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1 toss
[tos] 1. verb1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) zagnati2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) premetavati se3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) premetavati4) (to throw (a coin) into the air and decide a matter according to (a correct guess about) which side falls uppermost: They tossed a coin to decide which of them should go first.) vreči (kovanec)2. noun(an act of tossing.) met- toss up- win/lose the toss* * *I [tɔs]nounmetanje (v zrak); met, lučaj; premetavanje (sem in tja); stresanje; metanje žreba, žreb(anje); obsolete nemir, razburjenje; padec (zlasti s konja)full toss — sport točen metto take a toss — biti vržen, pasti iz sedla, s konjato win the toss — dobiti pri žrebanju, pri metanju novca v zrakII [tɔs]transitive verbpremetavati (ladjo na morju itd.); metati sem in tja; vreči s sebe; vreči, metati, zagnati; visoko dvigniti, nazaj vreči (glavo); vreči (kaj) (to komu); prevračati, premetavati (seno); metati (kovanec) v zrak (za žrebanje); vznemiriti, razburitito toss a Coin — zagnati, metati novec v zrakI'll toss you for it — vrgel bom novec (žrebal bom) (za to); intransitive verb metati se sem in tja, premetavati se; biti premetavan sem in tja; biti razburkan, vzburkati se, valiti se (o valovih); frfotati (lasje, zastava)to toss out of the room — planiti iz sobe; -
2 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) rep2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) rep2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) skrivaj slediti- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) cifra- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off* * *I [téil]1.nounrep; trtica; spodnji del; konec (sprevoda itd.); zadnji del pluga; stran kovanca z napisom; spremstvo; najslabši igralci kakega moštva, odpadki; stranka, privrženci; žaket, frak, škric, vlečka (obleke); plural colloquially družabna oblekatail of the trenches military najbolj sprednji jarkitail of a stream — tih, miren tok reketails up figuratively dobre volje, veselclose on s.o. 's tail — komu tik za petamicow's tail — figuratively razcefran konec vrvithe dirty end of the cow's tail — figuratively spolzko govorjenje (pogovor)heads or tail? — glava ali napis? (vprašamo, če mečemo kovanec v zrak za odločitev v kaki stvari)with his tail between his legs figuratively ves preplašen, kot polit cucekto be unable to make head or tail of s.th. — ne se spoznati, ne se moči znajti v čemto drop a pinch of salt on the tail of a bird (a hare); humorously natresti ptiču (zajcu) soli na rep (da bi ga ujeli)to go into tails figuratively hitro rastito follow the tail of a plough — držati plug za ročaj, biti kmetovalecshe looked at me out of the tail of her eye — skrivaj, s koncem očesa me je pogledalato put one's tail between one's legs — stisniti rep med noge, zbežatito turn tail — obrniti hrbet, planiti v beg, pete pokazati, popihati joto twist s.o.'s tail — figuratively nadlegovati ali dolgočasiti kogato twist the lion's tail — mučiti, izzivati leva (aluzija na tuje časnikarje ali govornike, ki izzivalno žalijo Anglijo)the tail wags the dog — rep miga s psom, figuratively najneumnejši (najmanj pomembni) komandira, vlada;2.adjectivenajbolj zadajšnji, zadnji, končni, repniII [téil]transitive verbdodati (čemu) rep; tvoriti konec (sprevoda, pogreba itd.); skrivaj slediti (komu); prirezati rep, prijeti ali vleči za rep; odtrgati pecelj (sadežu); čuvati (koga); privezati (z enim koncem) (to na); intransitive verb tvoriti rep; biti z enim koncem pritrjen v zid (npr. greda); sport pustiti se vleči (po strmini navzgor)to tail to the tide, to tail up and down the stream — dvigati in spuščati se na plimi (o zasidrani ladji);III [téil]nounjuridically omejitev dedne pravice, omejena lastninska pravica; premoženje, ki more pripasti samo otrokom lastnikaestate in tail male — imetje, ki lahko preide samo na moške dedičea tenant in tail — uživalec premoženja, ki mora pripasti njegovim naravnim dedičem -
3 heads or tails?
(used when tossing a coin, eg to decide which of two people does, gets etc something: Heads or tails? Heads you do the dishes, tails I do them.) cifra ali mož?
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