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noun (a machine with sails that work by wind power, for grinding corn or pumping water.) mlin na veter* * *[wíndmil]nounmlin na veter; aeromotor; servopropeler; slang helikopterto fight (to tilt at) windmills figuratively boriti se proti mlinom na veterto throw one's cap over the windmill figuratively vso previdnost vnemar pustiti; ne se zmeniti za konvencionalnosti
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