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vdóvec widower

slamnati vdóvec grass widower

widower [wídouə] samostalnik
vdovec

grass widower slamnati vdovec

grass-widower [grá:swidouə] samostalnik
vdovec ob živi ženi, slamnati vdovec

broom² [bru:m] samostalnik
metla

to hang out the broom biti vdovec ob živi ženi
new brooms sweep clean nova metla dobro pometa

slámnat of straw; straw(-); made of straw; strawy, straw-like; plaited of straw

slámnata koča thatched cottage
slámnata lepenka strawboard
slámnata cvetlica (suhocvetka) everlasting flower, immortelle
slámnato ležišče straw bed, pallet
slámnati mož (lutka) puppet; man of straw
slámnata streha thatch
slámnata vdova (figurativno) grass widow, ZDA sod widow
slámnati vdovec (figurativno) grass widower
sedaj sem slámnati vdovec my wife is away from home

widow [wídou]

1. samostalnik
vdova

the widow pogovorno šampanjec
widow's bounty, widow's pension vdovina renta, pokojnina

2. pridevnik
ovdovel

widow lady, widow woman vdova
widow bewitched, grass widow slamnata vdova
widow cruse Biblija vdovin vrč za olje; figurativno neizčrpna zaloga, vir hrane
widow mite Biblija vinar, novčič; figurativno majhno, a od srca dano darilo
widow weeds množina vdovina obleka (noša)

3. prehodni glagol
napraviti za vdovca, za vdovo
figurativno, poetično odvzeti; oropati (koga česa)

to be widowed biti ovdovel(a), postati vdovec (vdova); figurativno biti osirotel, zapuščen
the widowed mother ovdovela mati
to be widowed of a friend izgubiti prijatelja