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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

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

gratification [grætifikéišən] samostalnik (at)
zadovoljitev, užitek; darilo, nagrada, napitnina; podkupnina

grdó badly, nastily, foully, basely, meanly; hideously; in an ugly manner

grdó se gledajo (figurativno) they are at daggers drawn
grdó jo komu zaigrati (figurativno) to play a dirty trick on someone
stvari se grdó obračajo, razvijajo things are looking ugly
grdó je (neprimerno je nekaj delati) it's wrong (ali bad, nasty) to...

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

gréti to warm; to heat

gréti se to warm oneself
gréti se na soncu to bask
gréti (si) posteljo to warm one's bed
gréti se pri ognju to warm oneself at the fire
voda se greje the water is getting warm
on ni vreden, da ga sonce greje he is a worthless fellow, he is not worth his salt, he is a good-for-nothing

grief [gri:f] samostalnik (at, for, of, over)
žalost, gorje, bridkost, tuga, jad, potrtost; skrb; bolečina

to bring to grief uničiti koga
to come to grief imeti nesrečo, odpovedati, propasti, pogoreti

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

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

grind^*1 [graind]

1. prehodni glagol
(z)mleti, (z)drobiti; brusiti, stružiti, gladiti; vrteti pogonsko ročico
ameriško jeziti (into s.o.)
vbijati komu v glavo
figurativno zatirati, mučiti; škrtati (z zobmi) (into)
vtisniti (on, against ob)
drgniti, treti

2. neprehodni glagol
mleti, dati se zmleti; igrati na lajno
figurativno (away) mučiti se (at)
naporno delati; guliti se

to grind the face of s.o. surovo s kom ravnati
to have an axe to grind imeti osebne skrite namene
to grind the faces of the poor izkoriščati reveže
to grind s.o. in grammar vbijati komu slovnico v glavo
to grind the teeth škrtati z zobmi
to grind to powder zdrobiti v prah
to grind roughly razsekati

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

grizzle² [grízl] neprehodni glagol
pogovorno sitnariti, javkati, cmeriti se (at)
smehljati, režati se

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

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

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

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

growl [graul]

1. samostalnik
bobnjenje; renčanje, godrnjanje

2. neprehodni glagol
bobneti (at)
godrnjati, renčati

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)

grudge¹ [grʌdž]

1. neprehodni glagol (at)
renčati, godrnjati, biti nezadovoljen

2. prehodni glagol (to)
zavidati, ne privoščiti, zameriti, imeti koga na piki; očitati

to grudge the time ne privoščiti si časa
to grudge no pains ne biti žal nobenega truda

grumble² [grʌ́mbl]

1. neprehodni glagol (at, about, over)
godrnjati; pritoževati se; grmeti, bobneti

2. prehodni glagol (out)
zagodrnjati