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bet² [bet] samostalnik
stava

to make (ali lay) a bet staviti
to take a bet stavo sprejeti
heavy bet visoka stava

betónski concrete, of concrete

betónski bunker concrete bunker (ali pillbox)
betónski most concrete bridge
betónska pista (cesta) concrete strip (road)
betónska plast layer of concrete
betónska plošča concrete slab
betónski temelj concrete base (ali foundation ali bed)
betónska utrdba concrete fortification
betónsko zakloníšče concrete dugout, concrete shelter
betónska zgradba concrete building (ali construction)
betónsko železó reinforcement iron

between² [bitwí:n] predlog
med

between the devil and the deep sea, between two fires med Scilo in Karibdo, med dvema ognjema
between you and me and the bed (ali gate) post strogo zaupno
between you and me (pogovorno I), between ourselves med nama povedano
between two stools med dvema stoloma
there's many a slip between the cup and the lip, between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip ne hvali dneva pred večerom
hit between wind and water zadet na občutljivem mestu
between whiles (ali times) tu pa tam
between hay and grass ne tič ne miš, niti eno niti drugo
they had no penny between (the two of) them niti eden niti drugi nista imela prebite pare
between stations na odprti progi
we have bought it between us kupila sva to skupaj

bezljáti to be running away

bezljajoča krava a bolting ali stampeding cow

béžen fleeting; cursory; momentary

béžne ure fleeting hours
béžen pogled a fleeting ali cursory glance
béžen pregled, inšpektorja a cursory examination, inspection
bežno (prislov) fletingly
béžno poznanstvo casual acquaintance
béžno prebrati (preleteti) to peruse cursorily, to glance through

bias² [báiəs] samostalnik
nagnjenost, poševnost (in favour of, towards)
pristranost (against)
predsodek

to cut on the bias poševno odrezati, (pri)krojiti
on the bias diagonalno
without (ali free from) bias brez predsodka

bibliotéka library

javna, ljudska bibliotéka public, free library
izposojevalna bibliotéka lending (ali circulating) library
ročna bibliotéka reference library
Kongresna bibliotéka (v Washingtonu) the Library of Congress

bicíkel bicycle, cycle; pogovorno bike

peljati ali voziti se z bicíklom to ride a bicycle (ali pogovorno a bike), to cycle, to go cycling

bicycle [báisikl]

1. samostalnik
kolo, bicikel

to ride on (ali upon) a bicycle kolesariti

2. prehodni glagol
kolesariti

bíčati to whip, to lash, to flog; to scourge

bíčati se to flog (ali to flagellate, to scourge) someone

bid^*1 [bid]

1. prehodni glagol
ukazovati; ponuditi; objaviti; naznaniti
arhaično, poetično pozvati, prositi

2. neprehodni glagol
ponujati

to bid the banns oklicati zaročenca v cerkvi
to bid fair dobro kazati
to bid goodbye (ali farewell) posloviti se
to bid s.o. a good speed želeti komu mnogo uspeha, božji blagoslov
to bid joy želeti srečo
to bid welcome prijazno sprejeti
to bid up več ponuditi (na dražbi)
bid him come in reci(te) mu, naj vstopi

bidder [bídə] samostalnik
ponudnik; kupec

the highest (ali best) bidder najvišji ponudnik

big¹ [big] pridevnik
velik; važen; odrasel; plemenit; bahav; poln; noseča
ameriško izvrsten, odličen; glasen, domišljav

Big Ben veliki zvon na parlamentu v Londonu
a big bug (ali pot, gun, noise, wig, shot) visoka "živina"
the big drink (ali pond) velika luža (tj. Atlantski ocean)
big gate dvoriščna, vhodna vrata
to get (ali grow) too big for one's shoes (ali boots) postati domišljav
ameriško, sleng big house ječa, kaznilnica
the big idea namera, nakana
big top cirkuška kupola, cirkus
big look samozavestnost
ameriško, botanika big tree sekvoja
big with child noseča
the big toe palec na nogi
big words bahave besede
ameriško, sleng big wheel domišljavec; visoka "živina"

bilánca balance (of accounts); ZDA financial statement, statement of conditions; (papir) balancesheet

aktivna (pasivna) trgovinska bilánca favourable (unfavourable) balance of trade, a credit (an adverse) balance
letna, zaključna bilánca annual, final balance
plačilna bilánca balance of payments
surova bilánca rough (ali trial) balance
napraviti bilánco to work out (ali to produce) a balance sheet
znatno prizadeti plačilno bilánco to affect the balance of payments considerably
analiza bilánce ZDA statement analysis

bill³ [bil] samostalnik
zakonski osnutek; blagajniški listek, račun, izkaz; lepak, program; seznam, inventar; menica; obtožnica; bankovec

sleng butcher's bill seznam padlih
bill of carriage tovorni list
to bring in a bill predložiti zakonski osnutek
bill of credit kreditno pismo
bill of entry carinska deklaracija
bill of delivery dostavnica
bill of exchange menica
anticipated bill of exchange pred rokom plačana menica
bill of fare jedilni list
to fill the bill ameriško ustrezati
health bill zdravniško spričevalo
clean bill of health uradno sporočilo, da so na ladji vsi zdravi
foul bill of health uradno sporočilo, da so na ladji bolniki
bill of indictment obtožnica
ameriško to till the bill biti primeren za kaj
to foot the bill plačati račun
bill of lading ladijski tovorni list
bill of mortality tedenski popis umrlih
bill of sale kupna pogodba
to pass a bill sprejeti zakonski osnutek
Bill of Rights angleška ustava iz l. 1689
to throw out a bill zavreči zakonski osnutek
to run up a bill zadolžiti se
to settle a bill poravnati račun
to post a bill nalepiti lepak
bill of sufferance dovoljenje za izvoz blaga brez carine
to take up a bill izplačati menico
theatre bill gledališki program
figurativno within the bills of mortality v Londonu ali okolici
long bill dolgoročna menica
short bill kratkoročna menica
bill of sight carinsko dovoljenje
pravno to find a true bill against sprejeti obtožnico kot upravičeno

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

bíster (prozoren) lucid, limpid, transparent; (čist) clear, pure, untroubled; (pameten) clever, bright, shrewd, sharp, žargon brainy

bístra glava (figurativno) a clever fellow
on je bístra glava he is a bright (ali intelligent) fellow

bit¹ [bit] samostalnik
košček, grižljaj; brada ključa; stružilo, rezilo; žvale; novčič, malenkost; konjsko zobovje; nadzorstvo, kontrola

by bits, bit by bit polagoma, malo po malem
to bite on the bit siromašno živeti
the biter bit osleparjeni slepar; kdor drugemu jamo koplje
not to care a bit niti malo ne biti mar
centre bit sredilnik (sveder)
dainty bit poslastica
to do one's bit opravljati svojo dolžnost
to draw bit (konja) zadržati, zmanjšati hitrost
every bit polagoma; docela
to give s.o. a bit of one's mind povedati komu svoje mnenje
not a bit niti malo ne, sploh ne
a bit on okajen, v rožicah
bits and pieces drobnarije, drobni ostanki
a short (long) bit kovanec deset (petnajst) centov
to take the bit between one's teeth upreti se
a tiny (ali little) bit čisto malo
wait a bit čakaj malo

bite off prehodni glagol
odgristi

to bite off more than one can chew lotiti se dela, ki ga ne zmoremo
to bite off s.o.'s nose (ali head) odrezati se, nahruliti koga

bite on neprehodni glagol (ali upon)
premišljevati o čem

bite on that! dobro si premisli!
to bite on granite zaman se truditi
to bite on the mind vtisniti se v spomin