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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

vélik big, large; great; (visok) tall, high; (razsežen) vast, spacious

v vélikem obsegu on a large scale
vélika črka capital letter, upper-case letter, majuscule
véliki četrtek Maundy Thursday
vélik del a great deal
lov na véliko divjad big-game hunting
Aleksander Veliki Alexander the Great
véliki (glavni) dobitek first prize
vélika bitka great battle
véliki in mali (figurativno) great and small
véliki inkvizitor grand inquisitor
vélika gospoda (imenitniki) the great
Karel Veliki Charlemagne, Charles the Great
vélika laž a big lie
vélika luža (figurativno, Atlantik) the big pond, the big drink
vélik (slaven) mož great man, (visok) tall man
Veliki Medved astronomija Ursa Major, the Great Bear, the Plough
véliki mojstri the great masters pl
vélika noč religija Easter
véliki petek religija Good Friday
vélika sobota religija Holy Saturday
vélika obzirnost great discretion
véliko naročilo large order
vélik(i) nakup(i) bulk purchases pl
véliko podjetje largescale enterprise
vélik pesnik great poet
véliki stroški heavy expenses pl
z vélikim trudom with great pains
vélik umetnik great artist
véliki teden religija Holy Week
Veliki Voz astronomija the Great Bear, the Plough, Charles's Wain, the Wain, ZDA the Big Dipper
vélika soba large room
véliki vezir Grand Vizier
véliki vojvoda Grand Duke (ženski spol Duchess)
vélika žival large animal
vélika živina (figurativno, žargon) big shot, big noise, big wheel
oba sta enako vélika they are both the same size
pisati, tiskati z véliko črko to capitalize
oni živijo v vélikem slogu they live in great style

velikánski gigantic; giant; giant-like; immense; giant-sized; enormous; colossal; huge

velikánski uspeh smash hit
imeti velikánski uspeh to score a hit

veljáti (stati, stanem) to cost, to be worth; (biti veljaven) to be valid, to be in force; to hold good, to hold true, to be true

koliko velja ta knjiga? how much does this book cost?
to zemljišče velja 2.000 funtov m2 this land is worth 2,000 pounds a square metre
naj velja, kar hoče! cost what it may!
veljáti za poštenjaka to pass for an honest man
isto velja za vas the same holds good for you
hoteti veljáti za... to set oneself up as...
ne maram veljáti za moralista (purista) I don't set myself up as a moralist (a purist)
velja (za) dva meseca valid for two months
veljá! agreed!, it's a deal!
ta vstopnica velja za večerno predstavo this ticket admits (you) to the evening performance

véndar yet, still; however

toda véndarle but yet
véndarle (vseeno) nevertheless, notwithstanding
véndarle bo še zmagal he will win yet
čudno, nenavadno je, a véndarle resnično it is strange and yet true
véndarle je res it is true all the same; it is true for all that
véndarle je dober dečko he's a good fellow for all that
ni hladno danes, véndar bi jaz na vašem mestu vzel površnik it is mild today, still I should take my coat if I were you
pomagaj mi véndar! do help me!
saj véndar delam! I do work!

vénec wreath; garland

rožni vénec religija rosary, beads pl
moliti rožni vénec to say the rosary, arhaično to tell one's beads
pogrebni vénec funeral wreath
zmagovalni vénec conqueror's crown
položiti vénec na grob to lay a wreath on someone's grave
splesti vénec to weave a garland

ventíl valve; glasba (pri pihalih) piston

brez ventílov valveless
ventíl pri pnevmatiki bicikla the valve of a bicycle tyre
varnostni ventíl safety valve, emergency valve
zračni ventíl air valve
opremiti z ventíli to valve

ventilíranje ➞ ventilacija

ventilíranje nekega vprašanja (figurativno) ventilation (ali airing) of a question

ventilírati to ventilate, to air

ventilírati vprašanje, zadevo (figurativno) to ventilate (ali to air) a question, a matter

véra religion; faith; creed; belief; persuasion

brez vére irreligious
državna véra established faith
krščanska véra Christian faith
apostolska véra Apostles' Creed, Credo
kriva véra heresy
prazna véra superstition
v dobri véri in good faith
pri moji véri, ne! upon my word, no!
svoboda vére religious liberty, freedom of worship
izgubil sem véro vanj I have lost all faith in him
izpovedovati véro to profess a religion
omajati koga v njegovi véri to shake someone in his belief

verbózen verbose

verbózen govornik a verbose speaker
verbózen govor a verbose speech