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gospá (splošno) lady; (v nagovoru) madam; (pred priimkom) arhaično Mistress; (na pismu) Mrs. (izgovorjava misiz); (ako je zakonski stan neznan) Ms. (izgovorjava mèz, miz)

gospá Brown Mrs. Brown; (poročena) married lady
Spoštovana gospá! Dear Madam!
je gosp Brown doma? is Mrs. Brown at home?
gospe in gospodje! Ladies and Gentlemen!
igrati gospo, hoteti biti gospa (figurativno) to act the lady, to put on airs, pogovorno to act posh

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

gospôda gentlemen pl; gentlefolk(s) pl; persons pl of rank

gospôda! Ladies and Genllemen!
visoka gospôda lords pl, the upper classes; (fina) the refined (cultured) class
gospôda in raja upper and lower classes

gospodár (hiše, stanovanja) householder, landlord; (delodajalec) employer, master, ZDA boss; (kmetovalec) farmer; husbandman, pl -men; (oblast) lord, master, ruler

biti svoj gospodár to be one's own master, to be independent, žargon to be on one's own
brez gospodárja without a master
otroci brez gospodárja waifs and strays pl
stvari brez gospodárja unclaimed (ali unowned, ownerless) property
živali brez gospodárja stray animals, strays pl
neomejen gospodár absolute ruler, despot
on je dober gospodár he manages well
ona je gospodár v hiši, v družini (»nosi hlače«) she wears the trousers
nihče ne more služiti dvema gospodárjema no man can serve two masters
kakšen gospodár, takšen sluga like master, like man

gostíti² (narediti gosto) to condense; to thicken

gostíti se (postatati gost) to thicken, to become thick (ali dense), to condense
množica se gosti (veča) it is getting more (and more) crowded (ali packed)

go to neprehodni glagol
iti k, kam; pripasti

arhaično go to! beži!, izgini!
go to the country obrniti se na ljudstvo; razpustiti parlament; razpisati nove volitve
go to it tvegati, lotiti se, poskusiti
go to the world poročiti se
go to the dogs propasti, v revščino zabresti
go to expense nakopati si stroške
go to law začeti pravdo
go to a lot of trouble močno si prizadevati
go to war začeti vojno, vojskovati se
go to waste propasti
go to wrack and ruin propasti, konec vzeti, na nič priti
go to stool iti na stran
go to the wall biti ugnan v kozji rog

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

gown¹ [gaun] samostalnik
ogrinjalo, talar, halja, plašč, ženska obleka; študentje (Oxford, Cambridge)

arms and gown vojna in mir
cap and gown univerzitetna noša
town and gown meščani in študentje, mesto in univerza

gráblje rake

gramozne gráblje gravel rake
senene gráblje hayrake
železne gráblje iron rake
gráblje ima, vil pa ne pogovorno with him it's all take and no give

grace¹ [greis] samostalnik
milina, dražest, privlačnost, ljubkost; okras; milost, naklonjenost, usluga; usmiljenje; molitev pred jedjo in po njej
britanska angleščina dovoljenje, odločba; vljudnost; igra z obročem; naslov vojvode ali nadškofa (Your, His Grace)

act of grace zakon o amnestiji
airs and graces šopirjenje
with a bad grace nevljudno, neprijazno
to be in s.o.'s grace biti v milosti pri kom
grace to boot! bog se nas usmili!
with a good grace v milosti pri kom
in s.o.'s good graces v milosti pri kom
to say grace moliti pred jedjo ali po njej
days of grace dnevi odloga plačila
the Three Graces tri gracije
to fall from grace grešiti
time of grace doba prepovedi lova
in the year of grace v letu gospodovem

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

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

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

great² [greit] samostalnik
celota; pomembnost, vzvišenost, veličastnost
množina končni izpit za B.A. v Oxfordu

the great velika gospoda, imenitniki
ameriško no great ne preveč
great and small veliki in majhni, bogataši in siromaki

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

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

grísti to bite; (izjedati) to fret; (o kislini) to corrode; (o vesti) to prick, to sting; (peči, boleti) to smart; to worry

grize (žalostí) me I grieve
žena ga grize his wife leads him a cat and dog life
grísti se figurativno to grieve, to fret; to worry; to eat one's heart out
grísti se med seboj to torment one another, to lead a cat and dog life, to nag one another

grižljáj mouthful, bit, morsel; snack

biti pravi »grižljáj« za koga to be meat and drink to someone
očitajo mi vsak grižljáj they grudge me every bite I eat

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

grmênje thunder; thundering; rumble of thunder; rumbling, rumble

brez grmênja thunderless
grmênje in bliskanje thunder and lightning
grmênje topov rumble of cannon
veliko grmênja in malo dežja much ado about nothing, arhaično great cry and little wool