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brzojávka telegram; telegraphic message; wire, (po kablu) cablegram, cable

sestaviti brzojávko to draw up (ali to make out) a telegram

brzovôzen

brzovôzno blago express goods pl, fast goods pl, ZDA fast freight; goods pl conveyed by fast (ali express) train
vlak za brzovôzno blago express (ali fast) goods (ZDA freight) train

búčen²

búčno seme pumpkin (ali gourd) seed

bud¹ [bʌd] samostalnik
popek, oko, klica, brstič; dekle, ki pride prvič v družbo, debitantka ➞ buddy

in bud brsteč, v razpoku
to nip (ali crush, check) in the bud v kali zatreti

budílka alarm clock, pogovorno the alarm

budílka zvoni the alarm clock rings ali goes off
nastaviti budílko na šesto uro to set the alarm (clock) for six

budíti to wake, to awake, to awaken; to rouse

budíti se to wake up; figurativno to rouse oneself; (nemirno spati) to have a broken (ali restless) sleep

budžét budget; (annual) estimates pl

debata o budžétu debate on the budget (ali on the finance bill)
predložiti budžét to present a budget
predvideti v budžétu to budget for

building [bíldiŋ] samostalnik
zidanje, gradnja; zgradba, poslopje

building lot (ali land) gradbišče
building contractor stavbenik
building material gradivo

build on (ali upon) neprehodni glagol
zanašati se na kaj, računati s čim

bújen luxuriant, exuberant; rank, rich, lush; (fantazija) rich

bujnih prsi full-bosomed, fullbreasted
bújna vegetacija lush (ali rank) vegetation

búkov beechen

búkov gozd beech forest (ali wood ali grove)
búkovo olje beech oil
búkov žir beech mast

bull² [bul] samostalnik
bik, samec velikih sesalcev; borzni špekulant; središče tarče
sleng nesmisel
sleng vohun, policaj; nerodnež

like a bull in a china shop skrajno neroden
(Irish) bull nesmisel
John Bull utelešen značaj angleškega naroda, Anglež
to take the bull by the horns pogumno se lotiti
ameriško, sleng to throw (ali sling) the bull hvalisati se, pretiravati
bull session moška družba
sleng bull and cow ravs in kavs

bundle² [bʌ́ndl] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
zvezati, zaviti, zviti, zamotati

bundle away (ali off) neprehodni glagol izginiti ko kafra

bunker¹ [bʌ́ŋkə] samostalnik
prostor za premog na ladji; grot; jama v zemlji; hram; bunker; ovira

ash bunker jama ali posoda za pepel

burden¹ [bə́:dn] samostalnik
breme, tovor; tonaža
figurativno gorje, tegoba; režijski stroški
geologija jalova plast
glasba refren, pripev, spremljava
figurativno osnovna misel, glavni motiv; jedro, bit

to bear the burden peti refren ali spremljati
beast of burden vprežna žival
to be a burden to s.o. biti komu v breme
pravno burden of proof obveznost, da se dokaže neutemeljenost nasprotne trditve

búren stormy; windy; turbulent; squally, gusty; tempestuous; tumultuous

búrni časi stirring times pl
búrno ploskanje thunderous (ali frantic) applause

burn^*1 [bə:n]

1. prehodni glagol
zažgati, sežgati; pražiti; vžgati, ožigosati; spaliti

2. neprehodni glagol
goreti, smoditi se, žareti, skeleti, peči; plamteti, razplameniti, razvneti se

to burn to ashes upepeliti; v prah zgoreti
to burn the candle at both ends naporno delati, preveč se truditi
to burn daylight zapravljati čas
to burn one's fingers opeči si prste
to burn to the ground do tal pogoreti
to have money to burn imeti preveč denarja
it burned itself into my mind vtisnilo se mi je v spomin
to burn out of house and home pregnati
to burn one's boats onemogočiti si povratek
his money burns a hole in his pocket zapravi ves denar
money to burn več ko dovolj denarja
to burn the midnight oil delati ponoči
ameriško to burn powder zapravljati strelivo
the sun burns away the mist sonce razprši meglo
to burn the water loviti ribe pri svetilkah
to burn the wind (ali earth), ameriško to burn up the road brzeti v največjem diru

business¹ [biznis] samostalnik
posel, opravilo, poklic; kupčija; zadeva, delo; dolžnosti; podjetje, tvrdka
arhaično zaposlenost
gledališče igra, pantomima

to ask for s.o.'s business vprašati, kaj si kdo želi
to do one's business for s.o. uničiti koga
the business end konec (kakršnegakoli) orodja
to go to business iti na delo, v službo
everybody's business is nobody's business za vsako delo mora biti nekdo odgovoren
to mean business resno misliti
man of business poslovni človek, trgovec
one's man of business pravni svetovalec koga
to go into business postati trgovec
mind your own business ne vtikaj se v zadeve drugih
that's no business of yours to ti ni nič mar
a roaring business sijajna kupčija
to send s.o. about his (ali her) business na kratko koga odsloviti
to settle down (ali get) to business resno se lotiti dela
I am sick of the whole business sit sem tega
to speak to the business stvarno govoriti
a good stroke of business dobra kupčija
to attend to one's own business ne se vtikati v zadeve drugih
to have no business to do s.th. ne imeti pravice kaj storiti
to make business of doing s.th. veliko o čem govoriti
to retire from business opustiti posel

busy² [bízi] pridevnik (busily prislov)
delaven, marljiv, priden; zaposlen; vihrav, nemiren, živahen; aktiven; vsiljiv, radoveden

to get busy lotiti se dela
to be busy in (ali at, with) ukvarjati se s čim

but² [bʌt] predlog
razen, mimo, izvzemši

the last but one predzadnji
the last but two predpredzadnji
but for you če bi tebe ne bilo
all but he (ali him) vsi razen njega, samo on ne
but for all that toda kljub vsemu temu
nothing but nič razen