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[mil] 1. noun1) (a machine, sometimes now electrical, for grinding coffee, pepper etc by crushing it between rough, hard surfaces: a coffee-mill; a pepper-mill.) mlinček2) (a building where grain is ground: The farmer took his corn to the mill.) mlin3) (a building where certain types of things are manufactured: A woollen-mill; a steel-mill.) tovarna2. verb1) (to grind or press: This flour was milled locally.) mleti2) ((usually with about or around) (of crowds) to move about in a disorganized way: There's a huge crowd of people milling around outside.) gnesti se•- miller- millstone
- millwheel* * *I [mil]nounmlin; tovarna, predilnica; contemptuously "fabriciranje" (diplom); slang pretepfiguratively that is grist to his mill — to je voda na njegov mlinfiguratively to go through the mill — iti skozi trdo šolo, mnogo preživetifiguratively to put s.o. through the mill — komu kri puščati, preizkusiti kogaII [mil]nounAmerican tisočinka dolarjaIII [mil]1.transitive verbmleti; technical obdelovati, valjati (sukno, kovino), nazobčati (kovance); stepsti (čokolado), speniti; slang pretepsti;2.intransitive verb slangpretepati se; vrteti se v krogu, brezciljno tavatito mill around — prestopati se, pomikati se v gneči
См. также в других словарях:
the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small — Quoted in SEXTUS EMPIRICUS Against Professors I. 287 ὀψὲ θεῶν ἀλέουσι μύλοι, ἀλέουσι δὲ λεπτά, the mills of the gods are late to grind, but they grind small. 1640 G. HERBERT Outlandish Proverbs no. 747 Gods Mill grinds slow, but sure. 1870… … Proverbs new dictionary
the mills of God grind slowly — justice does not take place quickly, the justice system works slowly … English contemporary dictionary
Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small. — См. Бог долго ждет, да больно бьет … Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)
God — see you cannot serve God and Mammon where God builds a church, the devil will build a chapel God helps them that help themselves God is high above, and the tsar is far away God made the country, and man made the town … Proverbs new dictionary
grind — see the mill cannot grind with the water that is past the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small … Proverbs new dictionary
slowly — see make haste slowly the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
slowness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality of taking a relatively long time Nouns 1. slowness, languor, inactivity; leisureliness; retardation; slackening; delay, lateness; walk, stroll, saunter, snail s pace, jog trot, dogtrot; slow… … English dictionary for students
mill — see the mill cannot grind with the water that is past all is grist that comes to the mill the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small … Proverbs new dictionary
small — see small choice in rotten apples small is beautiful the best things come in small packages better are small fish than an empty dish little things please little minds there’s no great loss without some gain … Proverbs new dictionary
бог долго ждет, да больно бьет — Ср. Бог простит, а суд не простит. Нет, не говори: и Бог не простит; Бог долю терпит, да больно бьет... Даль. Новые картины русского быта. 18, 3. Ср. Gottes Mühlen mahlen langsam, mahlen aber trefflich klein Ob aus Langmuth er sich säumet, bringt … Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона