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antagonism [æntǽgənizəm] samostalnik (to, against, with)
nasprotovanje, antagonizem, sovraštvo (between)
tekmovanje

to be in antagonism with biti v sovraštvu s kom

anvil [ǽnvil] samostalnik
nakovalo
anatomija nakovalce

to be on the anvil biti v delu, biti obravnavan
between hammer and anvil med dvema ognjema, med Scilo in Karibdo

anxious [ǽŋkšəs] pridevnik (anxiously prislov) (about zaradi)
zaskrbljen, nestrpen (for za)
prizadeven
pogovorno željan
zastarelo mučen

I am anxious to know prav rad bi (z)vedel
to be anxious about bati se za
to be on the anxious seat (ali bench) biti v hudih škripcih, sedeti kot na šivankah

apprehension [æprihénšən] samostalnik (of)
prijetje, aretacija; pojmovanje, razumevanje; strah, zaskrbljenost, zla slutnja

according to my apprehension kakor jaz stvar razumem
dull of apprehension počasnih misli
quick of apprehension bistroumen
to be under apprehensions of biti v strahu za kaj, bati se česa

around¹ [əráund] prislov
okoli, naokoli, približno
ameriško v bližini

all around povsod naokrog, okrog in okrog
to fool around brez cilja se potepati
around here tukaj nekje
to hang around biti v bližini
to get (ali come) around približati se
to get around to lotiti se česa
sleng stick around ostani v bližini!

article¹ [á:tikl] samostalnik
člen, sklep, zgib; članek
trgovina predmet, blago, potrebščina
slovnica spolnik, člen; paragraf, določba

articles of agreement pogoji dogovora
articles of clothing oblačila
in the article of death v trenutku smrti
slovnica deflnite (indefinite) article določni (nedoločni) člen
leading article uvodnik
trgovina what's the next article? s čim vam še lahko postrežem?
to serve one's articles biti v uku
to be under articles imeti pogodbo

balance¹ [bǽləns] samostalnik
tehtnica; ravnotežje, protiutež; nihalo; kritje
trgovina bilanca; saldo
ameriško, hudomušno ostanek

to be (ali hang, tremble, swing) in the balance viseti na nitki, biti v kritičnem položaju
to lay in balance tvegati
off one's balance ves iz sebe, razburjen
balance of payments plačilna bilanca
to carry forward the balance prenesti ostanek na nov račun
to keep one's balance ohraniti ravnotežje
to lose one's balance zgubiti ravnotežje
to strike a balance narediti bilanco; najti ravnotežje; figurativno izvesti posledice
balance of power politično ravnotežje
(trembling) in the balance neodločen
to be weighed in the balance and found wanting ne izpolniti upov, razočarati

bay⁴ [bei] samostalnik
zavijanje, lajanje
figurativno stiska

to be (ali stand) at bay, to turn to bay biti v skrajni stiski; postaviti se po robu, biti pripravljen na najslabše
to bring (ali drive) to bay spraviti v zagato, ugnati v kozji rog
to hold (ali have, keep) at bay zadrževati, brzdati, držati v šahu

be [bi:] neprehodni glagol & pomožni
biti, obstati, obstajati; eksistirati; nahajati se; veljati, stati; počutiti se; obiskati; morati; bodi

I am better bolje se počutim
I am cold (warm, hot) zebe me (toplo, vroče mi je)
to be hard up biti v stiski
here you are izvoli(te), na(te), tu imaš (imate)
to be from the purpose biti neprimeren, zgrešiti namen
to be right prav imeti
to be wrong ne imeti prav, motiti se
how are you? kako se imaš (imate)?; kako se ti (vam) godi?
how much is this? koliko stane?
if it were not for him če bi njega ne bilo
it is going to rain gotovo bo deževalo, na dež kaže
what is that to you? kaj vam to mar?
it is not in me to ni v mojem značaju, nisem tak
he lived to be 80 doživel je 80 let

bedtime [bédtaim] samostalnik
ura, ko gremo spat

it is past bedtime moral(i) bi že biti v postelji

behind¹ [biháind] prislov
zadaj, nazaj; prepozno, v zamudi, v zaostanku

to be (ali stay) behind in (ali with) biti v zaostanku s, zaostajati pri
to fall behind zaostajati
to leave behind prehiteti; zapustiti (dediščino)

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

board¹ [bɔ:d] samostalnik
deska, plošča, tablica, tabla; miza; paluba; karton; oskrba; oblast, uprava komisija, ministrstvo
navtika ladijski bok
množina oder

above board odkrito, pošteno
bed of boards pograd
board and lodging hrana in stanovanje
trgovina free on board franko na ladjo
to go on board vkrcati se; ameriško (tudi) vstopiti v vlak
separation from bed and board ločitev od postelje in mize
to go by the board poginiti; biti žrtvovan; izjaloviti se, v vodo pasti
in boards v zaboju
on board na krovu, vkrcan
to be on the board biti v službi
to go on the boards postati poklicni igralec
groaning board miza, ki se šibi; figurativno obilna hrana
to sweep the board odlikovati se, zmagati
navtika to make boards križariti proti vetru
Board of Education ministrstvo za prosveto
Board of Trade ministrstvo za trgovino
Board of Admiralty ministrstvo za mornarico
Road Board ministrstvo za gradnjo in vzdrževanje cest
chess board šahovnica
to put to board dati na hrano
board of examiners izpitna komisija
diving board deska za skok v vodo

boot² [bu:t] samostalnik
škorenj, čevelj; prtljažnik; zaščitno usnje za konjsko nogo
šport dober udarec (pri nogometu); španski škorenj (mučilno orodje)

l'll bet my boots glavo stavim
to give a good boot močno brcniti
sleng to give the boot odpustiti
sleng to get the boot zgubiti službo, biti odpuščen
in boots (v škornje) obut
Puss in boots obuti maček
to die in one's boots, to die with one's boots on umreti nasilne smrti
to have one's heart in one's boots biti v velikem strahu
lazy boots lenuh
sleng like old boots energično, prizadevno
the boot is on the other leg razmere so se spremenile
to lick the boots prilizovati se
to move (ali start) one's boots odpraviti se
over shoes over boots na vrat na nos, kdor reče A, naj reče tudi B
the order of the boots odpust
vojska boot and saddle! zajahajte konje!, na konje!
top boots zavihani škornji, vihale

box¹ [bɔks] samostalnik
škatla, zaboj; skrinja; okrov; posoda, predal; kozel na kočiji; loža, predel; staja; garažni oddelek za avto, boks; uta, hišica, soba; klop; oblikovalni okvir; darilo
ameriško votlina v deblu

Christmas box božično darilo
jury box porotniška klop
ballot box volilna žara
box of bricks škatla s kockami
elektrika junction box odcepna pušica
money box hranilnik
sentry box stražnica
shooting box lovska koča
strong box kaseta, železna blagajna
to be in the same box deliti isto usodo
to be in the wrong box motiti se
prisoner's box zatožna klop
witness box prostor za priče na sodišču
sleng box of dominoes klavir
ameriško, sleng eternity box grob
to he in a (tight) box biti v zagati
to be in one's thinking box resno premišljevati
the whole box of tricks vse skupaj

brezizhóden without resource, without prospects

biti v brezizhódnem položaju to be in a cleft stick

brick¹ [brik] samostalnik
opeka, zidak; kos (npr. mila), kocka
sleng fant od fare; domino

like a cat on hot bricks kakor na žerjavici
to come (ali be) down like a thousand bricks hudo ošteti
to drop a brick narediti nerodnost
to have a brick in one's head biti v rožicah, pijan
pogovorno like a hundred (ali thousand) of bricks na vso moč
like a ton of bricks z velikim treskom
to swim like a brick plavati kot kamen
to make bricks without straw delati nekaj iz nič, lotiti se jalovega posla

brink [briŋk] samostalnik
rob, breg

on the brink of death (ali grave) z eno nogo v grobu
to stand shivering in the brink biti v zadregi, neodločen
on the brink of ruin na robu propada
to be on the brink of doing pravkar nameravati kaj storiti
to hover on the brink biti neodločen, mečkati; obotavljati se

cart¹ [ka:t] samostalnik
ciza, dvokolnica, voz

to put (ali set) the cart before the horse delati v nasprotnem vrstnem redu
to be (put) in the cart biti v neprilikah, težavah