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slámica short (ali thin) straw, straw

loviti se za slámico, oprijemati se slámice (figurativno) to catch a straw, to clutch at any straw
vleči (žrebati) slámice to draw straws

straw¹ [strɔ:]

1. samostalnik
slamnata bilka, slama, pletena slama; slamica (za pitje)
figurativno bilka, malenkost, mrvica; slamnik

in the straw zastarelo v porodni postelji
a straw in the wind slamica v vetru, figurativno majhna stvar, ki je znak prihodnjih velikih dogodkov
the last straw figurativno tisto, kar preseže mero
the last straw that breaks the camel's back majhen dodatek bremenu, ki zlomi kameli hrbet, figurativno tisto, kar sodu izbije dno
a man of straw slamnati mož, lutka, slabič; ptičje strašilo
to be (to lie) in the straw zastarelo biti otročnica
I don't care a straw še malo mi ni mar, požvižgam se
to catch at (to cling to) a straw oprije(ma)ti se bilke (da bi se rešili)
to draw straws vleči (žrebati) slamice
my eyes draw straws oči se mi zapirajo (od zaspanosti)
a straw shows which way the wind blows tudi majhna stvar pokaže (da slutiti) važne stvari (dogodke)
it is not worth a straw ni vredno prebite pare, počenega groša
to be quite out of one's straw figurativno biti ves zmešan, zmeden
I have a straw to break with you s teboj imam majhen obračun
to split straws cepiti slamice, figurativno ukvarjati se z nekoristnimi stvarmi, prepirati se zaradi malenkosti
to throw straws against the wind figurativno zaman se truditi

2. pridevnik
slamnat

straw cutter slamoreznica
straw mattress slamnjača
straw worker slamopletec

uhó ear; (šivanke) eye (of a needle); (košare, posode) handle

srednje uhó middle ear
zunanje uhó auricle
ostro uhó keen ear, quick ear
oslovsko uhó (v knjigi) dog-ear
napraviti oslovsko uhó (v listu, knjigi) to dog-ear (a page, a book)
bolečina v ušesu earache
vnetje ušesa otitis
vnetje srednjega ušesa inflammation of the middle ear
ušesa me bolé I have (ali pogovorno I've got) earache
krik, ki gre skozi ušesa an earsplitting, earpiercing scream
šumenje v ušesih buzzing in the ears
ščitnik za uhó earflap, ZDA earmuff
zrcalo za uhó medicina auriscope, otoscope
biti gluh na levo uhó to be deaf in the left ear
do ušes je zadolžen he is up to his ears in debt, he is over head and ears in debt
biti do ušes zaljubljen to be head over heels in love
imeti ostro uhó (figurativno) to have a quick (ali a sharp) ear, to have excellent hearing
pocukati, povleči koga za uhó to tweak, to pull someone's ear
napeti ušesa to prick up one's ears, to be all ears
naleteti na gluha ušesa to find deaf ears
nekaj bi ti rad povedal na uhó I'd like a word in your ear
prišlo mi je na uhó it came to my hearing
naviti komu ušesa to tweak someone's ears
pridigati gluhim ušesom (figurativno) to fall on deaf ears
(za)mašiti si ušesa to stop up one's ears
poslušati le z enim ušesom to listen with only half an ear
konj striže z ušesi the horse twitches his ears
vleči na ušesa to listen attentively, to prick up one's ears
za ušesa privleči (kako zadevo) (figurativno) to drag in a matter by the ears
v (levem, desnem) ušesu mi zveni my (left, right) ear is ringing (ali is burning)
pri enem ušesu noter, pri drugem pa ven (figurativno) (it goes) in (at) one ear and out (at) the other
v ušesih mi je zvenelo (= morali so govoriti o meni) my ears were burning
stene imajo ušesa walls have ears
v uhó me piši! (žargon) go and fly a kite!

ušésa ears pl

do ušésa up to the ears
preko ušésa over (head and) ears
do ušés zaljubljen head over heels in love
šumenje v ušésih buzzing in the ears, medicina tinnitus
ušésa me bolijo I have (the) earache
naleteti na gluha ušésa to find (to fall on) deaf ears
moja svarila so naletela na gluha ušésa my warnings fell on deaf ears
preko ušés je zadolžen he is up to his eyes (ali ears) in debt
napeti, napenjati ušésa to prick up (ali to strain) one's ears
naviti komu ušésa to warm someone's ears
povleči koga za ušésa to pull (ali to tug) someone's ears
poslušati na vsa ušésa (figurativno) to be all ears
prišlo mi je na ušésa it came to my hearing
pridigati gluhim ušésom to fall on deaf ears
konj striže z ušési the horse twitches his ears
vleči na ušésa to prick up one's ears
zamašiti, mašiti si ušésa to stop (up) one's ears
zardeti do ušés to blush to the roots of one's hair; to blush to one's ears
v ušésih mi zveni, šumí my ears are ringing (ali are burning)
stene imajo ušésa (figurativno) the walls have ears, arhaično little pitchers have long ears

žréb lot

z žrébom by lot
žréb ga je določil the lot fell upon him
žréb odloči the draw decides
žréb naj odloči med nama! let us draw lots!
vleči, vreči žréb za... to draw, to cast lots for...