škripac
шкрипацškrìpac · /ʃkrǐpat͡s/ · masc.
Suggest an editNOUN
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colloq. (usually u škripcu) tight spot; troubleAko roditelji saznaju šta sam uradio, u škripcu sam. — If my parents find out what I did, I'm in trouble.Pomogao mi je kad sam bio u škripcu s parama. — He helped me out when I was in a tight spot with money.
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(a tool) viseStegni dasku u škripac pre nego što počneš da sečeš. — Clamp the board in the vise before you start sawing.
In the sense of "trouble" it is almost always used in the form u škripcu.
Expressions
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biti u škripcu — to be in a tight spot; to be in a fixCeo mesec sam u škripcu s vremenom. — I've been pressed for time all month.
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naći se u škripcu — to find oneself in a tight spotNašao se u škripcu kad mu se pokvario auto. — He found himself in a tight spot when his car broke down.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | škripac | škripci |
| Gen. | škripca | škripaca |
| Dat. | škripcu | škripcima |
| Acc. | škripac | škripce |
| Voc. | škripče | škripci |
| Ins. | škripcem | škripcima |
| Loc. | škripcu | škripcima |
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Updated 29 September 2026