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1 nail
[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) noht2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) žebelj2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) pribiti- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head* * *I [néil]nountechnical žebelj; noht; zoology krempelj, trd izrastek na kljunu nekih ptic; stara dolžinska mera (0,057 m)a nail in one's coffin — vse, kar pospeši smrt; padec vlade, režimato fight tooth and nail — boriti se z zobmi in nohti, boriti se na vso močas hard as nails — trdnega zdravja, žilav, neusmiljen, trdto the nail — do konca, dokončan, dovršenright as nails — točen, v reduII [néil]transitive verbpribiti (on, to na), zabiti, obiti z žeblji, okovati (z žeblji); zakovati (tudi up)figuratively zgrabiti, prijeti (tatu), pograbiti (priliko); ukrasti; figuratively upreti pogled, obrniti pozornost (on, to na); colloquially ujeti na laži; slang ujeti, zasačiti (v šoli); figuratively to nail one's colours to the mast — ostati zvest svojim načelom, javno jih izpovedatifiguratively to nail a lie to the counter ( —ali barndoor) — dokazati ali razkrinkati (laž, prevaro) -
2 scratch
[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) opraskati2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) praskati (se)3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) izpraskati4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) izpraskati5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) izločiti2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) praska(nje)2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) praska3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) startna črta•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch* * *I [skræč]1.nounpraska, neznatna rana, ranica; praskanje, strganje; čečkarija, kar je napisano; startna črta (pri dirkah); figuratively nič, ničla; prvi začetek; figuratively preizkušnja, dokaz poguma; plural veterinary mahovnica (konjska bolezen)Old Scratch — zlodej, vraga scratch of the pen figuratively poteza s peresomto be up to scratch figuratively biti v formito bring s.o. to the scratch figuratively postaviti koga pred odločitevto bring s.o. up to the scratch figuratively spraviti koga v redto come up to the scratch, to toe the scratch figuratively ne se izmikati, ne se plašiti, ne se izogibati, izpolniti pričakovanja, napraviti svojo dolžnost, ne se odtegniti (izmuzniti) svoji dolžnosti, pokazati se doraslega položaju, izkazati seit is no great scratch — to ni bogve koliko vredno;2.adjectiveskrpan, nehomogen, sestavljen iz neenakih delov, (skupaj) zmašen, improviziran; slučajen, nenameravan; pester, pisanscratch dinner — hitro pripravljena, zmašena večerjaII [skraeč]transitive verb(iz)grebsti, (iz)brskati; praskati; uprasniti (vžigalico); (na)strgati; s težavo spraviti skupaj (denar); (na)čečkati, (na)pisati; sport zbrisati s seznama (konja); slang izločiti iz boja, iz tekmovanja; intransitive verb grebsti (o mački); s težavo spraviti skupaj; sport preklicati prijavo za tekmovanje, odstopiti (od tekmovanja)to scratch s.o.'s back figuratively prilizovati se, dobrikati se komuscratch my back and I will yours figuratively naredi mi uslugo in jaz jo bom tebi, roka roko umivato scratch s.o.'s face — spraskati komu obrazscratch a Russian and you find a Tartar figuratively civilizacija spremeni samo zunanjost človekato scratch the surface of s.th. figuratively šele začeti, biti šele na začetku, le površno obravnavati, ne iti v globino
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