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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

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

bicycle [báisikl]

1. samostalnik
kolo, bicikel

to ride on (ali upon) a bicycle kolesariti

2. prehodni glagol
kolesariti

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

bidder [bídə] samostalnik
ponudnik; kupec

the highest (ali best) bidder najvišji ponudnik

big¹ [big] pridevnik
velik; važen; odrasel; plemenit; bahav; poln; noseča
ameriško izvrsten, odličen; glasen, domišljav

Big Ben veliki zvon na parlamentu v Londonu
a big bug (ali pot, gun, noise, wig, shot) visoka "živina"
the big drink (ali pond) velika luža (tj. Atlantski ocean)
big gate dvoriščna, vhodna vrata
to get (ali grow) too big for one's shoes (ali boots) postati domišljav
ameriško, sleng big house ječa, kaznilnica
the big idea namera, nakana
big top cirkuška kupola, cirkus
big look samozavestnost
ameriško, botanika big tree sekvoja
big with child noseča
the big toe palec na nogi
big words bahave besede
ameriško, sleng big wheel domišljavec; visoka "živina"

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

bit¹ [bit] samostalnik
košček, grižljaj; brada ključa; stružilo, rezilo; žvale; novčič, malenkost; konjsko zobovje; nadzorstvo, kontrola

by bits, bit by bit polagoma, malo po malem
to bite on the bit siromašno živeti
the biter bit osleparjeni slepar; kdor drugemu jamo koplje
not to care a bit niti malo ne biti mar
centre bit sredilnik (sveder)
dainty bit poslastica
to do one's bit opravljati svojo dolžnost
to draw bit (konja) zadržati, zmanjšati hitrost
every bit polagoma; docela
to give s.o. a bit of one's mind povedati komu svoje mnenje
not a bit niti malo ne, sploh ne
a bit on okajen, v rožicah
bits and pieces drobnarije, drobni ostanki
a short (long) bit kovanec deset (petnajst) centov
to take the bit between one's teeth upreti se
a tiny (ali little) bit čisto malo
wait a bit čakaj malo

bite off prehodni glagol
odgristi

to bite off more than one can chew lotiti se dela, ki ga ne zmoremo
to bite off s.o.'s nose (ali head) odrezati se, nahruliti koga

bite on neprehodni glagol (ali upon)
premišljevati o čem

bite on that! dobro si premisli!
to bite on granite zaman se truditi
to bite on the mind vtisniti se v spomin

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

blame² [bleim] samostalnik
graja, ukor; krivda, odgovornost

to bear the blame of biti kriv česa
to lay (ali put, throw) the blame on s.o. (ali at s.o.'s door) dolžiti koga, zvračati krivdo na koga
to take the blame on o.s. prevzeti krivdo nase
to shift the blame on s.o. (z)valiti krivdo na koga
it is small blame to you tega vam ni očitati

blast¹ [bla:st] samostalnik
sunek vetra, piš; pok, detonacija; trobljenje; količina razstreliva; razstrelitev
botanika rastlinska rja, snet
figurativno poguba

at (ali in) a full blast s polno paro
to be out of blast stati, ne delati (plavž)
sleng to take a blast kaditi pipo

blaze⁴ [bleiz] prehodni glagol
zarezati drevesno skorjo; označiti pot, markirati

to blaze a path (ali trail) zarisati, utreti pot; opravljati pionirsko delo

blaze about (ali abroad) neprehodni glagol
razglasiti, raztrobiti

blazon² [bléizn] prehodni glagol
opisati, orisati; krasiti
figurativno poveličevati

to blazon forth (ali out, abroad) raztrobiti
blazoned window z grbi okrašeno okno

bleeding [blí:diŋ]

1. samostalnik
krvavitev, puščanje krvi; odtekanje drevesnega soka

2. pridevnik
krvaveč, krvav
figurativno izmozgan; sočuten

bleeding at (ali from) the nose krvavitev iz nosu

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

blind¹ [blaind] pridevnik (blindly prislov) (to za)
slep, zaslepljen; neviden, neopazen; skrit, tajen; jalov; nepremišljen, prenagljen; topoglav, nepoučen
sleng pijan
botanika brez cveta

blind alley slepa ulica; figurativno zagata; mrtvi tir
blind-alley occupation poklic, ki nima bodočnosti
blind coal antracit
anatomija blind gut slepič
blind (drunk), blind to the world pijan ko žolna
figurativno to have (ali apply) the blind eye zatisniti oko
to go at s.th. blind na slepo srečo se česa lotiti
blind leaders of the blind tisti, ki dajejo nasvet v stvareh, ki jih sami ne razumejo
blind letter pismo brez naslova
a blind man may perchance hit the mark slepa kura zrno najde
blind man's holiday somrak
as blind as a mole (ali a beetle, an owl) čisto slep
to get on s.o.'s blind side izrabiti slabo stran koga
blind pig, blind tiger nedovoljena točilnica
blind shell slepi naboj
blind spot mrtva točka
to strike blind oslepiti
to turn a blind eye to s.th. delati se slepega za kaj
there's none so blind ne da si dopovedati
it will happen when the devil is blind to se ne bo nikdar zgodilo
blind window (door) zazidano okno (zazidana vrata)
blind side nezavarovana, slaba stran
blind corner nepregleden ulični vogal
blind in an eye na eno oko slep
blind to one's defects zaslepljen