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grasp¹ [gra:sp]

1. prehodni glagol (at)
prijeti, pograbiti
figurativno razumeti, doumeti

2. neprehodni glagol
segati
figurativno prizadevati si za kaj

to grasp the nettle ugrizniti v kislo jabolko, pogumno se lotiti
to grasp at a straw prijeti se vsake bilke
to grasp the shadow and let go the substance loviti senco in ne videti dejanskega stanja
grasp all, lose all kdor hoče dobiti vse, zgubi vse

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

grave^*1 [greiv] prehodni glagol
arhaično pokopati (on)
vrezovati, gravirati; vtisniti
arhaično rezbariti

to grave in the memory vtisniti si v spomin

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

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

green² [gri:n] samostalnik
zelena barva, zelenilo; mladost, svežina, neizkušenost; igrišče (na trati)
množina sveža zelenjava

do you see any green in my eye? mar me res imaš za tako neumnega?
in the green v mladosti

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

grélen warming

grélna steklenica hot-water bottle; foot-warmer
grélna ponev arhaično warming pan
grélne cevi (v vagonu) hot-water pipes pl
grélna blazin(ic)a electric blanket

grenák bitter; (bolečina itd.) bitter, keen, sharp, poignant

grenka izguba a bitter loss
do grenkega konca to the bitter end
grenka sol Epsom salts
grenke solze salt tears
to je grenka pilula (figurativno) it's a bitter pill
pogoltniti grenko pilulo to swallow a bitter pill
imeti gren okus v ustih to have a bitter taste in the mouth
točiti grenke solze to weep (ali to shed) bitter tears, to weep bitterly

grievance [grí:vəns] samostalnik
zamera; pritožba; krivica; neprilika, stiska

to air a grievance razpravljati o težavi
to cherish a grievance zameriti
to make a grievance of a matter neupravičeno se pritoževati
to nurse a grievance against s.o. imeti koga na piki
to redress a grievance pomagati v nepriliki

grin¹ [grin] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol (at)
(za)režati se, (po)kazati zobe, (s)pačiti se

to grin and bear vdati se v usodo, stisniti zobe

grip¹ [grip] samostalnik
stisk roke, prijem; krč, napad bolečine; prgišče; ročaj
figurativno (of, on česa) razumevanje; sposobnost zbuditi zanimanje (of, on nad)
oblast
ameriško ročna prtljaga

to lose one's grip on zgubiti oblast nad
to come to grips, to get at grips with spopasti se s
in the grip of v oblasti; v krempljih koga, česa

gríža medicina dysentery

amebna gríža amoebic dysentery
krvava gríža arhaično bloody flux; veterina scour pl (s konstr. v sg ali pl); geologija talus

gŕlo anatomija throat; (steklenice) neck; gorge, gullet

vnetje gŕla tonsillitis, quinsy
kronično vnetje gŕla arhaično clergyman's throat
gŕlo me boli I have a sore throat
imeti suho gŕlo (figurativno) to have a cobweb in one's throat
ozko gŕlo (figurativno, pogovorno) bottleneck
kričati, vpiti na vse gŕlo to shout (knjižno to cry, to cry out) at the top of one's voice, pogovorno to cry blue murder
nastaviti komu nož na gŕlo to put a knife to someone' throat
pognati po gŕlu (izpiti) to knock it back
glas mi je zastal v gŕlu I had a lump in my throat
besede so mi obtičale v gŕlu the words stuck in my throat
peti na vse gŕlo to sing at the top of one's voice
prerezati gŕlo komu to cut someone's throat
na vse gŕlo se smejati to roar with laughter
sit sem tega do gŕla I am sick and tired of that, I am bored to death (ali to tears) with that, I'm fed up to the back teeth with that, ZDA pogovorno it's coming out of my ears, it bores the pants off me
do gŕla sem vsega sit I've had a bellyful, žargon I'm absolutely cheesed off

gŕm shrub; bush

kaj je za gŕmom? (figurativno) what's round the corner?
v tem gŕmu tiči zajec (figurativno) there's the rub, that is where the shoe pinches

grméti to thunder; to rumble; to roar; to boom

grmí it thunders
pošteno je grmelo it thundered a great deal
grméti proti (figurativno) to thunder against, to fulminate against, to bluster against, to inveigh against, to storm at
grméti z grožnjami to thunder threats against
v dvorani je kar grmelo od ploskanja there was thunderous applause in the hall

grób -a, -o (surov) brutal; (osoren) bluff; gruff; (vedenje) rude, unmannerly, ill-bred; (neotesan) unpolished, boorish, uncouth, vulgar, churlish; (tkanina) coarse, rough, thick

v grób, -a, -oem stanju in a rough state
z grób, -a, -oim glasom in a rough voice
grób, -a, -oo obdelan rough and ready
grób, -a, -o glas gruff voice
grób, -a, -oa dela, grób, -a, -oo delo rough work, drudgery
ženska za grób, -a, -oa dela charwomam, pl -women, pogovorno char, evfemizem cleaning lady
grób, -a, -oo (prostaško) govorjenje rude (ali vulgar) language
grób, -a, -oo ravnati s kom to illtreat someone, to maltreat someone, to handle someone roughly, to manhandle someone
grób, -a, -oó igrati šport to play rough

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

gross² [grous] samostalnik
celota; veliki ducat (144 kosov)

great gross 1228 kosov
in (the) gross, by the gross v celoti, na debelo
pravno in gross ki se nanaša samo na osebo, neodvisen

grôza dismay, horror, dread, creeps pl

občutek grôze creeping sensation
v mojo grôzo to my dismay, to my horror
navdan z grôzo, prevzet od grôze seized with horror; horror-stricken, horror-struck
grôza me je (ob) I shudder (at), it makes my flesh creep, my blood runs cold, it gives me a creepy feeling, it gives me the creeps (ali the horrors)
grôza me je tega that is what I dread most of all, that is my nightmare
navda(ja)ti z grôzo koga to give someone the creeps
to me je navdalo z grôzo it gave me the horrors
odskočiti v grôzi to recoil in horror
strah in grôza zločincev the terror of criminals (ali evildoers)