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brief² [bri:f] samostalnik
pravno kratka razlaga tožbene reči
cerkev papeževo pismo; kratek pregled
množina kratke hlače

to have (ali hold) a brief for s.o. zastopati, braniti koga
to accept a brief on behalf of jamčiti za koga
to have plenty of briefs imeti mnogo posla (odvetnik)
pogovorno to hold no brief for ne marati koga

bríga care; trouble; worries pl; (zaskrbljenost) concern, anxiety, solicitude, uneasiness, apprehension

bríga za (kaj) care for (something)
moreča bríga zastarelo carking care
to je moja bríga I shall see to it
to ni moja bríga this is no business of mine, this is no concern of mine
to mi je deveta bríga I don't care about it at all
bodi brez bríge! don't worry; never you fear; be easy on that score
dajati, povzročati bríge to cause anxiety (ali uneasiness)
imeti na brígi to take care of, to attend (ali to see) to

bright¹ [brait] pridevnik (brightly prislov)
jasen, svetel; lesketajoč se, žareč; bister, pameten, duhovit; živ (barva); vesel, živahen; slaven

to look on the bright side of things biti optimist
bright eyes žareče oči
bright prospect ki dobro kaže

brighten [bráitən]

1. prehodni glagol
razsvetliti, razjasniti; razveseliti; poživiti, razvedriti, razbistriti

2. neprehodni glagol
razjasniti se; razvedriti se

to brighten up zgladiti, loščiti; razveseliti; zvedriti se

brim¹ [brim] samostalnik
rob; okrajec

to fill to the brim do roba napolniti

brim² [brim]

1. prehodni glagol
do roba napolniti

2. neprehodni glagol
biti do roba poln

to brim over prekipevati

bring^* [briŋ]

1. prehodni glagol
prinesti, pripeijati, privleči; ustvariti; zakriviti; izzvati; pregovoriti, pripraviti do česa; donašati; prepričevati, spodbuditi

2. neprehodni glagol
roditi, obroditi
mornarica ustaviti, pristati

to bring an action against s.o. tožiti koga
to bring to bear uveljaviti; (orožje) pomeriti; uporabiti
to bring to book obdolžiti, kaznovati
to bring to a close dokončati, izpeljati
to bring to a head rešiti zadevo
to bring the hand in izuriti se
to bring to life obuditi
to bring to light odkriti
to bring s.o. low ponižati koga
to bring to mind spomniti (se)
to bring to nothing uničiti
to bring to pass uresničiti, izpolniti, izvršiti
to bring into play uveljaviti
to bring o.s. to prisiliti se k čemu
sleng to bring home the bacon imeti uspeh
to bring to reason spraviti k pameti
to bring into step sinhronizirati
to bring word obvestiti
to bring into world roditi

bring down prehodni glagol
znižati, ponižati; oslabiti; zmanjšati; zrušiti; ukrotiti; (divjad) ustreliti; napisati

bring down upon s.o. oškodovati koga, prizadeti ga
bring down the house doživeti velik uspeh
bring down prices znižati cene
bring down fire začeti streljati
to bring down upon s.o. prizadeti koga
bring down upon o.s. nakopati si

bring up prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
bruhati; vzgojiti, vzgajati, (vz)rediti; obtožiti
navtika usidrati
figurativno opozoriti; besedo dati (poslancu v parlamentu); oživiti, osvežiti (se); pohiteti, prihrumeti

bring up the rear ščititi umik; figurativno biti zadnji
bring up short naglo ustaviti
navtika bring up standing usidrati se, preden so jadra spuščena
bring up to date naznaniti, vpeljati v stvar; modernizirati

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

brisk² [brisk] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol (up)
podžgati, podžigati; pohiteti; prihrumeti; oživiti, osvežiti (se); spodbuditi

to brisk about švigati

briskírati

briskírati koga to treat someone roughly (ali uncivilly), to be sharp (ali blunt) with someone; ZDA to jump on someone

bristle¹ [brísl] samostalnik
kocina, ščetina
množina razdražljiva čud

to set up s.o.'s bristles razdražiti koga
to set up one's bristles razjeziti, naježiti se

bristle² [brísl] neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
ježiti, namrščiti se

to bristle up razsrditi (se)
to bristle with dangers (difficulties, mistakes) biti poln nevarnosti (težav, napak)

brítev razor

oster kot brítev as sharp as a razor
brusač britev razor grinder
jermen za brušenje britve (razor) strop
klina britve razor blade
nabrusiti brítev to grind (ali to set) a razor, to strop one's razor

bŕk

v bŕk (naravnost) (straight) from the shoulder
v bŕk reči, povedati to tell someone to his (ali her) face, to tell someone openly (ali without reserve)
v bŕk sem mu povedal I told him point-blank
laže mi v bŕk he lies in my face (ali without batting an eyelid)
smejati se komu v bŕk to laugh in someone's face

bŕke bŕki VB moustache, ZDA mustache; mustachio; (mačke, kune) whiskers pl; (ribe) barb, beard

vihati si bŕke, bŕki to twirl one's moustache

brljáv

biti brljáv to be dim-sighted (ali weak-sighted)

brlóg den; hole; figurativno kennel; (divje živali) lair; (vidrin) holt; (jazbečji, lisičji) earth; (razbojniški itp) den, haunt

pregnati iz brlóga to unearth

broach² [brouč] prehodni glagol
na čep dati
figurativno načeti (pogovor); vrtati

to broach a question sprožiti vprašanje, omeniti kaj
navtika to broach a ship obrniti ladijski bok proti vetru