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best¹ [best] pridevnik
najboljši; najprimernejši; najodličnejši

to be best at odlikovati se v čem
he was on his best behaviour zelo je pazil na svoje vedenje
at the best hand iz prve roke; poceni
to put one's best foot (ali leg) foremost (ali forward) pohiteti; na moč si prizadevati
best maid družica
sleng one's best girl ljubica
best man drug (pri poroki)
best part večji del
to get best thrashing biti hudo tepen
best seller zelo uspešna knjiga
to send one's best regards poslati pozdrav

best² [best] samostalnik
najboljše, najprimernejše

the best najodličnejši, najboljši ljudje
at the best v najboljšem primeru
the very best najboljše od vsega
to be at one's best biti na višku
bad is the best nič dobrega ne moremo pričakovati
to do one's best do skrajnosti se potruditi
to get (ali have) the best of the bargain napraviti dobro kupčijo
make the best of your way home glej, da boš čimprej doma
to make the best of a bad bargain (ali job, business, of it) pogumno prenašati udarce usode, ne biti malodušen, ne obupati, ne zgubiti glave
to try one's best na vso moč se truditi
to the best of my power kolikor zmorem
the best is the enemy of good prevelike zahteve ovirajo napredek
with the best med najboljšimi
to have the best of both worlds izkoristiti obe možnosti
my best, my Sunday best moja najboljša, praznična obleka

best³ [best] prislov
najbolje, najugodneje

to give it best odreči se
you had best najbolje bi bilo, če bi
as best one could na vso moč

bet¹ [bet] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol (on, against)
staviti
ameriško misliti

sleng you bet! to se razume!
to bet away stavo zgubiti
to bet one's shirt vse tvegati
I bet you! seveda!; bodite prepričan(i)
I'll bet my life (a cookie, my boots, my hat, my bottom dollar) glavo stavim

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

better⁴ [bétə] samostalnik

my betters moji predstojniki
for better for worse v vsakem primeru
to change for the better poboljšati se
to get the better of premagati, prekositi

beyond¹ [bijɔ́nd] prislov
na drugi strani, onstran, preko

to pass beyond preseliti se na drugi svet

bežáti to flee; to run away, to fly; to take to flight, to make one's escape

bežáti pred (izogibati se) to avoid, to shun, (knjižno) to flee from
kako čas beži! how time flies!
bežal je, kar so ga noge nesle he ran as fast as his legs could carry him
sovražnik je bežal v popolnem neredu the enemy was fleeing in a panic
Beži(te) (pojdite no!) be off with you!

bicíkel bicycle, cycle; pogovorno bike

peljati ali voziti se z bicíklom to ride a bicycle (ali pogovorno a bike), to cycle, to go cycling

bíčati to whip, to lash, to flog; to scourge

bíčati se to flog (ali to flagellate, to scourge) someone

bid^*1 [bid]

1. prehodni glagol
ukazovati; ponuditi; objaviti; naznaniti
arhaično, poetično pozvati, prositi

2. neprehodni glagol
ponujati

to bid the banns oklicati zaročenca v cerkvi
to bid fair dobro kazati
to bid goodbye (ali farewell) posloviti se
to bid s.o. a good speed želeti komu mnogo uspeha, božji blagoslov
to bid joy želeti srečo
to bid welcome prijazno sprejeti
to bid up več ponuditi (na dražbi)
bid him come in reci(te) mu, naj vstopi

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

to make a bid for potegovati se za kaj

big² [big] prislov
veliko, bahavo

to talk big bahati, širokoustiti se

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

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

bit¹ [bit] samostalnik
košček, grižljaj; brada ključa; stružilo, rezilo; žvale; novčič, malenkost; konjsko zobovje; nadzorstvo, kontrola

by bits, bit by bit polagoma, malo po malem
to bite on the bit siromašno živeti
the biter bit osleparjeni slepar; kdor drugemu jamo koplje
not to care a bit niti malo ne biti mar
centre bit sredilnik (sveder)
dainty bit poslastica
to do one's bit opravljati svojo dolžnost
to draw bit (konja) zadržati, zmanjšati hitrost
every bit polagoma; docela
to give s.o. a bit of one's mind povedati komu svoje mnenje
not a bit niti malo ne, sploh ne
a bit on okajen, v rožicah
bits and pieces drobnarije, drobni ostanki
a short (long) bit kovanec deset (petnajst) centov
to take the bit between one's teeth upreti se
a tiny (ali little) bit čisto malo
wait a bit čakaj malo

bite² [bait] samostalnik
ugriz, pik, pekoča bolečina; grižljaj; prigrizek, hrana
figurativno zbadljivost, ostrost; jedkanje

to take two bites on a cherry obirati se
his bark is worse than his bite ni tako hud kakor je videti, pes, ki laja, ne grize

bite off prehodni glagol
odgristi

to bite off more than one can chew lotiti se dela, ki ga ne zmoremo
to bite off s.o.'s nose (ali head) odrezati se, nahruliti koga

bite on neprehodni glagol (ali upon)
premišljevati o čem

bite on that! dobro si premisli!
to bite on granite zaman se truditi
to bite on the mind vtisniti se v spomin