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1 nest
[nest] 1. noun(a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) gnezdo2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) gnezditi- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *I [nest]noungnezdo; leglo; figuratively skrivališče; majhen predalnik; serija, garnitura predmetov, ki gredo drug v drugega; zarod (živalskih mladičev)to foul one's own nest — pljuvati v lastno skledo, grdo govoriti o svojem domuto leather one's nest — napolniti si žepe;II [nest]1.intransitive verbplesti (graditi, znašati) gnezdo, gnezditi;2.transitive verbpoložiti v gnezdo; zložiti (lonce itd.) drug v drugega -
2 nest-egg
noun (a sum of money saved up for the future.) prihranek* * *[nésteg]nounpodložek; figuratively prihranek za slabše čase -
3 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) dobro si postlati -
4 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) dobro si postlati -
5 bird's-nest
[bɜ:dznest]nounptičje gnezdo; opazovalnica, jamborni koš -
6 crow's-nest
[króuznest]nounizvidniški koš na jamboru -
7 mare's-nest
[mʌ/əznest]nounfiguratively prevara, potegavščina, izmišljotina -
8 crows-nest
noun (a shelter at the masthead of a ship, used as a lookout post.) izvidniški koš -
9 Nestor
[néstɔ:]proper nameNestor -
10 feather
['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pero2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) operiti- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *I [féðə]nounpero, perje; čopek; pena na morskem valu; vrsta; razpoloženjebirds of a feather flock together — enak se druži z enakim, ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijoto crop s.o.'s feathers — pristriči komu krila, ponižati gain grand feather — v svečani obleki, našemljen; odličnega zdravjain high feather — dobre volje; dobrega zdravjaAmerican slang feather merchant — zmuzne; military slang civilistto ruffle s.o.'s feathers — dražiti kogato show the white feather — popihati jo; biti strahopetento smooth s.o.'s ruffled feathers — pomiriti kogaII [féðə]1.transitive verb(o)krasiti s perjem, operiti (se); s perjem obrobiti; plosko dvigati veslo iz vode; z repom mahati;2.intransitive verbtrepetati, drgetatito feather one's nest — dobro si postlati, obogateti -
11 hornet
['ho:nit](a kind of large wasp.) sršen* * *[hɔ:nit]nounzoology sršento stir up a hornets' nest — drezati v sršenovo gnezdo, razdražiti koga -
12 befoul
[bifául]transitive verbumazati, onesnažiti; oskruniti -
13 chick
[ ik](a baby bird: One of the chicks fell out of the blackbird's nest.) ptiček, piščanček* * *[čik]nouncolloquially pišče; golobček; otročiček; srček, ljubica -
14 crow
[krəu] 1. noun1) (the name given to a number of large birds, generally black.) vrana2) (the cry of a cock.) kikirikanje2. verb1) ((past tense crew) to utter the cry of a cock.) kikirikati2) (to utter a cry of delight etc: The baby crowed with happiness.) gruliti•* * *I [krou]intransitive verbpeti, kikirikati; vriskati; gruliti; figuratively triumfiratito crow over s.o. — ponašati se, bahati se pred kom, triumfiratiII [krou]nounzoology vrana; petelinje petje; vrisk(anje); figuratively zora; technical kljukec, odpirač, lomiloas the crow flies, in a crow line — v zračni črtito have a crow to pluck with s.o. — imeti s kom računeAmerican colloquially to eat the crow — ponižati se, priznati napakoIII [krou]nounkikirikanje, petelinje petje; gruljenje -
15 ear
I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) uho2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) posluh•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) klas* * *I [iə]1.nounklas;2.intransitive verbpognati v klasII [iə]transitive verbarchaic orati zemljoIII [iə]nounmuha na puškiIV [iə]nounuho; posluh; ušesce, luknjica; figuratively pozornostto reach the ear of s.o. — priti komu na uhoto set by the ears — povzročiti prepir, nahujskati, spretito win s.o.'s ear — biti od koga uslišana word in your ears — strogo zaupno, med nama povedano -
16 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) jajce2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) jajce3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) jajčece•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *I [eg]nounjajce; slang letalska bomba; American slang neotesanec, fant, dečkoslang a bad egg — pokvarjenecslang a good egg — dober dečkolike a Curate's egg — samo deloma dober, v splošnem pa slabslang goose egg — ničla, ničmilitary sl — polagati minefried eggs — pečena jajca "na oko"II [eg]transitive verb(on) spodbosti, spodbadati, siliti; z rumenjakom namazati; obmetavati z gnilimi jajci; nabirati jajcato egg and crumb — povaljati v jajcu in drobtinah, panirati -
17 foul
1. adjective1) ((especially of smell or taste) causing disgust: a foul smell.) gnusen2) (very unpleasant; nasty: a foul mess.) grd2. noun(an action etc which breaks the rules of a game: The other team committed a foul.) prekršek3. verb1) (to break the rules of a game (against): He fouled his opponent.) napraviti prekršek2) (to make dirty, especially with faeces: Dogs often foul the pavement.) onečediti•* * *I [faul]adjective ( foully adverb)umazan, smrdljiv, gnil, gnusen, pokvarjen, škodljiv, slab; grd; blaten; viharen; nepošten, protizakonitfoul play — zločin, prevaramedicine foul tongue — obložen jezikfoul weather — slabo vreme, neurjeto fall ( —ali run) foul of s.o. — trčiti, spreti se s komII [faul]adverbnepošteno, nepravilno, sramotnoto play foul — podlo ravnati, izdatiIII [faul]1.transitive verbumazati, zasmraditi; onečastiti; zamašiti, ovirati; zamotati, zaplesti; sport udariti, slabo ravnati;2.intransitive verbumazati, skaliti se; zaplesti se; nasestiIV [faul]nounslabo vreme, neurje; smola; nepravilna igra; sport nizek udarec; trčenje -
18 hen
[hen]1) (the female farmyard fowl: Hens lay eggs.) kokoš2) (the female of any bird: The hen is sitting on the nest; ( also adjective) a hen blackbird.) samica (ptičev)•- henpecked* * *[hen]nounkokoš; samica (ptičev)American slang there is a hen on — "nekaj se kuha" -
19 nestle
['nesl]1) (to lie close together as if in a nest: The children nestled together for warmth.) stisniti se2) (to settle comfortably: She nestled into the cushions.) ugnezditi se* * *[nesl]1.intransitive verbudobno se names!iti, ugnezditi se (in, into, down v; among med); priviti se, pritisniti se (to, against k);2.transitive verbpritisniti, nasloniti (obraz, glavo; on, to, against) -
20 nestling
[-liŋ]noun (a young bird (still in the nest).) ptičji mladič* * *[nésliŋ]nounzoology ptičji mladič, golec; figuratively otročiček
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