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atraktíven attractive

atraktívno deklè an attractive girl

aváns trgovina (predujem) advance

dali so mu aváns they gave him an advance on account

avdícija glasba audition; trial hearing; ZDA pogovorno try-out; performance of a piece of music

biti na avdíciji, podvreči (se) avdíciji to have an audition, to audition

avdiénca audience; hearing; (formal) interview

prositi za avdiénco to request (ali to ask for) an audience
sprejeti v avdiénco to grant an audience to, to receive in audience
biti sprejet v avdiénco pri to be received in audience by, to be granted an audience by

ávto VB car, motor car; ZDA automobile, auto

vlečni ávto breakdown lorry
dvosedežni ávto two-seater
športni dvosedežni ávto sports car, ZDA tudi sport car, zastarelo roadster
star ávto pogovorno VB banger, ZDA jalopy
reševalni ávto ambulance
tovorni ávto lorry, ZDA truck, (zaprt, zlasti spediterski) van
zaprt ávto limousine, sedan, coupé
izlet z ávtom car trip, drive
voziti ávto to drive (a car), to motor, ZDA tudi to auto
ávto je odpovedal, je imel defekt the car broke down
nabaviti si že rabljen ávto to purchase a car (an automobile) secondhand, to buy a secondhand car
peljati se z ávtom to motor
peljal sem se z ávtom na Reko I motored down to Rijeka
vožnja v ávtou je prijetna v lepem vremenu motoring is pleasant in fine weather
vzeti koga v (na) ávto to give someone a lift in one's car

avtoritatíven authoritative

avtoritatívno mnenje an authoritative opinion
to je edino avtoritatívno delo o tem vprašanju it is the only authoritative work on the question
njegovo mnenje je avtoritatívno his opinion is regarded as conclusive
avtoritativno prislov masterfully, without paying heed to protests

avtoritéta authority; power; government; (oseba) authority, expert

on je avtoritéta v tej stvari, v tem predmetu he is an authority on that subject
izgubiti mnogo svoje avtoritéte pri to lose much of one's authority with
očetovska avtoritéta paternal authority

bél white; (čist) clean; (nezagorel) pale; (nepopisan) blank; (pobeljen) blanched; (bel in siv) hoary

béla garda right-wing political movement in Slovenia before and during World War II, the White Guard
pri bélem dnevu in broad daylight
Bela Hiša the White House
béla knjiga politika white paper, White Book
béla kovina white metal, white alloy
bél kruh white (ali wheaten) bread
bélo krvno telesce white corpuscle
béla (mlečna) kava white coffee
béla lisa (na konjskem čelu) blaze
béli medved polar bear
bélo meso white meat
béla obleka whites, white clothing
béla nedelja Low Sunday, the first Sunday after Easter
béla pločevina tinplate
béli premog (figurativno) "white coal", hydroelectric power
béli teden (prodajni) white sale
bél kot sneg snow-white
trgovina z bélimi dekleti white slave traffic
bélo vino white wine
béla vrana (figurativno) a rare thing, rarity, quite an exceptional person
dati črno na bélem to put down in black and white
imam to črno na bélem I have it in black and white
napraviti bélo to make white
bélo pobarvati to dye white
pokazati kaj črno na bélem to show something in black and white

bilánca balance (of accounts); ZDA financial statement, statement of conditions; (papir) balancesheet

aktivna (pasivna) trgovinska bilánca favourable (unfavourable) balance of trade, a credit (an adverse) balance
letna, zaključna bilánca annual, final balance
plačilna bilánca balance of payments
surova bilánca rough (ali trial) balance
napraviti bilánco to work out (ali to produce) a balance sheet
znatno prizadeti plačilno bilánco to affect the balance of payments considerably
analiza bilánce ZDA statement analysis

blamírati (koga) to compromise (someone); to expose someone to ridicule; to ridicule someone; to bring discredit upon someone; to disgrace someone; to make someone look a fool

blamírati se to disgrace oneself, to make oneself ridiculous; to make a fool of oneself; (ne uspeti) to fail, to meet with failure; to make an ass of someone; to be confounded; to look foolish; to expose oneself to blame
zelo se blamírati to make a prize fool (ali idiot) of oneself
strašno sem se blamiral I made an awful fool of myself
blamiran sem I feel foolish
ne blamiraj me! pogovorno stop taking the mickey

bodóčnost the future; futurity; time to come

v bližnji bodóčnosti in the near future
v dogledni bodóčnosti in the foreseeable future
mož bodóčnosti an up-and-coming man, a man with a future
imeti veliko bodóčnost to have a great future
napovedati, prerokovati bodóčnost to predict, to foretell, to prophesy the future
sanje bodóčnosti (figurativno) dreams pl of the future, castles pl in the air
načrti za bodóčnost plans pl for the future
bodóčnost bo pokazala it remains to be seen
videti v bodóčnost to look into the future
kaj nam bo prinesla bodóčnost? what does the future hold in store for us?

bogát rich (z in, with); wealthy; well off; affluent, opulent; (obilen) abundant, copious

zelo, neizmerno bogát enormously rich; as rich as Croesus
bogáta izbira a wide selection
bogáta pojedina a rich feast
bogáta rima rich rhyme
bogáta zemlja rich (ali fertile) soil
bogáta žetev a rich harvest, heavy crop, bumper crop
z zlatom bogáta ruda an ore rich in gold
bogát z živino rich in cattle
bogáto ilustriran profusely illustrated
biti zelo bogát to be rolling in money, to be made of money
biti bogát z to be rich in
postati bogát to become rich

bojeváti se to fight, to struggle (z with, proti against); to combat, to battle; to contest; to contend (z with)

bojeváti se za koga to fight for someone
bojeváti se za kak ideal to fight for an ideal
bojeváti se za svoje življenje to fight for one's life
bojeváti se do konca, do odločitve to fight to a finish, to fight it out
bojeváti se do kraja to fight to the bitter end
bojeváti se na življenje in smrt to fight for dear life
bojeváti se za vsako ped zemlje to contest every inch of ground
bojeváti se na strani koga to fight on the side of someone

bolečína ache, pain, smart, ailment; (trganje) twinge, pang; (zbodljaj) stitch (v boku in the side); figurativno grief, distress

duševna bolečína grief, pang(s pl)
huda bolečína anguish
nema bolečína silent grief
skrajna bolečína extreme suffering, agony
porodne bolečíne throes pl
začetne (porodne) bolečíne (figurativno) teething troubles
odškodnina za bolečíne compensation for pain or distress
imeti bolečíne to be in pain
imate bolečíne? (Vas boli?) do you feel any pain, does it hurt?
imam bolečíne I've got a pain
imam velike bolečíne I am in great pain, I have an awful pain
zvijati se od bolečínin to wince
trpeti, prenašati velike bolečíne to suffer great pain
deljena bolečína je pol bolečína arhaično company in distress makes trouble less

bolézen illness, sickness; ill-health; (določena) disease; (organska) malady; (bolečine) ailment; (obolenje) affection; indisposition; (kronična) infirmity

zaradi bolézni owing to illness
angleška bolézen rachitis, rickets pl
epidemična bolézen epidemic
dolga bolézen prolonged (ali lingering) illness
bolézen na jetrih liver complaint
morska bolézen sea-sickness
nalezljiva bolézen infectious ali catching ali (pri dotiku) contagious disease
neznatna bolézen complaint, indisposition, trouble, disorder, distemper
otroške bolézni (figurativno) teething troubles
otroška bolézen disease of children
poklicna bolézen occupational (industrial, trade) disease
težka (lahka) bolézen a severe (a light) illness
zahrbtna, nevarna bolézen malignant disease
spalna bolézen sleeping sickness
spolna bolézen venereal (disease) (krajšava: VD)
zračna bolézen airsickness
dopust zaradi bolézni sick leave
izbruh (pojav, prenos, potek, žarišče) bolézni outbreak (manifestation, transmission, course, seat) of disease
kal bolézni (disease) germ
napad bolézni attack (ali bout) of illness
nosilec bolézni carrier
poročilo o bolézni bulletin, doctor's report
preprečevanje bolézni prophylaxis, preventive health care
simuliranje bolézni malingering
znak, simptom bolézni sign, symptom
bolézen gre na bolje (slabše) the illness has taken a turn for the better (worse)
nakopati si bolézen to catch a disease, to contract a disease; to fall ill, to be taken ill
ta bolézen ga je pobrala he was carried off by this illness
preboleti (svojo) bolézen to get over one's illness
prestati bolézen to go through an illness
hliniti, simulirati bolézen to malinger, to pretend to be ill, zastarelo to affect an illness
umreti za boléznijo to die of an illness

brég (rečni) bank, (morski) shore, (morski, peščeni) strand, beach; (strmina) slope, hill; (nagib) incline

na breg, na bregu ashore
reka je prestopila brégove the river has overflowed ali has burst its banks
imeti nekaj za brégom (figurativno) to have an ulterior motive; to have something at the back of one's mind; to have some design, to harbour a design
ne vem, kaj imaš za brégom I don't know what you're after ali what you're driving at
kaj ima (on) za brégom? what is he up to?

brezvésten unscrupulous; unconscionable

brezvésten lopov an unconscionable rascal

bŕk

v bŕk (naravnost) (straight) from the shoulder
v bŕk reči, povedati to tell someone to his (ali her) face, to tell someone openly (ali without reserve)
v bŕk sem mu povedal I told him point-blank
laže mi v bŕk he lies in my face (ali without batting an eyelid)
smejati se komu v bŕk to laugh in someone's face

ceremoniózen ceremonious

ne biti ceremoniózen do to treat someone in an informal (ali slabšalno off-hand) manner
ne bodite tako ceremoniózni don't stand on ceremony!

césar emperor

volitev césarja election of an emperor
dati césarju, kar je cesarjevo to render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's