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aplávz applause; clapping; round(s) of applause; (tudi figurativno) plaudits

aplávz brez konca in kraja round after round of applause
igralec je dobil velik aplávz the actor was loudly applauded
dobiti glasen in splošen aplávz pogovorno to bring the house down
požeti, dobiti aplávz to win applause

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!

bachelor [bǽčlə] samostalnik
neporočen moški, samec; bakalar

old bachelor star samec
bachelor girl neporočeno samostojno dekle
Bachelor of Arts (Science) diplomiran filozof (naravoslovec)
bachelor's buttons gumbi, ki jih pritrdimo brez šivanja; botanika, domačno ripeča zlatica
knight bachelor vitez najnižje stopnje

bar³ [ba:] predlog
razen, ne glede na

bar none brez razlike, vsi

bark¹ [ba:k] samostalnik
skorja, lubje; skorja kininovca
sleng koža, krzno

bark tanning strojenje z lubjem
to come (ali go) between the bark and the tree vmešavati se v tuje zadeve
ameriško a man with the bark on neotesanec
to take the bark off prikazati brez olepšanja

bat² [bæt] samostalnik
palica za kriket, baseball ipd., lopar; gorjača, krepelce; igrač, odbijalec (kriketa)

off one's own bat samostojen; na lastno odgovornost; brez tuje pomoči
at a rare (ali good) bat zelo urno, hitro
right off the bat nemudoma, takoj
ameriško to come to bat spoprijeti se s težko nalogo, lotiti se hudega problema
a good bat dober igralec kriketa
to be on the bat biti na vrsti za udarec
to be at bat figurativno biti pri krmilu, imeti oblast

bean¹ [bi:n] samostalnik
botanika fižol; bob
sleng glava, buča
sleng denar; (kavino) zrno

every bean has its black vsak ima napake, nihče ni brez napak
broad bean bob
full of beans dobre volje, bujen; energičen
sleng to give s.o. beans dati komu popra
to know how many beans make five biti zelo bister, znajti se
sleng old bean moj dragi
not worth a bean niti počenega groša vreden
French (ali string) beans stročji fižol
like beans kar se da hitro, v največjem diru
pogovorno to get beans biti pretepen, izkupiti jo
ameriško a hill of beans malenkost
to spill the beans izdati skrivnost, izblebetati
he found the bean in the cake posrečilo se mu je

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

becalm [biká:m] prehodni glagol
(po)miriti
navtika poleči se (veter)

to be becalmed navtika ostati brez vetra

belíč farthing

biti brez belíča to be (dead) broke; (knjižno humoristično) to be impecunious
to ni vredno belíča it's not worth a (brass) farthing
plačal vam bom do zadnjega belíča I'll pay you to the last farthing

bias² [báiəs] samostalnik
nagnjenost, poševnost (in favour of, towards)
pristranost (against)
predsodek

to cut on the bias poševno odrezati, (pri)krojiti
on the bias diagonalno
without (ali free from) bias brez predsodka

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

bivalíšče (place of) residence; domicile; dwelling place; abode

stalno bivalíšče permanent residence
brez stalnega bivalíšča unsettled; of no fixed abode; of no fixed address
sprememba bivalíšča change of residence, change of address, removal

blade [bleid] samostalnik
botanika list, steblo; rezilo; platica; meč
anatomija lopatica

a knowing blade navihanec
a jolly old blade veseljak
in the blade še brez klasja
pogovorno saucy blade predrznež

blank¹ [blæŋk] pridevnik
zastarelo bel; prazen, nepopisan, neizpolnjen; brezizrazen; neriman
vulgarno preklet

blank cartridge slepa patrona
blank despair popoln obup
blank credit kredit brez kritja
point blank naravnost, brez ovinkov
blank form formular, golica
blank verse blankverz
blank space predložek, neizpolnjen prostor
blank side slaba stran
blank silence popolna tišina
vulgarno not a blankety blank thing niti trohica
blank cheque neizpolnjen ček; figurativno prosta roka
to look blank biti videti zbegan
my mind went blank zgubil sem spomin, nisem se mogel spomniti
blank window slepo okno
blank door slepa vrata

blow¹ [blou] samostalnik
udarec
figurativno nesreča, napad

at a (ali one, a single) blow z enim zamahom, naenkrat
to come to blows, to exchange blows spopasti, stepsti se
to deal (ali strike) a blow udariti
to strike a blow for pomagati komu, boriti se za koga
to strike a blow against upreti se
without striking a blow brez težav, brez borbe

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

bother¹ [bɔ́ðə]

1. prehodni glagol
mučiti, dolgočasiti, nadlegovati, motiti, vznemirjati

2. neprehodni glagol
mučiti se, skrbeti; dolgočasiti se, sitnariti; biti zaskrbljen

to bother one's head about s.th. beliti si glavo zaradi
don't bother bodi brez skrbi, nikar se ne razburjaj

bráda chin; (dlaka) beard

brez bráde beardless; (pri ribi, rastlini) barb, beard
bráda pri ključu (key-)bit
dvojna bráda double chin
kozja bráda, bradica goatee
naprej štrleča (nazaj umaknjena) bráda protruding (receding) chin
pustiti brádo (rasti) to grow a beard
bog je sebi najprej brádo ustvaril (figurativno) charity begins at home