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1 anchor
['æŋkə] 1. noun1) (something, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.) sidro2) (something that holds someone or something steady.) (pri)vez2. verb(to hold (a boat etc) steady (with an anchor): They have anchored (the boat) near the shore; He used a stone to anchor his papers.) zasidrati; utrditi- at anchor* * *I [aeŋkə]nounsidro, maček; technical kotva; figuratively pribežališče, rešitev, nadaII [aeŋkə]transitive verb & intransitive verbzasidrati (se) -
2 swallow
I 1. ['swoləu] verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) pogoltniti2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) pogoltniti2. noun(an act of swallowing.) požiranje- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) lastovka* * *I [swɔlou]nounzoology lastovkaII [swɔlou]1.nounžrelo, grlo; požiranje, požirek; geology (kraški) požiralnik; figuratively apetit, požrešnost, pohlep, poželenjeto drink s.th. at one swallow — izpiti kaj na dušek;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbpožirati, požreti, goltati, pogoltniti (tudi figuratively); zadušiti, potlačiti (jezo); preklicati; verjeti (kaj), biti lahkoveren; pohlepno čitati; mirno trpeti, prenesti (žalitev); priključiti si (tuje ozemlje)to swallow the anchor nautical slang obesiti mornarski poklic na klinto swallow the bait — pogoltniti vabo (trnek), figuratively vgrizniti v vabo, dati se speljati, iti na limaniceto swallow a camel figuratively verjeti nekaj neverjetnega; mirno trpeti, prenesti (kaj)to swallow a tavern token figuratively opi(ja)niti seto swallow one's words figuratively preklicati, nazaj vzeti svoje besede
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anchor — Heleuma, hekau; kū (verb). Also: anakā, pōhākau, pōhaku hekau. ♦ To weigh anchor, huki i ka heleuma. ♦ To lie at anchor, lana, lulu, mouo, mōuouo … English-Hawaiian dictionary
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anchor — /ˈæŋkə / (say angkuh) noun 1. a device for holding boats, vessels, floating bridges, etc., in place. 2. any similar device for holding fast or checking motion. 3. a key person; mainstay. 4. (in a tug of war team) the person, usually the one who… …
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anchor — an•chor [[t]ˈæŋ kər[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. a heavy device dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for restraining the motion of a vessel or other floating object 2) any similar device for holding fast or checking… … From formal English to slang
lie — I. intransitive verb (lay; lain; lying) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English licgan; akin to Old High German ligen to lie, Latin lectus bed, Greek lechos Date: before 12th century 1. a. to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
lie — Synonyms and related words: aim, aspect, attitude, azimuth, be found, be located, be met with, be present, be situated, be there, be untruthful, bearing, bearings, beguile, bent, blague, bouncer, canard, carry, celestial navigation, cheat, cock… … Moby Thesaurus
lie athwart — intransitive verb : to ride at anchor or mooring with head to the wind across the tide … Useful english dictionary
To lie along the shore — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English