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veselíti to give pleasure (ali joy), to afford joy (ali pleasure), to gladden

to me veseli I am glad of that
veseli me, da te vidim I am glad to see you
glasba me ne veseli I get no joy from music
veselilo me bo, če mi boš kaj pisal I shall be glad to receive your letters
veselíti se česa to delight in something
ne veseli se prezgodaj! don't count your chickens before they are hatched!
veselíti se to be glad of, to be happy (to), to take pleasure (from), to rejoice (at); to be pleased with
(vnaprej) se veselíti to anticipate a pleasure, to look forward to
veselim se že, da te bom zopet videl I am looking forward to seeing you again
zelo me veseli, da vas spoznam (se seznanim z vami) I am very glad to meet you

veseljáčiti to make merry; to live a merry life; to jollify; to revel

vesláti to row; pesniško to oar; to paddle; to scull

on dobro vesla he pulls a good oar
na vse kriplje vesláti to bend to the oars
veslaje se pomikati to oar one's way

vésti¹ (vezem) to embroider

vêsti² (peljati, voditi) to lead, to guide, to conduct

vêsti se (obnašati se) to behave, to conduct oneself
slabo se vêsti to misbehave
kam to vede? where does this lead (us)?

véti (vejem) to blow

veter veje it is blowing

vetríti (zračiti, sušiti) to air

vézati to bind; to fasten; to tie; (z vrvjo) to cord, to rope; (z verigo) to chain; (z okovi, sponami) to handcuff, to fetter; (na paši konja na daljši konopec) to tether

vézati se to bind oneself
vézati knjige to bind books
vézati snope to bind sheaves
vézati otrobe (figurativno) to talk nonsense
službena dolžnost me veže I am bound by my office
vežemo vas z Zagrebom! telefonija we are connecting you with (ali putting you through to) Zagreb!

véžbati to exercise, to drill, to train; to practise

vežíti se (les) to warp

pri sušenju se les veži the wood warps as it dries

vgnézditi se to nestle; figurativno to settle oneself in a place, to settle down

vgózditi to wedge in

vgradíti to build in

vgrávirati to engrave (na on, upon)

vibrírati to vibrate; to oscillate

ki vibrira vibratile, vibratory
ki ne vibrira vibration-proof

vícati (mučiti koga) to plague (someone), to pester (someone), to harass (someone)

vídeti to see; to get sight of; to notice; (opaziti) to become aware, to perceive

dobro (slabo) vídeti to have good (bad) sight, to have good (bad) eyes
bežno vídeti to get a fleeting glimpse of
nič ni vídeti there is nothing to be seen
na prvi pogled, mižé vídeti (žargon) to see with half an eye
vídeti je zdrav he looks well
vídeti je, da... it seems that...
vídeti v prihodnost to see into the future
vídeti vse zvezde (figurativno, od udarca) to see stars
če prav vidim if my eyes do not deceive me
iz tega se vidi hence it appears
jasno se vidi it is clear
na prvi pogled se vidi you can see at a glance, it is self-evident
vreden, da se vidi worth seeing
sam lahko vidiš you can see it for yourself
malo se vidiva we see little of each other
sam sem to videl I saw it myself
nič ga ni vídeti he is nowhere to be seen
konca vojne še ni vídeti the end of the war is not yet in sight
videl sem smrt od blizu I looked death in the face
mesto se vidi od daleč the town can be seen from far away
videl je že lepše čase he has seen better times
si že kdaj videl kaj takega? did you ever see the like of it?; pogovorno can you beat it?
naj vidim, da vidim! (naj pomislim) let me see!
naj te več ne vidim! don't let me see you again!
rajši vidim, da ne prideš you had better not come
ne vidiš péd pred nosom! you can see no further than the end of your nose
vaš prijatelj je, kot je vídeti (kot vidim) starejši od vas your friend, I find, is older than you
videl sem, kako je padel I saw him fall
bomo videli! we shall see!, wait and see!
bomo že videli we'll see, time will tell
to bomo še (šele) videli that remains to be seen
rad bi to videl! I'd like to see that!
videl bo, kdor bo živel live and learn

vidírati to visa, ZDA to visé

vidírati kaj to put one's O.K. upon (something)
vidírati potni list to visa (ali ZDA to visé) a passport
dati vidírati potni list to get one's passport visaed (ali ZDA viséed)

víhati to turn up

víhati si brke to twirl one's moustache
víhati nos (figurativno) to turn up one's nose
víhati si rokave to roll up one's sleeves

vihráti to storm; (o zastavi) to flutter