padobranac
падобранацpadobránac · /padobrǎːnat͡s/ · masc.
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parachutist; paratrooperMoj deda je u vojsci bio padobranac. — My grandfather was a paratrooper in the army.Padobranci su skočili iznad aerodroma. — The parachutists jumped over the airfield.
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(in the plural) meringue sandwich cookiesBaka je za slavu napravila padobrance. — Grandma made meringue sandwich cookies for the slava.
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colloq. derog. (of a person) outsider parachuted in; gatecrasherNovi direktor je politički padobranac, niko ga u firmi nije poznavao. — The new director is a political outsider parachuted in; nobody at the company knew him.Na žurku je upao kao padobranac, niko ga nije zvao. — He crashed the party like a gatecrasher; nobody had invited him.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | padobranac | padobranci |
| Gen. | padobranca | padobranaca |
| Dat. | padobrancu | padobrancima |
| Acc. | padobranca | padobrance |
| Voc. | padobranče | padobranci |
| Ins. | padobrancem | padobrancima |
| Loc. | padobrancu | padobrancima |
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Updated 6 October 2026