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1 stiff-necked
[stífnekt]adjectiveki ima trd vrat; figuratively trdovraten, trmast -
2 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
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Stiff-necked — a. Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff necked pride; a stiff necked people. Ex. xxxii. 9. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stiff-necked — stiff necked; stiff necked·ly; stiff necked·ness; … English syllables
stiff-necked — A stiff necked person is rather formal and finds it hard to relax in company … The small dictionary of idiomes
stiff-necked — stiff′ necked′ adj. 1) pat having a stiff neck; having torticollis 2) haughty and obstinate; refractory • Etymology: 1520–30 … From formal English to slang
stiff-necked — adj too proud, and refusing to change or obey = ↑stubborn … Dictionary of contemporary English
stiff-necked — [ ,stıf nekt ] adjective very determined and not willing to change: STUBBORN … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stiff-necked — stiff necked, *obstinate, stubborn, mulish, dogged, pertinacious, pigheaded, bullheaded … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stiff-necked — [stif′nekt΄] adj. stubborn; obstinate … English World dictionary
stiff-necked — also stiffnecked ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is stiff necked, you mean that they are proud and unwilling to do what other people want. Syn: stubborn, proud … English dictionary
stiff-necked — A stiff necked person is rather formal and finds it hard to relax in company. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Stiff-necked — A stiff necked person is rather formal and finds it hard to relax in company … Dictionary of English idioms