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1 cotton-wool
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2 cottonwool
noun ((American absorbent cotton) loose cotton pressed into a mass, for absorbing liquids, wiping or protecting an injury etc: She bathed the wound with cotton wool.) vata -
3 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) niť2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) závit3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) niť, súvislosť2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) navliekať2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) predrať sa•* * *• vlas• vlákno• závit• spodný tón• súvislost (pren.)• priadza• predierat sa• pretkat (niecím)• handry• rezat závity• razit si cestu• pás• lúc• navliect (nit)• nit -
4 spin
[spin] 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) (o)točiť (sa)2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) priasť2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) otáčanie, rotácia2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) jazda•- spinner- spin-drier
- spin out* * *• vírenie• vírit sa• vrtenie• vyrazit• vývrtka (let.)• vystreknút• vyhodit• vytvorit• vyletiet• vytrysknút• žíhat• zvláknovat• splietat• skrucovat• snovat• spriadat• spravit vlákna• súkat• upriast• tocenie• tocit (sa)• tocit sa• priast• príst• frcat• falš (šport.)• dopriadat• hasit• hrat• púštat platnu• robit piruety• rútit sa• roztocit• padat• krútit• krúžit• lovit ryby• krútenie• motat sa• odvinút• odhodit -
5 sock
[sok] I noun(a (usually wool, cotton or nylon) covering for the foot and ankle, sometimes reaching to the knee, worn inside a shoe, boot etc: I need a new pair of socks.) ponožkaII 1. verb(slang) to strike someone hard with the fist: He socked the burglar (on the jaw). udrieť, praštiť2. noun((slang) a strong blow with the fist: He gave me a sock on the jaw.)* * *• vložka (do topánky)• ponožka -
6 yarn
I noun(wool, cotton etc spun into thread: knitting-yarn; a length of yarn.) vláknoII noun(an old word for a story or tale: He told us interesting yarns about his travels.) historka* * *• vlákno• vysvetlovat• zoširoka rozprávat• príbeh• priadza• historka• besedovat• anekdota• dobrodružná historka• dlhé rozprávanie• rozprávat si• rozprávat• rozhovor• rozprávanie• rozkladat• prášit (kecat hlúposti)• pradivo• polovnícka latina• nit
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cotton wool — n. 1. raw cotton ☆ 2. COTTON BATTING … English World dictionary
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