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[wulf] 1. plural - wolves; noun(a type of wild animal of the dog family, usually found hunting in packs.) volk2. verb(to eat greedily: He wolfed (down) his breakfast and hurried out.) jesti kot volk- wolf-cub- wolf-whistle
- keep the wolf from the door* * *Iplural wolves [wulf, -vz]nounzoology volk; volčja koža (kožuh); figuratively roparski, krut, pohlepen človek; music disonanca, neubranost; American slang ženskar, osvajač žensk, razuzdanecto cry wolf — povzročiti prazen preplah, za prazen nič alarmiratito have ( —ali to hold) the wolf by the ears figuratively biti v škripcih, ne si znati pomagatito keep the wolf from the door figuratively nekako, s težavo se prebijati (v življenju), komaj životaritiII [wulf]transitive verb(tudi wolf down) pohlepno požirati hrano, žreti; intransitive verb iti na lov na volkove, loviti volkove
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