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formálnost formalitéta formality; forms pl; ceremony; (pretirana) punctilio

brez formálnost, formalitétai without formalities
to je samo formálnost, formalitéta it's only a matter of form, it's a mere formality
jahati na formálnost, formalitétaih to be a stickler for convention
ne morem trpeti vseh teh formálnost, formalitétai I can't stand all this formality

formírati to form; to create, to produce, to organize; to fashion, to shape; to mould

formírati se to form, to be formed, to take shape
formírati novo vlado to form a new government
potovanja formirajo mladino travel helps to build (ali to mould) a young person's character

fotogeníčen photogenic

biti fotogeníčen to be like a film star; to come out well on a photograph, to be photogenic

fotografírati to photograph; to take a photo; to snap; to take a snap, to take snaps

fotografírati koga to take a photograph of someone
dati se fotografírati, fotografírati se to have one's photo(graph) taken, to be photographed
rad bi se dal fotografírati I should like to have my photo taken

Fráncija France

v Fránciji in France
živeti kot bog v Fránciji to be living in clover, pogovorno to have it made

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

gábiti to disgust, to sicken, to turn someone's stomach; to nauseate

gábiti se to disgust, to be disgusted (with); to cause disgust; to nauseate; to get sick (of), to be sickened (at)
kruh se nam nikoli ne gabi bread never turns the stomach
koštrunovina se mi gabi I loathe mutton
njegovo vedenje se mi gabi his behaviour disgusts me
to se mi gabi that makes me feel sick, I loathe it, it sickens me

garnizíja vojska garrison; garrison town; ZDA (army) post

biti v garnizíji to be quartered (in), to be garrisoned (v X at X), to he stationed (at X.)
ojačiti garnizíjo to strengthen the garrison(s)

gazírati vojska to gas; to attack with poison gas

biti gaziran to be gassed; (mineralno vodo) to aerate

gíbati to move; to stir; to agitate

gíbati se to move, to be in motion; to stir, to bestir oneself; (hoditi) to walk, to take exercise
gíbati se med... in... to range from... to...
cene se gibljejo med 40.000 in 50.000 tolarji the prices range between 40,000 and 50,000 tolars
nič se ne gíbati to take no exercise
moral bi se (on) več gíbati na prostem he ought to take more open-air exercise
on se giblje v najboljši družbi he moves in the best society

gíniti ginévati to pine (za for); to languish (for); to die (of); to die away, to perish

gíniti, ginévati od žeje to be parched with thirst
gíniti, ginévati od ljubezni to be lovesick

gínjen moved; touched; affected

do solz gínjen moved to tears
biti globoko gínjen to be deeply stirred (ali moved)
bil je gínjen ob tem prizoru he felt deeply (ali greatly) moved at the sight
odgovoril je z gínjenim glasom he answered with emotion in his voice

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

gláden hungry; (gladujoč) famished, starving; (pohlepen) greedy, covetous

biti gláden to be hungry
biti gláden česa to hunger for something
gláden kot volk as hungry as a wolf; simply starving; ravenous

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

glásba music

cerkvena glásba church music, sacred music
komorna glásba chamber music
plesna glásba dance music
sinkopirana glásba ragtime
ljubitelj glásbe music lover
učitelj glásbe music teacher, music master
nauk o glásbi musicology
imeti dar za glásbo to have a gift (ali a talent) for music
imeti rad glásbo to be fond of music

glasovánje voting; vote; polling; parlament division; balloting

dan glasovánja polling day
imeti pravico glasovánja to have the vote, to be entitled to vote
javno glasovánje direct voting, direct ballot; show of hands; suffrage
splošno glasovánje universal suffrage
tajno glasovánje ballot, secret suffrage
s tajnim glasovánjem by ballot
glasovánje z dviganjem rok voting by a show of hands
ljudsko glasovánje plebiscite, referendum
glasovánje o zaupnici a vote of confidence
dati na glasovánje to put to the vote; to submit (it) to the vote
glasovánje je ostalo neodločeno the vote was inconclusive
z večinskim glasovánjem by a majority vote
z glasovánjem by ballot
poimensko glasovánje v parlamentu division
izid glasovánja result of a vote
izid glasovánja je ugoden the ayes have it
poraziti pri glasovánju to defeat
zavrniti z glasovánjem to reject
priti do glasovánja parlament to come to a division
po glasovánju parlament following a division

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

gledalíšče theatre; playhouse; stage; the boards pl

eksperimentalno gledalíšče experimental theatre
amatersko gledalíšče amateur theatre
v gledalíšču at the theatre
dramsko gledalíšče playhouse
lutkovno gledalíšče puppet theatre, (angleška verzija »Polišinela« za otroke) Punch and Judy show
operno gledalíšče opera house
repertoarno gledalíšče repertory theatre
polno, zasedeno gledalíšče a full house
nabito polno gledalíšče packed house
obiskovalec, -lka gledalíšča theatregoer
obiskovanje gledalíšča theatregoing
gledalíšče na prostem open-air theatre
biti pri gledalíšču to be on the stage
iti h gledalíšču to go on the stage
gledalíšče se prične ob 8. uri the performance begins at 8 o'clock
igrati pred praznim gledalíščem to play to empty houses
gledalíšče je bilo na pol prazno the house was poorly attended (ali half empty)