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beséden verbal; word

besédni boj battle of words
besédna družina family of words
besédna igra pun; play (up)on words
besédni pomen meaning (ali sense) of a word
besédni red word order
besédni prepir dispute
besédna vojna war of words
besédna vrsta part of speech
besédna uganka logogriph
besédni zaklad word-stock, vocabulary
prijatelj besédnih iger punner, punster
napraviti besédno igro to pun (na, ob, za on, upon)

bestow [bistóu] prehodni glagol (on, upon komu)
podariti, podeliti, dati; nastati, spraviti, položiti

to bestow in marriage dati za ženo

better³ [bétə] prislov
bolje, primerneje

to be better bolje se počutiti
to be better off biti v boljšem položaju, biti premožnejši
I had better start bolje bi bilo, če bi že začel
you had better not bolje ne!, tega vam ne svetujem
I know better ne boste me ukanili, ne dam se potegniti za nos
ameriško, pogovorno you'd better believe it lahko mi verjameš
so much the better, all the better tem bolje
to get better okrevati
I like it none the better for it zato mi ni nič ljubši
he always knows better nič si ne da dopovedati
I thought better of it bolje sem si premislil

beyond³ [bijɔ́nd] samostalnik
onstranstvo, posmrtno življenje

at the back of beyond na koncu sveta, bogu za hrbtom

bič whip; lash; scourge

jahalni bič horsewhip, hunting crop, riding whip
mornarski bič (za kaznovanje) cat-o'-nine-tails; figurativno scourge, calamity, plague
udarec z bičem lash, cut with the whip
ošvrkniti z bičem to lash
pokati z bičem to crack a whip

bid² [bid] samostalnik (for)
ponudba
ameriško, sleng povabilo

to make a bid for potegovati se za kaj

bik bull

močan kot bik as strong as a horse
draženje bika bull-baiting
zgrabiti bika za roge (figurativno) to take the bull by the horns
z bikom se ni bosti (figurativno) he that sups with the devil must have a long spoon
plemenski bik service bull

bilbo [bílbou] samostalnik
arhaično meč, sablja

bilboes okovi za jetnike na ladji

bílka blade

travnata bílka blade of grass, spear, spire
slamnata bílka straw
loviti se za bílko (figurativno) to catch at a straw
oprijeti se vsake bílke to grasp at a straw, to clutch at a straw

bill³ [bil] samostalnik
zakonski osnutek; blagajniški listek, račun, izkaz; lepak, program; seznam, inventar; menica; obtožnica; bankovec

sleng butcher's bill seznam padlih
bill of carriage tovorni list
to bring in a bill predložiti zakonski osnutek
bill of credit kreditno pismo
bill of entry carinska deklaracija
bill of delivery dostavnica
bill of exchange menica
anticipated bill of exchange pred rokom plačana menica
bill of fare jedilni list
to fill the bill ameriško ustrezati
health bill zdravniško spričevalo
clean bill of health uradno sporočilo, da so na ladji vsi zdravi
foul bill of health uradno sporočilo, da so na ladji bolniki
bill of indictment obtožnica
ameriško to till the bill biti primeren za kaj
to foot the bill plačati račun
bill of lading ladijski tovorni list
bill of mortality tedenski popis umrlih
bill of sale kupna pogodba
to pass a bill sprejeti zakonski osnutek
Bill of Rights angleška ustava iz l. 1689
to throw out a bill zavreči zakonski osnutek
to run up a bill zadolžiti se
to settle a bill poravnati račun
to post a bill nalepiti lepak
bill of sufferance dovoljenje za izvoz blaga brez carine
to take up a bill izplačati menico
theatre bill gledališki program
figurativno within the bills of mortality v Londonu ali okolici
long bill dolgoročna menica
short bill kratkoročna menica
bill of sight carinsko dovoljenje
pravno to find a true bill against sprejeti obtožnico kot upravičeno

bin [bin]

1. samostalnik
zaboj; košara; posoda; prekat

dust-bin zaboj za smeti, smetnjak

2. prehodni glagol
spraviti, spravljati v posodo (zaboj, košaro, prekat)

birthday [bɔ́:ɵdei] samostalnik
rojstni dan

in one's birthday suit nag, gol, kakor ga je bog ustvaril
birthday cake torta za rojstni dan

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

bitten [bítn] pretekli deležnik od bite

to be bitten biti osleparjen
once bitten twice shy kdor se opeče, je drugič previden
bitten with navdušen za, ves nor na, zaljubljen v

bívanje residence; (začasno) stay, sojourn

dovoljenje za bívanje residence permit

bižú jewel

skrinjica, šatulja za bižúje jewel case, jewel casket

blagó (roba) goods pl, merchandise; ZDA wares pl; commodity, commodities pl; article; (tekstil) material, textile, cloth, stuff

blagó v carinskem skladišču bonded goods
blagó za damsko obleko dress material
luksuzno blagó luxury goods
lončarsko blagó hollow ware
kolonijalno blagó groceries
mešano blagó assorted goods
najboljše blagó prime goods
neprodajno blagó a drug on the market
prvovrstno (drugovrstno) blagó firsts (seconds) pl
slabo blagó inferior goods
subvencionírano blagó subsidized goods
tekstilno blagó textiles pl
tkano blagó fabric, tissue
volneno blagó woollen goods
vozno blagó freight
blagó na poti goods in transit
dobava blaga supply, purveyance
dostava, izročitev blaga delivery
pošiljka blaga (z vlakom) consignment, (z ladjo) shipment
skladišče blaga warehouse
zaloga blaga stock
dobro blagó se samo hvali good wine needs no bush

blamáža disgrace; discomfiture; shame; (neuspeh) failure, discredit

to je blamáža za Vas it is a disgrace for you
v blamáži sem I feel (very) foolish
to bo blamáža zame pogovorno I'm going to finish up with egg on my face

blank² [blæŋk] samostalnik
srečka, ki ni dobila; blanket, obrazec; praznina

to draw a blank zgubiti na loteriji; figurativno imeti neuspeh
my mind is a complete blank ničesar se ne spominjam
drawn in blank neizpolnjen
pogovorno what the (blankety) blank kaj za vraga