water boatman in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for water boatman in the English»Serbian Dictionary

wa·ter 'boat·man N zool

water boatman

stenica veslačica f

Translations for water boatman in the English»Serbian Dictionary

'boat·man N

boatman

čamdžija m

I.wa·ter ['wɔːtəʳ] N

1. water no pl:

water

voda f

2. water (urine):

to pass water

mokriti

3. water (area of water):

waters pl

vode

pl the waters of the Danube

vode Dunava

coastal waters

obalne vode

4. water MED:

water on the brain

hidrocefalus

water on the knee

voda u kolenu

5. water (amniotic fluid):

water

amnionska tečnost f

water

plodova voda f

Phrases:

blood is thicker than water prov

krv nije voda

to be water under the bridge

to je sada prošlo i zato nebitno

to be [like] water off a duck's back

uzaludno upozoravanje

to take to sth like a duck to water

naučiti nešto kao od šale

like a fish out of water

kao riba na suvom

to keep one's head above water

održati se na površini

come hell or high water

kud puklo da puklo

II.wa·ter ['wɔːtəʳ] VB trans

water farm animals

napojiti // pojiti

water garden, flowers, plants

zaliti // zalivati

III.wa·ter ['wɔːtəʳ] VB intr

1. water (produce tears):

water

zasuziti // suziti

2. water (salivate):

my mouth is watering

ide mi voda na usta

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's a quadrocopter that looks like a flying water boatman.

www.gizmodo.co.uk

Water boatman have highly modified front legs whereas backswimmers do not.

en.wikipedia.org

It was only after he investigated further that he realized it was one particular type of water boatman, micronecta scholtzi, that was making all the noise.

content.usatoday.com

For younger visitors there is pond dipping for invertebrates such as caddisfly, damselfly, leech, flatworm, water boatman, and water skater.

en.wikipedia.org

This minuscule water boatman might be smaller than a drawing pin, but it's also the loudest animal on the planet.

www.wired.com

The hind legs are covered with hairs and shaped like oars, hence the name water boatman.

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