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belly¹ [béli] samostalnik
anatomija trebuh; vamp, želodec, maternica
geologija odebelina žile

a hungry belly has no ears lakote ne utešiš z besedami
pot belly velik trebuh, vamp
to have fire in one's belly biti inspiriran

bender [béndə] samostalnik
sleng nekaj velikega; krokanje, pijančevanje; šestpenijski novec

to go on a bender iti krokat
to be on a bender biti pijan

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

bésen furious, enraged, mad, incensed

ves bésen fuming with rage, in a furious temper; (žival) rabid
biti bésen to be in a rage, to be in a fury, to be enraged pogovorno to blow one's top
napraviti bésnega to enrage, to infuriate, to exasperate, to drive someone mad, pogovorno to drive someone up the wall
bésno sovraštvo rabid hate

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

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

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

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

bírmati to confirm

biti birman to be confirmed

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

bitten [bítn] pretekli deležnik od bite

to be bitten biti osleparjen
once bitten twice shy kdor se opeče, je drugič previden
bitten with navdušen za, ves nor na, zaljubljen v

black¹ [blæk] pridevnik
črn; temen, mračen; jezen, srdit; obupan, žalosten

black art magija
black ball črna kroglica (volitve)
to beat black and blue pošteno naklestiti
to be in s.o.'s black books biti pri kom slabo zapisan, v nemilosti
black death kuga
the devil is not so black as he is painted stvar ni tako huda, kakor je videti
to have a black dog on one's head biti zelo potrt
black drops opijeve kapljice
to get off with a black eye poceni jo odnesti
to be black in the face biti besen
as black as ink (ali soot, your hat) črn ko smola
black friar dominikanec
black frost suh mraz
black heart hudobno srce
the kettle calls the saucepan black sova sinici glavana pravi
a black letter day nesrečni dan; delavnik
black look čemeren, preteči pogled
to get a black mark priti na slab glas
Black Mary (ali Maria) zeleni Henrik
Black Monday nesrečen, kritični dan; prvi dan pouka v šoli
the black ox has trodden on his foot potrt, zaskrbljen je
black peper poper
the pot calls the kettle black sova sinici glavana pravi
black pudding krvavica
Black Rod najvišji uradnik Gornjega doma
black rust botanika pšenična snet
a black sheep in the family črna ovca v družini
Black & Tans vzdevek britanskih čet na Irskem
to swear the black is white prisegati, da je črno belo
as black as thunder skrajno razdražen, besen
Black Watch 42. škotski polk

blame² [bleim] samostalnik
graja, ukor; krivda, odgovornost

to bear the blame of biti kriv česa
to lay (ali put, throw) the blame on s.o. (ali at s.o.'s door) dolžiti koga, zvračati krivdo na koga
to take the blame on o.s. prevzeti krivdo nase
to shift the blame on s.o. (z)valiti krivdo na koga
it is small blame to you tega vam ni očitati

blank¹ [blæŋk] pridevnik
zastarelo bel; prazen, nepopisan, neizpolnjen; brezizrazen; neriman
vulgarno preklet

blank cartridge slepa patrona
blank despair popoln obup
blank credit kredit brez kritja
point blank naravnost, brez ovinkov
blank form formular, golica
blank verse blankverz
blank space predložek, neizpolnjen prostor
blank side slaba stran
blank silence popolna tišina
vulgarno not a blankety blank thing niti trohica
blank cheque neizpolnjen ček; figurativno prosta roka
to look blank biti videti zbegan
my mind went blank zgubil sem spomin, nisem se mogel spomniti
blank window slepo okno
blank door slepa vrata

blážen blessed, blest, blissful, happy

biti ves blážen to be in the seventh heaven, to be in high spirits, pogovorno to be over the moon
to so bili bláženi časi those were the days
razglasiti za bláženega to beatify
razglašen za bláženega beatified

bless [bles] prehodni glagol
blagosloviti; častiti, za blaženega proglasiti; osrečiti; hvaliti, poveličevati
olepševalno kleti, preklinjati
ironično pogubiti

bless me, bless my soul, bless my (ali your) heart glej glej!, ali je mogoče!, kdo bi si mislil!
not to have a penny to bless o.s. with ne imeti prebite pare
to bless o.s. srečnega se počutiti
to bless one's stars biti hvaležen svoji srečni zvezdi

blue¹ [blu:] pridevnik
moder, sinji; plemiški (kri); žalosten, potrt, otožen; zvest, stanoviten; mrtvaško bled; učen (ženska)
pogovorno nespodoben; konservativen, torijevski

blue blood plemenitaški rod
blue coat vojak, mornar
blue disease modrikavost kože, cianoza
blue devils potrtost; delirium tremens
in a blue funk živčen, prestrašen
to see through blue glasses črno gledati
blue gum vrsta evkaliptusa
blue joke nespodoben dovtip
blue jeans modre delovne hlače
to look (ali feel) blue zbegan, potrt biti
ameriško blue laws pretirano strogi, puritanski zakoni
Blue Monday zaspani ponedeljek
once in a blue moon redkokdaj
to cry blue murder zagnati krik in vik
blue pencil cenzorjev svinčnik
Blue Peter modra zastava (znak za odhod ladje)
till all is blue neskončno dolgo; do nezavesti (se napiti)
a blue note napačen zvok
blue ribbon visoko odlikovanje; red podveze; znak vzdržnosti
blue rock vrsta goloba
sleng blue ruin slaba vrsta brinjevca
true blue zvest
to turn (ali make) the air blue kvantati, zmerjati
blue water odprto morje

blue² [blu:] samostalnik
modra barva, modrina, sinjina; modrilo
figurativno morje; nebo; modra tkanina ali obleka
britanska angleščina član visokošolske športne reprezentance; konservativec
množina otožnost, potrtost

a bolt from the blue strela z jasnega
to have (a fit of) the blues biti zelo potrt
to give s.o. the blues dolgočasiti koga
in the blue daleč, nedosegljiv
out of the blue ko strela z jasnega
Oxford blue temnomodra barva
Cambridge blue svetlomodra barva
the Blues kraljeva konjeniška garda
the men (ali gentlemen, boys) in blue policaji mornarji, vojaki ameriške federalne vojske
navy blue temnomodra barva
Prussian blue berlinsko modra barva
true blue konservativec
to fire into the blue na slepo streljati

blush¹ [blʌš] neprehodni glagol (at, for, with)
zardevati, sramovati se

to blush like a rose zardeti ko kuhan rak
to blush like a blue (ali black) dog biti nesramen