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1 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) blazina2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) blazina2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) ublažiti* * *I [kúšən]nounblazina, blazinica; rob biljardne mizeII [kúšən]transitive verboblaziniti, z blazinami obložiti ali okrasiti -
2 pad
I 1. [pæd] noun1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) blazina2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) pisalni blok3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) izstrelitvena ploščad2. verb(to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.) oblaziniti- padding- pad out II [pæd] past tense, past participle - padded; verb(to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.) mehko hoditi* * *I [pæd]nounblazina, blazinica, svitek; sport nanožnica, golenica, varovalna podloga (pri obleki za hockey itd.); pisalni blok ( writing ŋ); šapa, taca (zajca, lisice), blazinica na šapi; American list vodne lilije; aeronautics rampa za segrevanje motorjev, startna ravnina, ploskev za izstrelitev rakete; American podkupnina (izsiljevalcem); košarica (kot mera za sadje)II [pæd]transitive verbnapolniti (blazino), tapecirati, vatirati; izdati glasovnice z izmišljenimi imeni; po nepotrebnem povečati število osebjato pad out — prenaširoko pisati ali govoriti, mlatiti prazno slamoIII [pæd]nounodmev korakov; jahalni konj; British English slang pot, steza, cestaIV [pæd]transitive verb & intransitive verbpešačiti, vleči seto pad along — tavati, racati -
3 pillow
['piləu] 1. noun(a kind of cushion for the head, especially on a bed.) blazina2. verb(to rest (one's head): He pillowed his head on her breast.) nasloniti* * *I [pílou]nounblazina; technical ležaj; blazinica za kleklanjeto take counsel of one's pillow — prespati kaj, še enkrat premislitiII [pílou]1.transitive verbpoložiti na blazino, podpreti (glavo) z blazino;2.intransitive verbnasloniti se na blazino, počivati na blazini, biti za blazino -
4 thump
1. noun((the sound of) a heavy blow or hit: They heard a thump on the door; He gave him a thump on the head.) zamolkel udarec2. verb(to hit, move or fall with, or make, a dull, heavy noise.) močno udariti* * *[mʌmp]1.nountežak, zamolkel udarec; trkanjea thump at the door — trkanje na vrata;2.transitive verb(močno) udariti, udarjati, tolči (at, on po); butati; pretepsti; vbijati; intransitive verb tolči, biti, udarjati (o srcu); lreščiti, udariti; težko iti; štrbunknili, telebnitito thump the cushion ecclesiastic udarjati po blazini prižnice; energično govoritito thump knowledge into s.o. — vbijati komu znanje v glavo -
5 tassel
['tæsəl](a decoration, consisting of a hanging bunch of threads tied firmly at one end and loose at the other end, put eg on a cushion, a hat, a shawl etc.) čopek* * *[tæsl]1.nounčop(ek), resa (okras pri blagu); svilena vrvica kot bralni znak (v knjigi); American botany brada pri koruzi;2.transitive verbokrasiti s čopki, z resami; American odstraniti brado pri koruzi
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cushion — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. coissin seat cushion (12c., Mod.Fr. coussin), probably a variant of V.L. *coxinum, from L. coxa hip, thigh, or from L. culcita mattress. Someone has counted more than 400 spellings of the plural of this word in M.E. wills… … Etymology dictionary
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cushion — I. noun Etymology: Middle English cusshin, from Anglo French cussin, quissin, from Vulgar Latin *coxinus, from Latin coxa hip more at coxa Date: 14th century 1. a soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling 2. a bodily… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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