Translations for „thrum“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . thrum <-mm-> [θrʌm] VB trans

thrum

brenkati [na/po] [perf zabrenkati [na/po]]

II . thrum <-mm-> [θrʌm] VB intr

thrum engine, machine

brneti [perf zabrneti]

thrum on guitar

brenkati [perf zabrenkati]

III . thrum [θrʌm] N no pl

1. thrum (thrumming sound):

thrum

brenkanje n

2. thrum (machines):

thrum

brnenje n

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Workers in weaving mills were allowed to collect thrums, pieces of yarn that ran 9 inches (23 cm) long.

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The plants have either flowers with long pistils and short stamens (long-styled flowers, called the pin), or have short pistils and long stamens (short-styled flowers, called the thrum).

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Each of these effects is controlled by a different locus in the same supergene, but recombinants are occasionally found with traits combining those of pin and thrum morphs.

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Rockets scream around you, birds move overhead, engines thrum quietly in your wake.

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The military assumes the worst, and scientists thrum with curiosity.

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But the unintended consequence will be to make the corporate sections appear ever more separate from the thrum.

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It thrums along with finely wrought atmosphere and gripping suspense.

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The gallery is thrumming with thrill seeking... and trepidation.

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Pin-to-pin and thrum-to-thrum pollination is ineffective.

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Fertilisation can only take place between pin and thrum flowers.

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