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beséden verbal; word

besédni boj battle of words
besédna družina family of words
besédna igra pun; play (up)on words
besédni pomen meaning (ali sense) of a word
besédni red word order
besédni prepir dispute
besédna vojna war of words
besédna vrsta part of speech
besédna uganka logogriph
besédni zaklad word-stock, vocabulary
prijatelj besédnih iger punner, punster
napraviti besédno igro to pun (na, ob, za on, upon)

betónski concrete, of concrete

betónski bunker concrete bunker (ali pillbox)
betónski most concrete bridge
betónska pista (cesta) concrete strip (road)
betónska plast layer of concrete
betónska plošča concrete slab
betónski temelj concrete base (ali foundation ali bed)
betónska utrdba concrete fortification
betónsko zakloníšče concrete dugout, concrete shelter
betónska zgradba concrete building (ali construction)
betónsko železó reinforcement iron

bezljáti to be running away

bezljajoča krava a bolting ali stampeding cow

béžen fleeting; cursory; momentary

béžne ure fleeting hours
béžen pogled a fleeting ali cursory glance
béžen pregled, inšpektorja a cursory examination, inspection
bežno (prislov) fletingly
béžno poznanstvo casual acquaintance
béžno prebrati (preleteti) to peruse cursorily, to glance through

bibliotéka library

javna, ljudska bibliotéka public, free library
izposojevalna bibliotéka lending (ali circulating) library
ročna bibliotéka reference library
Kongresna bibliotéka (v Washingtonu) the Library of Congress

bicíkel bicycle, cycle; pogovorno bike

peljati ali voziti se z bicíklom to ride a bicycle (ali pogovorno a bike), to cycle, to go cycling

bíčati to whip, to lash, to flog; to scourge

bíčati se to flog (ali to flagellate, to scourge) someone

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

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 (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

bívši former; late; past; ex-

bívša žena ex-wife
bívši mož ex-husband, pogovorno ex
bívši minister former minister
bívši ministrski predsednik former (ali late) prime minister
bívši guverner former (ali late ali ex-) governor

blagínja welfare, well-being; prosperity, wealth; arhaično weal

javna, obča blagínja communal benefit; general (ali public) welfare; common (ali public) weal; good of the whole community

blágor welfare; well-being; prosperity

javni, obči blágor communal benefit; general (ali public) welfare; common (ali public) weal; good of the whole community
blágor mu, ki... happy the man who...

blagoslovíti to bless; to invoke a blessing on; to give one's blessing (ali benediction); (posvetiti) to consecrate

bog Vas blagoslovi! God bless you!
bog ti to blagoslovi! God's blessing on (ali God bless, God prosper) your efforts (work, ipd.)!

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

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)

blázen insane, lunatic; deranged; mad, crazy

blázna sreča sheer (good ali bad) luck, blind hazard, mere chance

bléd pale; medicina pallid; wan; sallow(-faced); (barva) light, pale

bléd kot zid, ko smrt as white as a sheet, as pale as death, a pale as a ghost; (luna) pale, wan
ob blédi svetlobi zvezd in the pale (ali faint) light of the stars
bléda barva watery colour
bléda lica pale (ali wan) cheeks
bléde ustnice bloodless (ali colourless) lips
bléd nasmešek a wan smile, the ghost of a smile
bléd od strahu pale with fright
blédo moder pale (ali light) blue
blédo rdeč pink
blédo zelen pale ali light green

blindíran armoured

blindíran vlak armoured train
blindírana ladja armoured ship
blindírane čete armoured troops
blindírana križarka battle cruiser, pocket battleship
blindíran (oklopen) voz armoured car
blindíran polk tank (ali armoured) regiment
blindírana enota armoured unit