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1 dainty
['deinti](small or fragile and attractive: a dainty little girl.) ljubek- daintily- daintiness* * *I [déinti]adjective ( daintily adverb)izbirčen, sladkosneden; okusen; negovan, eleganten; rahločutendainty bits — slaščice, delikateseII [déinti]nounslaščica, poslastica, delikatesa -
2 dainty-mouthed
[déintimauðd]adjectivesladkosneden; pohlepen, požrešen -
3 bit
[bit]past tense; = bite* * *I [bit]nounkošček, grižljaj; brada ključa; stružilo, rezilo; žvale; novčič, malenkost; konjsko zobovje; nadzorstvo, kontrolaby bits, bit by bit — polagoma, malo po malemthe biter bit — osleparjeni slepar; kdor drugemu jamo kopljeto draw bit — (konja) zadržati, zmanjšati hitrostevery bit — polagoma; docelato give s.o. a bit of one's mind — povedati komu svoje mnenjenot a bit — niti malo ne, sploh nea bit on — okajen, v rožicahbits and pieces — drobnarije, drobni ostankiII [bit]preterite & archaic past participleod biteIII [bit]transitive verbuzdati, (u)krotiti, zadrževati -
4 delicate
['delikət]1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) občutljiv2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) nežen3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) fin, natančen4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) prefinjen•- delicacy* * *[délikit]adjective ( delicately adverb)okusen, slasten; nežen, občutljiv; rahel; rahločuten, takten, skromen; prefinjen, izbirčen; oprezen; figuratively kočljiv -
5 feeder
[fí:də]nounjedec; jasli, korito; pritok; stranska proga ali cesta; slinček; steklenica za zalivančkaa large ( —ali gross, greedy) feeder — velik jedec, požrešnež -
6 mince
[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) sesekljati2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) drobencljati2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) sesekljano meso- mincer- mincing
- mincingly
- mincemeat* * *I [mins]noun(zlasti British English) sesekljano mesoII [mins]1.transitive verb(se)sekljati, razkosati, zmleti meso; figuratively olepšati, ublažiti;2.intransitive verbvesti se prisiljenonot to mince one's words ( —ali matters) — povedati brez ovinkov, naravnost povedatito mince one's steps — drobno hoditi, drobneti -
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8 morsel
['mo:səl](a small piece of something, especially food: a tasty morsel of fish for the cat.) grižljaj* * *[mɔ:səl]noungrižljaj, zalogaj; drobec, malenkost
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