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1 cock-and-bull story
(an absurd, unbelievable story.) izmišljotina* * *[kɔkənbulstɔ:ri]nounizmišljotina, lažna zgodba -
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[kok] 1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; ( also adjective) a cock sparrow.) petelin2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) pipa3) (a slang word for the penis.) klinec2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) pokonci (se) postaviti2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) napeti3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) na stran pomakniti•- cockerel- cocky
- cock-and-bull story
- cock-crow
- cock-eyed
- cocksure* * *I [kɔk]nounpetelin, (tudi na puški); petelinje petje; figuratively vodja; pipa, vetrnica; poševna lega klobuka na glavi; jeziček (na tehtnici); kazalec (na sončni uri); nautical medkrov; pilotov sedež; bahač, kolovodja; vulgar spolni udthat cock won't fight — tukaj nekaj ni v redu, to ne bo držalothe cock of the walk ( —ali roost) — glavna oseba, samozavestnežfamiliarly old cock — ljubi moj, človek božjiII [kɔk]1.transitive verb(up) pokonci postaviti; (klobuk) na stran pomakniti; napeti petelina na puški;2.intransitive verbšopiriti seto cock one's ears — z ušesi striči, prisluhnitito cock one's eye at s.o. — namigniti komuAmerican colloquially to go off half cocked — prenagliti seknocked into a cocked hat — onemel, osupel; popolnoma premaganIII [kɔk]1.nounkopica sena;2.transitive verbspravljati v kopice -
3 story
I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) zgodba2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) zgodbica, štorija•- a tall story II see storey* * *I [stɔ:ri]1.nounzgodba, pripoved, povest; zabavna zgodba, anekdota; pripovedka, bajka; obsolete zgodovina, historiat; legenda; verzija; fabula, dejanje (romana), zaplet (drame); colloquially laž, izmišljotina; lažnivec; literature junaška pesem, sagaaccording to your story — po tem, kar vi pripovedujete, po vaši verzijialways the old story figuratively vedno ista zgodba (pesem)the story of my life — moji doživljaji, moje življenjea funny story — zabavna, smešna zgodbaoh you story! — o ti lažnivec!nursery story — otroška bajka, pravljicait is quite another story now figuratively to je zdaj nekaj čisto drugegathe story goes that... — govori se, pravijo, da...to make (to cut) a long story short — na kratko povedano, da na kratko povemdon't tell stories! — ne izmišljaj si stvari!, ne govori laži!you have been telling me a story — eno si mi natvezel;2.transitive verbokrasiti z zgodovinskimi ali legendarnimi scenami; intransitive verb pripovedovatiII [stɔ:ri]nounsee storey nadstropje
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cock and bull story — UK US noun [countable] [singular cock and bull story plural cock and bull stories] informal a story that is silly and difficult to believe Thesaurus: types of story or play … Useful english dictionary
cock-and-bull story — {n. phr.} An exaggerated or unbelievable story. * / Stop feeding me such cock and bull stories, the detective said to the suspect./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cock-and-bull story — {n. phr.} An exaggerated or unbelievable story. * / Stop feeding me such cock and bull stories, the detective said to the suspect./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Cock and bull story — Cock Cock (k[o^]k), n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. {Chicken}.] 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. [1913 Webster] 2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cock-and-bull story — cock and bull stories N COUNT If you describe something that someone tells you as a cock and bull story, you mean that you do not believe it is true. [INFORMAL] Was it him who made you come to us with this cock and bull story? … English dictionary
cock and bull story — A cock and bull story is a lie someone tells that is completely unbelievable … The small dictionary of idiomes
cock-and-bull story — [käk′ən bool′] n. [for earlier cockalane < Fr ( saillir du) coq en l âne, lit., (to jump from) the cock to the donkey] an absurd, improbable story … English World dictionary
cock-and-bull story — cock and bull ,story noun count a story that is very silly and difficult to believe … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cock and bull story — ► NOUN informal ▪ a ridiculous and implausible story … English terms dictionary
cock-and-bull story — noun an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse • Syn: ↑fairytale, ↑fairy tale, ↑fairy story, ↑song and dance • Hypernyms: ↑fib, ↑story, ↑tale, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cock and bull story — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cock and bull story : singular cock and bull story plural cock and bull stories informal a story that is silly and difficult to believe … English dictionary