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1 patch
[pæ ] 1. noun1) (a piece of material sewn on to cover a hole: She sewed a patch on the knee of her jeans.) zaplata2) (a small piece of ground: a vegetable patch.) gredica2. verb(to mend (clothes etc) by sewing on pieces of material: She patched the (hole in the) child's trousers.) zakrpati- patchy- patchiness
- patchwork
- patch up* * *I [pæč]nounkrpa (tudi zemlje), zaplata; military suknen znak; medicine obliž, ščitek za oko; lepotni nalepek; odlomek, odstavek (v knjigi); zoology lisanot a patch on — niti senca česa, neprimerno slabšein patches — mestoma, tu in tamII [pæč]transitive verbzakrpati, popravitito patch up — skrpati, površno popraviti; izgladiti (nasprotja) -
2 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) senca2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) mrak3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) kolobar4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) trohica2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) skriti2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) zasledovati•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow* * *I [šaedou]nounsenca (določene oblike); plural mrak, tema; figuratively varstvo, zaščita; figuratively imitacija, kopija, posnemanje; figuratively prazen sijaj, odraz tuje slave; malenkost, trohica, sled; duh, fantom, prikazen; stalni spremljevalec, "senca"; zasledovalec, špijon, detektivshadow boxing sport boksanje z namišljenim nasprotnikom (za trening)shadow cabinet figuratively kabinet, vlada v sencihe is but a shadow of his former self — on je le še senca tega, kar je prej bilthere never was a shadow between him and his friend — nikoli ni bilo kake sence (nesporazuma) med njim in njegovim prijateljemmay your shadow never grow less figuratively vso srečo (veliko uspeha) ti želim!to quarrel with one's own shadow figuratively biti zelo razdražljivto be reduced to a shadow — spremeniti se v kost in kožo, zelo shujšati, figuratively obstajati le po imenuto be worn to a shadow — zelo shujšati, postati pravi okostnjakII [šaedou]transitive verbzasenčiti, potemniti; archaic ščititi ( from pred), skri(va)ti; slediti (komu) kot sencato shadow forth (out) — nejasno napovedati, namigniti nahe shadowed forth his plans — dal je samo obrise svojih načrtov, le nakazal je svoje načrte -
3 stain
[stein] 1. verb1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) zamazati2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) zamazati se3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) pobarvati2. noun(a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) madež* * *I [stéin]nounmadež (tudi figuratively), pega; barva (za les, za steklo); figuratively sramotni madež; medicine (pigmentno) znamenjeII [stéin]transitive verbumazati, zamazati, omadeževati; pobarvati (kaj) (na zidu, na steklu, papirju); tiskati pisane vzorce (na blagu, tapetah); figuratively omadeževati; intransitive verb (za)mazati se, popackati se, delati ali dobiti madeže; figuratively omadeževati sestained with vice — poln pregreh, grešen, sprijen
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not a patch on — Not fit to be compared with • • • Main Entry: ↑patch * * * Brit., informal greatly inferior to he no longer looked so handsome he wasn t a patch on Peter … Useful english dictionary
not a patch on — ► not a patch on Brit. informal greatly inferior to. Main Entry: ↑patch … English terms dictionary
not a patch on — If something or someone is not a patch on an other, they are not nearly as good. His second conference wasn t a patch on the first one … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
not a patch on — preposition Not nearly as good as: much worse than. The new model is not a patch on the original version … Wiktionary
not a patch on something — british informal phrase much less good than something The film isn’t a patch on the book. Thesaurus: worsesynonym Main entry: patch … Useful english dictionary
not a patch on Brit. — not a patch on Brit. informal greatly inferior to. → patch … English new terms dictionary
not a patch on something — British informal much less good than something The film isn t a patch on the book … English dictionary
not a patch on — cannot be compared to , is of much lower quality than … English contemporary dictionary
not a patch on — Very inferior to … A concise dictionary of English slang
(be) not a patch on somebody — be not a ˈpatch on sb/sth idiom (informal, especially BrE) to be much less good, attractive, etc. than sb/sth else • This book isn t a patch on her others. • She was no great beauty. Not a patch on Martha … Useful english dictionary
(be) not a patch on something — be not a ˈpatch on sb/sth idiom (informal, especially BrE) to be much less good, attractive, etc. than sb/sth else • This book isn t a patch on her others. • She was no great beauty. Not a patch on Martha … Useful english dictionary