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balance¹ [bǽləns] samostalnik
tehtnica; ravnotežje, protiutež; nihalo; kritje
trgovina bilanca; saldo
ameriško, hudomušno ostanek

to be (ali hang, tremble, swing) in the balance viseti na nitki, biti v kritičnem položaju
to lay in balance tvegati
off one's balance ves iz sebe, razburjen
balance of payments plačilna bilanca
to carry forward the balance prenesti ostanek na nov račun
to keep one's balance ohraniti ravnotežje
to lose one's balance zgubiti ravnotežje
to strike a balance narediti bilanco; najti ravnotežje; figurativno izvesti posledice
balance of power politično ravnotežje
(trembling) in the balance neodločen
to be weighed in the balance and found wanting ne izpolniti upov, razočarati

barge² [bá:dž] neprehodni glagol

sleng to barge about majati, opotekati se
to barge into zaleteti se, trčiti v kaj
to barge in prekinjati
pogovorno a barge about slab jahač, neroda, motovilo

basket¹ [bá:skit ameriško bǽskit] samostalnik
koš, košara; posoda

as blind as a basket čisto slep
to put (ali have) all one's eggs in one basket staviti vse na eno karto
to be left in the basket ne biti izbran
the pick of the basket najboljši
to give the basket zavrniti
ameriško, hudomušno like a basket of chips zelo ljubko, zelo prijetno

bat¹ [bæt] samostalnik
zoologija netopir

as blind as a bat skoraj slep, skrajno kratkoviden
he's got bats in the belfry čudne muhe mu rojijo po glavi, ima čudne domisleke
to go like a bat out of the hell švigniti kakor strela
to go bat ponoreti
to be bats biti prismuknjen

bate² [beit] samostalnik
lugovina
sleng razburjenje

to get in a bate razburiti se

beam¹ [bi:m] samostalnik
bruno, tram, prečnik; gred; prečka; gredelnica; rogovila; rožiček; stropnik; tkalski navoj; največja širina ladje; žarek; smehljaj; radijski signal (za letala); radij delovanja

to kick (ali strike) the beam biti nepomemben
to be on one's beam ends biti pred polomom, v stiski, v slabem položaju; navtika ležati na boku (ladja)
beam headlight žaromet
a beam in one's eye velika napaka
on the beam na pravi poti; sleng točen, natančen
to be off the beam zaiti, zgrešiti pot
ameriško, vulgarno to be off one's beam znoreti
beam sea bočni val
beam wind bočni veter

bean¹ [bi:n] samostalnik
botanika fižol; bob
sleng glava, buča
sleng denar; (kavino) zrno

every bean has its black vsak ima napake, nihče ni brez napak
broad bean bob
full of beans dobre volje, bujen; energičen
sleng to give s.o. beans dati komu popra
to know how many beans make five biti zelo bister, znajti se
sleng old bean moj dragi
not worth a bean niti počenega groša vreden
French (ali string) beans stročji fižol
like beans kar se da hitro, v največjem diru
pogovorno to get beans biti pretepen, izkupiti jo
ameriško a hill of beans malenkost
to spill the beans izdati skrivnost, izblebetati
he found the bean in the cake posrečilo se mu je

bear¹ [bɛə] samostalnik
zoologija medved
figurativno neotesanec, neroda; borzni špekulant na padec vrednot
navtika, sleng metla

a bear leader inštruktor in spremljevalec mladeniča, spremljevalec blaziranega tujca
bridled bear mladenič v vzgojiteljevem spremstvu
sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear ne delaj računa brez krčmarja, ne zidaj gradov v oblakih
astronomija Great (Little) Bear Veliki (Mali) voz
trgovina bear operation borzna špekulacija na padec cen
trgovina bear covering nakup borznih papirjev za prikrivanje špekulacij na padec vrednosti
to take a bear by the tooth po nepotrebnem se izpostavljati nevarnosti
had it been a bear it would have bitten you zmotil si se; ni bilo tako strašno kot je kazalo

bear^*3 [bɛə]

1. prehodni glagol
nositi, nesti; prenesti, pretrpeti, prenašati; podpreti, podpirati; dopustiti, dopuščati; roditi; pridelati; občutiti

2. neprehodni glagol
zdržati; trpeti; peljati (pot); usmeriti se; biti ploden, (ob)roditi; uspeti

to bear arms služiti vojake
to bear the blame biti kriv, vzeti krivdo nase
to bring to bear vplivati; uveljaviti, urediti
to bear the brunt biti izpostavljen napadu
to bear the burden peti s kom refren
I cannot bear ne prenesem
to bear company delati komu družbo
to bear evidence (ali witness) pričati, dokaz(ov)ati
to bear good will biti naklonjen
to grin and bear it z nasmehom prenesti
to bear no grudge against s.o. ne zameriti komu
to bear a hand pomagati
to bear in hand imeti v oblasti; pomagati
to bear to the left držati se levo
to bear in mind misliti na kaj, upoštevati
to bear o.s. well dobro se držati
to bear the palm zmagati
to bear a part biti deležen; imeti vlogo
to bear a purpose nameravati
to bear reference sklicevati se
to bear resemblance (ali likeness) biti podoben
to bear to the right držati se desno
to bear rule (ali sway) vladati
to bear one's age well biti videti mlajši kot je v resnici

bed¹ [bed] samostalnik
postelja, ležišče; divan; žimnica; podstavek; podzidje; (jezersko, morsko) dno; rečno korito, struga
geologija plast, ležišče; gredica; brlog

bed of boards pograd
to be brought (ali put) to bed roditi
to be confined to one's bed biti priklenjen na posteljo
early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise rana ura zlata ura
to get out of the bed on the wrong side vstati z levo nogo
to go to bed iti spat
sleng go to bed molči!
hot bed topla greda, gnojak
to make the bed postlati posteljo
to die in one's bed umreti naravne smrti
figurativno narrow bed zadnje počivališče
bed of sickness bolniška postelja
as one makes one's bed, so one must lie kakor si postelješ, tako boš spal
pravno from bed and board od mize in postelje
bed of roses (ali down, flowers) udobno življenje, dober položaj
to take to bed bolan leči
bed of thorns težko življenje, neprijeten položaj
to turn down the bed pripraviti posteljo za spanje
weary bed bolniška postelja
to lie in the bed one has made nositi posledice svojega ravnanja

bee [bi:] samostalnik
zoologija čebela
ameriško delovni krožek

bumble bee čmrlj
as busy as a bee priden ko mravlja
bee accommodation panj
to swarm like bees rojiti kot čebele
to have bees in one's bonnet imeti čudne domisleke, biti ves nor na kaj
spelling bee krožek tekmovalcev v pravopisu
queen bee čebelja matica

beginning¹ [bigíniŋ] samostalnik
začetek, nastanek, izvor, izhodišče

in (ali at) the beginning spočetka
a good beginning is half the battle dober začetek je že pol zmage
a bad beginning makes a bad ending kakor boš sejal, tako boš žel
from the very beginning od samega začetka
to give a beginning to s.th. povzročiti kaj
the beginning of the end začetek konca

believer [bilí:və] samostalnik
vernik (in v)
tisti, ki veruje

he's a great believer in mnogo mu je do
a true believer pravovernik, -ica

belly¹ [béli] samostalnik
anatomija trebuh; vamp, želodec, maternica
geologija odebelina žile

a hungry belly has no ears lakote ne utešiš z besedami
pot belly velik trebuh, vamp
to have fire in one's belly biti inspiriran

berth¹ [bə:ɵ] samostalnik
sidrišče; ležišče; spavališče; primeren kraj za kaj; služba, položaj, zaposlitev

good berth lahka in dobra služba
loading berth nakladališče
to give (ali to keep) a wide berth of izogibati se koga ali česa

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

bid^*1 [bid]

1. prehodni glagol
ukazovati; ponuditi; objaviti; naznaniti
arhaično, poetično pozvati, prositi

2. neprehodni glagol
ponujati

to bid the banns oklicati zaročenca v cerkvi
to bid fair dobro kazati
to bid goodbye (ali farewell) posloviti se
to bid s.o. a good speed želeti komu mnogo uspeha, božji blagoslov
to bid joy želeti srečo
to bid welcome prijazno sprejeti
to bid up več ponuditi (na dražbi)
bid him come in reci(te) mu, naj vstopi

bill³ [bil] samostalnik
zakonski osnutek; blagajniški listek, račun, izkaz; lepak, program; seznam, inventar; menica; obtožnica; bankovec

sleng butcher's bill seznam padlih
bill of carriage tovorni list
to bring in a bill predložiti zakonski osnutek
bill of credit kreditno pismo
bill of entry carinska deklaracija
bill of delivery dostavnica
bill of exchange menica
anticipated bill of exchange pred rokom plačana menica
bill of fare jedilni list
to fill the bill ameriško ustrezati
health bill zdravniško spričevalo
clean bill of health uradno sporočilo, da so na ladji vsi zdravi
foul bill of health uradno sporočilo, da so na ladji bolniki
bill of indictment obtožnica
ameriško to till the bill biti primeren za kaj
to foot the bill plačati račun
bill of lading ladijski tovorni list
bill of mortality tedenski popis umrlih
bill of sale kupna pogodba
to pass a bill sprejeti zakonski osnutek
Bill of Rights angleška ustava iz l. 1689
to throw out a bill zavreči zakonski osnutek
to run up a bill zadolžiti se
to settle a bill poravnati račun
to post a bill nalepiti lepak
bill of sufferance dovoljenje za izvoz blaga brez carine
to take up a bill izplačati menico
theatre bill gledališki program
figurativno within the bills of mortality v Londonu ali okolici
long bill dolgoročna menica
short bill kratkoročna menica
bill of sight carinsko dovoljenje
pravno to find a true bill against sprejeti obtožnico kot upravičeno

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

black¹ [blæk] pridevnik
črn; temen, mračen; jezen, srdit; obupan, žalosten

black art magija
black ball črna kroglica (volitve)
to beat black and blue pošteno naklestiti
to be in s.o.'s black books biti pri kom slabo zapisan, v nemilosti
black death kuga
the devil is not so black as he is painted stvar ni tako huda, kakor je videti
to have a black dog on one's head biti zelo potrt
black drops opijeve kapljice
to get off with a black eye poceni jo odnesti
to be black in the face biti besen
as black as ink (ali soot, your hat) črn ko smola
black friar dominikanec
black frost suh mraz
black heart hudobno srce
the kettle calls the saucepan black sova sinici glavana pravi
a black letter day nesrečni dan; delavnik
black look čemeren, preteči pogled
to get a black mark priti na slab glas
Black Mary (ali Maria) zeleni Henrik
Black Monday nesrečen, kritični dan; prvi dan pouka v šoli
the black ox has trodden on his foot potrt, zaskrbljen je
black peper poper
the pot calls the kettle black sova sinici glavana pravi
black pudding krvavica
Black Rod najvišji uradnik Gornjega doma
black rust botanika pšenična snet
a black sheep in the family črna ovca v družini
Black & Tans vzdevek britanskih čet na Irskem
to swear the black is white prisegati, da je črno belo
as black as thunder skrajno razdražen, besen
Black Watch 42. škotski polk