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1 wail
[weil] 1. verb(to utter sorrowful or complaining cries: The child is wailing over its broken toy.) tarnati2. noun(a long cry: wails of grief; I heard the wail of a police siren.) tarnanje; tuljenje* * *[wéil]1.nountarnanje, tožba, žalovanje; vekanje ( of a child — otroka); javkanje, stokanje; figuratively zavijanje ali tuljenje ( of the wind — vetra);2.transitive verb -
2 wile
[wáil]1.nounzvijača, zvijačnost; trik;2.transitive verbzapeljatito wile away — preganjati, tratiti (čas)to wile s.o. into — zapeljati, zavesti koga v -
3 while
1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) medtem ko2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) čeprav2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) čas- worth one's while* * *I [wáil]nountrenutek, hip, čas, kratka časovna dobaafter a while — čez nekaj časa, čez trenutekat whiles — včasih, tu pa tama long while, a good while — dolgo časabetween whiles — v presledkih, tu pa tamonce in a while — od časa do časa, včasih, prigodnothe while — ta čas, tačas, medtemit isn't worth (one's) while — to se ne izplača, to ni vredno trudaII [wail]conjunctionmedtem ko, dokler, za časa; čeprav, dasinever, while I live — nikoli, dokler sem jaz živwhile our opponent, he is not our enemy — čeprav je naš nasprotnik, ni naš sovražnikwhile there is life there is hope — človek upa, dokler živiwhile at school he never worked — ves čas, ko je bil v šoli, ni nič delalIII [wáil]transitive verbprebiti, preživetito while away the time — (prijetno) prebiti, preživeti čas -
4 awhile
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5 erewhile
[wə(h)wáil]adverbpravkar, nedavno -
6 erstwhile
[ɜ:st(h)wail]archaic1.adjectivenekdanji;2.adverbnekoč -
7 meanwhile
(during this time; at the same time: The child had gone home. Meanwhile, his mother was searching for him in the street.) medtem* * *[mí:n(h)wail]adverb & nounsee meantime -
8 otherwhile(s)
[ʌðə(h)wail(z)]adverbvčasih, ob drugem času
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wail´er — wail «wayl», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to cry long and loud because of grief or pain: »The baby wailed. 2. to make a mournful or shrill sound: »The wind wailed around the old house. The sirens were wailing for a total blackout (Graham Greene). 3. to… … Useful english dictionary
wail — [weıl] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: From a Scandinavian language] 1.) [T] to say something in a loud, sad, and complaining way ▪ But what shall I do? Bernard wailed. 2.) to cry out with a long high sound, especially because you are very sad or in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Wail — Wail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wailing}.] [OE. wailen, weilen, probably fr. Icel. v[ae]la; cf. Icel. v[ae], vei, woe, and E. wayment, also OE. wai, wei, woe. Cf. {Woe}.] To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wail — Wail, v. i. To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep. [1913 Webster] Therefore I will wail and howl. Micah i. 8. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wail — Wail, n. Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. The wail of the forest. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wail — Wail, v. t. [Cf. Icel. val choice, velja to choose, akin to Goth. waljan, G. w[ a]hlen.] To choose; to select. [Obs.] Wailed wine and meats. Henryson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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wail — [ weıl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to shout or cry with a long high sound to show that you are in pain or very sad: The baby wailed all night. I m so lonely, wailed Alice. 2. ) intransitive to make a long high sound: wailing sirens ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wail — ► NOUN 1) a prolonged high pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger. 2) a sound resembling this. ► VERB ▪ give or utter a wail. DERIVATIVES wailer noun. ORIGIN Old Norse, related to WOE(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
wail — [wāl] vi. [ME wailen < ON væla, to lament < væ, WOE] 1. to express grief or pain by long, loud cries 2. to make a plaintive, sad, crying sound [the wind wailing in the trees] 3. Jazz Slang to play in an intense or inspired manner vt.… … English World dictionary
wail — index outcry, plaint Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary