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bargain² [bá:gin] samostalnik
(dobra) kupčija, ugodna priložnost; pogodba; razprodaja

a bad bargain nesreča, huda zadeva
by bargain po dogovoru
a chance bargain priložnostni nakup
bargain counter oddelek z blagom po znižani ceni
I got it a dead bargain skoraj zastonj sem dobil
to drive a hard bargain mnogo zahtevati
it's a bargain! velja!
Dutch bargain kupčija ali ugovor v enostransko korist
to make the best of a bad bargain ne obupavati
a good bargain is a pickpocket poceni blago je slabo
a bargain is a bargain kar je, je
into the bargain povrhu
bargain hunter tisti, ki išče dobro kupčijo
a losing (ali hard, bad) bargain slaba kupčija
to strike (ali make, close) a bargain napraviti kupčijo, pogoditi se, dogovoriti se
to be off one's bargain rešiti se obveznosti
switch bargain ovinkarska kupčija
wet bargain kupčija, ki se konča s popivanjem

barge² [bá:dž] neprehodni glagol

sleng to barge about majati, opotekati se
to barge into zaleteti se, trčiti v kaj
to barge in prekinjati
pogovorno a barge about slab jahač, neroda, motovilo

bargee [ba:dží:] samostalnik
barkar, čolnar
pogovorno surovež

to swear like a bargee preklinjati kot voznik
pogovorno lucky bargee srečnež

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

barírati to cross; to cancel; to cross out

barírati ček to cross a cheque

bark¹ [ba:k] samostalnik
skorja, lubje; skorja kininovca
sleng koža, krzno

bark tanning strojenje z lubjem
to come (ali go) between the bark and the tree vmešavati se v tuje zadeve
ameriško a man with the bark on neotesanec
to take the bark off prikazati brez olepšanja

bárka barge, boat; pesniško bark

prevozna bárka lighter; (za dovoz hrane ladjam) bumboat
pijanec je vozil bárko po ulici (figurativno) a drunken man zigzagged down the street

barn-door [bá:ndɔ́:] samostalnik
skedenjska vrata
figurativno tarča, ki je ni moči zgrešiti

barn-door fowl domača perutnina
he cannot hit a barn-door je slab strelec
as big as a barn-door velikanski

barrel¹ [bǽrəl] samostalnik
sod; puškina cev; valj; trebuh (npr. konja); prostorninska mera (pribl. 147 l)
ameriško denar za politično kampanjo

pogovorno not enough barrel šibkega telesa
to have s.o. over a barrel spraviti koga v škripce
barrel house, barrel shop krčma
barrel pump ročna črpalka
to holler down a rain barrel gobezdati

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

bás (glas) bass voice; (godalo) violoncello, pogovorno cello, zastarelo bass viol; (veliko godalo) double bass, contrabass

lep bás a fine bass voice

basket¹ [bá:skit ameriško bǽskit] samostalnik
koš, košara; posoda

as blind as a basket čisto slep
to put (ali have) all one's eggs in one basket staviti vse na eno karto
to be left in the basket ne biti izbran
the pick of the basket najboljši
to give the basket zavrniti
ameriško, hudomušno like a basket of chips zelo ljubko, zelo prijetno

bat¹ [bæt] samostalnik
zoologija netopir

as blind as a bat skoraj slep, skrajno kratkoviden
he's got bats in the belfry čudne muhe mu rojijo po glavi, ima čudne domisleke
to go like a bat out of the hell švigniti kakor strela
to go bat ponoreti
to be bats biti prismuknjen

bat² [bæt] samostalnik
palica za kriket, baseball ipd., lopar; gorjača, krepelce; igrač, odbijalec (kriketa)

off one's own bat samostojen; na lastno odgovornost; brez tuje pomoči
at a rare (ali good) bat zelo urno, hitro
right off the bat nemudoma, takoj
ameriško to come to bat spoprijeti se s težko nalogo, lotiti se hudega problema
a good bat dober igralec kriketa
to be on the bat biti na vrsti za udarec
to be at bat figurativno biti pri krmilu, imeti oblast

bat⁵ [bæt] samostalnik
ameriško, sleng veseljačenje, popivanje

to go on a bat krokati, veseljačiti

bataljón battalion

delovni bataljón labour battalion
poveljnik bataljóna battalion commander, commander of a battalion; (angleški) lieutenant colonel

bate² [beit] samostalnik
lugovina
sleng razburjenje

to get in a bate razburiti se

bateríja elektrika, vojska battery; (elektrika, atomska) pile; (akumulatorska) accumulator

radio na bateríjo battery radio, battery set
rezervna bateríja spare battery
napolniti bateríjo (elektrika) to charge a battery
(za)maskirati svoje bateríje vojska figurativno to mask one's batteries

bath¹ [ba:ɵ ameriško bæɵ] samostalnik
kopel; kad
kemija pranje; kopališče
množina zdravilišče

to have (ali take) a bath kopati se (v kopalnici)
hip bath sedežna kopel
bath of blood pokol
shower bath prha(nje)
steam (ali Turkish, vapour) bath parna kopel
sun bath sončenje

bátina (palica) stick; cudgel; bludgeon

dobil je poštene bátine (udarce s palico) he got a sound thrashing, (vojaška ali mornarska kazen) he ran the gauntlet