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whom [hu:m] zaimek
koga, komu; tistega (tisto), ki; tistemu (tisti), ki; ki ga (jo, jih); kogar(koli), komur(koli)

to whom? komu?
from whom? od koga?
whom the gods love die young kogar bogovi ljubijo, umre mlad

above¹ [əbʌ́v] predlog
nad, preko; več kakor

above all predvsem
above one hour več kot eno uro
to be above s.o. prekašati koga
to be above o.s. biti domišljav
above comprehension nerazumljiv
to speak above s.o.'s head govoriti preučeno za koga
trgovina above par nad pariteto
he is above suspicion ne moremo ga obdolžiti
he is above doing it preponosen je, da bi to storil, pod častjo mu je
those above me moji predstojniki

account² [əkáunt] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
ceniti, soditi; računati; smatrati; razložiti

I account him a hero smatram ga za junaka
he accounts himself happy ima se za srečnega
account for obračunati; razložiti, utemeljiti; ceniti; zagovarjati; usmrtiti

ado [ədú:] samostalnik
hrup, trušč; trud; razburjanje

much ado about nothing mnogo krika za prazen nič
he had much ado mnogo truda ga je stalo
without more (ali further) ado brez nadaljnjega obotavljanja

among(st) [əmʌ́ŋ(kst)] predlog
med, izmed

from among(st) izmed
he is numbered among(st) the dead imajo ga za mrtvega
they quarelled among(st) themselves sprli so se

anywhere [éniwɛə] prislov
nekje; povsod, kjerkoli, kamorkoli

I cannot find him anywhere nikjer ga ne morem najti
he meets friends anywhere povsod srečuje prijatelje
scarcely (ali hardly) anywhere skoraj nikjer
ameriško anywhere from ... to nekako od ... do

arm¹ [a:m] samostalnik
zgornja okončina, laket, roka; krak, ročica; rokav; naročje
figurativno oblast; opora; močna veja

to fly into s.o.'s s vreči se komu v naročje
to fold one's arm prekrižati roke
infant in arms dojenček, čisto majhen otrok, otročiček
to keep (ali hold) s.o. at arm's length varovati se koga, ne pustiti ga blizu
to make a long arm seči po čem
secular arm posvetna oblast
arm of the sea morski rokav
within arm's reach dosegljiv
with open arms prisrčno

available [əvéiləbl] pridevnik (availably prislov)
uporaben, koristen; primeren; veljaven; razpoložljiv

it is not available ni ga dobiti; ni veljavno

back⁴ [bæk]

1. neprehodni glagol
nazaj stopiti, umikati se; zmuzniti se

2. prehodni glagol
nazaj potisniti, nazaj gnati, nazaj voziti; podpreti, podpirati; pomagati; staviti; (o)krepiti; biti opora; biti ozadje; indosirati

I'll back myself against any odds stavim ne vem kaj
to back a horse zajahati konja; staviti na konja
to back the wrong horse ušteti se, staviti na napačno karto
to back the oars, to back astern nazaj veslati
to back and fill kolebati, ne se odločiti
to back on one's word besedo snesti
to back on s.o. izdati koga, pustiti ga na cedilu
to back a cheque indosirati ček
mornarica back her! vozi nazaj!
to back water nazaj veslati

barge-pole [bá:džpoul] samostalnik
drog za odrivanje čolna

he's not fit to be touched with a barge-pole zaničujem ga, zoprn mi je, gnusi se mi

before² [bifɔ́:] predlog
pred, v navzočnosti

before all predvsem
to be (ali go) before the mast biti navadni mornar
to be before one's time priti prezgodaj; biti napreden za svoje čase
the day before yesterday predvčerajšnjim
to carry everything before o.s. imeti v vsem uspeh
before you can say Jack Robinson takoj, kakor bi trenil
before long kmalu
before now že prej
to run before the sea veslati z valovi
to love before o.s. ljubiti bolj kot samega sebe
the question before us vprašanje, ki ga je treba rešiti
before s.o.'s eyes v prisotnosti, vpričo koga

beloved [bihʌ́vd, bilʌ́vid]

1. pridevnik
ljubljen, drag

he was beloved by (ali of) all vsi so ga imeli radi

2. samostalnik
ljubica, ljubček

bežáti to flee; to run away, to fly; to take to flight, to make one's escape

bežáti pred (izogibati se) to avoid, to shun, (knjižno) to flee from
kako čas beži! how time flies!
bežal je, kar so ga noge nesle he ran as fast as his legs could carry him
sovražnik je bežal v popolnem neredu the enemy was fleeing in a panic
Beži(te) (pojdite no!) be off with you!

bird [bə:d] samostalnik
ptič, ptičica
sleng deklica, dečko, oseba
ameriško, sleng navdušenec; čudak

figurativno old bird lisjak, zvitorepec, tič
to do s.th. like a bird zelo rad, z lahkoto kaj narediti
bird of calm vodomec
the early bird catches the worm rana ura zlata ura
cock bird ptičji samec
birds of a feather flock together ene vrste ptiči skupaj letijo, Šimen Šimnu gode
fine feathers make fine birds obleka dela človeka
to give the bird zavrniti, odkloniti, izžvižgati
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush boljši danes vrabec kakor jutri zajec, bolje drži ga kot lovi ga
hen bird ptičja samica
to hit the bird in the eye v črno zadeti
bird of Jove orel
bird of Juno pav
to kill two birds with one stone dve stvari hkrati opraviti, dve muhi naenkrat ubiti
a little bird told me so nekdo (ne smem ali nočem povedati, kdo) mi je povedal
bird of paradise rajska ptica, rajčica
an old bird is not caught with chaff star lisjak ne gre na limanice
bird of passage ptica selivka
bird of prey ptica roparica
a queer (gay) bird čudak (veseljak)
a wise old bird zvitorepec

birthday [bɔ́:ɵdei] samostalnik
rojstni dan

in one's birthday suit nag, gol, kakor ga je bog ustvaril
birthday cake torta za rojstni dan

bite off prehodni glagol
odgristi

to bite off more than one can chew lotiti se dela, ki ga ne zmoremo
to bite off s.o.'s nose (ali head) odrezati se, nahruliti koga

blast² [bla:st] prehodni glagol
razstreliti; požgati; uničiti; prekleti

blast it! presneto!
blast me (him)! naj me (ga) vrag vzame
to blast off sprožiti se, odleteti (raketa)

blízu near; nearly; near (ali close) at hand; close to; (približno) about, approximately, close upon

blízu hiše near the house
čisto blízu close by
blízu in daleč far and near
ni ga blízu (figurativno) he holds (ali keeps) aloof
ne iti blízu to stand off, to keep one's distance
priti blízu to come (ali to draw) near, to approach

bob¹ [bɔb] samostalnik
obesek, nihalo, utež na nihalu; trzaj; lasulja; šop; kratek rep; deška frizura; vaba za trnek; vrsta plesa; lahen udarec, sunek, krc; pripev; posmeh, zasmeh
sleng šiling; poklon; trzaj; drsina; dirkalne sani

to give s.o. the bob oslepariti koga, naplahtati ga

bóg God; the Lord; deity

o bóg! dear me!
moj bóg! good Heavens!, good Lord!
daj bóg God grant!, would to God!; I wish to goodness!, I wish to God!
bóg ne daj!, bóg obvaruj! God forbid!, zastarelo God forfend!; touch wood!
bóg z Vami! God speed you!
zbogom! goodbye, farewell!
bógu podoben godlike
vsemogočni bóg God Almighty
bógu vdan devout, pious
tako mi bóg pomagaj! so help me God!
(bil je) prizor za bógove (it was) a sight for sore eyes
to je kot od bóga poslano it's a godsend
bóg (si ga) vedi God knows, I don't
bogve arhaično God wot
bogve zakaj goodness (ali God) knows why
bogve, kdo je to rekel I wonder who said it
če bóg da please God, God willing
moj bóg, kaj pa delate? for God's sake, what are you doing?
stati kot lipov bóg (figurativno) to stand like a graven image; to stand stock-still
človek obrača, bóg pa obrne man proposes, God disposes; God commands, man obeys
bóg je najprej sebi brado ustvaril charity begins at home