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1 fish
plurals; see fish* * *I [fiš]nounriba; ribe; vulgar ženski spolni organto feed the fishes — imeti morsko bolezen; utonitineither fish, flesh or fowl — ne tič ne mišcolloquially to have other fish to fry — imeti druge opravkea pretty kettle of fish — neprijetno presenečenje, zmešnjava, kolobocijathere's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it — glavo pokonci, vse se še lahko uredi; za vsakega človeka se lahko najde nadomestiloa fish story — zlagana povest; bahavo pripovedovanjeII [fiš]intransitive verb & transitive verb( for) ribariti, ribe loviti; ven potegniti; figuratively prizadevati si, gnati se za čimto fish out — poloviti vse ribe; figuratively izmamitiIII [fiš]nounspona; tirniški stik; žetonIV [fiš]transitive verbzvezati, speti -
2 kettle
['ketl](a metal pot, usually with a special part for pouring and a lid, for heating liquids: a kettle full of boiling water.) kotliček* * *[ketl]nounkotel, kotliček, čajnik; geology ledeniška vrtača, ledeniško jezercethe pot calling the kettle black — sova, ki sinici glavana pravi -
3 pretty
['priti] 1. adjective1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) čeden2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!) lep2. adverb(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) precej- prettily- prettiness
- pretty much the same
- alike
- pretty well* * *I [príti]adjective ( prettily adverb)ljubek, čeden, prisrčen, dražesten, mikaven; afektiran, izumetničen, gizdav; colloquially precejšenAmerican a pretty pass — kritičen položajII [príti]nounlep človek, lepa stvar; vrezan rob v kozarcu; American plural okraski, lepe oblekemy pretty — lepotec (-tička) moj(a), moja draga, moj dragiIII [príti]adverbprilično, precejpretty good — kar dober, ne slabslang sitting pretty — kot ptička na vejiIV [príti]transitive verb to pretty up — polepšati
См. также в других словарях:
pretty kettle of fish — see under ↑kettle1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fish … Useful english dictionary
pretty kettle of fish — a bad state of affairs; a very difficult and annoying situation; something to be considered or reckoned with. From kiddle, a basket set in the opening of a weir for catching fish. Also called a nice kettle of fish … Dictionary of ichthyology
pretty kettle of fish — See: KETTLE OF FISH … Dictionary of American idioms
pretty kettle of fish — See: KETTLE OF FISH … Dictionary of American idioms
pretty\ kettle\ of\ fish — See: kettle of fish … Словарь американских идиом
a pretty kettle of fish — ► a pretty (or fine) kettle of fish informal an awkward state of affairs. Main Entry: ↑kettle … English terms dictionary
(a) pretty kettle of fish — mainly American a difficult situation. That s a fine kettle of fish the car won t start and I have to leave in five minutes … New idioms dictionary
kettle of fish — noun informal terms for a difficult situation he got into a terrible fix he made a muddle of his marriage • Syn: ↑fix, ↑hole, ↑jam, ↑mess, ↑muddle, ↑pickle • … Useful english dictionary
kettle of fish — {v. phr.}, {informal} Something to be considered; how things are; a happening; business. * /I thought he needed money, but it was another kettle of fish his car had disappeared./ Usually used with pretty , fine , nice , but meaning bad trouble. * … Dictionary of American idioms
kettle of fish — {v. phr.}, {informal} Something to be considered; how things are; a happening; business. * /I thought he needed money, but it was another kettle of fish his car had disappeared./ Usually used with pretty , fine , nice , but meaning bad trouble. * … Dictionary of American idioms
kettle\ of\ fish — v. phr. informal Something to be considered; how things are; a happening; business. I thought he needed money, but it was another kettle of fish his car had disappeared. Usually used with pretty , fine , nice , but meaning bad trouble. He had two … Словарь американских идиом