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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

gŕba hump; hunch; (izboklina) boss, protuberance, excrescence

kamelja gŕba the hump of a camel
imeti koga na gŕbi (figurativno) to be burdened with someone
po gŕbi jih dati komu (figurativno) to tread on someone's neck

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

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

greníti to embitter

greníti komu veselje to spoil someone's joy
greníti komu življenje to be the bane of someone's life

grieve [gri:v]

1. prehodni glagol
užalostiti; užaliti, prizadeti

2. neprehodni glagol (at, over, for, about)
žalostiti se, žalovati, bolehati

to be grieved at s.th. žalostiti se nad čim

grindstone [gráindstoun] samostalnik
brus, osla

to be kept (ali put, held, brought) one's nose to the grindstone delati brez prestanka, potiti krvav pot

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

grmáda pile; stake, pyre; figurativno (velika količina) large mass, a great quantity, bulk, lump

grmáda lesa a pile of wood
grmáda za sežig mrličev funeral pile, (funeral) pyre
smrt na grmádi the stake
grmáda za sežig čarovnic zgodovina the stake
obsoditi na smrt na grmádi to condemn to the stake
biti obsojen na grmádo to be sent to the stake
sežgati na grmádi to burn at the stake
biti sežgan, zgoreti na grmádi to be burnt at the stake
umreti na grmádi to die (ali to perish) at the stake

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

ground² [graund] samostalnik
dno, globina; zemlja, tla; zemljišče, igrišče, lovišče, gradbišče (for)
osnova (for, of)
vzrok, povod; osnovna barva; ozadje
množina park, vrt
množina naselbina
množina gošča, usedlina; uzemljitev

above ground živ
below ground mrtev, pokopan
to break new (ali fresh) ground orati ledino
to cover ground potovati, opraviti določeno delo
ground clearance razdalja med šasijo in zemljo
common ground stična točka
to cut the ground under s.o.'s feet spodnesti komu tla, vzeti mu oporo
to be dashed to the ground propasti
pogovorno down to the ground popolnoma
to fall to the ground propasti
on firm ground na trdnem položaju
figurativno forbidden ground nedovoljeno področje, prepovedana tema
to gain ground napredovati, širiti se
to give ground popustiti
to hold one's ground vztrajati na svojem mestu, ne popustiti; ostati pri močeh
to meet s.o. on his own ground razpravljati o predmetu, ki ga nasprotnik sam določi
on the ground of zaradi
pogovorno to run into the ground pretiravati
ground staff letališko tehniško osebje
to stand one's ground vztrajati
to strike to the ground vreči na tla
to suit one down to the ground popolnoma se strinjati
to take ground nasesti
to touch ground dotakniti se dna; figurativno preiti na predmet pogovora
on the ground that češ da

grower [gróuə] samostalnik
saditelj, gojitelj, rejec, proizvajalec, kmet

to be a quick (ali rank) grower hitro rasti

grúda clod (of earth); lump; soil; pesniško glebe

rodna grúda native soil
biti navezan na svojo rodno grúdo to be deeply attached (ali devoted) to one's native soil

gubíti to lose

gubíti čas to waste one's time
gubíti čas in trud to waste one's time and trouble (ali pains)
da ne gubimo časa to save time
on ne gubí časa! he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet!
gubíti se v množici to be lost in the crowd
vrh gore se je gubil v oblakih the top of the mountain was lost to sight in the clouds

gut² [gʌt]

1. prehodni glagol
(iz)trebiti, (iz)prazniti; (o)čistiti
figurativno (o)pleniti

2. neprehodni glagol
vulgarno goltati, žreti

to be gutted pogoreti

habit¹ [hæbit] samostalnik
navada, nagnjenje; (telesna ali duševna) lastnost; obleka (zlasti redovna; tudi uradna, poklicna)
medicina zasvojenost, privajenost
zoologija način življenja
botanika način rasti

habit of body habitus, telesni ustroj
habits of life življenjske navade
eating habits bonton pri mizi
by (ali from) habit iz navade
force of habit moč navade
habit of mind občutje, razpoloženje, duševna lastnost
a lady's habit ženska jahalna obleka
to acquire a habit navaditi se
to act from force of habit iz navade kaj delati
to be in the habit of doing s.th. imeti navado kaj delati
to break s.o. (o.s.) of a habit odvaditi koga (se) česa
to fall (ali get) into a habit navaditi se, priti v navado
to get out of a habit odvaditi se, priti iz navade
to indulge o.s. in a habit vdajati se navadi
to make a habit of it pustiti, da ti pride v navado
it is the habit with me navajen sem

hammer¹ [hǽmə] samostalnik
kladivo, bat; petelin na puški; kladivce v zvonu, kladivce v klavirju
anatomija nakovalce, slušna koščica

to be down s.o. like a hammer biti s kom zelo strog
to come (ali go) under the hammer priti pod stečaj, biti prodan na dražbi
hammer and tongs z vso močjo, silovito
to be (ali go) at it hammer and tongs močno se prepirati, živeti v napetem ozračju
šport throwing the hammer metanje kladiva
knight of the hammer kovač

hammer out prehodni glagol
skovati; izbiti s kladivom
figurativno izmisliti, razbistriti; izgladiti nesoglasje

to be hammer outed out biti proglašen za nezmožnega plačila, za stečajnika

hand¹ [hænd] samostalnik
roka, prednja noga četveronožca, noga (sokolova), škarnik (rakov); spretnost, ročnost, izurjenost; strokovnjak, izvedenec; vodenje; izvedba, izvajanje; delo; pomoč; človek, sluga, delavec, mornar
množina mornarji, posadka (ladje), tovarniški delavci; postopek, način; moč, premoč, oblast, vpliv; posredovanje, posrednik; vir (podatkov); snubitev; lastnina, lastnik; kartanje, kvartač, karte v roki; urni kazalec; pisava, podpis, znak; dlan (mera, 10,16 cm); šop (banan, tobačnih listov)
gledališče, sleng ploskanje, aplavz; stran, smer

all hands vsa posadka, vsi delavci
on all hands povsod, na vseh straneh
at hand blizu, pri roki
at the hands of s strani nekoga
bloody hands grb grofije Ulster
a bird in the hand nekaj gotovega (imeti v roki)
a bold hand energična pisava
with a bold hand pogumno
by hand ročno, na roko (narejeno)
by the hands of s posredovanjem
hand cash gotovina pri roki
a cool hand hladnokrvnež
figurativno clean hands čiste roke, čista vest
on every hand povsod okoli
even hands izenačeno
for one's own hand sebi v prid
from hand to hand iz rok v roke
from first hand iz prve roke
from second hand iz druge roke; ponošen, rabljen, antikvaričen
from good hand iz dobrega vira
the hand of God božja roka
hand on heart roko na srce
heart and hands iz vsega srca
heavy on hand dolgočasen, mučen
with a heavy hand s trdo roko
with a high hand drzno, predrzno, naduto
his hand is out iz vaje je
hand to hand (struggle) človek proti človeku (borba)
hand over hand (ali fist) preprijemanje (pri plezanju); figurativno na vrat na nos, hitro, igraje
in hand v roki, v delu, na razpolago, pod nadzorstvom, skupaj, vzajemno, roko v roki
a legible hand čitljiva pisava
on the mending hand na poti k okrevanju
near hand leva stran
near at hand pri roki, blizu
a niggling hand nečitljiva pisava, čačka
an old hand strokovnjak, star lisjak
off hand nepripravljen, brez obotavljanja, desna stran
hands off! roke proč!
hands off policy politika nevmešavanja
on hand v roki, na zalogi, v breme, prisoten; ameriško pri roki, pri sebi
on the one (other) hand po eni (drugi) strani
out of hand nepripravljen, takoj, ekstempore, nenadzorovan, divji
hands up! roke kvišku!
a slack hand brezdelje, brezbrižnost
to (one's) hand pri roki, dosegljiv, pripravljen, na razpolago
under the hand pod roko, skrivaj
under the hand of podpisani...
contract under hand preprosta pogodba brez pečata
the upper hand premoč, nadvlada
with one's own hand lastnoročno

Z glagoli:

to ask for a girl's hand prositi dekle za roko, zasnubiti
to be a good (poor) hand at biti spreten (neroden) v čem
to be bound hand and foot imeti vezane roke
to be in good hands biti v dobrih rokah
to be on s.o.'s hands biti komu na vratu, skrbi
to bear a heavy hand zatirati
to bite the hand that feeds one biti zelo nehvaležen
to bring a baby up by hands hraniti dojenčka s stekleničko
to come to hand priti v roke, dospeti
to change hands menjati lastnika, priti v druge roke
to do a hand's turn samo s prstom migniti
not to do a hand's turn; ali not to lift (ali raise) a hand niti s prstom migniti
to fall into s.o.'s hands priti komu v roke
figurativno to feed out of s.o.'s hand komu iz rok jesti
to get a big hand dobiti velik aplavz
to get s.o. in hand dobiti koga v roke
to get one's hands in dela se zares lotiti
to get the upper hand dobiti premoč
to get off one's hands otresti se česa, znebiti se
to get out of hand iz rok se izmuzniti, izgubiti oblast nad
to give one's hand to poročiti se s kom, roko komu dati
to give one's hand on a bargain v roko si seči, skleniti kupčijo, obljubiti
to give s.o. a free hand dati komu proste roke
to give s.o. a hand iti komu na roko, pomagati, ploskati komu
to go hand in hand with figurativno & dobesedno v korak s kom stopati
to have a hand for biti spreten, nadarjen za kaj
to have o.s. well in hand dobro se obvladati
to have a hand in a matter imeti svoje prste vmes
to have (ali keep) one's hand in ostati v vaji
to have one's hands full imeti polne roke dela
to have time on one's hands ne vedeti kam s časom, imeti mnogo prostega časa
to hold hands držati se za roke
to hold one's hand zadržati se
to hold a good hand imeti dobre karte
to join hands združiti se
to keep a tight hand over imeti koga na vajetih
to keep one's hands on imeti čvrsto v rokah
to let one's temper get out of hand ne obvladati se, podivjati
to live from hand to mouth iz rok v usta živeti
to lay hands on vzeti, najti, roko na kaj položiti
to lay hands on o.s. roko nase položiti, napraviti samomor
to lend a hand pomagati
to make a hand napraviti dobiček
many hands make light work v slogi je moč
to pass through many hands iti skozi mnogo rok
to play into the hands of nevede komu delati v prid
to play a good hand dobro igrati karte
to play for one's own hand delati sebi v prid
to put one's hand in one's pocket seči v žep, prispevati v denarju
figurativno to put one's hands on najti, spomniti se
to put (ali set, turn) one's hands to v roke vzeti, poprijeti se
to serve (ali wait on) s.o. hand and foot komu vdano služiti
to shake s.o. by the hand stisniti komu roko
to shake hands with rokovati se s kom
to show one's hand; ali to have a show of hands figurativno odkriti svoje karte, pokazati svoj pravi namen
it shows a master's hand mojstrsko je, kaže na mojstra
to strengthen the hands of podpreti koga
to take s.o. by the hand koga za roko prijeti, figurativno vzeti koga pod svoje okrilje
to take in hand vzeti v roke, lotiti se
to take a hand at a game sodelovati v igri
to take s.th. off one's hands kupiti kaj od koga; pomagati komu, da se česa znebi
to take a hand in a matter vmešati se v kaj
to take one's courage in both hands zbrati ves svoj pogum
time hangs heavy on my hands dolgčas mi je
to try one's hand at poskusiti se v čem
to throw up one's hands obupati nad čim
to vote by show of hands glasovati z dviganjem rok
figurativno to wash one's hands of umiti si roke, odkloniti odgovornost
to win a girl's hand dobiti dekletovo privoljenje za poroko
to win hands down z lahkoto dobiti, igraje zmagati
to witness the hand of overiti podpis
to write a good hand imeti lepo pisavo

handful [hǽndful] samostalnik
prgišče
pogovorno nadloga, nadležnež

to be a handful for s.o. veliko truda komu prizadeti