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  • after1 [á:ftə ameriško ǽftə] prislov
    kasneje, nato

    shortly after kmalu nato
    the day after naslednji dan
  • afternoon [á:ftənú:n] samostalnik
    popoldan

    good afternoon! dober dan! (pozdrav popoldne)
    in the afternoon of his life proti koncu njegovega življenja
    hudomušno afternoon farmer lenuh
  • air1 [ɛə] samostalnik
    zrak, atmosfera; vetrič, prepih; videz, vedenje, obnašanje; arija, napev, melodija

    to be in the air biti v nejasnem položaju
    to be (ali go) on the air govoriti, oddajati se po radiu
    by air po zraku, z letalom
    to beat the air zaman si prizadevati, prazno slamo mlatiti
    air bed pnevmatična žimnica
    castles in the air gradovi v oblakih
    air cleaner zračni filter
    air express ekspresna avionska pošiljka
    Air Force zračno brodovje
    to give o.s. airs šopiriti se
    ameriško, sleng to give s.o. the air odpustiti koga
    to go up in the air razburiti, razjeziti se, pobesneti
    in the open air na prostem
    to keep s.o. in the air pustiti koga v negotovosti
    on the air po radiu
    to put on airs šopiriti se
    quite in the air čisto negotovo
    to take the air iti na sprehod
    the matter takes air zadeva prihaja na dan
    to vanish (ali melt) into thin air izginiti kot kafra
    to walk (ali tread) on air biti ves srečen; zibati se v sreči
    air waybill avionski tovorni list
  • all1 [ɔ:l] pridevnik
    cel, ves, celoten

    all the country vsa dežela
    all very cushy udoben, prijeten
    all day long ves dan
    at all events v vsakem primeru
    on all fours po vseh štirih
    to be on all fours with s.o. povsem se s kom strinjati
    to all intents and purposes v vsakem pogledu
    all my life vse življenje
    by all means vsekakor
    once for all enkrat za vselej
    to sit up till all hours of the night dolgo bedeti
    all sorts (ali kinds) of vse mogoče
    to turn in all standing leči popolnoma oblečen
    not for all the world za nič na svetu
  • arbor [á:bə] samostalnik
    drevo, deblo; vreteno, os, transmisija

    ameriško Arbor Day dan sajenja dreves (na koncu aprila ali v začetku maja)
  • around2 [əráund] predlog
    okrog, okoli

    around the clock dan in noč, nenehno
    around the corner čisto blizu
  • banian [bǽniən] samostalnik
    indijski trgovec; krošnjar; agent; tajnik; domača halja (Angleža v Indiji); vrsta majice; indijski figovec

    banian day brezmesni, postni dan
    banian hospital veterinarska bolnica
  • bárva colour, ZDA color; (obraza) complexion, (tisk) ink; (znanstveno) chroma; (barvarska) dye, dyestuff; (plesk) paint; (tinktura) tincture; (za les, steklo) stain; (barvilo) pigment; (prevladujoča) hue; (temen ton, odtenek) shade; (svetel ton) tint; (glasu) timbre

    bárve (blaga) colours pl, dyes pl, paints pl; (kartanje) suit
    kričeče, prežive bárve gaudy colours, glaring colours
    lokalna bárva local colour
    mrtva bárva dull colour
    mavričnih bárv rainbow-coloured, iridescent
    nestalna, neobstojna bárva fugitive colour, fading colour
    obstojna bárva fast colour
    pisanih bárv variegated, piebald, mottled
    svetla (temna) bárva light (dark) colour
    živa bárva vivid (ali gay, bright) colour
    preživa bárva dazzling colour
    oljnata bárva oil colour, oil paint
    vodne bárve water-colours
    osnovna (komplementarna, mešalna) bárva primary (complementary, secondary) colour
    spreminjasta bárva (v blagu) shot colour
    tiskarska bárva printer's ink
    občutljiv za bárve colour sensitive, fotografija orthochromatic
    slep za bárve colour-blind
    mešanje bárv colour mixing
    bogastvo bárv richness in colour
    igra bárv, prelivanje bárv play of colours, iridescence
    škatla za bárve paintbox, colour box
    trgovec z bárvami, z oljnatimi bárvami dealer in paints, paint dealer
    trakovi jagodne bárve strawberry-coloured ribbons
    veda o bárvah science of colour, chromatics pl (s konstr. v sg)
    bárva obledi the dye fades
    opisovati kaj v živih bárvah to give a glowing description of something
    mešati bárve to mix colours
    pokazati svojo pravo bárvo to show one's true colours, to show one's colours, to come out in one's true colours
    priti z bárvo na dan (figurativno) to let the cat out of the bag, to speak one's mind
    puščati bárvo to lose one's colour
    spremeniti bárvo (v obrazu) to change colour
    slikati v svetlih (temnih) bárvah to paint in bright (dark) colours
    te bárve se ne ujemajo dobro these colours do not go well together
    videti vse v rožnatih bárvah to see everything through rose-coloured spectacles
    ta bárva pušča pri pranju this colour runs in the wash
  • beat about neprehodni glagol
    pluti proti vetru; iskati, truditi se; tavati, bloditi

    beat about the bush ne priti z besedo na dan
    beat about in one's mind tuhtati, preudarjati
    beat about for skušati najti, iskati
  • 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
  • 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
  • blaze away neprehodni glagol
    streljati
    figurativno (at) z navdušenjem se lotiti

    blaze away! z besedo na dan!
  • blessed [blést, blésid] pridevnik (blessedly prislov)
    blagoslovljen, blažen
    vulgarno presnet, preklet

    blessed Virgin devica Marija
    of blessed memory rajnki, pokojni
    I'm blessed if naj me vrag vzame, če, srečen bi bil, če bi
    I am blessed if I know res ne vem
    I am blessed if I do it še v glavo mi ne pade, da bi to storil
    the whole blessed day ves božji dan
    blessed with poln česa
  • born2 [bɔ:n] pridevnik
    rojen; po rodu

    in all my born days odkar sem na svetu, svoj živi dan
    born in the purple kraljevskega rodu
    born with a silver (wooden) spoon in one's mouth rojen pod srečno (nesrečno) zvezdo
    I wasn't born yesterday nisem tako naiven
    born to a large fortune bogat dedič
    born of po rodu iz
    born again prerojen
    born fool popolnoma neumen, nor
    born under lucky star pod srečno zvezdo rojen
  • both3 [bouɵ] veznik

    both ... and tako ... kakor
    both by night and by day tako podnevi kakor ponoči, podnevi in ponoči, dan in noč
    both you and I jaz in ti
  • božíčen Christmas

    božíčni čas Christmas-tide, Christmas season, Yuletide, Yule
    božíčni čas nakupovanj Christmas shopping season
    božíčne čestitke Christmas greeting(s), greetings (ali compliments) of the season
    božíčni dan Christmas Day, Feast of the Nativity
    božíčno darilo Christmas present (ZDA gift), (za poštarja, smetarja ipd.) Christmas box
    božíčna dopisnica Christmas card
    božíčno drevo Christmas tree; tannenbaum; aeronavtika žargon airfield lights pl
    božíčna gratifikacija Christmas gratuity
    božíčna obdaritev distribution (ali pogovorno handing round) of Christmas presents
    božíčna pesem (Christmas) carol
    božíčni praznik Christmas Day, Christmas, Christmastide
    božíčni sejem Christmas fair
    božíčna sveča Christmas candle
    božíčni večer Christmas Eve
    predbožičen preChristmas
  • brezmésen meatless

    brezmésen dan fast day, day of abstinence
  • by1 [bai] predlog
    blizu, pri, ob, od, do, med, po, s, poleg

    by the advice of po nasvetu koga
    by all means vsekakor
    by air z letalom
    by appearance po videzu
    by s.o.'s bedside ob postelji koga
    by birth po rodu
    by blood po izvoru, po rodu
    by boat z ladjo
    by the by(e) mimogrede povedano, da ne pozabim
    by chance po naključju, slučajno
    by day podnevi
    by the day na dan (natanko)
    day by day dan za dnevom
    by degrees postopoma
    by my desire po moji želji
    by dint of zaradi, s pomočjo
    by the dozen na ducate
    by experience po izkušnji
    by far veliko bolj
    by force nasilno
    by George! pri moji veri!
    by heart na pamet
    by the hour na uro
    by hundreds na stotine
    by itself samo zase
    by Jove! pri moji veri!
    by law po zakonu
    by leaps and bounds skokoma, hitro
    by letter pismeno, s pismom
    ameriško by mail po pošti
    I have no money by me nimam s seboj denarja
    by no means nikakor ne
    by means of s pomočjo, s
    by mistake pomotoma
    by name po imenu
    by nature po naravi
    by next month do prihodnjega meseca
    by now sedaj, že, medtem
    one by one drug za drugim, posamezno
    by o.s. sam zase, sam od sebe
    by order po naročilu
    by post po pošti
    by profession po poklicu
    by rail z železnico
    by reason of zaradi
    by right po pravici
    by sea po morju, z ladjo
    side by side drug poleg drugega
    by stealth kradoma, skrivaj
    by this time medtem; že; ob tem času
    by trade po poklicu
    to travel by London potovati prek Londona
    by turns menjaje, drug za drugim, po vrsti
    two by two, by twos po dva
    by my watch po moji uri
    by the way mimogrede, približno
    by word of mouth ustno
    by way of trial za poskus
    by a year younger leto mlajši
    two meters by six dvakrat šest metrov površine
  • 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
  • Christmas [krísməs] samostalnik
    božič

    Christmas Day 25. december
    Christmas Eve božični večer
    Christmas comes but once a year vsak dan ni nedelja
    Christmas carol božična pesem