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1 fawn
I [fo:n] noun1) (a young deer.) jelenček2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) rumenkasto rjavII [fo:n] verb1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) z repom mahati2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) klečeplaziti* * *I [fɔ:n]nounsrnjaček, jelenček, damjaček; srnja barvain fawn — breja (srna, damjakinja)II [fɔ:n]transitive verbskotiti (srna, damjakinja)III [fɔ:n]adjectiverumenkasto rjavIV [fɔ:n]intransitive verb (on, upon) prilizovati, dobrikati se, klečeplaziti; z repom mahati (pes) -
2 wag
[wæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - wagged; verb((especially of a dog's tail) to (cause to) move to and fro, especially from side to side: The dog wagged its tail with pleasure.) mahati2. noun(a single wagging movement: The dog's tail gave a feeble wag.) zamah* * *[wæg]1.nounmajanje, kimanje, tresenje ( of the head — z glavo); mahanje ( of a dog's tail — pasjega repa); burkež, šaljivec; prebrisanec; učenec, ki se potepa in ne pride v šolo, "špricar", lenuhwith a wag of one's head — s prikimavanjem (glave);2.transitive verbmahati (z repom); (s)tresti, (po)kimati (z glavo); premikati, gibati; intransitive verb premikati se (sem in tja), gibati se; racati; hitro oditi, pobrisati jo; odvijati se, potekati; slang "špricati" šoloto wag one's finger at s.o. — (po)žugati komu s prstombeards wag — govoriči se, govori sehow wags the world? figuratively kako (kaj) gre?to set tongues waging — širiti novice, spraviti jezike v tekthe tail wags the dog figuratively najmanj pomemben član (skupine itd.) ima glavno besedo, je na krmilu
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