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['skelitn]1) (the bony framework of an animal or person: The archaeologists dug up the skeleton of a dinosaur.) skelet2) (any framework or outline: the steel skeleton of a building.) ogrodje•* * *I [skélitən]1.nounskelet, okostnjak; suhec, mršavec; lesnati del rastline; okostje, ogrodje (ladje, letala), rebra (dežnika); figuratively skica, osnutek; figuratively družinska sramota, mučna tajnost; military & nautical kadera skeleton at the feast figuratively nekdo (nekaj), ki družbi kvari veselje; prikazen (duh) preteklostia skeleton in the cupboard (closet) (in the family, in the house), family skeleton — tajna žalost ali sramota v družinihe was reduced to a skeleton — postal je pravi skelet, sama kost in koža ga je;2.adjectiveskeleten; economy juridically okvirenII [skélitən]nounsport skeleton (nizke športne sani) -
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noun ((American closet) a cabinet of any size up to that of a small room for storing anything: Put the food in the cupboard; a broom cupboard.) omara* * *[kʌbəd]nounomara, kredenca
См. также в других словарях:
skeleton in the closet — If someone has a skeleton in the closet, they have a dark, shameful secret in their past that they want to remain secret … The small dictionary of idiomes
skeleton in the closet — If someone has a skeleton in the closet, they have a dark, shameful secret in their past that they want to remain secret. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
skeleton in the closet — unpleasant secrets, old scandals Every family has a skeleton in the closet a dark secret or two … English idioms
Skeleton in the closet — If someone has a skeleton in the closet, they have a dark, shameful secret in their past that they want to remain secret … Dictionary of English idioms
skeleton in the cupboard (N. Amer. skeleton in the closet) — a discreditable or embarrassing fact that someone wishes to keep secret. → skeleton … English new terms dictionary
skeleton in the closet or cupboard — idi skeleton in the closet or cupboard any embarrassing, shameful, or damaging secret … From formal English to slang
skeleton in the closet — noun a scandal that is kept secret there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family s closet • Syn: ↑skeleton, ↑skeleton in the cupboard • Hypernyms: ↑scandal, ↑outrage * * * skeleton in the cupboard … Useful english dictionary
skeleton in the closet — noun A shameful secret. Syn: skeleton in the cupboard … Wiktionary
skeleton in the closet — {n. phr.} A shameful secret; someone or something kept hidden, especially by a family. * /The skeleton in our family closet was Uncle Willie. No one mentioned him because he drank too much./ … Dictionary of American idioms
skeleton in the closet — {n. phr.} A shameful secret; someone or something kept hidden, especially by a family. * /The skeleton in our family closet was Uncle Willie. No one mentioned him because he drank too much./ … Dictionary of American idioms
skeleton\ in\ the\ closet — n. phr. A shameful secret; someone or something kept hidden, especially by a family. The skeleton in our family closet was Uncle Willie. No one mentioned him because he drank too much … Словарь американских идиом