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strait-laced [-ˈleɪst] ADJ pej

I . lace [leɪs] N

1. lace no pl (decorative cloth):

lace
čipka f

2. lace (cord):

lace
vezalka f
shoe laces
vezalke na čevljih

II . lace [leɪs] VB trans

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2. lace (add alcohol):

to lace sth
primešati čemu alkohol

lace up VB trans

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lace shoes:

lace
zavezovati [perf zavezati]

ˈlace-ups N pl

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They wear a kilt and tartan hose, and black laced ghillies, or dancing shoes.
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According to the report, the waste was laced with strontium-90, an isotope known to cause cancer and leukemia.
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He also had a rare ability to communicate his patently unorthodox ideas in an easy and simple style laced with a subtle sense of humor.
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During this period other popular shoes included low, laced oxfords in various leathers, ankle boots, and specialized sport shoes.
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Her son, a straight-laced biomedical engineer who doesn't touch alcohol or cigarettes, would like to meet a woman who is pretty and calm.
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While he may have a little fun at the straight-laced protagonist's expense, he ultimately respects and sympathizes with him.
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In a medium whose heroes tended to be serious and strait-laced, he created three who were wonderfully reckless and exuberant.
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They wear helmet-like hats either made from bearskin or woven from bamboo stripes or rattan laced with bearskin.
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Some gemstones described as lab-grown (synthetic) alexandrite are actually corundum laced with trace elements (e.g., vanadium) or color-change spinel and are not actually chrysoberyl.
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Well-made supernatural actioner laced with high-octane special effects.
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