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bark¹ [ba:k] samostalnik
skorja, lubje; skorja kininovca
sleng koža, krzno

bark tanning strojenje z lubjem
to come (ali go) between the bark and the tree vmešavati se v tuje zadeve
ameriško a man with the bark on neotesanec
to take the bark off prikazati brez olepšanja

bat² [bæt] samostalnik
palica za kriket, baseball ipd., lopar; gorjača, krepelce; igrač, odbijalec (kriketa)

off one's own bat samostojen; na lastno odgovornost; brez tuje pomoči
at a rare (ali good) bat zelo urno, hitro
right off the bat nemudoma, takoj
ameriško to come to bat spoprijeti se s težko nalogo, lotiti se hudega problema
a good bat dober igralec kriketa
to be on the bat biti na vrsti za udarec
to be at bat figurativno biti pri krmilu, imeti oblast

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

becalm [biká:m] prehodni glagol
(po)miriti
navtika poleči se (veter)

to be becalmed navtika ostati brez vetra

bias² [báiəs] samostalnik
nagnjenost, poševnost (in favour of, towards)
pristranost (against)
predsodek

to cut on the bias poševno odrezati, (pri)krojiti
on the bias diagonalno
without (ali free from) bias brez predsodka

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

blade [bleid] samostalnik
botanika list, steblo; rezilo; platica; meč
anatomija lopatica

a knowing blade navihanec
a jolly old blade veseljak
in the blade še brez klasja
pogovorno saucy blade predrznež

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

blow¹ [blou] samostalnik
udarec
figurativno nesreča, napad

at a (ali one, a single) blow z enim zamahom, naenkrat
to come to blows, to exchange blows spopasti, stepsti se
to deal (ali strike) a blow udariti
to strike a blow for pomagati komu, boriti se za koga
to strike a blow against upreti se
without striking a blow brez težav, brez borbe

bother¹ [bɔ́ðə]

1. prehodni glagol
mučiti, dolgočasiti, nadlegovati, motiti, vznemirjati

2. neprehodni glagol
mučiti se, skrbeti; dolgočasiti se, sitnariti; biti zaskrbljen

to bother one's head about s.th. beliti si glavo zaradi
don't bother bodi brez skrbi, nikar se ne razburjaj

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

breathe [bri:ð]

1. neprehodni glagol
dihati, vdihavati; živeti, biti; dišati; zastati; pihljati

2. prehodni glagol
vdihniti, izdihniti; izhlapevati, oddajati (vonj); šepetati, blebetati, izustiti; utruditi; do sape pustiti (konja)

a better fellow does not breathe je najboljši človek na svetu
to breathe one's last (breath) izdihniti, umreti
not to breathe a word (ali syllable) ne izdati niti besede
to breathe vengeance snovati maščevanje
to breathe vein puščati kri
to breathe freely biti brez skrbi, pomirjen

breathed [breɵt, bri:d] pridevnik
fonetika brezzvočen, nezveneč, pridihnjen, aspiriran

to be breathed biti brez sape, zasopel

broke² [brouk] pridevnik
preoran; zbankrotiran

dead (ali stony) broke brez ficka

bulk¹ [bʌlk] samostalnik
obseg, telesnina, prostornina, masa; večina, večji del; ladijski tovor; predzidje

by the bulk v celoti
bulk goods blago brez embalaže, neto
in bulk nepakiran
to sell in bulk prodajati na veliko
bulk buying kupovanje na debelo
bulk cargo razsuti tovor
navtika to break bulk začeti raztovarjati

calf¹ množina calves [ka:f, ka:vz] samostalnik
tele; mladič večjih sesalcev; teletina (usnje)
figurativno tepec

to kill the fatted calf navdušeno koga sprejeti
calf love pubertetniška ljubezen
calf's teeth mlečni zobje
in (ali with) calf breja (krava)
to eat the calf in the cow's belly delati račun brez krčmarja
to slip her calf skotiti tele

call¹ [kɔ:l]

1. prehodni glagol
klicati, poklicati; zbuditi, imenovati; smatrati; sklicati
ameriško telefonirati
trgovina terjati
ameriško, domačno grajati
Biblija zadeti, doleteti

2. neprehodni glagol
klicati, vpiti; telefonirati (on, upon)
obiskati, priti
mornarica (at) pristati (at)
oglasiti se pri, zaviti kam

to call attention to s.th. opozoriti na kaj
to call to account poklicati na odgovor
what age do you call him? koliko mislite, da je star?
ameriško, pogovorno let it call a day naj bo za danes dovolj
to call to mind spomniti, priklicati v spomin
to call s.o. names (o)zmerjati koga
to have nothing to call one's own biti brez sredstev
to call in question (po)dvomiti
to call a spade a spade, to call things by their names reči bobu bob
to call it square (ali quits) smatrati za urejeno
to call into being ustvariti
to call a halt ustaviti se
to call a meeting sklicati sestanek
not to have a moment to call one's own ne imeti niti trenutka zase
to call to order posvariti, opomniti
to call the banns oklicati
to call cousins with s.o. sklicevati se na sorodstvo s kom
to call into play spraviti v tek
to call to witness poklicati za pričo
to be called imenovati se
to be called to the bar postati odvetnik
to call the roll vojska poklicati zbor, klicati po imenih

camera [kǽmərə] samostalnik
temnica; fotografski aparat

in camera brez navzočnosti javnosti

canter¹ [kǽntə] samostalnik
ježa v lahnem drncu

to win in a canter zmagati brez težav