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brzojávka telegram; telegraphic message; wire, (po kablu) cablegram, cable

sestaviti brzojávko to draw up (ali to make out) a telegram

brzovlák fast train; express (train); (ZDA tudi) flyer

peljati se z brzovlákom to take a fast train

búčen¹ roaring; booming; noisy, tumultuous, boisterous; (smeh) uproarious

búčen krohot a roar of laughter
búčno veselje romp
búčna (hrupna) zabava (figurativno) carousal, (avstralski) corroboree

búden awake; waking, roused; sleepless

čisto búden wide awake; figurativno watchful, vigilant, (on the) alert
biti, ostati dolgo búden to sit up late, to keep late hours
spremljati z búdnim očesom to keep a vigilant eye (on)
biti búden (figurativno) to be on the alert, to be on the lookout

budíti to wake, to awake, to awaken; to rouse

budíti se to wake up; figurativno to rouse oneself; (nemirno spati) to have a broken (ali restless) sleep

budžét budget; (annual) estimates pl

debata o budžétu debate on the budget (ali on the finance bill)
predložiti budžét to present a budget
predvideti v budžétu to budget for

butéljka bottle

butéljka vina a bottle of wine
odpreti in izpiti butéljko vina to crack (ali to open) a bottle

cedílo colander; strainer; percolator; filter

na cedílu ostati (figurativno) to get left in the lurch
pustiti koga na cedílu to let someone down, to desert someone, to leave someone in the lurch, to forsake someone, to fail someone, to leave someone in a jam ali in a mess; to abandon someone, ZDA to go back on someone, (razočarati) to disappoint someone
ne pusti me na cedílu v sili! don't fail me now I need you!
pustiti dekle na cedílu to leave a girl in the lurch

cél whole; total; entire; all; complete; full; integral; undivided; (nedotaknjen, nepoškodovan) safe, unhurt, uninjured, unscathed

ena cela a whole, one
v celem in the main, on the whole, in full
v céli Evropi in the whole of Europe
célo uro a full hour
céla 2 dneva two whole days, two full days, for two days running
cél svet all the world
po célem svetu all over the world, throughout the world
cél zadnji mesec all last month, the whole of last month
cél junak every inch a man
v célem vzeto taken overall (ali as a whole)
plačati célo vožnjo to pay the full rate
sin je cél oče the son is the very image of his father, the son is the spitting image of his father

celodnéven daylong; all-day; whole-day

celodnévni izlet a whole-day excursion, a day out

celóta totality; whole; entirety; integrity

v celóti on the whole, as a whole, in full, entirely, fully
ekonomska celóta economic whole

céna price; cost; (vrednost) value; (kura) rate

za céno od at the price of
za nobeno céno (figurativno) not at any price, not for all the world, not for anything, not on any account, not for worlds
za vsako céno at any price (ali cost)
za smešno céno (figurativno) for a (mere) song
po lastni céni at cost price
po znižani céni at a reduced price
za polovično céno (at) half-price
po najnižjih cénh (žargon) at cutthroat prices
enotna (nizka, stalna, visoka, zadnja, maksimirana) céna single (low, firm ali stable, high, reserve, controlled) price
nabavna (prodajna, tovarniška, uradna) céna purchase (selling, factory ali ex works, official) price
polovična céna half (the) price
pretirana céna exorbitant (ali extravagant ali unreasonable ali fancy) price
zmerna céna moderate (reasonable, fair) price
brezobvezna céna provisional price
slepa céna cut price, ZDA cutrate price
tržna céna market (ali current) price
trdne céne (brez popusta) fixed prices (no discount allowed)
naraščajoče céne soaring prices
nedostopne, previsoke céne prohibitive prices
rastoče (padajoče) céne rising (falling) prices
najnižja céna the lowest price, floor price, bottom price, ZDA rock-bottom price
realne céne fair prices
dnevna céna current price
porast, dvig cen rise in prices; price increase (s), price rise (s)
padec cen fall in prices, (nenaden) price slump
znižanje cen reduction (ali cutting) of prices, price cuts
zvišanje cen rise in prices, price rise, increase in prices, price increase
kontrola cen price control
listek z označeno céno price mark, price-tag
céne se dvigajo prices are on the rise
zvišati, dvigniti céne to raise prices
pognati céne kvišku to push up prices, to inflate prices
določiti céne to fix prices
prodajati pod céno to sell for less than the market value, to undersell
céne padajo prices are falling ali dropping, (naglo) there is a price slump
pogajati se za céno to bargain
céne se gibljejo od... do... prices range from... to...
zahtevati previsoko céno od koga to overcharge someone
potisniti céne navzdol to force prices down
znižati céne to lower (ali to cut down ali to reduce) the prices
znižati céno za 20 penijev pri funtu to cut the price by 20 pence (20 p.) a lb.
sprostiti (odmrzniti) céne to unfreeze prices
navi(jati) céne to force up prices
znižati céne z intervencijo države to force down prices

cérkev church; (cerkvena organizacija) the Church; anglikanska

cérkev the Church of England
državna cérkev established church
farna cérkev parochial church
župna cérkev parish church
rimsko-katoliška cérkev Roman Catholic Church
stolna cérkev cathedral
naročje cérkve (figurativno zastarelo) the pale of the church
redno hoditi v cérkev to go to church, to be a churchgoer, to attend church
izstopiti iz cérkve to leave the church
izobčiti, izobčenje iz cérkve to excommunicate, excommunication

cigánski gipsy; gipsy-like; Bohemian; (madžarski cigánsk$) tzigane

cigánska godba gipsy band
cigánski orkester gipsy orchestra
cigánski voz gipsy caravan (ali van ali wagon)
cigánsko živeti to live like a gipsy, (redko) to gipsy

cígára cigar

lahka (močna) cígára light (strong) cigar
etui (odrezilnik, ustnik) za cígáre cigar case (cigar cutter, cigar holder)
prižgati cígáro to light a cigar

církus circus

potujoči církus travelling circus
uganjati církus figurativno to make a fuss (z about)

cókla (čevelj) wooden shoe, clog, sabot; (zavora) trig, drag, skid; tehnika wheel drag

biti cókla za koga to be a drag on someone
zavirati s cóklo to trig
delovati kot cókla (zavirati) to trig

cúcek zoologija cur

odplaziti se kot polit cúcek to slink away like a beaten cur, to go away with a flea in one's ear (ali with one's tail between one's legs)

cúla bundle; zastarelo trousseau

povezati cúlo (in oditi) to pack up one's traps; to roll one's bundle; to truss up bag and baggage; to bundle (off, up)
zavezati cúlo to tie a bundle

cúrek jet

cúrek vode a jet of water
lije v cúrkih it's pouring with rain, it's raining in torrents