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bout [baut] samostalnik
doba; trajanje; izmeničnost; napad

it comes to my bout jaz sem na vrsti
to have a bout at s.th. poskusiti kaj
at one bout na mah
this (ali that) bout tokrat
drinking bout popivanje
bout of illness napad bolezni

bow¹ [bou] samostalnik
lok
glasba godalni lok, godalo; mavrica; pentlja, obroček; roč, držaj
množina okvir za naočnike
vulgarno trebuh, vamp

bow and arrow period obdobje uporabe loka in puščice
to draw (ali pull, shoot with) the long bow pretiravati, širokoustiti se
to draw a bow at a venture streljati ali kaj reči na slepo srečo, tja v tri dni
to have two strings to one's bow imeti dve železi v ognju
wide on the bow hand daleč od cilja
bow instrument godalo
bows on z glavo naprej
bows under premagan, ki težko napreduje
sleng bow window velik trebuh, vamp
to tie a bow zavezati pentljo

božíčen Christmas

božíčni čas Christmas-tide, Christmas season, Yuletide, Yule
božíčni čas nakupovanj Christmas shopping season
božíčne čestitke Christmas greeting(s), greetings (ali compliments) of the season
božíčni dan Christmas Day, Feast of the Nativity
božíčno darilo Christmas present (ZDA gift), (za poštarja, smetarja ipd.) Christmas box
božíčna dopisnica Christmas card
božíčno drevo Christmas tree; tannenbaum; aeronavtika žargon airfield lights pl
božíčna gratifikacija Christmas gratuity
božíčna obdaritev distribution (ali pogovorno handing round) of Christmas presents
božíčna pesem (Christmas) carol
božíčni praznik Christmas Day, Christmas, Christmastide
božíčni sejem Christmas fair
božíčna sveča Christmas candle
božíčni večer Christmas Eve
predbožičen preChristmas

božjásten; božjástnik epileptic

božjásten; božjástnik napad epileptic fit (ali seizure)

bóžji God's; of (from, like, belonging to) God; divine; godly; godlike

bóžji blagoslov God's blessing
bóžji dar God's gift, gift of God
bóžja hiša church, chapel
bóžje češčenje worship of God
bóžji grob the Holy Sepulchre, (po cerkvah) Holy Week commemorative altar
bóžja pot pilgrimage
bóžja sodba zgodovina ordeal
bóžja milost divine grace
po milosti bóžji by the grace of God
človek bóžji! man alive!
mati bóžja religija Mother of God, Blessed Virgin
služba bóžja divine service (ali worship); public worship, devotion
strah bóžji fear of God
šiba bóžja (figurativno, Atila) Attila, the Scourge of God
biti pri službi bóžji to attend divine service

brain¹ [brein] samostalnik
možgani
figurativno pamet, razum, glava

to beat (ali cudgel, busy, puzzle, rack) one's brains beliti si glavo
to blow out s.o.'s brains ustreliti koga v glavo
to crack one's brains zgubiti glavo, ponoreti
brain drain beg možganov
to dash s.o.'s brain out razbiti komu lobanjo
to have s.th. on the brain pretirano se zanimati za kaj, noreti za čim
to pick (ali suck) s.o.'s brains izvabiti podatke od koga
his brain is a bit touched ni čisto pri pameti, je nekoliko prismuknjen
to turn s.o.'s brains zbegati koga
brain trust skupina strokovnjakov s skupno nalogo; skupina strokovnjakov, ki odgovarja prek radia

brake³ [breik] samostalnik
zavora, cokla; vrsta kočije; vagon z zavoro; oddelek za spremljevalca

figurativno to put on (ali apply) the brake zadrževati, zavirati
band brake tračna, oklepna zavora

brand¹ [brǽnd] samostalnik
ogorek; vžgano znamenje; žig, zaščitna znamka; vrsta blaga
poetično meč
poetično bakla; stigma, sramota
botanika (žitna) snet

to snatch a brand from the burning rešiti koga ali kaj
of the best brand najboljše vrste
a brand from the fire (ali burning) človek, ki je ušel grozeči nevarnosti; figurativno spreobrnjenec, -nka

bránša bránža branch; line (of business); department

trgovska (industrijska) bránša, bránža branch of commerce (ali trade); (of industry)

brass² [bra:s] pridevnik
medeninast, bronast
figurativno predrzen, izzivalen, trmast

brass band godba na pihala
to get down to brass tacks (ali nails) jasno se izraziti
not worth a brass farthing niti počenega groša vreden
not to care a brass farthing toliko se meniti kakor za lanski sneg
to part brass rags spreti se
brass works livarna bakra

brátovski brotherly; fraternal; brotherlike

brátovsko (prislov) in a brotherly way (ali manner)

brazen¹ [bréizən] pridevnik (brazenly prislov)
bronast; medeninast
figurativno jasen; nesramen, predrzen, izzivalen

brazen face (ali front) nesramnež, -nica

break in prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
ukrotiti; vlomiti, vdreti; vmešavati se (v pogovor), prekiniti

figurativno break in upon (ali on) prekiniti; planiti kam; motiti

breath [breɵ] samostalnik
dih, dihanje, sapa; sapica, pihljanje, pihljaj; vonj
figurativno življenje; odmor
figurativno sled; namig; šepet(anje); mrmranje

above one's breath polglasno, komaj slišno
to catch (ali bate, hold) one's breath zadržati dih
breath analysis alkotest
to gasp for breath sapo loviti
to draw breath dihati, živeti
to draw the first breath roditi se, priti na svet
to draw one's last breath izdihniti, umreti
to knock out s.o.'s breath presenetiti, osupiti koga
with bated breath napeto (poslušati)
out of breath brez sape, zasopel
pogovorno keep your breath to cool your porridge prihrani nasvete zase
that knocks the breath out of me (ali takes my breath away) nad tem mi zastane sapa
to spend one's breath in vain zaman se truditi
below (ali under) one's breath tiho, šepetaje
the breath of one's nostrils najljubši; nujno potreben
in the same breath v isti sapi, hkrati
to save one's breath ne zapravljati energije
shortness of breath težko dihanje, sopihanje

breathe [bri:ð]

1. neprehodni glagol
dihati, vdihavati; živeti, biti; dišati; zastati; pihljati

2. prehodni glagol
vdihniti, izdihniti; izhlapevati, oddajati (vonj); šepetati, blebetati, izustiti; utruditi; do sape pustiti (konja)

a better fellow does not breathe je najboljši človek na svetu
to breathe one's last (breath) izdihniti, umreti
not to breathe a word (ali syllable) ne izdati niti besede
to breathe vengeance snovati maščevanje
to breathe vein puščati kri
to breathe freely biti brez skrbi, pomirjen

breeze² [bri:z] samostalnik
vetrič
sleng prepir, pričkanje
figurativno novica, glas

to have (ali get) the breeze up razjeziti se; prestrašiti se
ameriško to fan the breeze čas zapravljati
pogovorno it's a breeze to je igrača

brég (rečni) bank, (morski) shore, (morski, peščeni) strand, beach; (strmina) slope, hill; (nagib) incline

na breg, na bregu ashore
reka je prestopila brégove the river has overflowed ali has burst its banks
imeti nekaj za brégom (figurativno) to have an ulterior motive; to have something at the back of one's mind; to have some design, to harbour a design
ne vem, kaj imaš za brégom I don't know what you're after ali what you're driving at
kaj ima (on) za brégom? what is he up to?

brénkati to thrum; (na gosli) to fiddle; to strum; to twang (po, na on)

brénkati po klavirju to strum a piano
brénkati po strunah to sweep (ali to touch) the strings

brêsti (bredem) to wade (po, skozi through)

brêsti proti bregu to wade ashore
brêsti po blatu to wade through (the) mud
brêsti čez reko to wade across a river
brêsti v dolgove to run (ali to get) into debt

brêz without

brez- un-, -less; devoid of; destitute of
brêz mene without me
brêz njegove vednosti without his knowing it
brêz odlašanja without delay
brêz škode za without prejudice to
brêz nadaljnjega without hesitation, without more ado
brêz dvoma doubtless, no doubt, without doubt, undoubtedly
brêz dela, brêz zaposlitve out of work, unemployed
brêz doma homeless
brêz prijateljev friendless
brêz denarja, brez pare penniless
brêz upanja hopeless
brêz vrednosti worthless
brêz zdrave pameti devoid of common sense
brêz razumevanja devoid of understanding
brêz sape out of breath, breathless
brêz prestanka ceaseless, unending
brêz otrok childless
brêz šale joking apart
kava brêz sladkorja coffee without sugar
biti brêz česa to be lacking (ali wanting ali deficient) in something
moral bom (biti) brêz tega I shall have to go without it (ali to do without it)
bili smo brêz denarja we were penniless ali pogovorno hard up
brêz njega bi jaz bil izgubljen but for him I should have been lost
ni rože brêz trna there is no rose without a thorn