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worm-cast [wə́:mka:st] samostalnik
kupček zemlje, ki jo črv izrije na površino

wrestle [resl]

1. samostalnik
rokoborba, borba (tudi figurativno)
težak boj

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
pomeriti se v rokoborbi, boriti se, sproprijeti se (s kom) (tudi figurativno)
mučiti se (with pri, z)
pretolči se, prebiti se (through skozi)
ameriško z lasom vreči (žival) na tla, da bi jo žigosali

to wrestle in prayer goreče moliti
I'll wrestle you for the prize boril se bom s teboj za nagrado
to wrestle down zrušiti, podreti

acoustic(al) [əkú:stik(əl)] pridevnik
slušen, zvočen, akustičen

acoustic(al) effect zvočni učinek, zvočnost
acoustic(al) duct sluhovod
acoustic(al) mine morska mina, ki jo sproži zvočno nihanje propelerja
acoustic(al) nerve slušni živec

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

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

beat^*2 [bi:t]

1. prehodni glagol
tolči; udariti, udarjati; biti; utrti, utirati; premagati, prekositi, prekašati; (o)slepariti; obleteti; zbegati

2. neprehodni glagol
biti, utripati; mlatiti; trkati; taktirati; prebijati se
navtika lavirati

to beat black and blue do mrtvega pretepsti
to beat the air zaman se truditi, prazno slamo mlatiti
to beat the breast trkati se po prsih, obžalovati
that beats all (the devil) to je višek
that beats the band (ali the Dutch) to je neverjetno
to beat the bounds zakoličiti mejo
dead beat na smrt utrujen, onemogel
to beat one's head (ali brains) beliti si glavo
to beat hollow (to smithereens, sticks, nothing, all to pieces, to ribands ) dodobra premagati
beat it! poberi se!
to beat a proof narediti krtačni odtis
to beat a retreat umakniti se
to beat into shape izoblikovati
to beat time voditi, dirigirati, taktirati
ameriško, sleng can you beat it? to je nezaslišano, kakšna predrznost!
ameriško, sleng to beat it zbežati, popihati jo
that beats me tega ne razumem
to beat a wood pretakniti gozd
sleng that beats everything zdaj je pa že dovolj
to beat the wings plahutati

belt² [belt] prehodni glagol
opasati; s pasom (jermenom) pretepsti

to belt along ucvreti jo
to belt up molčati

bent² [bent] samostalnik
naklonjenost, pregib, krivina; nagnjenje
botanika šaš

it is out of my bent tega ne zmorem
to the top of one's bent kakor komu drago; do skrajnosti
full bent skrajnji napor
to take (ali go, flee) to the bent zbežati, ucvreti jo

betake^* [bitéik] povratni glagol
zateči, zatekati se; oditi
zastarelo zgrabiti

to betake o.s. to the heels zbežati, popihati jo

black¹ [blæk] pridevnik
črn; temen, mračen; jezen, srdit; obupan, žalosten

black art magija
black ball črna kroglica (volitve)
to beat black and blue pošteno naklestiti
to be in s.o.'s black books biti pri kom slabo zapisan, v nemilosti
black death kuga
the devil is not so black as he is painted stvar ni tako huda, kakor je videti
to have a black dog on one's head biti zelo potrt
black drops opijeve kapljice
to get off with a black eye poceni jo odnesti
to be black in the face biti besen
as black as ink (ali soot, your hat) črn ko smola
black friar dominikanec
black frost suh mraz
black heart hudobno srce
the kettle calls the saucepan black sova sinici glavana pravi
a black letter day nesrečni dan; delavnik
black look čemeren, preteči pogled
to get a black mark priti na slab glas
Black Mary (ali Maria) zeleni Henrik
Black Monday nesrečen, kritični dan; prvi dan pouka v šoli
the black ox has trodden on his foot potrt, zaskrbljen je
black peper poper
the pot calls the kettle black sova sinici glavana pravi
black pudding krvavica
Black Rod najvišji uradnik Gornjega doma
black rust botanika pšenična snet
a black sheep in the family črna ovca v družini
Black & Tans vzdevek britanskih čet na Irskem
to swear the black is white prisegati, da je črno belo
as black as thunder skrajno razdražen, besen
Black Watch 42. škotski polk

bolt¹ [boult] samostalnik
zapah; sornik; puščica, strela; beg; snop, sveženj; bala tkanine (30 yardov); vijak z matico

behind bolt and bar za zapahi, v ječi
a bolt from the blue strela z jasnega
to do a bolt zbežati, popihati jo
to make a bolt for planiti kam
to shoot one's bolt potruditi se kar se da

bot(t) [bɔt] samostalnik
zoologija zoljeva ličinka

the bot(t)s bolezen, ki jo povzroča zoljeva ličinka

breach¹ [bri:č] samostalnik
zlom, prelom; odprtina, luknja, razpoka, vrzel
figurativno prekinitev, presledek; razdor, nesloga; prestopek, kršitev, prekršek
vojska prodor; skok kita iz vode
navtika valovi ob ladji

to heal the breach poravnati spor
a custom more honoured in the breach than in the observance navada, ki jo je bolje opustiti
breach of faith izdajstvo
breach of the peace nemir, upor
to stand in the breach pretrpeti prvi sunek napada, figurativno biti na braniku
breach of trust zloraba zaupanja
without breach of continuity nenehno, nepretrgano
to step into the breach priskočiti na pomoč
pravno breach of promise neizpolnjena obljuba zakona
breach of a covenant kršitev dogovora

breech¹ [bri:č] samostalnik
zadnji del, dno; ležišče topa; del hlač, ki pokriva zadnjico
arhaično zadnjica
množina (jahalne) hlače; kratke hlače

figurativno to wear the breeches nositi hlače, ukazovati (žena možu)
breeches part moška vloga, ki jo igra ženska

catch^*1 [kæč]

1. prehodni glagol
ujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati (at, in pri)
presenetiti; zamrzniti

2. neprehodni glagol
prijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)

to catch s.o. bending zasačiti koga
to catch s.o. a blow udariti koga
to catch one's breath zadrževati dih
to catch one's foot spotakniti se
to catch (a) cold prehladiti se
to catch a crab pregloboko z vesli udariti
to catch fire vžgati se
to catch a glimpse of s.o. bežno koga zagledati
to catch the idea (ali point) razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti misel
to catch hold of s.th. polastiti se česa, prijeti kaj
to catch it biti kaznovan
catch me! nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne pride
to catch s.o. napping zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega dela
to catch the Speaker's eye dobiti besedo (v parlamentu)
to catch a Tartar izkupiti jo
sleng you will catch it! ti bom že pokazal!

catchy [kǽči] pridevnik (catchily prislov)
privlačen, zapeljiv; varljiv, zvit

a catchy tune melodija, ki si jo lahko zapomnimo

chalk¹ [čɔ:k] samostalnik
kreda; pastel
pogovorno račun, dolg, kredit
sleng praska

as like as chalk and cheese, as different as chalk from cheese kot noč in dan (različna)
not by a long chalk nikakor ne
by a long chalk the best veliko boljši od vseh
pogovorno to walk a chalk line biti trezen, vesti se skrajno spodobno
chalk talk predavanje ob risbah na tabli
not to know chalk from cheese ne imeti niti pojma, prav nič ne razumeti
sleng to walk (ali stump) one's chalks ucvreti jo

cheap [či:p] pridevnik (cheaply prislov)
cenen, poceni; slab; jalov, prazen (izgovor)

as cheap as dirt, dirt cheap za smešno ceno
pogovorno to feel cheap ne se dobro počutiti
to get (ali come off) cheap(ly) poceni jo odnesti
to hold cheap podcenjevati, zaničevati
Cheap Jack (ali John) krošnjar
to make o.s. cheap podcenjevati samega sebe
cheap and nasty samo na zunaj lep
cheap trip izlet ob znižanih vozovnicah

compliment¹ [kɔ́mplimənt] samostalnik
poklon, laskanje (on za)
pohvala
množina pozdravi
zastarelo darilo

in compliment to na čast koga
to pay (ali make) compliments delati poklone, laskati
with the author's compliment poklon od pisca
to fish for compliments pričakovati poklone
Bristol compliment danajsko darilo
compliments of the season božične čestitke
to send compliments poslati pozdrave
left-handed compliment ironično, sumljivo, neodkrito laskanje
give her my compliments pozdravi jo od mene

counsel² [káunsəl] samostalnik
posvetovanje; svet, nasvet; namera, načrt; odvetnik; svetovalec

counsel is never out of date za dober nasvet ni nikoli prepozno
counsel of perfection nasvet, ki se po njem ni mogoče ravnati
to take counsel with s.o. posvetovati se s kom
to take counsel with one's pillow dobro si stvar premisliti, prespati jo
counsel for the defence obtoženčev zagovornik
counsel for the prosecution tožiteljev zagovornik
to keep one's own counsel prikrivati svoje namene, obdržati stvar zase, tajiti