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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

blanket¹ [blǽŋkit] samostalnik
odeja; prevleka; zgornja plast

to get between the blankets iti v posteljo
wet blanket kvarilec zabave; črnogled, sitnež; figurativno mrzla prha
to put a wet blanket on s.o., to throw a wet blanket over s.o. zmanjšati komu vnemo, gorečnost (kot mrzla prha)
born on the wrong side of the blanket nezakonski otrok
to toss in a blanket metati kvišku z napete odeje

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

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

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

blow^*5 [blou]

1. prehodni glagol
pihati, razpihavati; razstreliti, razstreljevati
sleng oslepariti
ameriško, sleng zapravljati; razmetavati
sleng izdati
pogovorno poveličevati

2. neprehodni glagol
pihati; doneti; piskati; puhati, sopsti; razpočiti se, eksplodirati; hvaliti se

sleng I'm blowed! ali je mogoče!, za nič na svetu!
to blow great guns močno pihati
to blow air into z zrakom napihniti
to blow a cloud kaditi pipo
to blow hot and cotd kolebati, nenehno spreminjati svoje prepričanje
it is blowing veter piha
blow it! presneto, vraga
to blow a kiss poslati poljubček
to blow one's nose usekniti se
to blow the bellows gnati mehove
it's an ill wind that blows nobody good vsaka nesreča h kaki sreči
he knows which way the wind blows ve, kam pes taco moli
to puff and blow sopsti, puhati, sopihati
to blow one's trumpet (ali horn) hvaliti se
navtika, sleng to blow the gaff zatožiti, izdati koga
to blow the expense pogostiti koga, plačati račun
to blow a whistle zapiskati na piščalko

blue² [blu:] samostalnik
modra barva, modrina, sinjina; modrilo
figurativno morje; nebo; modra tkanina ali obleka
britanska angleščina član visokošolske športne reprezentance; konservativec
množina otožnost, potrtost

a bolt from the blue strela z jasnega
to have (a fit of) the blues biti zelo potrt
to give s.o. the blues dolgočasiti koga
in the blue daleč, nedosegljiv
out of the blue ko strela z jasnega
Oxford blue temnomodra barva
Cambridge blue svetlomodra barva
the Blues kraljeva konjeniška garda
the men (ali gentlemen, boys) in blue policaji mornarji, vojaki ameriške federalne vojske
navy blue temnomodra barva
Prussian blue berlinsko modra barva
true blue konservativec
to fire into the blue na slepo streljati

boat¹ [bout] samostalnik
čoln, barka, ladja, parnik; skledica (v obliki čolna)

to be (ali sail) in the same boat deliti isto usodo
to burn one's boat's zažgati mostove za seboj, onemogočiti si povratek
ferry boat brod
to take boat vkrcati se, odpotovati z ladjo
boat train vlak, ki prevzame potnike z ladje
boat trolley voziček za čoln
folding boat zložljiv čoln
fire boat gasilska ladja
to have an oar in everyone's boat vtikati se v posle vsakogar
pulling (ali rowing) boat čoln na vesla

bob² [bɔb]

1. prehodni glagol
na kratko ostriči; lahno udariti, krcniti; (jegulje) loviti

2. neprehodni glagol
bingljati, gugati se, poskakovati; počeniti; zadevati se

to bob one's head z glavo se zaletavati
to bob a curtsy pokloniti se

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

bosom² [búzəm] prehodni glagol
varovati, čuvati; objeti

poetično a house bosomed in trees hiša, obdana z drevesi

both¹ [bouɵ] pridevnik
oba, oboje, obadva

Jack of both sides kdor igra za obe stranki
to look at it both ways ogledati si stvar z obeh strani
to make both ends meet živeti po svojih razmerah, prebijati se s svojimi sredstvi

bother³ [bɔ́ðə] medmet
presneto!, preneumno!

bother him! k vragu z njim!
bother the children! presneti otroci!
pogovorno bother it! presneto!, vraga

bottom¹ [bɔ́təm] samostalnik
dno, tla; vznožje; nižava, dolina; podlaga, osnova
vulgarno zadnjica; sedalo; ladijsko dno, ladja; usedlina, gošča
figurativno vzrok, razlog
pogovorno vztrajnost; enica (prestava v motorju); najoddaljenejši kraj; spodnje čelo mize, oseba, ki tam sedi

at (the) bottom dejansko, pravzaprav, v resnici
to act (ali stand) (up) on one's own bottom delati na svojo roko (odgovornost), biti neodvisen
from top to bottom od glave do pete
to be at the bottom of s.th. biti pravi vzrok česa
the bottom of the business bistvo stvari
to be embarked in the same bottom imeti isto usodo, udeležiti se iste stvari
to go to the bottom potopiti se, utoniti
from the bottom of one's heart z dna srca
to knock the bottom out of dokazati neresnico, ovreči, podminirati
bottom leather podplat
to get down to rock bottom priti stvari do dna
to send to the bottom potopiti
to touch bottom nasesti; figurativno zaiti v hude težave
to venture all in one bottom staviti vse na eno kocko
bottom up! izpij do dna!, eks!
at the bottom of the street na koncu ulice

bow¹ [bou] samostalnik
lok
glasba godalni lok, godalo; mavrica; pentlja, obroček; roč, držaj
množina okvir za naočnike
vulgarno trebuh, vamp

bow and arrow period obdobje uporabe loka in puščice
to draw (ali pull, shoot with) the long bow pretiravati, širokoustiti se
to draw a bow at a venture streljati ali kaj reči na slepo srečo, tja v tri dni
to have two strings to one's bow imeti dve železi v ognju
wide on the bow hand daleč od cilja
bow instrument godalo
bows on z glavo naprej
bows under premagan, ki težko napreduje
sleng bow window velik trebuh, vamp
to tie a bow zavezati pentljo

bread¹ [bred] samostalnik
kruh; hrana; zaslužek

brown bread črni kruh
bread buttered on both sides velika sreča, dobičkonosen opravek
to know on which side one's bread is buttered vedeti, kaj je ugodno
bread and butter kruh z maslom; figurativno hrana, zaslužek
bread and butter letter pismena zahvala za gostoljubnost
to have one's bread buttered for life biti do smrti preskrbljen
to quarrel with one's bread and butter pritoževati se nad delom
to eat the bread of idleness živeti na tuji račun
to take the bread out of s.o.'s mouth odjesti komu kruh
to break bread with s.o. deliti s kom hrano
to cast one's bread upon the waters biti radodaren
bread and cheese preprosta hrana
bread and scrape tenko namazan kruh
britanska angleščina, sleng bread and cow to cover kruh z maslom
all bread is not baked in one oven ljudje so različni
to eat s.o.'s bread and salt biti pri kom v gosteh
half a loaf is better than no bread v sili hudič muhe žre
to be put on bread and water živeti ob kruhu in vodi

breasted [bréstid] pridevnik
prsat

double-breasted z dvema vrstama gumbov
flat-breasted ploskih prsi
narrow-breasted ozkih prsi
single-breasted z eno vrsto gumbov

brick¹ [brik] samostalnik
opeka, zidak; kos (npr. mila), kocka
sleng fant od fare; domino

like a cat on hot bricks kakor na žerjavici
to come (ali be) down like a thousand bricks hudo ošteti
to drop a brick narediti nerodnost
to have a brick in one's head biti v rožicah, pijan
pogovorno like a hundred (ali thousand) of bricks na vso moč
like a ton of bricks z velikim treskom
to swim like a brick plavati kot kamen
to make bricks without straw delati nekaj iz nič, lotiti se jalovega posla

brick² [brik] pridevnik
opéčen, opečnat

wooden brick lesena kocka
to run one's head against a brick wall iti z glavo skozi zid

brink [briŋk] samostalnik
rob, breg

on the brink of death (ali grave) z eno nogo v grobu
to stand shivering in the brink biti v zadregi, neodločen
on the brink of ruin na robu propada
to be on the brink of doing pravkar nameravati kaj storiti
to hover on the brink biti neodločen, mečkati; obotavljati se

bucket¹ [bʌ́kit] samostalnik
vedro, čeber; črpalni bat, črpalnik; žlebič na mlinskem kolesu

to give the bucket odsloviti, odkloniti
sleng to kick the bucket umreti
ameriško bucket shop trgovina in špekulacija z delnicami
a mere drop in the bucket kapljica v morju