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1 prick (up) one's ears
((of an animal) to raise the ears in excitement, attention etc: The dog pricked up its ears at the sound of the doorbell.) ušesa pokonci postaviti -
2 prick (up) one's ears
((of an animal) to raise the ears in excitement, attention etc: The dog pricked up its ears at the sound of the doorbell.) ušesa pokonci postaviti -
3 prick
[prik] 1. verb(to pierce slightly or stick a sharp point into: She pricked her finger on a pin; He pricked a hole in the paper.) zbosti2. noun1) ((a pain caused by) an act of pricking: You'll just feel a slight prick in your arm.) zbodljaj2) (a tiny hole made by a sharp point: a pin-prick.) luknjica3) ((slang, vulgar) a penis.) kurec4) ((slang, vulgar) a nasty or contemptible person: He is such a prick!) kurec•- prick up one's ears- prick one's ears* * *I [prik]nounzbodljaj, pik; bodica, trn; technical šilo, dolbilo; figuratively zbadanje (vesti), ostra bolečina; vulgar penisII [prik]1.transitive verbbosti, zbosti, zbadati, prebosti, prebadati, pičiti, pikati; archaic spodbosti, spodbadati, priganjati (konja); agronomy pikirati (sadike); ohromiti konja (pri podkovanju);2.intransitive verbzbadati (bolečina)archaic spodbosti konja, pognati v dir; figuratively to prick the bladder ( —ali bubble) — razkrinkati plitkost kogafiguratively his conscience pricked him — vest ga je grizla -
4 prick up
transitive verb postaviti ušesa pokonci (pes)to prick up one's ears — nastavljati ušesa, vleči na ušesa -
5 ear
I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) uho2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) posluh•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) klas* * *I [iə]1.nounklas;2.intransitive verbpognati v klasII [iə]transitive verbarchaic orati zemljoIII [iə]nounmuha na puškiIV [iə]nounuho; posluh; ušesce, luknjica; figuratively pozornostto reach the ear of s.o. — priti komu na uhoto set by the ears — povzročiti prepir, nahujskati, spretito win s.o.'s ear — biti od koga uslišana word in your ears — strogo zaupno, med nama povedano
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prick up one's ears — {v. phr.}, {informal} To come to interested attention; begin to listen closely; try to hear. * /The woman pricked up her ears when she heard them talking about her./ … Dictionary of American idioms
prick up one's ears — {v. phr.}, {informal} To come to interested attention; begin to listen closely; try to hear. * /The woman pricked up her ears when she heard them talking about her./ … Dictionary of American idioms
prick up one's ears — LISTEN CAREFULLY, pay attention, become attentive, begin to take notice, attend; informal be all ears; poetic/literary hark. → prick * * * phrasal : to begin to listen intently or with increased interest * * * prick up one s ears To begin to… … Useful english dictionary
prick up one's ears — idi prick up one s ears, to become very alert; listen attentively … From formal English to slang
prick up one's ears — If you prick up your ears, you suddenly pay attention to what is being said. The children pricked up their ears when they heard the word ice cream … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
prick up one's ears — we pricked up our ears when he mentioned the Christmas bonuses Syn: listen carefully, pay attention, become attentive, begin to take notice, attend; informal be all ears … Thesaurus of popular words
prick\ up\ one's\ ears — v. phr. informal To come to interested attention; begin to listen closely; try to hear. The woman pricked up her ears when she heard them talking about her … Словарь американских идиом
prick up one's ears — phrasal to listen intently … New Collegiate Dictionary
prick up one's ears — verb To listen attentively … Wiktionary
prick up one's ears — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pay attention (to), notice, listen to; see listen 1 … English dictionary for students
prick — [prik] n. [ME prike < OE prica, point, dot, akin to Du prik, MHG pfrecken] 1. a very small puncture or, formerly, dot, made by a sharp point 2. Archaic any of various pointed objects, as a thorn, goad, etc. 3. PRICKING 4. a sharp pain caused… … English World dictionary