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1 beast/bird of prey
(an animal, eg the lion, or a bird, eg the eagle, that kills and eats others.) roparica -
2 prey
plural; see prey* * *I [préi]nounrop, plen; figuratively žrtevto fall a prey to — postati žrtev koga, česaII [préi]intransitive verbprežati ( upon na), ropati, pleniti; pograbiti, požreti (plen); figuratively prevariti, nasankati, opehariti; figuratively gristi, glodati, težiti, moritito prey on one's mind — ležati na duši, težiti -
3 bird
[bə:d](a two-legged feathered creature, with a beak and two wings, with which most can fly: Kiwis and ostriches are birds which cannot fly.) ptič* * *[bə:d]nounptič, ptičicaslang deklica, dečko, oseba; American slang navdušenec; čudak; figuratively old bird — lisjak, zvitorepec, tičto do s.th. like a bird — zelo rad, z lahkoto kaj nareditibirds of a feather flock together — ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo, Šimen Šimnu godeto give the bird — zavrniti, odkloniti, izžvižgatia bird in the hand is worth two in the bush — boljši danes vrabec kakor jutri zajec, bolje drži ga kot lovi gato kill two birds with one stone — dve stvari hkrati opraviti, dve muhi naenkrat ubitia little bird told me so — nekdo (ne smem ali nočem povedati, kdo) mi je povedalbird of paradise — rajska ptica, rajčica -
4 eagle
['i:ɡl](a kind of large bird of prey noted for its good eyesight.) orel* * *[í:gl]nounzoology orel; sport vrsta zadetka pri golfu; American desetdolarski zlati noveczoology golden eagle — planinski ali zlati orel -
5 falcon
(a kind of bird of prey sometimes used for hunting.) sokol* * *[fɔ:(l)kən]nounzoology sokol; history majhen top, topič -
6 hawk
I [ho:k] noun(a type of bird of prey.) sokolII [ho:k] verb(to carry goods round for sale.) krošnjariti- hawker* * *I [hɔ:k]nounzoology kragulj, kanja, jastreb, sokol, postovka; figuratively grabežljivec, sleparII [hɔ:k]intransitive verb & transitive verbloviti s sokolom, pognati se kot jastreb (at na)III [hɔ:k]transitive verbkrošnjariti, prodajati po hišah; figuratively trositi (govorice, laži)IV [hɔ:k]1.nounodhrkavanje, hrkanje;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbodhrkniti (se), hrkati, odkašljati se; (up) izkašljati (pljunek)V [hɔ:k]noundeščica za malto -
7 talon
['tælən](the claw of a bird of prey.) krempelj* * *[taelən]nounkrempelj; dolg noht; economy talon, obnovitveni list na kuponski poli; (kartanje) karte, ki ostanejo po razdelitvi; (mečevanje) sunek -
8 vulture
(a type of large bird of prey feeding chiefly on dead bodies.) jastreb* * *[vʌlčə]nounzoology jastreb, mrhar; figuratively mrhovinar, hijena, krvoses, oderuh, pohlepnež, ki se okoristi z nesrečo drugih -
9 raven
['reivən](a large black bird of the crow family.) krokar* * *I [réivən]1.nounzoologykrokar;2.adjectivečrn kot krokarII [raevən]1.intransitive verbropati, pleniti, grabiti, iskati plen; požrešno jesti, požreševati, goltati; biti lačen ali žejen ( for česa), biti pohlepen; hlepeti, koprneti, hrepeneti po čem; transitive verb pogoltniti, požreti (& figuratively) to raven for blood — žejati po krvito raven after prey — iti na iskanje plena, za plenom;2.nounrop(anje), plenjenje; plen
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