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gnáti to drive; to move; to run; to work; (pogon) to impel, to propel; (stroje) to set going, to keep going (ali in motion)

gnáti si k srcu to take to heart
gnáti živino na pašo to take cattle to pasture, to put cattle on grass, to graze cattle
žene me k njej (figurativno) I am longing to see her
gnáti se (hiteti) to hurry, to make haste, to hasten
predaleč kaj gnáti to push something too far
gnáti se za bogastvom to scramble for wealth

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

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

goníti (preganjati) to persecute; (poditi) to chase, to run after, to go in pursuit of, to pursue; (loviti) to give chase to, to chase, to hunt, (zlasti zajce s psi) to course, (figurativno, preganjati koga) to hound; (stroje) to work, to drive, to impel, to propel, to keep going (ali in motion), to turn; (divjad) to beat up; to drive together

goníti se to be in heat, (o jelenih) to rut
kar naprej goníti eno (neprestano ponavljati) to harp on

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

gospá (splošno) lady; (v nagovoru) madam; (pred priimkom) arhaično Mistress; (na pismu) Mrs. (izgovorjava misiz); (ako je zakonski stan neznan) Ms. (izgovorjava mèz, miz)

gospá Brown Mrs. Brown; (poročena) married lady
Spoštovana gospá! Dear Madam!
je gosp Brown doma? is Mrs. Brown at home?
gospe in gospodje! Ladies and Gentlemen!
igrati gospo, hoteti biti gospa (figurativno) to act the lady, to put on airs, pogovorno to act posh

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

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)

gostoljúbnost hospitality

zahvalno pismo za gostoljúbnost bread-and-butter letter
zlorabiti gostoljúbnost kake osebe to trespass on someone's hospitality

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!

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

gratulírati to congratulate (za on, upon), arhaično to gratulate

gratulirati si (drug drugemu) to congratulate one another
gratuliral sem si, da sem to naredil I congratulated myself (ali pogovorno I gave my self a pat on the back) for doing this

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

grdó badly, nastily, foully, basely, meanly; hideously; in an ugly manner

grdó se gledajo (figurativno) they are at daggers drawn
grdó jo komu zaigrati (figurativno) to play a dirty trick on someone
stvari se grdó obračajo, razvijajo things are looking ugly
grdó je (neprimerno je nekaj delati) it's wrong (ali bad, nasty) to...

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