Franja

vléči to draw, to drag; to pull, to haul; to lug; to trail; to stretch; (mrežo) to trawl; (po blatu) to draggle; (ladjo) to take in tow; (zavlačevati) to protract

vléči se to drag (oneself); to trail; (zaostajati) to straggle; (zavlačevati se) to drag on; (težko hoditi) to trudge
vléči noge za seboj pri hoji to scuff
vléči vrv to haul at a rope
to bo vleklo (figurativno) this will be a point of attraction
vléči koga za nos (figurativno) to make a fool of someone, to lead someone by the nose
vléči na uho (figurativno) to listen to
krilo se ji vleče po tleh her skirt trails on the ground
ta dimnik ne vleče this chimney does not draw
tukaj vleče (je prepih) there is a draught here, it is draughty here
vléči na zeleno (barvo) to incline to green
vléči dreto (smrčati) to snore
prav nič me ne vleče, da bi šel I don't feel the least urge to go
vojna se vleče the war is dragging on

vôjen -ôjna, -o of war, war(-); wartime

v vôjnem času in wartime, during the war
vôjna akademija military academy, staff college
vôjen, -ôjna, -o cilj war aim
vôjna cona war zone
vôjna bremena war burden
vôjni davek war tax, contribution
vôjni dobičkar war profiteer
vôjni dolg war debt
vôjna doklada field allowance, allowance for service in the field
vôjni dopisnik war correspondent, war reporter
vôjna grožnja threat(s) of war
vôjni hujakač warmonger
vôjni invalid disabled ex-soldier
vôjno gospodarstvo wartime economy
vôjna industrija war industry
vôjna ladja warship, man-of-war, (bojna) battleship, (oklopnica) ironclad, dreadnought
vôjno letalo warplane, military aircraft
vôjna luka naval port
vôjni material war material
vôjna krivda war guilt
vôjni minister minister of war, VB Secretary of State for War, ZDA Secretary of War
vôjna mornarica navy; naval force
vôjno ministrstvo VB War Office, ZDA War Department, ZDA pogovorno pentagon
vôjni načrt war plan
vôjna nevesta war bride
vôjna napoved declaration of war
vôjna nevarnost (figurativno) war clouds pl
vôjna obveznica, zadolžnica war bond
vôjna oprema war equipment, armament
vôjna odškodnina war indemnity
vôjno posojilo war loan
vôjno pozorišče war zone, ZDA theatre of war
vôjni plen war booty, loot, spoils pl
vôjne priprave preparations pl for war
vôjna pripravljenost national war preparedness
vôjno poročilo war communiqué
vôjno pravo laws pl of war
vôjna psihoza war fever
vôjna sirota war orphan
vôjno sodišče court-martial, pl -s, courts-martial
vôjno stanje state of, war, war footing
vôjni stroški costs of war, war expenditure
vôjne strahote (pesniško) the dogs of war
vôjna sredstva (denar) (pesniško) sinews pl of war
vôjni ujetnik prisoner of war (P.O.W.)
vôjno ujetništvo war captivity
vôjna vdova war widow
vôjna veščina art of war, war strategy, tactics pl (s konstr. v sg ali pl)
vôjen, -ôjna, -o zločin, zločinec war crime, war criminal
proces proti vôjnim zločincem war crimes trial
vôjna zvijača stratagem
vôjna sreča contingencies pl of war

vráta (sobna, hišna) door; (vrtna, dvoriščna) gate; (vhod) entrance, doorway; (nogomet) goal

hišna vráta street door, front door
dvokrilna vráta folding door
mestna vráta town gate
steklena vráta glass door, French window
spustna vráta drop door
vrtljiva vráta revolving door, swing door
vzdižna železna vráta zgodovina vojska portcullis
zadnja, zadajšnja vráta back door
zunanja vráta outer door
za zaprtimi vráti behind (ali with) closed doors
smučna vráta sliding door
vráta so zaprta the door is shut (ali closed)
vráta so odprta the door is open, na stežaj wide open
vráta so priprta the door is ajar
vráta so zaklenjena the door is locked
vráta so zapahnjena the door is bolted
vojna je pred vráti war is imminent
zima je pred vráti winter is upon us (ali is at the door)
iti in odpreti vráta (ko pozvoni zvonec) to answer the bell (ali the door, the door-bell)
pokazati komu vráta (figurativno) to show someone the door, to turn someone out of doors
iti ven (noter) skozi zadnja vráta to go in (to go out) by the back door
na stežaj odpreti vráta to throw the door wide open (komu to someone)
na trkanje odpreti vráta to answer the door
vlomiti vráta to force open the door
zaloputniti vráta to slam (ali to bang) the door
zapreti in zapahniti vráta to shut and bolt the door
zapreti komu vráta pred nosom to shut the door in someone's face
vráta so se zaprla the door swung to

vsíliti vsiljeváti

vsíliti, vsiljeváti komu kaj to force (ali to impose) something on someone, to thrust (ali to ram) something down someone's throat
vsilil nam je svojo družbo he thrust himself upon us
ne maramo vam vsíliti, vsiljeváti blaga we will not force the goods on (ali upon) you
vojna nam je bila vsiljena the war has been forced on (ali upon) us
vsíliti, vsiljeváti se komu to impose oneself upon (ali on) someone, to intrude, to force oneself on someone, to barge in; to interlope
vsilila se mi je misel the idea suggested itself to me

zóna¹ (cona) zone; belt

nevarna zóna dangerous zone
nevtralna zóna neutral zone
prepovedana zóna prohibited zone
vojaška zóna military zone
vojna zóna war zone

zvijáča ruse, (majhna) trick; guile, artifice, wile

kup, koš zvijáč the whole bag of tricks
vojna zvijáča stratagem, ruse, military manoeuvre
poslovne zvijáče the tricks of the trade
izvesti zvijáčo (žargon) to put one over (on someone)
spregledati (spoznati) zvijáče, biti kos zvijáčam kake osebe to be up to someone's tricks
poznam jaz njegove zvijáče I'm up to his tricks
uporabiti zvijáčo za dosego svojih ciljev to achieve one's purpose by trickery

žívčen nerve(-); nervous; of the nerves

zelo žívčen highly strung, (žargon) all of a twitter
žívčna bolezen nervous disease (ali disorder, complaint), neurosis, neuropathy
žívčna celica nerve cell
žívčna bolečina neuralgia
bolnišnica za žívčne bolezni clinic for nervous diseases
žívčni napad fit (ali attack) of nerves
žívčni sestav nervous system
žívčna vojna war of nerves
žívčni zlom nervous collapse (ali breakdown, shock, prostration)
žívčna slabost nervous debility, neurasthenia
žívčna razdraženost nervous irritation
žívčni vozel ganglion, nerve centre
on je zelo žívčen he is a bundle of nerves, (pogovorno) he's all nerves
ona je žívčno bolna she is suffering from a nervous disease (ali disorder), she has trouble with her nerves
biti žívčen (pogovorno) to be jumpy (ali jittery, highly strung), to have the jitters, to be all on edge
dobiti žívčen napad to have a fit of nerves

žŕtev (nesreče, zločina, prevare) victim; prey, dupe, sufferer; sacrifice; martyr; offering, oblation

za vsako žŕtev at any sacrifice
pripravljen za žŕtve ready (ali willing) to make sacrifices
največja žŕtev (= smrt) za domovino the supreme sacrifice
žŕtev nesreče (potresa, kuge) victim of an accident (of an earthquake, of a plague)
vojna žŕtev victim of war
žŕtev razmer victim of circumstances
žŕtev svojega stremuštva victim of one's ambition
spravna žŕtev expiatory victim
žŕtev česa (a) prey to, (a) victim of
darovana žŕtev sacrificial victim
nobene žŕtve se ne bati to shrink from no sacrifice
to je zame velika žŕtev this is a great sacrifice for me
nobenih žŕtev mi ni žal I don't mind making any sacrifice, there is no sacrifice I would not make
biti žŕtev sleparja to be the victim of a con-man (ali a con-man's victim)
padel je kot žŕtev nesreče he was a casualty in an accident
postati žŕtev to fall (a) prey to (ali (a) victim of)