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I . shape [ʃeɪp] N

1. shape (outline):

shape
oblika f
shape
podoba f
shape BIOL
oblika f
shape MATH
lik m
shape MATH
oblika f
in any shape or form fig
v kateri koli obliki
all shapes and sizes
različnih oblik in velikosti
to be oval/square in shape
biti ovalne/oglate oblike
to lose its shape
izgubiti svojo obliko
to take shape
dobivati obliko
to take shape
izoblikovati se

2. shape no pl (nature):

shape
narava f
shape
forma f
to show the shape of things to come
pokazati naravo prihodnjih stvari

II . shape [ʃeɪp] VB trans

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1. shape (mould):

shape
oblikovati [perf izoblikovati]

III . shape [ʃeɪp] VB intr

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1. shape (happen):

shape
dogajati se [perf zgoditi se]

2. shape (develop):

shape
napredovati
shape
razvijati se [perf razviti se]

Usage examples with shape

to lose its shape
izgubiti svojo obliko
to shape one's destiny
krojiti usodo koga
to take shape
dobivati obliko
in any [shape or] form
v kakršnikoli obliki
to be in great shape
biti v odlični formi
in any shape or form fig
v kateri koli obliki
to knock sth into shape
spraviti kaj v red
to knock sb into shape
spraviti koga v red
to shape sb's character/personality
oblikovati značaj/osebnost koga
to bend sth back into shape
zravnati kaj
to be oval/square in shape
biti ovalne/oglate oblike
to be in bad/good shape people
slabo/dobro se počutiti
to show the shape of things to come
pokazati naravo prihodnjih stvari

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Each gate implements a Boolean operation, and is depicted schematically by a shape indicating the operation.
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The lower jaw often forms a huge arch in some species, sometimes extending above the rostrum in a shape comparable to a playground slide.
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In standard induction motors, instead of being wound in coils, the rotor conductors are die-cast in the shape of a squirrel cage within a core of magnetic steel.
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Pancake batfish are so named from their body shape, which is flattened with an enlarged head and trunk giving a rounded disc shape.
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He arrived at his first training camp out of shape and in his first season he only averaged 3.1 points and 2.1 rebounds in 9 minutes per game.
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Examples include kneading bread dough, wringing out a towel, avoiding laser-beams or miming the shape of an imaginary object.
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When we wear shapewear, we buy into messages that equate women's power and abilities to the size and shape of their silhouettes.
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It is also said that the reason dried shiitake mushrooms spring back into shape so well in water is because they contain trehalose.
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These proved impractical for transport by road or rail, and so the milk churn was introduced, based on the tall conical shape of the butter churn.
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It was a one-piece two-seater with an elegant, sinuous, sporting shape.
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