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['ʃəuldə] 1. noun1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) rama2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) hrbet3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) rama4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) pleče2. verb1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) naložiti si2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) prevzeti (vso odgovornost)3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) preriniti se•- put one's shoulder to the wheel
- shoulder to shoulder* * *I [šóuldə]nounrama, pleče; plural gornji del hrbta, hrbet; figuratively izboklina v obliki rame; bankina; military drža (vojaka) s puško na ramishoulder to shoulder — z ramo ob rami, z združenimi močmistraight from the shoulder figuratively brez ovinkov, brez okolišanja, naravnost, v brk, odkrito; uspešen (udarec)over the shoulder(s) figuratively čez ramena, posredno, ironično, indirektnoto cry on s.o.'s shoulder figuratively tožiti komu, iskati sočutja pri komto give (to turn) s.o. the cold shoulder — komu hrbet pokazati, hladno se vesti do koga, ignorirati koga, prezirljivo ravnati s komhe has broad shoulders figuratively on mnogo prenese (lahko prenaša), nosi velika bremena (odgovornosti)you can't put old heads upon young shoulders figuratively mladost je norostto put (to set) one's shoulders — zelo si prizadevati, odločno se lotitito rub shoulders with s.o. — družiti se s kom, priti v stik, biti v prijateljskih stikih s komyou have taken too much on your shoulders — preveč si si naložil, naprtil na ramena (tudi figuratively)II [šóuldə]transitive verbdati (naprtiti, vzeti, naložiti si) na rame (hrbet); figuratively prevzeti (dolžnost, odgovornost itd.); suniti, porivati, riniti z rameni; intransitive verb udariti z rameni ( against ob), preriniti se (z rameni) ( through skozi)shoulder arms! military puško na rame!to shoulder the responsibilily — naložiti si, prevzeti odgovornostto shoulder one's way through the crowd — (z rameni) si delati pot, se preriniti, se prebiti skozi množico
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broad shoulders — wide shoulders, shoulders which have a great width … English contemporary dictionary
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broad — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English brood, from Old English brād; akin to Old High German breit broad Date: before 12th century 1. a. having ample extent from side to side or between limits < broad shoulders > b. having a specified extension… … New Collegiate Dictionary
broad — 01. A meeting was held to discuss a [broad] number of issues currently facing the company. 02. Reading many books can [broaden] your knowledge. 03. She has a [broad] knowledge of European history. 04. The new leader s social policy initiatives… … Grammatical examples in English
broad — broad1 W2S2 [bro:d US bro:d] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(wide)¦ 2¦(including a lot)¦ 3¦(general)¦ 4¦(large area)¦ 5¦(way of speaking)¦ 6 broad smile/grin 7 in broad daylight 8 broad hint 9 a broad church 10¦(humour)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
broad — broad1 [ brɔd ] adjective *** 1. ) wide: He was of medium height, but had very broad shoulders. a broad shady path With a broad sweep of his arm, he indicated the town below us. a broad expanse (=a wide area): The road passed through a broad… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
broad — I UK [brɔːd] / US [brɔd] adjective Word forms broad : adjective broad comparative broader superlative broadest *** 1) a) wide He was of medium height, but had very broad shoulders. a broad shady path With a broad sweep of his arm, he indicated… … English dictionary
broad — 1 adjective 1 WIDE a road, river, or part of someone s body etc that is broad is wide: We went along a broad carpeted passage. | He was six feet tall, with broad shoulders and slender hips. | 6 feet/3 metres etc broad The track was three metres… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
broad*/*/*/ — [brɔːd] adj 1) wide Ant: narrow He had very broad shoulders.[/ex] a broad shady path[/ex] 2) including many different things or people Ant: narrow I meet a broad range of people in my job.[/ex] 3) expressed in a general way, without many details… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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