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batten² [bǽtn]

1. prehodni glagol
z deskami (letvami) zabi(ja)ti; pitati; (po)gnojiti

2. neprehodni glagol (on)
uspevati, debeliti, rediti se; uživati

navtika to batten down z deskami zabiti (odprtine na palubi)
to batten upon pitati se s čim, živeti na račun koga

béliti to whiten; to make white; (platno) to blanch

béliti volno to bleach wool; (jedi) to flavour a dish with butter, pork crackling, etc.
béliti si glavo (figurativno) to rack (ali to worry ali to beat ali to puzzle ali to cudgel ali to busy) one's brains
béliti si glavo s čim to put one's mind to something
béliti si glavo zaradi česa to trouble one's head about something

benefit¹ [bénifit] samostalnik
dobro, korist, ugodnost, prednost; podpora; nadarba; beneficij

gledališče benefit night benefična predstava
to give the benefit of the doubt zaradi pomanjkljivostih dokazov razložiti zadevo komu v prid; pomilostiti, odpustiti
to the benefit of v korist koga, česa
for your (special) benefit (samo) za vas
ameriško to take the benefit objaviti bankrot
unemployment benefit podpora za brezposelne
to derive benefit from okoristiti se s čim

beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

z besédami in writing
z drugimi besédami in other words
z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
in konec besédi! and that's that!
na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
prav s temi besédami in so many words
častna beséda word of honour
častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
nobene beséde več! not another word!
beséda za besédo word for word, literally
ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
božja beséda gospel
grde beséde foul language
lepe beséde fair words
prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
sladke beséde flattering words
izvedena beséda derivative
novo skovana beséda newly coined word
zložena beséda compound word
same beséde! mere words!
enozložna beséda monosyllable
težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
strokovna beséda technical term
zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
človek redkih besédi a man of few words
spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
tvorba besed word-formation
števec besed telefonija word counter
beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
imeti véliko besédo to talk big
on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
izbirati beséde to pick one's words
ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
izraziti z besédo to word
niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
prevračati beséde to quibble over words
lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
skovati besédo to coin a word
ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
verjeti na besédo to take on trust
ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
vleči beséde to drawl
tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
(takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones

better² [bétə] pridevnik
boljši; primernejši; ki se bolje počuti

no better than pravzaprav
he is no better than he should be nič boljšega ne moremo od njega pričakovati
she is no better than she should be razuzdanka je
my better half moja boljša polovica
better part večji del
better than več kakor
pogovorno the better the day the better the deed čim večji praznik tem več dela opravimo
upon better acquaintance če se človek bliže seznani
one's better angel angel varuh
he has seen better days nekoč se mu je bolje godilo
he is better than his word naredi še več, kot je obljubil
the better hand prednost, premoč
the better sort pomembni ljudje
his better self njegova boljša stran
I am better as I am raje sem tak kakor sem
he is none the better for it nič mu ne koristi

be up neprehodni glagol
biti pokonci, vsta(ja)ti; jeziti se

be up against nameravati
be up and down biti bolehen
be up to biti enak, primeren; nameravati; ukvarjati se s čim

blíže nearer; closer

čim blíže as near as possible
sedel je najbliže vrat he sat nearest the door

bólj more

bólj in bólj more and more; increasingly
čim bólj ..., tem bólj ... the more... the more
toliko bólj so much the more
toliko bólj (zaželen) ker... all the more (desirable) since...

bólje better

bólje in bólje, vedno bólje better and better
čim prej tem bólje the sooner the better
toliko bólje so much the better
tem bólje all the better
oziroma bólje (rečeno) or rather
bólje je (vzeti...) it is preferable (to take...)
zaradi tega mi ni prav nič bólje I am no whit the better for it
gre mu (ekonomsko) bólje he is better off
sedaj mi gre (zdravstveno) bólje I am getting better now
bólje bi storil, če bi ostal doma you'd better stay at home, pogovorno you better stay at home
bólje ne! (= tega Vam ne svetujem) you had better not!
sinoči, oziroma bólje rečeno, davi smo imeli vihar last night, or rather, this morning there was a storm
ni mogel napraviti bólje kot... he could not have done better than...
bólje se počutiti to feel (ali to be) better
posli gredo bólje business is improving
obrniti se, spremeniti se na bólje to change for the better
bólje drži ga kot lovi ga a bird in hand is worth two in the bush

brain¹ [brein] samostalnik
možgani
figurativno pamet, razum, glava

to beat (ali cudgel, busy, puzzle, rack) one's brains beliti si glavo
to blow out s.o.'s brains ustreliti koga v glavo
to crack one's brains zgubiti glavo, ponoreti
brain drain beg možganov
to dash s.o.'s brain out razbiti komu lobanjo
to have s.th. on the brain pretirano se zanimati za kaj, noreti za čim
to pick (ali suck) s.o.'s brains izvabiti podatke od koga
his brain is a bit touched ni čisto pri pameti, je nekoliko prismuknjen
to turn s.o.'s brains zbegati koga
brain trust skupina strokovnjakov s skupno nalogo; skupina strokovnjakov, ki odgovarja prek radia

bŕže faster; more quickly

čim bŕže as soon as possible
čim bŕže in tem bolje the sooner the better
iti bŕže to go faster

busy² [bízi] pridevnik (busily prislov)
delaven, marljiv, priden; zaposlen; vihrav, nemiren, živahen; aktiven; vsiljiv, radoveden

to get busy lotiti se dela
to be busy in (ali at, with) ukvarjati se s čim

capital² [kǽpitl] samostalnik
glavnica, kapital; glavno mesto; velika začetnica; kapitel, glava (stebra)
figurativno korist, dobiček

circulating, floating capital obratni kapital
block capitals velike tiskane črke
capital expenditure (ali outlays) investicije
to make a capital out of s.th. okoristiti se s čim
working (ali operating) capital obratni kapital
unproductive capital mrtvi kapital

capitalize [kəpítəlaiz] prehodni glagol
kapitalizirati, v kapital spremeniti; pisati ali tiskati z veliko črko

to capitalize on (ali upon) s.th. okoristiti se s čim

carry away prehodni glagol
odnesti, odpeljati; zapelj(ev)ati, očarati, navdušiti

to be carried away with s.th. navduševati se nad čim, ne se obvladati

cash² [kæš] prehodni glagol
vnovčiti, izplačati; zamenjati; izterjati

to cash in vnovčiti, izplačati, izterjati; sleng umreti
to cash in on s.th. okoristiti se s čim

check up prehodni glagol
pregledati, preveriti (račun)

check up on strinjati se s čim

close⁵ [klouz]

1. prehodni glagol
zapreti; končati, zaključiti, likvidirati; ustaviti se (ob drugi ladji)

2. neprehodni glagol
zapreti se; prenehati (to)
bližati se, zaceliti se

to close one's days umreti
to close one's eyes to s.th. zapirati oči pred čim
to close s.o.'s eye suniti koga v oko
to close the door on s.th. narediti konec razpravljanju o čem
to close with the land približati se kopnemu
to close with an offer sprejeti ponudbo
to close bargain končati pogovor

cognizance [kɔ́gnizəns] samostalnik
spozna(va)nje, doznava; znak; pristojnost, kompetenca

to take special cognizance natančno preiskati
to have cognizance of s.th. vedeti o čem
within one's cognizance v območju koga
to take cognizance of s.th. seznaniti se s čim, vzeti na znanje

comfort² [kʌ́mfət] samostalnik
udobnost; tolažba; okrepilo, poživilo; oddih; lagodnost

cold comfort slaba tolažba
pogovorno comfort room, public comfort, ameriško comfort station javno stranišče
to take comfort potolažiti se
creature comfort(s) razkošje, naslada
to derive comfort from tolažiti se s čim