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affair [əfɛ́ə] samostalnik
stvar, zadeva, afera; posel; skrb
vojska boj

family affair družinska zadeva
at the head of affairs na čelu podjetja
affair of honour častna zadeva, dvoboj
affair of love ljubezenska zadeva, ljubimkanje
a man of affairs poslovni človek
mind your own affairs ne vmešavaj se v zadeve drugih
minister for foreign affairs minister za zunanje zadeve
as affairs stand kakor kaže
state of affairs dejanski položaj
that's not your affair to ti (vam) nič mar

alarmírati to alarm; to alert; to frighten; to give the alarm

alarmírati za prazen nič to cry wolf

all¹ [ɔ:l] pridevnik
cel, ves, celoten

all the country vsa dežela
all very cushy udoben, prijeten
all day long ves dan
at all events v vsakem primeru
on all fours po vseh štirih
to be on all fours with s.o. povsem se s kom strinjati
to all intents and purposes v vsakem pogledu
all my life vse življenje
by all means vsekakor
once for all enkrat za vselej
to sit up till all hours of the night dolgo bedeti
all sorts (ali kinds) of vse mogoče
to turn in all standing leči popolnoma oblečen
not for all the world za nič na svetu

alter [ɔ́:ltə] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
spremeniti, spreminjati (se); prekrojiti, prenarediti

to alter for the better poboljšati (se)
to alter for the worse poslabšati (se)
to alter one's mind premisliti se
that alters the case s tem se položaj spremeni
it does not alter the fact s tem se na stvari nič ne spremeni

alternative² [ɔ:ltə́:nətiv] samostalnik
izbira (med dvema možnostma) (with)
alternativa, druga možnost

there is no other alternative but... nič drugega ne preostane, razen...
these two things are not necessarily alternatives ti dve stvari se nikakor ne izključujeta

any² [éni] prislov
nekoliko, količkaj

not any better prav nič bolje
not any more nič več

anything [éniɵiŋ] zaimek
nekaj, karkoli, vse

anything but vse prej kot
for anything I know kolikor je meni znano
he is a little better if anything godi se mu malo bolje, če se sploh da govoriti o zboljšanju
not for anything za nič na svetu
hardly (ali scarcely) anything skoraj nič
like anything na vso moč, kar se da

as¹ [æz] prislov
kot, tako kot, prav tako

as big again še enkrat tako velik
as clear as crystal kristalno čist
as good as dead kakor če bi bil mrtev
as long as dokler
as soon as bržko
as quiet as a mouse tih ko miška
I thought as much to sem si mislil
as well tudi, prav tako
just as well prav tako
as well as prav tako kakor, nič manj od
as yet doslej
not as yet še ne
he might just as well leave lahko bi že odšel

aside¹ [əsáid] prislov
vstran; od strani, po strani; proč, stran
ameriško razen tega
gledališče tiho

to be aside from nič skupnega ne imeti s čim
aside from ne glede na, poleg, razen
to lay (ali put, set) aside odložiti, izločiti; prihraniti
putting aside ne glede na
to speak aside za sebe govoriti
to turn aside skreniti
to take s.o. aside odpeljati koga vstran
to set aside a verdict uničiti obsodbo

authority [ɔ:ɵɔ́riti] samostalnik (with)
ugled; moč, veljava, oblast; vpliv; pooblaščenje; vir poročil; ugledna oseba, strokovnjak
(tudi množina) oblast, urad

to be in authority, to carry authority imeti oblast
to be without authority ne imeti oblasti, nič ne veljati
on the best authority iz najboljšega vira
full authority pooblastilo
he is no authority on the subject v tej zadevi ni odločilen
set in authority ki ima oblast
to give authority pooblastiti

beggar¹ [bégə] samostalnik
berač; revež, revček
pogovorno fant, možak

set a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil tisti, ki naglo obogatijo, so največji naduteži
dull beggar dolgočasnež
stubborn beggar trmoglavec
little beggars otročički, živalice
lucky beggar srečnež
insolent beggar nesramnež
beggars should (ali must) be no choosers reveži se morajo zadovoljiti z malim
the beggar may sing before the thief revež ne more nič zgubiti
to know s.o. (s.th.) as well as a beggar knows his bag dodobra koga (kaj) poznati

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

better² [bétə] pridevnik
boljši; primernejši; ki se bolje počuti

no better than pravzaprav
he is no better than he should be nič boljšega ne moremo od njega pričakovati
she is no better than she should be razuzdanka je
my better half moja boljša polovica
better part večji del
better than več kakor
pogovorno the better the day the better the deed čim večji praznik tem več dela opravimo
upon better acquaintance če se človek bliže seznani
one's better angel angel varuh
he has seen better days nekoč se mu je bolje godilo
he is better than his word naredi še več, kot je obljubil
the better hand prednost, premoč
the better sort pomembni ljudje
his better self njegova boljša stran
I am better as I am raje sem tak kakor sem
he is none the better for it nič mu ne koristi

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

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

blood¹ [blʌd] samostalnik
kri
figurativno prelivanje krvi, pokol, umor; sorodstvo, rasa, rod; izvor; pogum, strast; rastlinski sok; gizdalin

blood bank krvna banka
blood donor krvodajalec, -lka
blood bespotted okrvavljen, krvav
blood bath prelivanje krvi
cold blood hladnokrvnost; premišljenost
in cold blood hladnokrvno
bad (ali ill) blood sovraštvo, prepir
blood count krvna slika
full blood čistokrven
hot blood vročekrvnost
to make one's blood boil razjeziti koga
to make one's blood creep grozo v kom zbuditi
to dip one's hands in blood oskruniti si roke s krvjo
one's own flesh and blood člani iste družine
you cannot make blood out of a stone kjer nič ni, še vojska ne vzame
blood and thunder literature zanikrna literatura
it runs in the blood to je v družini
to have s.o.'s blood on one's head imeti koga na vesti
blood group krvna skupina
half blood po poli (brat)
blood shed prelivanje krvi, pokol
blood transfusion transfuzija krvi
fresh blood novi člani
base blood nezakonsko rojstvo
a man of blood surovež
blood is thicker than water kri ni voda
to have (ali get) one's blood up razhuditi se
to draw blood raniti
his blood is up besen je
navtika, sleng Nelson's blood rum
blood test krvna analiza
blood royal kraljevska kri
to breed ill blood delati razprtije
to spill (ali shed) blood prelivati kri
pogovorno young blood vročekrvnež
to let blood kri puščati

bloody¹ [blʌ́di] pridevnik (bloodily prislov)
krvav; krvoločen, krut, morilski
vulgarno preklet, vražji, hudičev

bloody flux krvava griža
not a bloody thing prav nič
bloody Mary cocktail iz vodke in paradižnikovega soka
to wave the bloody shirt obujati žalostne spomine
bloody hand grbovni znak Ulstra; grbovni znak baroneta

blow^*5 [blou]

1. prehodni glagol
pihati, razpihavati; razstreliti, razstreljevati
sleng oslepariti
ameriško, sleng zapravljati; razmetavati
sleng izdati
pogovorno poveličevati

2. neprehodni glagol
pihati; doneti; piskati; puhati, sopsti; razpočiti se, eksplodirati; hvaliti se

sleng I'm blowed! ali je mogoče!, za nič na svetu!
to blow great guns močno pihati
to blow air into z zrakom napihniti
to blow a cloud kaditi pipo
to blow hot and cotd kolebati, nenehno spreminjati svoje prepričanje
it is blowing veter piha
blow it! presneto, vraga
to blow a kiss poslati poljubček
to blow one's nose usekniti se
to blow the bellows gnati mehove
it's an ill wind that blows nobody good vsaka nesreča h kaki sreči
he knows which way the wind blows ve, kam pes taco moli
to puff and blow sopsti, puhati, sopihati
to blow one's trumpet (ali horn) hvaliti se
navtika, sleng to blow the gaff zatožiti, izdati koga
to blow the expense pogostiti koga, plačati račun
to blow a whistle zapiskati na piščalko

boast¹ [boust] samostalnik
bahanje, ponašanje, ponos

to make a boast of s.th. biti domišljav (ponosen) na kaj
great boast small roast veliko hrupa za prazen nič

boast² [boust] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol (of, about, that)
biti ponosen, bahati se, ponašati se, širokoustiti se; imeti; hvaliti

not much to boast of nič posebnega