wet blanket in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wet blanket in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

wet blanket N inf

wet blanket

мрънкало nt

wet blanket

човек m , който проваля купона

Translations for wet blanket in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

черногледец

wet blanket

Translations for wet blanket in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.blanket [ˈblæŋkɪt] N (cover)

blanket

одеяло nt

blanket fig

покривало nt

blanket of snow

покривка f

II.blanket [ˈblæŋkɪt] VB trans

blanket

обвивам

blanket

покривам

III.blanket [ˈblæŋkɪt] ADJ

blanket

всеобхватен

blanket a. LING term

общ

blanket a. LING term

групов

blanket assignment

групово задание

a blanket judgement

много общо съждение

I.wet <wetter, wettest> [wet] ADJ

1. wet (soaked):

wet

мокър

to be wet through

подгизнал съм

to get wet

намокрям се

to get sth wet

намокрям нщ

to get one's hands wet

мокря си ръцете

2. wet (damp) a. METEO:

wet

влажен

it's wet

вали дъжд

3. wet (weak):

to be wet

слаб

Phrases:

to be wet behind the ears

имам жълто около устата

to be as much fun as a wet weekend

скучен и досаден съм

II.wet <wet, wet, -tt- [or wetted, wetted, -tt-]> [wet] VB trans

1. wet (make damp):

wet

мокря

2. wet (urinate on):

to wet the bed

напикавам леглото

to wet one's pants

напикавам се в гащите

III.wet [wet] N

1. wet (rain):

wet

дъжд m

2. wet (damp area):

wet

влага f

wet

влажност f

3. wet (unassertive person):

wet

мекушав човек

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Every evening, as if on cue, that heavy, wet blanket moves in to tuck the city to sleep.

www.npr.org

The code basically threw a big wet blanket on everything and everyone in the media, in particular, women.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

So if the man thinks the woman is being a bit of a wet blanket, he needs to see the importance of reflecting on loss.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It is never comfortable to play the role of wet blanket.

mashable.com

This character journey can be summed up by her ever-changing hairstyles: whiny wet blanket?

www.digitalspy.com

It can be hard to smile, let alone laugh, when every day feels like a wet blanket.

theconversation.com

It would take a spoilsport and a wet blanket to do otherwise -- or, of course, a realist.

www.thestar.com

Winter doesn't have to be a white wet blanket on fun.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

He is depicted as somewhat of a goober and a wet blanket in social situations, since he seems unable to truly lighten up.

en.wikipedia.org

Our economy suffocated under the wet blanket of overtaxation, overspending, overborrowing and overregulation.

www.nj.com