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about¹ [əbáut] prislov
naokoli, naokrog, nekje v bližini; približno

all about povsod
about and about sem ter tja, tu pa tam; ameriško zelo podobno, enako
to be about biti razširjen, prisostvovati; biti v teku; biti pokonci; biti zdrav
to be about to do s.th. pravkar nameravati kaj storiti
to bring about povzročiti, uresničiti, dokazati
to come about pripetiti, zgoditi se
vojska, ameriško about face poln obrat, na desno!
to hang about potepati se v bližini
vojska left about! na levo!
a long way about velik ovinek
much about več ali manj
vojska right about! na desno!
pogovorno about right še kar prav
rumours are about govori se, širijo se govorice
to send to the right about zapoditi, ošteti koga
to set about to do s.th. lotiti se česa, začeti kaj
vojska about turn poln obrat; na levo; ameriško na desno
what are you about? kaj počneš?, kaj nameravaš?
mind what you are about pazi se

about² [əbáut] predlog
okoli, okrog, o, pri

to beat about the bush ne priti z besedo na dan
go about your business! skrbi za svoje stvari!
to go the wrong way about s.th. lotiti se stvari z napačnega konca
she is about the house je nekje v hiši
to have no money about one ne imeti pri sebi denarja
I looked round about me pogledal sem naokrog
I'll see about it poskrbel bom za to
it's about time čas je že
be quick about it! podvizaj se!, pohiti!
what about it? kaj bi bilo s tem?
to have one's wits about one jasno misliti

across² [əkrɔ́s] predlog
prek, čez

to come (ali run) across s.th., s.o. naleteti na kaj, slučajno srečati koga
to get across s.o. spreti se s kom
to be across a horse's back jahati konja
it flashed across my mind domislil sem se
across the street from here na nasprotni strani ulice

as¹ [æz] prislov
kot, tako kot, prav tako

as big again še enkrat tako velik
as clear as crystal kristalno čist
as good as dead kakor če bi bil mrtev
as long as dokler
as soon as bržko
as quiet as a mouse tih ko miška
I thought as much to sem si mislil
as well tudi, prav tako
just as well prav tako
as well as prav tako kakor, nič manj od
as yet doslej
not as yet še ne
he might just as well leave lahko bi že odšel

as² [æz] veznik
kot; kolikor; ker; ko, medtem ko; čeprav, četudi, dasi

as compared with v primeri s
as far as prav do
as far as I am concerned kar se mene tiče
as far as I know kolikor je meni znano
as few as (samo množina)
as follows kot sledi, sledeče
as large as life v naravni velikosti
as like as two peas (in a pod) ko jajce jajcu podobna
as little as (samo ednina)
as much as you like po mili volji, kolikor želiš
as a rule navadno, praviloma
as though, as if kakor če bi
be so kind as to... bodi(te) tako ljubezniv(i) in...
try as I might če sem se še tako potrudil
old as I am čeprav sem že star
as usual kot ponavadi
as I went by mimogrede
as it were nekako, tako rekoč
as luck would have it k sreči

back³ [bæk] prislov
nazaj; zadaj; nekoč, prej; spet, znova

to be back vrniti se
back and forth sem in tja
to go back on s.o. pustiti koga na cedilu
back off izza
never to look back imeti v vsem srečo
to pay s.o. back (in his own coin) vrniti komu milo za drago
to keep back utajiti
to go back from (ali upon) one's word besedo snesti, preklicati
to hang back mečkati, omahovati
to hold (ali keep) back zadrževati
to talk (ali answer) back ugovarjati, oporekati

backward(s) [bǽkwəd(z)] prislov
nazaj; nekoč, davno

backward(s) and forwards sem in tja

bargain² [bá:gin] samostalnik
(dobra) kupčija, ugodna priložnost; pogodba; razprodaja

a bad bargain nesreča, huda zadeva
by bargain po dogovoru
a chance bargain priložnostni nakup
bargain counter oddelek z blagom po znižani ceni
I got it a dead bargain skoraj zastonj sem dobil
to drive a hard bargain mnogo zahtevati
it's a bargain! velja!
Dutch bargain kupčija ali ugovor v enostransko korist
to make the best of a bad bargain ne obupavati
a good bargain is a pickpocket poceni blago je slabo
a bargain is a bargain kar je, je
into the bargain povrhu
bargain hunter tisti, ki išče dobro kupčijo
a losing (ali hard, bad) bargain slaba kupčija
to strike (ali make, close) a bargain napraviti kupčijo, pogoditi se, dogovoriti se
to be off one's bargain rešiti se obveznosti
switch bargain ovinkarska kupčija
wet bargain kupčija, ki se konča s popivanjem

beside [bisáid] predlog
razen, poleg, blizu, ob strani
v primeri s

to be beside o.s. biti ves iz sebe
to be beside the mark motiti se
this is beside the question (ali purpose) to nima smisla
this is beside the point to ne spada sem

better² [bétə] pridevnik
boljši; primernejši; ki se bolje počuti

no better than pravzaprav
he is no better than he should be nič boljšega ne moremo od njega pričakovati
she is no better than she should be razuzdanka je
my better half moja boljša polovica
better part večji del
better than več kakor
pogovorno the better the day the better the deed čim večji praznik tem več dela opravimo
upon better acquaintance če se človek bliže seznani
one's better angel angel varuh
he has seen better days nekoč se mu je bolje godilo
he is better than his word naredi še več, kot je obljubil
the better hand prednost, premoč
the better sort pomembni ljudje
his better self njegova boljša stran
I am better as I am raje sem tak kakor sem
he is none the better for it nič mu ne koristi

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

blank¹ [blæŋk] pridevnik
zastarelo bel; prazen, nepopisan, neizpolnjen; brezizrazen; neriman
vulgarno preklet

blank cartridge slepa patrona
blank despair popoln obup
blank credit kredit brez kritja
point blank naravnost, brez ovinkov
blank form formular, golica
blank verse blankverz
blank space predložek, neizpolnjen prostor
blank side slaba stran
blank silence popolna tišina
vulgarno not a blankety blank thing niti trohica
blank cheque neizpolnjen ček; figurativno prosta roka
to look blank biti videti zbegan
my mind went blank zgubil sem spomin, nisem se mogel spomniti
blank window slepo okno
blank door slepa vrata

bold [bould] pridevnik (boldly prislov)
smel, drzen, srčen, neustrašen; podjeten; jasen, izrazit; strm

to make bold drzniti si
as bold as brass predrzen
bold face masten tisk
to put a bold face on s.th. ne se za kaj zmeniti
I beg (ali make) bold to say upam si trditi, prepričan sem

book² [buk] prehodni glagol
v knjigo vpisati, vknjižiti, registrirati; kupiti vozovnico ali vstopnico; rezervirati (sobo, vozovnico, vstopnico); angažirati; povabiti

I'll book you for Saturday pričakujem vas v soboto
he is booked for a sad end namenjena mu je žalostna usoda
pogovorno to be booked to do s.th. morati kaj narediti
all seats are booked vsi sedeži so razprodani
I am booked to see him on Tuesday zmenil sem se z njim za torek

bored [bɔ́:d] pridevnik
zdolgočasen

I am bored dolgočasim se, sit sem vsega

born² [bɔ:n] pridevnik
rojen; po rodu

in all my born days odkar sem na svetu, svoj živi dan
born in the purple kraljevskega rodu
born with a silver (wooden) spoon in one's mouth rojen pod srečno (nesrečno) zvezdo
I wasn't born yesterday nisem tako naiven
born to a large fortune bogat dedič
born of po rodu iz
born again prerojen
born fool popolnoma neumen, nor
born under lucky star pod srečno zvezdo rojen

bout [baut] samostalnik
doba; trajanje; izmeničnost; napad

it comes to my bout jaz sem na vrsti
to have a bout at s.th. poskusiti kaj
at one bout na mah
this (ali that) bout tokrat
drinking bout popivanje
bout of illness napad bolezni

burst^*1 [bə:st]

1. neprehodni glagol (with zaradi)
počiti, razpočiti se (with s)
biti prenapolnjen (into v)
vlomiti, vlamljati; izbruhniti; nenadoma se prikazati
sleng bankrotirati, propasti

2. prehodni glagol
nasilno odpreti; (z)lomiti, zadreti, predreti; prenapolniti; uničiti
sleng denar zapravljati

to burst into blossom razcvesti se
to burst into flame vzplamteti
to burst into laughter zakrohotati se
to burst into tears razjokati se
to burst into view prikazati se
to burst into the room planiti v sobo
to burst one's way through the crowd preriniti se skozi gnečo
to burst open razpočiti se, naglo se odpreti
to burst one's sides with laughter počiti od smeha
to be bursting komaj čakati
to burst upon s.th. naleteti na kaj
it burst upon my ear nenadoma sem zaslišal
it burst upon my eye nenadoma sem zagledal
ready to burst skrajno razburjen
to burst with s.th. razpočiti se od česa
to burst one's buttons with food preobjesti se
the river burst its banks voda je stopila čez bregove

business¹ [biznis] samostalnik
posel, opravilo, poklic; kupčija; zadeva, delo; dolžnosti; podjetje, tvrdka
arhaično zaposlenost
gledališče igra, pantomima

to ask for s.o.'s business vprašati, kaj si kdo želi
to do one's business for s.o. uničiti koga
the business end konec (kakršnegakoli) orodja
to go to business iti na delo, v službo
everybody's business is nobody's business za vsako delo mora biti nekdo odgovoren
to mean business resno misliti
man of business poslovni človek, trgovec
one's man of business pravni svetovalec koga
to go into business postati trgovec
mind your own business ne vtikaj se v zadeve drugih
that's no business of yours to ti ni nič mar
a roaring business sijajna kupčija
to send s.o. about his (ali her) business na kratko koga odsloviti
to settle down (ali get) to business resno se lotiti dela
I am sick of the whole business sit sem tega
to speak to the business stvarno govoriti
a good stroke of business dobra kupčija
to attend to one's own business ne se vtikati v zadeve drugih
to have no business to do s.th. ne imeti pravice kaj storiti
to make business of doing s.th. veliko o čem govoriti
to retire from business opustiti posel

cake¹ [keik] samostalnik
pecivo, pogača, kolač; kos (mila), tablica (čokolade); tropine

my cake is dough zelo sem razočaran, ni se mi posrečilo
cake and ale veselje, zabava
to have one's cake baked živeti v obilju
you cannot eat your cake and have it ne rnoreš imeti eno in drugo
I wish my cake were dough again škoda, da ni več tako kakor je bilo
it goes like hot cakes hitro gre v denar
domačno to take the cake dobiti prvo nagrado, biti sijajen
that takes the cake to presega vse