Translations for „primly“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

prick·ly [ˈprɪkli] ADJ

1. prickly (thorny):

prickly

bodikav

2. prickly (scratchy):

prickly

srbeč

3. prickly inf:

prickly (easily offended) person

razdražljiv

prickly (stronger)

jeznorit

prickly subject

delikaten

pri·ma·cy [ˈpraɪməsi] N no pl form

primacy

prvenstvo n

primacy

primat m

I . pri·ma·ry [ˈpraɪməri] ADJ

1. primary (principal):

primary

primaren

primary

glaven

primary concern

glavna skrb

2. primary (not derivative):

primary

prvi

primary

začeten

3. primary (education):

primary esp Brit Aus

osnovnošolski

II . pri·ma·ry [ˈpraɪməri] N Am POL

primary (election)

predhodne volitve f pl

primu·la [ˈprɪmjələ] N

primula

jeglič m

I . prime [praɪm] ADJ attr

1. prime (main):

prime

glaven

prime

primaren

of prime importance

največjega pomena

of prime importance

najpomembnejši

prime objective

glavni cilj

prime suspect

glavni osumljenec

2. prime (best):

prime

najboljši

prime example

tipičen

II . prime [praɪm] N no pl

prime

višek m fig

to be in one's prime

biti na vrhuncu svojih moči

to be past one's prime

imeti svoja najboljša leta za sabo

III . prime [praɪm] VB trans

1. prime (prepare):

prime

pripravljati [perf pripraviti]

2. prime:

prime TECH, MIL (for exploding)

aktivirati

prime TECH, MIL (for exploding) (for firing)

nabiti

prime TECH, MIL (for exploding) (for firing) (undercoat) canvas, metal, wood

grundirati

3. prime usu passive:

MED, BIOL the immune system is primed to attack diseased cells

imunski sistem je pripravljen za to, da začne uničevati bolne celice

pri·mal [ˈpraɪməl] ADJ

primal

prvoten

primal

prvinski

prim·er [ˈpraɪməʳ] N

primer (paint)

osnovna [or temeljna] barva f

primer (coat)

sredstvo n za grundiranje

I . privy [ˈprɪvi] ADJ form to be privy to sth

privy

biti seznanjen s čim

privy

biti soudeležen pri čem

II . privy [ˈprɪvi] N

1. privy old (toilet):

privy

[zunanje] stranišče n

2. privy LAW:

privy

soudeleženec(soudeleženka) m (f)

pricey [ˈpraɪsi] ADJ inf

pricey

drag

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is one of the world's great culinary pleasures, at once primly clean and gloriously filthy.

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Watching the show from the sidelines are dedicated shop assistants, primly dressed and forever patient, whose vibrant make-up belie the many hours spent stocking their sprawling stores.

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The original home, circa 1920, sits primly on its site in accordance with patterns established in the area at its inception.

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Mains are busy, big and gutsy, artfully strewn rather than primly placed.

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Primly, the security forces assigned female police to shove the female protesters into police vans.

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A family glides by in a gondola, the black-veiled wife sitting primly next to her white-robed husband.

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She sat with her knees primly pressed together, still in shock.

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The smug married gets to live vicariously, to offer sage advice, and to feel primly superior.

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As these primly manicured emerald expanses swept the national landscape, they also became a symbol of both civic responsibility and class.

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When she sat, she always smoothed her skirt or dress, primly tucking pleats into place or pushing out wrinkles.

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