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bél white; (čist) clean; (nezagorel) pale; (nepopisan) blank; (pobeljen) blanched; (bel in siv) hoary

béla garda right-wing political movement in Slovenia before and during World War II, the White Guard
pri bélem dnevu in broad daylight
Bela Hiša the White House
béla knjiga politika white paper, White Book
béla kovina white metal, white alloy
bél kruh white (ali wheaten) bread
bélo krvno telesce white corpuscle
béla (mlečna) kava white coffee
béla lisa (na konjskem čelu) blaze
béli medved polar bear
bélo meso white meat
béla obleka whites, white clothing
béla nedelja Low Sunday, the first Sunday after Easter
béla pločevina tinplate
béli premog (figurativno) "white coal", hydroelectric power
béli teden (prodajni) white sale
bél kot sneg snow-white
trgovina z bélimi dekleti white slave traffic
bélo vino white wine
béla vrana (figurativno) a rare thing, rarity, quite an exceptional person
dati črno na bélem to put down in black and white
imam to črno na bélem I have it in black and white
napraviti bélo to make white
bélo pobarvati to dye white
pokazati kaj črno na bélem to show something in black and white

best² [best] samostalnik
najboljše, najprimernejše

the best najodličnejši, najboljši ljudje
at the best v najboljšem primeru
the very best najboljše od vsega
to be at one's best biti na višku
bad is the best nič dobrega ne moremo pričakovati
to do one's best do skrajnosti se potruditi
to get (ali have) the best of the bargain napraviti dobro kupčijo
make the best of your way home glej, da boš čimprej doma
to make the best of a bad bargain (ali job, business, of it) pogumno prenašati udarce usode, ne biti malodušen, ne obupati, ne zgubiti glave
to try one's best na vso moč se truditi
to the best of my power kolikor zmorem
the best is the enemy of good prevelike zahteve ovirajo napredek
with the best med najboljšimi
to have the best of both worlds izkoristiti obe možnosti
my best, my Sunday best moja najboljša, praznična obleka

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

céhovski of (ali belonging to) a guild

céhovski dom guild- hall, (v Londonu) the Guildhall
céhovski mojster guildsman
céhovska obleka livery

civílen civil; civilian

civílna obleka civilian clothes, plain clothes, žargon civ(v)ies pl
civílna lista (apanaža) civil list
civílno letalstvo civil aviation
civílna poroka civil marriage
policist v civílni obleki plain-clothes (police)man, pl -men

coat¹ [kóut] samostalnik
suknja, površnik, plašč, jopič; pokrov; prevleka, obloga, omet, opaž, plast, premaz; koža, dlaka, perje
medicina mrena, opna, kožica

coat of arms grb
to baste s.o.'s coat nabunkati, pretepsti koga
to cut one's coat according to one's cloth ➞ cloth
to dust a coat for s.o. pretepsti koga
it is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman obleka sama še ne naredi človeka
great coat zimski plašč
to wear the King's (ali Queen's) coat služiti vojake
coat of mail železna srajca, oklep
near is my coat but nearer is my skin vsak je sebi najbližji, bog je najprej sebi brado ustvaril
to turn one's coat izneveriti se, postati odpadnik, po vetru se obračati
to take off one's coat pripraviti se na boj
to take off one's coat to (the) work zavihati rokave, lotiti se dela

custom [kʌ́stəm] samostalnik
navada, običaj
pravno običajno pravo; odjemalstvo; redno nabavljanje (nakupovanje)
množina carina

ameriško custom clothes po meri narejena obleka
customs officer (ali official) carinik
custom is a second nature navada je železna srajca
customs entry carinska deklaracija
custom(s) duty carina
customs examination carinski pregled

čípkast lace-like; lace(-)

čípkasta obleka (robec) lacetrimmed dress (handkerchief)
čípkasti papir lace paper
čípkasti vzorec lacery

čŕn black

čŕno na belem (= pismeno) dati, napisati to put in writing
čŕn kot smola as black as soot (ali as ink)
čŕno na belem in black and white
to imam čŕno na belem I have it in writing
čŕna barva black (colour ali dye ali paint)
čŕna borza black market
čŕn kruh brown bread
čŕna kroglica (pri volitvah) blackball
čŕna lista (seznam), knjiga black list, black book
čŕna magija the black art
čŕna metalurgija iron metallurgy
čŕna nehvaležnost black ingratitude
čŕna (garjava) ovca black sheep
čŕna (žalna) obleka mourning, (widow's) weeds pl
črn, nesrečen dan unlucky day, black day
čŕno oblečen black-clad
čŕn kot vran as black as ebony
čŕno vino red wine
čŕno nebo a black sky
čŕno obrobljen black-edged
čŕno obrobljen pisemski papir black-bordered notepaper
delo na čŕno žargon scab work
delati kot čŕna živina to work like a nigger
čŕno se mi dela pred očmi my head begins to swim
dati, vnesti v čŕn seznam to blacklist
v čŕno (žalno) se obleči to wear (ali arhaično to don) mourning
udarec je zadel v čŕno the thrust went home
prisegati, da je čŕno belo to swear that black is white
vrag ni tako čŕn, kot ga slikajo the devil is not so black as he is painted
zadeti v čŕno to hit the mark

délo work; labour; (zaposlitev) employment, job; (enolično, naporno) grind; (snažilkino) charring, cleaning, ZDA chore; (garanje) drudgery; (težko) toil

duševno délo brainwork, headwork
délo ročno manual work, manual labour
javna déla public works pl
délo od kosa piecework
naloženo délo task
délo zunaj hiše outdoor work
nočno délo night work, pogovorno nights pl
običajno délo ordinary labour
priložnostno délo odd job
obvezno délo compulsory work
kvalificirano délo skilled work
pisarniško délo clerical work
poljsko délo farm work, agricultural labour
prisilno délo forced labour, penal servitude
prostovoljno délo voluntary work
pogodbeno délo contract work
nestrokovno délo unskilled work
ročno, fino délo fancywork
žensko ročno délo needlework
rutinsko, tekoče délo routine work
mučno, dolgočasno délo drudgery, toiling and moiling
površno délo bungled (ali botched) work
brez déla (brezposeln) unemployed, jobless
zmožen za délo able to work
s trdim, težkim délom by working hard
borza déla employment agency, labour exchange
pravica do déla the right to work (ali to a job)
program déla work programme
ustavitev déla cessation of work
področje déla sphere of activity (ali of action)
nesposoben za délo unfit for work, not fit for work, incapacitated
temeljna organizacija združenega déla basic organization of associated labour
pri délu at work
na délo! get to work!
délo na črno žargon scab labour
družbeno (fizično, minulo, proizvodno) délo social (physical, past, productive) work
presežno (skupno) délo surplus labour (joint work)
svobodna menjava déla free change of employment
združeno (živo) délo associated (current) labour
plačilo po délu payment linked to performance, payment by results
pogoji za délo labour conditions
biti pri délu to be at work
vaša obleka je v délu your suit (ali dress, costume) is in hand, is being made (ali attended to)
dati komu délo to give someone work, to give someone employment
to je težko délo it is uphill work
iti na délo to go to work
iskati délo to look for a job
vedno samó délo in nič oddiha all work and no play
izogibati se déla to dodge work
biti s srcem pri délu to put one's heart into one's work
lotiti se déla to set to work, to get on with it, to get down to it, to start work, ZDA to get busy
zopet se lotiti déla to resume work
biti brez déla to be out of work
imeti mnogo déla to have plenty to do, to have a lot of work on hand, to have a great deal of work to do
imam drugega déla dovolj (figurativno) I've enough on my plate already, I have other fish to fry
nastopiti délo to start work
izvesti délo to get one's job (ali work) done, to carry out one's work
je kar precéj déla, veste! it's quite a job, you know!
odkazati komu neko délo to set someone a task
posvetiti se svojemu délu to devote (ali to apply) oneself to one's work
povzročiti komu mnogo déla to put someone to great inconvenience
opravljati délo to do a job
délo stoji, počiva work is at a standstill
končati s svojim délom to get one's work done
imel sem neko délo I had a job to do
čisto se predati délu pogovorno to keep one's nose to the grindstone
ustaviti délo to stop work, to strike (work), to go on strike, to walk out, to down tools
vreči se na délo to put one's back into a job, to get down to it
obsoditi na težko délo to sentence to hard labour
ukvarjati se z literarnim délom to be engaged in literary pursuits
rudarji so zapustili délo the miners have come out (on strike)
dušiti se v délu to be swamped (ali overwhelmed) with work
čez glavo imam déla I'm up to my ears (ali eyes, neck) in work
pridnega k délu priganjati (figurativno) to spur a willing horse
on se nikoli ne dotakne déla he never does a stroke of work
tovarna je ustavila délo the factory has stopped work
živeti od déla svojih rok to live by the sweat of one's palms
brez déla ni jela you get nothing for nothing
dober začetek je pol déla a good start is half the battle
po délu, ne po besedah cenimo človeka actions speak louder than words
po délu spoznaš človeka by their works you will know them

déloven working; labouring; labour

délovni čas working hours pl
délovni dan workday
délovna enota work unit
délovno dovoljenje work permit
délovna izmena, posad shift
délovna halja overall
délovni konflikt labour conflict
délovna metoda working method, operating method
délovna obleka (pajac, žaba) overalls pl
délovno orodje tools pl
délovno področje sphere of action, field of activity
délovno ljudstvo working people
délovni program schedule of work, work plan
délovni razred working class
délovna sila manpower, labour resources, workers pl, labour
pomanjkanje délovne sile labour shortage
délovna služba labour service
délovni načrt work plan
délovni odbor working (ali advisory) committee
délovni pogoji working conditions pl
délovni stroški labour costs pl
délovna storilnost efficiency of labour
délovni teden working week
délovno taborišče labour camp
délovni tovariš workmate, workfellow, fellow workman
délovna vnema enthusiasm for the job, keenness to get the job done
délovna zaščita safety provisions pl for workers
bedno plačana délovna sila sweated labour
délovna celota a working whole
délovni človek (ljudje) working man (people)
délovna skupnost (organizacija) working community (organization)
délovna sredstva labour resources
délovni odnosi labour relations pl
délovne obveznosti working obligations pl
število délovnih ur work load

ditto¹ [dítou] samostalnik
že povedano, isto; blago iz istega materiala

to say ditto strinjati se
domačno a suit of dittos vsa obleka iz iste tkanine

dream¹ [dri:m] samostalnik
sanje, sen; sanjarjenje; ideal

a perfect dream čudovito lep
pogovorno a dream of a dress čudovito lepa obleka
the land of dreams svet domišljije
waking dream sanjarjenje

dvóren court

dvórna dama court lady; lady in waiting; lady at court
dvórni dobavitelj purveyor to the court, purveyor to the Royal Household
dvórna etiketa court etiquette
dvórni kaplan, pridigar court chaplain
dvórni maršal master of ceremonies, VB Lord Chamberlain
dvórni norec court jester
dvórna obleka court dress
dvórna služinčad court servants pl
dvórni svétnik VB Privy Councillor
dvórni vlak royal train
dvórno žalovanje court mourning

evening² [í:vniŋ] pridevnik
večeren

evening gown večerna obleka
evening dress večerna obleka, smoking, frak
evening star zvezda večernica
evening meal večerja

fine⁴ [fain] pridevnik
droben, tenek, fin; rahel, nežen; lep, sijajen, odličen; eleganten; čist; jasen; oster (nož), nabrušen; dobro razvit; bister; prevzeten

fine arts lepe umetnosti
one fine day lepega dne
one of these fine days prej ali slej
fine middling srednje dober
to call things by fine names imenovati grdo z lepimi besedami
fine gold čisto zlato
fine feathers make fine birds obleka dela človeka
not to put too fine point upon it povedati naravnost in brez olepšavanja
to say fine things about s.o. hvaliti koga
fine words butter no parsnips od lepih besed se ne da živeti

flanélast flannel; of flannel; flannelly

flanélasta obleka flannel suit
flanélaste hlače flannel trousers pl, šport flannels pl, whites pl

full¹ [ful] pridevnik (fully prislov)
poln, napolnjen, natlačen, natovorjen; popoln, ves; obilen, debelušen; sit; bogat česa; čist, pravi, močen, intenziven (svetloba); temen (barva)

full age polnoletnost
full of beans (ali guts) poln vneme, podjeten
of full blood čistokrven
in full fig (ali feather) v svečani obleki, v najboljšem stanju
full brother (sister) rodni brat (rodna sestra)
full dress svečana obleka
full dress rehearsal generalka v kostumih
full dress debate debata o pomembnem vprašanju
at full length obširno
full length portrait portret v naravni velikosti
full force (ali tilt) na vso moč; s polno paro, z največjo hitrostjo
full professor redni profesor
full stop (ali point) pika
full sail s polno paro
full swing poln razmah
to be full upon na dolgo in široko razlagati
full hand karta, ki dobiva
full tide plima
full face od spredaj, naravnost v obraz
full statement podrobno poročilo
in full view of ravno nasproti česa

gála gala; pomp; state

v gála in full dress; pogovorno in full fig
gála kočija state coach
gála obleka gala dress
gála predstava gala performance
gála uniforma full dress, full-dress uniform

glad¹ [glæd] pridevnik (of, at)
vesel, radosten, zadovoljen, srečen

I am glad veseli me, srečen sem
I am glad of it to me veseli
to give the glad eye spogledati se
ameriško, sleng glad rags (ali clothes) svečana obleka
ameriško glad hand prisrčen sprejem