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[bei] I noun(a wide inward bend of a coastline: anchored in the bay; Botany Bay.) zalivII noun(a separate compartment, area or room etc (usually one of several) set aside for a special purpose: a bay in a library.) poseben oddelekIII 1. adjective((of horses) reddish-brown in colour.) rdeče rjav2. noun((also bay tree) the laurel tree, the leaves of which are used for seasoning and in victory wreaths.) lovor3. verb((especially of large dogs) to bark: The hounds bayed at the fox.) lajati* * *I [bei]nounbotany lovor; plural figuratively lovorike; American (tudi) magnolija, mirtaII [bei]nounzaliv, draga; tin; jez; senik; zaprt balkon, veliko okno; oddelek; pregrajaIII [bei]transitive verb & intransitive verbzavijati, lajati; spraviti v zadrego; zajezitiIV [bei]nounzavijanje, lajanje; figuratively stiskato be ( —ali stand) at bay, to turn to bay — biti v skrajni stiski; postaviti se po robu, biti pripravljen na najslabšeto bring ( —ali drive) to bay — spraviti v zagato, ugnati v kozji rogto hold ( —ali have, keep) at bay — zadrževati, brzdati, držati v šahuV [bei]1.adjectiverdečkasto rjav, kostanjeve barve;2.nounrjavec
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bring to bay — To force to make a stand • • • Main Entry: ↑bay … Useful english dictionary
bring to bay — {v. phr.} To chase or force into a place where escape is impossible without a fight; trap; corner. * /The police brought the robber to bay on the roof and he gave up./ * /The fox was brought to bay in a hollow tree and the dogs stood around it… … Dictionary of American idioms
bring to bay — {v. phr.} To chase or force into a place where escape is impossible without a fight; trap; corner. * /The police brought the robber to bay on the roof and he gave up./ * /The fox was brought to bay in a hollow tree and the dogs stood around it… … Dictionary of American idioms
bring\ to\ bay — v. phr. To chase or force into a place where escape is impossible without a fight; trap; corner. The police brought the robber to bay on the roof and he gave up. The fox was brought to bay in a hollow tree and the dogs stood around it barking.… … Словарь американских идиом
bay — bay1 [bā] n. [ME bai < OFr baie < ML baia, prob. < Iberian] 1. a) a part of a sea or lake that cuts into the shoreline; wide inlet: usually smaller than a gulf b) International Law a small gulf with an opening to the sea of less than 24… … English World dictionary
Bay Area Asian Unity — Bay Area Asian Unity(BAAU) is a student run organization founded by Mingbo Gong(Pinewood School Class 2010) and Jinjing Cheng(Los Altos High School 2010) in June 2008. BAAU mission statement:The Bay Area Asian Unity was created to bring all Bay… … Wikipedia
bay — I n. 1) to hold, keep at bay 2) to bring to bay II v. (D; intr.) to bay at (the hounds were baying at the fox) * * * [beɪ] to bring to bay to hold. keep at bay (D; intr.) to bay at (the hounds were bayinp at the fox) … Combinatory dictionary
Bay of Fundy — The Bay of Fundy ( fr. Baie de Fundy) is a bay on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of… … Wikipedia
bay — 1. n. 1 a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inwards. 2 a recess in a mountain range. Phrases and idioms: Bay State US Massachusetts. Etymology: ME f. OF baie f. OSp. bahia 2. n. 1 (in full bay laurel) a laurel, Laurus nobilis, having… … Useful english dictionary
bay — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French bai, from Latin badius; akin to Old Irish buide yellow Date: 14th century reddish brown < a bay mare > II. noun Date: 1535 1. a bay colored animal; specifically a … New Collegiate Dictionary
bay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. estuary, bayou, fiord, sound; alcove, niche; inlet; laurel. See water, receptacle, concavity. at bay II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. reddish brown, reddish, brownish red, castaneous, chestnut, rufous,… … English dictionary for students