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kec

кец

kȇc · /kêːt͡s/ · masc.

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NOUN
  1. (in cards) ace
    Imam keca i kralja u ruci. — I have an ace and a king in my hand.
    Izvukao je keca pik. — He drew the ace of spades.
  2. colloq. (at school) a one; failing grade
    Dobio sam keca iz hemije. — I got a one in chemistry.
    Ako dobiješ još jednog keca, pašćeš razred. — If you get one more failing grade, you'll have to repeat the year.
  3. colloq. the number one
    Opet sam bacio keca na kocki. — I rolled a one on the dice again.

In the accusative the form keca is usually used: dobiti keca.

Synonyms:
Expressions
  • imati keca u rukavu — to have an ace up one's sleeve
    Ne brini, trener još ima keca u rukavu. — Don't worry, the coach still has an ace up his sleeve.
Declension, masc.
singularplural
Nom.keckečevi
Gen.kecakečeva
Dat.kecukečevima
Acc.keckečeve
Voc.kečekečevi
Ins.kecomkečevima
Loc.kecukečevima
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