Translations for „turps“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

turps [tɜ:ps] N no pl inf

turps short for turpentine:

turps

terpentin m

turps

terpentinovo olje n

See also turpentine

tur·pen·tine [ˈtɜ:pəntaɪn] N no pl

turpentine

terpentin m

turpentine

terpentinovo olje n

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He has photographs of the turps in one house.

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My love for the quarter pounder starts and ends in the wee hours of the morning after a night on the turps.

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Turps, or turpentine, is the strong smell that is associated with an oil painter's studio.

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Why a near stranger would pass on such a tip to an off-duty detective on the turps was not explored.

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It immediately began to burn her eyes and smelled like turps.

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He's a monster on the turps.

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Why don't they just give us turps and be done with it?

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Dealers started making synthetics out of anything they could, including mushrooms, rat poison and turps.

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Who hasn't had this moment after a big night on the turps?

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Blokes who'd play a game of rugger, get on the turps that night, and then try a few lines on a woman.

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