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olovan

олован

ȍlōvan · /ôloːʋan/

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ADJECTIVE
  1. lead
    Kao dete sam se igrao olovnim vojnicima. — As a child I played with lead soldiers.
    Stare olovne cevi treba zameniti. — The old lead pipes need replacing.
  2. (of sky, heaviness) leaden
    Nad gradom je visilo olovno nebo. — A leaden sky hung over the city.
    Posle treninga su mi noge bile olovne. — After training my legs felt like lead.

Usually used in the definite form olovni; unleaded petrol is bezolovni benzin. False friend for Russian speakers: olovo is lead (свинец), not tin (олово, Serbian kalaj).

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