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  • bábji of (ali belonging to) an old woman; oldwomanish; like a(n old) woman

    bábje leto Indian (arhaično St. Luke's ali St. Martin's) summer; gossamer; fine days in autumn
    bábje pšeno sleet
    bábje čenče trash, old wives' tale, nonsensical talk
    bábje čenče! stuff and nonsense!
  • bán ban

    hrvatski bán civil governor of Croatia, Slavonia, and Dalmatia
  • bél white; (čist) clean; (nezagorel) pale; (nepopisan) blank; (pobeljen) blanched; (bel in siv) hoary

    béla garda right-wing political movement in Slovenia before and during World War II, the White Guard
    pri bélem dnevu in broad daylight
    Bela Hiša the White House
    béla knjiga politika white paper, White Book
    béla kovina white metal, white alloy
    bél kruh white (ali wheaten) bread
    bélo krvno telesce white corpuscle
    béla (mlečna) kava white coffee
    béla lisa (na konjskem čelu) blaze
    béli medved polar bear
    bélo meso white meat
    béla obleka whites, white clothing
    béla nedelja Low Sunday, the first Sunday after Easter
    béla pločevina tinplate
    béli premog (figurativno) "white coal", hydroelectric power
    béli teden (prodajni) white sale
    bél kot sneg snow-white
    trgovina z bélimi dekleti white slave traffic
    bélo vino white wine
    béla vrana (figurativno) a rare thing, rarity, quite an exceptional person
    dati črno na bélem to put down in black and white
    imam to črno na bélem I have it in black and white
    napraviti bélo to make white
    bélo pobarvati to dye white
    pokazati kaj črno na bélem to show something in black and white
  • beséda word; (izraz) expression, term; (izrek) saying; (obljuba) promise

    z besédami in writing
    z drugimi besédami in other words
    z eno besédo in a (ali one) word
    beséda ob (ne)pravem času a word in (out of) season
    in, niti beséde o tem! Pst! and mum's the word!
    in konec besédi! and that's that!
    na dan z besédo! (govori!) spit it out!, out with it, man!, ZDA pogovorno talk turkey!
    prav s temi besédami in so many words
    častna beséda word of honour
    častna beséd! word of honour!, upon ali on my honour!, honestly!
    nobene beséde več! not another word!
    beséda za besédo word for word, literally
    ostre beséde harsh (ali angry) words
    božja beséda gospel
    grde beséde foul language
    lepe beséde fair words
    prazne beséde empty (ali idle) words
    sladke beséde flattering words
    izvedena beséda derivative
    novo skovana beséda newly coined word
    zložena beséda compound word
    same beséde! mere words!
    enozložna beséda monosyllable
    težko izgovorljiva beséda tongue twister
    strokovna beséda technical term
    zelo zastarela beséda obsolete word
    zastarela beséda archaic word, archaism
    človek redkih besédi a man of few words
    spojena beséda portmanteau word (npr. smog = smoke + fog)
    izpeljava besed derivation of words; etymology
    tvorba besed word-formation
    števec besed telefonija word counter
    beséda je o... the point is, the point in question is...
    ne biti mož beséda not to keep one's word
    on je mož beséda he is a man of his word, he is true to his word
    vse to so same prazne beséde that's all idle chatter
    pametnemu je ena beséda dovolj a word to the wise
    beséda je dala besédo one word led to another
    dati svojo (častno) besédo to pledge one's word, to give one's word
    dati komu besédo to allow someone to speak
    biti mož beséda to keep one's word, to be as good as one's word; to be true to one's word
    njegova beséda je zakon (figurativno) what he says goes
    držati svojo besédo to keep one's word
    držal bom svojo besédo I will keep my word
    ni držal svoje beséde he went back on his word
    imam besédo na jeziku I have the word on the tip of my tongue
    ti imaš besédo it is your turn to speak, (na sestanku) you have the floor, you may take the floor
    ne dati drugim beséde to monopolize the conversation
    imeti zadnjo besédo to have the last word
    imeti odločilno (zadnjo) besédo pri to have the final say in
    jaz imam zdaj besédo it's my turn now, now I'll have my say
    imeti véliko besédo to talk big
    on ima glavno besédo he is the spokesman
    v tej stvari nimam nobene beséde več I no longer have any say in this matter
    od lepih besed še nihče ni bil sit fine words butter no parnips
    čim manj je besed, tem bolje je least said soonest mended
    izbirati beséde to pick one's words
    ni izgubljal, tratil besede o... he wasted no words on...
    naglasiti, poudariti besédo to stress (ali to emphasize) a word
    zaman izgubljati beséde to waste words
    izraziti z besédo to word
    niti beséde ni omenil o tem he did not breathe a word of it
    odvzeti komu besédo to stop someone from speaking
    pasti komu v besédo to interrupt someone, to cut short, pogovorno to chip in
    prositi za besédo to beg permission to speak, to ask leave to speak
    prosim za besédo! (ZDA) may I have the floor?
    oprostite besedi! saving your presence!
    prihranite si svoje beséde! save your breath
    sploh me ne pusti do beséde he does not let me a word in edgeways
    priti do beséde to get a word in edgeways
    ne priti z besédo na dan (žargon) to beat about the bush
    nisem mogel priti do beséde I couldn't get a word in
    prijeti koga za besédo to take someone at his word
    ne najdem (ne morem najti) besed I am at a loss for words
    tudi beséde resnice ni v tem there is not a word of truth in it
    prevračati beséde to quibble over words
    lastne beséde človek ne more slišati v tem hrupu in this din you can't hear yourself speak
    snesti svojo besédo not to keep one's word, to break one's word
    reči dobro besédo za koga to intercede in someone's favour, to say a good word for someone, to plead for someone
    premisliti beséde to ponder one's words
    skovati besédo to coin a word
    ne upati si z besédo na dan žargon to beat about the bush
    pretehtati svoje beséde to mind one's p's and q's, to ponder one's words
    vzeti komu besédo iz ust to take the words out of someone's mouth
    zastaviti svojo besédo arhaično to pledge one's word (ali honour)
    zastaviti dobro besédo za koga to put in a word for someone
    umakniti svojo besédo to retract one's word, to go back on one's promise
    verjeti na besédo to take on trust
    ubogati na besédo to obey to the letter
    lahko mi verjamete na besédo you may take my word for it; you can believe every word I say
    vleči beséde to drawl
    tudi beséde ni rekel he never said a word (ali žargon humoristično a dicky bird)
    reči besédo o pravem času to drop a timely hint; arhaično to say a word in season
    človek se lahkó zanese na njegovo besédo his word is as good as his bond
    izvleči se z lepimi besédami to talk one's way out
    dobiti besédo to have leave to speak, to be allowed to speak; parlament to catch the Speaker's eye
    (takrat) ni znal beséde angleški he could not then speak a word of English
    beséde ne ziniti to button up one's mouth
    iskal sem to besédo pri več avtorjih I have looked that word up in several authors
    beséda ni konj (figurativno) hard words break no bones
  • bilánčen balance

    bilánčni izvleček summary of assets and liabilities
    bilánčna knjiga ledger
    bilánčna pola, list balance sheet
  • bíti (sem) to be; to exist; to live; to take place

    je (= se nahaja) there is
    so (= se nahajajo) there are; (bivati) to stay
    bíti lačen, žejen to be hungry, thirsty
    bíti ves iz sebe to be beside oneself, to be overwrought
    3 x 5 = 15 three times five equals fifteen
    kaj je, kakó je (kaj) z njim? how is he?, how is he getting on?; how are things with him?
    kaj je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
    toplo (mraz) mi je I am warm (cold)
    ne morem bíti brez (cigaret) I cannot do without (cigarettes)
    bíti brez denarja to be short of money
    bíti brez premoga to be short of coal
    po čem je kruh? how much is (the) bread?
    koliko je do postaje? how long does it take to the station?
    bodi previden! be careful!
    on je iz Londona he is (ali comes) from London
    kdo je? who is there?
    kdo je tam? (vojak na straži) who goes there?
    po meni je, z menoj je konec I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
    kaj Vam je? what is the matter with you?
    nič mi ni there is nothing the matter with me
    slabó mi je I feel sick
    jaz sem (to) it is I, pogovorno it's me
    če bi jaz bil Vi (bil na Vašem mestu), bi ostal doma if I were you, I would stay at home
    če je (to) takó if it is so, if that be so, if that be the case
    naj bo takó! arhaično let it be so!
    naj bo (to), kot hoče! be that as it may
    naj bo tako ali tako in either case
    to bo dovolj this will do
    kar je bilo, je bilo let bygones be bygones
    bíti v napoto to be in the way, to inconvenience, to hinder
    ni mi za... I don't care for...
    za to mu ni he does not care about it
    nič mi ni zanj pogovorno I couldn't care less about him, I don't care a fig for him
    ni mi do šal I am in no mood for joking
    to ni (nič) zame that is not in my line
    nič ni bilo iz tega nothing came of it
    ni mi do poezije I have no time for poetry
    mnogo mi je do tega, da... I am very anxious to...
    vem, pri čem sem I know where I stand
    on je proti meni he has set his face against me
    hiša je v gradnji the house is being built
    bilo mi je, da bi jokal I felt like crying
    on bi bil dober učitelj he would make a good teacher
    tu gre za bíti ali ne bíti this is a matter of life or death
    šlo je za bíti ali ne bíti it was touch and go
    pri tem sem ob 50.000 SIT I am fifty thousand tolars out of pocket over it
  • blízu near; nearly; near (ali close) at hand; close to; (približno) about, approximately, close upon

    blízu hiše near the house
    čisto blízu close by
    blízu in daleč far and near
    ni ga blízu (figurativno) he holds (ali keeps) aloof
    ne iti blízu to stand off, to keep one's distance
    priti blízu to come (ali to draw) near, to approach
  • bólj more

    bólj in bólj more and more; increasingly
    čim bólj ..., tem bólj ... the more... the more
    toliko bólj so much the more
    toliko bólj (zaželen) ker... all the more (desirable) since...
  • bólje better

    bólje in bólje, vedno bólje better and better
    čim prej tem bólje the sooner the better
    toliko bólje so much the better
    tem bólje all the better
    oziroma bólje (rečeno) or rather
    bólje je (vzeti...) it is preferable (to take...)
    zaradi tega mi ni prav nič bólje I am no whit the better for it
    gre mu (ekonomsko) bólje he is better off
    sedaj mi gre (zdravstveno) bólje I am getting better now
    bólje bi storil, če bi ostal doma you'd better stay at home, pogovorno you better stay at home
    bólje ne! (= tega Vam ne svetujem) you had better not!
    sinoči, oziroma bólje rečeno, davi smo imeli vihar last night, or rather, this morning there was a storm
    ni mogel napraviti bólje kot... he could not have done better than...
    bólje se počutiti to feel (ali to be) better
    posli gredo bólje business is improving
    obrniti se, spremeniti se na bólje to change for the better
    bólje drži ga kot lovi ga a bird in hand is worth two in the bush
  • boríti se (telesno) to fight; šport to fence; figurativno to conflict, to battle, to war; (meriti se) to contend, to cope (z with); to contest; (upirati se) to resist, to combat, to withstand; (konkurirati) to compete (z with), to vie (with someone for something), to rival (in something); (stremeti za) to strive for

    boríti se za to struggle for
    boríti se za koga (figurativno zastarelo) to break a lance for someone
    boríti se za golo življenje (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth, to struggle to make ends meet, to struggle to survive
    boríti se proti močnejšemu to fight against the odds
    boríti se s seboj to be undecided
    boríti se s smrtjo to struggle with death, to suffer one's last agony, to suffer the pangs of death
    boríti se na vse kriplje, z vsemi sredstvi to fight tooth and nail
    boríti se s težavami to contend with difficulties
    boríti se z velikimi težavami to labour under great difficulties
    boríti se z valovi to battle against the waves
    boríti se z vetrom to battle against the wind
    do zadnjega (diha) boríti se to fight till the last gasp
  • brátstvo brotherhood; fraternity

    brátstvo in enotnost brotherhood and unity
  • brezdómec homeless person; stray; (potepuh) vagabond, tramp, vagrant

    brezdómci pl, otroci brezdómci (ptički brez gnezda) waifs and strays
  • 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
  • budžéten budgetary

    budžétna komisija Committee of supply, (kritje) Committee of Ways and Means
    budžétna kontrola budgetary control
    budžétni predlog budget estimates pl
  • cápa rag; tatter; shred

    cápe pl old clothes, rags and tatters pl
    v cápah torn to shreds, in tatters
  • cúla bundle; zastarelo trousseau

    povezati cúlo (in oditi) to pack up one's traps; to roll one's bundle; to truss up bag and baggage; to bundle (off, up)
    zavezati cúlo to tie a bundle
  • cúrkoma figurativno in streams

    deževalo je cúrkoma it poured down in torrents
    lije cúrkoma it's raining cats and dogs
  • cvét flower; (sadnega drevja) blossom; figurativno (najboljše) the best (ali cream ali choicest)

    brez cvétov flowerless
    vinski cvét spirit of wine
    žveplov cvét flowers pl of sulphur
    v cvétu starosti in a hale and hearty old age
    v cvétu življenja in the prime of life
    cvét armade the flower of the army
    padel je v boju v cvétu mladosti he fell in battle in the prime of his youth
    pognati v cvét (seme) to run to seed
  • čáj tea

    lipov čáj lime-blossom tea (ali infusion), infusion of lime leaves and lime blossom
    fermentiran čáj black tea
    kamilični čáj camomile tea
    čáj iz poprove mete peppermint tea
    malica s čájem (ob petih popoldne) afternoon tea, five-o'clock tea
    škatlica za čáj tea-caddy
    jedilni obrok s čajem (kot večerja) high tea, meat tea
    piti čáj to take tea, to have tea
    popiti skodelico čája to have ali to take a cup of tea
    kuhati čáj to make tea
    skuhati čáj to make the tea
  • čás time; (doba) epoch; tide, (razdobje) period; space of time; (letni čas) season; (ura) hour; gramatika tense; (vmesni) interval, interim, meantime

    božični čás Christmastime, Christmastide, arhaično yuletide
    poletni (delovni) čás daylight saving time
    konični čás (ure) rush hour, peak hours pl
    prometno šibki čás offpeak (ali slack) hours pl
    slabi, težki čási hard times pl
    skrajni čás! high time!
    prosti čás leisure; spare time
    ves moj čás the whole of my time
    s časom in the course of time, gradually
    o pravem čásu in time; in the nick of time; in due course of time, ZDA on time
    od čása do čása every now and then, from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while
    čez nekaj čása some time afterwards
    od tega čása since that time
    v kratkem čásu in a short time
    za kratek čás for a short time
    pred čásom, predčasno prematurely
    pred nekaj čása some time ago
    že nekaj čása prej for some time past
    že dolgo čása for a long time
    že pred dolgo čása long ago, a long time ago; ZDA pogovorno way back
    med tem čásom in the meantime, (in the) meanwhile
    od tega čása naprej from this time onward, henceforth
    od tistega čása dalje from that time forward
    v istem čásu at the same time
    nekaj čása (prislov) awhile, (samostalnik) a while
    ob nepravem čásu at the wrong time, out of season
    ob kateremkoli čásu, ob vsakem čásu at any time
    ves čás all along, all the time
    pred davnim čásom long ago
    v teku čása in the course of time
    vsak čás zdaj any time now
    v starih čásih in olden times
    v dobrih starih čásih in the good old days
    v tistem čásu at that time
    ob katerem čásu? at what time?
    v sedanjem čásu at present, now
    v določenem čásu within a fixed period, in due course
    zadnje čáse lately
    za vse čáse for all time
    prav v zadnjem čásu quite recently
    od davnih čásov from time immemorial, from time out of mind
    ob določenem čásu at the appointed time
    v prostem čásu at one's leisure
    šala o nepravem čásu ill-timed jest
    škoda čása za to it's a mere waste of time
    vsaka stvar ob svojem čásu everything in its season
    vse ob svojem čásu there is a time for everything, all in good time
    v čásu, v čásih poplav in times of flood
    čás beži time flies
    skrajni čás je it is high time
    to je samo vprašanje čása it's only a question of time
    je že tudi čás! (it's) about time, too!
    to je samo izguba čása it's a sheer waste of time
    za to je še čás there is plenty of time for that
    za to je še do jutri čás it can wait till tomorrow
    bil je čás, ko... time was when...
    za to je treba čása this takes time
    določiti čás to fix a date
    dati komu čás to give someone time
    imate malo čása zame? can you spare me a moment?
    čás se mu vleče time hangs heavy on his hands
    ne imeti čása za... to have no time for
    krajšati si čás to while away the time
    izkoristiti čás to take time by the forelock
    imam nekaj prostega čása I have some time to spare
    iti (vštric) s čásom to be abreast of the times
    nimam dosti čása, ne smem izgubljati čása I have no time to spare
    kje so lepi stari čási? pesniško where are the snows of yester year?
    kako dolgo čása ga ni! what a long time he has been gone!
    korakati s čásom to move with the times
    čási so minuli, ko... time was, when...
    čás je potekel time is up
    preganjati čás (figurativno) to while away the time
    prihraniti čás to save time
    prebiti svoj čás to pass one's time
    njegov čás je prišel his hour has struck
    čakati svoj čás to bide one's time
    držati korak s čásom to keep pace with the times
    priti ravno o pravem čásu to come in the nick of time
    čás bo pokazal time will show, time will tell
    čás presti (figurativno) to twiddle one's thumbs
    je škoda čása (ne izplača se) it is not worth while
    ob nepriličnem čásu priti h komu to intrude upon someone's time
    štopati čás to time with a stopwatch
    on je videl boljše čáse he had known better times
    vzeti mnogo čása to take long
    precéj čása mi bo vzelo, da... it will take me ages to...
    to mi vzame skoraj ves moj čás it takes up nearly all my time
    vzemite si čás! take your time!
    ubi(ja)ti čás to kill time
    ves čás sem to vedel I have known it all the time (ali all along)
    precéj čása te že nisem videl I haven't seen you for ages
    precéj čása bo trajalo, da... it will take some time to...
    zapravljati tratiti (svoj) čás to waste one's time, to fritter away one's time, ZDA žargon to boondoggle
    med tem čásom se je marsikaj zgodilo many things have happened in between
    čás je denar time is money
    preživljati težke čáse to have a hard time
    čás hitro teče time passes quickly (ali races by, flies)