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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 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 -
3 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
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by the sweat of one's brow — {adv. phr.} By hard work; by tiring effort; laboriously. * /Even with modern labor saving machinery, the farmer makes his living by the sweat of his brow./ … Dictionary of American idioms
by the sweat of one's brow — {adv. phr.} By hard work; by tiring effort; laboriously. * /Even with modern labor saving machinery, the farmer makes his living by the sweat of his brow./ … Dictionary of American idioms
by the sweat of one's brow — ► by the sweat of one s brow by one s own hard labour. Main Entry: ↑sweat … English terms dictionary
by\ the\ sweat\ of\ one's\ brow — adv. phr. By hard work; by tiring effort; laboriously. Even with modern labor saving machinery, the farmer makes his living by the sweat of his brow … Словарь американских идиом
by the sweat of one's brow — by hard work He managed to make enough money to buy the farm by the sweat of his brow … Idioms and examples
by the sweat of one's brow — by one s own hard labour. → sweat … English new terms dictionary
by the sweat of one's brow — by one s own hard work, typically manual labor … Useful english dictionary
sweat of one's brow — noun The effort extended in labor, and the value created thereby. So anyhow Terry brought the three pints Joe was standing and begob the sight nearly left my eyes when I saw him land out a quid O, as true as Im telling you. A goodlooking… … Wiktionary
sweat — ► NOUN 1) moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, especially as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, or anxiety. 2) informal a state of anxiety or distress. 3) informal hard work or a laborious undertaking. ► VERB (past and past part.… … English terms dictionary
Sweat of the brow — In a traditional English idiom, the sweat of one s brow refers to the effort expended in labor, and the value created thereby. [ Merriam Webster s Third International Dictionary ] [citeweb|url=http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi… … Wikipedia
sweat — n. 1) to break out in a cold sweat 2) beads of sweat 3) (misc.) by the sweat of one s brow ( by working very hard ) * * * [swet] beads of sweat to break out in a cold sweat (misc.) by the sweat of one s brow ( by working very hard ) … Combinatory dictionary