Translations for „ringer“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

ring·er¹ [ˈrɪŋəʳ] N

1. ringer esp Am SPORTS inf:

ringer

športnik, ki se je udeležil tekme pod lažnim imenom ali z lažnimi podatki

ringer (in horseracing)

konj, ki ga pošljejo na dirko pod lažnim imenom ali z lažnimi podatki

2. ringer (impostor):

ringer

slepar(ka) m (f)

3. ringer (person):

ringer

zvonar m

to be a dead ringer for sb

biti na las podoben komu

ring·er² [ˈrɪŋəʳ] N

1. ringer (shearer):

ringer Aus NZ

strižec m

2. ringer Aus:

ringer (stockman)

čuvaj m živine

ringer (employed in droving)

gonjač m živine

Usage examples with ringer

to be a dead ringer for sb

biti na las podoben komu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The ringer pulls on the rope and starts the bell swinging.

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A quoit that encircles the pin (called a ringer) gets three points.

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If a player throws two ringers, that player scores six points.

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He practised as a bird ringer, but allowed his licence to lapse.

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Five teams chose to temporarily replace their regular drivers with road course ringers.

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Often ringers study a "blueline", a graphical representation of a bell's course from row to row according to a particular method.

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In doing so, the team's list of hired ringers topped that of any other club in region.

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The song harks back to the days of prize ringing, when bands of ringers would compete for a prize.

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He is brought in as a surprise ringer.

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The bell ropes hang down into the nave, so the ringers can be seen by the congregation.

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