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žabica

жабица

žȁbica · /ʒâbit͡sa/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. little frog
    Na listu lokvanja sedela je zelena žabica. — A little green frog was sitting on a water lily leaf.
    Deca su u bari hvatala žabice. — The children were catching little frogs in the pond.
  2. colloq. (fireworks) small firecracker
    Uoči Nove godine deca bacaju žabice po ulici. — Before New Year's the kids throw firecrackers in the street.
  3. (stone skipping) skipped stone; each bounce of a stone on the water
    Moj kamen je napravio pet žabica. — My stone made five skips.
  4. colloq. (fastener) clip; clamp
    Pričvrsti crevo žabicom da ne curi. — Secure the hose with a clamp so it doesn't leak.
Expressions
  • bacati žabice — to skip stones
    Celo popodne smo bacali žabice na jezeru. — We spent the whole afternoon skipping stones on the lake.
Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.žabicažabice
Gen.žabicežabica
Dat.žabicižabicama
Acc.žabicužabice
Voc.žabicožabice
Ins.žabicomžabicama
Loc.žabicižabicama
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