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I . shave [ʃeɪv] N

1. shave (act of shaving):

shave

britje n

I need a shave

moram se obriti

a close shave

gladka obritost

2. shave (shaving):

shave

shave

odrezek m

shave

ostr(u)žek m

a close shave

to have a close shave

za las se izogniti [or uiti] nesreči

II . shave [ʃeɪv] VB intr

shave

briti se [perf obriti se]

to shave under one's arms

obriti se pod pazduho

III . shave [ʃeɪv] VB trans

1. shave (remove hair):

shave

briti [perf obriti]

to shave one's legs

(p)obriti si noge

2. shave (decrease by stated amount):

shave

zmanjševati [perf zmanjšati]

shave

zniževati [perf znižati]

3. shave (remove thin slices from):

shave

strgati [perf nastrgati]

shave

shave

shave

4. shave (come close):

shave

shave

rahlo se dotakniti

Usage examples with shave

a close shave

to have a close shave

za las se izogniti [or uiti] nesreči

I need a shave

moram se obriti

to shave one's legs

(p)obriti si noge

a close shave

gladka obritost

to shave under one's arms

obriti se pod pazduho

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He then had his head shaved, was placed in a coffin and driven away in a hearse, and disappeared for six months. en.wikipedia.org

The heroine is at first reluctant, when the director/hero tells her that her head will be really shaved and nospecial effects business. en.wikipedia.org

A beaded bordure on both sides of the coin prevented silver from being shaved from the edge of the coin, a practice called clipping. en.wikipedia.org

Many punks wear a hairstyle known as a mohawk or other spiked and dyed hairstyles; skinheads have short-cropped or completely shaved heads. en.wikipedia.org

When asked about his beard, he answers that he grows it simply because he does not like to shave. en.wikipedia.org

When shaved close, the black tip is shorn off leaving the phaeomelanic bottom of the shaft. en.wikipedia.org

She drugs his wine and has her brothers shave him. en.wikipedia.org

Here they undressed, women's hair was shaved, clothing searched and sorted, and documents destroyed in the nearby furnace. en.wikipedia.org

Many also shave their head as this is considered hygienic. en.wikipedia.org

Utilities are able to shave the peak of their power demand curves by reducing the voltage across their distribution system. en.wikipedia.org

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