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brezplóden unproductive; fruitless; useless; sterile

brezplódna diskusija sterile ali fruitless discussion

brezpôseln unemployed; workless, out of work, out of employment; ZDA jobless

brezpôselni pl the unemployed, the out-of-works
podpora za brezpôselne dole; unemployment benefit
postati brezpôseln to be thrown out of work
dobivati podporo za brezpôselne VB to be on the dole, to draw the dole; to draw unemployment benefit (ali unemployment compensation)

brick¹ [brik] samostalnik
opeka, zidak; kos (npr. mila), kocka
sleng fant od fare; domino

like a cat on hot bricks kakor na žerjavici
to come (ali be) down like a thousand bricks hudo ošteti
to drop a brick narediti nerodnost
to have a brick in one's head biti v rožicah, pijan
pogovorno like a hundred (ali thousand) of bricks na vso moč
like a ton of bricks z velikim treskom
to swim like a brick plavati kot kamen
to make bricks without straw delati nekaj iz nič, lotiti se jalovega posla

brick³ [brik] prehodni glagol

to brick up (ali in) zazidati

bridge¹ [bridž] samostalnik
most, mostič; kobilica (gosli)
navtika poveljniški most

foot-bridge brv
draw-bridge vzdižni most
suspension bridge viseči most
swivel-bridge vrtljivi most
bridge crane mostni žerjav
Bailey bridge pontonski most
gold (ali silver) bridge figurativno častni umik
temporary bridge začasen, zasilni most

brief² [bri:f] samostalnik
pravno kratka razlaga tožbene reči
cerkev papeževo pismo; kratek pregled
množina kratke hlače

to have (ali hold) a brief for s.o. zastopati, braniti koga
to accept a brief on behalf of jamčiti za koga
to have plenty of briefs imeti mnogo posla (odvetnik)
pogovorno to hold no brief for ne marati koga

bríga care; trouble; worries pl; (zaskrbljenost) concern, anxiety, solicitude, uneasiness, apprehension

bríga za (kaj) care for (something)
moreča bríga zastarelo carking care
to je moja bríga I shall see to it
to ni moja bríga this is no business of mine, this is no concern of mine
to mi je deveta bríga I don't care about it at all
bodi brez bríge! don't worry; never you fear; be easy on that score
dajati, povzročati bríge to cause anxiety (ali uneasiness)
imeti na brígi to take care of, to attend (ali to see) to

bring in prehodni glagol
donašati; preskrbeti; navesti; predložiti zakonski načrt
pravno izreči sodbo

bring in s.o. guilty obsoditi koga
bring in s.th. against one dokazati komu krivdo ali zmoto

brink [briŋk] samostalnik
rob, breg

on the brink of death (ali grave) z eno nogo v grobu
to stand shivering in the brink biti v zadregi, neodločen
on the brink of ruin na robu propada
to be on the brink of doing pravkar nameravati kaj storiti
to hover on the brink biti neodločen, mečkati; obotavljati se

brisk¹ [brisk] pridevnik (briskly prislov)
čvrst; živahen, čil, uren; hladen (veter), svež, osvežujoč; peneč se (vino)

brisk sale (ali trade) živahen promet

briskírati

briskírati koga to treat someone roughly (ali uncivilly), to be sharp (ali blunt) with someone; ZDA to jump on someone

Britannic [britǽnik] pridevnik
britanski, velikobritanski (v naslovih: His ali Her Britannic Majesty)

brítev razor

oster kot brítev as sharp as a razor
brusač britev razor grinder
jermen za brušenje britve (razor) strop
klina britve razor blade
nabrusiti brítev to grind (ali to set) a razor, to strop one's razor

bríti

1. (o vetru) to blow

veter brije there is a keen (ali bitter) wind blowing
veter ostro, mrzlo brije the wind blows hard, cold
veter brije čez planjavo the wind sweeps over the plain

2. (z britvijo) to shave

gladko bríti to give a clean (ali close) shave
bríti se to shave (oneself)
dati se briti to have a shave, to get shaved, to get a shave
želim se bríti I want a shave
bríti, prosim (pri brivcu) a shave, please
bríti norce iz koga to make fun of someone, to play a trick on someone, to make a fool of someone, to pull someone's leg, ZDA žargon to kid someone

bŕk

v bŕk (naravnost) (straight) from the shoulder
v bŕk reči, povedati to tell someone to his (ali her) face, to tell someone openly (ali without reserve)
v bŕk sem mu povedal I told him point-blank
laže mi v bŕk he lies in my face (ali without batting an eyelid)
smejati se komu v bŕk to laugh in someone's face

brljáv

biti brljáv to be dim-sighted (ali weak-sighted)

broke² [brouk] pridevnik
preoran; zbankrotiran

dead (ali stony) broke brez ficka

brošíran stitched; in boards; in paper covers

brošírana knjiga paperback; stitched book
trdo brošíran hard back, in hard (ali stiff) covers

brow¹ [brau] samostalnik
obrv, čelo; izraz obraza; skalni rob, strmina

to clear up one's brow razveseliti se
to knit (ali bend, wrinkle, contract) one's brow gubati čelo
by the sweat of one's brow v potu svojega obraza

brzojáven telegraphic; telegraph

brzojávni drog telegraph post (ali pole)
brzojávni ključ (code) telegraphic code
brzojávni (Morzejev) ključ Morse code
brzojávna linija telegraphic line
brzojávni obrazec telegram form
brzojávni naslov (odgovor) telegraphic address (answer)
brzojávni transfer telegraphic transfer
brzojávna žica telegraph wire
brzojávni urad telegraph office
odgovoriti v brzojávnem stilu to answer briefly and to the point ali humoristično in telegraphese