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britje shave; shaving

čopič (zrcalo) za britje shaving brush (mirror)
milo za britje shaving soap
krema za britje shaving cream
orodje za britje shaving tackle
lotion po britju aftershave
britje, prosim! (pri brivcu) a shave, please!

broach² [brouč] prehodni glagol
na čep dati
figurativno načeti (pogovor); vrtati

to broach a question sprožiti vprašanje, omeniti kaj
navtika to broach a ship obrniti ladijski bok proti vetru

brodíti (po vodi) to paddle; (vodo) to ford, to wade, to cross by wading

brodíti reko to wade across a river

brónhije anatomija bronchus

brónhiji bronchi(a) pl

broth [brɔɵ] samostalnik
(mesna) juha

irsko a broth of a boy fant od fare, vrl dečko, korenjak, tič
too many cooks spoil the broth preveč kuharjev pripali juho

brown¹ [braun] pridevnik
rjav, zagorel, temen, mračen

brown bread črn kruh
brown cloth surovo, nebeljeno platno
brown coal lignit
sleng to do brown slepariti, ugnati
brown George lončena posoda
in a brown study zamaknjen, zamišljen
brown shirt nacist
brown sugar nerafiniran sladkor
brown ware kamenina

bŕskati to ransack; to rummage

bŕskati po to rummage among
bŕskati po hiši to ransack a house
bŕskati po knjigi to rummage through the pages of a book
bŕskati po žepih to fish through one's pockets

brunt [brʌnt] samostalnik
glavni sunek; najtežji del; kriza

at a brunt v prvem sunku
to bear the brunt prenesti glavni sunek

brush¹ [brʌš] samostalnik
krtača, ščetka, čopič, metlica; lisičji rep; grmičje, goščava, dračje; oplaz, pretep, praska, spopad
figurativno slikar, slikarstvo

at a brush, at the first brush v prvem zamahu
to give s.o. a brush grdo s kom ravnati, tepsti ga
tarred with the same brush enak, prav tak
to give it another brush še enkrat obdelati, izdelati
to give s.o. a brush-down okrtačiti koga

bŕz fast, rapid, swift, quick, speedy; express; prompt, expeditious; (konj) fleet; (korak) brisk, light-footed; (z odgovorom) quick-witted, of ready wit; (okreten) brisk, fleet, agile, fast-moving

bŕz kot strela quick as lightning
bŕza jadrnica a fast sailing boat, ZDA sailboat
bŕzi marš vojska forced march, quick march
bŕzi vlak fast train, express train
bŕzih nog fleet of foot

brzojávka telegram; telegraphic message; wire, (po kablu) cablegram, cable

sestaviti brzojávko to draw up (ali to make out) a telegram

brzovlák fast train; express (train); (ZDA tudi) flyer

peljati se z brzovlákom to take a fast train

bucket¹ [bʌ́kit] samostalnik
vedro, čeber; črpalni bat, črpalnik; žlebič na mlinskem kolesu

to give the bucket odsloviti, odkloniti
sleng to kick the bucket umreti
ameriško bucket shop trgovina in špekulacija z delnicami
a mere drop in the bucket kapljica v morju

búčen¹ roaring; booming; noisy, tumultuous, boisterous; (smeh) uproarious

búčen krohot a roar of laughter
búčno veselje romp
búčna (hrupna) zabava (figurativno) carousal, (avstralski) corroboree

búden awake; waking, roused; sleepless

čisto búden wide awake; figurativno watchful, vigilant, (on the) alert
biti, ostati dolgo búden to sit up late, to keep late hours
spremljati z búdnim očesom to keep a vigilant eye (on)
biti búden (figurativno) to be on the alert, to be on the lookout

budget¹ [bʌ́džit] samostalnik
(polna) vreča, zaloga, kup; proračun

a budget of news kup novic

budíti to wake, to awake, to awaken; to rouse

budíti se to wake up; figurativno to rouse oneself; (nemirno spati) to have a broken (ali restless) sleep

budžét budget; (annual) estimates pl

debata o budžétu debate on the budget (ali on the finance bill)
predložiti budžét to present a budget
predvideti v budžétu to budget for

bull² [bul] samostalnik
bik, samec velikih sesalcev; borzni špekulant; središče tarče
sleng nesmisel
sleng vohun, policaj; nerodnež

like a bull in a china shop skrajno neroden
(Irish) bull nesmisel
John Bull utelešen značaj angleškega naroda, Anglež
to take the bull by the horns pogumno se lotiti
ameriško, sleng to throw (ali sling) the bull hvalisati se, pretiravati
bull session moška družba
sleng bull and cow ravs in kavs

bump¹ [bʌmp] samostalnik
udarec, sunek; oteklina, bula; izbočenost, izboklina; talent, dar
množina zračne luknje

not to have the bump for s.th. ne imeti daru za kaj
to make a bump for dohiteti (čoln)
bump supper slovesna večerja po veslaških tekmah
the bump of locality smisel za orientacijo