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bíster (prozoren) lucid, limpid, transparent; (čist) clear, pure, untroubled; (pameten) clever, bright, shrewd, sharp, žargon brainy

bístra glava (figurativno) a clever fellow
on je bístra glava he is a bright (ali intelligent) fellow

bíti (bijem) to beat; to strike; (močno) to whack; (srce) to pulsate, to beat, (močno) to throb, to palpitate, to flutter

ura bije sedem the clock is striking seven
bíti žogo to play football
resnica o tem nam bije v obraz the truth of it stares us in the face
bíti se (boriti se) to fight, to struggle, to combat, to battle with

bíti (sem) to be; to exist; to live; to take place

je (= se nahaja) there is
so (= se nahajajo) there are; (bivati) to stay
bíti lačen, žejen to be hungry, thirsty
bíti ves iz sebe to be beside oneself, to be overwrought
3 x 5 = 15 three times five equals fifteen
kaj je, kakó je (kaj) z njim? how is he?, how is he getting on?; how are things with him?
kaj je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
toplo (mraz) mi je I am warm (cold)
ne morem bíti brez (cigaret) I cannot do without (cigarettes)
bíti brez denarja to be short of money
bíti brez premoga to be short of coal
po čem je kruh? how much is (the) bread?
koliko je do postaje? how long does it take to the station?
bodi previden! be careful!
on je iz Londona he is (ali comes) from London
kdo je? who is there?
kdo je tam? (vojak na straži) who goes there?
po meni je, z menoj je konec I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
kaj Vam je? what is the matter with you?
nič mi ni there is nothing the matter with me
slabó mi je I feel sick
jaz sem (to) it is I, pogovorno it's me
če bi jaz bil Vi (bil na Vašem mestu), bi ostal doma if I were you, I would stay at home
če je (to) takó if it is so, if that be so, if that be the case
naj bo takó! arhaično let it be so!
naj bo (to), kot hoče! be that as it may
naj bo tako ali tako in either case
to bo dovolj this will do
kar je bilo, je bilo let bygones be bygones
bíti v napoto to be in the way, to inconvenience, to hinder
ni mi za... I don't care for...
za to mu ni he does not care about it
nič mi ni zanj pogovorno I couldn't care less about him, I don't care a fig for him
ni mi do šal I am in no mood for joking
to ni (nič) zame that is not in my line
nič ni bilo iz tega nothing came of it
ni mi do poezije I have no time for poetry
mnogo mi je do tega, da... I am very anxious to...
vem, pri čem sem I know where I stand
on je proti meni he has set his face against me
hiša je v gradnji the house is being built
bilo mi je, da bi jokal I felt like crying
on bi bil dober učitelj he would make a good teacher
tu gre za bíti ali ne bíti this is a matter of life or death
šlo je za bíti ali ne bíti it was touch and go
pri tem sem ob 50.000 SIT I am fifty thousand tolars out of pocket over it

bítka battle; fight; (spopad, praska) skirmish, action, brush, engagement, encounter, combat

bítka do uničenja fight to a finish (ali to the bitter end, to the last man)
obkoljevalna bítka battle of encirclement
prava pravcata bítka a pitched battle
dobiti bítko to win a battle
bítka je na višku the battle is at its height
pripravljati se za bítko to prepare for battle
spustiti se v bítko to give battle, to join battle, to wage a battle, to fight a battle
prišlo je do bítke it came to a fight; a battle was fought
sprejeti bítko to accept battle
neodločena bítka indecisive battle

blagoslóv blessing; benediction; arhaično benison

to je blagoslóv z neba it's a blessing from heaven
to je pravi blagoslóv (figurativno) it is a godsend (zame to me)
dati svoj blagoslóv to give one's blessing
to je bil pravi blagoslóv (figurativno) that was a blessing indeed
pravi blagoslóv je, da je včeraj deževalo yesterday's rain was a real godsend
podeliti komu svoj blagoslóv to give someone one's blessing
zdravje je največji blagoslóv health is the greatest of blessings

blamáža disgrace; discomfiture; shame; (neuspeh) failure, discredit

to je blamáža za Vas it is a disgrace for you
v blamáži sem I feel (very) foolish
to bo blamáža zame pogovorno I'm going to finish up with egg on my face

blêsti to be delirious; to rave

blede se mu he is delirious, his mind is wandering

blískati se to flash, to lighten

bliska se the lightning flashes, there is a flash of lightning, it is lightening, it lightens

blížati se to approach; to come up, to come near, to draw near; to near

delo se bliža koncu (zaključku) work is nearing completion
božič se bliža Christmas is approaching, Christmas isn't far off
zima se bliža winter is approaching
bližali smo se mestu z juga we approached the town from the south
predstava se je bližala kraju the performance was drawing to a close

blokírati to blockade, to block (up, off), vojska to blockade; (denar) to freeze; tiskarstvo to turn letters; radio to jam

blokirana lastnina frozen assets
ves moj denar je blokiran all my money is tied up

bob¹ botanika broad bean, horsebean

to je bob ob steno figurativno that is a waste of time
kot da bi bob ob steno metal you might as well talk to the cat
vse je bob ob steno pri njem it's a waste of breath talking to him
moje besede so bob ob steno my words are like water on a duck's back
reči bobu bob to call a spade a spade

bógve God knows; goodness knows; arhaično God wot

bógve kdaj bo prišel God knows when he will come
bógve kdo je to rekel I wonder who said it
Je to res? - Bogve. Is that true? - I wonder.
ne bógve kako dobra kakovost second-rate quality
bógve zakaj goodness (ali God) knows why
do bógve kdaj (figurativno) till the cows come home

bók flank; side; (kolk) hip; zastarelo huckle; (pri živalih) haunch

levi (desni) bók ladje port (starboard)
bók ob bóku side by side
z rokami v bókih akimbo
napad z bóka a flank attack
kritje z bóka vojska flank guard
izpostaviti, odkriti bók vojska to expose the flank
napasti z bóka sovražnika to attack the enemy flank, to attack the flank of the enemy
obiti bók to turn the enemy flank
imeti bolečine v bóku to have a pain in one's side
ladja je zelo nagnjena na bók the ship is listing
leži na bóku the ship is over on her side

bolán sick; diseased; ill (navadno predikativno); (slaboten) weak, (boleč) ailing, (trpeč) suffering (from)

bolán od ljubezni love-sick
bolán otrok a sick child
bolán na srcu suffering from (ali with) heart trouble, figurativno heart-sick
biti bolán na srcu to be suffering from heart trouble, to have a heart complaint, žargon to have a dicky heart
biti bolán za pljučnico to have pneumonia, to be suffering from pneumonia
moje bolne oči my sore eyes
on je bolán he is ill, sick, unwell
čisto bolán je zaradi tega (figurativno) he is quite upset about it
biti bolán to be ill (ali ailing ali afflicted) (od with)
biti na smrt bolán to be fatally ali terminally ill, to be at death's door
ležati bolán to be laid up (in bed), to be bedridden, to be confined to bed
javiti se bolnega to go (ali to report) sick

boléhen sickly; in poor health; ailing; infirm; poorly; pogovorno peaky

ona je boléhna pogovorno she is on the sickly side
biti boléhen to be in poor health

bólje better

bólje in bólje, vedno bólje better and better
čim prej tem bólje the sooner the better
toliko bólje so much the better
tem bólje all the better
oziroma bólje (rečeno) or rather
bólje je (vzeti...) it is preferable (to take...)
zaradi tega mi ni prav nič bólje I am no whit the better for it
gre mu (ekonomsko) bólje he is better off
sedaj mi gre (zdravstveno) bólje I am getting better now
bólje bi storil, če bi ostal doma you'd better stay at home, pogovorno you better stay at home
bólje ne! (= tega Vam ne svetujem) you had better not!
sinoči, oziroma bólje rečeno, davi smo imeli vihar last night, or rather, this morning there was a storm
ni mogel napraviti bólje kot... he could not have done better than...
bólje se počutiti to feel (ali to be) better
posli gredo bólje business is improving
obrniti se, spremeniti se na bólje to change for the better
bólje drži ga kot lovi ga a bird in hand is worth two in the bush

bóljšati boljšati se to improve, to ameliorate; to mend

bóljšati, boljšati se se (poklicno) to better oneself
njegovo zdravje se boljša he is on the mend

bóljši better; superior

daleč bóljši better by far
njegova bóljša polovica polovica (= žena) humoristično his better half
sprememba na bóljše a change for the better
on je na bóljšem he is better off
on je videl bóljše dneve (figurativno) he has seen better days, ZDA pogovorno he is a has-been
bóljšega ni mogel storiti kot... he could not do better than...
ima se za nekaj bóljšega he thinks himself superior
ker ni nič bóljšega for want of something better
zdravje je bóljše kot bogastvo health is better than wealth

bolník patient; sick person

bolníki pl the sick, the ill
bolník na okrevanju convalescent
obisk pri bolníku visit to a patient
pregled bolníkov doctor's round(s)
bolník gre h koncu the patient is sinking
bolníku se stanje boljša the patient is on the mend (ali is mending, improving, getting better)