Translations for „shelves“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

shelf <shelves> [ʃelf] N

1. shelf:

shelf (for storage)

polica f

shelf (set of shelves)

regal m

shelf (set of shelves)

police f pl

to buy sth off the shelf

kupiti kaj standardnega, kar ni treba predhodno naročiti ali oblikovati

to buy sth off the shelf clothing

kupiti že izdelana oblačila

2. shelf GEOL (horizontal portion of rock):

shelf

polica f

to be [left] on the shelf inf

biti za v staro šaro

to be [left] on the shelf inf

biti nezaželen [or nekoristen]

shelve¹ [ʃəlv] VB trans

1. shelve (postpone):

shelve

prelagati [perf preložiti]

shelve

odlagati [perf odložiti]

shelve POL

opuščati [perf opustiti]

2. shelve (erect shelves):

shelve

opremljati [perf opremiti s policami]

shelve² [ʃəlv] VB intr GEOL

shelve

biti nagnjen

shelve

spuščati se

ˈshelf life N no pl

shelf life

rok m trajanja [or uporabe]

shelf life

življenjska doba f

to have a short shelf life

imeti kratek rok trajanja

to have a short shelf life fig

biti kmalu spet pozabljen

Usage examples with shelves

to stock the shelves

polniti police

to stack shelves

založiti police

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Wipe and deodorise shelves with a solution of warm water and baking soda (1 tablespoon baking soda mixed with 1 litre warm water).

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And at the top of that list is stonewashed jeans, the baby blue denim that rapidly replaced the raw denim that had dominated store shelves since the early 20th century.

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He wanted the money to be used for buying books and installing shelves to hold them.

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The shelves even detach from the legs, allowing the bottom half of function as a side table.

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Seven ice shelves along the Antarctic Peninsula have retreated or disintegrated in the last two decades.

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There was food debris and peelings in a tray and fridge freezers and shelves.

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This issue has been looked at before, but supermarket shelves and buying habits have changed a lot since then.

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We've also seen the dribble of oil from stored grease cartridges and prepacked bearings on storeroom shelves.

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They are the vases that have been gathering dust on shelves and sideboards up and down the country and dismissed by their owners as bric-a-brac.

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He was also a rabid practitioner of black magic and the occult, his shelves lined with volumes of grimoires.

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