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birth [bə́:ɵ] samostalnik
rojstvo; porod; izvor, nastanek; plod; sorodstvo; rodovnik, vir, rod

by birth po izvoru
certificate of birth rojstni list
birth control kontracepcija
to give birth roditi; figurativno povzročiti
new birth regeneracija
two at a birth dvojčka
a man of birth and breeding plemenit, uglajen človek
monstrous birth spaček, spovitek
untimely birth negodni porod

bíti (sem) to be; to exist; to live; to take place

je (= se nahaja) there is
so (= se nahajajo) there are; (bivati) to stay
bíti lačen, žejen to be hungry, thirsty
bíti ves iz sebe to be beside oneself, to be overwrought
3 x 5 = 15 three times five equals fifteen
kaj je, kakó je (kaj) z njim? how is he?, how is he getting on?; how are things with him?
kaj je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
toplo (mraz) mi je I am warm (cold)
ne morem bíti brez (cigaret) I cannot do without (cigarettes)
bíti brez denarja to be short of money
bíti brez premoga to be short of coal
po čem je kruh? how much is (the) bread?
koliko je do postaje? how long does it take to the station?
bodi previden! be careful!
on je iz Londona he is (ali comes) from London
kdo je? who is there?
kdo je tam? (vojak na straži) who goes there?
po meni je, z menoj je konec I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
kaj Vam je? what is the matter with you?
nič mi ni there is nothing the matter with me
slabó mi je I feel sick
jaz sem (to) it is I, pogovorno it's me
če bi jaz bil Vi (bil na Vašem mestu), bi ostal doma if I were you, I would stay at home
če je (to) takó if it is so, if that be so, if that be the case
naj bo takó! arhaično let it be so!
naj bo (to), kot hoče! be that as it may
naj bo tako ali tako in either case
to bo dovolj this will do
kar je bilo, je bilo let bygones be bygones
bíti v napoto to be in the way, to inconvenience, to hinder
ni mi za... I don't care for...
za to mu ni he does not care about it
nič mi ni zanj pogovorno I couldn't care less about him, I don't care a fig for him
ni mi do šal I am in no mood for joking
to ni (nič) zame that is not in my line
nič ni bilo iz tega nothing came of it
ni mi do poezije I have no time for poetry
mnogo mi je do tega, da... I am very anxious to...
vem, pri čem sem I know where I stand
on je proti meni he has set his face against me
hiša je v gradnji the house is being built
bilo mi je, da bi jokal I felt like crying
on bi bil dober učitelj he would make a good teacher
tu gre za bíti ali ne bíti this is a matter of life or death
šlo je za bíti ali ne bíti it was touch and go
pri tem sem ob 50.000 SIT I am fifty thousand tolars out of pocket over it

bítka battle; fight; (spopad, praska) skirmish, action, brush, engagement, encounter, combat

bítka do uničenja fight to a finish (ali to the bitter end, to the last man)
obkoljevalna bítka battle of encirclement
prava pravcata bítka a pitched battle
dobiti bítko to win a battle
bítka je na višku the battle is at its height
pripravljati se za bítko to prepare for battle
spustiti se v bítko to give battle, to join battle, to wage a battle, to fight a battle
prišlo je do bítke it came to a fight; a battle was fought
sprejeti bítko to accept battle
neodločena bítka indecisive battle

blagájna (železna) safe, strongbox; (majhna) money box, cash box; (v trgovini) till; cash desk, cashier's desk, pay desk; cashpoint

plačajte pri blagájni, prosim pay at the desk, please; please pay the cashier; (v uradu) cashier's office; (gledališka) box office; (železniška) VB booking office, ZDA ticket office
državna blagájna (redko) fisc, treasury, public purse; (v banki) teller's department
mala blagájna petty cash
vojaška blagájna military chest
bolniška blagájna sick fund, health insurance
podporna blagájna relief fund
registracijska blagájna cash register
stanje blagájne cash balance
zaključek blagájne closing of accounts, balancing
skupna blagájna common purse

blame² [bleim] samostalnik
graja, ukor; krivda, odgovornost

to bear the blame of biti kriv česa
to lay (ali put, throw) the blame on s.o. (ali at s.o.'s door) dolžiti koga, zvračati krivdo na koga
to take the blame on o.s. prevzeti krivdo nase
to shift the blame on s.o. (z)valiti krivdo na koga
it is small blame to you tega vam ni očitati

blast¹ [bla:st] samostalnik
sunek vetra, piš; pok, detonacija; trobljenje; količina razstreliva; razstrelitev
botanika rastlinska rja, snet
figurativno poguba

at (ali in) a full blast s polno paro
to be out of blast stati, ne delati (plavž)
sleng to take a blast kaditi pipo

bláto mud; (tudi figurativno); dirt; mire; filth; (rečno, jezersko) slime

človeško bláto excrement, excreta
oškropljen od bláta spattered with mud
obmetavati z blátom koga figurativno to throw (ali to fling) mud at someone
potegniti, povleči v bláto figurativno to drag through the mud
tičati v blátu to stick in the mud
(po)vleči iz bláta to pull out of the mud (ali mire)

blaze away neprehodni glagol
streljati
figurativno (at) z navdušenjem se lotiti

blaze away! z besedo na dan!

bleeding [blí:diŋ]

1. samostalnik
krvavitev, puščanje krvi; odtekanje drevesnega soka

2. pridevnik
krvaveč, krvav
figurativno izmozgan; sočuten

bleeding at (ali from) the nose krvavitev iz nosu

blind¹ [blaind] pridevnik (blindly prislov) (to za)
slep, zaslepljen; neviden, neopazen; skrit, tajen; jalov; nepremišljen, prenagljen; topoglav, nepoučen
sleng pijan
botanika brez cveta

blind alley slepa ulica; figurativno zagata; mrtvi tir
blind-alley occupation poklic, ki nima bodočnosti
blind coal antracit
anatomija blind gut slepič
blind (drunk), blind to the world pijan ko žolna
figurativno to have (ali apply) the blind eye zatisniti oko
to go at s.th. blind na slepo srečo se česa lotiti
blind leaders of the blind tisti, ki dajejo nasvet v stvareh, ki jih sami ne razumejo
blind letter pismo brez naslova
a blind man may perchance hit the mark slepa kura zrno najde
blind man's holiday somrak
as blind as a mole (ali a beetle, an owl) čisto slep
to get on s.o.'s blind side izrabiti slabo stran koga
blind pig, blind tiger nedovoljena točilnica
blind shell slepi naboj
blind spot mrtva točka
to strike blind oslepiti
to turn a blind eye to s.th. delati se slepega za kaj
there's none so blind ne da si dopovedati
it will happen when the devil is blind to se ne bo nikdar zgodilo
blind window (door) zazidano okno (zazidana vrata)
blind side nezavarovana, slaba stran
blind corner nepregleden ulični vogal
blind in an eye na eno oko slep
blind to one's defects zaslepljen

blink¹ [bliŋk] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
lesketati se, migljati (at)
mežikati
figurativno oči pred čim zapirati, zamižati, ne si priznati; prezreti

to blink the facts ne meniti se za dejstva

bližína nearness; closeness; proximity; propinquity; (soseščina) vicinity, neighbourhood

v bližíni in (one's) vicinity, near, nearby, close at hand
iz bližíne at close quarters, closely
v neposredni bližíni in the immediate vicinity, close by
nekje v bližíni somewhere around, somewhere in the neighbourhood ali vicinity

blížji nearer

naj blížja pot the quickest way
vsak je sebi naj blížje charity begins at home

blow¹ [blou] samostalnik
udarec
figurativno nesreča, napad

at a (ali one, a single) blow z enim zamahom, naenkrat
to come to blows, to exchange blows spopasti, stepsti se
to deal (ali strike) a blow udariti
to strike a blow for pomagati komu, boriti se za koga
to strike a blow against upreti se
without striking a blow brez težav, brez borbe

blush¹ [blʌš] neprehodni glagol (at, for, with)
zardevati, sramovati se

to blush like a rose zardeti ko kuhan rak
to blush like a blue (ali black) dog biti nesramen

blush² [blʌš] samostalnik
zardevanje, rdečica; rdečilo
figurativno rožnat blesk

at (the) first blush na prvi pogled
to put to the blush spraviti v zadrego
spare my blushes nikar mi ne laskaj(te)

bluster² [blʌ́stə] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol (at)
besneti, razsajati, razgrajati; hrumeti, bučati; širokoustiti se, gobezdati

bóg God; the Lord; deity

o bóg! dear me!
moj bóg! good Heavens!, good Lord!
daj bóg God grant!, would to God!; I wish to goodness!, I wish to God!
bóg ne daj!, bóg obvaruj! God forbid!, zastarelo God forfend!; touch wood!
bóg z Vami! God speed you!
zbogom! goodbye, farewell!
bógu podoben godlike
vsemogočni bóg God Almighty
bógu vdan devout, pious
tako mi bóg pomagaj! so help me God!
(bil je) prizor za bógove (it was) a sight for sore eyes
to je kot od bóga poslano it's a godsend
bóg (si ga) vedi God knows, I don't
bogve arhaično God wot
bogve zakaj goodness (ali God) knows why
bogve, kdo je to rekel I wonder who said it
če bóg da please God, God willing
moj bóg, kaj pa delate? for God's sake, what are you doing?
stati kot lipov bóg (figurativno) to stand like a graven image; to stand stock-still
človek obrača, bóg pa obrne man proposes, God disposes; God commands, man obeys
bóg je najprej sebi brado ustvaril charity begins at home

boggle [bɔ́gl]

1. neprehodni glagol (at, about, over)
plašiti se; obotavljati se; pokvariti, šušmariti

2. samostalnik
plašenje; šušmarjenje
narečno škrat, strašilo

boil² [bɔil] samostalnik
vrelišče; vrenje, kipenje, kuhanje

to give s.th. a boil up pogreti, prevreti kaj
to bring to the boil zavreti
to keep on (ali at) the boil pustiti vreti