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[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) slama2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) slamnata bilka3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) slamica•* * *I [strɔ:]1.nounslamnata bilka, slama, pletena slama; slamica (za pitje); figuratively bilka, malenkost, mrvica; slamnikin the straw obsolete v porodni posteljia straw in the wind — slamica v vetru, figuratively majhna stvar, ki je znak prihodnjih velikih dogodkovthe last straw figuratively tisto, kar preseže merothe last straw that breaks the camel's back — majhen dodatek bremenu, ki zlomi kameli hrbet, figuratively tisto, kar sodu izbije dnoa man of straw — slamnati mož, lutka, slabič; ptičje strašiloto be (to lie) in the straw obsolete biti otročnicaI don't care a straw — še malo mi ni mar, požvižgam sea straw shows which way the wind blows — tudi majhna stvar pokaže (da slutiti) važne stvari (dogodke)it is not worth a straw — ni vredno prebite pare, počenega grošato be quite out of one's straw figuratively biti ves zmešan, zmedento split straws — cepiti slamice, figuratively ukvarjati se z nekoristnimi stvarmi, prepirati se zaradi malenkostito throw straws against the wind figuratively zaman se truditi;2.adjectiveslamnatII [strɔ:]transitive verbobsolete napolniti ali nastlati s slamo -
2 straw poll
[strɔ:poul]nounsee straw vote -
3 straw boss
[strɔ:bɔs]nounAmerican colloquially podrejen predstojnik; prvi delavec -
4 straw hat
[strɔ:hæt]nounslamnik; American slang gledališče na prostem -
5 straw mat
[strɔ:mæt]nounpredpražnik iz slame, rogoznica -
6 straw vote
[strɔ:vout]nounpolitics neuradno, poskusno glasovanje -
7 straw-bid
[strɔ:bid]nouneconomy American colloquially dozdevna, navidezna ponudba -
8 straw-bidder
[strɔ:bidə]nouneconomy American colloquially navidezni ponudnik -
9 straw-board
[strɔ:bɔ:d]nouniz slame narejena lepenka -
10 straw-hat circuit
[strɔ:hætsɜ:kit]nounAmerican slang poletna gledališka turneja po letoviščih -
11 straw-thatched
[strɔ:mæčt]adjectives slamo krit -
12 bed-straw
[bédstrɔ:]nounbotany lakota -
13 jack-straw
[džaekstrɔ:]nounslamnat mož, strašilo; nepomemben človek -
14 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) kaplja čez rob -
15 last
I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) zadnji2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) prejšnji3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) poslednji2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) nazadnje- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) trajati2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) zdržati•- lasting- last out* * *I [la:st]adjectivezadnji, poslednji; minuli, prejšnji; najnovejši, zadnjilast but not least — zadnji, vendar ne najmanj važenon one's last legs — na koncu svojih moči, pred polomomthe last straw — višek, zvrhana meraII [la:st]adverbnazadnje, končnoIII [la:st]nounzadnji (pismo, beseda, otrok); zadnji omenjeni, najnovejši (izjava); poslednje ure, konec, smrtto breathe one's last — izdihniti, umretiat (long) last — končno, na koncuto the last — do konca, do smrtiIV [la:st]nounzdržljivost, odpornostV [la:st]intransitive verbtrajati, vztrajati, zdržatito last out — zadostovati, zdržati, dlje zdržatiVI [la:st]nounkopito (čevljarsko)to stick to one's last — ne vtikati se, držati se svojega delaVII [la:st]nountrgovska mera (za težo, votla mera, za količino) -
16 thrash
[Ɵræʃ]1) (to strike with blows: The child was soundly thrashed.) tepsti2) (to move about violently: The wounded animal thrashed about/around on the ground.) premetavati se3) (to defeat easily, by a large margin: Our team was thrashed eighteen-nil.) potolči•* * *I [mræš]transitive verbmlatiti (tudi figuratively); biti, tolči, tepsti, pretepati; figuratively potolči, poraziti, premagati; intransitive verb mlatiti; premetavati se sem in tja; udariti (at v, po); nautical prebijati se (proti vetru, plimi itd.)to thrash straw figuratively mlatiti prazno slamoto thrash s.o.'s jacket, to thrash the life out of s.o. colloquially premlatiti, namlatiti kogato thrash out — izmlatiti; prerešetati, pretresti; razpravljati (o); razlagati, pojasnitiII [mræš]nountepež, udarec, udarci; sport udarec z nogo (pri kravlu) -
17 brick
[brik]((a block of) baked clay used for building: a pile of bricks; ( also adjective) a brick wall.) opeka- brickbat- bricklayer* * *I [brik]nounopeka, zidak; kos (npr. mila), kocka; slang fant od fare; dominoto have a brick in one's head — biti v rožicah, pijanto make bricks without straw — delati nekaj iz nič, lotiti se jalovega poslaII [brik]adjectiveopéčen, opečnatIII [brik]transitive verb -
18 care
[keə] 1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) skrb2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) varstvo3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) skrb4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.) nega2. verb1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) skrbeti2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) hoteti; rad•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of* * *I [kwə]nounskrb, nega; zaskrbljenost, previdnost, pazljivost; marljivost, prizadevnostto take ( —ali have) care — (of) biti previdenwith care! — pazi! previdno!II [kwə]intransitive verb (for, of, about) skrbeti, negovati; marati; American zmoči, uspešno ureditito care for — rad imeti, zanimati semuch do I care for — mar mi je, še na misel mi ne prideI don't care — ne ljubi se mi, ni mi marfor aught ( —ali ought) I care — zaradi mene, meni nič marI don't care a pin ( —ali rap, damn, straw, cent, brass farthing, fig, feather, whoop) — nič mi ni mar, vseeno mi jewhat do I care? — kaj mi mar? -
19 clutch
1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) oprijeti se (česa)2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) stiskati2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) kremplji2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) sklopka•* * *I [klʌč]1.transitive verbprijeti, zgrabiti, pograbiti; technical sklopiti;2.intransitive verb(at) prijemati, držati se česaII [klʌč]noun(at) prijem, stisk; figuratively krempelj, roka; technical sklopka; kritičen položaj, stiskaIII [klʌč]nounnasajena jajca; leglo piščancev -
20 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) zagrabiti2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) doumeti2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) prijem2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) razumevanje•- grasping* * *I [gra:sp]1.transitive verb(at) prijeti, pograbiti; figuratively razumeti, doumeti;2.intransitive verbsegati; figuratively prizadevati si za kajto grasp the nettle — ugrizniti v kislo jabolko, pogumno se lotitigrasp all, lose all — kdor hoče dobiti vse, zgubi vseII [gra:sp]nounprijem; figuratively razumevanje; dosegto have a perfect grasp of s.th. — dobro kaj obvladatiwithin s.o.'s grasp — v dosegu koga, razumljivo komubeyond s.o.'s grasp — zunaj dosega, nedosegljiv; nerazumljivin s.o.'s grasp — v oblasti koga
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straw — [strô] n. [ME stra < OE streaw, akin to streawian: see STREW] 1. hollow stalks or stems of grain after threshing, collectively: used for fodder, for bedding, for making hats, etc. 2. a single one of such stalks 3. such a stalk or, now esp., a… … English World dictionary
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straw — (n.) O.E. streaw stems or stalks of certain cereals, lit. that which is scattered or strewn, related to streowian (see STREW (Cf. strew)), from P.Gmc. *strawam that which is scattered (Cf. O.N. stra, Dan. straa, Swed. strô, O.Fris. stre, O.Du., O … Etymology dictionary
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straw|y — «STR ee», adjective. 1. of, containing, or like straw. 2. strewn or thatched with straw … Useful english dictionary
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