igla

игла

ìgla · /ǐɡla/ · fem.

NOUN

(for sewing) needle; sewing needle

Daj mi iglu i konac da prišijem dugme. — Give me a needle and thread so I can sew on the button.
(medical) needle

Plašim se igle kad vadim krv. — I'm scared of the needle when I have blood drawn.
(for fastening) pin

Treba mi sigurnosna igla, pukla mi je bretela. — I need a safety pin, my strap broke.
(of an instrument) needle

Igla kompasa pokazuje na sever. — The compass needle points north.
(for knitting) knitting needle

Baka plete džemper na igle. — Grandma is knitting a sweater with knitting needles.

Pine needles are usually called iglice or četine.

Expressions

tražiti iglu u plastu sena — to look for a needle in a haystack

Naći ga u ovoj gužvi je kao tražiti iglu u plastu sena. — Finding him in this crowd is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
kao na iglama — on pins and needles

Ceo dan sam kao na iglama dok čekam rezultate. — I've been on pins and needles all day waiting for the results.
od igle do lokomotive — everything under the sun

U toj radnji prodaju sve, od igle do lokomotive. — That shop sells everything under the sun.
biti na igli — to be hooked on injected drugs, especially heroin

Godinama je bio na igli, a sada je čist. — He was on the needle for years, but now he's clean.

Declension, fem.

AI Updated 28 September 2026