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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

górnje the above

biti obveščen o górnjem to be informed of the above

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

govoríca rumour; talk(ing); language; report; (čenče) gossip, tattle, pogovorno blabber; (narečje) dialect

prazne govoríce nonsense, pogovorno poppycock, bosh
govoríca se je izkazala kot lažniva the rumour has proved false
širijo se govoríce rumours have got abroad
govoríca gre the rumour goes, rumour has it, it is rumoured
govoríca se širi it is widely rumoured (da that)
širiti govoríco to spread a rumour
to je samó govoríca this is only a rumour
te govoríce se širijo z namenom, da... these rumours (ali reports) are spread only with the object of...
bile so govoríce o njegovem odstopu (demisiji) there have been rumours (ali reports) of his resigning

govoričiti to speechify; to talk nonsense

govoriči se it is rumoured, it is whispered
o njem se govoriči, da je... he is rumoured (to be...)

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!

grajálen reproving, rebuking, censuring; deprecating

grajálno pismo letter of censure
grajálna opazka a censorious remark
z grajálnimi besedami govoriti o lenobi to castigate idleness

grób -a, -o (surov) brutal; (osoren) bluff; gruff; (vedenje) rude, unmannerly, ill-bred; (neotesan) unpolished, boorish, uncouth, vulgar, churlish; (tkanina) coarse, rough, thick

v grób, -a, -oem stanju in a rough state
z grób, -a, -oim glasom in a rough voice
grób, -a, -oo obdelan rough and ready
grób, -a, -o glas gruff voice
grób, -a, -oa dela, grób, -a, -oo delo rough work, drudgery
ženska za grób, -a, -oa dela charwomam, pl -women, pogovorno char, evfemizem cleaning lady
grób, -a, -oo (prostaško) govorjenje rude (ali vulgar) language
grób, -a, -oo ravnati s kom to illtreat someone, to maltreat someone, to handle someone roughly, to manhandle someone
grób, -a, -oó igrati šport to play rough

gúliti (dreti, kožo) to flay, to skin; (treti) to rub, to chafe; figurativno (odirati, s ceno) to fleece, to overcharge, to extort

gúliti se (o koži) to shed (one's) skin, to peel off; (učiti se) to swot, to cram, to grind, pogovorno to bone up on something

higiéna hygiene

nauk o higiéni hygienics pl (s konstr. v sg)
osebna higiéna personal hygiene

igráti to play; gledališče to act, to perform

igráti na glasbilo to play (on) an instrument
igráti za denar to play for money
igráti karte to play cards
igráti (kako) igro to play (at) a game
igráti v loteriji to invest in a lottery, to try one's luck in a raffle
igráti šah to play chess
igráti za zabavo (ne za denar) to play for fun
napačno igráti glasba to play wrong notes
igráti na prvi pogled, brez priprave glasba to play at sight
igráti vlogo to play a part, to take the part of, (o igralcu) to act a part
igráti velikega gospoda to put on airs, to swank
igráti klavir to play the piano
igráti komedijo (figurativno) to feign, to simulate, to pretend
visoko igráti to gamble (for high stakes); to play for high stakes
igráti neodločeno šport, nogomet itd. to draw (a match)
igráti se to play; to toy (z with); to amuse oneself, to sport
igráti se z besedami to play on words, to pun, to indulge in word-play
denar igra važno vlogo money plays an important role

iluzíja illusion

delati si iluzíjo to be under an illusion, to delude oneself, to foster an illusion
ne si delati iluzíj glede uspeha to be under no illusions as regards the result
vzeti komu (njegove) iluzíje to disillusion, to disenchant someone
izgubiti iluzíjo o čem to be disillusioned with something

informácija (a piece of) information

informácije pl information; pravo investigation, inquiry
napačna informácija, napačne informácije misinformation
okence za informácije information desk, "enquiries"
dajati informácije to give information
dati napačne informácije to feed someone with false information
nimamo informácij o we have no information as to
nimam nobenih informácij, ali je odšel ali ne I have no information as to whether or not he has left
po mojih informácijah according to my information
za nadaljnje informácije se obrniti na for further information apply to (tajnika the secretary)
dobiti koristno informácijo to acquire useful information
dodatne informácije additional information
uskladiščenje informácij information storage

informírati to inform; to notify; to advise; to make known (koga to someone)

slabo, napačno informírati to misinform
informiral Vas bom o datumu svojega odhoda I shall let you know (ali advise you of ali acquaint you with ali give you notice of) the date of my departure
informírati se to ask (o about); to enquire (o about, after), to make enquiries; to gather (ali to gain) information
informirajte se pri načelniku postaje enquire of the station master, ask the station master

intímen intimate; inward; internal; close; near

intímen prijatelj an intimate (ali a close) friend, a bosom friend; intimate
najbolj intímni kotički duše the inmost recesses of the soul
to so preveč intímne stvari, da bi o njih govorili those things are too near one's heart to be spoken of
biti intímen s kom to be familiar (ali intimate) with someone
to so preintimne zadeve, da bi o njih tu razpravljali these are matters too intimate to be discussed here
moj (najbolj) intímni prijatelj my second self

investicíjski

investicíjska vsota amount o investment

ískra spark; figurativno flash; flame

brez ískre flashless
električna ískra electric spark
metati ískre to spark, (o očeh, pogledu itd.) to sparkle, to flash
kresati ískre iz kresilnega kamna to strike sparks out of a flint
še je bila ískrica življenja v njem there was still a spark of life left in him
niti ískrice pameti ni v njem he hasn't a glimmer of common sense in him

íti to go; (peš) to walk, to go on foot; (stopati) to tread, to stride; (s težavo) to trudge; to stump; (ura) to go; (ladja) to be bound for; (vlak) to leave, to start

íti dalje to go on, to advance, to proceed
íti gor (dol) to go up (to go down)
íti mimo to go (ali to pass) by
íti nazaj to go back
íti po kaj to go for (ali to fetch ali to go and fetch) something
íti preko to cross
íti proč to go away, to go off
íti ven to go out
íti stran to go off
íti čez cesto to cross the street
íti na lov to go hunting
íti h komu to go up to someone, (obiskati ga) to call on someone
íti komu naproti to go to meet someone
pustiti koga íti to let someone go
íti dobro v prodajo to be selling well
íti hitreje to go faster, to push on
íti skupaj to go together
íti s kom to accompany someone
íti s kolesom to cycle
íti korakoma to go at footpace
íti kot namazano, kot po maslu to go swimmingly, to go like clockwork
íti na deželo, na kmete to go off to the country
íti med ljudi, med družbo to go into society
íti na sprehod to go for a walk
íti na kose, na koščke to go to pieces
íti na potovanje to go on a journey
íti h koncu, h kraju to be approaching the (ali its) end, (o stvari) to be coming to an end
íti komu k srcu to go to one's heart
íti kaki stvari do dna (figurativno) to get to the bottom of something
íti spat to go to bed
íti preko vseh ugovorov to override (ali to disregard ali to waive) all objections
íti na bolje to improve
íti na lim, na limanice to fall into a trap
íti vase (figurativno) to retire within oneself
iti komu s pota to make room for someone
Kako ti gre? how are you getting on?, how are you?
izvrstno mi gre I am A1, I'm fine
kako ti gre v šoli? how are you getting on at school?
za kaj (pa) gre? what's it all about?
za to gre (v tem je stvar) that's the point
kadar gre za... when it comes to...
dobro mu gre he is doing well
gre za moje življenje, za mojo čast my life, my honour is at stake
gre za veliko vsoto a large sum is at stake
gre za življenje ali smrt it's a matter of life and death
gre v milijone that runs into millions
posli gredo slabo business is slack (ali dull)
tako ne bo šlo this won't do
to ne bo šlo brez težav it won't be an easy job, it'll cost some trouble
grem k frizerju I am going to the barber's (ali hairdresser's)
če bi šlo po mojem if I had my way
to gre malo predaleč that's going a bit too far
drugače ne gre, ne bo šlo it won't work any other way, figurativno that can't be helped
vse gre narobe everything is topsy-turvy
z njim gre navzdol (h koncu) he is in a bad way
ne morem iti preko tega I can't get over it
naj gre, kot hoče! come what may!
kam gre ta pot? where does this road (ali path) lead?
to mi ne gre v glavo I cannot understand it, it's beyond me, I don't see any reason for it
mati je šla nakupovat Mother has gone shopping
proti šesti uri gre it's nearly six
gre proti poldnevu it's getting on for noon
zaloge gredo h kraju stocks are running short
delo mu gre hitro izpod rok he is quick at his work
4 v 15 gre 3-krat, in ostane 3 4 into 15 goes 3 times, and 3 over
pojdi. pojdi, pretiravaš! come, come, you are exaggerating!
lahko greste! (služabniku ipd.) that is all for the present
če je šlo vse, naj gre še to! (figurativno) in for a penny, in for a pound!
íti se to play

izčŕpen exhaustive

izčŕpna študija o predmetu an exhaustive study of the subject
izčŕpno prislov exhaustively
izčŕpno obdelati predmet to make an exhaustive study of a subject

izdivjáti se to stop raging, to calm down; (vihar) to abate, to die down; (otroci) to romp; figurativno to sow one's wild oats, (iznoreti se) to have one's fling

vihar se je izdivjal the storm has spent its fury, the storm is spent
izdivjal se je (o osebi) he has got over his bad temper, his rage is spent