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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

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

kòl pale; pole; stake; post

oporni kòl (ob drevesu) prop
mučilni kòl stake
stavbe na kòléh lake-dwellings pl, (mostišče) fascine dwelling
nasaditev, nataknitev na kòl zgodovina impalement
nasaditi, natakniti na kòl to impale
ograditi s kòli to stockade, to palisade
podreti s kòli to stake
privezati na kòl (žival) to tether to a stake
prebosti s kòlom to stake

prebledéti to turn (ali to grow, to become) pale; to change colours; to go white

sírast cheesy; caseous; curdy; (barva obraza) pale, cheese-like

bledéti to grow pale, to turn pale, to pale; (o barvi) to fade

izóbčenje excommunication; banishment; outlawry; (iz družbe) putting beyond (ali outside) the pale

líla(st) (barva) lilac, pale violet; lavender

pobledéti to turn pale (ali pallid, livid, sallow, wan); to grow pale

zbledéti to grow pale; (barva, blago) to fade, to lose colour

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

móder¹ (barva) blue; azure

bledo móder pale blue
temno móder blue-black
módra barva blue
berlinsko módra barva Prussian blue
temno módra barva navy blue
módra galica kemija blue stone, blue (ali copper) vitriol
svetlo módra barva Cambridge blue
módri trak blue ribbon

mrtváški deathlike; cadaverous; dead; mortuary

mrtváško bled deadly pale, livid
mrtváška tišina dead silence; dead calm
mrtváški zvon (navček) funeral bell, deathbell, passing bell
mrtváška glava death's head, skull, (svarilo, npr. za strup) skull and crossbones
mrtváški oder catafalque
mrtváški ples the dance of death
mrtváška nosila bier
mrtváški voz hearse
mrtváško tih still as death
mrtváška bledica deathly pallor

obráz face; pesniško visage; (figurativno lice, zunanjost) countenance

obráz od spredaj full face
obráz od strani (profil) half face
bled obráz pale (ali livid) face
kozàv obráz pockmarked (ali pitted) face
naguban obráz wrinkled face
odbijajoč obráz forbidding face
smehljajoč se obráz smiling face (ali countenance)
mračnega, jeznega obráza gloomy-visaged
lep obráz good looks pl
upadel, udrt obráz hollow (ali sunken) cheeks pl
v potu svojega obráza in the sweat of one's brow
tu je mnogo novih obrázov here are a lot of new faces
brisati si obráz to mop one's face (with a handkerchief)
delati obráze to pull (ali to make) faces, to grimace
gledati koga v obráz to look someone in the face
napraviti kisel obráz to pull (ali to make) a wry face (ob čem at something)
napraviti prijazen obráz to look pleasant
napravil je dolg obráz (figurativno) his countenance fell, he made (ali pulled) a long face
napraviti jezen obráz to have an angry look
pačiti obráz to grimace, to pull (ali to make) faces, to make grimaces, to distort one's face, to scowl
ne upa se mi pogledati v obráz he dare not look me in the face
pokazati svoj pravi obráz (sneti krinko) (figurativno) to throw off one's disguise
v obráz (naravnost) komu povedati to tell someone straight to his face
komu v obráz reči to say to someone's face
v obráz sem mu to rekel I said it to his face
v obráz se smejati to laugh in someone's face
udariti koga po obrázu to smack someone's face
zagrniti, zastreti si obráz to veil one's face
v obráz zijati koga to stare someone full in the face

pívo beer

svetlo pívo pale ale; VB ale, (zlasti točeno) bitter
temno pívo dark beer, (zlasti točeno, slabo) VB mild; (močno) stout, porter
grenko pívo bitter (beer)
(pivo) ležak lager
monakovsko pívo Munich beer
pívo iz sodčka beer on draught, draught beer, draught ale
pívo v steklenicah bottled beer
slabo pívo small beer
čaša (maseljc) píva a glass (a tankard, a jug, a mug) of beer
pívo v konservi canned beer
staro, postano pívo stale (ali flat) beer, VB žargon swipes
pivec píva beer-drinker
prodajati pívo iz sodčka to sell beer from the wood
pívo v steklenicah bottled beer
variti pívo to brew
točilnica píva taproom; bar

postáti¹ (postanem) to become; to get; (sčasoma) to grow (up, out of); to rise; (nenadoma) to turn, to turn out, to prove

postáti bogat to become (ali to grow) rich
postáti hud, jezen to get angry
postáti lačen (reven, star) to get hungry (poor, old)
postáti mlajši to grow younger
postáti običajen to become common
postáti slabši to grow worse, to worsen
postáti zdravnik to become a doctor
mraz (pozno, temno) postaja it is getting cold (late, dark)
postal je bled he went (ali turned, grew) pale
Napoleon je postal cesar Napoleon became emperor
postal je katolik he has turned Catholic
kaj hoče on postáti? what is he going to be?
kaj je postal (on) (kaj je z njim)? what has become of him?, what ever became of him?

pretrésti ➞ pretresati; (ganiti) to shock, to affect (ali to move) deeply; to stir; to thrill

prizor, ki bi te pretresel a sight that would shock you
bila je pretresena, ko ga je videla tako bledega in shujšanega she was socked to see him so pale and thin
pretrésti vprašanje to discuss (ali to debate, to examine) a question

svétel bright, light; clear; arhaično lucent

pri svétlem (belem) dnevu in broad daylight
svétle barve light colours pl, bright colours
svétli lasje fair (ali light) hair
svétlo pivo pale (ali light) ale
svétla soba bright room
svétlo moder (rumen, siv, zelen) light blue (yellow, grey, green)
imeti svoje svétle strani (figurativno) to have one's good points
dati na svétlo to bring out, to publish
priti na svétlo to come to light, to come out, to be published
svétlo je, svétlo postaja it's getting light, dawn is breaking

šokírati to shock

bil sem šokiran, ko sem to slišal I was shocked to hear it
prizor, ki bi vas šokiral a sight that would shock you
bila je šokirana, ko ga je videla tako bledega in shujšanega she was shocked to find him so pale and thin