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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

gostoljúbnost hospitality

zahvalno pismo za gostoljúbnost bread-and-butter letter
zlorabiti gostoljúbnost kake osebe to trespass on someone's hospitality

gotóv (končan) finished (off), done, complete; (pripravljen) ready, prepared, (jed) dressed; (zanesljiv, siguren) certain, sure

gotóva (konfekcijska) obleka ready-made clothes pl, (cenena) slops pl
gotóva (zanesljiva) smrt certain death
za gotóv denar for cash, for ready money
gotóv (prepričan) sem uspeha I feel sure of success
gotóv sem z delom I have done working
si gotóv? have you finished? ZDA are you thru?
nikoli nisi pravočasno gotóv you are never ready in time
zajtrk je gotóv breakfast is ready

gotovína ready money; cash; (v blagajni) cash in hand, pogovorno the ready

v gotovíni in cash, cash down
za gotovíno for (prompt) cash
cena za gotovíno cash price
plačilo v gotovíni payment in cash, cash payment
plačati v gotovíni to pay (in) cash, to pay cash down, to pay on the nail
imam malo gotovíne I am short of cash
nimam gotovíne I have no ready money
manjka mi gotovíne I am short of cash
prodati za gotovíno to sell for cash

gouge² [gaudž, gu:dž] prehodni glagol
klesati, žlebiti, dolbsti
ameriško "navrtati" koga
pogovorno slepariti

to gouge out izdolbsti, iztisniti
to gouge out of ogoljufati za
to gouge out s.o.'s eyes izpraskati komu oči

govédo cattle; zastarelo neat

hlev za govédo cow shed, VB byre, ZDA cow barn
krma za govédo (cattle) fodder, feed
reja govéda cattle breeding
rejec govéda cattle man, pl -men, cattle breeder

govéji

govéja juha beef broth, (za bolnike) beef tea
govéji jezik ox tongue
govéja kuga cattle plague
govéji loj beef tallow, (kuhinjski) beef fat, beef suet
govéje meso beef
govéje usnje oxhide, cowhide
govéji zrezek beefsteak

gôvor speech; (javen) address; (slovesen) oration; (jezik) language, idiom, tongue; (napitnica, zdravica) toast

gôvor brez priprave extemporaneous speech, spech delivered extempore (ali ad lib)
nagrobni gôvor funeral oration, graveside eulogy
dar gôvora gift of speech
prvi gôvor (poslanca v parlamentu) maiden speech
obrambni gôvor pravo speech for the defence
poslovilni gôvor valedictory (speech)
prestolni gôvor speech from the throne
premi gôvor gramatika direct speech
zavisni gôvor gramatika indirect speech
vezani gôvor metrical language (of poetry, verse)
nevezani gôvor nonmetrical language (prose)
imeti dolgovezen gôvor to make a longwinded speech
izguba gôvora loss of speech
gôvor je o... the subject under discussion (ali in question) is...
o tem ni gôvora, ne more biti gôvora that is out of the question
imeti gôvor to make (ali to deliver) a speech (o on)
o čem je gôvor? what are you talking about?; what's it all about?
ni gôvora vredno it is not worth mentioning
svoboda gôvora freedom of speech
oseba, ki piše gôvore za druge ghost writer, speech writer

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!

gòzd wood, (večji) forest

bukov gòzd beech forest (ali wood)
jelov (smrekov) gòzd fir (pine) wood
hrastov oak forest
topolov gòzd poplar forest (ali wood)
cedrov gòzd cedar forest (ali wood)
gòzd jamborov (figurativno) a trest of masts
neprehoden gòzd, gòzd brez poti an impenetrable forest
reven z gòzdovi poor in forests, poorly forested
iglasti gòzd coniferous trees
poraščen z gòzdom, -ovi wooded, afforested, timbered
zaščiten mlad gòzd young forest plantation
gost gòzd dense forest
sekati gòzd to fell trees, to deforest
krčiti, redčiti gòzd to clear land
zopet (za)saditi gòzd (pogozditi) to re-afforest
pragozd virgin forest, primeval forest
od samih dreves ne vidiš gozda you can't see the wood for the trees

gózden forest, wood; silvan

gózdni čuvaj forest-keeper, ZDA ranger
gózdni delavec forestry worker; timberman, ZDA lumberman
gózdno gospodarstvo forestry, forest culture
gózdna jasa clearing, glade
gózdna jagoda wild strawberry
gózdna pot, steza forest road, path
gózdna poseka clearing
gózdna preseka forest track, forest lane, forest path, ride, firebreak
gózdni rob edge (ali margin) of a forest
gózdna žaga long twohanded saw
gózdni rezervat (za divjad) (game) preserve
gózdna uprava forest management
gózdni požar forest fire
boj proti gózdnim požarom forest fire fighting

gracious [gréišəs] pridevnik (graciously prislov)
prijazen, prikupen, ljubezniv, dober; milostljiv, milosten
arhaično koristen, dobrodelen, blagovoljen

good gracious, goodness gracious, gracious me, my gracious! za božjo voljo!

gradient¹ [gréidiənt] samostalnik
pobočje, strmina, vzpon; padec

gradient board kazalnik za vzpon
gradient post kazalnik za krivino

gradnja building; construction; erection; making

v gradnji under construction
hiša v gradnji house in course of construction
ministrstvo za javne gradnje VB Ministry of public Buildings and Works
gradnja železnice the building of a railway
biti v gradnji to be under construction

grant² [gra:nt] prehodni glagol
dopustiti, dopuščati, dovoliti; zagotoviti, priznati; podeliti, odobriti, uslišati

grant it to be true recimo, da je tako
to take for granted imeti za dognano, biti prepričan
to grant a request uslišati prošnjo
to grant an advance odobriti predujem
granted that recimo, vzemimo, da

grasp² [gra:sp] samostalnik
prijem
figurativno razumevanje; doseg

to have a perfect grasp of s.th. dobro kaj obvladati
within s.o.'s grasp v dosegu koga, razumljivo komu
beyond s.o.'s grasp zunaj dosega, nedosegljiv; nerazumljiv
no grasp of nobeno razumevanje za
in s.o.'s grasp v oblasti koga

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

gravity [grǽviti] samostalnik
teža; težnost, gravitacija, privlačnost; važnost, resnost, nevarnost, dostojanstvo

gravity suit pilotovo oblačilo za vesoljski polet
specific gravity specifična teža
force of gravity privlačnost

grease¹ [gri:s] samostalnik
loj, mast, maža, mazilo, maščoba
veterina žuljnata oteklina na konjski nogi

a grease spot podlež; poprečnež
axle grease kolomaz
in grease, in prime (ali pride) of grease zrel za odstrel (jelen); zrel za zakol
wool in the grease neprana volna

great¹ [greit] pridevnik
velik, precejšen; dolg
figurativno ugleden, pomemben, važen, imeniten, slaven; plemenit; pra-
arhaično noseča (at, in)
spreten, mojstrski, sposoben
domačno sijajen, kolosalen

great age visoka starost
to be great at s.th. odlikovati se v čem
astronomija Great(er) Bear Veliki voz
the great body večina
great chair naslonjač
a great deal mnogo
great dozen 13
arhaično great with child noseča
great go diplomski izpit za B.A.
to go a great way with s.o. imeti velik vpliv na koga
great gun vplivna osebnost, "visoka živina"
great hundred stodvajset
great toe palec na nogi
pogovorno great big strašno velik, neznanski
great Scott! zaboga!
the Great Powers velesile
great dane zoologija doga
great letter velika črka
great many mnogi, številni
no great matter nepomembno, malenkost
great little man majhen, a pomemben človek
pogovorno great on navdušen za
no great shakes ne posebno dober; nič posebnega
the Great War prva svetovna vojna
I have a great mind to prav rad bi
a great while ago že davno
great hall glavna dvorana