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alarm¹ [əlá:m] samostalnik
preplah, strah, nemir; budilka

to give (ali raise, sound) the alarm dati znak za alarm
to cause alarm povzročiti nemir
alarm blast sirena
to take alarm vznemiriti se
in great alarm ves iz sebe

alárm alarm; call to arms; warning of danger

letalski alárm air-raid warning; alert
napačen alárm false alarm
slep alárm false alarm
konec alárma all clear (signal)
dvigniti alárm to raise the alarm
dvigniti požarni alárm to raise a fire alarm
trobiti, dati znak za alárm to sound, to give, to ring the alarm
dati znak za konec zračnega alárma to give the all clear

allot [əlɔ́t] prehodni glagol (to)
razdeliti, odmeriti, parcelirati; nakazati, dodeliti

to allot a task dati nalogo
allotted gardens vrtičkarska kolonija

anónsa advertisement (krajšava: ad)

del za anónse v časopisu classified advertisements, pogovorno small ads
dati anónso v časopis to put (ali to insert) an advertisement in a paper

apprentice² [əpréntis] samostalnik
vajenec
figurativno začetnik, novinec

to bind an apprentice to a trade dati v uk kot vajenca v kako obrt

approval [aprú:vəl] samostalnik
odobritev; pritrditev; presoja

on approval na poskušnjo, na ogled
to give one's approval to odobriti nekaj
to meet with approval dobiti odobritev
to submit for approval dati v presojo, v oceno
with the approval of z odobritvijo

ára (pri najetju stanovanja) deposit; token payment; advance (money); earnest (money); (ki se plača odvetniku, ipd.) retainer

dati árao to pay a deposit, to retain

arénda lease; lease on rent

dati v aréndo to offer on lease, to put out to lease
imeti v aréndi to occupy as a tenant
vzeti v aréndo to take on lease

bait¹ [beit] samostalnik
vaba; prigrizek; krma, klaja

figurativno to swallow (ali take, jump at, rise to) the bait ujeti se, dati se opehariti

bála bale (volne, bombaža of wool, of cotton); package, pack; roll

bála jute bale of jute
nevestina bála trousseau; bride's outfit
dati bálo (nevesti) to furnish a trousseau
blago v bálah bale goods pl

bean¹ [bi:n] samostalnik
botanika fižol; bob
sleng glava, buča
sleng denar; (kavino) zrno

every bean has its black vsak ima napake, nihče ni brez napak
broad bean bob
full of beans dobre volje, bujen; energičen
sleng to give s.o. beans dati komu popra
to know how many beans make five biti zelo bister, znajti se
sleng old bean moj dragi
not worth a bean niti počenega groša vreden
French (ali string) beans stročji fižol
like beans kar se da hitro, v največjem diru
pogovorno to get beans biti pretepen, izkupiti jo
ameriško a hill of beans malenkost
to spill the beans izdati skrivnost, izblebetati
he found the bean in the cake posrečilo se mu je

bél white; (čist) clean; (nezagorel) pale; (nepopisan) blank; (pobeljen) blanched; (bel in siv) hoary

béla garda right-wing political movement in Slovenia before and during World War II, the White Guard
pri bélem dnevu in broad daylight
Bela Hiša the White House
béla knjiga politika white paper, White Book
béla kovina white metal, white alloy
bél kruh white (ali wheaten) bread
bélo krvno telesce white corpuscle
béla (mlečna) kava white coffee
béla lisa (na konjskem čelu) blaze
béli medved polar bear
bélo meso white meat
béla obleka whites, white clothing
béla nedelja Low Sunday, the first Sunday after Easter
béla pločevina tinplate
béli premog (figurativno) "white coal", hydroelectric power
béli teden (prodajni) white sale
bél kot sneg snow-white
trgovina z bélimi dekleti white slave traffic
bélo vino white wine
béla vrana (figurativno) a rare thing, rarity, quite an exceptional person
dati črno na bélem to put down in black and white
imam to črno na bélem I have it in black and white
napraviti bélo to make white
bélo pobarvati to dye white
pokazati kaj črno na bélem to show something in black and white

beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

z besédami in writing
z drugimi besédami in other words
z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
in konec besédi! and that's that!
na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
prav s temi besédami in so many words
častna beséda word of honour
častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
nobene beséde več! not another word!
beséda za besédo word for word, literally
ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
božja beséda gospel
grde beséde foul language
lepe beséde fair words
prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
sladke beséde flattering words
izvedena beséda derivative
novo skovana beséda newly coined word
zložena beséda compound word
same beséde! mere words!
enozložna beséda monosyllable
težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
strokovna beséda technical term
zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
človek redkih besédi a man of few words
spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
tvorba besed word-formation
števec besed telefonija word counter
beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
imeti véliko besédo to talk big
on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
izbirati beséde to pick one's words
ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
izraziti z besédo to word
niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
prevračati beséde to quibble over words
lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
skovati besédo to coin a word
ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
verjeti na besédo to take on trust
ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
vleči beséde to drawl
tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
(takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones

bind^*1 [baind]

1. prehodni glagol
povezati, vezati; prisiliti; obrobiti, okovati; potrditi, ratificirati
medicina ustaviti (drisko); oviti, ovenčati; naložiti

2. neprehodni glagol
strditi se
medicina ustaviti se; obvezati se

to bind s.o. as apprentice dati koga v uk
to bind the bargain potrditi kupčijo

blagoslóv blessing; benediction; arhaično benison

to je blagoslóv z neba it's a blessing from heaven
to je pravi blagoslóv (figurativno) it is a godsend (zame to me)
dati svoj blagoslóv to give one's blessing
to je bil pravi blagoslóv (figurativno) that was a blessing indeed
pravi blagoslóv je, da je včeraj deževalo yesterday's rain was a real godsend
podeliti komu svoj blagoslóv to give someone one's blessing
zdravje je največji blagoslóv health is the greatest of blessings

bluff¹ [blʌf] samostalnik
strma obala ali skala; varljivo pripovedovanje, prevara, zastraševanje; bahanje

to call s.o. bluff ne se dati zastrašiti; figurativno prisiliti koga, da odkrije karte

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

bob up neprehodni glagol
pogovorno nepričakovano se prikazati

bob up like a cork ne se dati obvladovati
bob up one's head naglo kvišku pogledati

bribe¹ [braib] samostalnik
podkupovanje podkupnina

to offer s.o. a bribe skušati koga podkupiti
to take a bribe dati se podkupiti

bridle [bráidl] samostalnik
uzda
mornarica sidrna veriga
figurativno zavora, zadržek

bridle hand leva roka
to bite on the bridle s težavami se boriti
bridle path jezdna pot
to put a bridle on uzdati, brzdati, zadrževati
to give a horse the bridle, to lay bridle on his neck popustiti konju vajeti, dati polno svobodo