oar

[o:]

noun

(a long piece of wood with a flat end for rowing a boat.) veslo

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I [o:]

noun

veslo; veslač; zoology veslasta noga; greblja za peč (v pivovarni)

bank of oars — veslaška klop

to bend to the oars — veslati na vse kriplje

to boat the oars — izvleči vesla v čoln

to feather the oars — vesla na plosko spustiti

to have an oar in every man's boat — vtikati se v vsako stvar

to lie on one's oars — vesla na plosko položiti; figuratively dati roke križem

to pull a good oar — dobro veslati

to put in one's oar — vtikati se, vpasti v besedo

to rest on one's oars — počivati na lovorikah

to toss the oars — dvigniti vesla v pozdrav

figuratively chained to the oar — prikovan k delu

pair-oar — čoln na dve vesli

four-oar — čoln na štiri vesla

ship your oars! — pripravite vesla!

unship your oars! — izvlecite vesla!

II [ɔ:]

transitive verb & intransitive verb

poetically veslati

to oar one's arms ( —ali hands) — veslati z rokami

to oar one's way — veslaje se pomikati