Translations for knock about in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.knock about, knock around VB intr inf

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2. knock about inf (travel aimlessly):

knock about

knock about

3. knock about Brit (have a sexual relationship):

to knock about with sb

viđati se sa nekim

II.knock about, knock around VB trans

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1. knock about (hit):

to knock about sb about

2. knock about (play casually):

to knock about a ball about

to knock about a ball about tennis

Translations for knock about in the English»Serbian Dictionary

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I.about [ə'baʊt] PREP

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1. about (on the subject of):

o

what's that book about?

o čemu govori ta knjiga?

the movie is about the American Civil War

ovaj film je o Američkom građanskom ratu

it's all about having fun

dobra zabava je najvažnija

anxiety about the future

zabrinutost zbog budućnosti

a phobia about spiders

strah od paukova

to ask sb about sb/sth

pitati nekoga o nekome/nečemu

3. about (surrounding):

4. about after vb (expressing movement):

to wander about the house

lutati po kući

to look about the room

gledati inf po sobi

5. about (expressing location):

she must be about the place somewhere

mora da je tu negde

6. about (being a characteristic of):

there's something strange about him

ima nešto čudno u vezi sa njim

7. about Brit inf (in the process of):

while you're about it

II.about [ə'baʊt] ADV

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2. about (almost):

3. about (barely):

we just about made it

jedva smo uspeli

4. about esp Brit (around):

there's a lot of flu about at the moment

postoji dosta slučajeva gripa u ovom momentu

up and about

ustao iz kreveta posle bolesti

5. about esp Brit (in the area):

is Cathy about?

da li je Keti u blizini?

there was nobody about

nije bilo nikoga okolo

6. about (intending):

we're just about to have supper

samo što nismo počeli večeru

Phrases:

that's about all

I.knock [nɒk] N

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3. knock no pl TECH:

knock of engine

4. knock fig (setback):

to take a knock inf

zadobiti udarac

to be able to take a lot of knocks

biti u stanju da primi mnogo udaraca

5. knock inf (critical comment):

6. knock SPORTS (in cricket):

II.knock [nɒk] VB intr

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2. knock (collide with):

sudariti se into/against - sa

to knock into sb

udariti u nešto

3. knock TECH:

knock engine, pipes

4. knock inf (be approaching):

to be knocking on 40/50/60

približavati se petoj/šestoj/sedmoj deceniji života

Phrases:

to knock on wood Am, Aus

da kucnem u drvo

III.knock [nɒk] VB trans

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4. knock inf (criticize):

to knock sb/sth

silovito kritikovati nekoga/nešto

don't knock it till you've tried it

ne kritikuj dok ne pokušaš

IV.knock [nɒk] INTERJ

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“knock knock”

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Amazon doesn't seem to be offering its ad-supported editions -- which knock about $40 off the price -- north of the border. www.theglobeandmail.com

We're not very competitive, we just knock about. fashion.telegraph.co.uk

There's virtually nothing to knock about his game, not the opponents, not the clutch situations, and you certainly can't blame a guy for having a great group of blockers. sfbay.ca

However, he will get credit for time served since his arrest, which will knock about a year off his sentence. blogs.vancouversun.com

The dynamical theory also tells us what will happen if molecules of different masses are allowed to knock about together. en.wikipedia.org

The knock about my game was my feet weren't fast. www.chathamdailynews.ca

They figure there's still room to knock about 50 per cent off its price and make tablet ownership possible for anyone and everyone. www.theglobeandmail.com

She liked to knock about on her bicycle. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and other atoms knock about in nebulas, sometimes freely and sometimes bound up with ice and dust. discovermagazine.com

He said the latest forecast cut would knock about $400 million from farmers' incomes this season. www.radionz.co.nz

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