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1 smithereens
[smiðərí:nz]nounplural colloquially razbiti koščki, drobci, črepinjeto smash (to break, to knock) to (into) smithereens — razbiti na 1000 koščkov -
2 beat
past tense; see beat* * *I [bi:t]nounudarec; bitje, utrip; nihanje (nihala); music ritem, takt; korak; območje, stroka, delokrog, revir, rajon; obhodna straža; American slang časopisna senzacija; American slang lenuh, postopačthat is not my beat, that is off ( —ali out of) my beat — to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne ukvarjam; to me ne zanimaII [bi:t]1.transitive verbtolči; udariti, udarjati; biti; utrti, utirati; premagati, prekositi, prekašati; (o)slepariti; obleteti; zbegati;2.intransitive verbbiti, utripati; mlatiti; trkati; taktirati; prebijati se; nautical laviratito beat the air — zaman se truditi, prazno slamo mlatitito beat the breast — trkati se po prsih, obžalovatidead beat — na smrt utrujen, onemogelto beat hollow (to smithereens, sticks, nothing, all to pieces, to ribands) dodobra premagatibeat it! — poberi se!to beat time — voditi, dirigirati, taktiratiAmerican slang can you beat it? — to je nezaslišano, kakšna predrznost!American slang to beat it — zbežati, popihati joIII [bi:t]preteriteod beat 2; adjective izčrpan
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smithereens — /smidh euh reenz /, n.pl. small pieces; bits: broken into smithereens. Also, smithers /smidh euhrz/. [1820 30; dial. smithers ( < ?) + Hiberno E een dim. suffix ( < Ir ín)] * * * … Universalium
smithereens — noun /smɪðəˈriːnz/ Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items. The urn shattered into smithereens the moment it hit the ground. Syn: smithers … Wiktionary
smithereens — smith•er•eens [[t]ˌsmɪð əˈrinz[/t]] n. pl. small pieces; bits: broken into smithereens[/ex] • Etymology: 1820–30; dial. smithers (of obscure orig.) … From formal English to slang
smithereens — n.pl. (also smithers) small fragments (smash into smithereens). Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn … Useful english dictionary
Smithereens (film) — Smithereens is a 1982 movie directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Susan Berman, Brad Rinn, and punk rock icon Richard Hell.The movie is about Wren (Berman), a self promoting Jersey girl desperate to break into the downtown Manhattan music… … Wikipedia
smithereens — [[t]smɪ̱ðəri͟ːnz[/t]] N PLURAL: usu to N If something is smashed or blown to smithereens, it breaks into very small pieces. She dropped the vase and smashed it to smithereens... They walked right into a booby trap and got blown to smithereens.… … English dictionary
smithereens — n. to break, smash smt. into, to smithereens * * * smash smt. into to smithereens to break … Combinatory dictionary
smithereens — smith|e|reens [ˌsmıðəˈri:nz] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Irish Gaelic; Origin: smidirin, from smiodar small piece ] smash/blow etc sth to smithereens informal to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces, or with an explosion ▪ The shop… … Dictionary of contemporary English
smithereens — UK [ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz] / US [ˌsmɪðəˈrɪnz] noun [plural] smash/blow something to smithereens informal to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces The bowl fell to the floor and was smashed to smithereens … English dictionary
smithereens — smith|er|eens [ ,smıðə rinz ] noun plural smash/blow something to smithereens INFORMAL to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smithereens — noun (plural) smash sth to smithereens informal to completely destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces … Longman dictionary of contemporary English