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121 pigeon
['pi‹ən](any of several kinds of bird of the dove family.) golob- pigeon-toed* * *I [pídžin]noungolob; slang prismoda, tepec, lahkovernež; American slang deklepigeon's milk — napol prebavljena hrana, s katero golobi hranijo svoje mladičeII [pídžin]transitive verbslang varati (pri igri), oskubsti (of česa) -
122 plumage
['plu:mi‹](the feathers of a bird or birds: The peacock has (a) brilliant plumage.) ptičje perje* * *[plú:midž]nounptičje perje -
123 predator
['predətə](a bird, eg a hawk, or animal, eg a lion, that attacks and kills others for food.) roparica* * *[prédətə]nounropaželjen človek -
124 robin
['robin]1) (a small European bird with a red breast.) taščica2) (an American thrush with an orange-red breast.) ameriški drozg* * *[rɔbin]noun(= robin redbreast) zoology taščica -
125 roost
[ru:st] 1. noun(a branch etc on which a bird rests at night.) gred2. verb((of birds) to sit or sleep on a roost.) sedeti na gredi- rooster- rule the roost* * *I [ru:st]noungred, greda; gred za kokoši; kokošnjak; kurnik; colloquially ležišče, počivališče, prenočiščeat roost — na gredi, figuratively v posteljito be at roost — spati (o perutnini); figuratively spati (o ljudeh)to go to roost — iti spat, iti na počivanjeto rule the roost figuratively biti gospodar, gospodariti, vladati, voditicurses come home to roost — kletve se maščujejo tistemu, ki jih uporablja; kdor drugim jamo koplje, sam vanjo padeII [ru:st]intransitive verb & transitive verb(o perutnini) sedeti ali spati na gredi, sedé spati; colloquially figuratively (o osebah) leči (k počitku), spati, iti spat, prespati noč, prenočiti; nuditi, dati komu prenočišče, spraviti koga pod streho -
126 salt
[so:lt] 1. noun1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) sol2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sol3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) morski volk2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) slan3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) soliti- salted- saltness
- salty
- saltiness
- bath salts
- the salt of the earth
- take something with a grain/pinch of salt
- take with a grain/pinch of salt* * *I [sɔ:lt]noun(kuhinjska) sol; chemistry sol (često plural); medicine (odvajalna) sol; figuratively začimba, sol, ostroumnost, dovtipnost, duhovitost; familiarly mornar; sodček za solin salt — namočen v raztopini soli, nasoljenabove (below) the salt figuratively na gornjem (spodnjem) koncu mizewith a grain of salt figuratively razsodno, s pametnim premislekom, ne dobesednothe salt of the earth figuratively sol zemlje, elitaan old salt — star mornar, figuratively morski volkattic salt figuratively duhovitostGlauber's salt — Glauberjeva grenka sol, natrijev sulfatEpsom salt — grenka sol, magnezijev sulfat, purgativa speech full of salt — začinjen, zabeljen govortable salt — namizna, fina solto be the salt of earth figuratively biti sol (elita, smetana) zemljeyou are not made of salt figuratively nisi iz sladkorja (lahkó greš na dež)he is not worth his salt figuratively ni za nobeno rabo, je popolnoma nesposobento eat salt with s.o. — biti gost kogato eat s.o.'s salt figuratively uživati gostoljubnost koga, jesti njegov kruh; biti odvisen od kogato be seated above (below) the salt history zavzemati mesto uglednega (nepomembnega) gosta pri mizito take with a grain of salt — vzeti (kaj) z vso opreznostjo, zadržanostjo, rezervoII [sɔ:lt]adjective ( saltly adverb)slan; soljen, nasoljen, prežet s soljo; preplavljen s slano (zlasti morsko) vodo; rastoč v slani vodi; figuratively oster, jedek, hud, zasoljen, popopran (cena, šala); archaic pohoten, poltensalt horse slang nasoljeno meso (govedina)salt junk slang nasoljeno mesosalt tears figuratively grenke solzesalt water — slana, morska vodaIII [sɔ:lt]transitive verb(po-, za-) soliti; posuti sneg s soljo (da se stopi); figuratively začiniti (s soljo), popoprati; slang napačno prikazati, olepšati; commerce zasoliti (račun)to salt an account commerce navesti zelo visoke cene, zasoliti cene (za kako blago)to salt the books — "pofrizirati" knjigovodske knjige, prikazati večji dobiček, kot je v resnicito salt a mine figuratively razmetati rudo po najdišču, da je videti bogatejšeto salt away, to salt down — nasoliti; slang odložiti, dati na stran, varčevati; spraviti, shraniti (denar) za rezervo -
127 sanctuary
['sæŋk uəri]plural - sanctuaries; noun1) (a holy or sacred place: the sanctuary of the god Apollo.) svetišče2) (a place of safety from eg arrest: In earlier times a criminal could use a church as a sanctuary.) zatočišče3) (an area of land in which the killing of wild animals etc is forbidden: a bird sanctuary.) rezervat* * *[saeŋktjuəri]nounsvetišče, cerkev, božja hiša; figuratively pribežališče, zatočišče, azil; hunting varno področje, zaklonišče za divjačino, lovopust; zaščitno področje za rastline, narodni parkto seek sanctuary — iskati zaščito, zatočišče -
128 song
[soŋ]1) (something (to be) sung: He wrote this song for his wife to sing.) pesem2) (singing: He burst into song.) petje3) (the sound(s) made by a bird: birdsong.) petje•- songbird- songwriter* * *[sɔŋ]nounpesem (za petje), petje; spev, pesem, pesnitev, poezija; figuratively malenkostfor an old song figuratively zelo pocenisong of a motor — šum, brnenje motorjano song, no supper figuratively za malo denarja, malo muzike, za (iz) nič ni ničfolk song, traditional song — ljudska (narodna) pesempart song music pesem za več glasovto buy (to sell, to get) for a song (for a mere song) — kupiti (prodati, dobiti) za skorjico kruha (zelo poceni, skoraj zastonj)he gave me a song and dance about how busy he was — pripovedoval mi je čuda o tem, koliko dela imato sing another song (a different song) — drugo pesmico zapeti, figuratively spremeniti ton, ubrati druge strunethat's nothing to make a song about — zaradi tega ni treba delati nobenega hrupa, to ni važno
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