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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

bláto mud; (tudi figurativno); dirt; mire; filth; (rečno, jezersko) slime

človeško bláto excrement, excreta
oškropljen od bláta spattered with mud
obmetavati z blátom koga figurativno to throw (ali to fling) mud at someone
potegniti, povleči v bláto figurativno to drag through the mud
tičati v blátu to stick in the mud
(po)vleči iz bláta to pull out of the mud (ali mire)

bláznež lunatic; madman; maniac; insane person; arhaično bedlamite; frenetic

vpiti kot bláznež to shout like mad
verski bláznež religious maniac

bláznost lunacy, madness, insanity; mental disorder; mania; frenzy

pripraviti koga do bláznosti to drive someone mad
verska bláznost religious mania
pisanje me spravlja v bláznost writing drives me crazy

blážen blessed, blest, blissful, happy

biti ves blážen to be in the seventh heaven, to be in high spirits, pogovorno to be over the moon
to so bili bláženi časi those were the days
razglasiti za bláženega to beatify
razglašen za bláženega beatified

blísk lightning; ash; (strele) flash (of lightning)

cikcakast blísk forked lightning
kot blísk hitro like lightning, with lightning speed
kot blísk like (greased) lightning
kot blísk se razširiti to spread like wildfire
iti kot blísk to go like lightning
novica se je razširila v taborišču kot blísk the news ran through the camp like wildfire

bliskovít lightning-like; swift (ali quick) as lightning; quick as thought

z bliskovíto hitrostjo iti to go with lightning speed, figurativno like lightning
bliskovíta vojna lightning war, blitz(krieg)
bliskovíto prislov like a streak of lightning

blížnjica short cut; ZDA cut-off

iti po blížnjici to take a short cut

blížnji(k) fellow-man, pl fellow-men; fellow-creature, neighbour

tvoj blížnji(k) biblija thy neighbour
ljubiti svojega blížnji(k)a to love one's neighbour

blokáda blockade

ekonomska blokáda economic blockade
začeti (opustiti, prebiti) blokádo to impose (to raise, to run) a blockade

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

bóben drum

priti na bóben (figurativno) (pod stečaj) to crash, to go bankrupt, to bust, to go bust; to tail; to come under the (auctioneer's) hammer
toliko se razume na to kot zajec na bóben he hasn't the faintest idea (ali the faintest); he hasn't got a clue

bodálo dagger; poniard; (škotsko) dirk

zabosti z bodálom to stab, to dirk, to poniard

bódec bodíca point; prickle; prick; spine; (trn) thorn; (kovinska) spike, barb

biti poln bodic to bristle with prickles

bodóč future; coming; next

v bodóče in the future, in times to come, for the future; henceforth; from this time on; hereafter, henceforward
moj bodóči mož, moja bodóča žena my intended
njen bodóči mož her future husband, her intended, her husband to-be
njegova bodóča žena his wife-to-be
bodóči župan the mayor elect

bóg God; the Lord; deity

o bóg! dear me!
moj bóg! good Heavens!, good Lord!
daj bóg God grant!, would to God!; I wish to goodness!, I wish to God!
bóg ne daj!, bóg obvaruj! God forbid!, zastarelo God forfend!; touch wood!
bóg z Vami! God speed you!
zbogom! goodbye, farewell!
bógu podoben godlike
vsemogočni bóg God Almighty
bógu vdan devout, pious
tako mi bóg pomagaj! so help me God!
(bil je) prizor za bógove (it was) a sight for sore eyes
to je kot od bóga poslano it's a godsend
bóg (si ga) vedi God knows, I don't
bogve arhaično God wot
bogve zakaj goodness (ali God) knows why
bogve, kdo je to rekel I wonder who said it
če bóg da please God, God willing
moj bóg, kaj pa delate? for God's sake, what are you doing?
stati kot lipov bóg (figurativno) to stand like a graven image; to stand stock-still
človek obrača, bóg pa obrne man proposes, God disposes; God commands, man obeys
bóg je najprej sebi brado ustvaril charity begins at home

bogástvo riches pl, wealth, wealthiness; richness (z of, in); opulence; affluence; (obilje) profusion

besedno bogástvo a wealth of words
gnati se za bogástvom to scramble for wealth

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

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