wear

[weə] 1. past tense - wore; verb

1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?) nositi

2) (to arrange (one's hair) in a particular way: She wears her hair in a pony-tail.) nositi

3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.) imeti

4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.) oguliti

5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) narediti

6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) biti trpežen

2. noun

1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) nošenje

2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) oblačila

3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) obraba

4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) trpežnost

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- wearable

- wearer
- wearing
- worn
- wear away
- wear off
- wear out
- worn out

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I [wʌ/ə]

noun

nošenje, oblačenje, način oblačenja; noša, obleka; moda; obraba, trganje, guljenje (obleke); trajnost, trpežnost

foot-wear — obutev

household wear — domača obleka

for autumn wear — za nošenje v jeseni

for hard wear — (obleka) za delo, za štrapac

wear and tear — naravna obraba; economy odpis za zmanjšanje vrednosti

in general wear — v modi, modern

evening wear — večerna obleka

the worse for wear — obrabljen, ponošen, ki se ne da več obleči; colloquially vinjen, pijan

of never-ending wear — neobrabljiv, neuničljiv

there is still a great deal of wear in it — to se da še dobro nositi

there's a lot of wear left in my dress — moja obleka se bo lahko še dolgo nosila

the coat I have in wear — plašč, ki ga navadno nosim

the rug shows wear — preproga je obrabljena

II [wʌ/ə]

1.

transitive verb

nositi (na sebi), imeti na sebi; figuratively nositi neko čast; ponositi, oguliti; utruditi, izčrpati; figuratively glodati;

2.

intransitive verb

nositi se, držati se, biti trajen (trpežen), vzdržati; obrabiti se, oguliti se, trošiti se; vleči se, počasi iti mimo, bližati se koncu, miniti; figuratively postati

worn cloths — obrabljena, ponošena, oguljena obleka

a worn joke — stara, obrabljena šala

to wear black — nositi črno obleko, biti črno oblečen

to wear the breeches (trousers, pants) colloquially nositi hlače, biti gospodar (o ženi v zakonu)

her courage wore thin — pogum ji je polagoma upadel

to wear the crown — nositi krono, figuratively biti kralj; religion postati mučenik

to wear one's coat to rags — oguliti svoj suknjič

their friendship has worn well — njihovo prijateljstvo se je dobro držalo

to wear the gown figuratively biti pravnik

to wear one's hair curled — nositi (imeti) nakodrane lase

to wear one's heart on the sleeve figuratively reči vse, kar nam je na srcu, biti preveč iskren

to wear s.o. in one's heart — biti komu vdan, nositi koga v svojem srcu

to wear horns figuratively biti rogonosec (varan soprog)

to wear a hole in — dobiti luknjo (v obleki) od obrabe

to wear a pair of shoes comfortable — iznositi, uhoditi (svoje) čevlje

to wear well — dobro se nositi; biti mladega videza; vzdržati, prenesti kritiko

he wears well — ne bi mu prisodili njegove starosti, videti je mlajši

she wears her years well — dobro nosi svoja leta, videti je mlajša (kot je v resnici)

to wear the petticoat colloquially biti copatar, biti pod copato

to wear thin — postati oguljen; figuratively postati slab (medel, mlahav); zbledeti, izgubiti se, izginiti

to wear white — oblačiti se v belo, biti belo oblečen

he is worn by care — skrb ga gloda, grize

the day wears to an end — dan se bliža kraju, polagoma mineva

she wears on me — ona mi gre na živce

III [wʌ/ə]

noun

obračanje proti vetru

IV [wʌ/ə]

transitive verb

obračati proti vetru (ladjo); intransitive verb obračati se proti vetru

V [wíə]

noun

see weir jez; vrša (za ribolov)