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fórma form; shape

biti v dobri fórmi šport to be in good form, to be in fine fettle
biti pod fórmo to be (far) below one's best
ne čutim se v fórmi I don't feel in form, I don't feel fit, I don't feel up to par
on je v fórmi he is as fit as a fiddle
ne biti v fórmi to be off (one's) form
so v najboljši fórmi they are at their (very) best (ali on top form), they are at their peak, they have hit their peak
načrt dobiva fórmo the scheme is taking shape
predmet bez fórme a shapeless object

fráza phrase; idiom; idiomatic expression

obrabljena fráza hackneyed (ali commonplace ali trite) phrase, cliché, truism
lepa fráza a well-turned phrase
posrečena fráza felicitous expression
prazna fráza fine-sounding (ali empty) talk, mere words pl
vse to so prazne fráze it is all hot air, pogovorno waffle
uporabljati visoko doneče fráze to use fine-sounding phrases, to be a phrasemaker (ali phrasemonger, pogovorno waffler), humoristično to favour a sesquipedalian (ali Johnsonian) style, pogovorno to talk as if one has swallowed a dictionary

galéja (ladja) zgodovina galley

obsojen na galéjo sentenced to serve as a galley slave

garancija guarantee; warranty

z garancijo prodajno blago warranted (ali guaranteed goods) pl
patentiran brez državne garancije patent without government guarantee
kot garancija za to pogodbo as guarantee for (ali as security for) this agreement
garancija proti security against, insurance against, safeguard against
ne potrebujem (ne želim) nobene druge garancije kot Vašo besedo I want no other guarantee than your word, pogovorno your word will do for me
ne moremo prevzeti nobene garancije we cannot assume any responsibility
pustiti svoje dragulje kot garancijo to pawn (ali to pledge) one's jewels, to leave one's jewels in pawn
zahteval bom dobre garancije I shall want good security
naša moč je naša najboljša garancija proti novi invaziji our strength is our best safeguard against a new invasion
ki ima tovarniško garancijo factory warranted

gather¹ [gǽðə]

1. prehodni glagol
zbrati, zbirati, nabirati; trgati (cvetje); (na)gubati

2. neprehodni glagol
zbrati se; povečati se, rasti; sklepati; zgostiti se; dozoreti
medicina zgnojiti se

as far as I can gather kolikor lahko presojam
to be gathered to one's fathers (ali people) umreti
to gather the brows namrščiti se
to gather ground okrepiti, ojačiti se
to gather to a head dozoreti, zgnojiti se
to gather strength (volume) ojačiti (povečati) se
to gather way (ali speed, momentum) povečati hitrost
a rolling stone gathers no moss goste službe redke suknje
to gather o.s. together zbrati se, zavedati se

general² [džénərəl] pridevnik
splošen, obči, navaden; skupen; glaven
vojska višje stopnje od polkovnika

general cargo mešan tovor
general delivery izročitev pošiljk na pošti brez dostave, poste restante
in general na splošno
a person of general information mnogostransko izobražen človek
general post splošna premestitev
general practitioner splošni zdravnik
general servant dekle (sluga) za vse
general reader človek ki prebere vse, kar mu pride pod roke
britanska angleščina general dealer trgovec z mešanim blagom
general approbation splošno odobravanje
general hospital splošna bolnica
general order dnevno povelje
General Post Office glavna pošta
general staff glavni štab
navtika general trader tramper
as a general rule praviloma, na splošno, redno
general attorney državni tožilec
vojska general service splošna vojna obveznost
general elections splošne volitve
in a general way na splošno
postmaster general britanska angleščina minister za pošte
in general terms čisto na splošno

ghost [goust] samostalnik
duh, prikazen
figurativno senca, sled; pisatelj, ki piše v imenu drugega

not the ghost of a chance prav nič upanja
arhaično to give up (ali yield) the ghost izdihniti, umreti
as white as a ghost bel ko kreda
ghost town izumrlo, zapuščeno mesto
gledališče, sleng the ghost walks izplačujejo plače
to lay a ghost preganjati duha
to raise a ghost klicati duha

gíbčen (telo) supple, lithe, nimble, limber; flexible; mobile, lithesome, lively; figurativno brisk; (duh) elastic, buoyant

gíbčen kot jegulja as lithe as an eel

gift¹ [gift] samostalnik
darilo, dar; sposobnost, nadarjenost

the gift of the gab namazan jezik
to look the gift horse into the mouth skušati darilu vrednost
I would not have (ali take) it as a gift tega še zastonj ne maram
gift of tongues dar za jezike

give^*1 [giv]

1. prehodni glagol
da(ja)ti, darovati; izročiti, poda(ja)ti; dodeliti, podeliti
medicina okužiti, inficirati; plačati, povrniti; proizvajati; povzročiti, povzročati, zbuditi, zbujati; dovoliti, dopustiti; opisati, naslikati; posvetiti, posvečati se; sporočiti, povedati; žrtvovati; odreči se, opustiti; izreči sodbo (against)
donašati
pogovorno izdati

2. neprehodni glagol
dati; popustiti, popuščati, vdati se; (o cesti) peljati, voditi (into, on, on to)
(o oknu) gledati (on, on to, upon na)
biti prožen

to give o.s. airs dajati si videz, šopiriti se
to give it against s.o. odločiti se na škodo drugega
to give attention to paziti na
to give a bird izžvižgati
to give birth to roditi; figurativno povzročiti
to give chase zasledovati, loviti
to give a cry vzklikniti
to give credit zaupati, verjeti
to give into custody izročiti policiji
to give a damn for prav nič ne marati
to give a decision odločiti zadevo
to give s.o. his due dati komu, kar mu gre
to give ear to poslušati, uslišati
to give evidence pričati
to give the gate odpustiti iz službe
to give the go-by ne upoštevati, prezirati
to give a good account of o.s. dobro se izkazati
ameriško to give as good as one gets poplačati enako z enakim
to give ground umakniti se
to give a guess ugibati
to give it to s.o. grajati, dati komu popra
to give judgement (ali sentence) izreči sodbo
to give a jump poskočiti
to give to know sporočiti
to give a laugh zasmejati se
figurativno to give a lift pomagati; ameriško vzeti s seboj (v vozilo)
to give one's love (ali regards) dati koga pozdraviti
to give a look pogledati
it's a matter of give and take roka roko umiva
to give o.s. (ali one's mind) to s.th. posvetiti se čemu
to give notice sporočiti; dati odpoved (iz službe)
to give place umakniti se
to give one's respects to s.o. priporočiti se komu
to give a ring poklicati po telefonu
to give rise to povzročiti; zbuditi željo
to give a Roland for an Oliver vrniti milo za drago
to give the sack to s.o. odpustiti koga
pogovorno to give the show away izdati skrivnost
to give the slip izmuzniti se
to give a start planiti
to give it straight to s.o. naravnost komu povedati
to give thanks zahvaliti se
to give the sack (ali boot, mitten) odpustiti iz službe
to give tit for tat enako z enakim poplačati
to give tongue (ali voice) oglasiti se; zalajati
to give trouble povzročati sitnosti
to give o.s. trouble potruditi se
to give s.o. to understand dati komu razumeti
to give vent dati si duška

gládek smooth; (spolzek) slippery; (pološčen) polished; (raven) even; (koža) smooth, satiny; (lasje) smooth, sleek, glossy, lank, unruffled; (blago) plain; ➞ gladko

gládka (obrita) brada smooth chin
gládka koža (lasje) smooth skin (hair)
gládko morje smooth sea
gládka vrv a slippery rope
kot zrcalo gládek as smooth as glass

gláden hungry; (gladujoč) famished, starving; (pohlepen) greedy, covetous

biti gláden to be hungry
biti gláden česa to hunger for something
gláden kot volk as hungry as a wolf; simply starving; ravenous

glasiti se to sound; (vsebina pisma itd.) to read, to run, to be worded

glasiti se takole to run as follows (ali like this), to be worded as follows
naslov se glasi (nekako) takole the address runs (ali reads) (somewhat) like this
njegovo pismo se je glasilo takole his letter ran thus
dopisnica se glasi takole the postcard reads as follows
to mesto se angleški glasi... translated into Englisch this passage reads...

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

gláven principal, main, chief; cardinal; primary; master; anatomija cephalic

v glávnem chiefly, mainly, on the whole, in the main
glávni artikel principal article
glávna blagajna main cash desk (ali box office, checkout)
glávna cesta trunk (ali main) road
glávna čednost cardinal virtue
glávni delničar principal shareholder
glávni cilj primary target
glávni dobitek (v loteriji) first prize, the big prize
glávni dogodek main event
glávni del main part; body
glávni dedič chief heir, pravo residuary legatee
glávni film feature film, (filmskega programa) main feature
glávni igralec gledališče leading man, (igralka) leading lady; lead; star
glávni jambor mainmast
glávna jed main course
glávna hrana staple diet, chief food, staple food
glávni izdatki principal expenditure (ali outlay), major expenses pl
glávna knjižnica main library
glávni knjižničar chief librarian
glávna knjiga trgovina ledger
zaključiti glávno knjigo to balance the ledger
glávni kolodvor, glávna postaja (železniška) central station, main station, (končna) terminus, ZDA terminal; main railroad station
glávni jašek main shaft
glávna naloga main (ali chief) task
glávni napad main attack; main effort
glávno mesto capital, metropolis
glávna napaka chief fault; main defect
glávna krivda principal fault
glávna obrambna črta main defence line, main fighting line, main line of resistance (krajšava: MLR)
glávni oltar high altar
glávna os main axis
glávni oddelek main department
glávni namen main object, chief purpose
glávna misel main (ali principal) idea
glávni krivec pravo major (ali chief) offender; principal
glávna oseba principal person, head, gledališče (roman) hero, chief character, protagonist; pogovorno leading light, kingpin
glávno oporišče main base
glávna paluba main deck
glávna poteza (značaja itd.) chief trait, principal feature
glávni poklic (zaposlitev) chief occupation
glávni pojem, glávna ideja main idea (ali principal notion)
glávna potreba chief requirement
glávna prometna cesta (ulica) principal thoroughfare, highway, ZDA thruway
gláven priča principal witness
glávna proga main line, (železniška) main line, ZDA trunk line
glávni pomen chief importance
glávni pogoj principal condition, principal requirement
glávna pozornost main attention
usmeriti glávno pozornost na to direct one's special attention to
glávni plinovod gas main
glávno poslopje main building
glávno pravilo first principle, fundamental principle
glávna pomanjkljívost chief defect
glávna postavka main item
glávni poštni urad General (ali Main) Post Office
glávni razlog principal reason, (motiv) primary motive
glávna reka main stream
glávna sezona high season
glávna skušnja gledališče dress (ali full ali general) rehearsal
glávni sovražnik chief enemy
glávna sestavina (sestavni del) chief constituent, principal ingredient
glávni stavek gramatika main (ali principal) clause
glávna stvar chief matter; main thing, most important thing
to je glávna stvar that's all that matters
glávna razlika main difference
glávna razprava pravo (main) trial; hearing
glávna stroka speciality; main line, (v šoli) VB main subject, ZDA major
izbrati zgodovino kot glávno stroko (predmet) VB to take history as one's main subject, ZDA to major in history
glávni šlager (zvočnega filma itd.) themesong
glávni števnik cardinal number
glávno tržišče principal market
glávni urednik chief editor
glávni vzrok chief cause, principal reason
glávni vod (telefonski) trunk line
glávni vir chief source
glávni vir dohodkov principal source of revenue
glávni ugovor chief objection
glávni vhod main entrance
glávna vrata main door
glávna varovalka (elektrika) main fuse, main cutout
glávna težava main difficulty
glávna (mestna) ulica high street, ZDA main street; main road; arterial road, high road
glávni električni vod the mains pl, (plinski, vodovodni itd.) gas main, water main
glávni vidik main aspect
glávno vprašanje chief (ali main) question
glávno železniško vozlišče main junction
glávna vsebina principal contents pl; substance; summary
glávna vloga gledališče leading role, lead, star role; leading part (ali character), (ženska) female lead
igralec v glávni vlogi star, ZDA (tudi) headliner
igrati glávno vlogo to star, (manj važno) ZDA to feature
kdo igra glávno vlogo gledališče who is playing the lead?
v glavni glávni nastopa g. X the show stars Mr. X, Mr. X is appearing in the lead (ali in the main role)
glávni igralec leading actor, star (performer)
glávna zahteva prime (ali chief) requisite, primary requirement
glávno žarišče principal focus

gledé

gledé na as for, as to, as regards, with regard to, regarding; taking into account, in view of; by comparison with
ne gledé na irrespective of
gledé tega in this respect, as to that
moja navodila gledé tega my instructions in this regard

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

glúšec deaf person

kot da bi glúšcem govoril (figurativno) you might as well talk to a brick wall

go^*1 [gou] neprehodni glagol
hoditi, teči, bežati, peljati se, voziti se; oditi, odhajati, izginiti, izginevati; biti ukinjen; delovati; krožiti, biti; poteči; potekati; veljati; prodajati se; spadati, soditi; poda(ja)ti se; nameravati; posta(ja)ti

to be going to ➞ going
pogovorno to go all out na vse kriplje se truditi
another day to go še en dan
as far as that goes kar se tega tiče
to let go izpustiti
let it go at that pustimo, kakor je
as the story goes kakor pripovedujejo
as things go v teh okoliščinah, potemtakem
how goes the time? koliko je ura?
to go bail for jamčiti za
to go halves with razdeliti na polovici
to let go hang pustiti nerešeno
pogovorno to go the pace hiteti; figurativno veselo, brezskrbno živeti
to go shares (raz)deliti
to go a long way towards veliko prispevati k
pogovorno to go blind oslepeti
to go bad pokvariti se
sleng to go broke (ali bust) doživeti polom, bankrotirati
to go dry ameriško vpeljati prohibicijo
to go easy udobno si urediti
to go hungry stradati
to go mad znoreti
to go short of pogrešati
to go sick javiti se bolnega
to go steady biti previden
to go it strong odločno ravnati
to go unpunished rešiti se brez kazni, izmazati se
sleng to go west iti rakom žvižgat
to go wrong zgrešiti pot; pokvariti se
to go at large biti oproščen, na svobodi
to go bat for pomagati komu v sili
to go one better prekositi, prekašati koga
go it! le daj!
to let go izpustiti
to make things go zabavati
to go the pace zapravljivo živeti
to go a great way with s.o. to(wards) s.th. imeti velik vpliv pri kom na kaj
to go the wrong way napačno začeti, biti na nepravi poti
a little of his company goes a long way njegove družbe je človek kmalu sit
sleng to go the whole hog iti do skrajne meje, temeljito opraviti
to go the way of all flesh (ali all the earth) umreti
his tongue goes nineteen to the dozen govori kot dež
to go all lengths na vse kriplje se (po)truditi

gold¹ [gould] samostalnik
zlato, zlatnik, zlatnina
figurativno bogastvo, dragocenost, zaklad; središče tarče (pri streljanju z lokom)

all that glitters in not gold ni vse zlato, kar se sveti, videz vara
the countries on gold države z zlato valuto
as good as gold dober, kot kruh, izredno priden
to make a gold zadeti sredino tarče
worth one's weight in gold neprecenljiv, nepoplačljiv