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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)

board¹ [bɔ:d] samostalnik
deska, plošča, tablica, tabla; miza; paluba; karton; oskrba; oblast, uprava komisija, ministrstvo
navtika ladijski bok
množina oder

above board odkrito, pošteno
bed of boards pograd
board and lodging hrana in stanovanje
trgovina free on board franko na ladjo
to go on board vkrcati se; ameriško (tudi) vstopiti v vlak
separation from bed and board ločitev od postelje in mize
to go by the board poginiti; biti žrtvovan; izjaloviti se, v vodo pasti
in boards v zaboju
on board na krovu, vkrcan
to be on the board biti v službi
to go on the boards postati poklicni igralec
groaning board miza, ki se šibi; figurativno obilna hrana
to sweep the board odlikovati se, zmagati
navtika to make boards križariti proti vetru
Board of Education ministrstvo za prosveto
Board of Trade ministrstvo za trgovino
Board of Admiralty ministrstvo za mornarico
Road Board ministrstvo za gradnjo in vzdrževanje cest
chess board šahovnica
to put to board dati na hrano
board of examiners izpitna komisija
diving board deska za skok v vodo

boat¹ [bout] samostalnik
čoln, barka, ladja, parnik; skledica (v obliki čolna)

to be (ali sail) in the same boat deliti isto usodo
to burn one's boat's zažgati mostove za seboj, onemogočiti si povratek
ferry boat brod
to take boat vkrcati se, odpotovati z ladjo
boat train vlak, ki prevzame potnike z ladje
boat trolley voziček za čoln
folding boat zložljiv čoln
fire boat gasilska ladja
to have an oar in everyone's boat vtikati se v posle vsakogar
pulling (ali rowing) boat čoln na vesla

bóbnati to drum; to beat the drum; to play the drum

s prsti bóbnati po to drum with one's fingers upon
s prsti bóbnati po mizi to beat a tattoo on the table with one's fingers
v nestrpnosti bóbnati s prsti to tap (ali to rap) one's fingers impatiently

bodisi

bodisi... bodisi either... or; whether... or
bodisi v času bodisi v prostoru in either time or space

bodóč future; coming; next

v bodóče in the future, in times to come, for the future; henceforth; from this time on; hereafter, henceforward
moj bodóči mož, moja bodóča žena my intended
njen bodóči mož her future husband, her intended, her husband to-be
njegova bodóča žena his wife-to-be
bodóči župan the mayor elect

bodóčnost the future; futurity; time to come

v bližnji bodóčnosti in the near future
v dogledni bodóčnosti in the foreseeable future
mož bodóčnosti an up-and-coming man, a man with a future
imeti veliko bodóčnost to have a great future
napovedati, prerokovati bodóčnost to predict, to foretell, to prophesy the future
sanje bodóčnosti (figurativno) dreams pl of the future, castles pl in the air
načrti za bodóčnost plans pl for the future
bodóčnost bo pokazala it remains to be seen
videti v bodóčnost to look into the future
kaj nam bo prinesla bodóčnost? what does the future hold in store for us?

body¹ [bɔ́di] samostalnik
telo, truplo; trup; karoserija; oseba, človek, nekdo; bistvo, jedro, glavni del
figurativno snov, tekst; steznik, životec; skupina, zbor, društvo, organ, korporacija; telesna straža, spremstvo; celota, večina
astronomija astralno telo; gostota, konsistenca, trdnost; retorta, prekapnica

body corporate korporacija; pravna oseba
in the body of the hall v sredini dvorane
the body of people velika množica
in a body vsi skupaj
to keep body and soul together preživljati se
one body is like another vsi ljudje smo enaki
main body glavnina vojske
diplomatic body diplomatski zbor
a poor body revež
kemija compound body spojina
body politic država
body of a letter tekst, vsebina pisma

bòj fight (tudi figurativno), fighting; (oborožen) combat; (bitka) battle, engagement, action; (bojevanje) struggle (za for, z with); (spopad) encounter, (praska) skirmish; (tekmovanje) contest, match; (spor, figurativno) conflct

hud težak bòj hard, heavy fighting
bòj moža proti možu, bòj od blizu hand-to-hand fighting, dog-fight, close combat
vroč bòj a ding-dong fight
v vročem bòju in the heat of the battle
surov bòj rough-and-tumble fight
neodločen bòj drawn battle
bòj na nož fight to the finish, skin-game
bòj na življenje in smrt life-and-death struggle; all-in fighting, a deadly fight
bòj za obstanek struggle for life, struggle for existence
smrtni bòj death agony
poulični bòji street fighting
bòj nazorov conflict of opinions
politični bòji political conflicts
duševni bòj mental strife, mental struggle
volilni bòj election contest, election campaign
pripravljen za bòj ready to fight, (na morju) decks cleared for action
sposoben za bòj able to fight, in fighting trim
nesposoben za bòj disabled, out of action
bíti (bijem) bòj to fight a battle
izločiti iz bòja to put out of action
ne izbirati sredstev za bòj to fight with one's gloves off
izzvati na bòj to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet
pasti v bòju to be killed in action, to fall in action
sprejeti bòj (figurativno) to accept the challenge, to pick up the gauntlet; to accept battle
spustiti se v bòj to join battle

bók flank; side; (kolk) hip; zastarelo huckle; (pri živalih) haunch

levi (desni) bók ladje port (starboard)
bók ob bóku side by side
z rokami v bókih akimbo
napad z bóka a flank attack
kritje z bóka vojska flank guard
izpostaviti, odkriti bók vojska to expose the flank
napasti z bóka sovražnika to attack the enemy flank, to attack the flank of the enemy
obiti bók to turn the enemy flank
imeti bolečine v bóku to have a pain in one's side
ladja je zelo nagnjena na bók the ship is listing
leži na bóku the ship is over on her side

bólnica bolnišnica hospital; infirmary

bólnica, bolnišnica za duševne bolezni mental hospital, lunatic asylum
poljska bólnica, bolnišnica field hospital
prevoz, sprejem v bólnico, bivanje v bólnici hospitalization
odpeljati v bólnico to put in (a) hospital, to hospitalize
sprejeti v bólnico to admit to (a) hospital

bolt¹ [boult] samostalnik
zapah; sornik; puščica, strela; beg; snop, sveženj; bala tkanine (30 yardov); vijak z matico

behind bolt and bar za zapahi, v ječi
a bolt from the blue strela z jasnega
to do a bolt zbežati, popihati jo
to make a bolt for planiti kam
to shoot one's bolt potruditi se kar se da

bómba bomb; žargon egg; figurativno bombshell

atomska bómba atom bomb, atomic bomb, A-bomb
ročna bómba hand grenade
leteča bómba flying bomb, pogovorno doodlebug
eksplozivna (raketna, vžigalna) bómba (high-) explosive (rocket, incendiary) bomb
vodikova bómba H-bomb, hydrogen bomb
globinska bómba depth charge, (žargon) ash can
smrdljiva bómba stink bomb
tempirana bómba time bomb, delayed-action bomb
zračna bómba aerial bomb
poškodovan od bómb bomb damaged, blitzed
razdejan od bómb bomb-battered
od bómb razrušeno mesto bombwrecked town
varen pred bómbami bomb-proof
metalec bómb bomb-thrower
odmet bómb bomb dropping, bomb release, bombing
novica je učinkovala kot bómba the news was like a bombshell
bómba je počila the bomb (figurativno bombshell) burst (ali exploded)
odvrečI bómbe to release bombs, to drop bombs (na cilj on a target)
obsuti z bómbami mesto to bomb a town
odvreči bómbe (v prisilnem odmetu) to jettison bombs
položiti preprogo bómb vojska to saturate
težka letalska bómba vojska žargon tallboy
zažigalna bómba incendiary bomb

bone¹ [boun] samostalnik
kost, srt, koščica
množina okostje
pogovorno, množina kocke, kockanje; kastanjete
sleng študent, ki počasi študira
ameriško, sleng dolar

a bag of bones kost in koža, suh ko trlica
bred in the bone prirojen, v krvi
to cast (in) a bone between povzročati nesoglasje, ščuvati
chilled to the bone popolnoma premražen
bone of contention kamen spotike
to cut to the bone do skrajnosti omejiti
devil's bones kocke
to feel in one's bones slutiti, biti prepričan
funny (ali crazy) bone za udarec občutljivo mesto na komolcu
to go down on one's bones na kolenih prositi za odpuščanje
to make no bones about (ali of) ne delati težav zaradi, odkrito priznati
to make old bones doseči visoko starost
to have a bone to pick with s.o. imeti s kom račune; ošteti koga
to have no bones about ne se pomišljati
hard words break no bones strogost ne škoduje, beseda ni konj
to have a bone in one's arm (ali leg) biti na smrt utrujen
to have a bone in one's throat ne moči spregovoriti
to keep the bones green biti dobrega zdravja
the nearer the bone the sweeter the flesh (ali meat) na koncu je jed najslajša
to the bone maksimalno (zreducirati)

boot² [bu:t] samostalnik
škorenj, čevelj; prtljažnik; zaščitno usnje za konjsko nogo
šport dober udarec (pri nogometu); španski škorenj (mučilno orodje)

l'll bet my boots glavo stavim
to give a good boot močno brcniti
sleng to give the boot odpustiti
sleng to get the boot zgubiti službo, biti odpuščen
in boots (v škornje) obut
Puss in boots obuti maček
to die in one's boots, to die with one's boots on umreti nasilne smrti
to have one's heart in one's boots biti v velikem strahu
lazy boots lenuh
sleng like old boots energično, prizadevno
the boot is on the other leg razmere so se spremenile
to lick the boots prilizovati se
to move (ali start) one's boots odpraviti se
over shoes over boots na vrat na nos, kdor reče A, naj reče tudi B
the order of the boots odpust
vojska boot and saddle! zajahajte konje!, na konje!
top boots zavihani škornji, vihale

bórba fight; fighting; struggle; strife; contest; (tekmovanje) competition

po ostri bórbi after sharp fighting
bórba moža proti možu hand-to-hand fighting
bórba na življenje in smrt life-and-death struggle
bórba na nož skin-game, fight to the finish
bórba za obstanek, za življenje struggle for life (ali for existence)
surova bórba a rough-and-tumble
volilna bórba election campaign
vroča bórba a ding-dong fight
izločiti iz bórbe to put someone out of action; to knock someone out
pasti v bórbi to be killed in action
začeti bórbo to start a fight

border¹ [bɔ́:də] samostalnik
rob, meja
množina, gledališče krožni horizont; gredica, ozka greda; obmejek

withinn borders v mejah česa
out of borders zunaj mej
on the border of na meji česa
the Border meja med Anglijo in Škotsko

bosom¹ [búzəm] samostalnik
prsi, nedra; naročje
ameriško naprsnik
figurativno srce, duša, notranjost; varstvo; čustvo, ljubezen, misli

bosom friend najljubši prijatelj
in the bosom of one's family v družinskem krogu
the bosom of the sea morska globina
to take s.o. to one's bosom zbližati se, poročiti se s kom

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

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