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breast² [brest] prehodni glagol
kljubovati, boriti se proti čemu

to breast a hill povzpeti se na grič
to breast the waves opreti se ob valove

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

breathed [breɵt, bri:d] pridevnik
fonetika brezzvočen, nezveneč, pridihnjen, aspiriran

to be breathed biti brez sape, zasopel

breech¹ [bri:č] samostalnik
zadnji del, dno; ležišče topa; del hlač, ki pokriva zadnjico
arhaično zadnjica
množina (jahalne) hlače; kratke hlače

figurativno to wear the breeches nositi hlače, ukazovati (žena možu)
breeches part moška vloga, ki jo igra ženska

breed^*2 [bri:d]

1. prehodni glagol
roditi, ploditi, valiti; gojiti; vzgajati
figurativno povzročiti; kovati, snovati

2. neprehodni glagol
roditi se; biti noseča; množiti se, rasti

familiarity breeds contempt ni dobro biti preveč zaupen
to breed ill blood razburiti; osovražiti
to breed in and in poročati se s krvnimi sorodniki; pariti se s krvno sorodnimi partnerji

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

breeze³ [bri:z] neprehodni glagol
pihljati, pihati
ameriško prileteti v kaj

to breeze up naraščati (veter)

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?

bréja pregnant; with young; (krava) with calf; (kobila) with foal; (psica) in pup; (ovca) with lamb; (mačka) with kittens

biti bréja to be with young

brême load; burden; (tovor) cargo, freight; charge; (teža) weight, charge; (trud) trouble; figurativno encumbrance

davčna brêmena taxespl
javna brêmena public charges
v brême (koga, komu) against someone's account, to someone's debit
natovorjen, obložen z brêmenom saddled with a burden
olajšati brême to ease the burden
biti komu v brême to be a burden to someone, to be a drag on someone
stroški gredo v moje brême the expenses are to be charged to my account
padel je občini v brême he became a charge on the parish
zapisati znesek komu v brême to debit someone's account (with)

brevettato agg.

1. patentiran

2. pren. šalj. preizkušen, preverjen:
questo è un sistema brevettato per far quattrini to je preizkušen sistem, kako priti do denarja

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

brezbrížen careless; negligent; indifferent (za to); listless; reckless; nonchalant, apathetic; unconcerned

brezbrížen do unconcerned (with), indifferent (to)
brezbrížen za nevarnost reckless; foolhardy; daredevil; disregarding danger

brezdélje brezdélica idleness; inactivity; leisure; inaction; spare time

tratiti čas v brezdélju to idle away one's time

brezizhóden without resource, without prospects

biti v brezizhódnem položaju to be in a cleft stick

brezobvézen without obligation; not obligatory

brezobvezno! no obligation is involved; (v trgovini) no obligation to buy!

brézovka birch, birch rod

(na)tepsti z brézovko to birch

brezpogójen unconditional; unreserved; without reservations (ali stipulations); absolute; implicit

brezpogójna pokorščina unquestioning obedience
brezpogójna predaja unconditional surrender
brezpogojno unconditionally; without reserve; absolutely
brezpogójno se vdati to surrender unconditionally

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)