Bedeutung
Completely or entirely.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Croatia, being 'skockan' (perfectly dressed) od glave do pete is a sign of respect for the person you are meeting, especially on Sundays or for coffee dates. In coastal regions, getting wet 'od glave do pete' in the sea is a daily summer occurrence, but doing so in a winter storm is considered a serious health risk due to 'bura' (cold wind). The 'Špica' culture in Zagreb is the ultimate runway for people to show off being dressed 'od glave do pete' in the latest fashion brands. Croatian fans are famous for their 'checkered' outfits. During the World Cup, you will see cars, dogs, and people covered in red and white checkers od glave do pete.
Use it for compliments
If a friend looks great, saying 'Sređena si od glave do pete!' is a very natural and warm compliment.
Check your cases
Make sure you say 'glave' and 'pete' (ending in -e). Saying 'glava' or 'peta' will sound very broken.
Bedeutung
Completely or entirely.
Use it for compliments
If a friend looks great, saying 'Sređena si od glave do pete!' is a very natural and warm compliment.
Check your cases
Make sure you say 'glave' and 'pete' (ending in -e). Saying 'glava' or 'peta' will sound very broken.
Combine with colors
It's very common to say 'u [color] od glave do pete' (in [color] from head to toe).
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing words to complete the idiom.
Vani pada jaka kiša. Mokar sam od ______ do ______.
The correct form is 'glave' and 'pete' in the Genitive case.
Which sentence uses the idiom correctly to describe a professional person?
Kako ćemo opisati nekoga tko je pravi profesionalac?
'Od glave do pete' is the standard idiom for total embodiment of a trait.
Match the situation to the correct use of the idiom.
Situation: Someone is wearing only blue clothes.
We use colors with this idiom to describe a monochromatic outfit.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Jesi li vidio Marka? B: Da, sredio se za vjenčanje. Izgleda super ______.
'Od glave do pete' is the most natural way to finish this compliment.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenVani pada jaka kiša. Mokar sam od ______ do ______.
The correct form is 'glave' and 'pete' in the Genitive case.
Kako ćemo opisati nekoga tko je pravi profesionalac?
'Od glave do pete' is the standard idiom for total embodiment of a trait.
Situation: Someone is wearing only blue clothes.
We use colors with this idiom to describe a monochromatic outfit.
A: Jesi li vidio Marka? B: Da, sredio se za vjenčanje. Izgleda super ______.
'Od glave do pete' is the most natural way to finish this compliment.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenUsually no. It's for people. For a car, you'd say 'cijeli auto' or 'u potpunosti'.
It is 'pete' (Genitive singular). 'Peta' is the Nominative (dictionary) form.
It is neutral. You can use it in a job interview or with friends.
No, that's not the standard order in Croatian, unlike in Spanish.
Not always. It can also mean 'embodying a trait', like being a 'liar' or 'hero'.
Yes, very often! Many Croatian pop and rock songs use it to describe love or style.
There isn't a direct idiomatic opposite, but you could say 'nimalo' (not at all).
Yes, like 'zaljubljen od glave do pete' (in love from head to toe).
In this idiom, it's Genitive singular (of the heel).
It's understandable but sounds like a literal translation from English.
Verwandte Redewendungen
skroz naskroz
synonymThrough and through
u potpunosti
synonymCompletely
od korijena
similarFrom the roots
od a do ž
similarFrom A to Z
