sitting duck u rečniku PONS

Prevodi za sitting duck u rečniku engleski»srpski

sit·ting 'duck N

sitting duck

glineni golub m a. fig

Prevodi za sitting duck u rečniku engleski»srpski

sit·ting ['sɪtɪŋ] N

1. sitting (meal session):

sitting

smena f za obrok

2. sitting (session):

sitting

zasedanje nt

I.sit <-tt, sat, sat> [sɪt] VB intr

1. sit (seated):

sit

sesti // sedeti

to sit at the desk/table

sedeti za stolom

to sit for one's portrait

pozirati

to sit for an exam esp Brit

polagati ispit

2. sit inf (babysit):

sit

paziti imperf for - na

3. sit:

sit (sit down)

sesti // sedeti

(to a dog) sit!

sedi!

he sat [down] next to me

seo je pored mene

4. sit (perch):

our house sit on top of a hill

naša kuća je na vrhu brda

5. sit (on a nest):

sit bird

sedeti na jajima

6. sit (be located):

sit

stati // stajati

7. sit (remain undisturbed):

sit

boraviti imperf

to sit on sb's desk/the shelf

stajati na nečijem stolu/polici

8. sit (in session):

sit

zasedati imperf

sit court

zasedati imperf

9. sit Am (be in office):

sit

biti član

to sit for sth

zastupati nešto

10. sit (fit):

sit

odgovarati imperf

sit clothes

pristajati imperf

Phrases:

to sit on the fence

ne moći se odlučiti

to sit on one's hands

sedeti skrštenih ruku

to be sitting pretty

biti dobro obezbeđen

to sit tight (not move)

mirovati

to sit tight (not change opinion)

ne predomišljati se

II.sit <-tt, sat, sat> [sɪt] VB trans

1. sit (put on seat):

sit

posesti // posedati

2. sit Brit (take exam):

to sit an exam

polagati ispit

duck¹ [dʌk] N

1. duck zool:

duck

patka f

2. duck no pl Brit inf:

duck

dragi(draga) m (f)

Phrases:

to take to sth like a duck to water

uraditi nešto kao od šale

he took to fatherhood like a duck to water

kao od šale se snašao u ulozi oca

I.duck² [dʌk] VB intr

1. duck (lower head):

to duck [down]

pognuti se

2. duck (plunge):

to duck under water

zaroniti

3. duck (hide quickly):

to duck out of sight

strugnuti

II.duck² [dʌk] VB trans

1. duck (lower quickly):

to duck one's head

sagnuti glavu

to duck one's head under water

zaroniti glavu u vodu

2. duck (avoid):

to duck sth

izbegnuti nešto a. fig

Jednojezični primeri (nisu ih verifikovali PONS urednici)

engleski

She is a sitting duck to predators and the weather, so keep her safe and sound and leave her be.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Any five-eighth standing close will look like a sitting duck to the flanker, who is therefore keyed up to flatten him.

en.wikipedia.org

If it fails, it risks being left a sitting duck as predators circle.

business.financialpost.com

Burns was glued to the crease, a veritable sitting duck.

www.theroar.com.au

Failure to secure a fixed rate can leave a company as a sitting duck if exchange rates go against it.

www.cityam.com

The state can not be a sitting duck in the face of an adversary with ill-intent.

www.jamaicaobserver.com

You are completely unprotected from attack, so if you log off, your ship will be a sitting duck unmoving and waiting for someone to come attack it.

en.wikipedia.org

And most certainly one's partisanship can make one either a sitting duck or an intimidating adversary.

www.lfpress.com

With the exception of the gained damage reduction and increased armor class, an aboleth out of water is a sitting duck.

en.wikipedia.org

He stalled in the middle of the track and was a sitting duck when the rest of the field came roaring through.

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