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bosom² [búzəm] prehodni glagol
varovati, čuvati; objeti

poetično a house bosomed in trees hiša, obdana z drevesi

bôsti to sting, to prick; (z iglo) to prick with a needle ali pin, to pin, to stick; (z rogovi) to butt

bode me (v boku) I have a stitch in my side
to bode v oči that strikes the eye
to me bode v oči it hurts me to see it
bôsti se (z rogovi) to butt

bottle² [bɔ́tl] samostalnik
otep sena ali slame

to look for a needle in a bottle of hay zaman iskati, zaman si prizadevati

bow¹ [bou] samostalnik
lok
glasba godalni lok, godalo; mavrica; pentlja, obroček; roč, držaj
množina okvir za naočnike
vulgarno trebuh, vamp

bow and arrow period obdobje uporabe loka in puščice
to draw (ali pull, shoot with) the long bow pretiravati, širokoustiti se
to draw a bow at a venture streljati ali kaj reči na slepo srečo, tja v tri dni
to have two strings to one's bow imeti dve železi v ognju
wide on the bow hand daleč od cilja
bow instrument godalo
bows on z glavo naprej
bows under premagan, ki težko napreduje
sleng bow window velik trebuh, vamp
to tie a bow zavezati pentljo

box¹ [bɔks] samostalnik
škatla, zaboj; skrinja; okrov; posoda, predal; kozel na kočiji; loža, predel; staja; garažni oddelek za avto, boks; uta, hišica, soba; klop; oblikovalni okvir; darilo
ameriško votlina v deblu

Christmas box božično darilo
jury box porotniška klop
ballot box volilna žara
box of bricks škatla s kockami
elektrika junction box odcepna pušica
money box hranilnik
sentry box stražnica
shooting box lovska koča
strong box kaseta, železna blagajna
to be in the same box deliti isto usodo
to be in the wrong box motiti se
prisoner's box zatožna klop
witness box prostor za priče na sodišču
sleng box of dominoes klavir
ameriško, sleng eternity box grob
to he in a (tight) box biti v zagati
to be in one's thinking box resno premišljevati
the whole box of tricks vse skupaj

brace¹ [breis] samostalnik
spona, vez; obveza; nosilni jermen; opornik
množina naramnice
množina oklepaj (); opora, proteza; vhod v jamo (rudnik); par, dvojica

in a brace of shakes takoj, kakor bi trenil
brace drill vrtalo
navtika, sleng to splice the main brace popivati
brace and hit tehnično vrtalo

bràt brother

bràt po krvi brother german
(pol)bràt po materi uterine brother
starejši bràt elder brother
najstarejši bràt the eldest brother
rodni bràt full brother
bràt po mleku foster-brother
mlajši bràt younger brother
samostanski bràt (menih) friar
dragi bràtje! religija dearly beloved brethren!
eden naših bràtov religija one of our brethren
bratje po krvi brothers pl, religija brethren pl
bratje v orožju brothers in arms
to je med bràti vredno that's a reasonable price

bráti (čitati) to read

skrbno bráti to peruse; (nabirati ipd.) to collect, to gather (in), to pick; (trgati) to pluck; to cull
bráti grozdje to gather grapes, to vintage
bráti hmelj to pick hops
bráti mašo to say mass
napačno bráti to misread
do konca bráti to read through
bráti zase (skrivaj) to read to oneself
bráti med vrsticami to read between the lines
to sem bral v časopisu I read it in the paper
ne zna ne bráti ne pisati he can neither read nor write
to se bere kot roman it reads like a novel
tvoja knjiga se mnogo bere your book is much read
bráti komu na obrazu to read someone's face
nedolžnost se mu bere na obrazu innocence is written all over his face, butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
hoteti bráti v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni to read something into a text
vsak večer berem očetu časopis every evening I read the paper to my father
rada ima, da ji kaj berejo she likes being read to

brátovski brotherly; fraternal; brotherlike

brátovsko (prislov) in a brotherly way (ali manner)

bŕca kick

bŕca v rit (vulgarno) a kick up the arse
dobiti bŕco v zadnjico to get a kick in the pants, (biti odpuščen) to get the sack

breach¹ [bri:č] samostalnik
zlom, prelom; odprtina, luknja, razpoka, vrzel
figurativno prekinitev, presledek; razdor, nesloga; prestopek, kršitev, prekršek
vojska prodor; skok kita iz vode
navtika valovi ob ladji

to heal the breach poravnati spor
a custom more honoured in the breach than in the observance navada, ki jo je bolje opustiti
breach of faith izdajstvo
breach of the peace nemir, upor
to stand in the breach pretrpeti prvi sunek napada, figurativno biti na braniku
breach of trust zloraba zaupanja
without breach of continuity nenehno, nepretrgano
to step into the breach priskočiti na pomoč
pravno breach of promise neizpolnjena obljuba zakona
breach of a covenant kršitev dogovora

bread¹ [bred] samostalnik
kruh; hrana; zaslužek

brown bread črni kruh
bread buttered on both sides velika sreča, dobičkonosen opravek
to know on which side one's bread is buttered vedeti, kaj je ugodno
bread and butter kruh z maslom; figurativno hrana, zaslužek
bread and butter letter pismena zahvala za gostoljubnost
to have one's bread buttered for life biti do smrti preskrbljen
to quarrel with one's bread and butter pritoževati se nad delom
to eat the bread of idleness živeti na tuji račun
to take the bread out of s.o.'s mouth odjesti komu kruh
to break bread with s.o. deliti s kom hrano
to cast one's bread upon the waters biti radodaren
bread and cheese preprosta hrana
bread and scrape tenko namazan kruh
britanska angleščina, sleng bread and cow to cover kruh z maslom
all bread is not baked in one oven ljudje so različni
to eat s.o.'s bread and salt biti pri kom v gosteh
half a loaf is better than no bread v sili hudič muhe žre
to be put on bread and water živeti ob kruhu in vodi

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

brezizhóden without resource, without prospects

biti v brezizhódnem položaju to be in a cleft stick

brezúpen hopeless; desperate; despairing; past all hope; past remedy

brezúpna stvar a hopeless cause
v brezúpnem stanju in a desperate state

brick¹ [brik] samostalnik
opeka, zidak; kos (npr. mila), kocka
sleng fant od fare; domino

like a cat on hot bricks kakor na žerjavici
to come (ali be) down like a thousand bricks hudo ošteti
to drop a brick narediti nerodnost
to have a brick in one's head biti v rožicah, pijan
pogovorno like a hundred (ali thousand) of bricks na vso moč
like a ton of bricks z velikim treskom
to swim like a brick plavati kot kamen
to make bricks without straw delati nekaj iz nič, lotiti se jalovega posla

bring^* [briŋ]

1. prehodni glagol
prinesti, pripeijati, privleči; ustvariti; zakriviti; izzvati; pregovoriti, pripraviti do česa; donašati; prepričevati, spodbuditi

2. neprehodni glagol
roditi, obroditi
mornarica ustaviti, pristati

to bring an action against s.o. tožiti koga
to bring to bear uveljaviti; (orožje) pomeriti; uporabiti
to bring to book obdolžiti, kaznovati
to bring to a close dokončati, izpeljati
to bring to a head rešiti zadevo
to bring the hand in izuriti se
to bring to life obuditi
to bring to light odkriti
to bring s.o. low ponižati koga
to bring to mind spomniti (se)
to bring to nothing uničiti
to bring to pass uresničiti, izpolniti, izvršiti
to bring into play uveljaviti
to bring o.s. to prisiliti se k čemu
sleng to bring home the bacon imeti uspeh
to bring to reason spraviti k pameti
to bring into step sinhronizirati
to bring word obvestiti
to bring into world roditi

brown¹ [braun] pridevnik
rjav, zagorel, temen, mračen

brown bread črn kruh
brown cloth surovo, nebeljeno platno
brown coal lignit
sleng to do brown slepariti, ugnati
brown George lončena posoda
in a brown study zamaknjen, zamišljen
brown shirt nacist
brown sugar nerafiniran sladkor
brown ware kamenina

bucket¹ [bʌ́kit] samostalnik
vedro, čeber; črpalni bat, črpalnik; žlebič na mlinskem kolesu

to give the bucket odsloviti, odkloniti
sleng to kick the bucket umreti
ameriško bucket shop trgovina in špekulacija z delnicami
a mere drop in the bucket kapljica v morju

bull² [bul] samostalnik
bik, samec velikih sesalcev; borzni špekulant; središče tarče
sleng nesmisel
sleng vohun, policaj; nerodnež

like a bull in a china shop skrajno neroden
(Irish) bull nesmisel
John Bull utelešen značaj angleškega naroda, Anglež
to take the bull by the horns pogumno se lotiti
ameriško, sleng to throw (ali sling) the bull hvalisati se, pretiravati
bull session moška družba
sleng bull and cow ravs in kavs