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auspice [ɔ́:spis] samostalnik
napoved; dobro znamenje
množina varstvo, okrilje, pokroviteljstvo

under the auspices of s.o. pod pokroviteljstvom ali varstvom koga
favourable auspices dobro znamenje

average¹ [ǽvəridž] samostalnik
popreček
matematika srednja vrednost
navtika havarija, škoda, nastala na ladji

to an average, on (ali at) an (ali the) average, ameriško on average poprečno
to make average izračunati srednjo vrednost
above average nadpoprečen, nadpoprečno
rough average približno poprečje
to strike an average določiti zlato sredino

away [əwéi] prislov (from)
proč, stran; nenehno

away back pred davnim časom
to be away odpotovati
far away daleč proč
far and away the best daleč najboljši
fire away! prični!
to give away s.o. izdati koga
to make (ali do) away with s.th. odpraviti nekaj
to make away with o.s. narediti samomor
an away match tekma na tujem igrišču
to pine (ali waste) away hirati, hujšati
right away takoj
to pass away umreti
to throw away odvreči
to trifle away zapravljati
away for shame! sram te bodi!
I cannot away with ne prenesem
to work away nenehno delati
away with you! poberi se!
whither away? kam greš?

awe¹ [a:] samostalnik
(globoko) spoštovanje; strah

to stand in awe of s.th. bati se, zgroziti se česa
to fill (ali inspire, strike) s.o. with awe v strah koga spraviti

axe¹, ax [æks] samostalnik
sekira
figurativno obglavljenje

to have an axe to grind zasledovati zasebne cilje, imeti nekaj za bregom
to put (ali fit) the axe in the helve rešiti uganko, doseči cilj
to apply the axe znižati proračun
to get the axe biti odpuščen, zgubiti službo
to hang up the axe na klin obesiti
to set (ali lay) the axe to the root of lotiti se zatiranja česa

b [bi:]
črka b
glasba nota H

B-deck krov B
not to know a B from a bull's foot (ali broom-stick) biti zelo neveden
hudomušno a B flat stenica
b minor H mol
b major H dur
b sharp his

baby¹ [béibi] samostalnik
otročiček, dojenček; otročnik, otročji človek

ameriško baby carriage (ali cart, coach) otroški voziček
baby in arms otročiček, ki še ni shodil
baby cot otroška posteljica
baby elephant slonov mladič
to hold (ali carry) the baby prevzeti nezaželeno odgovornost
baby piano pianino
baby pin bucika
to plead the baby act izogibati se odgovornosti, izgovarjati se na neizkušenost
to throw out the baby with the bath prevneto si prizadevati

back¹ [bæk] samostalnik
hrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod
šport branilec, zaščitnik

at the back za
behind the back of s.o. figurativno za hrbtom komu
the back of beyond zelo daleč od tod
to break the back of s.th. opraviti glavni del naloge
to be cast on one's back doživeti poraz
back and belly obleka in hrana
the Backs parki za študentskimi domovi v Cambridgeu
to get to the back izslediti vzroke
to have s.o. on one's back imeti koga na vratu
to give (ali make) a back pripogniti se
I can make neither back nor edge of him ne spoznam se v njem
at the back of one's mind podzavestno
to be on one's back ležati bolan
to be thoroughly on one's back biti popolnoma na koncu
to put one's back into z vso vnemo se lotiti
to put up one's back razhuditi se
to see the back of s.o. znebiti se koga
to bave a strong back veliko prenesti
to turn one's back upon s.o. obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti koga
to get one's back up trdovratno se upirati
with one's back to the wall v hudi stiski

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

bad¹ [bæd] pridevnik (primernik worse, presežnik worst)
slab, pokvarjen, škodljiv, ponarejen; hud, hudoben, krivičen; bolan

bad to beat težko premagljiv
bad blood sovraštvo, huda kri
to be in s.o.'s bad books biti pri kom slabo zapisan
bad egg (ali hat, lot) človek na slabem glasu
bad fairy zli duh
bad form neprimerno vedenje
from bad to worse vedno slabše
to go bad pokvariti se; propasti, propadati
not half (as) bad čisto čedno
bad language zmerjanje, psovke
bad luck smola
ameriško bad man razbojnik, bandit
in bad odour na slabem glasu
not too bad kar dobro
it is too bad škoda, preneumno
with a bad grace nerad
bad ways razuzdano življenje
bad woman razuzdanka

bag¹ [bæg] samostalnik
vreča, torba, kovček; vrečka; lovska torba; lovska trofeja; balon; vime
množina, pogovorno hlače
figurativno odpust

bag and baggage z vsem, kar ima
a bag of bones kost in koža
to let the cat out of the bag izdati skrivnost
to empty the bag povedati vso resnico
to bear (ali carry) the bag razpolagati z denarjem, obvladati položaj
to give the bag odpustiti iz službe
to have s.th. in the bag imeti kaj v dosegu
pogovorno it is in the bag je skoraj gotovo
the whole bag of tricks vsi do zadnjega
to make a good bag imeti lovsko srečo; prisvojiti si kaj

bail¹ [beil] samostalnik
poroštvo, zastava, jamščina, kavcija

to go (ali be, become, stand) bail for s.o. jamčiti za koga
to be out on bail biti na svobodi proti kavciji
to take (ali give) leg bail popihati jo
I'll go bail glavo stavim
to surrender (ali save) one's bail javiti se na sodišču v določenem roku
to forfeit one's bail ne se javiti na sodišču (in tako zgubiti kavcijo)
to put in bail položiti kavcijo

bait¹ [beit] samostalnik
vaba; prigrizek; krma, klaja

figurativno to swallow (ali take, jump at, rise to) the bait ujeti se, dati se opehariti

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

bald [bɔ:ld] pridevnik (baldly prislov)
plešast, gol
figurativno boren, reven; suhoparen; belolisast (konj); očiten, otipljiv

bald as a coot (ali billiard ball, an egg) popolnoma plešast

bald-headed [bɔ́:ldhédid] pridevnik
plešast

to go at (ali into, for) s.th. bald-headed napeti vse sile, odločno ravnati

ball¹ [bɔ:l] samostalnik
žoga, klobčič, kepa
anatomija plesno, blazina
anatomija peščaj; gruda

šport a good ball dober udarec
to catch the ball at (ali on) the bound spoznati priložnost, izrabiti položaj
ball of contention vzrok prepira
ball of the eye zrklo
ball of the knee anatomija pogačica
ball of the foot plesno, blazina
to have the ball at one's feet obvladati položaj
to keep the ball rolling (ali up) ohraniti stvar ali pogovor v teku
to make balls of s.th. narediti zmedo iz česa
to toss about the ball posplošiti pogovor
to take the ball before the bound prenagliti se
to play at the ball žogati se
on the ball spreten, uren
ameriško to have a lot on the ball biti zelo sposoben
vojska to load with ball ostro nabiti
ball and socket joint kroglasti zgib
šport ball out stranski avt
uncle three balls lastnik zastavljalnice
three (golden) balls znak zastavijalnice
to strike the ball under the line imeti smolo
to take up the ball lotiti se česa
the ball is with you vi ste (ti si) na vrsti (pri igri)

ball³ [bɔ:l] samostalnik
ples, plesna zabava

fancy dress ball ples v maskah
to open (ali lead up) the ball začeti

balloon² [bəlú:n] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
napihniti (se); dvigati se; z balonom leteti
trgovina umetno dvigati cene

captive balloon privezani balon
free balloon prost, neprivezan balon
pilot (ali trial) balloon poskusni balon
navigable balloon vodijivi balon
barrage balloon zaporni balon

ballot¹ [bǽlət] samostalnik
volilna kroglica; glasovnica; tajno glasovanje, volitve; žrebanje; oddani glasovi; žreb; bala (30 do 50 kg)

to take a ballot, to elect (ali vote) by ballot glasovati
ameriško Australian ballot nevezana kandidatna lista
single ballot soglasna izvolitev
by ballot z glasovanjem
second (ali final) ballot ožja volitev