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[hɔ:n]1. n եղջյուր, կոտոշ, պոզ. shoe horn կոշ իկ հագնելու թիակ. carved from horn եղջ յուրից փորագրված/կտրված. draw in one’s horns նահանջել, ետ կանգնել, հրաժարվել. be on the horns of a dilemma երկընտրանքի առաջ հայտնվել. (գործիք) փող, եղջրափոխակ. որսորդական փող. wind a horn փող նվագել. French horn երժշ. գալարափող, վալտորն. English horn երժշ. փո ղավոր նվագարան, շեփոր. play the horn վալ տորն/շեփոր նվագել. draw/pull in one’s horns կուչ գալ, վախենալ. պոզերը ներս քա շել. horn spectacles (նաև hornrimmed) եղջրա շրջա նակ ակնոց. horn of plenty առատության եղջյուր. show/put out the horns պոզերը ցույց տալ. raise the horns գոռոզանալ, մեծամտել.2. a եղջյուրի, եղջյուրե. horn spectacles (նաև horn-rimmed) եղջրաշրջանակ ակնոց. horn of plenty առատության եղջյուր.3. v պոզահարել. horn in միջամտել, խառնվել
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