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bargain¹ [bá:gin] neprehodni glagol (about o; with s; for za)
barantati, trgovati; prodajati, kupovati; računati na kaj, pričakovati

I didn't bargain for that tega nisem pričakoval, s tem nisem računal
it was more than I bargained for tega nisem pričakoval
to bargain away poceni prodati

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

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

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

bate¹ [beit] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
odračunati, zmanjšati, popustiti, slabeti

to bate an ace nekoliko popustiti
with bated breath s pridušenim dihom

bathe¹ [beið] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
(na prostem) se kopati, umiti, oblivati (se)

to bathe one's hands in blood oskruniti si roke s krvjo

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

batten² [bǽtn]

1. prehodni glagol
z deskami (letvami) zabi(ja)ti; pitati; (po)gnojiti

2. neprehodni glagol (on)
uspevati, debeliti, rediti se; uživati

navtika to batten down z deskami zabiti (odprtine na palubi)
to batten upon pitati se s čim, živeti na račun koga

battle¹ [bǽtl] samostalnik
bitka, boj

to do battle bojevati, vojskovati se
the battle of the books znanstvena diskusija
drawn battle neodločena bitka
to give battle napasti
above the battle nepristranski
to have the battle zmagati
that's half the battle to je že polovica uspeha, to je ugodno
to come unscathed out of the battle izmazati se iz neprijetnosti
to fight one's battles over again znova doživljati preteklost
to fight s.o.'s battles for him spuščati se v prepir za drugega
battle royal hud prepir, boj na življenje in smrt

battle² [bǽtl] neprehodni glagol (for za, against proti, with s)
boriti, bojevati, vojskovati se

báviti se to occupy oneself, to be occupied (z with); to deal (z with); to busy oneself (z with); (s športom ipd.) to go in for; (zanimati se za) to be interested in

báviti se s trgovino to do business, to trade (in), to deal (in)
nekoliko se bavim z glasbo I'm quite interested in music
bavi se s premnogimi stvarmi (figurativno) he has too many irons in the fire
s to stvarjo sem se mnogo bavil it is a matter I have given a lot of thought to

bayonet¹ [béiənit] samostalnik
bodalo, bajonet

to take at the point of the bayonet, to charge with the bayonet naperiti bodalo
the bayonet(s) oborožena sila

bead¹ [bi:d] samostalnik
biser, koralda; kapljica; muha (na strelnem orožju)
množina rožni venec

to draw a bead on meriti na kaj (s puško)
to string beads nanizati bisere
to tell one's beads moliti rožni venec
to pray without one's beads ušteti se, zmotiti se pri štetju

bear^*3 [bɛə]

1. prehodni glagol
nositi, nesti; prenesti, pretrpeti, prenašati; podpreti, podpirati; dopustiti, dopuščati; roditi; pridelati; občutiti

2. neprehodni glagol
zdržati; trpeti; peljati (pot); usmeriti se; biti ploden, (ob)roditi; uspeti

to bear arms služiti vojake
to bear the blame biti kriv, vzeti krivdo nase
to bring to bear vplivati; uveljaviti, urediti
to bear the brunt biti izpostavljen napadu
to bear the burden peti s kom refren
I cannot bear ne prenesem
to bear company delati komu družbo
to bear evidence (ali witness) pričati, dokaz(ov)ati
to bear good will biti naklonjen
to grin and bear it z nasmehom prenesti
to bear no grudge against s.o. ne zameriti komu
to bear a hand pomagati
to bear in hand imeti v oblasti; pomagati
to bear to the left držati se levo
to bear in mind misliti na kaj, upoštevati
to bear o.s. well dobro se držati
to bear the palm zmagati
to bear a part biti deležen; imeti vlogo
to bear a purpose nameravati
to bear reference sklicevati se
to bear resemblance (ali likeness) biti podoben
to bear to the right držati se desno
to bear rule (ali sway) vladati
to bear one's age well biti videti mlajši kot je v resnici

beard¹ [biəd] samostalnik
brada; osina, resa; zobec; škrbina (na nožu); škrge (ostrige)

to laugh in one's beard v pest se smejati
to speak in one's beard zase mrmrati
to laugh at s.o.'s beard smejati se komu v brk, skušati koga naplahtati
to pluck (ali take) by the beard odločno napasti

beat¹ [bi:t] samostalnik
udarec; bitje, utrip; nihanje (nihala)
glasba ritem, takt; korak; območje, stroka, delokrog, revir, rajon; obhodna straža
ameriško, sleng časopisna senzacija
ameriško, sleng lenuh, postopač

that is not my beat, that is off (ali out of) my beat to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne ukvarjam; to me ne zanima
the beat of waves pljuskanje valov
to be on the beat pregledovati svoje (policijsko) območje

beat into prehodni glagol
vbiti, vbijati

beat into s.o.'s head vbijati komu v glavo
beat into a cocked hat popolnoma uničiti, premagati

beck¹ [bek] samostalnik
migljaj, namig, znak; kimanje

to be at beck and call biti na voljo, na razpolago
to have s.o. at one's beck razpolagati s kom

bedside [bédsaid] samostalnik
okolica postelje

bedside manner nega bolnika
to have a good bedside manner znati dobro ravnati z bolnikom
to sit (ali be) at (ali by) s.o.'s bedside negovati bolnika
bedside lamp posteljna svetilka
bedside table posteljna mizica

before² [bifɔ́:] predlog
pred, v navzočnosti

before all predvsem
to be (ali go) before the mast biti navadni mornar
to be before one's time priti prezgodaj; biti napreden za svoje čase
the day before yesterday predvčerajšnjim
to carry everything before o.s. imeti v vsem uspeh
before you can say Jack Robinson takoj, kakor bi trenil
before long kmalu
before now že prej
to run before the sea veslati z valovi
to love before o.s. ljubiti bolj kot samega sebe
the question before us vprašanje, ki ga je treba rešiti
before s.o.'s eyes v prisotnosti, vpričo koga