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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

bogástvo riches pl, wealth, wealthiness; richness (z of, in); opulence; affluence; (obilje) profusion

besedno bogástvo a wealth of words
gnati se za bogástvom to scramble for wealth

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

inflácija ekonomija inflation

čas inflácije period of inflation
nezadržna inflácija runaway inflation
višek, vrh inflácije inflation peak
gnati v inflácijo to drive into inflation
preprečiti inflácijo to ward off inflation
držati inflácijo v šahu, zadrževati inflácijo ta hold inflation in check

mlín mill

mlín za kavo coffee grinder, coffee mill
mlín na paro, parni mlín steam mill
mlín na veter windmill
ročni mlín (za žito itd.) quern
valjčni mlín rolling mill
mlín za žito (moko) mill, flour mill
vodni mlín water-mill
mlín za rudo ore crusher
graditelj mlinov millwright
biti voda na mlín komu, za koga to be grist to someone's mill
vse to je voda na moj mlín (zame) (figurativno) this is all grist to my mill
gnati komu vodo na (njegov) mlín (figurativno) to pay into someone's hands
napeljati vodo na svoj mlín to draw water to one's mill, to operate to one's own advantage
boriti se proti mlínom na veter (figurativno) to fight windmills
božji mlíni meljejo počasi the mills of God grind slowly

ostrína sharpness; cutting edge; figurativno acuteness

ostrína vida sharp-sightedness
na ostríno gnati to push things to extremes

vál wave; (velik) billow

brez valov (miren) waveless
vál za válom, v zaporednih válovih wave after wave
válu podoben wavelike
gibanje válov undulation, wave motion
kopanje v válovih bathing in a bath with artificial waves
jezdec na válovih surf rider
butanje válov surf, breaking of waves
udarci válov pounding, crashing of waves
greben, vrh vála crest of a wave
vál mraza cold snap, cold spell
vál vročine heat wave, hot spell
igračka válov (figurativno) play of waves
vál ogorčenja a wave of indignation
vál stavk a wave of strikes
dolgi (srednji, kratki) válovi radio long (medium, short) waves
morski válovi billows pl
majhen vál ripple, wavelet
obalni vál breaker
dolg vál roller
válovi pl heavy seas pl
penasti válovi white horses pl, whitecaps, arhaično skipper's daughters pl
svetlobni válovi light waves pl
zvočni válovi sound waves pl
modulacijski vál wave of modulation
delati, gnati válove, dvigati se v válovih to rise in waves
válovi butajo ob skale the waves beat against the rocks
naravnati radio na določeni vál to tune in to a certain wavelength
dolžina vála radio wavelength
točno na válu radio on the beam