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good¹ [gud] (primernik better, presežnik best) pridevnik
dober; ljubezniv; koristen, zadovoljiv, precejšen, znaten, obilen; zdrav, kreposten; zapeljiv; pravi, veljaven; svež, nepokvarjen; cel

all in good time vse o pravem času
as good as skoraj, tako rekoč
pogovorno good and popolnoma
to be as good as one's word biti mož beseda
good at, a good hand at spreten, mojster v čem
good cheer veseljačenje, požreševanje, krokanje, popivanje; pogum
a good deal precej
in good earnest čisto resno
be good enough to... bodi tako dober in...
so far so good doslej je še vse v redu
to feel good biti dobre volje
good for veljaven za
good for nothing zanič, neraben
good for you odlično
good form lepo vedenje
Good Friday veliki petek
from (ali on) good authority iz dobrega vira
with a good grace z dobro voljo
good gracious (ali heavens) za božjo voljo!
to hold good dobro se obnesti, obveljati
good humour dobra volja
his good lady njegova žena
good looks lepa zunanjost
to make good uspešno izvršiti
the good man of the house hišni gospodar
to have a good mind to do it imeti najboljši namen kaj storiti
good people škrati
as good as a play zabaven (prizor)
trgovina your good self vaša cenjena firma (v pismih)
good speed! mnogo sreče!
that's a good'un! ta je dobra!
to throw good money after bad razmetavati denar, zapravljati
to do a good turn izkazati ljubeznivost
good night! lahko noč!
good Lord! zaboga!
good for you! prav imaš
a good turn usluga
pogovorno good and ready popolnoma pripravljen

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

gôri prislov above; aloft; (v hiši) upstairs

visoko gôri high up
tam gôri up there
bolj gôri further up
gôri omenjeni above mentioned, aforesaid, aforementioned, above-named
kot je gôri rečeno as (stated) above

gós goose, pl geese

divja gós wild goose, greylag
lisasta gós white-fronted goose
njivska gós bean goose
snežna gós snow goose
pečena gós roast goose
neumna gós silly goose
neumen kot gós as stupid as a goose
rêja gosi breeding of geese

gospel [gɔ́spel] samostalnik
evangelij

gospel truth sveta resnica
gospel oath prisega na biblijo
to take for (ali as) gospel imeti za sveto resnico

gospód (nagovor brez imena) sir; (nagovor s priimkom) Mr. (= Mister) Brown, (za priimkom na naslovu pisma) Esquire ali Esq.

gospód Ta-in-Ta Mr. So-and-So
Spoštovani gospód! (v pismu) Dear Sir
da, gospód yes, sir
gospodje! gentlemen!
gospe in gospódje! Ladies and Gentlemen!
biti sam svoj gospód to be one's own man (ali master); to stand on one's own feet
igrati velikega gospóda to pose as a fine gentleman (ali pogovorno a swell, one of the nobs); to put on airs, to give oneself airs, to ape one's betters
Gospod (bog, religija) Lord
v Gospodu zaspal asleep in the Lord
fevdalni gospód zgodovina feudal lord, seigneur, seignior

gòst guest; invited person

gòstje pl guests, social (ali dinner-) party; (gostilniški) customer, (stalen) patron, habitué, regular (customer) of an inn (ali of a public house)
časten gòst guest of honour
dobrodóšel gòst welcome guest
nedobrodóšel gòst a guest welcome as a cold in the head
nepovabljen gòst uninvited guest, intruder, gatecrasher
igralec gòst actor making a guest appearance at another theatre
plačujoči gòst paying guest (krajšava: P.G.)
soba za gòste spare room, guest room
knjiga gòstov visitors' book
večerja z gòsti dinner party
imeti gòste to give (ali pogovorno to throw) a party
imamo gòste pri večerji we have company to dinner
imeti često gòste to entertain a great deal
nepričakovan gòst mora jesti, kar pač je an unexpected guest must take potluck

gotóvo certainly; sure, surely; positively

gotóvo! certainly! for sure!, ZDA sure!
popolnoma gotóvo (humoristično) as sure as eggs is eggs; as sure as death and taxes
nekaj je gotóvo one thing remains certain
čisto gotóvo (zanesljivo) without fail, assuredly
tako gotóvo kot živim as sure as I live
to gotóvo ne more biti njen brat it surely cannot be her brother
vrata so gotóvo odprta the door is sure to be open
gotóvo bo prišel prvi he is sure to come first
počasi, a gotóvo slowly, but surely

govoríti to speak (o of, about, z to, with); to tell; (pogovarjati se) to talk (z with, to, o about, of, over); to converse; (kramljati) to chat

glasno govoríti to talk loud, to speak in a loud voice
tiho govoríti to speak softly (ali in a soft voice)
govoríti angleški to speak English
slabo govoríti angleški to speak poor (ali broken) English
slabo govoríti o kom to speak ill of someone
kar naprej govoríti to keep (on) talking
odkrito, brez ovinkov govoríti to speak freely
govoríti o tem in onem, o raznem to talk nineteen to the dozen
uglajeno govoríti to be well-spoken
govoríti stenam (figurativno) to talk (ali to be talking) to a brick wall
govoríti o politiki to talk politics
tekoče govoríti to speak fluently
govoríti o čem drugem to change the subject
govoríti resnico to speak the truth, to tell the truth
govoríti brez priprave to speak extempore
govoríti v veter (figurativno) to waste one's breath
govoríti v imenu koga to be the spokesman of, to be the mouthpiece of
govoríti v korist koga to speak on (ali ZDA in) someone's behalf
govoríti polomljeno angleščino to speak broken English, to murder the English language
govoríti neumnosti to talk nonsense
šepetaje govoríti to speak in an undertone, to speak in a whisper
govoríti skozi nos to speak with a nasal twang
govoríti laži to tell lies (ali untruths)
govoríti sam s seboj to soliloquize
govoríti med štirimi očmi s kom to talk with someone in private
govoríti na pamet to speak from memory, to say something by heart (ali by rote)
obširno govoríti o to speak at length about (ali on), to descant, to expatiate on (ali upon)
otročje govoríti to drivel
govoríti kot papiga to parrot
govoríti preučeno za koga to speak above someone's head
govoríti tja v tri dni pogovorno to waffle, žargon to rabbit on
tu se govori angleški (napis) English spoken here
ko (ker) ravno govorimo o... since we are on the subject, since we happen to be talking about...
da niti ne govorimo o... to say nothing of...
ne govorimo več o tem!, nehajmo govoríti o tem! let us change (ali drop) the subject!
mi ne »govorimo« (smo sprti ipd.) we are not on speaking terms
o tem ni vredno govoríti it isn't worth speaking of
ona ne govorita več med seboj (sta sprta) they are no longer on speaking terms
govori! speak up!, speak out, out with it!
on ne more (ne zna) nehati govoríti he can never stop talking, he could talk the hind leg off a donkey
(on) govori, kot da bi ga navil he has the gift of the gab, he talks nineteen to the dozen
on malo govori he is a man of few words, (je boječ) he is tongue-tied
z njim se da govoríti he is someone you can talk to
z njim se ne da govoríti (figurativno) he will not listen to reason
po vsem mestu se govori o njih they are the talk of the town
govorilo se je o njegovi demisiji there have been rumours of his resignation
vse mesto govori o tem it is the talk of the town
govori se, da je zelo bogata she is said to be very rich
o njem se mnogo govori he is much talked about
to dejstvo govori zanj this fact tells in his favour
dejstva govoré sama the facts speak for themselves
to govori za in proti that cuts both ways
dejanja govore glasneje kot besede actions speak louder than words
vse govori za to, da... there is every reason to believe that...
to govori proti that tells against it
ne govorite z nikomer o tem! not a word to anyone about this!, keep this to yourself!
začeti govoríti o nekem predmetu to broach a subject
bi lahko govoril z Vami? could I have a word with you?
bi lahko govoril z g. X? could I see Mr. X
govorimo odkrito! let's speak frankly, let's lay (ali put) our cards on the table
kjer se veliko govori, se malo naredi least said, soonest mended
govoríti je srebro, molčati pa zlato the less said, the better
prav tako bi lahko govoril stenam figurativno I might as well speak to a brick wall
ti to meni govoriš! (= kot da jaz tega ne vem) you're telling me!

granite [grǽnit] samostalnik
geologija granit

as hard as granite trd ko kamen; figurativno trmast
figurativno to bite on granite zaman si prizadevati

grass¹ [gra:s] samostalnik
trava; pašnik, trata; ruša
pogovorno beluš
pogovorno pomlad
sleng policaj, "kifeljc"; ovaduh
sleng marihuana, mamilo

to cut grass under s.o.'s feet spodnesti komu tla
to let the grass grow under one's feet leno in počasi delati
at grass na paši, pogovorno na dopustu
to go to grass iti na pašo, pogovorno na dopust
to put (ali turn out) to grass gnati na pašo
out at grass na paši; figurativno brezposeln, na dopustu
go to grass! solit se pojdi!
figurativno to send to grass podreti na tla
to hear the grass grow slišati travo rasti
as long as grass grows and water runs za večne čase
while the grass grows the steed starves dvakrat da, kdor hitro da

grave² [greiv] samostalnik
grob
figurativno smrt

as close (ali silent) as the grave tih ko riba
enough to make s.o. turn in his grave dovolj hudo, da bi se človek še v grobu obrnil
one foot in the grave z eno nogo v grobu
as secret as the grave molčečen ko grob
to find one's grave, to sink into the grave umreti
s.o. is walking over my grave zona me spreletava

gŕd ugly; hideous; nasty; dirty; (ime) ill, bad; (podel) mean, base, scurvy; (vreme) bad, nasty; (vedenje) unmannerly, boorish; (neroden) ungainly; figurativno (prostaški) foul, obscene, indecent

gŕd kot smrtni greh (as) ugly as sin
gŕd kos poti nasty stretch of road
gŕd obraz ugly face
gŕda rana ugly wound
gŕdo govorjenje bad language
gŕdo vreme nasty weather
gŕd zločin ugly crime
nebo obeta gŕdo vreme the sky looks ugly
to je bilo gŕdo dejanje that was a wicked deed
posta(ja)ti gŕd to grow ugly
gŕda šala dirty trick

gréh sin (zoper, proti, do against), (majhen) peccadillo; offence; offence

brez gréha sinless
Adamov gréh Adam's sin, the Fall
izvirni gréh original sin
mali gréh venial sin
smrtni gréh mortal sin
sedem smrtnih gréhov the seven deadly sins
mladostni gréh youthful sin
mutasti gréh sodomy
storiti gréh to commit a sin
trpeti za tuje gréhe to be a scapegoat
to je gréh in sramota it is a sin and a shame
izpoved gréhov confession of sins
odpuščanje gréhov forgiveness (ali remission) of sins, absolution
odkrivati stare gréhe kake osebe to rake up someone's past
padati v isti gréh to relapse into sin, to backslide
odpustiti gréhe to remit someone's sins
zabresti v gréh to slide into sin
zakriviti gréh to commit a sin
grd kot smrten gréh ugly as sin

grig [grig] samostalnik
zoologija, narečno muren; mlada jegulja; kratkonoga pasma perutnine
botanika resa

as merry as a grig zelo živahen, ves srečen

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

gun¹ [gʌn] samostalnik
strelno orožje, puška, top
ameriško pištola, revolver; strel; lovec (kot član lovske družine)

a great (ali big) gun vplivna oseba, velika "živina"
to stand (ali stick) to one's guns držati se svojega prepričanja, ostati zvest, ne odnehati
as sure as a gun čisto gotovo, tako gotovo kakor amen v očenašu
navtika, pogovorno to blow great guns močno pihati, tuliti (veter); besneti, divjati
vulgarno, navtika son of a gun podlež
gun dog pes, ki se ne ustraši strela

habituálen habitual, customary; wonted, regular

kot habituálenno as usual
bilo je več ljudi kot habituálenno there were more people than usual
z njegovo habituálenno nesramnostjo with his wonted insolence

half³ [ha:f, hæf] prislov
pol, na pol; precej; skoraj

not half kar se da, strašno
pogovorno not half bad precej dobro
not half big enough sploh ne, še zdaleč ne
not half good enough for še zdaleč ne dovolj dobro za
not half long enough mnogo prekratek
I don't half like it tega sploh ne maram
do you like whisky? Oh, not half! imate radi viski? Pa še kako!
half as much (ali many) again za polovico več
I half wish skoraj želim
he didn't half swear kar dobro je preklinjal
navtika east half-south 5 5/8 stopinj jugovzhodno

happen [hǽpən] neprehodni glagol
zgoditi se, pripetiti se (to komu, s čim)
pogovorno slučajno priti, vpasti (in, into v)

to happen to slučajno
I happened to meet him slučajno sem ga srečal
to happen across s.o. naleteti na koga
to happen (up)on slučajno na koga ali kaj naleteti
as it happens slučajno, po naključju, v tem slučaju
it happened that slučajno se je pripetilo, da
...and nothing happened in nič se ni zgodilo