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pérje (ptičje) plumage; feathers pl; plumes pl; feathering

tuje pérje borrowed plumage, borrowed feathers pl
(o)krasiti, obrobiti s pérjem to feather
(o)krasiti se s tujim pérjem (figurativno) to deck oneself out (ali to adorn oneself with) borrowed plumes
lepo pérje naredi lepega ptiča (figurativno) fine feathers make fine birds
ptiči istega pérja skupaj leté (tudi figurativno) birds of a feather flock together

coat¹ [kóut] samostalnik
suknja, površnik, plašč, jopič; pokrov; prevleka, obloga, omet, opaž, plast, premaz; koža, dlaka, perje
medicina mrena, opna, kožica

coat of arms grb
to baste s.o.'s coat nabunkati, pretepsti koga
to cut one's coat according to one's cloth ➞ cloth
to dust a coat for s.o. pretepsti koga
it is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman obleka sama še ne naredi človeka
great coat zimski plašč
to wear the King's (ali Queen's) coat služiti vojake
coat of mail železna srajca, oklep
near is my coat but nearer is my skin vsak je sebi najbližji, bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
to turn one's coat izneveriti se, postati odpadnik, po vetru se obračati
to take off one's coat pripraviti se na boj
to take off one's coat to (the) work zavihati rokave, lotiti se dela

feather¹ [féðə] samostalnik
pero, perje; čopek; pena na morskem valu; vrsta; razpoloženje

birds of a feather flock together enak se druži z enakim, ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo
to be in full feather imeti dosti denarja
a feather in one's cap hvalevredna odlika
to crop s.o.'s feathers pristriči komu krila, ponižati ga
in grand feather v svečani obleki, našemljen; odličnega zdravja
in high feather dobre volje; dobrega zdravja
to knock down with a feather močno presenetiti
ameriško, sleng feather merchant zmuzne; vojska, sleng civilist
fur and feather zveri in ptice
to ruffle s.o.'s feathers dražiti koga
to show the white feather popihati jo; biti strahopeten
to smooth s.o.'s ruffled feathers pomiriti koga
a broken feather in one's wing napaka v značaju
the vessel cuts a feather ladja pluje s polno paro

feathering [féðəriŋ] samostalnik
perje; ptiči
arhitektura konica čipkastih okraskov gotskih oken

indumentum [indjuméntəm] samostalnik
zoologija perje, operjenost
botanika nitje, puh

hackle¹ [hækl] samostalnik
mikalnik; dolgo perje na ptičjem vratu
množina dolga dlaka na pasjem vratu in hrbtu; umetna muha za ribolov

with one's hackles up nasršen, jezen
to put up one's hackles nasršiti se
a set of hackles česalno polje

new-fledged [njú:fledžd] pridevnik
figurativno golobrad
zoologija ki je komaj dobil perje

plumage [plú:midž] samostalnik
ptičje perje

plume² [plu:m] prehodni glagol
okrasiti s peresi; čistiti perje (ptič)

to plume o.s. on postavljati se s čim, kititi se s tujim perjem

preen [pri:n] prehodni glagol
čistiti perje s kljunom (ptica), urediti (lase)

to preen o.s. čistiti se, čedno se obleči
to preen o.s. over a thing domišljati si

swan's-down [swɔ́nzdaun] samostalnik
labodje perje ali puh

čístiti to clean; to cleanse; to purify; (sladkor ipd.) to refine; figurativno to purge

čístiti si perje (o pticah) to preen one's feathers (ali oneself)
čístiti progo to clear the line
čístiti tla to scrub, to clean the floor
kemično čístiti (obleko) to dry-clean; medicina (o zdravilu) to act as aperient (ali as laxative)

labódji; labódov swan's; swanlike

labódji; labódov vrat swan neck
ki ima labódji; labódov vrat swan-necked
labódji; labódov puh, perje swansdown
labódji; labódov spev swan song

naščepériti

naščepériti perje to ruffle one's feathers (tudi figurativno)

našopíriti

našopíriti perje to puff up, to ruffle one's feathers
našopíriti se (figurativno) to boast, to give oneself airs; to puff oneself up

oskúbsti (perutnino) to pluck, to deplume

oskúbsti koga za denar to fleece someone of his money
pošteno koga oskúbsti (figurativno) to fleece someone well and truly; (preveč zaračunati) to overcharge (someone)
oskúbsti perje, dlako to strip of feathers, hair; zastarelo, pesniško to displume
oskúbsti odjemalca (figurativno) to fleece a customer

plume¹ [plu:m] samostalnik
(okrasno) pero; čop, perjanica
figurativno peresasta tvorba (oblak, dim itd.)

figurativno borrowed plumes tuje perje, izposojena obleka
court plumes nojeva peresa (okras)
to win the plume zmagati (tudi figurativno)

popáriti to scald; to pour hot water on; figurativno (vzeti pogum) to dispirit, to discourage, to dishearten, to deject, to pour cold water on; (rastline) to wilt

popáriti perje perutnine to singe fowl
popáriti (in oskubsti) prašiča to singe a pig

singe [sindž]

1. samostalnik
(lahka) opeklina; osmoditev

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
(o)smoditi (se), (o)žgati (se), pripaliti (se), opeči (se), opariti (se), popariti (se)

your dress is singeing! obleka se ti smodi (žge)!
his reputation is a little singed figurativno njegov sloves je malce dvomljiv
to singe one's feathers (wings) figurativno opeči si prste
to singe fowl popariti perje perutnine
to singe the King of Spain's beard figurativno (o)pleniti španske obale
to singe a pig omavžati, popariti in oskubsti ščetine prašiču

sršíti to ruffle up; to bristle

ptič srši perje the bird ruffles up its feathers
psu se je sršila dlaka the dog's hair bristled