žica
жица/ʒîtsa/ · fem.
RuNOUN
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wireDvorište je ograđeno bodljikavom žicom. — The yard is fenced with barbed wire.Nemoj da diraš tu žicu, pod strujom je. — Don't touch that wire, it's live.
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(of an instrument) stringPukla mi je žica na gitari. — A string on my guitar broke.
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colloq. (imati žicu za) knack; flairOna ima žicu za trgovinu. — She has a knack for business.
The plant sense (a spiny acanthus) is specialised and not used in everyday speech.
Synonyms:
struna
dar
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | žica | žice |
| Gen. | žice | žica |
| Dat. | žici | žicama |
| Acc. | žicu | žice |
| Voc. | žico | žice |
| Ins. | žicom | žicama |
| Loc. | žici | žicama |
Expressions
- imati žicu za nešto — to have a knack for something