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1 ruffle
(to make wrinkled or uneven, especially hair, feathers etc: The wind ruffled her hair; The bird ruffled its feathers in anger.) razmršiti, nasršiti* * *I [rʌfl]nounnabornica, nabrana ovratnica, nabrana čipka (okoli ovratnika, rokava itd.); kravata iz čipk; volán (na ženski obleki); (o pticah) kolut, prstan iz perja (okoli vratu); (o vodni površini) kodranje, grbančenje, gubanje; namrščenost; (redko) nemir, hrup, rabuka, vznemirjenje, razburjenje, prerekanje, pribuka, vznemirjenje, razburjenje, prerekanje, pričkanjeII [rʌfl]transitive verb & intransitive verbnabrati; nakodrati; valoviti (vodno površino); (na)mršiti; razkuštrati (lase); (na)ježiti, (na)sršiti (perje); figuratively razdražiti, vznemiriti, razburiti, razburkati, zmesti (koga); spraviti v nered, skaliti, pokvariti (komu) dobro razpoloženje; intransitive verb nagubati se, nabrati se, namršiti se, nakodrati se; pomečkati se; figuratively vznemiriti se, razburiti se, razburkati se, razdražiti se; šopiriti se, postavljati se, hvaliti se, bahati se, širokoustiti se, košatiti se, predrzno se vestito ruffle one's feathers — nasršiti se, naježiti sedon't ruffle your feathers! figuratively ne razburjaj se! pomiri se!to ruffle s.o.'s temper — pokvariti komu dobro razpoloženje (voljo)
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Ruffled — Ruffle Ruf fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruffling}.] [From {Ruff} a plaited collar, a drum beat, a tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.] 1. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smooth someone's ruffled feathers — smooth someone’s ruffled feathers phrase to try to make someone who feels offended less angry Thesaurus: to make someone less angrysynonym Main entry: smooth * * * I make someone less angry or irritated by using soothing words II see … Useful english dictionary
smooth ruffled feathers — If you smooth someone s ruffled feathers, you make that person feel less angry or offended. Tom took the criticism badly but James managed to smooth his ruffled feathers … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
smooth someone's ruffled feathers — smooth (someone s) ruffled feathers to try to make someone feel less angry or upset, especially after an argument. I spent the afternoon smoothing ruffled feathers and trying to convince people to give the talks another chance … New idioms dictionary
smooth ruffled feathers — smooth (someone s) ruffled feathers to try to make someone feel less angry or upset, especially after an argument. I spent the afternoon smoothing ruffled feathers and trying to convince people to give the talks another chance … New idioms dictionary
smooth (somebody's) ruffled feathers — smooth (sb s) ruffled ˈfeathers idiom to make sb feel less angry or offended Main entry: ↑smoothidiom … Useful english dictionary
smooth ruffled feathers — solve problems, make problems disappear … English contemporary dictionary
smooth someone's ruffled feathers — to try to make someone who feels offended less angry … English dictionary
Fashions — ▪ 2009 The faltering global economy determined the direction of fashion during 2008. Initially, the euro s significant appreciation against the dollar proved a boon to style conscious travelers who, visiting the U.S. from abroad as the year … Universalium
Ruffle — Ruf fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruffling}.] [From {Ruff} a plaited collar, a drum beat, a tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.] 1. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ruffling — Ruffle Ruf fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruffling}.] [From {Ruff} a plaited collar, a drum beat, a tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.] 1. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
