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1 brow
1) (the eyebrow: huge, bushy brows.) obrv2) (the forehead.) čelo3) (the top (of a hill): over the brow of the hill.) vrh* * *I [brau]nounobrv, čelo; izraz obraza; skalni rob, strminaII [brau]nounnautical ladijski mostič -
2 brow-ague
[bráueigju:]nounmedicine migrena -
3 brow-antlers
[bráuæntləz]nounplural nadočnik (parožek na jelenovem rogovju) -
4 high-brow
[háibrau]1.adjectivevzvišen, zelo izobražen;2.nounvzvišen človek, zelo izobražen človek -
5 bend
[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) upogniti (se), zaviti2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) prisiliti2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) ovinek- bent on* * *I [bend]1.transitive verbupogniti, upogibati; (s)kriviti, zaviti; nautical (pri)vezati, pritrditi; (to kam) usmerjati, usmeriti; napeti (lok); skloniti; figuratively podrediti, podvreči, spraviti pod svojo oblast;2.intransitive verbskloniti, sklanjati se; upogniti, upogibati se; vdati, ukloniti sefiguratively to bend one's steps — usmeriti seII [bend]nounpregib; zavoj, ovinek; technical koleno; nautical vozel; prečna črta na grbu; goveje usnje za podplateget a bend on you! — podvizaj(te) se!to go on the bend — krokati, pijančevati -
6 cloud
1.1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) oblak2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) oblak, roj3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) senca2. verb1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) pooblačiti se2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) zamegliti se3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) stemniti se•- cloudy
- cloudburst
- under a cloud* * *I [klaud]nounoblak, megla, para; temna lisa, madež; motnost; figuratively mrak, tema, senca; množica, roj; nesreča; plural višje sfere, neboto drop from the clouds — nepričakovano se prikazati, z neba pastiunder a cloud — pod sumom, na slabem glasu; v težavah, brez denarjaa cloud on one's brow — mrk, namrgodenII [klaud]1.transitive verbzatemniti, z oblaki pokriti; zamegliti, skaliti, moarirati;2.intransitive verb(over, up); pooblačiti se, potemneti; skaliti se, zamegliti se -
7 contract
1. [kən'trækt] verb1) (to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc: Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.) skrajšati, skrčiti (se)2) ( to promise legally in writing: They contracted to supply us with cable.) obvezati se3) (to become infected with (a disease): He contracted malaria.) nalesti4) (to promise (in marriage).) zaročiti se2. ['kontrækt] noun(a legal written agreement: He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.) pogodba, sporazum- contractor* * *I [kɔntrækt]noundogovor, sporazum; zaroka; sezonska kartato enter into contract with, to make a contract with s.o. — dogovoriti, sporazumeti se s kommarriage contract, matrimonial contract — zakonska pogodbaII [kəntraekt]1.transitive verbskrčiti, zožiti, stisniti, zgostiti; nagubati, namrščiti, grbančiti; skup potegniti, vleči, (z)manjšati; pridobiti, nalesti;2.intransitive verbzmanjšati, skrčiti se; sporazumeti se; obvezati se; technical sprijemati se -
8 forehead
['forid, 'fo:(r)hed](the part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline; the brow: Her hair covers her forehead.) čelo* * *[fɔ:rid, fɔ:hed]nounanatomy čelo; figuratively archaic predrznost -
9 mop
[mop] 1. noun1) (a pad of sponge, or a bunch of pieces of coarse string or yarn etc, fixed on a handle, for washing floors, dishes etc.) brisalo z držajem2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) kušter, čop3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) brisanje2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) pobrisati2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) obrisati•- mop up* * *I [mop]nounbrisalo z držajem za pranje poda; krpa za pranje poda, gobica (iz gaze); kušterII [mɔp]transitive verbpobrisati, obrisati s krpo za podslang to mop the floor with s.o. — pometati s kom, popolnoma premagatito mop up (with, from) — pobrisati (s čim, s česa); slang pograbiti (dobiček); military razpršiti ali pobiti osamljene sovražnikove skupine; British English slang lokati, polokatiIII [mɔp]nounspakovanje, mrdanje, kremženjeIV [mɔp]intransitive verbspakovati se, kremžiti seto mop and mow — kremžiti se, pačiti se -
10 purse
[pə:s] 1. noun1) (a small bag for carrying money: I looked in my purse for some change.) denarnica2) ((American) a handbag.) torbica2. verb(to close (the lips) tightly: She pursed her lips in anger.) stisniti (ustnice)- purser* * *I [pə:s]nounmošnja, denarnica, ročna torbica; figuratively denar, denarna sredstva; denarna nagrada, prispeveklight purse — suha mošnja, siromaštvolong ( —ali heavy, well-lined) purse — rejena mošnja, bogastvoII [pə:s]1.transitive verb(tudi up) nagubati, nabrati (čelo), stisniti (ustnice), našobiti (usta);2.intransitive verbnagubati se, nabrati seto purse one's brow — nasršiti obrvi, nabrati čelo -
11 scowl
1. verb(to wrinkle the brow in displeasure: He scowled furiously (at her).) mrščiti se2. noun(angry expression on the face.) mrščenje* * *[skául]1.nounmrščenje čela; mrk videz, srdit pogled (grimasa);2.intransitive verbmrko gledati, mrščiti se, mrščiti obrvi, gledati z neodobravanjemto scowl at s.o. — jezno (nevoljno, postrani, godrnjaje, neodobravajoče) koga gledati; transitive verb izraziti (kaj) z mrkim pogledom; (= scowl down) premagati, prisiliti (koga) z mrkim pogledomto scowl s.o. to silence — utišati koga z mrkim pogledom -
12 smooth
[smu:ð] 1. adjective1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) gladek2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) gladek3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) miren4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) miren5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) meden2. verb1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) izgladiti2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) nanesti•- smoothen- smoothly
- smoothness* * *I [smu:ð]1.adjectivegladek; raven; miren; mehek voljan; enakomeren; prijeten; zvožen, obrabljen, gladek (pnevmatika); eleganten, zanosen (glasba); izbrušen, tekoč (govor); gladek kot jegulja, jeguljast, prilizljiv, dobrikav, hinavski; mil, blag (vino); technical brez trenja, gladek; linguistics brez aspiracijesmooth sea — gladko, mirno morjesmooth tire casing — zvožena, gladka pnevmatika (plašč)I am now in smooth water figuratively zmogel sem to, uspelo mi je, sedaj sem doberto make things smooth for s.o. — zravnati, utreti komu potthe way is now smooth figuratively sedaj je pot prosta;2.adverbgladko; ravno; mirno, brez zatikanja, brez težav;3.noungladkost, pogladitev; figuratively ugodna stran (česa)II [smu:ð]transitive verb & intransitive verb(iz)gladiti; utreti (pot), poravnati; ublažiti (glas); izbrusiti (stihe); odstraniti ovire (zapreke, nevšečnosti, težave), olajšati; izgladiti se; pomiriti se, postati mirento smooth s.o.'s rumpled feathers figuratively pomiriti koga (njegovo jezo)to smooth a verse — izbrusiti zgladiti stih; -
13 sweat
[swet] 1. noun(the moisture given out through the skin: He was dripping with sweat after running so far in the heat.) znoj2. verb1) (to give out sweat: Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.) znojiti se2) (to work hard: I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night.) potiti se•- sweater- sweaty
- sweatiness
- a cold sweat* * *I [swet]nounznoj, pot, znojenje, potenje; vlaga; figuratively colloquially muka, napor, težko, naporno delo, garanje; colloquially strah; medicine znojilna kura; sredstvo za potenje; slang vojakin a cold sweat, all of a sweat — oblit s hladnim znojem, prestrašento be in a sweat — znojiti se, potiti seto be all of a sweat, to be in a sweat — biti moker od znoja, od strahuto get into a sweat — oznojiti se, zaznojiti seit was an awful sweat colloquially pošteno smo se oznojilito put into a sweat — oznojiti, spotitiII [swet]intransitive verbznojiti se, potiti se ( with od); figuratively colloquially mučiti se, garati, delati za bedno plačo; figuratively biti v strahu; colloquially pokoriti se, trpeti kazen; colloquially peniti se (od jeze); transitive verb izznojiti, izločati kapijice znoja (krvi, smole itd.); oznojiti, (koga); prepotiti (obleko), prisiliti k znojenju; prisiliti (koga), da dela za bedno plačo, izkoriščati koga; obrisati znoj (s konja itd.); figuratively kesati se ( for za); podvreči vrenju (kože, tobak itd.); obrusiti (zlatnike) s tresenjem v vreči (da dobimo zlat prah); lotati, spajkati, stapljati (kovine) (in, on z)sweated goods (clothes) — blago, izdelki (obleka), ki jih izdelajo bedno plačani delavcito sweat blood — krvavi pot potiti, mučiti se, garati -
14 unbend
[ʌnbénd]transitive verbpopustiti, zrahljati; nautical odvezati vrv (s sidra, z boje), odvezati jadra; figuratively odpočiti; intransitive verb popustiti (napetost), zrahljati se; postati ljubezniv(prijazen, zaupljiv, naraven, neprisiljen) -
15 wrinkle
['riŋkl] 1. noun(a small crease on the skin (usually on one's face): Her face is full of wrinkles.) guba2. verb(to (cause to) become full of wrinkles or creases: The damp had wrinkled the pages.) nagubati (se)- wrinkled* * *I [riŋkl]1.nounguba (v obrazu, v koži, v obleki, na vodi); geology zgubanje; vdolbina, neravnost;2.transitive verb(na)gubati, nagrbančiti; intransitive verb delati gube, (na)gubati se (koža, voda), nagrbančiti se; zmečkati se (obleka)to wrinkle one's nose — vihati nos, namrdrniti seII [riŋkl]noundober (na)svet, pameten namig (sugestija, sporočilo); spreten prijem; trik; dobra ideja; American colloquially novostthat's a wrinkle worth knowing — to je dobro vedeti, to si velja zapomnitihe put me up to ( —ali he gave me) a wrinkle or two — dal mi je nekaj koristnih nasvetov (informacij, sugestij)the latest wrinkle American colloquially zadnji krik (mode)
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Brow — (brou), n. [OE. browe, bruwe, AS. br[=u]; akin to AS. br[=ae]w, bre[ a]w, eyelid, OFries. br[=e], D. braauw, Icel. br[=a], br[=u]n, OHG. pr[=a]wa, G. braue, OSlav. br[u^]v[i^], Russ. brove, Ir. brai, Ir. & Gael. abhra, Armor. abrant, Gr. ofry s,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brow — brow; brow·beat·er; brow·den; brow·less; brow·man; brow·ster; high·brow·ism; low·brow·ism; mid·dle·brow·ism; zu·brow·ka; … English syllables
brow — [brau] n [: Old English; Origin: bru] 1.) literary the part of your face above your eyes and below your hair = ↑forehead mop/wipe your brow (=dry your brow with your hand or a cloth because you are hot or nervous) your brow… … Dictionary of contemporary English
brow — [ brau ] noun count * 1. ) LITERARY the part of your face above your eyes: FOREHEAD: mop your brow (=wipe the sweat from your forehead): He mopped his brow with his handkerchief. furrow/wrinkle/crease your brow (=look worried or as if you are… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Brow — Brow, v. t. To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of. [R.] [1913 Webster] Tending my flocks hard by i the hilly crofts That brow this bottom glade. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brow — /brow/, n. 1. Anat. the ridge over the eye. 2. the hair growing on that ridge; eyebrow. 3. the forehead: He wore his hat low over his brow. 4. a person s countenance or mien. 5. the edge of a steep place: She looked down over the brow of the hill … Universalium
brow — (n.) words for eyelid, eyelash, and eyebrow changed about maddeningly in Old and Middle English (and in all the West Germanic languages). Linguists have untangled the knot into two strands: 1. O.E. bræw (Anglian *brew) eyelid, from P.Gmc. *bræwi… … Etymology dictionary
brow — [brou] n. [ME broue < OE bru < IE base * bhru , eyebrow > Sans bhrū h, ON brūn] 1. the eyebrow 2. the forehead 3. the facial expression [an angry brow] 4. the projecting top edge of a steep hill or cliff … English World dictionary
brow — [n] forehead countenance, eyebrow, face, frons, front, mien, temple, top; concept 418 … New thesaurus
brow — ► NOUN 1) a person s forehead. 2) an eyebrow. 3) the summit of a hill or pass. DERIVATIVES browed adjective. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
brow — noun 1 line of hair above the eye ⇨ See also ↑eyebrow ADJECTIVE ▪ dark, heavy ▪ bushy ▪ delicate VERB + BROW ▪ … Collocations dictionary