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ekstáza ecstasy; rapture; medicina ecstasy; trance

pasti v ekstázo to be thrown into a state of ecstasy
biti v ekstázi to be enraptured, to go into raptures (ob, nad over), to be carried away (by), to be in ecstasies (at, over), to be entranced (by)
priti v ekstázo to grow ecstatic
spraviti v ekstázo to enrapture

ekstrém(nost) extreme; extreme limit

do ekstrém(nost)i ambiciozen, stremuški ambitious in the extreme
gnati, tirati stvari do ekstrém(nost)i to go to extremes, to carry to extremes, to take things too far
iti iz enega ekstrém(nost)a v drugega to go from one extreme to the other
vedno zapada v ekstrém(nost)e he always goes to extremes
nasprotni ekstrém(nost) the opposite extreme
zapasti v drug ekstrém(nost) to turn from one extreme to the other
ekstrém(nost)i se privlačijo extremes meet

enáko prislov equally; alike; likewise; in the same manner; just the same

enáko star of the same age; coeval
enáko oddaljen equidistant
približno enáko velik much of a size
enáko deliti to share alike
enáko si bomo razdelili we'll share and share alike, žargon we'll split (everything) even Steven
enáko rad bi šel tja kot kam drugam I'd just as well go there as anywhere else
enáko prezirati svoje prijatelje in svoje sovražnike to despise oneself' friends and one's enemies alike
to pride na enáko it amounts to the same thing
enáko vračati to repay in kind, to retaliate
ti besedi se enáko izgovarjata these two words are pronounced alike (ali have the same pronunciation)

etápa stage; stopping place; distance between stopping places

iti, potovati v majhnih etápah to go, to travel by easy stages
v tej etápi svojega življenja at that stage of his life
nova etápa proti bogastvu a new step towards wealth
menjati konje na vsaki etápni postaji zgodovina to change horses at every stage

fíga botanika fig; (pričeska) bun; contemptuous gesture made with thumb between index and middle fingers

posušena fíga dried fig
venec fíg a string of figs
konjske fíge horse droppings, horse manure, horse dung, vulgarno horse turds
fíga mož (figurativno) one who reneges, reneger, unreliable fellow; bastard
biti fíga mož to go back on one's word; to break one's promise
fígo držati figurativno to keep one's fingers crossed, to cross fingers (za srečo for luck)
moramo fígo držati! touch wood!
fígo pokazati komu to make a contemptuous gesture at someone, to cock a snook at someone
to mi je fígo mar I don't care a damn about it, I don't give a hang (ali hoot) about it
za vsako fígo jokati to whimper (ali to cry) at the slightest provocation (ali žargon for damn all)
Figo, pa ne njegov obraz! His face my foot!
fígo (= nič) ji bo to koristilo! (ironično) a lot of good that'll do her!
fígo ti je mar! a lot you care!

fílm fotografija film; roll of film; (kino) film, ZDA motion picture, moving picture, pogovorno movie; VB pogovorno picture; (umetnost, industrija) cinema, film, screen

animirani fílm animated cartoon
barvni fílm colour (ali technicolor) film
biografski fílm film biography, biopic
dokumentaren fílm documentary film, documentary
drugorazredni fílm B film
celovečerni, glavni fílm full-length film, main feature
fílm nornalne dolžine feature-length film; feature
črnobel fílm black-and-white film
kratek fílm film short
nemi fílm silent film, silent
ozki fílm 16millimetre film
plastičen fílm stereoscopic film
pozitivni film positive film
rol fílm roll film
poučen fílm instructional (ali educational) film
risani fílm cartoon film, cartoon
neosvetljen fílm unexposed film, pogovorno raw stock
fílm s časovno lupo slow-motion film
zvočni fílm sound film, talking picture, pogovorno talkie
gledati fílm to watch a film
igrati, predvajati fílm to show (ali to screen) a film
koliko časa se že predvaja (vrti) ta fílm? how long has this picture been on?
ta fílm se (že) dolgo predvaja this film has (already) had a long run
iti k fílmu to go on the films
napraviti fílm to produce a film
prirezati fílm to cut a film
sinhronizirati fílm to synchronize a film
snemati fílm to make a film, to shoot a film (ZDA a motion picture, a movie), to film
vložiti fílm (v kamero) to load (ali to fill) a camera
adaptirati za fílm to adapt for the screen, to make a film version (of a play, novel, ipd.)

fotografíranje photography

ukvarjati se s fotografíranjem to go in for photography
podvodno fotografíranje underwater photography

frónta (bojišče) front, front line, line of battle; (poslopja) front, facade, face; (vremenska) front; figurativno front

na frónti at the front
(zadaj) za frónto behind the line
Osvobodilna Fronta Liberation Front
ljudska frónta popular front, people's front
široka frónta wide front
hladna frónta cold front
združena frónta united front, United Front
služba na frónti service at the front
iti na frónto to go to the front
že dve leti je na frónti he has been two years at the front

gárdedama chaperon

biti zaljubljencema za gárdedamo to play gooteberry to a pair of lovers
hoditi na večerne zabave brez gárdedame to go to evening parties without a chaperon

gládko prislov smoothly; evenly

gládko govoriti nemško to speak German fluently
gládko iti figurativno to run smoothly, to go with a swing
načrt ne gre gládko the plan does not work smoothly
gládko odkloniti to refuse flatly, to give a flat refusal
gládko obrit clean-shaven, smooth-chinned

glasováti to vote (za for), to poll (for); to cast one's vote

glasováti za to give one's vote to (ali for), to vote in favour of
za koga ste glasováli? whom (ali pogovorno who) did you vote for?
tajno glasová to vote by ballot
začeti glasováti parlament to go into the division lobbies
glasováti nekem vpašanju to take a vote on a question
o tem vprašanju se je glasoválo this question was put to the vote
glasováti z dvigom rok to vote by a show of hands

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)

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

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

góba botanika fungus, pl fungi, funguses; (plesen) mould; (za brisanje) sponge

užitna góba mushroom, edible fungus, agaric
kresilna góba dry fungus, tinder, touchwood, spunk, ZDA punk, arhaično amadou
strupena góba poisonous mushroom, toadstool
nabiralec gób gatherer of mushrooms
veda o góbah mycology
nabirati góbe to gather mushrooms, to go mushrooming
rasti kot góbe po dežju to shoot up like mushrooms after the rain

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?

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

hájdi

hájdi z menoj! come along!, come on!, let's go!