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baržún velvet, (za klobuke) velour, velure

bombažno volneni baržún velveteen, cotton velvet
kockasti baržún (pliš) plush
svileni baržún silk velvet
mehek kot baržún velvety, soft as velvet
tkalec baržúna velvet maker
tovarna baržúna velvet factory
trak iz baržúna velvet ribbon

battle¹ [bǽtl] samostalnik
bitka, boj

to do battle bojevati, vojskovati se
the battle of the books znanstvena diskusija
drawn battle neodločena bitka
to give battle napasti
above the battle nepristranski
to have the battle zmagati
that's half the battle to je že polovica uspeha, to je ugodno
to come unscathed out of the battle izmazati se iz neprijetnosti
to fight one's battles over again znova doživljati preteklost
to fight s.o.'s battles for him spuščati se v prepir za drugega
battle royal hud prepir, boj na življenje in smrt

become^*1 [bikʌ́m]

1. neprehodni glagol
postati, nastati

2. prehodni glagol
poda(ja)ti se, spodobiti se

what will become of it? kaj bo iz tega?
the hat becomes you well klobuk se vam lepo poda

beet [bi:t] samostalnik
pesa

red beet rdeča pesa
white beet sladkorna pesa
beet sugar sladkor iz sladkorne pese

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

besetting [bisétiŋ] pridevnik
neustavljiv; ukoreninjen

besetting sin greh iz navade

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

Bible [báibl] samostalnik
Sveto pismo, biblija

upon my Bible oath pri moji veri
Bible clerk študent, ki bere odlomke iz biblije (Oxford)

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

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

bláto mud; (tudi figurativno); dirt; mire; filth; (rečno, jezersko) slime

človeško bláto excrement, excreta
oškropljen od bláta spattered with mud
obmetavati z blátom koga figurativno to throw (ali to fling) mud at someone
potegniti, povleči v bláto figurativno to drag through the mud
tičati v blátu to stick in the mud
(po)vleči iz bláta to pull out of the mud (ali mire)

bleeding [blí:diŋ]

1. samostalnik
krvavitev, puščanje krvi; odtekanje drevesnega soka

2. pridevnik
krvaveč, krvav
figurativno izmozgan; sočuten

bleeding at (ali from) the nose krvavitev iz nosu

bližína nearness; closeness; proximity; propinquity; (soseščina) vicinity, neighbourhood

v bližíni in (one's) vicinity, near, nearby, close at hand
iz bližíne at close quarters, closely
v neposredni bližíni in the immediate vicinity, close by
nekje v bližíni somewhere around, somewhere in the neighbourhood ali vicinity

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

boil³ [bɔil]

1. prehodni glagol
kuhati v vreli vodi, prevreti, zavreti

2. neprehodni glagol
vreti, kipeti
figurativno vzkipeti, razburiti se; dušiti se; šumeti (morje)

to make one's blood boil spraviti v besnost
pogovorno it boils down to this iz tega sledi
hard boiled v trdo kuhano
soft boiled v mehko kuhano
boiled shirt škrobljena srajca
to feel like a boiled rag biti zbit

bòj fight (tudi figurativno), fighting; (oborožen) combat; (bitka) battle, engagement, action; (bojevanje) struggle (za for, z with); (spopad) encounter, (praska) skirmish; (tekmovanje) contest, match; (spor, figurativno) conflct

hud težak bòj hard, heavy fighting
bòj moža proti možu, bòj od blizu hand-to-hand fighting, dog-fight, close combat
vroč bòj a ding-dong fight
v vročem bòju in the heat of the battle
surov bòj rough-and-tumble fight
neodločen bòj drawn battle
bòj na nož fight to the finish, skin-game
bòj na življenje in smrt life-and-death struggle; all-in fighting, a deadly fight
bòj za obstanek struggle for life, struggle for existence
smrtni bòj death agony
poulični bòji street fighting
bòj nazorov conflict of opinions
politični bòji political conflicts
duševni bòj mental strife, mental struggle
volilni bòj election contest, election campaign
pripravljen za bòj ready to fight, (na morju) decks cleared for action
sposoben za bòj able to fight, in fighting trim
nesposoben za bòj disabled, out of action
bíti (bijem) bòj to fight a battle
izločiti iz bòja to put out of action
ne izbirati sredstev za bòj to fight with one's gloves off
izzvati na bòj to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet
pasti v bòju to be killed in action, to fall in action
sprejeti bòj (figurativno) to accept the challenge, to pick up the gauntlet; to accept battle
spustiti se v bòj to join battle

bojázen anxiety, apprehension; fear; pogovorno funk; fright, dread

brez bojázni without fear, fearless
iz bojázni pred from fear of
razpršiti (si) bojázen to dispel one's apprehensions

bombardíranje bombing; bombardment; (artilerijsko) shelling

precizno bombardíranje precision bombing
uničiti z letalskim bombardíranjem zgodovina to coventrate, to coventrize
bombardíranje iz nižine low-level bombing

book¹ [buk] samostalnik
knjiga, zvezek, libreto; 6 osnovnih vzetkov pri whistu; blok vstopnic, znamk; čekovna knjižica

the Book Sveto pismo
to be at one's books študirati
to be in s.o.'s good (bad, black) books biti pri kom dobro (slabo) zapisan
to bring to book zasluženo kaznovati
to be deep in s.o.'s books biti komu veliko dolžan
by (the) book točno, natanko
it doesn't suit my book to mi hodi narobe
to get into s.o.'s books zadolžiti se pri kom
to keep books knjižiti
to kiss the Book poljubiti Sveto pismo pri prisegi
to know off book znati na pamet
to know s.th. like a book dobro kaj poznati
to take a leaf out of another's book slediti zgledu drugega, oponašati ga
to take one's name off the books izstopiti iz članstva
a man of the book učenjak
to read s.o. like a book dobro koga razumeti, dodobra ga poznati
to swear on the Book prisegati na Sveto pismo
to speak by the book govoriti na osnovi natančnih obvestil
to speak without the book govoriti na pamet
sleng to throw the book at strogo koga kaznovati