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avtomobílski motoring; motor; automobile, automotive

avtomobílska antena car-radio aerial
avtomobílska brizgalna fire engine
avtomobílska cesta VB motorway; ZDA expressway, superhighway
avtomobílska industrija car manufacture; motor (ali automotive ali automobile industry)
avtomobílsko dirkališče racetrack
avtomobílske dirke (motor) racing
avtomobílski defekt engine trouble
avtomobílski bencin petrol, ZDA gas(oline), motor spirit
avtomobílski hrup noise of traffic
avtomobílska karoserija car body
avtomobílski klub automobile club
avtomobílska očala goggles pl
avtomobílskó olje engine oil
avtomobílski izlet drive, excursion, car trip
avtomobílska kolona motor vehicle convoy; ZDA (povorka) motorcade
avtomobílska nesreča traffic (ali car) accident
avtomobílska oprema car accessories, car parts pl
avtomobílska pnevmatika car tyres (ZDA tires)
avtomobílska popravljalnica motor-vehicle repair shop (ali workshop, garage)
avtomobílski prevoz, transport motor transport
avtomobílska razstava motor show
avtomobílski radijski sprejemnik car radio, auto radio
avtomobílski rezervni deli in pritikline car spares and accessories pl
avtomobílsko vzdrževanje car maintenance
avtomobílska karta (zemljevid) road map
avtomobílska hupa, troblja hooter, horn
avtomobílska garaža garage
avtomobílska kapa, čepica motorist's cap
avtomobílska čelada safety helmet, crash helmet
avtomobílska izposojevalnica car hire, car rental; (za samovoznike) self-drive
avtomobílsko parkirišče car park, ZDA parking lot
avtomobílsko pokopališče junk yard
avtomobílska policijska past (police) trap
avtomobílski promet motor traffic
avtomobílska vleka towing by motor vehicle
avtomobílska tablica number plate, licence plate
avtomobílska tehnika motor eingineering
avtomobílska vožnja ride; drive

avtostòp

potovati z avtostòpom to hitch-hike
dvigniti palec za avtostòp to thumb a lift
vzeti koga po avtostòpu to give someone a lift
vožnja z avtostòpom hitching a lift (ali a ride)

away [əwéi] prislov (from)
proč, stran; nenehno

away back pred davnim časom
to be away odpotovati
far away daleč proč
far and away the best daleč najboljši
fire away! prični!
to give away s.o. izdati koga
to make (ali do) away with s.th. odpraviti nekaj
to make away with o.s. narediti samomor
an away match tekma na tujem igrišču
to pine (ali waste) away hirati, hujšati
right away takoj
to pass away umreti
to throw away odvreči
to trifle away zapravljati
away for shame! sram te bodi!
I cannot away with ne prenesem
to work away nenehno delati
away with you! poberi se!
whither away? kam greš?

awe¹ [a:] samostalnik
(globoko) spoštovanje; strah

to stand in awe of s.th. bati se, zgroziti se česa
to fill (ali inspire, strike) s.o. with awe v strah koga spraviti

axe¹, ax [æks] samostalnik
sekira
figurativno obglavljenje

to have an axe to grind zasledovati zasebne cilje, imeti nekaj za bregom
to put (ali fit) the axe in the helve rešiti uganko, doseči cilj
to apply the axe znižati proračun
to get the axe biti odpuščen, zgubiti službo
to hang up the axe na klin obesiti
to set (ali lay) the axe to the root of lotiti se zatiranja česa

azíl asylum; sanctuary

azíl za brezdomce shelter for the homeless
pravica do azíla right of sanctuary
iskati azíl to seek sanctuary
prekršiti pravico do azíla to violate (ali to break) the right of sanctuary

b [bi:]
črka b
glasba nota H

B-deck krov B
not to know a B from a bull's foot (ali broom-stick) biti zelo neveden
hudomušno a B flat stenica
b minor H mol
b major H dur
b sharp his

bábji of (ali belonging to) an old woman; oldwomanish; like a(n old) woman

bábje leto Indian (arhaično St. Luke's ali St. Martin's) summer; gossamer; fine days in autumn
bábje pšeno sleet
bábje čenče trash, old wives' tale, nonsensical talk
bábje čenče! stuff and nonsense!

baby¹ [béibi] samostalnik
otročiček, dojenček; otročnik, otročji človek

ameriško baby carriage (ali cart, coach) otroški voziček
baby in arms otročiček, ki še ni shodil
baby cot otroška posteljica
baby elephant slonov mladič
to hold (ali carry) the baby prevzeti nezaželeno odgovornost
baby piano pianino
baby pin bucika
to plead the baby act izogibati se odgovornosti, izgovarjati se na neizkušenost
to throw out the baby with the bath prevneto si prizadevati

back¹ [bæk] samostalnik
hrbet, hrbtišče; zadnja, spodnja stran; naslonilo, hrbtnik; velik čeber, sod
šport branilec, zaščitnik

at the back za
behind the back of s.o. figurativno za hrbtom komu
the back of beyond zelo daleč od tod
to break the back of s.th. opraviti glavni del naloge
to be cast on one's back doživeti poraz
back and belly obleka in hrana
the Backs parki za študentskimi domovi v Cambridgeu
to get to the back izslediti vzroke
to have s.o. on one's back imeti koga na vratu
to give (ali make) a back pripogniti se
I can make neither back nor edge of him ne spoznam se v njem
at the back of one's mind podzavestno
to be on one's back ležati bolan
to be thoroughly on one's back biti popolnoma na koncu
to put one's back into z vso vnemo se lotiti
to put up one's back razhuditi se
to see the back of s.o. znebiti se koga
to bave a strong back veliko prenesti
to turn one's back upon s.o. obračati hrbet komu, zapustiti koga
to get one's back up trdovratno se upirati
with one's back to the wall v hudi stiski

back³ [bæk] prislov
nazaj; zadaj; nekoč, prej; spet, znova

to be back vrniti se
back and forth sem in tja
to go back on s.o. pustiti koga na cedilu
back off izza
never to look back imeti v vsem srečo
to pay s.o. back (in his own coin) vrniti komu milo za drago
to keep back utajiti
to go back from (ali upon) one's word besedo snesti, preklicati
to hang back mečkati, omahovati
to hold (ali keep) back zadrževati
to talk (ali answer) back ugovarjati, oporekati

bad¹ [bæd] pridevnik (primernik worse, presežnik worst)
slab, pokvarjen, škodljiv, ponarejen; hud, hudoben, krivičen; bolan

bad to beat težko premagljiv
bad blood sovraštvo, huda kri
to be in s.o.'s bad books biti pri kom slabo zapisan
bad egg (ali hat, lot) človek na slabem glasu
bad fairy zli duh
bad form neprimerno vedenje
from bad to worse vedno slabše
to go bad pokvariti se; propasti, propadati
not half (as) bad čisto čedno
bad language zmerjanje, psovke
bad luck smola
ameriško bad man razbojnik, bandit
in bad odour na slabem glasu
not too bad kar dobro
it is too bad škoda, preneumno
with a bad grace nerad
bad ways razuzdano življenje
bad woman razuzdanka

bag¹ [bæg] samostalnik
vreča, torba, kovček; vrečka; lovska torba; lovska trofeja; balon; vime
množina, pogovorno hlače
figurativno odpust

bag and baggage z vsem, kar ima
a bag of bones kost in koža
to let the cat out of the bag izdati skrivnost
to empty the bag povedati vso resnico
to bear (ali carry) the bag razpolagati z denarjem, obvladati položaj
to give the bag odpustiti iz službe
to have s.th. in the bag imeti kaj v dosegu
pogovorno it is in the bag je skoraj gotovo
the whole bag of tricks vsi do zadnjega
to make a good bag imeti lovsko srečo; prisvojiti si kaj

bagatelizírati to belittle, to minimize; to attach little value (to)

bagatelizírati svoje delo to depreciate (ali to play down the importance of) one's work

bail¹ [beil] samostalnik
poroštvo, zastava, jamščina, kavcija

to go (ali be, become, stand) bail for s.o. jamčiti za koga
to be out on bail biti na svobodi proti kavciji
to take (ali give) leg bail popihati jo
I'll go bail glavo stavim
to surrender (ali save) one's bail javiti se na sodišču v določenem roku
to forfeit one's bail ne se javiti na sodišču (in tako zgubiti kavcijo)
to put in bail položiti kavcijo

bait¹ [beit] samostalnik
vaba; prigrizek; krma, klaja

figurativno to swallow (ali take, jump at, rise to) the bait ujeti se, dati se opehariti

bajè allegedly; supposedly; reputedly; (as) they say

bajè, da... it is said that...
on je bajè bogat he is said (ali supposed) to be rich
bajè je on to naredil he is said to have done it
on je bajè rekel... he has reportedly said

bájta shack, shanty; hovel; cottage; hut

stara bájta (figurativno, starina) žargon old boy (ali old chap, old fellow)

bakteriálen bacterial

bakteriálni strup bacterial poison
bakteriálna vojna bacterial (ali biological) warfare

bál ball; dance

otroški bál children's dance (ali ball)