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1 cock
[kok] 1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; ( also adjective) a cock sparrow.) petelin2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) pipa3) (a slang word for the penis.) klinec2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) pokonci (se) postaviti2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) napeti3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) na stran pomakniti•- cockerel- cocky
- cock-and-bull story
- cock-crow
- cock-eyed
- cocksure* * *I [kɔk]nounpetelin, (tudi na puški); petelinje petje; figuratively vodja; pipa, vetrnica; poševna lega klobuka na glavi; jeziček (na tehtnici); kazalec (na sončni uri); nautical medkrov; pilotov sedež; bahač, kolovodja; vulgar spolni udthat cock won't fight — tukaj nekaj ni v redu, to ne bo držalothe cock of the walk ( —ali roost) — glavna oseba, samozavestnežfamiliarly old cock — ljubi moj, človek božjiII [kɔk]1.transitive verb(up) pokonci postaviti; (klobuk) na stran pomakniti; napeti petelina na puški;2.intransitive verbšopiriti seto cock one's ears — z ušesi striči, prisluhnitito cock one's eye at s.o. — namigniti komuAmerican colloquially to go off half cocked — prenagliti seknocked into a cocked hat — onemel, osupel; popolnoma premaganIII [kɔk]1.nounkopica sena;2.transitive verbspravljati v kopice -
2 snook
I [snu:k]nounvrsta ščuk; Australian barakuda (riba)II [snu:k]1.nounBritish English slangdolg nosto cock (to cut) a snook (snooks) at s.o. — komu osle pokazati;2.interjectioneh! (vzklik preziranja)
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cock a snook at — phrase to deliberately do something that insults someone or that shows a lack of respect for someone or something He was cocking a snook at politicians’ lifestyles. Thesaurus: to insult or offend someonesynonym Main entry: snook * * * cock a… … Useful english dictionary
cock a snook at somebody — cock a snook at sb/sth idiom (BrE) to say or do sth that clearly shows you do not respect sb/sth • to cock a snook at authority • The firm cocked a snook at the recession by doubling its workforce. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cock a snook at something — cock a snook at sb/sth idiom (BrE) to say or do sth that clearly shows you do not respect sb/sth • to cock a snook at authority • The firm cocked a snook at the recession by doubling its workforce. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cock a snook — To make a rude gesture by putting one thumb to the nose with the fingers outstretched … The small dictionary of idiomes
cock a snook — phrasal or cock snooks also cock a snoot : to thumb the nose an unmannerly upstart cocking snooks at venerable men Adrian Bell in the Highlands where they traditionally cock a snoot at rationing laws John Calder * * * … Useful english dictionary
cock a snook — also cock snooks phrasal to thumb one s nose < cocking a snook at the establishment > … New Collegiate Dictionary
cock a snook — verb To perform a snook, a gesture of disrespect. Syn: thumb ones nose … Wiktionary
cock a snook — informal, chiefly Brit. place one s hand so that the thumb touches one s nose and the fingers are spread out, in order to express contempt. → snook … English new terms dictionary
cock a snook — British, old fashioned to show that you do not respect something or someone by doing something that insults them. In the end he refused to accept his award, cocking a snook at the film industry for which he had such contempt. (usually + at) … New idioms dictionary
cock a snook at — to deliberately do something that insults someone or that shows a lack of respect for someone or something He was cocking a snook at politicians lifestyles … English dictionary
Cock a snook — thumbs on nose gesture … Dictionary of Australian slang