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nought [nɔ:t] samostalnik
nič, ničla

to bring to nought uničiti, pokvariti
to come to nought izjaloviti se
figurativno to set at nought prezirati, zasmehovati
noughts and crosses otroška igra na kockastem papirju

scorn¹ [skɔ:n] samostalnik
prezir(anje), zaničevanje, podcenjevanje; roganje, norčevanje; predmet prezira (roganja, norčevanja)

he is the scorn of the whole village vsa vas se mu posmehuje (roga)
to hold in scorn, to think scorn of prezirati
to laugh to scorn imeti za norca, zasmehovati, osmešiti
I shall be laughed to scorn bom v posmeh

shy² [šái]

1. samostalnik
met, lučaj, metanje
figurativno zbodljaj, porogljiva opazka
pogovorno poskus

to have a shy at s.o. zagnati za kom, figurativno zasramovati, zasmehovati koga
to have a shy at doing s.th. poskusiti nekaj napraviti
to have a shy at roulette poskusiti enkrat z ruleto

2. prehodni glagol
pogovorno vreči, zagnati (kamen, žogo) (at na, v)
neprehodni glagol
napasti (s kamnom)