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1) (a revolving machine on which one can ride for pleasure; a merry-go-round.) vrtiljak2) (a circular piece of ground where several roads meet, and round which traffic must travel.) krožno križišče* * *[ráundəbaut]1.noun(dolg) ovinek; krožni promet; vrtiljak; American kratek jopič; plural figuratively ovinkarjenje, dolgovezno govorjenje, hoja okrog (česa); oklevanje, cincanjeto make up on the swings what you lose on the roundabouts figuratively izravnati izguboto lose on the swings what you make on the roundabouts figuratively po mnogem sem in tja biti natančno tam kot na začetku, ničesar ne doseči;2.adjectiveovinkast, po ovinkih; indirekten, posreden; obširen; American tesno se prilegajoč; (redko) okroglast, čokat, tršat, zastaven
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