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bêbast, bêbav débile (mental), faible d'esprit, niais, simplet, bête, imbécile, idiot ; (starec) gâteux , familiarno gaga

bebavo se smeji il rit bêtement (ali stupidement, d'un air idiot)

blazína (zglavnik) pillow; cushion; pad

okrogla blazína bolster
blazína za na zofo sofa-cushion
blazína za poklekniti hassock
prevleka za blazíno pillowcase, pillow slip
mehek kot blazína pillowy
električna grelna blazína electric blanket
zračna blazína air mattress
vozilo na zračni blazíni hovercraft, (cestno) hovercar

bodóčnost the future; futurity; time to come

v bližnji bodóčnosti in the near future
v dogledni bodóčnosti in the foreseeable future
mož bodóčnosti an up-and-coming man, a man with a future
imeti veliko bodóčnost to have a great future
napovedati, prerokovati bodóčnost to predict, to foretell, to prophesy the future
sanje bodóčnosti (figurativno) dreams pl of the future, castles pl in the air
načrti za bodóčnost plans pl for the future
bodóčnost bo pokazala it remains to be seen
videti v bodóčnost to look into the future
kaj nam bo prinesla bodóčnost? what does the future hold in store for us?

bómben bombing; bomb

bómbni drobec bomb splinter
bómbni atentat bomb outrage
bómbni lijak bomb crater
bómbno letalo bombing plane, bomber
bómbni zračni napad air raid, bombing attack, (velik, na mesta) air blitz
nizki zračni bómbni napad low-level bombing attack
bómbna preproga pattern bombing
bómben uspeh (figurativno) triumph, hit, smash hit
(polni) bómbni zadetek direct hit

brodóvje fleet; shipping

trgovsko brodóvje the mercantile marine; merchant fleet
vojno brodóvje navy
zračno brodóvje air force

čist propre, pur, net, clair, chaste

čista obleka habit moški spol propre
čista teža poids moški spol net
čisto vino vin moški spol pur
čisto zlato or moški spol fin
čist zrak air moški spol pur
čisto delo travail moški spol soigné
čist glas voix ženski spol claire (ali limpide)
čista vest conscience ženski spol nette
imeti čiste roke avoir les mains nettes
čista resnica vérité ženski spol pure
to je čista resnica c'est la pure vérité
biti si na čistem en avoir le cœur net
na čisto prepisati mettre au net, recopier

číst clean; pure; neat; clear; (brez madeža) unstained, spotless; (opran) washed, cleansed; (tudi figurativno) unsullied, unblemished; (nepopisan) blank; (spolno) chaste, pure; (nemešan) unmixed; sheer; (neponarejen) genuine; (nedolžen) innocent, guileless

iz číste potrebe by sheer necessity
číst in čeden neat and dapper
čísti dobiček net (ali clear) profit
číst kot kristal as clear as crystal
po čístem, golem naključju by pure accident
čísta potrata sheer waste
čísta (sama, gola) skala sheer rock
číst prepis fair copy
číste (nedolžne) roke white hands
čísta resnica plain (ali naked) truth
to je čísti nesmisel it is sheer nonsense
čísta srajca a clean shirt
čísta voda pure water
čísta vest clear conscience
iz číste volne all-wool
čísto zlato pure gold
číst zrak pure air
povedati čísto resnico to tell the plain truth
prepisati kaj na čísto to copy out something, to make a fair copy of something

dán day; (dnevna svetloba, luč) daylight, daytime; (svetloba) light

dober dán! (zjutraj) good morning!, (popoldne) good afternoon!, (splošno) how do you do!, pogovorno hallo!, hullo!, ZDA hello, (pri poslovitvi) good day!, pogovorno see you!, be seeing you!; see you later!
deloven dán working day, weekday
črn dán figurativno a black day, a dark day, an unfortunate day
materinski dán Mother's Day
novoletni dán New Year's Day
beli dán broad daylight
plačilni dán payday
postni dán fast day
prazničen dán holiday
pasji dnevi dog days pl
prosti dán day off, (brez pouka) day off school
rojstni dán birthday
srečen dán a red-letter day
sodni dán the Last Day, Judgment Day, Day of Judgment, Doomsday
davni dnevi bygone days, arhaično day of yore
spominski dán Remembrance Day (11. november)
z dne 3. maja dated May 3rd
čez dán (podnevi) in the daytime; during the day, by daylight, by day
dán za dnem day by day
drugi (naslednji) dán next day, the day after
do današnjega dne to the preent day
od dneva do dneva from day to day
čez nekaj dni in a day or two
enega teh dni, te dni enkrat one of these days
dvakrat na dán twice a day
pri belem dnevu in broad daylight
lepega dne one fine day
oni dán (zadnjič) the other day
še oni dán only the other day
še isti dán that very day
od tega dne dalje from this day forth
par dni a couple of days
ta ali oni dán one day or another
svoj živi dán in all my born days, in my lifetime
nekega dne one day, (za prihodnost) some day
pred tremi dnevi three days ago
dán poprej the day before, the day beforehand
teden dni (7 dni) a week
danes teden dni this day week, (pred tednom dni) a week ago
14 dni (2 tedna) a fortnight, two weeks
čez 14 dni in a fortnight
vsak dán every day, daily
vsak drugi dán every other (ali second) day
vsakih pet dni every five days
ves dán all day long, for the whole of the day
ves ljubi božji dán the livelong day
za nekaj dni for a few days
prejšnji dán the previous (ali preceding) day
ki traja ves dán daylong
na dán z besedo! speak out!, out with it!
to je jasno kot beli dán it's as clear as daylight, it's as plain as a pikestaff
biti različen kot noč in dán to be as different as chalk and cheese
béli dán je it is broad daylight
dobiti prost dán to be allowed a day off
ni še vseh dni konec we have not seen the last of it yet
prinesti, spraviti na dán to bring to light
prinesti stvar na dán to broach a matter
sedaj prihaja na dán it now transpires
priti na dán to come to light, to transpire, to leak out, to become known, ZDA to develop
prinesti na dán svoje težave to air one's troubles
ko napoči dán at daybreak, at dawn
za vsakega pride njegov dán every dog has his day
sanja se ti pri belem dnevu you're day-dreaming
svoj živi dán nisem videl... I have never seen in all my born days (ali in my lifetime)...
dnevi so mu šteti his days are numbered
zagledati dán (luč sveta) to be born, to come to light, to come out
določiti dán to fix a day
voščiti dober dán to bid someone good day, zastarelo to give someone the time of day
bil je 2 dni prepozen he was two days late
delati noč in dán to work day and night
ne hvali dneva pred nočjo do not praise the day before it is over; laugh before breakfast and you'll cry before supper

délati travailler, faire, agir

dan se dela le jour se lève (point)
delati se kot bi feindre, affecter, simuler, faire semblant
delati se bolnega prétendre être malade, se prétendre malade
delati se uradnega prendre une mine officielle (ali un air professionnel)
delati se užaljenega prendre un air (ali se montrer) vexé, offensé
delati se neumnega faire le fou, le bouffon, le pitre; se livrer à des bouffonneries, n'être pas sérieux
delati se norca se moquer de, se payer la tête de
delati se važnega faire l'important
grdo delati maltraiter
trdo delati travailler d'arrachepied (ali comme un nègre, comme un galérien); familiarno trimer, boulonner, turbiner, bosser dur, se crever

díhati to breathe; to respire; to take (ali draw) breath

globoko díhati to draw (ali to fetch) a deep breath
moči zopet díhati to recover one's breath
težkó díhati to breathe hard, to gasp (for breath), to pant, to puff
zrak, ki ga dihamo the air that we breathe

dovòd conduit; pipe

plinski dovòd gas pipe
vodni dovòdi so póčili the water pipes have burst, pogovorno we have a burst (ali a burst pipe)
dovòd zraka ventilator, air shaft, ventilating shaft, air pipe; elektrika cable entry

duhtéti to have a fragrant (ali pleasant, sweet) smell; to be fragrant (ali scented ali perfumed); to smell sweet

duhtéti po to be redolent of
duhtelo je po lipovem cvetu there was a scent of lime blossom in the air

dúšek (požirek) draught; gulp; vent

v dúšku at a draught, at a gulp
dati dúška to vent, to give vent, to give way (to)
v dúšku kaj izpiti to drink something at one gulp; to drink off at a draught; to toss off
dati si dúška to air one's feelings
dati dúška svoji jezi to give vent to one's anger
dal je dúška svojemu veselju he gave vent to his joy
najti si dúšek to find a vent (for)
njegovo sovraštvo si je našlo dúška he has found a vent for his hatred
na dúšek je izpraznil svoj kozarec he emptied his glass at one gulp

dušíti to suffocate; to choke; to stifle; to smother; (meso) to stew, to braise; (z dimom) to smoke; (zvok) to muffle; (s plinom) to asphyxiate

dušíti se to choke; to suffocate, to be suffocated
dušili smo se we were suffocated
dušíti se od slabega zraka to be suffocated with foul air
dušíti se od dima to be stifled with the smoke
dušíti se od smeha (jeze) to choke with laughter (with anger)
dušíti se v delu to be overwhelmed with work
dušili smo se v vlaku we were sweltering in the train
duši me I'm choking

dušljív suffocating; stifling; choking

dušljív zrak stifling air
dušljívo vroč stifling hot

fílter filter

cigareta s fíltrom filter-tipped cigarette; tehnika (čistilec zraka) air filter, air cleaner

fílter filtre moški spol ; (fotografija) écran

barvni filter (optika, fotografija) filtre (ali écran) coloré
zračni filter (tehnika) filtre à air (ali d'air)
filter za olje filtre à (ali d') huile
cigareta s filtrom cigarette ženski spol bout filtre

flóta (vojna) fleet, navy; (trgovska) merchant navy, merchant marine

Kraljeva flóta the Royal Navy (krajšava: R.N.)
angleška flóta the British (ali English) fleet
ribiška flóta fishing fleet
zračna flóta air force
trgovska flóta merchant navy

fráza phrase; idiom; idiomatic expression

obrabljena fráza hackneyed (ali commonplace ali trite) phrase, cliché, truism
lepa fráza a well-turned phrase
posrečena fráza felicitous expression
prazna fráza fine-sounding (ali empty) talk, mere words pl
vse to so prazne fráze it is all hot air, pogovorno waffle
uporabljati visoko doneče fráze to use fine-sounding phrases, to be a phrasemaker (ali phrasemonger, pogovorno waffler), humoristično to favour a sesquipedalian (ali Johnsonian) style, pogovorno to talk as if one has swallowed a dictionary

generál general

brigadni generál brigadier (general)
generál lajtnant lieutenant general
generál major major general
generál polkovnik colonel general; aeronavtika VB air chief marshal
armijski generál VB field marshal, ZDA general of the army