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гимнасти́чески сало́н
(especially, weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1). · gimnasticheski salon
гинекомастия
(diseases) Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women. · ginekomastiya
гипс
A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones. · gips
гипсокартон
A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings. · gipsokarton
ги́ра
A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end. · gira
гирлянда
A wreath or garland of flowers. · girlyanda
гише́
A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted · gishe
глава́
A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts. · glava
глава на семейство
The head of a household. · glava na semeystvo
главата́р
The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. [from 13th c.] · glavatar
главен
(slang, dated) used as an expression of approval, satisfaction, or delight. · glaven
главен виновник
(law) The primary participant in a crime. · glaven vinovnik
гла́вен готва́ч
The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment. · glaven gotvach
главен свещеник
A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons. · glaven sveshtenik
главина
The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. · glavina
главна буква
(informal) A capital letter. · glavna bukva
главна кула
(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. · glavna kula
главна точка
(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation. · glavna tochka
главна тръба
A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main. [from 17th c.] · glavna traba
главна част
The major part of something. · glavna chast
главно
(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely. · glavno
главно значение
(logic, linguistics, semiotics) The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated. · glavno znachenie
главня
(pathology, dated) A diseased condition of the face or skin; specifically, bleeding under the conjunctiva of the eye, a form of skin rash, or a palsy of the face due to cold. · glavnya
главоблъ́сканица
A game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete. · glavoblaskanitsa
главобо́лие
(pain) A pain or ache in the head. · glavobolie
главозамайващ
(attributive) Causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness. · glavozamayvasht
главоре́з
A hired thug. · glavorez
глагол
(grammar) A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. · glagol
глад
(transitive, dated, obsolete) To cause or produce a scarcity in something. · glad
гладен
(colloquial, British) mildly hungry · gladen
гладене
The act of pressing clothes with an iron#Noun, such as a steam iron. · gladene
гладиа́тор
(Ancient Rome) A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal. · gladiator
гладиола
Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola. · gladiola
гладко камъче
A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water. · gladko kamache
гладкост
The state of being flat · gladkost
гладувам
(intransitive) To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to nearly perish. · gladuvam
гладък
Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously. · gladak
гла́дя
(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases. · gladya
Глазгоу
A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland. · Glazgou
глазирам
(intransitive) To become glazed or glassy. · glaziram
глазиран
coated with sugar; candied or crystallised · glaziran
глазура
(cooking) A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods. · glazura
гланц
A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint. · glants
гланцов
Semigloss. · glantsov
глас
Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character · glas
гла́сно
With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly. · glasno
гласност
The condition of being the object of public attention. · glasnost
гласов
(phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng. · glasov
гласоподава́тел
Someone who votes. · glasopodavatel
гласува
(transitive) To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce · glasuva
гласу́вам
(intransitive) To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election. · glasuvam
гласува́не
The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting. · glasuvane
глася́
(ergative) To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text. · glasya
глашатай
An officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or who gives public notice by loud proclamation, such as a town crier. · glashatay
гледам
To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon. · gledam
гледам влюбено
(transitive, intransitive) To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. · gledam vlyubeno
гледам втренчено
(intransitive) To stare angrily. · gledam vtrencheno
гледам изкосо
(intransitive) To look or glance sideways. · gledam izkoso
гледам към
(transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else). · gledam kam
гледам накриво
(intransitive) To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously. · gledam nakrivo
гледам отвисоко
To offer a view (of something) from a higher position. · gledam otvisoko
гледам сърдито
(intransitive) To look or stare with anger. [from late 15th c.] · gledam sardito
гледащ на юг
Facing the south; directed towards the south. · gledasht na yug
гледка
The view from such a place. · gledka
гле́дна то́чка
A viewpoint; a way of looking at something. · gledna tochka
глезен
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. · glezen
глезла
A pampered or coddled person. · glezla
глезльо
A pampered or coddled person. · glezlyo
глезя
(transitive) To treat gently or with great care. · glezya
глеч
A coating that dries to a hard, glossy finish. · glech
гли́на
A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics. · glina
глинен съд
A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container. · glinen sad
глинена кана
A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle. · glinena kana
глинени изделия
(ceramics, often, attributive) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds. · glineni izdeliya
глисирам
(nautical, of a boat) To move in a way that lifts the bow out of the water. · glisiram
глиф
A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea. · glif
глици́ния
Any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States. · glitsiniya
глоба
(law) A non-statutory monetary penalty or forfeiture, usually applied at the discretion of a court. · globa
глоба́лен
Concerning all parts of the world. · globalen
глобализа́ция
The process of becoming a more interconnected world. · globalizatsiya
гло́бус
A spherical model of Earth or other planet. · globus
глобявам
(transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone). · globyavam
глог
Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches · glog
гло́жда
(ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough. · glozhda
глождя
(intransitive) To produce excessive anxiety or worry. · glozhdya
глокеншпи́л
(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch. · glokenshpil
глупав
Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute. · glupav
глупа́к
(colloquial) A stupid person. · glupak
глупа́чка
(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. · glupachka
глупе́ц
(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. · glupets
глупост
Senseless talk or writing; nonsense. · glupost
глу́пости
(uncountable, chiefly, US, slang) Nonsense. · gluposti
глутен
(cooking, biochemistry) The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. [from 19th c.] · gluten
глу́тница
A group of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together. · glutnitsa
глух
Unable (or partially able) to hear. · gluh
глухарче
(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). · gluharche
глухота́
The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear. · gluhota
глушица
Any of genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields. · glushitsa
глъбина
(literary, with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc. · glabina
глътка
(anatomy) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue. · glatka
глъчка
A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation. · glachka
гмурец
Any of several waterbirds in the family Podicipedidae of the order Podicipediformes. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes. · gmurets
гмуркам се
(intransitive) To swim under water. · gmurkam se
гмуркане
A swim under water. · gmurkane
гмуркач
Someone who works underwater; a frogman. · gmurkach
гневен
Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged. · gneven
гневя се
(intransitive, or, reporting verb, figuratively) To express or feel great anger. · gnevya se
гнездо
(jewelry) The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set. · gnezdo
гнездя
(intransitive, of animals) To build or settle into a nest. · gnezdya
гнет
The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. · gnet
гнетя
To make depressed, sad or bored. · gnetya
гни́да
The egg of a louse. · gnida
гниене
A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost. · gniene
гниещ
(chiefly, derogatory) Pertaining to, or made up of, rotting flesh. · gniesht
гнил
Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · gnil
гнилост
The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products. · gnilost
гнилостен
Of, pertaining to, or causing putrefaction. · gnilosten
гнилоч
Rotten material. · gniloch
гния
To become filled with a pus-like or bile-like substance. · gniya
гной
(medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection. · gnoy
гно́йник
(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · gnoynik
гном
(mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves. · gnom
гноясвам
(intransitive, medicine, of a boil or sore) To be filled with pus · gnoyasvam
гноясване
(medicine) The decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself. · gnoyasvane
гну́сен
Detestable or repugnant. [Early 19th century.] · gnusen
гнуслив
Easily shocked, sickened or frightened; tending to be nauseated or nervous; oversensitive. · gnusliv
гнуся
(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] · gnusya
гнуся се от
(transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread. [First attested in the mid 17th century.] · gnusya se ot
гняв
A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned. · gnyav
го
(board game) A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters. · go
Го́а
A state in western India. Capital: Panaji. · Goa
гоблен
A mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry having richly coloured pictorial designs. · goblen
го́блин
(fantasy) A malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid, often associated with orcs or trolls. · goblin
говедар
A man who raises or tends cattle, as: · govedar
гове́до
(pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny. · govedo
гове́жди
Consisting of or containing beef as an ingredient. · govezhdi
говор
A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest. · govor
гово́рене
One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language. · govorene
гово́рещ
Having the ability of speech. · govoresht
говорим
Relating to speech · govorim
говори́тел
(film, and, television) The person providing the voice-over in a documentary. · govoritel
говори́телка
(film, and, television) The person providing the voice-over in a documentary. · govoritelka
гово́ря
(transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing. · govorya
говоря възторжено
(intransitive, followed by "about", "of" or (formerly) "on") To talk with excessive enthusiasm, passion or excitement. · govorya vaztorzheno
говоря глупости
To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool. · govorya gluposti
говоря гръмогласно
(intransitive, transitive) To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice. · govorya gramoglasno
говоря на ти
(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity. · govorya na ti
говоря несвързано
To speak in a disorganized or desultory manner; to babble or prattle. · govorya nesvarzano
говоря общо
To speak in generalities, or in vague terms. · govorya obshto
говоря повърхностно
(transitive) To speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge. · govorya povarhnostno

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