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bél white; (čist) clean; (nezagorel) pale; (nepopisan) blank; (pobeljen) blanched; (bel in siv) hoary

béla garda right-wing political movement in Slovenia before and during World War II, the White Guard
pri bélem dnevu in broad daylight
Bela Hiša the White House
béla knjiga politika white paper, White Book
béla kovina white metal, white alloy
bél kruh white (ali wheaten) bread
bélo krvno telesce white corpuscle
béla (mlečna) kava white coffee
béla lisa (na konjskem čelu) blaze
béli medved polar bear
bélo meso white meat
béla obleka whites, white clothing
béla nedelja Low Sunday, the first Sunday after Easter
béla pločevina tinplate
béli premog (figurativno) "white coal", hydroelectric power
béli teden (prodajni) white sale
bél kot sneg snow-white
trgovina z bélimi dekleti white slave traffic
bélo vino white wine
béla vrana (figurativno) a rare thing, rarity, quite an exceptional person
dati črno na bélem to put down in black and white
imam to črno na bélem I have it in black and white
napraviti bélo to make white
bélo pobarvati to dye white
pokazati kaj črno na bélem to show something in black and white

čŕn black

čŕno na belem (= pismeno) dati, napisati to put in writing
čŕn kot smola as black as soot (ali as ink)
čŕno na belem in black and white
to imam čŕno na belem I have it in writing
čŕna barva black (colour ali dye ali paint)
čŕna borza black market
čŕn kruh brown bread
čŕna kroglica (pri volitvah) blackball
čŕna lista (seznam), knjiga black list, black book
čŕna magija the black art
čŕna metalurgija iron metallurgy
čŕna nehvaležnost black ingratitude
čŕna (garjava) ovca black sheep
čŕna (žalna) obleka mourning, (widow's) weeds pl
črn, nesrečen dan unlucky day, black day
čŕno oblečen black-clad
čŕn kot vran as black as ebony
čŕno vino red wine
čŕno nebo a black sky
čŕno obrobljen black-edged
čŕno obrobljen pisemski papir black-bordered notepaper
delo na čŕno žargon scab work
delati kot čŕna živina to work like a nigger
čŕno se mi dela pred očmi my head begins to swim
dati, vnesti v čŕn seznam to blacklist
v čŕno (žalno) se obleči to wear (ali arhaično to don) mourning
udarec je zadel v čŕno the thrust went home
prisegati, da je čŕno belo to swear that black is white
vrag ni tako čŕn, kot ga slikajo the devil is not so black as he is painted
zadeti v čŕno to hit the mark

kapitulírati to surrender (pred to), to capitulate

brezpogojno kapitulírati to surrender unconditionally
pogojno kapitulírati to surrender upon terms
kapitulírati (pokazati belo zastavo) to hoist (ali to show, to wave) the white flag

mádež stain, spot; soil (tudi figurativno), (moralni) blemish, (majhen) speck; (sramotni) slur; mineralogija macula, macle

mádež od čaja a tea stain
brez mádeža stainless, spotless, taintless
poln tintnih mádežev ink-stained
sramotni mádež stigma, pl -s, -mata; taint
očistiti od mádežev to clean stains
odstraniti mádež to remove a stain
to blago bo v dežju dobilo mádeže that material will spot in rain
belo platno dobi hitro mádeže white linen spots easily
izvlekel se je iz zadeve brez mádeža na svojem ugledu he has come out without a stain on his reputation
vreči mádež na... to cast a slur on...
se ta mádež vidi? does this spot show?

razobésiti to hang out; to hoist

razobésiti belo zastavo to hang out the white flag
razobésiti na veliki zvon (figurativno) to cry (ali to shout), to publish from the housetops, to announce with loud pounding of the drum

stêklo glass

pod stêklom under glass
brušeno stêklo cut glass, flint glass
mlečno stêklo frost glass, translucent glass, (brušeno) frosted glass
motno stêklo frosted (ali ground) glass, dim glass
ognjevarno stêklo pyrex
marijino stêklo mineralogija specular stone
nezdrobljivo stêklo shatterproof glass
svinčeno stêklo lead glass
kristalno stêklo flint glass
barvasto stêklo stained (ali coloured) glass
drobec stêkla glass splinter, fragment
stêklo za izložbe plate glass
vlaknasto stêklo fibreglass
stêklo za okna (šipa) windowpane
povečevalno stêklo magnifying glass, magnifier
češko stêklo Bohemian glass
belo stêklo white glass
žično stêklo wire glass
varnostno stêklo safety glass
optično stêklo optical glass
zrcalno stêklo plate glass
stêklo za steklenice bottle glass
brusač stêkla glass-grinder, glasscutter
brušenje stêkla glass grinder, glass cutter
brusiti stêklo to grind glass
barvanje stêkla, slikanje na stêklo painting on glass, glass painting, staining
slikar na stêklo painter on glass, glass painter, glass stainer
pihač stêkla glassblower
neprozorno stêklo opaque glass
stêkl, ki varuje pred drobci granat ipd. bulletproof glass
nož za stêklo glazier's (cutting) diamond
si iz stêkla? (humoristično) is your father a glazier?, you'd make a better door than a window

zastáva¹ (prapor) flag, (zlasti vojska) colours pl; standard; banner

zastáva na pol droga flag at half-mast
bela (parlamentarska) zastáva flag of truce
bela zastáva white flag
piratska zastáva skull and crossbones, Jolly Roger, (pirate's) black flag
kraljevska zastáva (prapor) royal standard
državna zastáva Velike Britanije Union Jack
zastáva britanske vojne mornarice White Ensign
zastáva angleške trgovske mornarice Red Ensign
zastáva ZDA Stars and Stripes
zastáva trgovske mornarice merchant flag
pozdrav zastávi trooping of the colour
z razvitimi zastávami with flying colours
pred odhodom ladje dvignjena modra zastáva Blue Peter
mesto je v zastávah the town is decorated (ali hung) with flags (ali with bunting)
okrasiti z zastávami to flag
izobesiti zastávo to hoist the flag (ali the colours)
izobesiti belo zastávo (figurativno, vdati se) to hang out the white flag
dvigniti zastávo svobode (figurativno) to raise the standard of liberty
pluti pod napačno zastávo (figurativno) to sail under false colours
razviti zastávo to unfurl the banner
priseči zastávi to swear allegiance to the flag
spustiti zastávo (= priznati poraz) to lower (ali to strike) the flag (ali one's colours)
spuščati in dvigati zastávo v pozdrav to dip the flag