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1 smithereens
[smiðərí:nz]nounplural colloquially razbiti koščki, drobci, črepinjeto smash (to break, to knock) to (into) smithereens — razbiti na 1000 koščkov -
2 beat
past tense; see beat* * *I [bi:t]nounudarec; bitje, utrip; nihanje (nihala); music ritem, takt; korak; območje, stroka, delokrog, revir, rajon; obhodna straža; American slang časopisna senzacija; American slang lenuh, postopačthat is not my beat, that is off ( —ali out of) my beat — to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne ukvarjam; to me ne zanimaII [bi:t]1.transitive verbtolči; udariti, udarjati; biti; utrti, utirati; premagati, prekositi, prekašati; (o)slepariti; obleteti; zbegati;2.intransitive verbbiti, utripati; mlatiti; trkati; taktirati; prebijati se; nautical laviratito beat the air — zaman se truditi, prazno slamo mlatitito beat the breast — trkati se po prsih, obžalovatidead beat — na smrt utrujen, onemogelto beat hollow (to smithereens, sticks, nothing, all to pieces, to ribands) dodobra premagatibeat it! — poberi se!to beat time — voditi, dirigirati, taktiratiAmerican slang can you beat it? — to je nezaslišano, kakšna predrznost!American slang to beat it — zbežati, popihati joIII [bi:t]preteriteod beat 2; adjective izčrpan -
3 smithers
[smíðəz]nounplural see smithereens
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Smithereens — may refer to: * Smithereens (film), a 1982 film by Susan Seidelman * The Smithereens, a rock band from New Jersey * Smithereens (book) a book by Shaun Micallef … Wikipedia
Smithereens — Smith er*eens (sm[i^][th] [ e]r*[=e]nz ), n. pl. Fragments; atoms; smithers. [Colloq.] W. Black. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smithereens — fragments, 1829, from Ir. smidirin, dim. of smiodar fragment, perhaps with dim. ending as in Colleen … Etymology dictionary
smithereens — ► PLURAL NOUN informal ▪ small pieces. ORIGIN probably from Irish smidirín … English terms dictionary
smithereens — [smith΄ər ēnz′] pl.n. [Ir smidirīn] Informal small fragments or broken pieces; bits … English World dictionary
smithereens — [[t]smɪ̱ðəri͟ːnz[/t]] N PLURAL: usu to N If something is smashed or blown to smithereens, it breaks into very small pieces. She dropped the vase and smashed it to smithereens... They walked right into a booby trap and got blown to smithereens.… … English dictionary
smithereens — n. to break, smash smt. into, to smithereens * * * smash smt. into to smithereens to break … Combinatory dictionary
smithereens — smith|e|reens [ˌsmıðəˈri:nz] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Irish Gaelic; Origin: smidirin, from smiodar small piece ] smash/blow etc sth to smithereens informal to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces, or with an explosion ▪ The shop… … Dictionary of contemporary English
smithereens — UK [ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz] / US [ˌsmɪðəˈrɪnz] noun [plural] smash/blow something to smithereens informal to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces The bowl fell to the floor and was smashed to smithereens … English dictionary
smithereens — [“smida^inz] n. many tiny pieces or splinters. □ The mirror was broken to smithereens. □ I broke my crystal bell to smithereens … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
smithereens — noun plural Etymology: perhaps from Irish smidiríní Date: 1829 fragments, bits < the house was blown to smithereens by the explosion > … New Collegiate Dictionary