-
1 sleeve
[sli:v]1) (the part of a garment that covers the arm: He tore the sleeve of his jacket; a dress with long/short sleeves.) rokav2) ((also record-sleeve) a stiff envelope for a gramophone record.) ovitek gramofonske plošče3) (something, eg a tubular part in a piece of machinery, that covers as a sleeve of a garment does the arm.) ovoj•- - sleeved- sleeveless
- have/keep something up one's sleeve
- have/keep up one's sleeve* * *[sli:v]1.nounrokav (obleke); technical obojka, ki povezuje cevi; cev; torba (etui) za gramofonske ploščelawn sleeves — rokavi iz fine tkanine, podobni škofovskim rokavomto creep up s.o.'s sleeve figuratively prilizovati se komuto have a card up one's sleeve — imeti skrito karto, pripravljeno za uporaboto have s.th. up one's sleeve figuratively imeti nekaj za bregom, nekaj pripravljati, imeti skrite nameneto hang (to pin) on s.o.'s sleeve — obesiti se komu za rokav, figuratively ravnati se po njegovih nazorih itd.to roll (to turn) up one's sleeves — zavihati rokave, figuratively pripraviti se za delo, za borboto wear one's heart (up)on one's sleeve figuratively preodkrito kazati svoja čustva, biti preveč zaupljiv;2.transitive verbopremiti (obleko) z rokavi, prišiti rokave; technical opremiti z obojkami
См. также в других словарях:
leg-of-mutton sleeve — noun a sleeve which is full on the upper arm but close fitting on the forearm and wrist … English new terms dictionary
leg-of-mutton sleeve — … Useful english dictionary
leg-of-mutton — or leg o mutton adjective Date: 1840 having the approximately triangular shape or outline of a leg of mutton < a leg of mutton sleeve > < a leg of mutton sail > … New Collegiate Dictionary
leg-of-mutton — leg′ of mut′ton or leg′ o mut′ton adj. 1) having the triangular shape of a leg of mutton: a leg of mutton sail[/ex] 2) clo (of the sleeve of a dress or blouse) full and puffed from shoulder to elbow and then tightly fitted from elbow to wrist •… … From formal English to slang
leg-of-mutton — [leg′əv mut′ n] adj. shaped somewhat like a leg of mutton; specif., designating a sleeve that puffs out toward the shoulder … English World dictionary
leg-of-mutton — adjective or leg o mutton | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ : having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; especially : having a full upper arm and a fitted lower arm and wrist used of the sleeve of a woman s garment * * * /leg euh mut n, euhv /, adj … Useful english dictionary
leg-of-mutton — /lɛg ə ˈmʌtn/ (say leg uh mutn) adjective 1. having the triangular shape of a leg of mutton, as a sail, etc. 2. (of a sleeve) very full at the shoulder then narrowing so as to be closely fitting at the wrist …
leg-of-mut|ton — «LEHG uhv MUHT uhn», adjective. having the shape of a leg of mutton; wide at one end and narrow at the other: »a leg of mutton sleeve … Useful english dictionary
leg — n. & v. n. 1 a each of the limbs on which a person or animal walks and stands. b the part of this from the hip to the ankle. 2 a leg of an animal or bird as food. 3 an artificial leg (wooden leg). 4 a part of a garment covering a leg or part of a … Useful english dictionary
Sleeve — other|Sleeve (disambiguation)Sleeve (O. Eng. slieve , or slyf , a word allied to slip , cf. Dutch sloof ) is that part of a garment which covers the arm, or through which the arm passes or slips. The pattern of the sleeve is one of the… … Wikipedia
leg — Wāwae; kū auwāwae (rare). See drumstick. ♦ Leg of ham, ūhā hame. ♦ Leg of mutton, ūhā hipa. ♦ Leg of mutton sleeve, lima ūhā hipa. ♦ Lobster leg, wa awa a. ♦ Upper leg of crab, wāwae; hē (rare) … English-Hawaiian dictionary