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1. noun(the leather straps etc by which a horse is attached to a cart etc which it is pulling and by means of which it is controlled.) konjska zaprega2. verb1) (to put the harness on (a horse).) vpreči (konja)2) (to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery: Attempts are now being made to harness the sun as a source of heat and power.) izkoristiti naravno silo* * *I [há:nis]nounkonjska zaprega; listno brdo pri statvah; nosilno ogrodje pri nahrbtniku; jermenje pri padalu; history oklepdouble harness — dvovprega, humorously zakonski jaremfiguratively in harness — vprežen v deloto work ( —ali run, mark) in double harness — delati s partnerjem, imeti partnerja pri delu; figuratively poročiti se, biti poročenII [há:nis]transitive verbvpreči, okomatati; izkoristiti naravno silo (reke, slapa itd.)
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