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besédica word (diminutive form, usually in expressive usage)

niti besédice ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it

bésen furious, enraged, mad, incensed

ves bésen fuming with rage, in a furious temper; (žival) rabid
biti bésen to be in a rage, to be in a fury, to be enraged pogovorno to blow one's top
napraviti bésnega to enrage, to infuriate, to exasperate, to drive someone mad, pogovorno to drive someone up the wall
bésno sovraštvo rabid hate

bés(nost) fury; furiousness; rage; madness (zaradi, nad at)

pihati od bés(nost)i to be boiling with rage
peniti se od bés(nost)i to foam with rage
spraviti koga v bés(nost) to incense, to infuriate someone
stresel je svoj bes name he vented his rage on me
razdražiti do bés(nost)i koga to drive someone into a fury, to infuriate

bèv

ne reči ne bèv ne mev to keep silence; not to utter a word

bezljáti to be running away

bezljajoča krava a bolting ali stampeding cow

bežáti to flee; to run away, to fly; to take to flight, to make one's escape

bežáti pred (izogibati se) to avoid, to shun, (knjižno) to flee from
kako čas beži! how time flies!
bežal je, kar so ga noge nesle he ran as fast as his legs could carry him
sovražnik je bežal v popolnem neredu the enemy was fleeing in a panic
Beži(te) (pojdite no!) be off with you!

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

bicíkel bicycle, cycle; pogovorno bike

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

bič whip; lash; scourge

jahalni bič horsewhip, hunting crop, riding whip
mornarski bič (za kaznovanje) cat-o'-nine-tails; figurativno scourge, calamity, plague
udarec z bičem lash, cut with the whip
ošvrkniti z bičem to lash
pokati z bičem to crack a whip

bik bull

močan kot bik as strong as a horse
draženje bika bull-baiting
zgrabiti bika za roge (figurativno) to take the bull by the horns
z bikom se ni bosti (figurativno) he that sups with the devil must have a long spoon
plemenski bik service bull

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

biljárd billiards pl (s konstr. v sg); (s 15 rdečimi in 6 raznobarvnimi kroglami) VB snooker; (s 15 numeriranimi kroglami) ZDA pool

igrati biljárd to play (at) billiards
igrati partijo biljárda to have a game of billiards

bílka blade

travnata bílka blade of grass, spear, spire
slamnata bílka straw
loviti se za bílko (figurativno) to catch at a straw
oprijeti se vsake bílke to grasp at a straw, to clutch at a straw

bíser pearl (tudi figurativno); figurativno jewel; (steklen) bead

jamski bíser cave pearl
okrašen z bíseri pearly
lov na bísere pearl fishery
lovec na bísere pearl diver, pearl fisher
nizanje bíserov threading pearls
niz bíserov string of pearls
umeten bíser imitation pearl
iskati bísere to pearl, to fish for pearls
tvoriti bísere to produce cultured pearls
metati bísere svinjam (figurativno) to cast pearls before swine
ona je bíser figurativno she's a gem, she's a pearl
to je metanje bíserov svinjam (figurativno) it's caviare to the general

bíseren pearl; pearly

bíseren a ogrlica pearl necklace

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

blagó (roba) goods pl, merchandise; ZDA wares pl; commodity, commodities pl; article; (tekstil) material, textile, cloth, stuff

blagó v carinskem skladišču bonded goods
blagó za damsko obleko dress material
luksuzno blagó luxury goods
lončarsko blagó hollow ware
kolonijalno blagó groceries
mešano blagó assorted goods
najboljše blagó prime goods
neprodajno blagó a drug on the market
prvovrstno (drugovrstno) blagó firsts (seconds) pl
slabo blagó inferior goods
subvencionírano blagó subsidized goods
tekstilno blagó textiles pl
tkano blagó fabric, tissue
volneno blagó woollen goods
vozno blagó freight
blagó na poti goods in transit
dobava blaga supply, purveyance
dostava, izročitev blaga delivery
pošiljka blaga (z vlakom) consignment, (z ladjo) shipment
skladišče blaga warehouse
zaloga blaga stock
dobro blagó se samo hvali good wine needs no bush

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