trip
górski veter mountain wind
górski vodnik (alpine) guide
górski vrh summit, mountaintop, peak
górski zrak mountain air
górska železnica mountain railway

gósji goose(-); (of) goose

gósja mast goose fat, goose grease
gósja jetrna pašteta goose-liver pâté
gósji (pruski paradni) korak goose step
gósja trava goose grass, cleavers
gósje pero (za pisanje) quill pen, quill
gósja pečenka roast goose
v gósjem redu in Indian file, in single file
iti v gósjem redu to walk in single (ali Indian) file

gospód (nagovor brez imena) sir; (nagovor s priimkom) Mr. (= Mister) Brown, (za priimkom na naslovu pisma) Esquire ali Esq.

gospód Ta-in-Ta Mr. So-and-So
Spoštovani gospód! (v pismu) Dear Sir
da, gospód yes, sir
gospodje! gentlemen!
gospe in gospódje! Ladies and Gentlemen!
biti sam svoj gospód to be one's own man (ali master); to stand on one's own feet
igrati velikega gospóda to pose as a fine gentleman (ali pogovorno a swell, one of the nobs); to put on airs, to give oneself airs, to ape one's betters
Gospod (bog, religija) Lord
v Gospodu zaspal asleep in the Lord
fevdalni gospód zgodovina feudal lord, seigneur, seignior

gospodár (hiše, stanovanja) householder, landlord; (delodajalec) employer, master, ZDA boss; (kmetovalec) farmer; husbandman, pl -men; (oblast) lord, master, ruler

biti svoj gospodár to be one's own master, to be independent, žargon to be on one's own
brez gospodárja without a master
otroci brez gospodárja waifs and strays pl
stvari brez gospodárja unclaimed (ali unowned, ownerless) property
živali brez gospodárja stray animals, strays pl
neomejen gospodár absolute ruler, despot
on je dober gospodár he manages well
ona je gospodár v hiši, v družini (»nosi hlače«) she wears the trousers
nihče ne more služiti dvema gospodárjema no man can serve two masters
kakšen gospodár, takšen sluga like master, like man

góst gosta, gosto dense; compact; (juha, lasje) thick; (dlaka) bushy; (pisava, vrste, tkivo) close

góst, gosta, gosto gozd dense forest
góst, gosta, gostoa množica dense crowd
v góst, gosta, gostoi megli in a dense fog
góst, gosta, gostoo obljuden densely populated
góst, gosta, gostoo tkan closely woven
postati góst, gosta, gosto to thicken

gotovína ready money; cash; (v blagajni) cash in hand, pogovorno the ready

v gotovíni in cash, cash down
za gotovíno for (prompt) cash
cena za gotovíno cash price
plačilo v gotovíni payment in cash, cash payment
plačati v gotovíni to pay (in) cash, to pay cash down, to pay on the nail
imam malo gotovíne I am short of cash
nimam gotovíne I have no ready money
manjka mi gotovíne I am short of cash
prodati za gotovíno to sell for cash

gôvor speech; (javen) address; (slovesen) oration; (jezik) language, idiom, tongue; (napitnica, zdravica) toast

gôvor brez priprave extemporaneous speech, spech delivered extempore (ali ad lib)
nagrobni gôvor funeral oration, graveside eulogy
dar gôvora gift of speech
prvi gôvor (poslanca v parlamentu) maiden speech
obrambni gôvor pravo speech for the defence
poslovilni gôvor valedictory (speech)
prestolni gôvor speech from the throne
premi gôvor gramatika direct speech
zavisni gôvor gramatika indirect speech
vezani gôvor metrical language (of poetry, verse)
nevezani gôvor nonmetrical language (prose)
imeti dolgovezen gôvor to make a longwinded speech
izguba gôvora loss of speech
gôvor je o... the subject under discussion (ali in question) is...
o tem ni gôvora, ne more biti gôvora that is out of the question
imeti gôvor to make (ali to deliver) a speech (o on)
o čem je gôvor? what are you talking about?; what's it all about?
ni gôvora vredno it is not worth mentioning
svoboda gôvora freedom of speech
oseba, ki piše gôvore za druge ghost writer, speech writer

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!

govorjênje speaking, talking, speech; talk

grdo, umazano govorjênje foul language
prostaško govorjênje bad (ali strong ali abusive) talk
spreten v govorjênju glib
to je pravo govorjênje! (= tako je prav, sedaj se bomo lahko sporazumeli!) now you are talking!

govórništvo oratory; rhetoric; elocution; eloquence

tekma v govórništvu debating contest
učitelj govórništva teacher of elocution; rhetorician, rhetor