centre ground in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for centre ground in the English»Serbian Dictionary

'cen·tre ground N no pl

centre ground

politički centar

Translations for centre ground in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.ground¹ [graʊnd] N no pl

1. ground (Earth's surface):

ground

zemlja f

ground

tlo nt

to be burnt [or Am burned] to the ground

biti spaljen do temelja

to fall to the ground

pasti na zemlju

to get off the ground plane

uzleteti

to get off the ground fig inf project

pokrenuti se

to get sth off the ground fig inf

pokrenuti nešto

to go to ground animal

sakriti se u jazbinu

to go to ground person

sakriti se u mišiju rupu

to go to ground criminal

krivično delo

above/below ground

iznad/ispod zemlje

2. ground no pl (area of land):

ground

zemljište nt

ground

teren m

level ground

ravno zemljište

waste ground

neiskorišćeno [or neizgrađeno] zemljište

to gain/lose ground MIL

napredovati/povlačiti se

to make up ground SPORTS

oporaviti se

to stand one's ground

ostati na svojoj poziciji

to stand one's ground fig

ne odstupati od svog mišljenja

3. ground (surrounding a building):

grounds pl

zemljište

4. ground SPORTS:

ground

teren m

ground

igralište nt

5. ground Am ELEC (earth):

ground

uzemljenje nt

6. ground no pl fig (area of discussion, experience):

ground

oblast f

common ground

zajedničko stanovište

to be on familiar/safe ground

biti na poznatom/sigurnom terenu

to cover the ground well

dobro poznavati neku oblast

to go over the same ground

prelaziti istu oblast

to go over the same ground

vrteti se oko iste teme

7. ground pl:

grounds (reasons)

razlozi

grounds for divorce

razlozi za razvod

on medical grounds

iz medicinskih razloga

on the grounds that ...

na osnovu toga što...

Phrases:

to break new ground person

početi nešto novo

to break new ground achievement

otkriti nešto novo

to break new ground achievement

prokrčiti put

to suit sb down to the ground

sasvim odgovarati

to fall on stony ground

biti ignorisan

to shift one's ground

promeniti mišljenje [or stav]

he wished the ground would open up and swallow him

poželeo je da se zemlja otvori i proguta ga

to work oneself into the ground

padati na nos od posla

II.ground¹ [graʊnd] VB trans

1. ground:

to be grounded (unable to fly)

biti prizemljen

to be grounded (forbidden to fly) plane

zabraniti

to be grounded pilot

suspendovati

to be grounded fig inf

kazniti dete zabranom izlazaka

2. ground NAUT:

ground

nasukati

to be grounded

biti nasukan

3. ground (be based):

to be grounded upon sth

biti zasnovan na nečemu

to be grounded in sth (have its origin)

biti utemeljen na nečemu

to be well grounded

biti dobro potkovan (znanjem)

4. ground (know fundamentals):

to be well grounded in Spanish literature

odlično poznavati špansku kniževnost

5. ground Am ELEC:

ground

uzemljiti perf

III.ground¹ [graʊnd] VB intr

1. ground (in baseball):

ground

ukopati se // ukopavati se

2. ground NAUT:

ground

nasukati se perf

I.grind [graɪnd] N no pl inf

the daily grind

svakodnevni mukotrpan posao

to be a real grind

veoma zamoran

II.grind <ground, ground> [graɪnd] VB trans

1. grind (crush):

grind

izmrviti // mrviti

grind Am, Aus meat

samleti // mleti

to grind sth [in]to a powder

samleti nešto u prah

to grind one's teeth

škrgutati zubima

2. grind (sharpen):

grind

izbrusiti // brusiti

III.grind <ground, ground> [graɪnd] VB intr

to grind to a halt machine

polako se zaustaviti

to grind to a halt production

prestati

to grind to a halt fig

jenjavati

to grind to a halt fig

uminuti

to grind to a halt negotiations

obustaviti

I.ground² [graʊnd] VB trans

ground pt of grind

II.ground² [graʊnd] ADJ

ground

mleve

ground

samleven

ground

usitnjen

III.ground² [graʊnd] N

grounds pl

talog

See also grind

I.grind [graɪnd] N no pl inf

the daily grind

svakodnevni mukotrpan posao

to be a real grind

veoma zamoran

II.grind <ground, ground> [graɪnd] VB trans

1. grind (crush):

grind

izmrviti // mrviti

grind Am, Aus meat

samleti // mleti

to grind sth [in]to a powder

samleti nešto u prah

to grind one's teeth

škrgutati zubima

2. grind (sharpen):

grind

izbrusiti // brusiti

III.grind <ground, ground> [graɪnd] VB intr

to grind to a halt machine

polako se zaustaviti

to grind to a halt production

prestati

to grind to a halt fig

jenjavati

to grind to a halt fig

uminuti

to grind to a halt negotiations

obustaviti

I.cen·tre ['sentəʳ] N

1. centre (middle):

centre

centar m

centre

sredina f

centre of chocolates

srce nt

to be the centre of attention

biti u centru pažnje

2. centre POL:

centre

politički centar m

left/right of centre

levo/desno od centra

3. centre SPORTS:

centre

centarfor m

centre (basketball)

centar m

centre (ice hockey)

centar m

II.cen·tre ['sentəʳ] VB trans

1. centre (put in middle):

centre

centrirati

2. centre (focus):

to centre one's attention on sth

usredsrediti pažnju na nešto

3. centre (spiritually, emotionally):

to be centred

biti usredsređen

'cen·ter N VB trans Am

center → centre

See also centre

I.cen·tre ['sentəʳ] N

1. centre (middle):

centre

centar m

centre

sredina f

centre of chocolates

srce nt

to be the centre of attention

biti u centru pažnje

2. centre POL:

centre

politički centar m

left/right of centre

levo/desno od centra

3. centre SPORTS:

centre

centarfor m

centre (basketball)

centar m

centre (ice hockey)

centar m

II.cen·tre ['sentəʳ] VB trans

1. centre (put in middle):

centre

centrirati

2. centre (focus):

to centre one's attention on sth

usredsrediti pažnju na nešto

3. centre (spiritually, emotionally):

to be centred

biti usredsređen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There are many good people on the left and in the centre ground of politics.

www.catholicherald.co.uk

Most people live their lives around the centre ground.

www.abc.net.au

In the centre of the lighted area directly in the centre ground level, there was a red light blinking on and off 5 to 10 sec intervals.

en.wikipedia.org

The grounds overlap one another, so when the centre ground is in use, neither of the grounds flanking it can be used.

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Having said that, the old-fashioned, vanilla flavoured centre ground does look bizarrely empty, and someone is presumably going to have to get those people's votes.

www.heraldscotland.com

He is clearly aiming at what is traditionally called the centre ground.

www.stuff.co.nz

In the lower left centre ground is a face helmet in the form of a dolphins head.

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Wingers often try to use pace to exploit extra space available on the flanks that can be made available by their team-mates dominating the centre ground.

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