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1 neck
I [nek] noun1) (the part of the body between the head and chest: She wore a scarf around her neck.) vrat2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers that part of the body: The neck of that shirt is dirty.) ovratnik3) (anything like a neck in shape or position: the neck of a bottle.) vrat•- necklace- neckline
- necktie
- neck and neck II [nek] verb(to kiss, hug and caress (passionately); to pet.) ljubkovati* * *I [nek]nounvrat, tilnik; izrez (obleke); vratina (meso); anatomy vrat (maternice itd.); vrat pri violini, vrat steklenice; geography ožina (morska, kopenska) soteska; printing konus tiskarske črketo break one's neck — zlomiti si vrat; American nečloveško se namučiti, ugonobiti seto crane one's neck — (at, for) stegovati vratneck and neck division — glasovanje, pri katerem dobita obe strani enako število glasovslang to get ( —ali catch) it in the neck — biti hudo kaznovan, trpetineck and heel — docela, trdno (vezati)neck and neck — bok ob boku (dirkalni konji), enako število glasov, enakto save one's neck — rešiti se, rešiti si glavoto take s.o. by the neck — zgrabiti koga za vratneck and crop — popolnoma, kot dolg in širokto throw s.o. out neck and crop — na pete na glavo koga ven vrečito tread on s.o.'s neck — zaviti komu vratto win by a neck — zmagati za dolžino vratu (konjske dirke), za las zmagati (glasovanje)American colloquially neck of the woods — soseščinaII [nek]1.intransitive verb American slangljubimkati;2.transitive verbzaviti vrat (kuri), obglavititechnical to neck down — proti koncu zmanjšati premerIII [nek]nounBritish English zadnji snop požetega žita -
2 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) rep2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) rep2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) skrivaj slediti- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) cifra- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off* * *I [téil]1.nounrep; trtica; spodnji del; konec (sprevoda itd.); zadnji del pluga; stran kovanca z napisom; spremstvo; najslabši igralci kakega moštva, odpadki; stranka, privrženci; žaket, frak, škric, vlečka (obleke); plural colloquially družabna oblekatail of the trenches military najbolj sprednji jarkitail of a stream — tih, miren tok reketails up figuratively dobre volje, veselclose on s.o. 's tail — komu tik za petamicow's tail — figuratively razcefran konec vrvithe dirty end of the cow's tail — figuratively spolzko govorjenje (pogovor)heads or tail? — glava ali napis? (vprašamo, če mečemo kovanec v zrak za odločitev v kaki stvari)with his tail between his legs figuratively ves preplašen, kot polit cucekto be unable to make head or tail of s.th. — ne se spoznati, ne se moči znajti v čemto drop a pinch of salt on the tail of a bird (a hare); humorously natresti ptiču (zajcu) soli na rep (da bi ga ujeli)to go into tails figuratively hitro rastito follow the tail of a plough — držati plug za ročaj, biti kmetovalecshe looked at me out of the tail of her eye — skrivaj, s koncem očesa me je pogledalato put one's tail between one's legs — stisniti rep med noge, zbežatito turn tail — obrniti hrbet, planiti v beg, pete pokazati, popihati joto twist s.o.'s tail — figuratively nadlegovati ali dolgočasiti kogato twist the lion's tail — mučiti, izzivati leva (aluzija na tuje časnikarje ali govornike, ki izzivalno žalijo Anglijo)the tail wags the dog — rep miga s psom, figuratively najneumnejši (najmanj pomembni) komandira, vlada;2.adjectivenajbolj zadajšnji, zadnji, končni, repniII [téil]transitive verbdodati (čemu) rep; tvoriti konec (sprevoda, pogreba itd.); skrivaj slediti (komu); prirezati rep, prijeti ali vleči za rep; odtrgati pecelj (sadežu); čuvati (koga); privezati (z enim koncem) (to na); intransitive verb tvoriti rep; biti z enim koncem pritrjen v zid (npr. greda); sport pustiti se vleči (po strmini navzgor)to tail to the tide, to tail up and down the stream — dvigati in spuščati se na plimi (o zasidrani ladji);III [téil]nounjuridically omejitev dedne pravice, omejena lastninska pravica; premoženje, ki more pripasti samo otrokom lastnikaestate in tail male — imetje, ki lahko preide samo na moške dedičea tenant in tail — uživalec premoženja, ki mora pripasti njegovim naravnim dedičem
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