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avenue [ǽvinju:] samostalnik
dohod, privoz; drevored
ameriško široka cesta, avenija

an avenue to the fame pot do slave
to explore every avenue, to leave no avenue unexplored na vse kriplje se truditi

ávto VB car, motor car; ZDA automobile, auto

vlečni ávto breakdown lorry
dvosedežni ávto two-seater
športni dvosedežni ávto sports car, ZDA tudi sport car, zastarelo roadster
star ávto pogovorno VB banger, ZDA jalopy
reševalni ávto ambulance
tovorni ávto lorry, ZDA truck, (zaprt, zlasti spediterski) van
zaprt ávto limousine, sedan, coupé
izlet z ávtom car trip, drive
voziti ávto to drive (a car), to motor, ZDA tudi to auto
ávto je odpovedal, je imel defekt the car broke down
nabaviti si že rabljen ávto to purchase a car (an automobile) secondhand, to buy a secondhand car
peljati se z ávtom to motor
peljal sem se z ávtom na Reko I motored down to Rijeka
vožnja v ávtou je prijetna v lepem vremenu motoring is pleasant in fine weather
vzeti koga v (na) ávto to give someone a lift in one's car

ávtocésta (glavna cesta) arterial road, trunk road, highway; ZDA automobile highway, express highway, cross-country highway

ávtocésta z najmanj 4 stezami, z nadvozi na križiščih itd. VB motorway, ZDA expressway, superhighway

away [əwéi] prislov (from)
proč, stran; nenehno

away back pred davnim časom
to be away odpotovati
far away daleč proč
far and away the best daleč najboljši
fire away! prični!
to give away s.o. izdati koga
to make (ali do) away with s.th. odpraviti nekaj
to make away with o.s. narediti samomor
an away match tekma na tujem igrišču
to pine (ali waste) away hirati, hujšati
right away takoj
to pass away umreti
to throw away odvreči
to trifle away zapravljati
away for shame! sram te bodi!
I cannot away with ne prenesem
to work away nenehno delati
away with you! poberi se!
whither away? kam greš?

awkward [ɔ́:kwəd] pridevnik (awkwardly prislov)
okoren, neroden, nespreten
pogovorno nevljuden mučen; nevaren

the awkward age "telečja" leta
to feel awkward nelagodno se počutiti
an awkward situation mučen položaj
the awkward squad še nepreoblečeni novinci, rekruti; zelenci, novinci
an awkward question to answer vprašanje, na katero ni lahko odgovoriti

axe¹, ax [æks] samostalnik
sekira
figurativno obglavljenje

to have an axe to grind zasledovati zasebne cilje, imeti nekaj za bregom
to put (ali fit) the axe in the helve rešiti uganko, doseči cilj
to apply the axe znižati proračun
to get the axe biti odpuščen, zgubiti službo
to hang up the axe na klin obesiti
to set (ali lay) the axe to the root of lotiti se zatiranja česa

baby¹ [béibi] samostalnik
otročiček, dojenček; otročnik, otročji človek

ameriško baby carriage (ali cart, coach) otroški voziček
baby in arms otročiček, ki še ni shodil
baby cot otroška posteljica
baby elephant slonov mladič
to hold (ali carry) the baby prevzeti nezaželeno odgovornost
baby piano pianino
baby pin bucika
to plead the baby act izogibati se odgovornosti, izgovarjati se na neizkušenost
to throw out the baby with the bath prevneto si prizadevati

back¹ [bæk] samostalnik
hrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod
šport branilec, zaščitnik

at the back za
behind the back of s.o. figurativno za hrbtom komu
the back of beyond zelo daleč od tod
to break the back of s.th. opraviti glavni del naloge
to be cast on one's back doživeti poraz
back and belly obleka in hrana
the Backs parki za študentskimi domovi v Cambridgeu
to get to the back izslediti vzroke
to have s.o. on one's back imeti koga na vratu
to give (ali make) a back pripogniti se
I can make neither back nor edge of him ne spoznam se v njem
at the back of one's mind podzavestno
to be on one's back ležati bolan
to be thoroughly on one's back biti popolnoma na koncu
to put one's back into z vso vnemo se lotiti
to put up one's back razhuditi se
to see the back of s.o. znebiti se koga
to bave a strong back veliko prenesti
to turn one's back upon s.o. obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti koga
to get one's back up trdovratno se upirati
with one's back to the wall v hudi stiski

back³ [bæk] prislov
nazaj; zadaj; nekoč, prej; spet, znova

to be back vrniti se
back and forth sem in tja
to go back on s.o. pustiti koga na cedilu
back off izza
never to look back imeti v vsem srečo
to pay s.o. back (in his own coin) vrniti komu milo za drago
to keep back utajiti
to go back from (ali upon) one's word besedo snesti, preklicati
to hang back mečkati, omahovati
to hold (ali keep) back zadrževati
to talk (ali answer) back ugovarjati, oporekati

back⁴ [bæk]

1. neprehodni glagol
nazaj stopiti, umikati se; zmuzniti se

2. prehodni glagol
nazaj potisniti, nazaj gnati, nazaj voziti; podpreti, podpirati; pomagati; staviti; (o)krepiti; biti opora; biti ozadje; indosirati

I'll back myself against any odds stavim ne vem kaj
to back a horse zajahati konja; staviti na konja
to back the wrong horse ušteti se, staviti na napačno karto
to back the oars, to back astern nazaj veslati
to back and fill kolebati, ne se odločiti
to back on one's word besedo snesti
to back on s.o. izdati koga, pustiti ga na cedilu
to back a cheque indosirati ček
mornarica back her! vozi nazaj!
to back water nazaj veslati

bad¹ [bæd] pridevnik (primernik worse, presežnik worst)
slab, pokvarjen, škodljiv, ponarejen; hud, hudoben, krivičen; bolan

bad to beat težko premagljiv
bad blood sovraštvo, huda kri
to be in s.o.'s bad books biti pri kom slabo zapisan
bad egg (ali hat, lot) človek na slabem glasu
bad fairy zli duh
bad form neprimerno vedenje
from bad to worse vedno slabše
to go bad pokvariti se; propasti, propadati
not half (as) bad čisto čedno
bad language zmerjanje, psovke
bad luck smola
ameriško bad man razbojnik, bandit
in bad odour na slabem glasu
not too bad kar dobro
it is too bad škoda, preneumno
with a bad grace nerad
bad ways razuzdano življenje
bad woman razuzdanka

bad² [bæd] samostalnik
zlo; primanjkljaj, zguba, poguba

to go to the bad propasti, propadati
to take the bad with the good sprijazniti se z neprijetnim
to be to the bad biti na zgubi

bail¹ [beil] samostalnik
poroštvo, zastava, jamščina, kavcija

to go (ali be, become, stand) bail for s.o. jamčiti za koga
to be out on bail biti na svobodi proti kavciji
to take (ali give) leg bail popihati jo
I'll go bail glavo stavim
to surrender (ali save) one's bail javiti se na sodišču v določenem roku
to forfeit one's bail ne se javiti na sodišču (in tako zgubiti kavcijo)
to put in bail položiti kavcijo

baisse bear market, depression, slump, decline; fall in prices

špekulacija na baisse bear operation, ZDA short sale
špekulant na baisse bear
špekulirati na baisse to bear

bajonét bayonet

z nasajenimi bajonéti with fixed bayonets
sunek, zamah z bajonétom bayonet thrust
napasti z bajonétom to charge with fixed bayonets
nasaditi bajonéte na puške to fix bayonets
pobiti z bajonétom to bayonet

bakalá (riba) cod

posušen bakalá stockfish
lov na bakalá(r)je cod fishing, cod fishery

baker [béikə] samostalnik
pek; vrsta umetne muhe za ribolov

baker's dozen 13 kosov
baker's knees noge na X
pull devil, pull baker neodločen boj
baker's (shop) pekarna

balance¹ [bǽləns] samostalnik
tehtnica; ravnotežje, protiutež; nihalo; kritje
trgovina bilanca; saldo
ameriško, hudomušno ostanek

to be (ali hang, tremble, swing) in the balance viseti na nitki, biti v kritičnem položaju
to lay in balance tvegati
off one's balance ves iz sebe, razburjen
balance of payments plačilna bilanca
to carry forward the balance prenesti ostanek na nov račun
to keep one's balance ohraniti ravnotežje
to lose one's balance zgubiti ravnotežje
to strike a balance narediti bilanco; najti ravnotežje; figurativno izvesti posledice
balance of power politično ravnotežje
(trembling) in the balance neodločen
to be weighed in the balance and found wanting ne izpolniti upov, razočarati

balín

na balín ostrižena glava shaven head, close-shaven head, žargon skinhead (tudi mlad fant tako ostrižen)

ball¹ [bɔ:l] samostalnik
žoga, klobčič, kepa
anatomija plesno, blazina
anatomija peščaj; gruda

šport a good ball dober udarec
to catch the ball at (ali on) the bound spoznati priložnost, izrabiti položaj
ball of contention vzrok prepira
ball of the eye zrklo
ball of the knee anatomija pogačica
ball of the foot plesno, blazina
to have the ball at one's feet obvladati položaj
to keep the ball rolling (ali up) ohraniti stvar ali pogovor v teku
to make balls of s.th. narediti zmedo iz česa
to toss about the ball posplošiti pogovor
to take the ball before the bound prenagliti se
to play at the ball žogati se
on the ball spreten, uren
ameriško to have a lot on the ball biti zelo sposoben
vojska to load with ball ostro nabiti
ball and socket joint kroglasti zgib
šport ball out stranski avt
uncle three balls lastnik zastavljalnice
three (golden) balls znak zastavijalnice
to strike the ball under the line imeti smolo
to take up the ball lotiti se česa
the ball is with you vi ste (ti si) na vrsti (pri igri)