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brálstvo (bralci) the reading public, readership

brámba defence, ZDA defense; protection; guard; (obrambni govor) speech in defence, pleading; advocacy; (upravičevanje) justification; religija literatura apologia, apology; vindication

deželna brámba territorial army
požarna brámba fire brigade, firemen pl, fire party

brámbovec militiaman, pl -men

brámbovski (of the) militia

brámor zoologija mole cricket; (konjska bolezen) bone spavin

brán defence; resistance

postaviti se v brán to make a stand, to stand upon one's guard

brána harrow, (težka) drag harrow, drag

branáč harrower

branáti to harrow

bránik bulwark; bastion; figurativno stronghold; (nasip) rampart, breastwork; barricade

biti na brániku, stati na brániku to man the defences, to stand firm

braníka botanika annual ring; ring width

branílec -lka defender; advocate; (nogomet) back, defender; (na sodišču) counsel for the defence, barrister, solicitor

braníti to defend (pred from, proti against); to protect; to shield; (prepovedati) to prohibit, to forbid

braníti komu to restrain someone (from doing something), to forbid someone (to do something); (na sodišču) to defend, to advocate, to plead for
braníti svojo pravico to maintain one's right
braníti se to defend oneself, (upirati se) to resist, to withstand
braníti se česa (odklanjati) to refuse, to decline
tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden (figurativno) even a worm will turn

bránje reading; lecture; (obiranje, trganje) gathering

bránje grozdja vintage
povečevalno steklo za bránje magnifying glass
vnet za bránje fond of reading
vreden bránja worth reading, readable
ta knjiga je slabo (revno) bránje this book is poor reading
oslepel boš od bránja you will read yourself blind
zaspal je pri bránju he read himself to sleep

bránjevec -vka (z vozičkom) VB barrow boy, costermonger, coster; ZDA pushcart man; (z zelenjavo) vegetable-man; (s sadjem) fruit-seller

vojaški bránjevec, -vka zgodovina sutler

bránša bránža branch; line (of business); department

trgovska (industrijska) bránša, bránža branch of commerce (ali trade); (of industry)

brášno

brášno za na pot food for a journey

bràt brother

bràt po krvi brother german
(pol)bràt po materi uterine brother
starejši bràt elder brother
najstarejši bràt the eldest brother
rodni bràt full brother
bràt po mleku foster-brother
mlajši bràt younger brother
samostanski bràt (menih) friar
dragi bràtje! religija dearly beloved brethren!
eden naših bràtov religija one of our brethren
bratje po krvi brothers pl, religija brethren pl
bratje v orožju brothers in arms
to je med bràti vredno that's a reasonable price

brátec little brother

vesel brátec jolly fellow
vinski brátec tippler, toper, (old) soak, žargon wino

brátenje fraternizing (z with)

bráti (čitati) to read

skrbno bráti to peruse; (nabirati ipd.) to collect, to gather (in), to pick; (trgati) to pluck; to cull
bráti grozdje to gather grapes, to vintage
bráti hmelj to pick hops
bráti mašo to say mass
napačno bráti to misread
do konca bráti to read through
bráti zase (skrivaj) to read to oneself
bráti med vrsticami to read between the lines
to sem bral v časopisu I read it in the paper
ne zna ne bráti ne pisati he can neither read nor write
to se bere kot roman it reads like a novel
tvoja knjiga se mnogo bere your book is much read
bráti komu na obrazu to read someone's face
nedolžnost se mu bere na obrazu innocence is written all over his face, butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
hoteti bráti v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem ni to read something into a text
vsak večer berem očetu časopis every evening I read the paper to my father
rada ima, da ji kaj berejo she likes being read to