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bell¹ [bel] samostalnik
zvon, zvonec; udarec na zvon, zvonjenje; potapljaški zvon
botanika popek; zvočni lijak; mehurček

to answer the bell iti odpret vrata
to bear the bell nositi zvonec, voditi
to carry off the bell dobiti prvo nagrado
passing bell navček
all went merrily as a marriage bell vse je šlo kakor po maslu
diving bell potapljaški zvon
to curse by bell, book and candle prekleti do desetega kolena
it is ringing a bell with me to me na nekaj spominja
as sound as a bell zdrav ko riba
with bells on v slovesni obleki; z navdušenjem
to ring the bell pozvoniti; sleng uspešno opraviti
peal (ali chime) of bells zvončkljanje
bell push gumb (zvonca)
to ring one's own bell sam sebe hvaliti
within the sound of Bow bells v Londonu
ring of bells zvonjenje
mornarica one to eight bells štiriurna straža

beshrew [bišrú:] prehodni glagol
arhaično preklinjati

beshrew me, beshrew my heart presneto!

better³ [bétə] prislov
bolje, primerneje

to be better bolje se počutiti
to be better off biti v boljšem položaju, biti premožnejši
I had better start bolje bi bilo, če bi že začel
you had better not bolje ne!, tega vam ne svetujem
I know better ne boste me ukanili, ne dam se potegniti za nos
ameriško, pogovorno you'd better believe it lahko mi verjameš
so much the better, all the better tem bolje
to get better okrevati
I like it none the better for it zato mi ni nič ljubši
he always knows better nič si ne da dopovedati
I thought better of it bolje sem si premislil

between² [bitwí:n] predlog
med

between the devil and the deep sea, between two fires med Scilo in Karibdo, med dvema ognjema
between you and me and the bed (ali gate) post strogo zaupno
between you and me (pogovorno I), between ourselves med nama povedano
between two stools med dvema stoloma
there's many a slip between the cup and the lip, between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip ne hvali dneva pred večerom
hit between wind and water zadet na občutljivem mestu
between whiles (ali times) tu pa tam
between hay and grass ne tič ne miš, niti eno niti drugo
they had no penny between (the two of) them niti eden niti drugi nista imela prebite pare
between stations na odprti progi
we have bought it between us kupila sva to skupaj

beyond² [bijɔ́nd] predlog
več kot, razen; na oni strani, nasproti

beyond belief neverjeten
beyond comprehension nerazumljiv
it is beyond my depth tega ne razumem, ne dojamem
beyond dispute nespodbiten
beyond endurance neznosen
beyond one's expectation več kot smo pričakovali
beyond expression neizrekljiv
beyond hope brezupen
beyond all praise odličen
it is beyond me tega ne zmorem
he is beyond the (human) pale njegovo vedenje je neprimerno
beyond measure pretiran(o)
beyond possibility nemogoče
he lives beyond his income živi preko svojih dohodkov
beyond one's means prepotratno
beyond one's time predolgo
beyond recovery neozdravljiv
beyond the tomb v onstranstvu
beyond words nepopisen
to go beyond one's depth zgubiti tla pod nogami

bird [bə:d] samostalnik
ptič, ptičica
sleng deklica, dečko, oseba
ameriško, sleng navdušenec; čudak

figurativno old bird lisjak, zvitorepec, tič
to do s.th. like a bird zelo rad, z lahkoto kaj narediti
bird of calm vodomec
the early bird catches the worm rana ura zlata ura
cock bird ptičji samec
birds of a feather flock together ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo, Šimen Šimnu gode
fine feathers make fine birds obleka dela človeka
to give the bird zavrniti, odkloniti, izžvižgati
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush boljši danes vrabec kakor jutri zajec, bolje drži ga kot lovi ga
hen bird ptičja samica
to hit the bird in the eye v črno zadeti
bird of Jove orel
bird of Juno pav
to kill two birds with one stone dve stvari hkrati opraviti, dve muhi naenkrat ubiti
a little bird told me so nekdo (ne smem ali nočem povedati, kdo) mi je povedal
bird of paradise rajska ptica, rajčica
an old bird is not caught with chaff star lisjak ne gre na limanice
bird of passage ptica selivka
bird of prey ptica roparica
a queer (gay) bird čudak (veseljak)
a wise old bird zvitorepec

blame¹ [bleim] prehodni glagol (for)
grajati, oštevati; za odgovornega smatrati

no one can blame you for it nihče vam tega ne more zameriti
who is to blame? čigava krivda je?
pogovorno they blamed it on us smatrali so nas za krive
sleng blame me if naj me vrag vzame, če

blast² [bla:st] prehodni glagol
razstreliti; požgati; uničiti; prekleti

blast it! presneto!
blast me (him)! naj me (ga) vrag vzame
to blast off sprožiti se, odleteti (raketa)

bleed^* [bli:d]

1. neprehodni glagol (for za)
krvaveti, izkrvaveti; kri prelivati; cediti se

2. prehodni glagol
kri puščati, cediti
figurativno izmozgati, oskubsti

my heart bleeds for you srce me boli zaradi tebe
it makes my heart bleed zelo me žalosti
you will bleed for it to boste drago plačali
to bleed white do kraja izčrpati
to bleed to death izkrvaveti

bless [bles] prehodni glagol
blagosloviti; častiti, za blaženega proglasiti; osrečiti; hvaliti, poveličevati
olepševalno kleti, preklinjati
ironično pogubiti

bless me, bless my soul, bless my (ali your) heart glej glej!, ali je mogoče!, kdo bi si mislil!
not to have a penny to bless o.s. with ne imeti prebite pare
to bless o.s. srečnega se počutiti
to bless one's stars biti hvaležen svoji srečni zvezdi

blessed [blést, blésid] pridevnik (blessedly prislov)
blagoslovljen, blažen
vulgarno presnet, preklet

blessed Virgin devica Marija
of blessed memory rajnki, pokojni
I'm blessed if naj me vrag vzame, če, srečen bi bil, če bi
I am blessed if I know res ne vem
I am blessed if I do it še v glavo mi ne pade, da bi to storil
the whole blessed day ves božji dan
blessed with poln česa

breath [breɵ] samostalnik
dih, dihanje, sapa; sapica, pihljanje, pihljaj; vonj
figurativno življenje; odmor
figurativno sled; namig; šepet(anje); mrmranje

above one's breath polglasno, komaj slišno
to catch (ali bate, hold) one's breath zadržati dih
breath analysis alkotest
to gasp for breath sapo loviti
to draw breath dihati, živeti
to draw the first breath roditi se, priti na svet
to draw one's last breath izdihniti, umreti
to knock out s.o.'s breath presenetiti, osupiti koga
with bated breath napeto (poslušati)
out of breath brez sape, zasopel
pogovorno keep your breath to cool your porridge prihrani nasvete zase
that knocks the breath out of me (ali takes my breath away) nad tem mi zastane sapa
to spend one's breath in vain zaman se truditi
below (ali under) one's breath tiho, šepetaje
the breath of one's nostrils najljubši; nujno potreben
in the same breath v isti sapi, hkrati
to save one's breath ne zapravljati energije
shortness of breath težko dihanje, sopihanje

but⁴ [bʌt] samostalnik
ugovor, pomislek

but me no buts! nobenih ugovorov!

by¹ [bai] predlog
blizu, pri, ob, od, do, med, po, s, poleg

by the advice of po nasvetu koga
by all means vsekakor
by air z letalom
by appearance po videzu
by s.o.'s bedside ob postelji koga
by birth po rodu
by blood po izvoru, po rodu
by boat z ladjo
by the by(e) mimogrede povedano, da ne pozabim
by chance po naključju, slučajno
by day podnevi
by the day na dan (natanko)
day by day dan za dnevom
by degrees postopoma
by my desire po moji želji
by dint of zaradi, s pomočjo
by the dozen na ducate
by experience po izkušnji
by far veliko bolj
by force nasilno
by George! pri moji veri!
by heart na pamet
by the hour na uro
by hundreds na stotine
by itself samo zase
by Jove! pri moji veri!
by law po zakonu
by leaps and bounds skokoma, hitro
by letter pismeno, s pismom
ameriško by mail po pošti
I have no money by me nimam s seboj denarja
by no means nikakor ne
by means of s pomočjo, s
by mistake pomotoma
by name po imenu
by nature po naravi
by next month do prihodnjega meseca
by now sedaj, že, medtem
one by one drug za drugim, posamezno
by o.s. sam zase, sam od sebe
by order po naročilu
by post po pošti
by profession po poklicu
by rail z železnico
by reason of zaradi
by right po pravici
by sea po morju, z ladjo
side by side drug poleg drugega
by stealth kradoma, skrivaj
by this time medtem; že; ob tem času
by trade po poklicu
to travel by London potovati prek Londona
by turns menjaje, drug za drugim, po vrsti
two by two, by twos po dva
by my watch po moji uri
by the way mimogrede, približno
by word of mouth ustno
by way of trial za poskus
by a year younger leto mlajši
two meters by six dvakrat šest metrov površine

catch^*1 [kæč]

1. prehodni glagol
ujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati (at, in pri)
presenetiti; zamrzniti

2. neprehodni glagol
prijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)

to catch s.o. bending zasačiti koga
to catch s.o. a blow udariti koga
to catch one's breath zadrževati dih
to catch one's foot spotakniti se
to catch (a) cold prehladiti se
to catch a crab pregloboko z vesli udariti
to catch fire vžgati se
to catch a glimpse of s.o. bežno koga zagledati
to catch the idea (ali point) razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti misel
to catch hold of s.th. polastiti se česa, prijeti kaj
to catch it biti kaznovan
catch me! nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne pride
to catch s.o. napping zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega dela
to catch the Speaker's eye dobiti besedo (v parlamentu)
to catch a Tartar izkupiti jo
sleng you will catch it! ti bom že pokazal!

charm¹ [ča:m] prehodni glagol (with)
očarati, navdušiti; začarati, uročiti, (pre)mamiti; zvabiti; ukrotiti (gada)

to bear (ali have) a charmed life čudežno premagati težave
pogovorno I shall be charmed zelo me bo veselilo
to charm away čudežno pregnati, zagovoriti (bolezen)

chill¹ [čil] samostalnik
mraz, hlad, ohladitev
tehnično kaljenje
tehnično kalup za kovinske odlitke
medicina mrzlica, prehlad
figurativno hladnost, neprijaznost; potrtost

to take the chill off s.th. pogreti kaj
to catch a chill prehladiti se
to cast a chill over (ali on) one's humour spraviti koga v slabo voljo, potreti ga
it gives me a chill zona me spreletava
chills and fever malarija
water with the chill off mlačna voda

chilly [číli] pridevnik
mrzel, hladen, zmrzljiv; suhoparen

I feel chilly zebe me, mrazi me

claw² [klɔ:] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
(o)praskati; ščipati; zgrabiti

to claw at zgrabiti kaj
claw me and I'll claw thee kakor ti meni, tako jaz tebi
to claw hold of s.th. prijeti se česa
navtika to claw off odriniti proti smeri vetra

close² [klous] prislov
blizu, pičlo

close at hand, close by čisto blizu
close on skoraj, domala; kmalu nato
he ran me very close kmalu bi me bil dohitel
to follow close upon s.o. biti komu za petami
to live close varčno živeti
to sail close to the wind jadrati tesno ob vetru; figurativno biti komaj še v mejah zakona
I felt close to tears na jok mi je šlo