GROUND - Translation from English into Serbian

in the PONS 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. 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

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

'ground wire N Am

ground wire

uzemljenje nt

'ground per·son·nel N + pl vb AERO

ground personnel

zemaljsko osoblje nt

See also

'ground staff N no pl, + sing/pl vb

1. ground staff SPORTS:

ground staff

pomoćno osoblje nt

2. ground staff AERO:

ground staff

zemaljsko osoblje nt

ground 'floor N

1. ground floor:

ground floor

prizemlje nt

ground floor

parter m

to live on the ground floor

živeti u prizemlju

Phrases:

to be/get in on the ground floor [of sth]

biti uključen u nešto od samog početka

'ground con·trol N AERO

ground control

kontrola leta f

ground control

zemaljska kontrola f

'ground frost N

ground frost

mraz m pri tlu

'home ground N

home ground

domaći teren

'ground crew N AERO

ground crew usu singl

zemaljska posada f

'ground rules N pl

ground rules

osnovna pravila

Present

I	ground
you	ground
he/she/it	grounds
we	ground
you	ground
they	ground

Past

I	grounded
you	grounded
he/she/it	grounded
we	grounded
you	grounded
they	grounded

Present Perfect

I	have	grounded
you	have	grounded
he/she/it	has	grounded
we	have	grounded
you	have	grounded
they	have	grounded

Past Perfect

I	had	grounded
you	had	grounded
he/she/it	had	grounded
we	had	grounded
you	had	grounded
they	had	grounded