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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