Translations for grounds in the English»Serbian Dictionary

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'cof·fee grounds N pl

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coffee grounds

soc m [or talog] kafe

'fish·ing grounds N pl

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fishing grounds

ribolovno područje nt

I.ground¹ [graʊnd] N no pl

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1. ground (Earth's surface):

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

to get off the ground fig inf project

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

above/below ground

iznad/ispod zemlje

2. ground no pl (area of land):

level ground

ravno zemljište

waste ground

neiskorišćeno [or neizgrađeno] zemljište

to gain/lose ground MIL

napredovati/povlačiti se

to make up ground SPORTS

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

4. ground SPORTS:

5. ground Am ELEC (earth):

7. ground pl:

grounds (reasons)

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

to suit sb down to the ground

sasvim odgovarati

to fall on stony ground

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

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2. ground NAUT:

to be grounded

4. ground (know fundamentals):

to be well grounded in Spanish literature

odlično poznavati špansku kniževnost

5. ground Am ELEC:

III.ground¹ [graʊnd] VB intr

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1. ground (in baseball):

ukopati se // ukopavati se

2. ground NAUT:

nasukati se perf

I.ground² [graʊnd] VB trans

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ground pt of grind

II.ground² [graʊnd] ADJ

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III.ground² [graʊnd] N

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grounds pl

See also grind

I.grind [graɪnd] N no pl inf

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the daily grind

svakodnevni mukotrpan posao

to be a real grind

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

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2. grind (sharpen):

izbrusiti // brusiti

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

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'ground wire N Am

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ground wire

'ground per·son·nel N + pl vb AERO

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ground personnel

zemaljsko osoblje nt

See also 'ground staff

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

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1. ground staff SPORTS:

ground staff

pomoćno osoblje nt

2. ground staff AERO:

ground staff

zemaljsko osoblje nt

ground 'floor N

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Phrases:

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

biti uključen u nešto od samog početka

'ground con·trol N AERO

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ground control

kontrola leta f

ground control

zemaljska kontrola f

'ground frost N

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ground frost

'home ground N

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home ground

on moral grounds

iz etičkih razloga

on conscientious grounds

to have both feet on the ground

stajati čvrsto na zemlji

grounds for divorce

razlozi za razvod

on medical grounds

iz medicinskih razloga

on the grounds that ...

na osnovu toga što...

to have keep an ear to the ground

pažljivo pratiti događaje

to have keep an ear to the ground

the steadiness of his pulse gives us grounds for hope

njegov ravnomerni puls nam je davao nadu

that suits me down to the ground

to mi u potpunosti odgovara

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A small isolation hospital was built in the grounds in 1911. en.wikipedia.org

The large house and surrounding grounds include 400 acres, along with a leisurely estate lake, and a 1000-yard avenue of beech trees. en.wikipedia.org

These appeals could be made on the grounds of work of national importance, business or domestic hardship, medical unfitness, and conscientious objection. en.wikipedia.org

The court here also dismissed the complaint, but on the grounds that the res judicata effect precludes this separate claim in a different state. en.wikipedia.org

Evidential standards were very low: a tip-off by an anonymous informer was considered sufficient grounds for arrest. en.wikipedia.org

Extensive use is made of the stunning 70 acre grounds where independent learning is encouraged. en.wikipedia.org

The exterior and grounds are still recognisable, although the sunroom has been completely rebuilt. en.wikipedia.org

This request was turned down on the grounds that it was constitutionally impossible. en.wikipedia.org

She sued for divorce on grounds of desertion. en.wikipedia.org

A camping site is maintained within the grounds. en.wikipedia.org

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