Translations for „great“ 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

great ADJ

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great (archaic)

noseča

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

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 great

great! iron inf

no, krasno!

hulking great Brit

neznanski

Brit Aus dirty great

orjaški

great big

velikanski

great long

zelo dolg

great fool

pravi tepec

great friends

veliki prijatelji

great reader

strasten bralec

at a great cost

za visoko ceno

in the great outdoors

v širni naravi

a great [or good]deal

veliko

there's no [great] hurry

nič se ne mudi

to sb's [great] surprise

na [veliko] presenečenje koga

to a great extent

v veliki meri

to feel great pride

biti zelo ponosen

to my great satisfaction

v moje veliko zadoščenje

at great personal sacrifice

z veliko osebno žrtvijo

with [great] caution

zelo previdno

of [great] distinction

[zelo] ugleden

at great expense

z veliko stroški

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some women go to great lengths to keep their skin fair, including wearing face masks when out in the sun.

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So great was his reputation that he was patronized by royalty in many countries and acquired great wealth.

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The company puts in great efforts not to lose private or corporate contracts due to austerity measures.

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As a journalist, you often think that it's a great story or it's world-shattering in some way.

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It is therefore, of great significance, for its sanctity to be protected.

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What makes the millennials great is that, through technology, they have forged careers from nothing.

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The vein runs north-south and, although showing some cobalt, was found to contain a great deal more arsenic.

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Photos show people having a great time dressed like glow-worms, hornets, spiders, flies, and bedbugs.

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It is clear from other chola grants that parantaka was a great militarist who had made extensive conquests.

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The pessimistic mood was further depressed in 2011 following the great earthquake and tsunami.

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