peg leg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for peg leg in the English»Serbian Dictionary

'peg leg N old inf

peg leg

drvena noga f

Translations for peg leg in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.leg [leg] N

1. leg (limb):

leg

noga f

2. leg (meat):

leg

but m

3. leg (clothing part):

leg

nogavica f

4. leg (support):

leg

noga f

leg

nogara f

chair/table leg

noga stolice/stola

5. leg:

leg (segment)

etapa f

leg (round)

runda f

6. leg Am inf:

to have legs (remain popular)

ostati popularan

to have legs (succeed)

uspeti

to have legs (succeed)

ostaviti trag

Phrases:

to be on one's last legs

biti na izmaku snaga inf

break a leg!

držim ti palčeve!

to give sb a leg up inf (help to climb)

napraviti lopovske merdevine inf

to give sb a leg up (help sb)

priskočiti nekome u pomoć

to have a leg up on sb Am

biti u prednosti u odnosu na nekog

to pull sb's leg

zavitlavati inf

II.leg <-gg-> [leg] VB trans

leg it

uhvatiti maglu

leg it

požuriti

we are late, we really need to leg it

kasnimo, stvarno moramo da požurimo

I.peg [peg] N

1. peg:

peg (hook)

klin m

peg (hook)

čivija f

peg (for a tent)

kočić m

peg (for a barrel)

čep m

clothes peg

štipaljka

tent peg

kočić

to buy off the peg fig

kupovati konfekcijsku odeću

2. peg:

peg (excuse)

izgovor m

peg (reason)

razlog for - za

3. peg Am SPORTS:

peg

nisko, brzo bacanje nt u bejzbolu

Phrases:

to take sb down a peg or two

spustiti nekoga na zemlju

II.peg <-gg-> [peg] VB trans to peg sth

1. peg (bind down):

to peg sth

prikucati // prikucavati

2. peg (hold at certain level):

to peg sth

održati // održavati

to peg emissions at a certain level

održavati emisiju gasova na određenom nivou

to peg prices

održavati cene

3. peg Am (throw):

to peg sth

baciti // bacati

to peg sth

gađati nečim

4. peg Am fig (guess correctly):

to peg sth

pogoditi // pogađati

to peg sth

tačno proceniti

you pegged it right on the head!

pogodio si u sred srede!

5. peg (mark):

to peg sb as sth

žigosati nekoga kao nešto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Benches were made out of puncheons with large peg legs.

en.wikipedia.org

I was like a pirate with no peg leg or eyepatch.

arstechnica.com

They used to call me peg leg and wooden leg.

www.bbc.co.uk

By the late 19th century, prosthetics vendors would offer peg legs as cheaper alternatives to more intricate lifelike artificial legs.

en.wikipedia.org

Should you be fitted for an eye patch and peg leg?

arstechnica.com

They resemble small pouch-wearing penguins with disproportionately small bat wings and two peg legs for feet.

en.wikipedia.org

Figuring out a good bone replacement for limbs has proved a problem since the days of the wooden peg leg.

www.popsci.com

We have supplies to combat scurvy; we have peg legs that are all handmade and fitted.

www.ft.com

This turns on him when the hammer falls into his pants and gets attached to his peg leg.

en.wikipedia.org

The parrot has a peg leg, with a pirate hat on.

arstechnica.com