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bottom¹ [bɔ́təm] samostalnik
dno, tla; vznožje; nižava, dolina; podlaga, osnova
vulgarno zadnjica; sedalo; ladijsko dno, ladja; usedlina, gošča
figurativno vzrok, razlog
pogovorno vztrajnost; enica (prestava v motorju); najoddaljenejši kraj; spodnje čelo mize, oseba, ki tam sedi

at (the) bottom dejansko, pravzaprav, v resnici
to act (ali stand) (up) on one's own bottom delati na svojo roko (odgovornost), biti neodvisen
from top to bottom od glave do pete
to be at the bottom of s.th. biti pravi vzrok česa
the bottom of the business bistvo stvari
to be embarked in the same bottom imeti isto usodo, udeležiti se iste stvari
to go to the bottom potopiti se, utoniti
from the bottom of one's heart z dna srca
to knock the bottom out of dokazati neresnico, ovreči, podminirati
bottom leather podplat
to get down to rock bottom priti stvari do dna
to send to the bottom potopiti
to touch bottom nasesti; figurativno zaiti v hude težave
to venture all in one bottom staviti vse na eno kocko
bottom up! izpij do dna!, eks!
at the bottom of the street na koncu ulice

brêz without

brez- un-, -less; devoid of; destitute of
brêz mene without me
brêz njegove vednosti without his knowing it
brêz odlašanja without delay
brêz škode za without prejudice to
brêz nadaljnjega without hesitation, without more ado
brêz dvoma doubtless, no doubt, without doubt, undoubtedly
brêz dela, brêz zaposlitve out of work, unemployed
brêz doma homeless
brêz prijateljev friendless
brêz denarja, brez pare penniless
brêz upanja hopeless
brêz vrednosti worthless
brêz zdrave pameti devoid of common sense
brêz razumevanja devoid of understanding
brêz sape out of breath, breathless
brêz prestanka ceaseless, unending
brêz otrok childless
brêz šale joking apart
kava brêz sladkorja coffee without sugar
biti brêz česa to be lacking (ali wanting ali deficient) in something
moral bom (biti) brêz tega I shall have to go without it (ali to do without it)
bili smo brêz denarja we were penniless ali pogovorno hard up
brêz njega bi jaz bil izgubljen but for him I should have been lost
ni rože brêz trna there is no rose without a thorn

brígati to concern; to regard

kaj me to briga? what is that to me?
to te nič ne briga! it is none of your business!
to Vas nič ne briga! that is not your concern!
on me nič ne briga he is no concern of mine
stvar nikogar ne briga the matter is no one's business
to me nič ne briga that is no business of mine, that doesn't concern me
brígati se to care (za for, about); to concern oneself (with, about); to bother about; (skrbeti za) to attend to, to see to
brigaj se za svoje zadeve (stvari)! mind your own business!, go about your business!
ne briga se za politiko he doesn't concern himself with politics
ne brigajte se za govorice ljudi! don't trouble about what people say

bŕže faster; more quickly

čim bŕže as soon as possible
čim bŕže in tem bolje the sooner the better
iti bŕže to go faster

bug¹ [bʌg] samostalnik
zoologija stenica
ameriško hrošč, žuželka
sleng norec
pogovorno, množina bakterije
ameriško, sleng, tehnično defekt, okvara
sleng nespametna misel, norost
arhaično strašilo

big bug visoka "živina"
to go bugs znoreti
ameriško, sleng to be bugs on s.th. biti ves nor na kaj

bughouse [bʌ́ghaus] pridevnik
ameriško, sleng nor

to go bughouse znoreti

bung³ [bʌŋ] pridevnik
avstralsko, sleng mrtev; zbankrotiran, bankroterski

to go bung umreti; doživeti denarni polom

business¹ [biznis] samostalnik
posel, opravilo, poklic; kupčija; zadeva, delo; dolžnosti; podjetje, tvrdka
arhaično zaposlenost
gledališče igra, pantomima

to ask for s.o.'s business vprašati, kaj si kdo želi
to do one's business for s.o. uničiti koga
the business end konec (kakršnegakoli) orodja
to go to business iti na delo, v službo
everybody's business is nobody's business za vsako delo mora biti nekdo odgovoren
to mean business resno misliti
man of business poslovni človek, trgovec
one's man of business pravni svetovalec koga
to go into business postati trgovec
mind your own business ne vtikaj se v zadeve drugih
that's no business of yours to ti ni nič mar
a roaring business sijajna kupčija
to send s.o. about his (ali her) business na kratko koga odsloviti
to settle down (ali get) to business resno se lotiti dela
I am sick of the whole business sit sem tega
to speak to the business stvarno govoriti
a good stroke of business dobra kupčija
to attend to one's own business ne se vtikati v zadeve drugih
to have no business to do s.th. ne imeti pravice kaj storiti
to make business of doing s.th. veliko o čem govoriti
to retire from business opustiti posel

bust³ [bʌst] samostalnik

ameriško, sleng to go on the bust pijančevati, krokati

by² [bai] prislov
blizu, v bližini, poleg, zraven; mimo

by and by kmalu nato, kasneje
close by čisto zraven
to go by iti mimo
hard by čisto poleg
by and large nasploh
to lay by prihraniti
to pass by mimo iti
figurativno to pass s.o. by prezreti koga
to put by prihraniti
to stand by nič ne delati
to set by prihraniti

cahoot [kəhú:t] samostalnik
ameriško, pogovorno soudeležba

to go cahoots enakomerno razdeliti dohodke in izdatke

can^*1 [kæn, kən] pomanjkljiv, pomožni

I can morem, znam
I can't, cannot [kænt, ka:nt] ne morem, ne znam
you can go lahko greš
I can see (hear) you vidim (slišim) te
can you translate it? znaš to prevesti?
I cannot but wish ne morem si kaj, da si ne bi želel, želim si le

carína (urad) customs pl; (dajatev) duty, pl duties; tariff

brez caríne, prost caríne duty-free, custom-free; non dutiable
carína plačana duty-paid
podvržen caríni liable to duty; liable to customs, dutiable
neplačana carína unpaid duty
izvozna carína export duty
uvozna carína import duty, duties on entry
zaščitna carína protective tariff
trgovina brez caríne free trade
iti skozi caríno to go (ali to pass) through the customs
plačati caríno to pay duty (za, na on)
pobirati caríno to collect duty

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

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

césta (public) road, (v mestu, vasi) street; way; ZDA (široka v velemestu) avenue

deželna césta highway, main road, VB highroad, trunk road, arterial road
glavna césta highway, highroad (between towns); high street, ZDA main street
državna césta, avtomobilska cést motorway, ZDA expressway, superhighway; (široka prehodna) thoroughfare, ZDA artery
césta v Oxford the Oxford road, the road to Oxford
stranska césta side road, (v mestu) side street
makadamizírana césta macadamized road
prometna, živahna césta busy (ali crowded) street
javna césta public road
asfaltirana césta asphalted road
z gramozom nasuta césta metalled road
tlakovana césta paved road
vijugasta césta winding road
hitra césta ZDA speedway
dobra (slaba) césta road in good (bad) repair
césta s prepovedjo parkiranja no-parking street, street closed to parking
rimska, mlečna césta astronomija galaxy, Milky Way
na césti in the street, on the street
delo na césti roadworks
gostilna ob césti roadside inn, VB žargon roadside caff
uporabnik céste road user
za promet zaprta césta! road closed to traffic!
ta césta je zaprta za promet z vozili this road is closed to vehicular traffic
césta je zagačena the road is jammed
iti po césti to go by the road
ta cesta gre (pelje, vodi) iz Londona v Southampton this road goes from London to Southampton
stanujem čez césto I live just across the street
vreči koga na césto to turn someone out, to put someone out (in the street); to send someone packing

chair¹ [čɛə] samostalnik
stol, sedež
ameriško električni stol; stolica, katedra; profesura; predsedstvo
ameriško predsednik

bath chair invalidski voziček
to be (ali sit) in the chair predsedovati
to address the chair obrniti se na predsedstvo (zborovanja)
to take a chair sesti
to take the chair prevzeti predsedstvo
ameriško chair car najboljši razred na železnicah
easy chair naslonjač
chair days starost
ameriško to go to the chair biti kaznovan s smrtjo na električnem stolu
ameriško chair warmer lenuh
deck chair ležalnik
to leave the chair zaključiti sejo
chair! chair! mir!
folding chair sklopni stol
to hold the chair for English biti profesor za angleščino (na univerzi)

char³ [ča:] prehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
čistiti, pospravljati

to go out charring delati kot snažilka

chase² [čeis] prehodni glagol
loviti, zasledovati, preganjati, gnati se za kom (from)
izgnati
pogovorno poplakniti

ameriško, sleng to chase o.s. oditi
to chase all fear pregnati ves strah, ne se več bati
ameriško go chase yourself! poberi se!

church¹ [čə:č] samostalnik
cerkev; verniki; duhovniki; cerkveni obredi

to go to church iti k maši
to be at church biti v cerkvi
to attend church redno hoditi v cerkev
the Church of England anglikanska cerkev
to go into (ali enter) the Church postati duhovnik
established church državna cerkev
to ask people in church oklicati (pred cerkveno poroko)
as poor as a church mouse reven ko cerkvena miš
church preferment cerkvena nadarbina, prebenda