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8A / 3.

- chic
- dishevelled = razbaruen
- elegant formal smart
- neat = net
- scruffy = odrpan
- shabby = iznoeno, otrcano, ofucano
- stylish trendy
- unkempt = raupan (zaputen)
- well-dressed
- garments = odjevni predmeti
- bandana = rubac (mala marama)
- corset = steznik
- cravat
- waistcoat = prsluk
- buckle = kopa
- button
- collar = ovratnik
- cuff = maneta
- laces = vezice
- check = karirano
- denim
- fishnet = mreasto (arape)
- ripped = namjerno poderano
- stripy = pruge, crte
- studded = zakovice
- tartan =
- bob = kaciga frizura
- dreadlocks
- extensions = umeci
- goatee
- plaits = pletenice
- stubble - not freshly shaven
- bangle - big bracelet
- chain
- piercing

8A / 6.
- three-piece (suit)
- full-length (skirt)
- open-toed (sandals)
- V-neck (sweater)
- loose-fitting (T-shirt) baggy
- long-sleeved (shirt)
- skin-tight (trousers)
- zip-up (cardigan)

8.1 CLOTHES IDIOMS


- below the belt/waist - below the line of what is acceptable behaviour, cruel or unfair
- hot under the collar - very angry or embarassed
- off the cuff (used about sth you say) - without thought or preparation before that moment
I hadn't prepared a speech so I just said a few words off the cuff.
- at the drop of a hat - immediately; without having to stop and think about it
- in somebody's shoes - in someone's else's situation, especially a bad one
I wouldn't like to be in his shoes when his wife finds out what happened.
- wear the trousers - to be the person in a relationship who makes all the important decisions
- pull your socks up - to start working harder or better than before
- too big for your boots - behaving as if you are more important than you really are (full of
oneself)
He's been getting a bit too big for his boots since he got that promotion.
- a feather in your cap - an achievement to be proud off

9A/ 1.
- confide (in sb) = povjeriti se
- drop a bombshell spil the beans
- outraged = pobjesnio (bijesan) - shocked and mad
- eavesdrop (on a conversation) = prislukivanje
- gossip
- indiscreet = nepouzdan, lajav busybody
- rumours = glasine
- scandal = sablazan
- scandalised = sablanjen
- scandalous = sablazniv

9.1 GIVING AND WITHOLDING INFORMATION


Giving information Withholding information
blab (iz)brbljati clam up povui se u sebe
break (news) najnovije, izvanredne hush up utisati nekog,
vijesti zatakati
leak sluajno rei to se keep the lid on zatakati
nije smjelo
let sth slip sluajno rei to se stonewall odugovlaiti
nije smjelo
blow the whistle on razotkriti

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