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1 bedpost
s visoki stup ili noga starinskog kreveta / between you and me and the # = u povjerenju, među nama rečeno -
2 devil
s 1. đavo, vrag, sotona; zloduh 2. porok 3. [cul] jako začinjeno jelo od mesa 4. stroj za rasčešljavanje (vune i dr.) 5. [fam] borbenost, energija / The Devil = sotona; poor # = jadnik, siromah, siromah čovjek; printer's # = štamparski naučnik ili kurir; the # of greed = porok pohlepe; a # of a fellow = vraški momak; this is the # = to je velika poteškoća, neprilika; like the # = žustro, kao sam đavo, kao divlji; to go to the # otići do đavola, propasti; [interj] the # = do vraga, vraga; # a one = što još ne bi, upravo, taman, da ne bi; the # & all = zlo i naopako, prokleta situacija; between the #and the deep sea = između dvije vatre, između Scile i Haribde # on two sticks = dječja igračka diabolo; #'s bedpost = trefova četvorka; # 's bones = kocke (za kockanje); #'s books = (igraće) karte; # take the hindmost = najnesposobnijeg (najsporijeg itd.) neka vrag nosi; to give the # his due = dati, priznati čak i neprijatelju što ga ide; the devil to pay = bit će vraga; talk of the # & he will appear = ne maljaj vraga na zid; the # among the tailors = graja, strka, svađa; vrsta vatrometa; #'s dust = tkanina od otpadaka (vune i dr.); he is a # to work = on je sila na poslu; that is the # of it = u tom grmu leži zec; [fam] to play the # with = poremetiti (pokvariti) što; to beath the #'s tattoo = bubnjati prstima* * *
demon
dođavola
dovraga
Ä‘avao
Ä‘avo
sotona
vrag -
3 twinkling
s 1. blistanje, svjetlucanje, treperenje, treptanje 2. [fig] trenutak, čas, / in a #, in the # of an eye, in the # of a bedpost = u tren, u tren oka, začas
См. также в других словарях:
Bedpost — Bed post , n. 1. One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead. [1913 Webster] 2. Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See {Bedstaff}. Brewer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedpost — (n.) also bed post, 1590s, from BED (Cf. bed) (n.) + POST (Cf. post) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
bedpost — ► NOUN ▪ any of the four upright supports of a bedstead … English terms dictionary
bedpost — [bed′pōst΄] n. any of the vertical posts at the corners of some beds, often tall enough to support a canopy … English World dictionary
bedpost — UK [ˈbedˌpəʊst] / US [ˈbedˌpoʊst] noun [countable] Word forms bedpost : singular bedpost plural bedposts one of the four upright pieces of wood at each corner of a bed, especially an old fashioned bed … English dictionary
bedpost — [[t]be̱dpoʊst[/t]] bedposts also bed post N COUNT A bedpost is one of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bed with an old fashioned wooden or iron frame … English dictionary
bedpost — See you, me and the bedpost, between … A concise dictionary of English slang
bedpost — n. any of the four upright supports of a bedstead. Phrases and idioms: between you and me and the bedpost colloq. in strict confidence … Useful english dictionary
bedpost — noun Date: 1598 the usually turned or carved post of a bed … New Collegiate Dictionary
bedpost — /bed pohst /, n. 1. one of the upright supports of a bedstead. 2. bedposts, Bowling. a split in which the seven and ten pins remain standing. [1590 1600; BED + POST1] * * * … Universalium
bedpost — noun Any of the four upright supports of a bedstead … Wiktionary
