Translations for „nobble“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

nob·ble [ˈnɒbl̩] VB trans Brit Aus sl

1. nobble (tamper with):

to nobble an animal

zadrogirati žival

2. nobble (bribe):

nobble

podkupovati [perf podkupiti]

3. nobble (spoil):

nobble

kvariti [perf pokvariti]

4. nobble (catch attention):

to nobble sb

ogovoriti koga

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

So it's axiomatic that if she can't prevail against what's darkly being called the old boys' network trying to nobble her prospects then she fails by her own standards.

www.stuff.co.nz

Whom to nobble, and how?

www.telegraph.co.uk

The mortgage broker was also hit with two charges relating to an attempt to nobble a police investigation.

www.smh.com.au

You just need to make sure you've nobbled all the influential posts in academe, the media, the arts, big business and so on.

www.spectator.co.uk

To date, only cycling has truly been nobbled: 56 riders were implicated in total, although only six served any kind of ban.

www.independent.ie

These agents can be used to acquire territory, scout, nobble or protect other agents, and generally confuse the issue of who's winning.

www.pcgamer.com

I've done it lots of times but you must be organised and leave no time to be nobbled for hanging around in an area designated for drop-offs.

www.telegraph.co.uk

However, their ability to do their work has been nobbled by the damage to the two countries' relationship over spying.

www.smh.com.au

It won't be partially nobbled or taken out of support.

www.macworld.com.au

It has been nobbled before it has even begun.

independentaustralia.net