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gléženj ankle

do gléžnjev ankle-deep
do gléžnjev v blatu ankle-deep in the mud
ima lepe gléžnje she has trim (ali pretty) ankles
ne pride mu niti do gléžnjev (figurativno) he can't hold a candle to him
izpahniti si gléženj to sprain one's ankle, to wrench one's ankle
do gléžnjev se ugrezniti v blato to sink ankle deep in mud

globína depth; deepness; figurativno profundity, profoundness

iz globíne mojega srca from the bottom of my heart
globína reke, jame the depth of a river, of a cave
globína vode the depth of water
merjenje globíne measuring of depth
prodor v globíno vojska penetration in depth
(iz)meriti globíno to fathom
zaiti v preveliko globíno to go (ali to get) out of one's depth, to go in too deep

globók deep; profound; (spanje) deep, fast, sound; (molk) dead; (čustvo) heart-felt, deep-seated, deep-felt, strong; (glas) low-pitched, deep; (tema) profound, thick; (poklon) low, deep, profound; (znanje) thorough, profound, deep; (ostroumen) penetrating; (razlika) profound, wide, far-reaching

globóka jama a deep cave
globók krožnik soup plate
globóka rana a deep wound
globók mislec a profoud (ali deep) thinker
globóko spoštovanje profound reverence
globóka tišina deep silence
10 m globóka luknja a hole 10 metres deep (ali 10 metres in depth)
do kolen, do gležnjev globók knee-deep, ankle-deep
do pasú globók waist-deep
dolgovati komu globóko zahvalo to be deeply indebted to someone
biti v globókem žalovanju to be in deep mourning
ribnik je na tem mestu 2m globók the pond is 2 metres deep in this place
odgovoril je z globókim basom he replied in a deep bass voice

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

glódati (o miši itd.) to gnaw; to nibble; (kost) to pick; (črv) to eat into

kes in žalost ga glodata remorse and sorrow are preying upon him
zavist ga gloda he is consumed with jealousy
glódati se (o osebi) to fret, to chafe
glódati se od zaskrbljenosti to eat one's heart out with anxiety

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

gnját ham

prekajena gnját smoked ham
gnját in jajca ham and eggs
sendvič z gnjátjo ham sandwich, ham roll
zvita gnját rolled ham

gnús nausea, disgust, loathing; aversion; repugnance (do, za to, against); abomination; abhorrence

ki izzove gnús revolting
gnús do življenja disgust with life, weltschmerz
čutiti, imeti gnús do česa to hold something in abhorrence
navdajati koga z gnúsom to nauseate someone
to me navdaja z gnúsom that makes me feel sick

góbec muzzle; snout; nose; mouth; jaw

drži góbec! (vulgarno) shut your gob (ali trap ali cakehole)!; shut up!; dry up!; pipe down!
razbiti komu góbec (vulgarno) to bash someone's face in

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

godrnjánje grumble, grumbling; growl, growling; pogovorno bellyaching

sprejeti kaj brez godrnjánja to accept something in good part

gojíti to cultivate; (cvetlice, zelenjavo, brado itd.) to grow; (živali) to breed; (čustvo, figurativno) to entertain, to nurse, to foster, to cherish, to harbour

gojíti gosi to keep geese
gojíti pse konje to breed dogs, horses
gojíti solato to grow lettuce
gojíti misel to entertain an idea
gojíti zle naklepe to harbour ill designs
gojíti prijateljstvo s kom to cultivate someone's friendship
gojíti upanje to cherish a hope
gojíti željo to foster a desire
ali gojiš kako vrsto športa? do you go in for any kind of sport?

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

gôr up; up here; upwards

pridi gôr! come up!
gôr in dol up and down
po stopnicah gôr upstairs
priti gôr to come up, to go up

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

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