straw

straw
[stro:]
noun
1) ((also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) slama
2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) slamnata bilka
3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) slamica
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I [strɔ:]
1.
noun
slamnata bilka, slama, pletena slama; slamica (za pitje); figuratively bilka, malenkost, mrvica; slamnik
in the straw obsolete v porodni postelji
a straw in the wind — slamica v vetru, figuratively majhna stvar, ki je znak prihodnjih velikih dogodkov
the last straw figuratively tisto, kar preseže mero
the last straw that breaks the camel's back — majhen dodatek bremenu, ki zlomi kameli hrbet, figuratively tisto, kar sodu izbije dno
a man of straw — slamnati mož, lutka, slabič; ptičje strašilo
to be (to lie) in the straw obsolete 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 figuratively biti ves zmešan, zmeden
I have a straw to break with you — s teboj imam majhen obračun
to split straws — cepiti slamice, figuratively ukvarjati se z nekoristnimi stvarmi, prepirati se zaradi malenkosti
to throw straws against the wind figuratively zaman se truditi;
2.
adjective
slamnat
straw cutter — slamoreznica
straw mattress — slamnjača
straw worker — slamopletec
II [strɔ:]
transitive verb
obsolete napolniti ali nastlati s slamo

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