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bark¹ [ba:k] samostalnik
skorja, lubje; skorja kininovca
sleng koža, krzno

bark tanning strojenje z lubjem
to come (ali go) between the bark and the tree vmešavati se v tuje zadeve
ameriško a man with the bark on neotesanec
to take the bark off prikazati brez olepšanja

battery [bǽtəri] samostalnik
pravno napad na koga, grdo ravnanje
vojska baterija, topniška edinica
fizika baterija, akumulator; sistem leč

pravno assault and battery telesna poškodba
cooking battery kuhinjska posoda
to turn a man's battery against himself premagati nasprotnika z njemu lastnim orožjem
to mask one's batteries skrivati svoje naklepe

battledore [bǽtldɔ:] samostalnik
perača; lopar

botanika battledore barley vrsta ječmena
battledore and shuttlecock vrsta igre z loparjem in operjeno žogo

bawl [bɔ:l] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
kričati, dreti se, vreščati; zakričati
ameriško kritizirati

to bawl and squall dreti se, tuliti, zavijati

bear^*3 [bɛə]

1. prehodni glagol
nositi, nesti; prenesti, pretrpeti, prenašati; podpreti, podpirati; dopustiti, dopuščati; roditi; pridelati; občutiti

2. neprehodni glagol
zdržati; trpeti; peljati (pot); usmeriti se; biti ploden, (ob)roditi; uspeti

to bear arms služiti vojake
to bear the blame biti kriv, vzeti krivdo nase
to bring to bear vplivati; uveljaviti, urediti
to bear the brunt biti izpostavljen napadu
to bear the burden peti s kom refren
I cannot bear ne prenesem
to bear company delati komu družbo
to bear evidence (ali witness) pričati, dokaz(ov)ati
to bear good will biti naklonjen
to grin and bear it z nasmehom prenesti
to bear no grudge against s.o. ne zameriti komu
to bear a hand pomagati
to bear in hand imeti v oblasti; pomagati
to bear to the left držati se levo
to bear in mind misliti na kaj, upoštevati
to bear o.s. well dobro se držati
to bear the palm zmagati
to bear a part biti deležen; imeti vlogo
to bear a purpose nameravati
to bear reference sklicevati se
to bear resemblance (ali likeness) biti podoben
to bear to the right držati se desno
to bear rule (ali sway) vladati
to bear one's age well biti videti mlajši kot je v resnici

beat^*2 [bi:t]

1. prehodni glagol
tolči; udariti, udarjati; biti; utrti, utirati; premagati, prekositi, prekašati; (o)slepariti; obleteti; zbegati

2. neprehodni glagol
biti, utripati; mlatiti; trkati; taktirati; prebijati se
navtika lavirati

to beat black and blue do mrtvega pretepsti
to beat the air zaman se truditi, prazno slamo mlatiti
to beat the breast trkati se po prsih, obžalovati
that beats all (the devil) to je višek
that beats the band (ali the Dutch) to je neverjetno
to beat the bounds zakoličiti mejo
dead beat na smrt utrujen, onemogel
to beat one's head (ali brains) beliti si glavo
to beat hollow (to smithereens, sticks, nothing, all to pieces, to ribands ) dodobra premagati
beat it! poberi se!
to beat a proof narediti krtačni odtis
to beat a retreat umakniti se
to beat into shape izoblikovati
to beat time voditi, dirigirati, taktirati
ameriško, sleng can you beat it? to je nezaslišano, kakšna predrznost!
ameriško, sleng to beat it zbežati, popihati jo
that beats me tega ne razumem
to beat a wood pretakniti gozd
sleng that beats everything zdaj je pa že dovolj
to beat the wings plahutati

beck¹ [bek] samostalnik
migljaj, namig, znak; kimanje

to be at beck and call biti na voljo, na razpolago
to have s.o. at one's beck razpolagati s kom

bed¹ [bed] samostalnik
postelja, ležišče; divan; žimnica; podstavek; podzidje; (jezersko, morsko) dno; rečno korito, struga
geologija plast, ležišče; gredica; brlog

bed of boards pograd
to be brought (ali put) to bed roditi
to be confined to one's bed biti priklenjen na posteljo
early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise rana ura zlata ura
to get out of the bed on the wrong side vstati z levo nogo
to go to bed iti spat
sleng go to bed molči!
hot bed topla greda, gnojak
to make the bed postlati posteljo
to die in one's bed umreti naravne smrti
figurativno narrow bed zadnje počivališče
bed of sickness bolniška postelja
as one makes one's bed, so one must lie kakor si postelješ, tako boš spal
pravno from bed and board od mize in postelje
bed of roses (ali down, flowers) udobno življenje, dober položaj
to take to bed bolan leči
bed of thorns težko življenje, neprijeten položaj
to turn down the bed pripraviti posteljo za spanje
weary bed bolniška postelja
to lie in the bed one has made nositi posledice svojega ravnanja

be down neprehodni glagol
živeti v revščini
astronomija zaiti; znižati se (cene); poleči se; ležati bolan; biti slabe volje, potrt

be down and out propasti
be down on s.o. preganjati, ne marati koga

bed-post [bédpoust] samostalnik
posteljni stebriček

between you and me and the bed-post strogo zaupno, med nama ovedano

beer [biə] samostalnik
pivo; rob osnove pri tkanju

to think no small beer of o.s. visoko ceniti samega sebe, biti domišljav
beer and skittles višek užitka; igrača (lahko delo)
small beer slabo pivo; figurativno malenkost

beggar¹ [bégə] samostalnik
berač; revež, revček
pogovorno fant, možak

set a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil tisti, ki naglo obogatijo, so največji naduteži
dull beggar dolgočasnež
stubborn beggar trmoglavec
little beggars otročički, živalice
lucky beggar srečnež
insolent beggar nesramnež
beggars should (ali must) be no choosers reveži se morajo zadovoljiti z malim
the beggar may sing before the thief revež ne more nič zgubiti
to know s.o. (s.th.) as well as a beggar knows his bag dodobra koga (kaj) poznati

behold^* [bihóuld] prehodni glagol
zagledati, zapaziti

lo and behold! in glej!

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

bell¹ [bel] samostalnik
zvon, zvonec; udarec na zvon, zvonjenje; potapljaški zvon
botanika popek; zvočni lijak; mehurček

to answer the bell iti odpret vrata
to bear the bell nositi zvonec, voditi
to carry off the bell dobiti prvo nagrado
passing bell navček
all went merrily as a marriage bell vse je šlo kakor po maslu
diving bell potapljaški zvon
to curse by bell, book and candle prekleti do desetega kolena
it is ringing a bell with me to me na nekaj spominja
as sound as a bell zdrav ko riba
with bells on v slovesni obleki; z navdušenjem
to ring the bell pozvoniti; sleng uspešno opraviti
peal (ali chime) of bells zvončkljanje
bell push gumb (zvonca)
to ring one's own bell sam sebe hvaliti
within the sound of Bow bells v Londonu
ring of bells zvonjenje
mornarica one to eight bells štiriurna straža

ben [ben] samostalnik
škotsko notranja soba

to live but and ben with stanovati v nasprotnih sobah
to be far ben with s.o. imeti ozke stike s kom

bench¹ [benč] samostalnik
klop; delovna miza; sodni stol; sodišče; sodniki
geologija terasa
tehnično skobelnik
navtika klop za veslače
ameriško nizek rečni breg

to sit (ali be) on the bench soditi
the bench and the bar sodniki in zagovorniki
to be raised to the bench postati sodnik
the opposition benches opozicija v parlamentu

beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

z besédami in writing
z drugimi besédami in other words
z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
in konec besédi! and that's that!
na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
prav s temi besédami in so many words
častna beséda word of honour
častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
nobene beséde več! not another word!
beséda za besédo word for word, literally
ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
božja beséda gospel
grde beséde foul language
lepe beséde fair words
prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
sladke beséde flattering words
izvedena beséda derivative
novo skovana beséda newly coined word
zložena beséda compound word
same beséde! mere words!
enozložna beséda monosyllable
težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
strokovna beséda technical term
zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
človek redkih besédi a man of few words
spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
tvorba besed word-formation
števec besed telefonija word counter
beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
imeti véliko besédo to talk big
on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
izbirati beséde to pick one's words
ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
izraziti z besédo to word
niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
prevračati beséde to quibble over words
lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
skovati besédo to coin a word
ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
verjeti na besédo to take on trust
ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
vleči beséde to drawl
tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
(takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones

between¹ [bitwí:n] prislov

betwixt and between niti eno niti drugo
in between sredi, v sredini
few and far between na redko, v velikih razdaljah
the space between vmesni prostor
betwixt and between na pol
to stand between posredovati
far between zelo redek
between servant pomožni služabnik

between² [bitwí:n] predlog
med

between the devil and the deep sea, between two fires med Scilo in Karibdo, med dvema ognjema
between you and me and the bed (ali gate) post strogo zaupno
between you and me (pogovorno I), between ourselves med nama povedano
between two stools med dvema stoloma
there's many a slip between the cup and the lip, between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip ne hvali dneva pred večerom
hit between wind and water zadet na občutljivem mestu
between whiles (ali times) tu pa tam
between hay and grass ne tič ne miš, niti eno niti drugo
they had no penny between (the two of) them niti eden niti drugi nista imela prebite pare
between stations na odprti progi
we have bought it between us kupila sva to skupaj