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kopáti¹ to dig; to delve; (jamo, jarek) to trench, to ditch; to excavate; (podkopati) to sap, to undermine

kopáti jarke to dig trenches
kopáti krompir to lift (ali to dig) potatoes
kopáti vodnjak to sink (ali to bore) a well
sam sebi jamo kopáti to be hoist with one's own petard, to make a rod for one's own back
kdor drugim jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade he who digs a pit for others, often falls in himself; curses come home to roost; the biter bit

kópati² to bath

kópati se (v kadi) to have (ali to take) a bath, (na prostem) to bathe, to go swimming
on se ravno koplje he is having a bath
kópati se v tekoči vodi to have a bath (ali bathe) in running water
kópati se v kopališču ali v kadi to have a bath in a bathing establishment or in a tub
kópati se v solzah to melt into tears

bánja bath

kopalna bánja bath-tub
kopati se v bánji to have (ali to take) a bath

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

gròb grave; tomb; burial place; (zidan) sepulchre; figurativno death, destruction

gròb neznanega junaka grave of the Unknown Soldier
masovni, množični gròb mass grave
sveti gròb religija the Holy Sepulchre
do gròba (figurativno) till death
onstran gròba beyond the grave
skupni gròb a pauper's grave
z eno nogo v gròbu (figurativno) at death's door, with one foot in the grave
od zibelke do gròba from the cradle to the grave
zanemarjen, negovan gròb neglected (ali unkept) grave
položitev v gròb burial, interment; (redko) inhumation, sepulture
biti v gròbu to be dead
biti z eno nogo v gròbu to have one foot in the grave
kopati gròb to dig a grave
odkopati, vzeti iz gròba to exhume
molčati kot gròb to be silent (ali secret) as the grave
on bi se obrnil v gròbu... he would turn in his grave
dovolj hudó, da bi se človek še v gròbu obrnil enough to make someone turn in his grave
položiti v gròb to bury, to inter, (redko) to inhume
spraviti koga v gròb to cause someone's death
v gròb me boš spravil! (figurativno) you will be the death of me!
spremiti do gròba to attend someone's funeral
govor na, ob gròbu funeral oration

jáma pit; cave; cavern; grotto; (brlog) den; (gròb) grave

Postojnska jáma the Postojna caves
jáma za smeti, odpadke refuse pit
zlata jáma gold mine, treasure-house
vodna (suha, snežna, ledena, turistična) jáma active (inactive, freezing, ice, commercial ali show) cave
raziskovanje jám cave research, speleology
kdor drugim jámo koplje, sam vanjo pade he who digs a pit for others, often falls in himself; curses like chickens come home to roost
kopati jámo komu to dig a pit for someone
sam sebi jámo kopati (figurativno) to be hoist with one's own petard, to make a rod for one's own back

járek ditch; dike, dyke

obdan z járkom (grad, trdnjava) moated
grajski, trdnjavski járek moat
obcestni járek gutter, zastarelo kennel
strelski járek trench
namakalni járek irrigation ditch
prvi, sprednji strelski járek firetrench
kopati járke to dig ditches, trenches
vkopati se v strelske járke to dig oneself in, to trench
vkopan v strelskih járkih entrenched
zateči se v (zasesti) strelske járke to man the trenches
obdati trdnjavo z járkom to moat

jášek shaft; (rudniški) mineshaft

jášek za dvigalo VB lift shaft, ZDA elevator shaft
jášek za zračenje ventilating shaft
(iz)kopati jášek to sink a shaft