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glúh deaf; figurativno having no ear for, dead to, having turned a deaf ear to

glúh kot kamen stone-deaf, (as) deaf as a post
glúh od rojstva deaf from birth, congenitally deaf; deaf; hard (ali dull) of hearing
glúh na eno uho deaf in one ear
glúh na levo uho deaf in the left ear
glúh na obe ušesi deaf in both ears
v glúhi noči in the (ali at) dead of night
glúh za vse prošnje deaf to all entreaties (ali to all pleas)
ali si glúh? are you deaf?, can't you hear?, have you gone deaf?
bila je glúha za moje besede she turned a deaf ear to all my words
on je glúh za mene he has turned a deaf ear to me
to ni padlo na glúha ušesa it didn't fall on deaf ears
pridigati glúhim ušesom to preach to deaf ears
on bo glúh za vaše opomine he will turn a deaf ear to your admonitions
najbolj glúhi so tisti, ki nočejo slišati (there are) none so deaf as those that will not hear

golób pigeon; dove

golób samec cock pigeon
golób grivar ringdove
golób duplar stock dove
golób pismonoša carrier pigeon, homing pigeon
golób selec passenger pigeon
glinasti golób (tarča) clay pigeon
skalni golób wood pigeon
rejec golóbov pigeon fancier, pigeon breeder
reja golóbov pigeon breeding
jata golóbov flock of pigeons
golóbu podoben dove-like
golób gruli the pigeon coos
boljši je vrabec v roki kot golób na strehi one today is worth two tomorrows; a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

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

gósti (godem) to play the violin; pogovorno to play the fiddle, to fiddle; to make music

plesati, kot drugi godejo (hočejo) to dance to someone else's tune, to follow another's lead
gósti na godalo pesniško to touch the strings
vedno isto gósti (goniti) to harp on one (ali on the same) string, to harp on
gósti od zadovoljstva (figurativno) to purr with satisfaction

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

gratulírati to congratulate (za on, upon), arhaično to gratulate

gratulirati si (drug drugemu) to congratulate one another
gratuliral sem si, da sem to naredil I congratulated myself (ali pogovorno I gave my self a pat on the back) for doing this

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

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

hítro quickly, swiftly, rapidly, fast

na hítro in haste
hitro! make haste! quick, be quick!
čas hítro mine pri delu time flies when one is busy
hítro govoriti to speak fast
hítro teči to run fast, to be a fast runner
bodimo nared, pripravimo se čim hitreje let's get ready as soon as we can
to je hítro storjeno that doesn't take long
prehítro greste, hodite za mene you are going (ali walking) too fast for me
človek hítro naredi neumnost you can soon (ali easily) make a silly mistake
kar najhitreje with all possible speed

hladnokŕven cold-blooded; cool; imperturbable; unruffled; deliberate; self-possessed, composed; calm; cool-headed; keeping one's temper, keeping one's presence of mind; calm, unmoved; cool as a cucumber

ostati hladnokŕven to keep cool
hladnokŕven človek a cool hand
ostal je popolnoma hladnokŕven he remained as cool as a cucumber, he didn't turn a hair
kaj takega hladnokŕven človek ne bi mogel napraviti a thing one could not do in cold blood

hróm lame; paralytic; paralysed, ZDA paralyzed

hróm na eno nogo lame in one leg; (šepav) limping; hobbling, arhaično halt, halting

indiferénten indifferent; unconcerned; apathetic; insensible

nevarnost me pusti indiferéntnega I am indifferent to danger
nihče ne more ostati indiferénten, kadar gre za prihodnost domovine no one can remain quiet when the future of the country is at stake

ísti the same

prav ísti the very same, the selfsame
na ísti način in the same way, arhaično in like manner
v ístem trenutku at the same moment
íste vrednosti at par
vedno ísta pesem it is always the same old story
sva íste starosti we are the same age
ísti, ki... the same one who (ali that)...
včeraj ob prav ísti uri yesterday at this selfsame hour
na ísti ravni z on a level with, flush with
konec koncev pride to na ísto that comes (down) to the same thing in the end
vedno ísti opravijo vse delo it's always the same ones who do all the work
napraviti ísto to do the same, to do likewise
to je popolnoma ísto it's as long as it's broad, it is six of one and half-a-dozen of another
delati dve stvari v ístem času to do two things at once
to je ena in ísta stvar that is one and the same thing
odpotoval sem še ísti dan I left that very (same) day
stanujejo v ísti hiši kot mi they live in the same house as we do
vsi tečejo v ísto smer they are all running in the same direction
ísto, prosim! (v kavarni) same again, please!

izbíjati to beat, to dash out, to knock out; to drive out

klin se s klinom izbija (figurativno) one nail drives out another; desperate ills must have desperate cures

izgubíti to lose; to be a loser, to come off a loser, to meet with a loss, to incur (ali to experience) a loss; (s smrtjo) to suffer a bereavement (ali the loss of a dear one), to be bereaved, to lose someone; (založiti kam) to mislay

izgubíti se to be lost, to become lost, to lose one's way, to go astray
izgubi se! be off with you!, begone!, get along with you!, žargon get lost!
izgubíti se v gozdu to be lost in the woods
izgubíti bitko to lose a battle
izgubíti glavo to lose one's head, to become confused
izgubíti v igri to lose at gambling
izgubíti naklonjenost kake osebe to lose someone's good grace (ali someone's favour), to incur displeasure
nismo nič izgubili! (figurativno) not much of a loss!
izgubíti nedolžnost to lose one's innocence (ali chastity)
nimam česa izgubíti I have nothing at stake, I stand to lose nothing
izgubil sem X SIT pri tem poslu I am X tolars out of pocket by this transaction
izgubíti očeta to lose (ali to suffer the loss of) one's father
izgubíti svoje pravice to lose (ali to forfeit) one's rights
izgubíti svoj čas in trud to waste one's time and trouble (ali pains)
izgubíti čut sramežljivosti, sramú to lose one's sense of shame, to be dead to shame
izgubíti potrpljenje to lose (one's) patience, to lose one's temper
izgubíti pot to lose one's way. to go astray
izgubíti pravdo to lose a lawsuit, to be debated in a lawsuit
izgubíti nit svojega govora to lose the thread of one's discourse
izgubíti igro, partijo to lose a game
tudi hipa ne smemo izgubíti there is not one moment to lose
zaradi tega bi (on) utegnil izgubíti svoje mesto that might lose him his place
izgubíti pogum to lose courage, to lose heart, to be discouraged
izgubíti na teži to lose weight, to lose flesh, to slim
izgubíti tla pod nogami to lose one's footing
izgubíti sled to lose the scent, to lose the trail
izgubíti ugled to lose face, (pri kom) to sink in someone's estimation, to lose credit with someone
izgubíti voljo za to lose one's zest for
izgubíti vrednost to depreciate
izgubíti upanje to lose (ali to give up) all hope, to despair (of)
izgubil je pogum his heart (ali spirits) sank
izgubíti iz vida, iz oči to lose sight of
izgubíti zanimanje za to lose interest in
izgubíti zaupanje to lose one's confidence
izgubíti zavest to swoon, to faint away, to have a fainting fit
izgubíti življenje (v bitki) to lose one's life (in battle)
ne bomo izgubljali besed o tem we shall waste no words on that
kakor (pri)dobljeno, tako izgubljeno easy come, easy go

izjéma exception

brez izjéme without exception
vsi brez izjéme all without exception
z izjémo except (da, za that, for), excepting, exclusive of, excluded, barring; without
z izjémo enega samega with only one exception
z izjémo navzočih present company excepted
z izjémo (razen) enega bar one
brez katerekoli izjéme bar none
biti izjéma to be an exception
nobene izjéme ne dopuščati to admit of no exception
izjéma potrjuje pravilo the exception proves the rule

izkljúvati to peck out

vrana vrani oči ne izkljuje one crow does not peck out another crow's eye, there is honour among thieves

ízmed from among, (out) of

eden ízmed petih one out of five
ízmed njih from among them

izméničen alternating, alternative, alternate

izméničenni tok (elektrika) alternating current
dinamo na izméničenni tok alternator; (vzajemen) reciprocal, in succession, one after another
izméničenno delati to work alternately
izméničenno smo brali we read turn and turn about

izpíti (izpijem) to drink out (off, up); to finish one's glass

izpíti do dna to drain a glass, to empty to the dregs, to leave no heeltaps; to empty a glass at one gulp
izpíti na dušek to drain at one gulp, to drink off at a draught
izpíti do zadnje kaplje to drink to the last drop