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káčji

káčji kamen serpentine
káčja koža snake skin
káčji pastir zoologija dragonfly
káčji pik snakebite
káčji strup snake venom
káčje usnje snake leather
káčja zalega brood of snakes, figurativno biblija generation of vipers
káčji ples serpentine dance, snake dance
káčje ride serpentine windings pl

ophidian [oufídiən]

1. pridevnik
kačji

2. samostalnik
kača

serpent-like [sə́:pəntlaik] pridevnik
kači podoben, kačji, kačast

snaky [snéiki] pridevnik (snakily prislov)
kačji, kot kača, podoben kači; vijugast
figurativno potuhnjen, zahrbten, hinavski, strupen
ameriško poln kač

snaky rod Eskulapova palica (z ovijajočo se kačo)

viperine [váipəri:n, -ain]

1. pridevnik
gadji, kačji
figurativno strupen

2. samostalnik
(= viperine snake) gad

viperish [váipəriš] pridevnik
figurativno kačji; strupen, zloben

a viperish tongue strupen jezik

adder-fly [ǽdəflai] samostalnik
zoologija kačji pastir

adder's-tongue [ǽdəztʌŋ] samostalnik
botanika kačji jezik

demoiselle [demwazél] samostalnik
gospodična, dekle
zoologija vrsta žerjava (Anthropoides virgo)
kačji pastir

dragon-fly [drǽgənflai] samostalnik
zoologija kačji pastir

slough² [slʌf]

1. samostalnik
kačji lev, slečena koža, odmet kože
figurativno odvržena navada
medicina suha krasta, grinta

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
leviti se (o kači), slačiti kožo, goliti se; luščiti se; odvreči, znebiti se (navade) (često off)
medicina prevleči se s krasto

slough away (off) leviti se; odluščiti se (o krasti); figurativno odvreči, znebiti se (navade ipd.)

adder¹ [ǽdə] samostalnik
zoologija gad, modras

flying adder kačji pastir

devil¹ [dévl] samostalnik
vrag, hudobec, zli duh; hudobnež; nesrečnež, revež; stroj za trganje krp; močno začinjena jed

between the devil and the deep sea med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdo
devil's advocate zagovornik zla, tisti, ki dela medvedjo uslugo
barrister's devil advokatov pomočnik
the devil a bit niti malo ne
blue devil otožnost
devil's bones igralne kocke
devil's books karte, hudičeve podobice
what comes under the devil's back, goes under his belly kar si pridobimo po krivici, nam ne prinese koristi; kar hudič prikveka, nima teka
to hold a candle to the devil pomagati hudobnežu, sodelovati pri zločinu
the devil may dance in his pocket nima niti počenega groša
zoologija, pogovorno devil's darning needle kačji pastir
devil's delight pretep, prepir
to give the devil his due biti komu pravičen (čeprav nam ne ugaja)
to kick up the devil's delight povzročiti veliko zmedo
as the devil likes Holy Water sploh ne, prav nič
the devil's own luck vražja sreča ali smola
lucky devil srečnik, -nica
needs must when the devil drives sila kola lomi
a devil of a go vražja stvar
the devil of a velikanski; ogromno, neznansko
to paint the devil blacker than he is smatrati za slabše kakor je v resnici; risati hudiča na steno
the devil to pay velika neprijetnost, splošno razburjenje
vojska, sleng devil's piano strojnica
to play the devil with nevarno poškodovati, uničiti, slabo s kom ravnati
poor devil revež
printer's devil tiskarski vajenec; tiskarjev kurir
pull devil, pull baker ➞ baker
to raise the devil razgrajati
the devil rebuking sin sova sinici glavana pravi
devil's smiles sončni žarki iz oblakov
devil on two sticks diabolo (otroška igrača)
the devil take the hindmost bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
talk of the devil and he is sure to appear ne kliči vraga
devil's tatoo bobnanje s prsti po mizi

kóža skin; (odrta z živali, za izdelovanje usnja) hide; (polt) complexion

brez kóže skinless
debela kóža thick skin
kóža z dlako fell
kóža z glave scalp
surova kóža rawhide
strojena kóža dressed skin, tanned hide, (z lasmi) coat; (kačji lev) slough
občutljiva kóža sensitive skin
zunanja kóža epidermis
le kost in kóža nothing but skin and bone
do kóže moker, premočen wet to the skin, soaked (ali drenched) to the skin, dripping wet, sopping wet, wringing wet
barva kóže colour (of the skin), (obraza) complexion, (temna) tanned (ali bronzed) complexion, (svetla) fair complexion
krema za kóžo skin cream, cold cream, face cream
mazilo za kóžo skin ointment
presaditev kóže medicina skin-grafting
vnetje kóže medicina skin inflammation, dermatitis
srbenje kóže itching, medicina prurigo; pruritus
ne bi hotel biti v njegovi kóži I wouldn't like to be in his shoes (ali in his skin)
braniti svojo kóžo to defend oneself
sama kost in kóža ga je he is nothing but (ali he is only) skin and bone, he is as thin as a lath, he is a bag of bones
iz kóže dati to skin, to flay; to strip the skin off
za kóžo mi gre my life is at stake
on ima debelo kóžo (figurativno) he is not thin-skinned, he is thick-skinned
kóža se mi je ob tem naježila it made my flesh creep
na lastni kóži občutiti to learn something to one's cost
nositi svojo kóžo na prodaj (figurativno) to do something at one's personal risk
odnesti celo (zdravo) kóžo to escape safely, to escape without a scratch; to save one's bacon, to escape unscathed; to get away scotfree; to escape with life and limb; to get off with a whole skin; to come out of something with a whole skin
gre za mojo kóžo my safety (ali my life) is at stake (ali is in danger)
iz kóže skočiti (figurativno) to jump out of one's skin
kóžo odreti to flay
strojiti kóže to dress (ali to tan, to curry) skins (ali hides)
ustrojiti komu kóžo (figurativno) to tan (ali to curry, to warm) someone's hide

lév

kačji lév slough

pastír herdsman, herd, ZDA herder, (ovčji) shepherd

dušni pastír pastor
dobri pastír religija the Good Shepherd
kačji pastír zoologija dragonfly
kozji pastír goatherd

pík¹ bite; sting; (z iglo) prick, puncture

čebelin pík (bee) sting
bolšji pík fleabite
kačji pík snakebite
osji pík wasp sting