olovan
олованȍlōvan · /ôloːʋan/
ADJECTIVE
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leadKao 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.
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(of sky, heaviness) leadenNad 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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Updated 6 October 2026