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1 purse strings
s [pl] vrpce za vezanje novčarke, kese / tohod the # = upravljati izdacima, novcima; to tighten the # = smanjiti izdatke, stisnuti se u trošenju; [fig] to loosen the # = otovoriti kesu, trošiti -
2 purse-strings
s [pl] vrpce za vezanje novčarke, kese / tohod the # = upravljati izdacima, novcima; to tighten the # = smanjiti izdatke, stisnuti se u trošenju; [fig] to loosen the # = otovoriti kesu, trošiti -
3 purse
s 1. kesa, novčarka; [fig] novci, novčana sredstva 2. nagrada u novcu 3. [US] ženska torbica / heavy (long) # = bogatstvo, imetak, duboka kesa; light # = siromaštvo; the public # = državna blagajna; to make up a # for = skupljati novac, dobrovoljne priloge (za koga)* * *
kesa
nabrati
namrštiti se
novac
novÄanik
novÄarka -
4 dive
abbr roniti, zaroniti, uroniti; naglavce skočiti u vodu; prozreti, progledati, zadupsti se, duboko prodrijeti ([into] u); iščeznuti; upustiti se; [aero] obrušavati (avion) / to # into the purse = posegnuti u kesu* * *
gnjuriti
roniti
ronjenje
skoÄiti u vodu
skok u vodu
spust
upijaÄ
uron
uroniti
zagnjuriti se
zaroniti -
5 pull
s 1. vučenje, potezanje, povlačenje, trzanje 2. veslanje 3. gutljaj, gutanje, dušak; uvlačenje, potezanje (dima) 4. povlačenje, privlačenje; teg, poteg, tegljenje; napor, trud; [fig] utjecaj, prednost, pomoć, korist, sreća; [cricket] zamah, udarac 5. držak, ručka 6. [print] otisak; [US sl] utjecaj, veze / to have the # of (on, over) = imati prednost nad kim; to give a # (at) = povući; the long # = višak; a long # uphill = težak uspon na brdo; it will be heavy # on his purse = to će ga skupo stajati* * *
drška
gutanje
gutljaj
izbaÄaj
izvlaÄenje
izvući
napor
pomoć
potegnuti
povlaÄenje
povući
prednost
privlaÄna snaga
promaja
ruÄica
tegliti
trzaj
vježba Äija je osnova povlaÄenje tereta
vuÄa
vuÄenje
vući
zaveslaj -
6 sow
s 1. [zool] prasica, krmača; stonoga 2. [tech] kalup; komad lijevana željeza 3. [mil] pokretni zaštitni krov / to get (take) the wrong (right) # by the ear (ne) pogoditi ono pravo (pravog krivca i sl.); as drunk as a # pijan kao svinja; you cannot make a silk purse out of a #'s ear = od tog brašna nema pogače* * *
krmaÄa
okov
posijati
posuti
poškropiti
prasica
sijati
stonoga
zasijati
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