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1 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) rep2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) rep2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) skrivaj slediti- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) cifra- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off* * *I [téil]1.nounrep; trtica; spodnji del; konec (sprevoda itd.); zadnji del pluga; stran kovanca z napisom; spremstvo; najslabši igralci kakega moštva, odpadki; stranka, privrženci; žaket, frak, škric, vlečka (obleke); plural colloquially družabna oblekatail of the trenches military najbolj sprednji jarkitail of a stream — tih, miren tok reketails up figuratively dobre volje, veselclose on s.o. 's tail — komu tik za petamicow's tail — figuratively razcefran konec vrvithe dirty end of the cow's tail — figuratively spolzko govorjenje (pogovor)heads or tail? — glava ali napis? (vprašamo, če mečemo kovanec v zrak za odločitev v kaki stvari)with his tail between his legs figuratively ves preplašen, kot polit cucekto be unable to make head or tail of s.th. — ne se spoznati, ne se moči znajti v čemto drop a pinch of salt on the tail of a bird (a hare); humorously natresti ptiču (zajcu) soli na rep (da bi ga ujeli)to go into tails figuratively hitro rastito follow the tail of a plough — držati plug za ročaj, biti kmetovalecshe looked at me out of the tail of her eye — skrivaj, s koncem očesa me je pogledalato put one's tail between one's legs — stisniti rep med noge, zbežatito turn tail — obrniti hrbet, planiti v beg, pete pokazati, popihati joto twist s.o.'s tail — figuratively nadlegovati ali dolgočasiti kogato twist the lion's tail — mučiti, izzivati leva (aluzija na tuje časnikarje ali govornike, ki izzivalno žalijo Anglijo)the tail wags the dog — rep miga s psom, figuratively najneumnejši (najmanj pomembni) komandira, vlada;2.adjectivenajbolj zadajšnji, zadnji, končni, repniII [téil]transitive verbdodati (čemu) rep; tvoriti konec (sprevoda, pogreba itd.); skrivaj slediti (komu); prirezati rep, prijeti ali vleči za rep; odtrgati pecelj (sadežu); čuvati (koga); privezati (z enim koncem) (to na); intransitive verb tvoriti rep; biti z enim koncem pritrjen v zid (npr. greda); sport pustiti se vleči (po strmini navzgor)to tail to the tide, to tail up and down the stream — dvigati in spuščati se na plimi (o zasidrani ladji);III [téil]nounjuridically omejitev dedne pravice, omejena lastninska pravica; premoženje, ki more pripasti samo otrokom lastnikaestate in tail male — imetje, ki lahko preide samo na moške dedičea tenant in tail — uživalec premoženja, ki mora pripasti njegovim naravnim dedičem -
2 wag
[wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) mahati2. noun(a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) zamah* * *[wæg]1.nounmajanje, kimanje, tresenje ( of the head — z glavo); mahanje ( of a dog's tail — pasjega repa); burkež, šaljivec; prebrisanec; učenec, ki se potepa in ne pride v šolo, "špricar", lenuhwith a wag of one's head — s prikimavanjem (glave);2.transitive verbmahati (z repom); (s)tresti, (po)kimati (z glavo); premikati, gibati; intransitive verb premikati se (sem in tja), gibati se; racati; hitro oditi, pobrisati jo; odvijati se, potekati; slang "špricati" šoloto wag one's finger at s.o. — (po)žugati komu s prstombeards wag — govoriči se, govori sehow wags the world? figuratively kako (kaj) gre?to set tongues waging — širiti novice, spraviti jezike v tekthe tail wags the dog figuratively najmanj pomemben član (skupine itd.) ima glavno besedo, je na krmilu -
3 shut
1. present participle - shutting; verb1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) zapreti2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) zapreti se3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) zapreti4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) zapreti2. adjective(closed.) zaprt- shut off
- shut up* * *I [šʌt]1.nounzaprtje; technical zvar, zvarekcold shut — pomanjkljiv zvarek;2.adjectivezaprt, colloquially prostto be shut of s.th. — znebiti se česaII [šʌt]1.transitive verbzapreti (knjigo, oči, nož itd.), zaklopiti; priščipniti (prst), stisniti ( into med), blokirati (cesto itd.);2.intransitive verbzapirati se, zapreti se, zaklopiti seto shut the door in s.o.'s face — komu pred nosom zapreti vratato shut the door on (upon) s.o. — zapreti vrata pred kom, ne hoteti govoriti z njimto shut one's ears to the truth — biti gluh za resnico, ne hoteti slišati resnice, zapirati si ušesa pred resnicoshut your mouth! — molči! drži jezik (za zobmi)!shut your face vulgar jezik za zobe!to shut o.s. away from (out of) society — izključiti se iz družbe; -
4 dock
I 1. [dok] noun1) (a deepened part of a harbour etc where ships go for loading, unloading, repair etc: The ship was in dock for three weeks.) dok2) (the area surrounding this: He works down at the docks.) pristanišče3) (the box in a law court where the accused person sits or stands.) zatožna klop2. verb(to (cause to) enter a dock and tie up alongside a quay: The liner docked in Southampton this morning.) privezati (se) v pristanišču- docker- dockyard II [dok] verb(to cut short or remove part from: The dog's tail had been docked; His wages were docked to pay for the broken window.) pristriči* * *I [dɔk]noundok, ladjedelnica; nabrežje; railway nakladalna rampacolloquially to be in dry dock — nasesti, biti brezposelnII [dok]transitive verb & intransitive verbnamestiti v dok; biti v dokuIII [dɔk]nounbotany kislicaIV [dɔk]nounzatožna klop; slang vojaška bolnicamilitary to be in dock — ležati v bolniciV [dɔk]nounmesnati del repa; odrezan rep, odrezani lasje itd.VI [dɔk]transitive verbodrezati, pristriči; zmanjšati, znižati -
5 wiggle
['wiɡl](to waggle or wriggle: She wiggled her hips.) migati- wiggly* * *[wigl]1.nounvijugasto gibanje (premikanje), vijuga; miganje z repom; jed iz rib in lupinarjev v smetanovi omakito get a wiggle on slang (po)hiteti, podvizati se;2.intransitive verbviti se, vijugati se; majati se; z repom migatia child that wiggles — otrok z negotovo (majavo) hojo; transitive verb migati z; vijugatithe dog wiggles his tail — pes miga, maha z repom -
6 -tailed
(having a (certain size, type etc of) tail: a black-tailed duck; a long-tailed dog.) z (...) repom
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