Translations for „stems“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . stem [stem] N

1. stem:

stem of a tree, bush

deblo n

stem of a leaf, flower, glass

pecelj m

stem of grain, corn, a flower

steblo n

2. stem LING:

stem

deblo n

stem

osnova f

II . stem <-mm-> [stem] VB trans

stem

zajeziti

stem

(za)ustavljati [perf (za)ustaviti]

to stem the flow of blood

zaustaviti krvavitev

to stem the tide [or flow] of sth

zajeziti pritok [or širjenje] česa

III . stem <-mm-> [stem] VB intr

1. stem (be traced back):

to stem back to sth

izvirati iz česa

to stem from sb/sth

izhajati iz koga/česa

2. stem (slide a ski outwards):

stem

narediti plug

stem

zavirati [perf zavreti]

stem cell N

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stem cell BIOL

izvorna celica f

brain stem

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brain stem ANAT

možgansko deblo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Stems may point up or down.

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This stems from the identification of an ordinal number with the set of ordinals that are smaller.

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The doors and windows are made of wood and are also decorated with many leaves and stems that spiral sporadically.

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Peel the pears top to bottom with a sharp vegetable peeler, leaving them whole, with stems attached and the core intact.

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The bases of the stems are white with pink stripes or veins; this character has been called the stripy pyjamas.

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Stems are thin, green, hairless, less than 3 mm in diameter, twining over other vegetation.

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It is a herb with opposite, simple leaves which have double-serate margins, borne on stiffly erect, branching square stems.

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Its hydroid form grows as feathery stems resembling seaweed from a basal stolon.

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Others are awkwardly zig-zagging tricksters or flowers whose stems grow towards you and threaten to block off your movement.

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The relatively long time span for belt exams stems from the large syllabus learnt.

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