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I . earth [ɜ:θ] N

1. earth no pl (planet):

earth
Zemlja f
earth
svet m
nothing on earth would make me sell my house
svoje hiše ne bi prodal za nič na svetu
how/what/who/where/why on earth ...
kako/kaj/kdo/kje/zakaj zaboga ...

2. earth no pl (soil):

earth
zemlja f
earth
prst f
earth
tla n pl

3. earth no pl ELEC:

earth Brit Aus
ozemljitev f

II . earth [ɜ:θ] VB trans Brit

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earth
ozemljiti
earth sing
glina

ˈearth-shak·ing ADJ, ˈearth-shat·ter·ing ADJ

down-to-ˈearth ADJ

Usage examples with earth

earth slide
zemeljski plaz
to be down to earth
znati trezno razmišljati
what on earth ...? inf
kaj zaboga ...?
to charge/cost/pay the earth Brit
zahtevati/stati/plačati celo premoženje
the earth's rotation
vrtenje zemlje
specimen of earth
vzorec zemlje
the moon goes round the earth
luna kroži okoli zemlje
a remote corner of the earth
odmaknjen konec sveta
to wish the earth would open up
želeti si pogrezniti se v zemljo
to re-enter the [Earth's] atmosphere
vrniti se v [Zemljino] ozračje
how on earth could you do that!
kako, za vraga, si lahko to naredil!
to bring sb back [down] to earth
spustiti [or postaviti] koga na realna tla
how/what/who/where/why on earth ...
kako/kaj/kdo/kje/zakaj zaboga ...
to be wiped off the face of the earth
izginiti z obličja zemlje
nothing on earth would make me sell my house
svoje hiše ne bi prodal za nič na svetu
the ozone layer acts as a shield protecting the earth from the sun's radiation
ozonska plast deluje kot zaščita, ki Zemljo varuje pred sončnim sevanjem

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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And these colors showed up in this earth just the way a wrinkle shows up in the face of a man or woman...
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Much of the land which suffered slippage has since been landscaped into parkland, with stands of trees added to help stabilise the earth.
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Praseodymium has historically been a rare earth whose supply has exceeded demand.
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It is said that their fists can rend the sky and their kicks can split the earth.
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My eerie shades bubble with an irrepressible sense of humour, ready to laugh with (never "at") those earth-bound mortals whose fears they once shared.
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Touches of realism in the down-to-earth figures and detailed vegetation of the foreground contrast with the idyllic golden distance.
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An earth embankment supporting a post palisade was discovered inside the ditch.
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Earth shelters also provide privacy from neighbours, as well as soundproofing.
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Some contended an absolute minimum temperature occurred within earth (as one of the four so-called elements), others within water, others air, and some more recently within nitre.
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Thirdly there is a low titanium basalt-andesite with extreme light rare earth element depletion that produced the layered pyroxenite-peridotite and associated gabbro cumulate.
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