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  • 1 damp

    [dæmp] 1. adjective
    (slightly wet: This towel is still damp.) vlažen
    2. noun
    (slight wetness, especially in the air: The walls were brown with (the) damp.) vlaga
    - damper
    - dampness
    - damp down
    * * *
    I [dæmp]
    adjective ( damply adverb)
    vlažen, moker, meglen
    II [dæmp]
    noun
    vlaga, mokrota, hlapi, para, izparina, megla; premogovniški plin; figuratively potrtost, brezup; slang pijača
    to cast a damp over, to strike a damp on one's spirits — potlačiti, potreti, razočarati koga
    III [dæmp]
    1.
    transitive verb
    ovlažiti, zmočiti, poškropiti; udušiti; figuratively potreti, potlačiti, zavirati; ublažiti;
    2.
    intransitive verb
    zmočiti se; trohneti
    to damp s.o.'s spirits ( —ali ardour) — potreti koga, vzeti komu pogum

    English-Slovenian dictionary > damp

  • 2 rub

    1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb
    (to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) drgniti
    2. noun
    (an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) drgnjenje
    - rub it in
    - rub out
    - rub shoulders with
    - rub up
    - rub up the wrong way
    * * *
    I [rʌb]
    noun
    drgnjenje; odrgnina; otiranje; trenje, težava, zapreka, motnja, neprilika; figuratively udarec, napad, neprijetno srečanje; figuratively očitek, zbadanje; figuratively pomanjkljivost, nepopolnost; (= rub-stone) brus, osla
    there's the rub — tu je težava, v tem grmu tiči zajec
    there's a rub in it colloquially (ta) stvar ima eno težavo
    to give s.th. a good rub — dobro kaj otreti (žlice, mizo itd.)
    to have a rub with the towel — (o)sušiti se, otreti se z brisačo
    II [rʌb]
    transitive verb & intransitive verb
    otreti (se), frotirati (se), drgniti (se) (against, on ob); brisati, meti; (po)gladiti; polirati; dotakniti se, poškodovati, zadati rano, ožuliti, povzročiti bolečino; natreti ( with z); figuratively prebijati se ( through skozi)
    to rub one's hands figuratively méti si roke, biti zadovoljen
    to rub one's hand over s.th. — z roko pogladiti kaj
    to rub on s.o.'s feelings — (za)boleti koga
    to rub shoulders with s.o. figuratively družiti se s kom, biti zaupen s kom
    to rub s.o. the wrong way figuratively iritirati, ozlovoljiti, ujeziti koga
    it rubs me the wrong way figuratively ni mi pogodu, spravlja me v slabo voljo, iritira me
    they rub through the world — prebijajo se, rinejo nekako
    III [rʌb]
    noun
    see rubber

    English-Slovenian dictionary > rub

  • 3 wipe

    1. verb
    1) (to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: Would you wipe the table for me?) obrisati
    2) (to remove by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: The child wiped her tears away with her handkerchief; Wipe that writing off (the blackboard); Please wipe up that spilt milk.) obrisati
    2. noun
    (an act of cleaning by rubbing: Give the table a wipe.) brisanje
    - wipe out
    * * *
    [wáip]
    1.
    noun
    brisanje, sušenje; figuratively (nepričakovan) udarec s strani; figuratively porogljiva opazka; slang žepni robec
    to give s.th. a wipe — obrisati kaj
    to give s.o. a wipe — zagosti jo komu;
    2.
    transitive verb
    (o)brisati, otreti, (o)čistiti; technical mehko spajkati; slang udariti, pretepsti, namahati
    to wipe s.o.'s eye slang zasenčiti, izpodriniti koga
    to wipe the floor with s.o. slang brezobzirno ravnati, "pometati" s kom
    to be wiped (down) with an oaken towel figuratively hudo tepen biti

    English-Slovenian dictionary > wipe

См. также в других словарях:

  • towel — tow|el1 [ˈtauəl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: toaille] a piece of cloth that you use for drying your skin or for drying things such as dishes ▪ Have you got a clean towel I could use? bath/beach/kitchen towel ▪ She dried her hands on …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • towel — 1 noun (C) a piece of cloth that you use for drying your skin or for drying things such as dishes: a bath towel see also: paper towel, sanitary pad, tea towel, throw in the towel throw 1 2 verb (T) AmE also towel down to dry yourself using a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • Towel — For the surname, see Towell. A towel is a piece of absorbent fabric or paper used for drying or wiping. It draws moisture through direct contact, often using a blotting or a rubbing motion. Common household textile towels are made from cotton,… …   Wikipedia

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  • towel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English towaille, from Anglo French tuaille, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German dwahila towel; akin to Old High German dwahan to wash Date: 13th century an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping or drying II. verb… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • towel-head — n an Arab. A predictable pejorative term. Rag head is a more widespread synonym. ► Some towel head from Hizbullah marched up and down the street twice. (Republican Party Reptile, P. J. O Rourke, 1987) …   Contemporary slang

  • rub down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rub down : present tense I/you/we/they rub down he/she/it rubs down present participle rubbing down past tense rubbed down past participle rubbed down to dry someone s body by rubbing it with a towel I rubbed… …   English dictionary

  • roller towel — noun a towel with the ends sewn together, hung on a roller • Hypernyms: ↑towel * * * ˈroller towel 7 [roller towel roller towels] noun a long roll of towel, usually in a public toilet/bathroom, part of which hangs down for you to dry your hands… …   Useful english dictionary

  • rub down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you rub down a rough surface, you make it smooth by rubbing it with something such as sandpaper. [V P n (not pron)] They were settling to their work, rubbing down the woodwork with sandpaper. [Also V n P] 2) PHRASAL VERB If you …   English dictionary

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