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reedy [rí:di] pridevnik (reedily prislov)
trstnat, porasel s trstjem, poln trstja
poetično narejen iz trsta
figurativno visok, vitek, mršav; slaboten (kot trst); (o travi) trd, grob; (o glasu) piskav, hripav, šibek in tanek

reedy bed postelja, ležišče iz trstja

rice-paper [ráispeipə] samostalnik
fin, tanek papir

skiver [skáivə] samostalnik
nož za struganje kože; strugač kož; tanek trak kože, ki se dobi s struganjem; tanek list usnja

slimmish [slímiš] pridevnik
precéj tanek, vitek

spindle-shanked [spíndəlšæŋkt] pridevnik
dolgokrak, dolgonog; dolg in tanek (o nogah)

spindly [spíndli] pridevnik
tanek kot vreteno (kot preslica)

spline [spláin]

1. samostalnik
dolg in tanek kos lesa ali kovine
tehnično klin, zatič; utor, žlebič

2. prehodni glagol
napraviti utor (na osi); zakliniti, zagozditi

stringy [stríŋi] pridevnik
strunast; vlaknat; žilav, kitast; lepljiv, viskozen; dolg in tanek

a stringy fence dolg plot
a stringy sentence zelo dolg stavek

tall [tɔ:l]

1. pridevnik
visok, visoke postave; dolg in tanek; vitek; velik
pogovorno bahav, bahaški, širokousten; pretiran, neverjeten; fantastičen, kolosalen, nenavaden
zastarelo lep, krasen, drzen; spreten

tall hat cilinder (pokrivalo)
a tall story neverjetna ali komaj verjetna zgodba
he is six feet tall on je šest čevljev visok
a tall talk bahavo govorjenje, bahanje
I am tired of his tall talk naveličan (sit) sem njegovega širokoustenja
that is a tall order to je pretirana zahteva, preveč zahtevano

2. prislov
bahavo, ošabno, prevzetno, domišijavo, naduto

to talk tall širokoustiti se, bahati se, postavljati se

thinnish [ɵíniš] pridevnik
precej tanek (redek); precej lahek (vino)

tortilla [tɔ:tílja] samostalnik
(špansko) tanek okrogel nekvašen koruzni kruh

wafery [wéifəri] pridevnik
tanek kot oblat, podoben oblatu

wiry [wáiəri] pridevnik (-rily prislov)
ki je iz žice, žičen; ščetinav
figurativno žilav, odporen; kovinski (zvok); tanek in dolg (kot žica)

lás lasjé hair; (ščetina) bristle

brez las hairless, (plešast) bald
kratki (dolgi) lás, lasjéje short (long) hair
gosti (redki) lás, lasjéje thick (thin) hair
kodrasti (gladki) lás, lasjéje curly (straight) hair
tanek kot lás, lasjé hair-thin; as fine as a hair
za las natančno to a hair, to a T
niti za las boljši not a bit (ali whit) better
beljeni lasje bleached hair
valoviti lasje wavy hair
rdeči lasje red hair, žargon carrots pl
na balin ostriženi lasje hair cut close to the skull
negovani lasje well-groomed hair
plavi (blond) lasje fair hair
umetni lasje false hair
za lasé privlečen (figurativno) far-fetched, strained
za lás, lasjé within (ali by) a hair's breadth; narrowly, nearly
beljenje las bleaching of hair
barva las colo(u)r of hair
barva za lase hair dye
sredstvo za krepitev lás, lasjé hair restorer
čop las tress, braid, pigtail
kita las braid of hair
čop las tuft of hair
izpadanje las hair loss, loss of hair, fall of the hair
pranje las shampoo, shampooing
losjon za lás, lasjéé hair lotion, hair tonic
pomada za lás, lasjéé pomade
puder za lás, lasjéé hair powder
navijač za lás, lasjéé wave clip, curler, curl clip, (iz papirja) curlpaper
klešče za kodranje lás, lasjé curling tongs pl, curling iron
rast las growth of hair
striženje las haircut, haircutting
sušílec za lás, lasjéé (fen) electric hairdryer, dryer
mrežica za lás, lasjéé hairnet
nakit za lás, lasjéé ornament for the hair
ščetka za lás, lasjéé hairbrush
trak za lás, lasjéé ribbon, bow for the hair
koder las curl, ringlet, lock
sredstvo za odstranjevanje las depilatory
biti si v lás, lasjééh z to be at loggerheads with, to be at daggers drawn with, (gledé, zaradi) over
lasje mi izpadajo my hair is thinning
delati sive lás, lasjéé komu (figurativno) to prove a headache for someone, to turn someone's hair grey
ne si delati sivih las glede, zaradi not to distress oneself about something
lás, lasjéé si puliti to tear one's hair
izgubiti lás, lasjéé to lose one's hair
(po)česati si lás, lasjéé to comb one's hair
urediti si lás, lasjéé, sfrizirati si lás, lasjéé to do (ali to dress) one's hair, ZDA to fix one's hair, to set one's hair
pristriči lás, lasjéé to trim the hair
razpustiti (si) lás, lasjéé to let one's hair down
(po)vleči koga za lás, lasjéé to pull someone's hair
imeti plave, blond lás, lasjéé to have fair hair
dati si ostriči lás, lasjéé to have (ali to get) one's hair cut
skočiti si v lás, lasjéé (figurativno) to come to blows; VB žargon to get stuck in
to je nekoliko za lás, lasjéé privlečeno that's a little far-fetched
lasje se mi ježé I feel my hair standing on end
lasje so se mi ježili my hair stood on end
pepelnato pobarvati lás, lasjéé to dye the hair grey
za lás, lasjé je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was within a hair's breadth, it was a near thing
za las je šlo! that was a touch too near (for comfort)!
niti lás, lasjéú ji niso skrivili they didn't harm a hair of her head, not a hair on her head has been touched
on ne bi nikomur skrivil lasá he would not hurt (ali harm) a fly
za lás, lasjéé privleči to drag in by the head and shoulders, to force in
oprati si lás, lasjéé to wash one's hair
za las uiti to have a narrow (ali a hairbreadth) escape, to have a narrow (ali close, tight) squeeze
za las smo ušli smrti we were within a hair's breadth of being killed, we just escaped death by the skin of our teeth
za lás, lasjé zgrešiti to miss by a hair
ni vredno, da si delate sive lás, lasjéé glede tega it is not worth while worrying yourself to death over it
to visi (je) na lás, lasjéu zdaj it is touch and go now
ta otrok mi dela sive lás, lasjée (figurativno) this child is a great worry (ali trial) to me

léd ice

umeten léd artificial ice
plavajoči léd floating (ali drift, loose) ice
topeči se léd melting ice
hokej na lédu ice hockey
drobilec lédú ice-crusher
jadranje na lédu ice-yachting, ice-boating
jadrnica na lédu iceboat, ice yacht
plast lédú na ribniku a sheet of ice on the pond
mrzel kot léd ice-cold, frigid
v léd ujeta ladja icebound ship
dati na léd, pokriti z lédom to ice
iti komu na léd to allow oneself to be taken in
ne moreš me speljati na léd you can't take me in
léd prebiti to break the ice
léd se udre the ice gives way
sekati stopinje v léd to cut steps in the ice
spremeniti se v léd (o vodi) to turn into ice
léd se lomi, poka the ice breaks, cracks (ali is breaking, cracking)
léd se topi the ice melts (ali is melting)
léd ne drži the ice won't hold you, the ice is giving way
upati si na tanek léd (figurativno) to skate on thin ice

nun [nən] samostalnik
nuna, redovnica
zoologija menišček (ptič); vrsta goloba; vrsta molja

nun's cloth; ali nun's veiling tanka volnena tkanina
nun's thread tanek bel sukanec

papír paper

na papírju (tudi figurativno) on paper
debel papír stout p.
državni papírji public funds pl, government securities pl, government stocks pl
brezlesni papír wood-free paper
cigaretni papír cigarette p.
časopisni papír newsprint
pisarniški papír office paper
pisemski papír notepaper, letter paper
risalni papír drawing p.
notni papír music paper
krep papír crepe p.
ovojni papír brown paper, packing paper, wrapping p., strong p.
kopirni papír carbon, carbon paper
pisalni papír writing p.
papír za prerisavanje tracing paper
svilen papír tissue p.
papír za pisalni stroj, za tipkanje typing paper
črtani papír lined (ali ruled) p.
fotografski papír photographic paper
smirkov papír emery paper, sandpaper, glasspaper
tapetni papír wallpaper
papír za tisk printing p.
toaletni papír toilet paper
tanek papír thin p.
odpadni papír wastepaper
konceptni papír scribbling paper
pergamentni papír greaseproof paper
list, pola papírja sheet of paper
krpa papírja scrap of paper
izdelovanje papírja papermaking
tovarna papírja paper mill, paper factory
trgovec s papírjem paper merchant, stationer
trgovina s papírjem paper trade, stationery
tovarnar papírja papermaker
nož za papír paper knife
stroj za rezanje papírja paper cutter, guillotine
papír je potrpežljiv, vse prenese (figurativno) paper does not blush
na papírju ste močnejši (figurativno) you are stronger on paper
zaviti v papír to wrap up in paper

pisemski letter(-)

pisemski papir letter paper, notepaper, writing paper; ZDA stationery
tanek pisemski papir lightweight stationery
pisemski papir za letalsko pošto airmail paper
pisemska tajnost secrecy (ali privacy) of correspondence, inviolability of letters

thread-paper [ɵrédpeipə] samostalnik
papir, na katerem je namotan sukanec
figurativno mršav človek; "fižolovka"

as thin as a thread-paper tanek, suh kot trska