Translations for „greatest“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . great [greɪt] ADJ

1. great (very big):

great

velik

a great deal of money/time

veliko denarja/časa

to a great extent

v veliki meri

the great majority of people

velika večina ljudi

2. great:

great (famous)

ugleden

great (important)

pomemben

great (outstanding)

izjemen

3. great (wonderful):

great

krasen

great

sijajen

we had a great time at the party

na zabavi smo se imeli super

it's great to be back home again

krasno je biti spet doma

great! iron inf

no, krasno!

the great thing about sb/sth is [that] ...

krasno pri kom/čem je, da ...

to feel not all that great

ne počutiti se preveč dobro

to be great at doing sth

odlično obvladati kaj

to be great at doing sth

odlično se odrezati

4. great (for emphasis):

great fool

pravi tepec

great friends

veliki prijatelji

great reader

strasten bralec

II . great [greɪt] ADV (extremely)

great

zelo

great big

velikanski

great long

zelo dolg

III . great [greɪt] N

great (person)

as m

great (person)

velikan m

(in titles) Alexander/Catherine the great

Aleksander Veliki/Katarina Velika

one of the greats on music scene

eden od velikanov na glasbeni sceni

ˈgreat-aunt N

great-aunt

prateta f

great-aunt

stara teta f

Great ˈBear N ASTRON

Great Bear

Veliki medved m

Great Bear

Veliki voz m

Great ˈBrit·ain N

Great Britain

Velika Britanija f

Great De·ˈpres·sion N HISTORY

Great Depression

velika gospodarska kriza f (1929-1933)

great-ˈgrand·child N

great-grandchild

pravnuk(inja) m (f)

Great ˈLakes N pl GEOG

the Great Lakes

Velika jezera n pl

great-ˈun·cle N

great-uncle

prastric m

great-uncle

stari stric m

great ADJ

User Entry

great (archaic)

noseča

a great while ago ADV

User Entry

a great while ago

že davno

go to great lengths VB

User Entry

go to great lengths

zelo se potruditi

Usage examples with greatest

she ranks among the theatre's greatest actors

velja za eno najboljših gledaliških igralk

to be the greatest thing since sliced bread inf

najboljša stvar na svetu

she's one of the greatest minds of today

ona je eden izmed največjih mislecev današnjega časa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Although he later referred to it as his greatest blunder, it may correspond to theories of dark energy.

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Self-discipline is self-mastery and self-mastery is the greatest power in the world.

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The book became somewhat controversial for its author having been circumspect about her role in one of the medium's greatest scandals.

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The treasured fish and plankton species belonged to the greatest collection of that time.

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Ultimately, however, it may be what the witnesses left unsaid that made the greatest impression.

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I charge the white man with being the greatest deceiver on earth.

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The flowers only develop terminally (at the end of a stem), so a good ramification (plants presenting many branches) produces the greatest amount of fruits.

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These taxpayers, now engaged in an effort to win the greatest war this nation has ever faced, are not in a mood to study higher mathematics.

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It is for many his greatest tone poem.

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The greatest wines show superb length, with an after-taste lingering for hours.

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