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varčeváti to save, to economize; to put (ali to lay) by; to be thrifty (ali saving, economical); to manage thriftily, to use sparingly

varčeváti za hude čase to put something by for a rainy day; (skopariti) to be parsimonious
ne varčeváti to be lavish (ali prodigal, unsparing of)
varčujem za avto I am saving up for a car

váren safe; secure

váren pred safe from
na várnem in safety
absolutno, popolnoma váren (pogovorno) as safe as houses
toliko bolj várno so much the safer
váren kraj a safe place
váren pred napadi secure from attacks
váren obstoj, eksistenca a secure existence
váren pred nevarnostjo secure from danger
várna investicija a safe investment
most ni váren the bridge is not safe
biti na várnem to be on the safe side
biti váren pred volkovi to be safe from the wolves
hraniti kaj na várnem to keep something safe
tu smo na várnem pred vetrom here we are sheltered from the wind
moje življenje ni več várno my life is no longer secure
ni várno dotakniti se tega psa it is not safe to touch this dog, beware of the dog!
zdaj se čutimo várne we feel safe now
várno sem ga spravil (spremil) domov I saw him safe home
spravil sem ga na várno I have taken him to (ali put him in) a safe place
peljati na várno to lead to safety
položiti na várno mesto to put in a safe place

varoválka elektrika (safety) fuse

taljiva varoválka thermal cutout
avtomatska varoválka cutout
varoválka je pregorela a (oziroma the) fuse has blown

várstven of protection; protective; custodial; of guardianship; protecting, shielding

várstven a znamka trademark

váruštvo guardianship; ward; custody; trusteeship

biti pod váruštvom to be a ward, to be under someone's wardship

vás² village

to je zame španska vás (figurativno) that's (ali it's) all Greek to me
iti v vás h komu (figurativno, obiskati koga) to pay a visit to someone, to make a visit to someone, to call on someone

vazál vassal; liege, liege man

ravnati s kom kot z vazálom to treat someone as a vassal

vážen important (za to); momentous; weighty; significant

vážna oseba a person of importance
biti vážen to be of importance, to be important (ali weighty); to have importance; to import; to matter (za to); to be momentous; to signify; to be material
biti življenjsko vážen za to be vital to
je to vážno? does it matter?
(to) ni vážno it does not matter; it is of no consequence
to je komaj vážno it matters little, pogovorno it doesn't matter very much
to je silno vážno it is of the utmost importance
delati se vážnega to put on airs, to put on side, to give oneself airs, to get (ali to be) on one's high horse

vážnost importance; momentousness; consequence

to ni majhne vážnosti it is not a trivial matter
to je velike, silne vážnosti it is of the utmost importance
pripisovati čemu posebno vážnost to attach particular importance to something, to regard something as a matter of the greatest importance (ali moment), to set (great) store by something

vdéjati vdéti

vdéjati, vdéti šivanko to thread a needle

vdòr irruption; invasion; breaking in

vdòr v sovražnikovo taborišče a raid on (ali into) the enemy camp

vdóva widow; widow lady, widow woman

vdóva kralja ali plemiča dowager
kraljica vdóva Queen Mother, Queen Dowager
vojvodinja vdóva dowager duchess
mati vdóva widowed mother
slamnata vdóva grass widow
napraviti za vdóvo to widow
postati vdóva to be widowed
ostala je vdóva she was left a widow

vèč more; plus

vèč kot... more than...
vèč (od njih) several
še vèč still more
vèč kot dovolj enough and to spare
vèč ljudi several people
ne vèč no more, no longer
vèč ali manj more or less
nič vèč no more
vèč dni several days, a day or two
vedno vèč in vèč more and more
nikoli vèč nevermore, never again
vèč kot enkrat more than once
vèč kot teden dni (kot en teden) for over a week
čim vèč, tem bolje the more the better
čim vèč dela, tem vèč potroši the more he works the more he spends
sem vèč kot zadovoljen I am more than satisfied
on ni vèč nesrečen he is no longer unhappy
ni ga vèč he is no more
bil si moj prijatelj, pa nisi vèč you used to be a fiend of mine but you aren't any longer
imam vèč denarja kot ti I have (ali pogovorno I've got) more money than you
vèč imaš, vèč hočeš imeti much will have more
vèč jih je kot nas there are more of them (than of us)
ne odlašaj vèč! delay no longer!, pogovorno don't put it off any longer!
nič vèč me ne zebe I don't feel cold any longer
vèč od njih poznam I know several of them
nimam vèč denarja I have no money left, I have no more money
spoznal, srečal sem se z vèč člani kluba I met several members of the club
ne misli vèč na to! don't think of it any more!, pogovorno forget it!
nisem mogel vèč molčati I could not remain silent any longer
ne bom vèč čakal I shall not wait any longer
ne maram vèč slišati nobene besede o tem I don't want to hear another word about it
od takrat ga nisem vèč videl I have not seen him since (then)

večér (od 17. do 22. ure) evening, (od 22. ure) night

dober večér! good evening!
večér pred praznikom eve
božični večér Christmas Eve
novoletni večér New Year's Eve
preživeti večér v zabavi (= krokati) to make a night of it
proti večéru towards evening
danes večér this evening, tonight
delati od jutra do večéra to work from morning till night (arhaično from morn till eve)
večér se dela it is growing dark, night is approaching
lepega jesenskega večéra one fine autumn evening

večína majority; the greater (ali major) part; the bulk; most; plurality

absolutna (ogromna, vladna, velika, pičla, silna, relativna, potrebna, enostavna, dvetretjinska) večína absolute (crushing, government, great, narrow, overwhelming, relative, necessary, simple, two-thirds) majority
ogromna večína a swingeing victory
večína naroda the mass of the nation
večína (od) nas the bulk of us, most of us
večína glasov majority of votes
večína ljudi the majority of people, most people
z dvema glasovoma večíne by a majority of two
z večíno glasov by a majority of votes, ZDA by a plurality (of votes)
biti v veliki večíni to be in a substantial majority
večína je za predlog the ayes have it
ženske so bile v večíni the women were in the majority
dobiti absolutno večíno to obtain an absolute majority
bila je dosežena večína 200 glasov proti zakonskemu osnutku there was a majority of 200 against the bill
s svojim glasom je odločil večíno he had a casting vote
priključiti se večíni parlament to join the majority

véčji greater; larger, bigger; major

véčje poškodbe major injuries pl
igrati véčjo vlogo to play a major role (ali part)
bila bi véčja tragedija, če... it would be a major tragedy if...

véčnost eternity; perpetuity

že cela véčnost je, da... it is ages since...
celo véčnost te nisem videl I haven't seen you for ages (ali for a month of Sundays)

véder serene; cloudless; clear; (vesel) cheerful, merry

kot blisk z védrega neba like a bolt from the blue
védra starost serene old age
védro vreme serene (ali fair) weather
véder dan bright day
pod védrim nebom (taborjenje, prenočevanje) in bivouac, (v šotoru) under canvas

vêdro bucket; pail

polno vêdro (a) bucketful
vêdro za mleko milk pail
pol vêdra mleka half a pail of milk

veléti to order, to command, to tell; arhaično to bid

storili bomo, kar nam bodo veleli we will do what they tell us
velel mi je, naj sedem he told me to take a seat (ali to sit down)
velel sem mu, naj gre I told him to go