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tail: I. noun II. transitive verb
tail back: intransitive verb
tail off: intransitive verb
e-tail: noun
tail ˈend: noun
ˈtail light: noun
ˈtail wind: noun

I . tail [teɪl] N

1. tail (of animal):

tail

rep m

to wag one's tail

2. tail fig (rear):

tail of aeroplane, of car

tail of aeroplane, of car

rep m

to be/keep on sb's tail

biti/ostati komu za petami

to have sb on one's tail

imeti koga za petami

3. tail FASHION inf:

tails pl

frak m

4. tail (reverse of coin):

tails pl

stran f s številko

heads or tails?

cifra ali mož?

5. tail inf (person following sb):

tail

zasledovalec(zasledovalka) m (f)

to put a tail on sb

dati slediti koga

to not be able to make heads or tails of sth

ne dojeti česa

to go off with one's tail between one's legs

stisniti rep med noge

II . tail [teɪl] VB trans

1. tail (remove the stalks of fruit):

tail

odstranjevati [perf odstraniti pecelj]

2. tail inf:

tail

tail back VB intr Brit

tail

tail off VB intr

tail sound, voice

tišati se [perf stišati se]

tail interest

zniževati se [perf znižati se]

tail race participant

pešati [perf opešati]

e-tail [ˈi:teɪl] N

e-tail INET, COMPUT

internetna trgovina f

tail ˈend N

tail end

tail end

konec m

ˈtail light N

tail light

ˈtail wind N

tail wind

Usage examples with tail

tail plume

stumpy tail

stubby tail

to wag one's tail

to lash its tail

zamahniti z repom

nose to tail

to have sb on one's tail

imeti koga za petami

to put a tail on sb

dati slediti koga

to be/keep on sb's tail

biti/ostati komu za petami

to go off with one's tail between one's legs

stisniti rep med noge

to notbe able to make head (n)or tail of sth

ne razumeti česa

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The tail is brown at the base and white past the sting. en.wikipedia.org

Immature birds have a black tail and lack almost all iridescence. en.wikipedia.org

This simply presented their tail to the attacker, usually with disastrous results. en.wikipedia.org

The back is a grizzled, gray-brown colour with three conspicuous white stripes which run from head to tail. en.wikipedia.org

It had the standard fixed main wheel and tail-skid undercarriage of its day. en.wikipedia.org

In life, it would have resembled a modern duiker, measuring about 50 cm in body length, but with a much longer tail. en.wikipedia.org

Its large eyes and very long tail suggest that it may have been nocturnal and arboreal. en.wikipedia.org

Behind the spine, the tail becomes laterally compressed with a low keel above and a short, narrow fin fold below. en.wikipedia.org

Vertical and horizontal tail surfaces are trapezoidal, with a swept fin. en.wikipedia.org

A slow speed-chase follows involving the male flying around the female exposing his expanded under tail coverts to her. en.wikipedia.org

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