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I 1. ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) kamnolom2. verb(to dig (stone) in a quarry.) lomiti kamenII ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun1) (a hunted animal or bird.) plen2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) plen* * *I [kwɔri]nounkamnolom; figuratively zlata jama, virII [kwɔri]1.transitive verblomiti kamen; figuratively izkopavati, izkopati (out, of iz); pridobivati s težkim delom ( from iz);2.intransitive verbdelati v kamnolomu; figuratively riti, kopati (in v)to quarry for — stikati, brskati za čemIII [kwɔri]nounpreganjana divjad, plen; figuratively plen, žrtev, iskana stvarIV [kwɔri]nounrombasta ali kvadratna šipa; klesanec, kvadratast strešnik; neglazirana pečnica -
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3 quarry-stone
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I [sleit] noun1) ((a piece of) a type of easily split rock of a dull blue-grey colour, used for roofing etc: Slates fell off the roof in the wind; ( also adjective) a slate roof.) skril(avec)2) (a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren.) tablica iz skrilaII [sleit] verb(to say harsh things to or about: The new play was slated by the critics.) sesuti, raztrgati* * *I [sléit]1.noun(glinasti) skril(avec); (šolska) tablica iz skrila; ploščica iz skrila za kritje streh; American politics predvolilen seznam (kandidatov)a clean slate figuratively čista, neoporečna preteklostto clean the slate — zbrisati z gobo (tablico), figuratively razčistiti stvar, figuratively osvoboditi (znebiti, otresti) se obveznosti, odreči se tujim obveznostim do sebethere is a slate loose in his roof, he has a slate loose slang on ni čisto pri pravi pameti, manjka mu eno kolesce (v glavi);2.adjectiveškriljast, škriljaste barve;3.transitive verbpokriti (streho) s ploščicami iz skrila; napisati na (skrilasto) tablico; odstraniti dlako (s kože); American colloquially predložiti koga za kandidataII [sléit]transitive verbslang pretepsti; figuratively ošteti, ozmerjati, grajati; močno, ostro kritizirati -
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plural; see quarry II
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quarry — quar‧ry [ˈkwɒri ǁ ˈkwɔː , ˈkwɑː ] noun quarries PLURALFORM [countable] a place where large amounts of stone, sand etc are dug out of the ground: • a granite quarry quarry verb [transitive] : • granite that is quarried in Brazil * * * Ⅰ … Financial and business terms
Quarry — Quar ry, n.; pl. {Quarries}. [OE. querre, OF. cuiri[ e]e, F. cur[ e]e, fr. cuir hide, leather, fr. L. corium; the quarry given to the dogs being wrapped in the akin of the beast. See {Cuirass}.] 1. (a) A part of the entrails of the beast taken,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — Quar ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarrying}.] To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Jerry Quarry (1945–1999), US amerikanischer Boxer Mike Quarry (1951–2006), US amerikanischer Boxer Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort b … Deutsch Wikipedia
quarry — from which stone is extracted [15] and quarry which one hunts [14] are quite different words. The former was borrowed from Old French quarriere, a derivative of *quarre ‘square stone’. This went back to Latin quadrum ‘square’, which was based on… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
quarry — Ⅰ. quarry [1] ► NOUN (pl. quarries) ▪ an open excavation in the earth s surface from which stone or other materials are extracted. ► VERB (quarries, quarried) 1) extract from a quarry. 2) cut into (rock or ground) to obtain … English terms dictionary
quarry — from which stone is extracted [15] and quarry which one hunts [14] are quite different words. The former was borrowed from Old French quarriere, a derivative of *quarre ‘square stone’. This went back to Latin quadrum ‘square’, which was based on… … Word origins
quarry — quarry1 [kwôr′ē, kwär′ē] n. pl. quarries [var. of QUARREL1] a square or diamond shaped piece of glass, tile, etc. quarry2 [kwôr′ē, kwär′ē] n. pl. quarries [ME querre, orig., parts of the prey put on the hide and fed to dogs < OFr cuiree,… … English World dictionary
Quarry — Quar ry, n. [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carri[ e]re, LL. quadraria a quarry, whence squared (quadrati) stones are dug, fr. quadratus square. See {Quadrate}.] A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — Quar ry, n. [OE. quarre, OF. quarr[ e] square, F. carr[ e], from L. quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a square. See {Quadrate}, and cf. {Quarrel} an arrow.] Same as 1st {Quarrel}. [Obs.] Fairfax. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quarry — Quar ry, a. [OF. quarr[ e].] Quadrate; square. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
