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[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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