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s 1. dno (mora) 2. [el] zemlja, spoj sa zemljom, uzemljenje 3. temelj, osnova (& [fig]);(obično [pl]) razlog, osnova, povod (for, of za) 4. [arts] pozadina, temeljna boja, grundiranje; osnovica; sredstvo namazano na kovinu za otpor protiv kiseline (kod bakroreza) 5. zemlja, tlo (to fall to the #) 6. područje, kraj, oblast 7. [sport] igralište ([GB]); [mil] vježbalište; [hunt] lovište (hunting #, fishing #) 8. zemlja, posjed, tlo 9. stav, stajalište (to shift one's # promijeniti svoj stav) 10. (plodna) zemlja, tlo 11. [min] sloj koji sadrži naslagu rude / #s [pl] = talog; nasadi, ukrasni vrt (oko kuće) to touch # = dodirnuti dno; [fig] prijeći na stvar (u diskusiji); to take a # = zauzeti stajalište; on the # of = zbog (čega), time da, pod izlikom da; on public #s = iz obzira prema javnosti; to hold (stand) one's # = zadržati svoj stav, ne popuštati; [fig] to fall (ili be dashed) to the # = ne uspijeti, propasti; to break # =orati; podsjesti, započeti opsadu; [fig] započeti [cool] down to the # = u svakom pogledu, temeljito, skrooz naskroz; above # = živ, na životu; to cut the # from under one's feet = stjerati u škripac (koga) to gain # = [lit] uznapredovati; [fig] dobivati prednost; to lose (give) # = gubiti, popuštati, biti prisiljen na uzmak; forbidden # = [lit] zabranjeno područje; [fig] napuštena tema (razgovora); it is common # = općenito se zna; svi se slažu u tome (that da)* * *
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igralište
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mljeven
osnova
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polje
prizeman
prizemlje
razlog
smrviti
temelj
temeljiti se
teren
tlo
uzemljiti
zdjela
zemlja
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