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bent² [bent] samostalnik
naklonjenost, pregib, krivina; nagnjenje
botanika šaš

it is out of my bent tega ne zmorem
to the top of one's bent kakor komu drago; do skrajnosti
full bent skrajnji napor
to take (ali go, flee) to the bent zbežati, ucvreti jo

be on neprehodni glagol
dogajati se; biti na programu; slabo naleteti

be on s.o. ne marati koga
be on to nenehoma grajati, sitnariti

be out neprehodni glagol
biti zunaj doma; motiti se, biti na napačni poti; biti na koncu; biti brezposeln

be out of ne imeti
be out for skušati dobiti; nameravati; pripravljati se na kaj

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

beseem [bisí:m] prehodni glagol
arhaično spodobiti se; zdeti se

it ill beseems ne spodobi se

beside [bisáid] predlog
razen, poleg, blizu, ob strani
v primeri s

to be beside o.s. biti ves iz sebe
to be beside the mark motiti se
this is beside the question (ali purpose) to nima smisla
this is beside the point to ne spada sem

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

between² [bitwí:n] predlog
med

between the devil and the deep sea, between two fires med Scilo in Karibdo, med dvema ognjema
between you and me and the bed (ali gate) post strogo zaupno
between you and me (pogovorno I), between ourselves med nama povedano
between two stools med dvema stoloma
there's many a slip between the cup and the lip, between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip ne hvali dneva pred večerom
hit between wind and water zadet na občutljivem mestu
between whiles (ali times) tu pa tam
between hay and grass ne tič ne miš, niti eno niti drugo
they had no penny between (the two of) them niti eden niti drugi nista imela prebite pare
between stations na odprti progi
we have bought it between us kupila sva to skupaj

bèv

ne reči ne bèv ne mev to keep silence; not to utter a word

beyond² [bijɔ́nd] predlog
več kot, razen; na oni strani, nasproti

beyond belief neverjeten
beyond comprehension nerazumljiv
it is beyond my depth tega ne razumem, ne dojamem
beyond dispute nespodbiten
beyond endurance neznosen
beyond one's expectation več kot smo pričakovali
beyond expression neizrekljiv
beyond hope brezupen
beyond all praise odličen
it is beyond me tega ne zmorem
he is beyond the (human) pale njegovo vedenje je neprimerno
beyond measure pretiran(o)
beyond possibility nemogoče
he lives beyond his income živi preko svojih dohodkov
beyond one's means prepotratno
beyond one's time predolgo
beyond recovery neozdravljiv
beyond the tomb v onstranstvu
beyond words nepopisen
to go beyond one's depth zgubiti tla pod nogami

bird [bə:d] samostalnik
ptič, ptičica
sleng deklica, dečko, oseba
ameriško, sleng navdušenec; čudak

figurativno old bird lisjak, zvitorepec, tič
to do s.th. like a bird zelo rad, z lahkoto kaj narediti
bird of calm vodomec
the early bird catches the worm rana ura zlata ura
cock bird ptičji samec
birds of a feather flock together ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo, Šimen Šimnu gode
fine feathers make fine birds obleka dela človeka
to give the bird zavrniti, odkloniti, izžvižgati
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush boljši danes vrabec kakor jutri zajec, bolje drži ga kot lovi ga
hen bird ptičja samica
to hit the bird in the eye v črno zadeti
bird of Jove orel
bird of Juno pav
to kill two birds with one stone dve stvari hkrati opraviti, dve muhi naenkrat ubiti
a little bird told me so nekdo (ne smem ali nočem povedati, kdo) mi je povedal
bird of paradise rajska ptica, rajčica
an old bird is not caught with chaff star lisjak ne gre na limanice
bird of passage ptica selivka
bird of prey ptica roparica
a queer (gay) bird čudak (veseljak)
a wise old bird zvitorepec

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

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

blame¹ [bleim] prehodni glagol (for)
grajati, oštevati; za odgovornega smatrati

no one can blame you for it nihče vam tega ne more zameriti
who is to blame? čigava krivda je?
pogovorno they blamed it on us smatrali so nas za krive
sleng blame me if naj me vrag vzame, če

blamírati (koga) to compromise (someone); to expose someone to ridicule; to ridicule someone; to bring discredit upon someone; to disgrace someone; to make someone look a fool

blamírati se to disgrace oneself, to make oneself ridiculous; to make a fool of oneself; (ne uspeti) to fail, to meet with failure; to make an ass of someone; to be confounded; to look foolish; to expose oneself to blame
zelo se blamírati to make a prize fool (ali idiot) of oneself
strašno sem se blamiral I made an awful fool of myself
blamiran sem I feel foolish
ne blamiraj me! pogovorno stop taking the mickey

blank² [blæŋk] samostalnik
srečka, ki ni dobila; blanket, obrazec; praznina

to draw a blank zgubiti na loteriji; figurativno imeti neuspeh
my mind is a complete blank ničesar se ne spominjam
drawn in blank neizpolnjen
pogovorno what the (blankety) blank kaj za vraga