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1 hit the nail on the head
(to be absolutely accurate (in one's description of something or someone, in an estimate of something etc).) trafiť klinec po hlavičke -
2 nail
[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) necht2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) klinec2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) pribiť- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head* * *• zachytit• zadržat• zaujat• zmocnit sa• stlct• spútat• upútat• prichytit• prikovat• pripichnút• pribit• pribíjat• priklincovat• pripevnit• presne umiestnit• pristihnút• pritlct• dráp• klincek• klinec• chytit• pazúr• lokalizovat• nachytat• necht -
3 pincers
['pinsəz]1) (a tool for gripping things tightly: She used (a pair of) pincers to grasp the head of the nail.) kliešte,štikačky``2) (the claws of lobsters, crabs etc.) klepetá -
4 tack
[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) pripináčik2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) (na)stehovanie3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) kľukatý kurz, križovanie4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) smer, dráha, kurz2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) pripevniť, pripichnúť2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) križovať proti vetru* * *• vec• zlé jedlo• zmenit• zošit• zostehovat• smer plavby• smer• spojenie• strava• pridat• pripinácik• príchytka• pripät• pripevnit• jazdecká výstroj• klincek• dodat (pren.)• politická línia• kurz• naviazat• obracat -
5 hammer
['hæmə] 1. noun1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) kladivo2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) kladivko3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) kladivo2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) zatĺcť kladivom2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) vtĺkať•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
- hammer home
- hammer out* * *• tlct kladivom• kladivo• kladivko• búšit• kohútik pušky -
6 stud
I noun(a collection of horses and mares kept for breeding.) stajňaII 1. noun1) (a knob, or nail with a large head, put into the surface of something as a protection or decoration etc: metal studs on the soles of football boots; a belt decorated with studs.) ozdobný cvok / gombík2) (a type of button with two heads for fastening a collar: a collar stud.) (spájací) gombík do goliera2. verb(to cover with studs: The sky was studded with stars.) posiať* * *• výcnelok• zdobit• závrtná skrutka• žrebcinec• žrebec• spojovací gombík• stajna• stlp• drevený stlpik• gombicka• gombík• kanec• klinec• cap• chovný• chovný samec• chovná skupina• chov• ozdobný klinec• plemenný• plemenný žrebec• ozdobit• pahýl• ozdobný cvok• plochý celný kontakt• krátka tyc• malá puklica• obit klincami
См. также в других словарях:
hit the nail on the head — phrasal : to perform effectively or be effective : be exactly right * * * hit the nail on the head see under ↑nail • • • Main Entry: ↑hit hit the nail on the head To touch the exact point • • • Main Entry: ↑nail * * * hit the nail on the head … Useful english dictionary
To hit the nail on the head — Nail Nail (n[=a]l), n. [AS. n[ae]gel, akin to D. nagel, OS. & OHG. nagal, G. nagel, Icel. nagl, nail (in sense 1), nagli nail (in sense 3), Sw. nagel nail (in senses 1 and 3), Dan. nagle, Goth. ganagljan to nail, Lith. nagas nail (in sense 1),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
By the head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Over the head of — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To give one the head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
to go over the head of a person — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nail-head — Nail headed Nail head ed, a. Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. [1913 Webster] {Nail headed characters}, arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under {Arrowheaded}. {Nail headed molding} (Arch.), an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nail-head molding — Nail headed Nail head ed, a. Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. [1913 Webster] {Nail headed characters}, arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under {Arrowheaded}. {Nail headed molding} (Arch.), an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nail-headed — Nail head ed, a. Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. [1913 Webster] {Nail headed characters}, arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under {Arrowheaded}. {Nail headed molding} (Arch.), an ornament… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nail-headed characters — Nail headed Nail head ed, a. Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. [1913 Webster] {Nail headed characters}, arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under {Arrowheaded}. {Nail headed molding} (Arch.), an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nail-headed molding — Nail headed Nail head ed, a. Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. [1913 Webster] {Nail headed characters}, arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under {Arrowheaded}. {Nail headed molding} (Arch.), an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English