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1 cotton-wool
[kɔtnwul]nounvata; surov bombaž, polizdelek bombaža -
2 cottonwool
noun ((American absorbent cotton) loose cotton pressed into a mass, for absorbing liquids, wiping or protecting an injury etc: She bathed the wound with cotton wool.) vata -
3 absorbent
adjective (able to soak up: absorbent paper.) vpojen* * *[əbsɔ:bənt]adjective & nounki vsrkava; vpojen -
4 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) nit2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) navoj3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) nit2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) vdeti nit2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) preriniti se•* * *I [mred]nounnit, nitka, sukanec, dreta, preja; vlakno; vlakno (v mesu, stročnicah); las, kocina, volna (ovce, koze, kamele); pajčevina; botany prašnik; technical navoj (vijaka); mineralogy tanka žila; figuratively nit (misli, govora), zveza, povezanost; življenjska nitthread lace — čipka iz platna, bombažato cut one's mortal thread — figuratively napravili samomor, skrajšati si življenjeto gather up the threads figuratively sestaviti, povzetiI haven't a thread fit to wear — prav ničesar nimam, kar bi oblekelto lose the thread of — izgubiti nit (zvezo), zatakniti se, obtičati v (po)govoruto take things thread and thrum figuratively vzeti dobro s slabimII [mred]transitive verbvdeti (nit, sukanec v šivanko); technical izrezati navoje (v vijake); (na)nizati (bisere); posuti ( with z); napolniti, vložiti (film) (v filmsko kamero); viti se skozito thread a crowd — zvijati se, (pre)riniti se skozi množico; intransitive verb preriniti se skozihe threaded (his way) through the undergrowth — zvijal se je, delal si je pot skozi podrast (hosto) -
5 spin
[spin] 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) vrteti (se)2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) presti2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) vrtenje2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) vožnja•- spinner- spin-drier
- spin out* * *I [spin]nounvrtenje (okoli osi), sukanje, obračanje; predenje; kratka in hitra vožnja; kratka ježa (jahanje); odvihranje; aeronautics vrtenje (letala) okoli podolžne osi; popolna zmešnjava, zmedato go for (to take) a spin — iti na kratko vožnjo ali sprehod (s kolesom, avtom, čolnom itd.)II [spin]transitive verbpresti, sukati (volno itd.); spremeniti (raztopino) v umetno svilo; obračati, vrteti (vrtavko); hitro obrniti okoli osi; stružiti; (na dolgo) pripovedovati; figuratively izmisliti si; loviti (ribe) z umetno vabo; slang vreči (kandidata) na izpitu; aeronautics vrteti (letalo) okoli podolžne osi; intransitive verb presti; (hitro) se obračati, vrteti se; krožiti; colloquially hitro iti, brzeti, drveti; postati omotičen; brizgniti (kri); aeronautics vrteti se okoli podolžne osi; ribariti z umetno vaboto spin (along) — drveti, brzeti (po)to spin a coin — vreči novec v zrak (pri žrebanju, stavi itd.)to spin plots — izmisliti si načrte, spletketo send s.o. spinning — udariti koga, da se zavrti okrog svoje osi -
6 sock
[sok] I noun(a (usually wool, cotton or nylon) covering for the foot and ankle, sometimes reaching to the knee, worn inside a shoe, boot etc: I need a new pair of socks.) nogavicaII 1. verb(slang) to strike someone hard with the fist: He socked the burglar (on the jaw). kresniti2. noun((slang) a strong blow with the fist: He gave me a sock on the jaw.) močan udarec* * *I [sɔk, plural economy soɔ]1.nounkratka nogavica; vložek za čevelj; nizek, lahek čevelj starih (grških) komikov, igralcev; figuratively komedijaput a sock in (into) it! British English slang nehaj! molči! jezik za zobe!;2.vtII [sɔk]1.nounslangzadetek, udarec (s pestjo)to get socks — dobiti udarce, batineto give s.o. socks — nabiti, natepsti koga, znesti se nad kom;2.transitive verb slangbiti, pretepati, tepsti, udariti; zalučati, zagnati (kaj) (at na), zadeti, pogoditi (koga) (s kamnom ipd.);3.adverbdirektno; naravnost, natančno, z enim udarcemIII [sɔk]1.nounschool slangslaščice, bonboni, sladkarije, poslastice;2.transitive verb & intransitive verb slanggostiti (se) s slaščicami, z bonboni -
7 wad
[wɔd]1.nounčep, zamašek (of cotton, straw, wool — iz bombaža, slame, volne); šop, svitek; kepica papirja, zmečkan papir; čik ( of chewing gum — žvečilnega gumija); military mašilo (vata itd.) ( of cartridge — naboja); American slang rola, zvitek ( of banknotes — bankovcev); American slang kup denarja, bogastvo; (krojaštvo) vatiranje;2.transitive verbzviti v zvitek (rolo), stisniti, zmečkati (v kepo); zamašiti, zadelati, začepiti ( an aperture — odprtino); podložiti z vato, vatirati (obleko); zaščititi (z bombažem, z vato, npr. zidove; tudi figuratively); figuratively napolniti, napihniti -
8 yarn
I noun(wool, cotton etc spun into thread: knitting-yarn; a length of yarn.) prejaII noun(an old word for a story or tale: He told us interesting yarns about his travels.) zgodba* * *I [ja:n]nounpreja; (spreden) sukanec; nautical vrv; colloquially figuratively (neverjetna, izmišljena, razburljiva) zgodbato spin a yarn — pripovedovati razburljivo, grozljivo zgodbo; pretiravati v opisovanju kakega dogodkaII [ja:n]intransitive verb colloquially figuratively pripovedovati dolgo zgodbo; pripovedovati, govoriti, kramijati; transitive verb uporabiti prejo (npr. za tesnilo pri pipi)
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