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1 ruffle
(to make wrinkled or uneven, especially hair, feathers etc: The wind ruffled her hair; The bird ruffled its feathers in anger.) razmršiti, nasršiti* * *I [rʌfl]nounnabornica, nabrana ovratnica, nabrana čipka (okoli ovratnika, rokava itd.); kravata iz čipk; volán (na ženski obleki); (o pticah) kolut, prstan iz perja (okoli vratu); (o vodni površini) kodranje, grbančenje, gubanje; namrščenost; (redko) nemir, hrup, rabuka, vznemirjenje, razburjenje, prerekanje, pribuka, vznemirjenje, razburjenje, prerekanje, pričkanjeII [rʌfl]transitive verb & intransitive verbnabrati; nakodrati; valoviti (vodno površino); (na)mršiti; razkuštrati (lase); (na)ježiti, (na)sršiti (perje); figuratively razdražiti, vznemiriti, razburiti, razburkati, zmesti (koga); spraviti v nered, skaliti, pokvariti (komu) dobro razpoloženje; intransitive verb nagubati se, nabrati se, namršiti se, nakodrati se; pomečkati se; figuratively vznemiriti se, razburiti se, razburkati se, razdražiti se; šopiriti se, postavljati se, hvaliti se, bahati se, širokoustiti se, košatiti se, predrzno se vestito ruffle one's feathers — nasršiti se, naježiti sedon't ruffle your feathers! figuratively ne razburjaj se! pomiri se!to ruffle s.o.'s temper — pokvariti komu dobro razpoloženje (voljo) -
2 feather
['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pero2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) operiti- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *I [féðə]nounpero, perje; čopek; pena na morskem valu; vrsta; razpoloženjebirds of a feather flock together — enak se druži z enakim, ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijoto crop s.o.'s feathers — pristriči komu krila, ponižati gain grand feather — v svečani obleki, našemljen; odličnega zdravjain high feather — dobre volje; dobrega zdravjaAmerican slang feather merchant — zmuzne; military slang civilistto ruffle s.o.'s feathers — dražiti kogato show the white feather — popihati jo; biti strahopetento smooth s.o.'s ruffled feathers — pomiriti kogaII [féðə]1.transitive verb(o)krasiti s perjem, operiti (se); s perjem obrobiti; plosko dvigati veslo iz vode; z repom mahati;2.intransitive verbtrepetati, drgetatito feather one's nest — dobro si postlati, obogateti
См. также в других словарях:
ruffle\ one's\ feathers — v. phr. Insult or disturb slightly; offend. The author ruffled some feathers by his portrait of his hometown … Словарь американских идиом
ruffle feathers — or[ruffle one s feathers] {v. phr.} Insult or disturb slightly; offend. * /The author ruffled some feathers by his portrait of his hometown./ … Dictionary of American idioms
ruffle feathers — or[ruffle one s feathers] {v. phr.} Insult or disturb slightly; offend. * /The author ruffled some feathers by his portrait of his hometown./ … Dictionary of American idioms
ruffle — ruffle1 ruffly, adj. ruffler, n. /ruf euhl/, v., ruffled, ruffling, n. v.t. 1. to destroy the smoothness or evenness of: The wind ruffled the sand. 2. to erect (the feathers), as a bird in anger. 3. to disturb, vex, or irritate: to be ruffled by… … Universalium
ruffle — I. verb (ruffled; ruffling) Etymology: Middle English ruffelen; akin to Low German ruffelen to crumple Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. roughen, abrade b. trouble, vex … New Collegiate Dictionary
ruffle — I ruf•fle [[t]ˈrʌf əl[/t]] v. fled, fling, n. 1) to destroy the smoothness or evenness of 2) to erect (the feathers), as a bird in anger 3) to disturb, vex, or irritate 4) to turn (pages) rapidly 5) to pass (cards) through the fingers rapidly in… … From formal English to slang
ruffle — I. /ˈrʌfəl / (say rufuhl) verb (ruffled, ruffling) –verb (t) 1. to destroy the smoothness or evenness of: the wind ruffled the sand. 2. (of a bird) to erect (the feathers), as in aggressive display. 3. to annoy, disturb, discompose, or irritate.… …
offend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. break the law, err, wrong, sin, trespass; give offense, displease, upset, vex, provoke, hurt, aggravate, rub the wrong way; disgust; affront, spite, insult, hurt one s feelings. See illegality, pain,… … English dictionary for students
rub the wrong way — [v] irritate aggravate, anger, annoy, bother, bug*, disturb, drive up the wall*, enrage, get on one’s nerves*, get to, get under one’s skin*, infuriate, irk, needle*, pester, rattle, ruffle one’s feathers; concepts 7,19 … New thesaurus
rub the wrong way — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. annoy, *bug, *ruffle one s feathers. see irritate … English dictionary for students
feather — featherless, adj. featherlessness, n. featherlike, adj. /fedh euhr/, n. 1. one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner,… … Universalium