žíla (dovodnica) vein (tudi rudna); (odvodna) artery; botanika, lista rib, nervure
poln žíl veinous
brez žíl veinless
žíli podoben, kot žíl veinlike
žíla kabla core of a cable
krčna žíla medicina varicose vein
rudna žíla lode, (tanka) thread
vodna žíla thread (ali thin stream) of water
razporeditev žíl venous system, botanika, entomologija venation
glavne trgovske žíle the principal arteries of trade and commerce
prometna žíla arterial road, traffic artery, thoroughfare
glavna prometna žíla main traffic artery
promet po (glavnih) prometnih žílah arterial traffic
pesniška žíla poetic vein
zlata žíla medicina piles pl, haemorrhoids pl
žíla zlatá vein of gold
življenjska žíla (figurativno) lifeline
izkoriščanje rudnih žíl vein-mining
žíla v marmorju, v lesu streak (ali stripe) in marble, in wood
žíla bíje, utriplje the artery beats, pulsates, throbs
potipati žílo to feel someone's pulse
odrezati narodu življenjsko žílo to sever the lifeline of a nation
žíla mu je počila he burst a blood vessel
kri mi je poledenela v žílah my blood froze (ali curdled) (od groze with horror)
Zadetki iskanja
- žrtvováti to sacrifice, to make a sacrifice; (živali) to immolate; to victimize
žrtvováti se to sacrifice oneself, to devote oneself (to), to offer oneself as a victim
žrtvováti kri (življenje) to sacrifice one's lifeblood (one's life)
žrtvováti svoje udobje to sacrifice one's comfort
mnogo je žrtvoval za vzgojo svojih otrok he has sacrificed a great deal (ali he has made great sacrifices) for the education of his children