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a but; however

A-dur A major
a-mol A minor
a tako (= razumem) I see
a zdaj but now
a kljub vsemu temu but for all that
a kaj šele... much less, let alone
on lahko to stori, a vem, da ne bo he can do it, but I know he will not
a kaj je z njo? what about her?
a kaj zato (= ne briga me) so what? (I don't care)
oni tako pravijo, a jaz tega ne verjamem they say so, but I don't believe it
kdor reče a, mora reči tudi b in for a penny, in for a pound

acknowledge [əknɔ́lidž] prehodni glagol
priznati; potrditi, zahvaliti se; nagraditi, nagrajevati

I acknowledge the truth of it priznavam, da je res tako
to acknowledge the receipt of the letter potrditi prejem pisma

affirmative² [əfé:mətiv] samostalnik
pritrditev

to answer in the affirmative odgovoriti pritrdilno, reči, da je tako

ail [eil] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
boleti, bolehati

what ails you? kaj vam je?
what ails you to speak in such a way? kaj vam pride na misel, da tako govorite?

áko if; in case; provided (that)

tudi áko even if
celó áko even if, even supposing that, though
razen áko unless, except if, (redko, knjižno) save that
áko ne unless, except if
áko slučajno, ako morda if by chance
áko samó if only
áko sploh if... at all
áko treba in case of need, if necessary
áko je takó in that case
áko ne bi bilo (tebe) but for (you)

and [ænd, ənd, ən] veznik
in, ter, pa tudi

both... and tako ... kakor
bread and butter kruh z maslom
coffee and milk bela kava
some good and ten dobrih deset
and so forth, and so on in tako dalje
and how! pa še kako!
miles and miles neskončno daleč
nice and warm prijetno toplo
to come and see obiskati

answerable [á:nsərəbl] pridevnik (answerably prislov) (to)
na kar se da odgovoriti; odgovoren, ustrezen

to be answerable for biti odgovoren za, jamčiti za kaj
such a question is not answerable na tako vprašanje se ne da odgovoriti
the results were not answerable to our hopes rezultati so nas razočarali

appear [əpí:ə] neprehodni glagol
pojaviti, pokazati se; prikazati se; iziti (tisk); javiti se; zdeti se, biti viden

to appear against s.o. tožiti koga
to appear for s.o. zastopati, braniti koga
it appears from this iz tega se razvidi
to appear in the character of Hamlet igrati vlogo Hamleta
to make appear pokazati, dokazati
strange as it may appear če se zdi še tako čudno
it would appear zdi se, kaže, da

as² [æz] veznik
kot; kolikor; ker; ko, medtem ko; čeprav, četudi, dasi

as compared with v primeri s
as far as prav do
as far as I am concerned kar se mene tiče
as far as I know kolikor je meni znano
as few as (samo množina)
as follows kot sledi, sledeče
as large as life v naravni velikosti
as like as two peas (in a pod) ko jajce jajcu podobna
as little as (samo ednina)
as much as you like po mili volji, kolikor želiš
as a rule navadno, praviloma
as though, as if kakor če bi
be so kind as to... bodi(te) tako ljubezniv(i) in...
try as I might če sem se še tako potrudil
old as I am čeprav sem že star
as usual kot ponavadi
as I went by mimogrede
as it were nekako, tako rekoč
as luck would have it k sreči

as³ [æz] oziralni zaimek
tisti, ki, ki; takšen, da

I am not such a fool as to believe you nisem tako neumen, da bi ti verjel
the same as isti kot
such as kot na primer

bail¹ [beil] samostalnik
poroštvo, zastava, jamščina, kavcija

to go (ali be, become, stand) bail for s.o. jamčiti za koga
to be out on bail biti na svobodi proti kavciji
to take (ali give) leg bail popihati jo
I'll go bail glavo stavim
to surrender (ali save) one's bail javiti se na sodišču v določenem roku
to forfeit one's bail ne se javiti na sodišču (in tako zgubiti kavcijo)
to put in bail položiti kavcijo

balín

na balín ostrižena glava shaven head, close-shaven head, žargon skinhead (tudi mlad fant tako ostrižen)

bark³ [ba:k] samostalnik
lajež, lajanje; regljanje (puške)

his bark is worse than his bite ni tako hud kot je videti

bear¹ [bɛə] samostalnik
zoologija medved
figurativno neotesanec, neroda; borzni špekulant na padec vrednot
navtika, sleng metla

a bear leader inštruktor in spremljevalec mladeniča, spremljevalec blaziranega tujca
bridled bear mladenič v vzgojiteljevem spremstvu
sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear ne delaj računa brez krčmarja, ne zidaj gradov v oblakih
astronomija Great (Little) Bear Veliki (Mali) voz
trgovina bear operation borzna špekulacija na padec cen
trgovina bear covering nakup borznih papirjev za prikrivanje špekulacij na padec vrednosti
to take a bear by the tooth po nepotrebnem se izpostavljati nevarnosti
had it been a bear it would have bitten you zmotil si se; ni bilo tako strašno kot je kazalo

bed¹ [bed] samostalnik
postelja, ležišče; divan; žimnica; podstavek; podzidje; (jezersko, morsko) dno; rečno korito, struga
geologija plast, ležišče; gredica; brlog

bed of boards pograd
to be brought (ali put) to bed roditi
to be confined to one's bed biti priklenjen na posteljo
early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise rana ura zlata ura
to get out of the bed on the wrong side vstati z levo nogo
to go to bed iti spat
sleng go to bed molči!
hot bed topla greda, gnojak
to make the bed postlati posteljo
to die in one's bed umreti naravne smrti
figurativno narrow bed zadnje počivališče
bed of sickness bolniška postelja
as one makes one's bed, so one must lie kakor si postelješ, tako boš spal
pravno from bed and board od mize in postelje
bed of roses (ali down, flowers) udobno življenje, dober položaj
to take to bed bolan leči
bed of thorns težko življenje, neprijeten položaj
to turn down the bed pripraviti posteljo za spanje
weary bed bolniška postelja
to lie in the bed one has made nositi posledice svojega ravnanja

bédast stupid, silly, foolish; simple, idiotic ZDA pogovorno dumb; soft-headed; dull; brainless; ridiculous

nisem tako bédast! I know better!
tako bédast pa nisem I am not such a fool
bédast kot noč as stupid as a donkey, as thick as a plank
bilo je bédasto od mene it was very stupid of me
ta bédasti natakar that fool of a waiter

beginning¹ [bigíniŋ] samostalnik
začetek, nastanek, izvor, izhodišče

in (ali at) the beginning spočetka
a good beginning is half the battle dober začetek je že pol zmage
a bad beginning makes a bad ending kakor boš sejal, tako boš žel
from the very beginning od samega začetka
to give a beginning to s.th. povzročiti kaj
the beginning of the end začetek konca

believe [bilí:v]

1. prehodni glagol
verjeti, zaupati (komu)

2. neprehodni glagol (in v)
verjeti; misliti, domnevati

to make believe hliniti, pretvarjati se, delati se
to believe in smatrati za dobro, koristno
I believe so zdi se, da je tako
I believe not mislim, da ne
ameriško, pogovorno you'd better believe it lahko mi verjamete

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

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