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1 sister-in-law
plural - sisters-in-law; noun1) (the sister of one's husband or wife.) svakinja2) (the wife of one's brother.) svakinja* * *plural sisters-in-law [sístərinlɔ:]noun svakinja, moževa sestra, ženina sestra -
2 sister
['sistə] 1. noun1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) sestra2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) glavna sestra3) (a female member of a religious group.) redovnica4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) sestra2. adjective(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) sestrski* * *[sístə]1.nounsestra; posestrima; intimna prijateljica; redovnica, nuna, samostanska sestra; colloquially bolničarka, usmiljenka, usmiljena sestrasister Anne — oseba, ki namesto koga drugega čaka na prihod neke tretje osebe (iz pravljice "Sinjebradec")sister of charity (mercy) — usmiljena sestra, usmiljenkasister-german — prava, telesna sestrahalf-sister, step-sister — polsestralay sister — redovnica, ki opravlja kako fizično delo zunaj samostanaThe Three Sisters, The Fatal Sisters, The Sisters Three — sojenice (vile), rojenice, parke;2.adjectivesestrski -
3 sisters-in-law
plural; see sister-in-law -
4 brother-in-law
plural - brothers-in-law; noun1) (the brother of one's husband or wife.) svak2) (the husband of one's sister.) svak* * *[brʌðərinlɔ:]nounsvak -
5 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) poleg, blizu, pri2) (past: going by the house.) mimo3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) po4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) od5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) s, z6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) po7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) do8) (during the time of.) med9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) do, za10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) krat11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) na12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) po2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blizu, zraven2) (past: A dog ran by.) mimo3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) poleg, na stran•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) obiti- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *I [bai]prepositionblizu, pri, ob, od, do, med, po, s, polegby s.o.'s bedside — ob postelji kogaby blood — po izvoru, po roduby the by(e) — mimogrede povedano, da ne pozabimby chance — po naključju, slučajnoby dint of — zaradi, s pomočjoby George! — pri moji veri!by Jove! — pri moji veri!by leaps and bounds — skokoma, hitroby letter — pismeno, s pismomby means of — s pomočjo, sby now — sedaj, že, medtemone by one — drug za drugim, posameznoby o.s. — sam zase, sam od sebeby sea — po morju, z ladjoby stealth — kradoma, skrivajby this time — medtem; že; ob tem časuby turns — menjaje, drug za drugim, po vrstitwo by two, by twos — po dvaby the way — mimogrede, približnoII [bai]adverbblizu, v bližini, poleg, zraven; mimoby and by — kmalu nato, kasnejefiguratively to pass s.o. by — prezreti koga
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sister-in-law — sister in ,law noun count 1. ) the sister of your husband or wife. The brother of your husband or wife is your brother in law. 2. ) the wife of your brother. The husband of your sister is your brother in law … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sister-in-law — mid 15c.; see SISTER (Cf. sister) + IN LAW (Cf. in law) … Etymology dictionary
Sister-in-law — Sis ter in law , n.; pl. {Sisters in law}. The sister of one s husband or wife; also, the wife of one s brother; sometimes, the wife of one s husband s or wife s brother. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sister-in-law — means (1) one s wife s or husband s sister, (2) one s brother s wife, (3) one s brother in law s wife. The plural is sisters in law … Modern English usage
sister-in-law — ► NOUN (pl. sisters in law) 1) the sister of one s wife or husband. 2) the wife of one s brother or brother in law … English terms dictionary
sister-in-law — sister in .law plural sisters in law n 1.) the sister of your husband or wife 2.) your brother s wife 3.) the wife of the brother of your husband or wife … Dictionary of contemporary English
sister-in-law — [sis′tərin lô΄] n. pl. sisters in law 1. the sister of one s husband or wife 2. the wife of one s brother 3. the wife of the brother of one s husband or wife … English World dictionary
Sister-in-law — A sister in law is one s brother s wife, or one s spouse s sister. One s spouse s brother s wife is also considered a sister in law. [ [http://www.m w.com/dictionary/sister in law Merriam Webster dictionary entry] ] [ [http://dictionary.reference … Wikipedia
sister-in-law — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sister in law : singular sister in law plural sisters in law 1) the sister of your husband or wife. The brother of your husband or wife is your brother in law. 2) the wife of your brother. The husband of your… … English dictionary
sister-in-law — noun a) A female relative of ones generation, separated by one degree of marriage: b) Co sister in law: The wife of ones sibling in law. See Also: brother in law, daughter in law, father in law, mother in law, son in law … Wiktionary
sister-in-law — sisters in law N COUNT: oft poss N Someone s sister in law is the sister of their husband or wife, or the woman who is married to their brother … English dictionary