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apt [æpt] pridevnik (aptly prislov) (for)
zmožen, sposoben; primeren, prikladen (at)
vešč, spreten

I am apt to forget verjetno bom pozabil
he is very apt to learn hitro se uči
we are all apt to make mistakes vsakdo se lahko zmoti
apt to take fire vnetljiv
he is apt to succeed verjetno bo doživel uspeh
apt to quarrel prepirijiv
apt to get angry jeznorit

architect [á:kitekt] samostalnik
arhitekt(ka), stavbenik, -nica
figurativno povzročitelj(ica), začetnik, -nica

every man is the architect of his own fortune vsak je svoje sreče kovač
the Great Architect of the Universe stvarnik

ástma medicina asthma

ona ima ástmo she is ill with asthma; pogovorno she's got asthma

atrákcija attraction

razstava je velika atrákcija the exhibition is a great attraction
stolp je glavna atrákcija mesta the tower is the chief tourist attraction of the town

attend [əténd]

1. prehodni glagol (to)
paziti; postreči, skrbeti; spremljati; zdraviti; obiskovati; odgovoriti (na pismo); izvršiti (naročilo)

2. neprehodni glagol
biti prisoten, udeležiti se; redno zahajati; paziti; zasledovati; spremljati; uslišati

to attend to the door (ali bell) iti odpret vrata
it is attended by danger je nevarno
to attend to one's duties vršiti svojo dolžnost
the house was poorly attended gledališče je bilo na pol prazno
to attend school hoditi v šolo
to attend upon s.o. dvoriti komu, spremljati koga, skrbeti za koga
to attend to s.o. paziti na koga

attendance [əténdəns] samostalnik
pozornost; postrežba; pripravljenost; obisk, spremstvo; občinstvo, poslušalci, navzoči

to be in attendance at prisostvovati čemu
medical attendance zdravljenje
to dance attendance on s.o. vrteti se okoli koga; dvoriti komu
in attendance v službi, dežurni
hours of attendance uradne ure
attendance is included postrežba je vračunana
lady in attendance dvorna dama
attendance list seznam navzočih

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

avail² [əvéil] samostalnik
korist; smisel, pomen

of no avail, without avail brezkoristen, nesmiseln
of what avail is it? kakšen smisel ima?
without avail zaman

available [əvéiləbl] pridevnik (availably prislov)
uporaben, koristen; primeren; veljaven; razpoložljiv

it is not available ni ga dobiti; ni veljavno

averse [əvə́:s] pridevnik (aversely prislov) (to)
nenaklonjen, protiven

not averse to good food ki rad dobro je
he is not averse to come čisto rad pride

avêrzija aversion, dislike; distaste; antipathy; repugnance; loathing

za to imam posebno avêrzijo it is my pet aversion
čutiti avêrzijo do koga to have a dislike for someone

ávto VB car, motor car; ZDA automobile, auto

vlečni ávto breakdown lorry
dvosedežni ávto two-seater
športni dvosedežni ávto sports car, ZDA tudi sport car, zastarelo roadster
star ávto pogovorno VB banger, ZDA jalopy
reševalni ávto ambulance
tovorni ávto lorry, ZDA truck, (zaprt, zlasti spediterski) van
zaprt ávto limousine, sedan, coupé
izlet z ávtom car trip, drive
voziti ávto to drive (a car), to motor, ZDA tudi to auto
ávto je odpovedal, je imel defekt the car broke down
nabaviti si že rabljen ávto to purchase a car (an automobile) secondhand, to buy a secondhand car
peljati se z ávtom to motor
peljal sem se z ávtom na Reko I motored down to Rijeka
vožnja v ávtou je prijetna v lepem vremenu motoring is pleasant in fine weather
vzeti koga v (na) ávto to give someone a lift in one's car

avtoritatíven authoritative

avtoritatívno mnenje an authoritative opinion
to je edino avtoritatívno delo o tem vprašanju it is the only authoritative work on the question
njegovo mnenje je avtoritatívno his opinion is regarded as conclusive
avtoritativno prislov masterfully, without paying heed to protests

avtoritéta authority; power; government; (oseba) authority, expert

on je avtoritéta v tej stvari, v tem predmetu he is an authority on that subject
izgubiti mnogo svoje avtoritéte pri to lose much of one's authority with
očetovska avtoritéta paternal authority

bad¹ [bæd] pridevnik (primernik worse, presežnik worst)
slab, pokvarjen, škodljiv, ponarejen; hud, hudoben, krivičen; bolan

bad to beat težko premagljiv
bad blood sovraštvo, huda kri
to be in s.o.'s bad books biti pri kom slabo zapisan
bad egg (ali hat, lot) človek na slabem glasu
bad fairy zli duh
bad form neprimerno vedenje
from bad to worse vedno slabše
to go bad pokvariti se; propasti, propadati
not half (as) bad čisto čedno
bad language zmerjanje, psovke
bad luck smola
ameriško bad man razbojnik, bandit
in bad odour na slabem glasu
not too bad kar dobro
it is too bad škoda, preneumno
with a bad grace nerad
bad ways razuzdano življenje
bad woman razuzdanka

bag¹ [bæg] samostalnik
vreča, torba, kovček; vrečka; lovska torba; lovska trofeja; balon; vime
množina, pogovorno hlače
figurativno odpust

bag and baggage z vsem, kar ima
a bag of bones kost in koža
to let the cat out of the bag izdati skrivnost
to empty the bag povedati vso resnico
to bear (ali carry) the bag razpolagati z denarjem, obvladati položaj
to give the bag odpustiti iz službe
to have s.th. in the bag imeti kaj v dosegu
pogovorno it is in the bag je skoraj gotovo
the whole bag of tricks vsi do zadnjega
to make a good bag imeti lovsko srečo; prisvojiti si kaj

bagatéla bagatelle; trifle; small matter; a thing of no importance

za bagatélo for a mere trifle, for a song
to je zame bagatéla that is a mere trifle to me

bajè allegedly; supposedly; reputedly; (as) they say

bajè, da... it is said that...
on je bajè bogat he is said (ali supposed) to be rich
bajè je on to naredil he is said to have done it
on je bajè rekel... he has reportedly said

ball¹ [bɔ:l] samostalnik
žoga, klobčič, kepa
anatomija plesno, blazina
anatomija peščaj; gruda

šport a good ball dober udarec
to catch the ball at (ali on) the bound spoznati priložnost, izrabiti položaj
ball of contention vzrok prepira
ball of the eye zrklo
ball of the knee anatomija pogačica
ball of the foot plesno, blazina
to have the ball at one's feet obvladati položaj
to keep the ball rolling (ali up) ohraniti stvar ali pogovor v teku
to make balls of s.th. narediti zmedo iz česa
to toss about the ball posplošiti pogovor
to take the ball before the bound prenagliti se
to play at the ball žogati se
on the ball spreten, uren
ameriško to have a lot on the ball biti zelo sposoben
vojska to load with ball ostro nabiti
ball and socket joint kroglasti zgib
šport ball out stranski avt
uncle three balls lastnik zastavljalnice
three (golden) balls znak zastavijalnice
to strike the ball under the line imeti smolo
to take up the ball lotiti se česa
the ball is with you vi ste (ti si) na vrsti (pri igri)

bargain² [bá:gin] samostalnik
(dobra) kupčija, ugodna priložnost; pogodba; razprodaja

a bad bargain nesreča, huda zadeva
by bargain po dogovoru
a chance bargain priložnostni nakup
bargain counter oddelek z blagom po znižani ceni
I got it a dead bargain skoraj zastonj sem dobil
to drive a hard bargain mnogo zahtevati
it's a bargain! velja!
Dutch bargain kupčija ali ugovor v enostransko korist
to make the best of a bad bargain ne obupavati
a good bargain is a pickpocket poceni blago je slabo
a bargain is a bargain kar je, je
into the bargain povrhu
bargain hunter tisti, ki išče dobro kupčijo
a losing (ali hard, bad) bargain slaba kupčija
to strike (ali make, close) a bargain napraviti kupčijo, pogoditi se, dogovoriti se
to be off one's bargain rešiti se obveznosti
switch bargain ovinkarska kupčija
wet bargain kupčija, ki se konča s popivanjem