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1 odds and ends
(small objects etc of different kinds: There were various odds and ends lying about on the table.) drobnarije -
2 odds
1) (chances; probability: The odds are that he will win.) verjetnost2) (a difference in strength, in favour of one side: They are fighting against heavy odds.) premoč* * *[ɔdz]nounplural (često edninska konstrukcija) neenakost, različnost, razlika; premoč; nesloga, spor; verjetnost, sreča; sport prednost (slabšemu tekmecu); neenaka stava, razlika med stavo in dobičkom pri staviodds and ends — drobnarije, ostankito give s.o. odds — dati tekmecu prednostagainst long odds — proti veliki premoči, z malo upanja na uspehit makes ( —ali is) no odds — nič ne de, ni važnoodds are against us — izgubljamo; verjetnost, da dobimo je zelo majhnathe odds are that — verjetno je, dawhat's the odds? — kaj je na tem?, to pa res ni važno!what odds is it to him? — kaj pa je to njemu mar?, kaj ga pa to briga? -
3 odd
[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) nenavaden2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) lih3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) brez para4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) priložnosten•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds?* * *I [ɔd]adjective ( oddly adverb)odvečen; lih, neparen, presežen, brez para, nadštevilen; priložnosten, prigoden; čuden, nenavaden, čudaškiodd jobs — priložnostni opravki, drobna delaodd man out — človek, ki je ostal brez paraat odd moments ( —ali times) — priložnostno, tu in tamodd months — meseci, ki imajo 31 dnieconomy odd lot — slab borzni zaključek; American malenkostna množinaII [ɔd]nounnekaj čudnega, nekaj nenavadnega; prednostni udarec (pri golfu) -
4 residuary
[rizíduəri]adverb ( residuarily adverb)prestal, ostal(i)residuary legatee juridically glavni, univerzalni dedič (vsega premoženja, potem ko se plačajo vsi dolgovi, pristojbine itd.)
См. также в других словарях:
Odds and ends — Odds Odds ([o^]dz), n. sing. & pl. [See {Odd}, a.] 1. Difference in favor of one and against another; excess of one of two things or numbers over the other; inequality; advantage; superiority; hence, excess of chances; probability. The odds are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
odds and ends — {n. phr.} Miscellaneous items; remnants. * /After the great annual clearance sale there were only a few odds and ends left in the store./ … Dictionary of American idioms
odds and ends — {n. phr.} Miscellaneous items; remnants. * /After the great annual clearance sale there were only a few odds and ends left in the store./ … Dictionary of American idioms
odds and ends — Odds and ends are small, remnant articles and things the same as bits and bobs. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** Odds and ends are small articles, or bits and pieces of all sorts, usually of little value. I keep my odds and ends in… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
odds and ends — also .odds and sods BrE informal n [plural] small things of various kinds without much value ▪ He didn t keep much in his desk just a few odds and ends … Dictionary of contemporary English
odds and ends — are small, remnant articles and things the same as bits and bobs … The small dictionary of idiomes
odds and ends — noun plural small things that are all different and not valuable or important: a drawer full of odds and ends … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Odds and ends — Odds and ends are small, remnant articles and things the same as bits and bobs … Dictionary of English idioms
odds and ends — [n] miscellaneous paraphernalia assortment, bits, bits and pieces*, debris, etcetera*, hodgepodge, jumble, leavings, litter, medley, mélange, melee, miscellany, motley, oddments, olio, particles, potpourri, remnants, rest, rubbish, rummage,… … New thesaurus
odds and ends — odds′ and ends′ n. pl. 1) miscellaneous items, matters, etc 2) fragments; remnants; scraps; bits • Etymology: 1740–50 … From formal English to slang
odds and ends — ► odds and ends miscellaneous articles or remnants. Main Entry: ↑odd … English terms dictionary