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1 put on airs / give oneself airs
(to behave as if one is better or more important than others: She gives herself such airs that everyone dislikes her.) šopiriti seEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > put on airs / give oneself airs
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2 put on
1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) prižgati2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) obleči se, obuti3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) povečati4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) uprizoriti5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) zagotoviti6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) pretvarjati se7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) staviti* * *transitive verb obleči, obuti, dati (klobuk na glavo), natakniti (očala), namazati se (z ličilom); pretvarjati se, hliniti; staviti ( to put a fiver on a horse staviti na konja); pomakniti naprej (kazalce); odpreti (plin), dodati (paro), prižgati (luč, radio), pospešiti (tempo); dodati (posebni vlak); zategniti (zavoro, vijak); theatre postaviti na oder, uprizoriti; naložiti (kazen); sport dobiti točko, napraviti golto put on airs — postavljati se, šopiriti seto put on the dog — postavljati se, bahati secolloquially to put it on — pretirano zaračunatifiguratively to put it on thick — pretiravatihis modesty is put on — njegova skromnost je narejena, je samo pretvezato put s.o. on a job — zaupati, dati komu deloto put s.o. on to — namigniti komu kaj, spraviti koga na neko misel -
3 air
[eə] 1. noun1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) zrak2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) zrak, nebo3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) videz4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) melodija2. verb1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) prezračiti2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) izražati•- airbag- airily
- airiness
- airing
- airless
- airy
- airborne
- air-conditioned
- air-conditioner
- air-conditioning
- aircraft
- aircraft carrier
- airfield
- air force
- air-gun
- air hostess
- air letter
- airlift
- airline
- airliner
- air-lock
- airmail
- airman
- air pollution
- airplane
- airport
- air-pump
- air-raid
- airship
- airtight
- airway
- on the air
- put on airs / give oneself airs* * *I [wə]nounzrak, atmosfera; vetrič, prepih; videz, vedenje, obnašanje; arija, napev, melodijato be ( —ali go) on the air — govoriti, oddajati se po radiuby air — po zraku, z letalomto beat the air — zaman si prizadevati, prazno slamo mlatitito give o.s. airs — šopiriti seAmerican slang to give s.o. the air — odpustiti kogato go up in the air — razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesnetito keep s.o. in the air — pustiti koga v negotovostito walk ( —ali tread) on air — biti ves srečen; zibati se v srečiII [wə]1.transitive verbzračiti; sušiti; rešetati; ohladiti; figuratively objaviti; širokoustiti se;2.intransitive verbsprehajati se; domišljati sito air one's fine clothes — bahati, šopiriti seto air o.s. — iti na sprehod, sprehoditi se
См. также в других словарях:
put on airs — {v. phr.} To show conceit; act in a superior or condescending manner. * /The fact that her parents own a villa in Capri is no reason for Amanda to keep putting on airs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put on airs — {v. phr.} To show conceit; act in a superior or condescending manner. * /The fact that her parents own a villa in Capri is no reason for Amanda to keep putting on airs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put on airs — If someone puts on airs, they pretend to be grander and more important than they really are … The small dictionary of idiomes
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put on airs — pretend you are better or richer or smarter Martha would never put on airs. She is very sincere … English idioms
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put on airs — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. brag, show off, make pretensions; see strut … English dictionary for students
put on airs — act as though one is better than others, show off … English contemporary dictionary
put on airs — verb act like the master of He is lording it over the students • Syn: ↑lord it over, ↑queen it over, ↑act superior • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
airs / heirs — Airs refers to snobbish and artificial behavior: Portia Radclyffe put on airs at the fine dinner party just because she had a few diamonds dangling from her neck. Heirs are people who, because they are family, will inherit an estate or… … Confused words
airs / heirs — Airs refers to snobbish and artificial behavior: Portia Radclyffe put on airs at the fine dinner party just because she had a few diamonds dangling from her neck. Heirs are people who, because they are family, will inherit an estate or… … Confused words