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1 glove
(a covering for the hand: a pair of gloves.) rokavica* * *I [glʌv]nounrokavicato be hand and glove with s.o. — biti s kom zelo zaupento handle without gloves ( —ali with the gloves off) — strogo, surovo ravnatito take off the gloves — pripraviti se na boj, neusmiljeno se vestito fit like a glove — tesno se prilegati; biti pravšenII [glʌv]transitive verbobleči rokavice -
2 velvet
['velvit]noun, adjective((of) a type of cloth made from silk etc with a soft, thick surface: Her dress was made of velvet; a velvet jacket.) žamet- velvety* * *[vélvit]1.nounbaržun, žamet, žametu podobna tkanina; zoology baržunast ovoj na novih rogovih srnjakov; figuratively baržunasta površina (ki se vda pod prstom)black velvet slang pijača sekta in močnega piva; slang lahkó pridobljen dobičeksilk velvet — svileni žamet;2.adjectivebaržunast, žametast; mehek; figuratively priliznjen, hinavski; v ugodnem finančnem položajua velvet tread figuratively tiha in mehka hojavelvet paws figuratively žametaste tačke, uglajeno vedenje (manire)to handle s.o. with velvet gloves — ravnati s kom z žametastimi rokavicamian iron hand in a velvet glove — železna roka v žametasti rokavici, figuratively krutost, skrita pod lepimi besedami, milim vedenjem itd.
См. также в других словарях:
(an) iron hand (in a velvet glove) — an iron ˈfist/ˈhand (in a velvet ˈglove) idiom if you use the words an iron fist/hand when describing the way that sb behaves, you mean that they treat people severely. This treatment may be hidden behind a kind appearance (the velvet glove) •… … Useful english dictionary
an iron hand in a velvet glove — something that you say when you are describing someone who seems to be gentle but is in fact severe and firm. To enforce each new law the president uses persuasion first, and then force the iron hand in the velvet glove … New idioms dictionary
an iron hand in a velvet glove — ► an iron hand (or fist) in a velvet glove firmness or ruthlessness cloaked in outward gentleness. Main Entry: ↑iron … English terms dictionary
an iron hand in a velvet glove — an iron hand (or fist) in a velvet glove firmness or ruthlessness cloaked in outward gentleness … Useful english dictionary
(an) iron fist (in a velvet glove) — an iron ˈfist/ˈhand (in a velvet ˈglove) idiom if you use the words an iron fist/hand when describing the way that sb behaves, you mean that they treat people severely. This treatment may be hidden behind a kind appearance (the velvet glove) •… … Useful english dictionary
an iron fist in a velvet glove — something that you say when you are describing someone who seems to be gentle but is in fact severe and firm. To enforce each new law the president uses persuasion first, and then force the iron hand in the velvet glove … New idioms dictionary
iron hand in a velvet glove — strength hidden by softness … English contemporary dictionary
an iron fist in a velvet glove — ► an iron hand (or fist) in a velvet glove firmness or ruthlessness cloaked in outward gentleness. Main Entry: ↑iron … English terms dictionary
velvet glove — /vɛlvət ˈglʌv/ (say velvuht gluv) noun 1. a superficially pleasant manner concealing ruthless determination. –phrase 2. an iron fist (or hand) in a velvet glove, a stern disciplinarian or authoritarian nature concealed beneath an amiable manner:… …
velvet glove — noun : superficial gentleness and courtesy masking a strong and unyielding will or determination the communists were on the … Peninsula only six months in any force, so the people did not have a chance to feel the iron beneath their velvet glove… … Useful english dictionary
iron hand — noun : stern or rigorous control * * * strict or harsh control: The general governed the country with an iron hand. [1840 50] * * * iron hand noun Strict, despotic control (the iron hand is sometimes hidden in the velvet glove, qv) • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary