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vôjna war; warfare

v vôjni in the war, at war, in wartime
na robu vôjne on the brink of war
na koncu vôjne at the end of the war
v primeru vôjne in case of war, in the event of war
hujskanje k vôjni warmongering
napoved vôjne declaration of war
bog vôjne war god
izbruh vôjne outbreak of war
opustošen od vôjne ravaged by war, war-ravaged
besedna vôjna war of words, wordy warfare
bliskovita vôjna lightning war (= w.), blitzkrieg, blitz
državljanska vôjna civil w., intestine w.
ameriška državljanska vôjna American Civil War, War of Secession, War between the States
gospodarska vôjna economic w.
gverilska vôjna guerilla warfare
hladna vôjna cold w.
križarska vôjna crusade
tridesetletna vôjna Thirty Years' War
stoletna vôjna Hundred Years' War
napadalna vôjna war of aggression
narodnoosvobodilna vôjna war of (ali struggle for) national liberation
osvajalna vôjna war of conquest
obrambna vôjna defensive w.
osvobodilna vôjna war of liberation
podmorniška vôjna submarine warfare
papirnata vôjna paper w.
pomorska vôjna naval warfare, war at sea
pozicijska vôjna static warfare
popolna, splošna (nepopolna, omejena) vôjna allout (limited) warfare
preventivna vôjna preventive w.
psihološka vôjna psychological w.
vôjna do popolne izčrpanosti sovražnika war of attrition
nasledstvena vôjna war of succession
vôjna za neodvisnost war of independence
vôjna do uničenja, do iztrebljenja war of extermination
sveta vôjna holy war
ves svet zajemajoča vôjna global warfare
prva (druga) svetovna vôjna the first World War, World War I, the Great War (the second World War, World War II)
totalna vôjna total w.
verska vôjna religious w.
vôjna v zraku war in the air
živčna vôjna war of nerves
vôjna na življenje in smrt war to the death
to (takšna) je (pač) vôjna such is war
biti tik pred vôjno to be on the eve of war
biti v vôjni to be at war with, to make war upon
iti v vôjno, začeti vôjno, spustiti se v vôjno to go to war (z, proti against), to wage war (z upon, against)
napovedati vôjno to declare war (neki državi on a country)
izzvati vôjno to provoke a war
biti potegnjen v vôjno to drift into war
prenesti vôjno v sovražnikovo deželo to carry the war into the enemy's country
preprečiti vôjno to avert a war
pripravljati vôjno to prepare for war
sprožiti atomsko vôjno to unleash an atomic war
stopiti v vôjno to enter a war, to come into a war
ščuvati k vôjni to incite to war, to agitate for war
voditi vôjno to war, to wage war
v ljubezni in v vôjni je vse dovoljeno all is fair in love and war
vôjna prinese s seboj mnogo zla war brings many evils in its train

vòl ox, pl oxen; bullock; (psovka) VB žargon twerp

jarem volov a yoke of oxen
vprega vòlov a team of oxen
mlad vòl steer
pitani vòli pl beeves pl
biti močan kot vòl to be as strong as an ox
gledati kot zaboden vòl to stare like a stuck pig

volítev volítve pl election, elections pl; poll; balloting; polling

ožja volítev, volítve second (ali final) ballot
spodbijana, sporna volítev, volítve disputed (ZDA contested) election
priti v ožjo volítev, volítve to be on a short list
volítve v zvezne organe elections for federal agencies
javne volítve (glasovanje) open voting
tajne volítve (glasovanje) secret ballot
občinske volítve municipal elections
splošne volítve general election, parliamentary elections
dopolnilne (delne) volítve byelection
dan volítev election day, polling day
neveljavne volítve void election
visoka (nizka) udeležba na volítvah heavy (light) poll
razpisati (nove) volítve to issue writs for an election, (figurativno) to go to the country
snubiti glasove pri volítvah to canvass, to solicit votes, to electioneer
iti na volítve to go to the polls, (kandidat) to stand for election
poraziti koga pri volítvah to defeat someone at the polls
izgubiti mandat na volítvah to lose one's seat, to be unseated
volítve so odložene the poll is postponed
delavska stranka vodi pri volítvah the Labour party is in the lead
razglasiti, objaviti rezultat volítev to declare the result of the election
biti poražen na volítvah to be defeated at the polls
dobiti največje število glasov pri volítvah to get most votes, to head (ali to top) the poll

vólk zoologija wolf, pl wolves

morski vólk (riba) wolf fish, (star mornar) old sea-dog, (figurativno) old salt, an old weather-beaten tar; medicina (odrgnjena koža) gall, excoriation; (igrača, vrtavka) top
vólk v ovčji koži wolf in sheep's clothing
lovec na vólkove wolf hunter
krdelo vólkov wolf pack
lačen sem kot vólk I am ravenous
biti lačen kot vólk to be as hungry as a wolf
iti na lov na vólkove, loviti vólkove to go wolf hunting
nasititi vólka in ohraniti kozo (figurativno) to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
ne more biti vólk sit in koza cela (figurativno) you can't have it both ways
ali vólk lahko spremeni svojo naravo? can the leopard change his spots?
z vólkovi je treba tuliti (figurativno) one must do in Rome as the Romans do

vplív influence (na over, on); ascendancy, ascendency, ascendance, ascendence; sway; impact (na on); hold (on); interest (pri with)

pod vplívom under the influence
biti pod vplívom koga to be under the influence of someone
imeti vplív na to exercise (ali to exert, to have) an influence (up)on, to influence (someone)
imeti vplív pri kom to have influence with someone
imel je velik vplív nanje he had a great ascendancy over them
priti pod vplív koga to come (to fall) under someone's sway
imeti velik vplív pri to carry weight with
Voltairov vplív na sodobnike Voltaire's influence over his contemporaries
te okoliščine niso imele nobenega vplíva na izid (rezultat) these circumstances had no effect on the result
njegov oče nima nobenega vplíva nanj his father has no hold on him
uporabiti svoj vplív pri kom to use one's influence with someone
uveljaviti svoj vplív pri kom to bring one's influence to bear on someone

vplívati to influence; to have influence (na on); to exert influence (upon); to affect; (pristransko) to bias; (na poslance) to lobby

skušati vplívati na (raz) sodnika to try to bias, to try to sway an arbiter
dobro vplívati to be a good influence
nanj je lahko vplívati he is easily influenced
dal si je vplívati od svojih prijateljev he has let himself be influenced by his friends
razlogi, ki so vplivali na mojo odločitev the reasons that affected my decision

vpoglèd insight; perusal, view; examination

na vpoglèd on approbation, on approval
na vpoglèd in vrnitev for perusal and return
imeti (dobiti) vpoglèd v to have (to get) an insight into
dobil sem vpoglèd v tiste razmere I got an insight into those circumstances
predložiti komu v vpoglèd svoje knjige to submit one's books to someone for inspection
dovoliti komu vpoglèd v svoje knjige to allow someone to examine one's books
brezplačen izvod (knjige) na vpoglèd (ogled) specimen (ali free) copy
poslati na vpoglèd (ogled) to send for examination (ali on approval)

vstájati to rise; to get up; to stand up; to rise to one's feet

on zgodaj (pozno) vstaja he is an early (a late) riser
zgodaj vstájati to rise with the sun, to get up early, to be an early riser
ne vstajajte! (ostanite na sedežu!) keep your seat!

vstòp entry, entrance; admission, admittance

vstòp prost (brezplačen)! admission free!
vstòp prepovedan! no admittance!, keep out!, no entry!
nezaposlenim vstòp prepovedan! no admittance except on business!
odkloniti komu, ne dovoliti komu vstòpa to shut someone out
(s silo) si izsiliti vstòp v hišo to force an entry into a house

vstopíti to enter (v hišo a house); to come in; to make one's entry gledališče entry; to step (v into)

s silo vstopíti v hišo to force an entry into a house
vstopíti v vojsko (v tvrdko) to join the army (a firm)
potniki za X., vstopite! all aboard for X.

vtêpsti

vtêpsti komu kaj v glavo to beat something into someone's head; to instil (an idea) in someone's head, pogovorno to thwack something into someone's head
vtêpsti si v glavo to take it into one's head (da... that...)
kdo ti je vtepel tako bedastočo v glavo? who has put such nonsense into your head?

vtís impression; impress; sensation; effect; tiskarstvo stamp, imprint; mark

trajen (globok) vtís lasting (deep) impression
(ne)ugoden vtís (un)favourable impression
biti pod vtísom, da... to be under the impression that...
imam vtís, da... it is my impression that...
imel je vtís, kot da... he had the impression that...
dajati vtís to give an (oziroma the) impression
dobiti, imeti dober vtís o čem to be favourably impressed by something
napraviti vtís na koga to impress someone, to leave an impression on someone
novica, vest je napravila zelo velik vtís the news created a sensation (ali a stir)
predstava je napravila name globok vtís the performance made (ali produced) a profound impression on me
name je napravilo vtís... I was impressed by...
storiti kaj, da bi napravili vtís to do something for effect
zapustiti neizbrisen vtís to leave one's mark (on)

vzdržáti to hold out; to stand; to sustain; to persevere (v in); to endure, to last

vzdržáti napad to withstand (ali to hold out against) an assault
vzdržite! hold out!
ne morem več vzdržáti I can't stand it any longer
ona ne vzdrži na soncu she cannot stand the sun
vzdržáti se to abstain (česa from something), to refrain (from)
vzdržáti se glasovanja to abstain from voting
nisem se vzdržal smeha I couldn't help laughing
vzdržáti se kajenja to refrain from smoking
vzdržáti se solz (joka) to refrain from tears (from weeping)
ni mogel več vzdržáti bolečine he could not endure (ali sustain, bear) the pain any more
čudim se, da je tako dolgo vzdržal I wonder that he has held out so long
vzdržáti se alkoholnih pijač to abstain from alcoholic drinks

zadéva matter; affair; business; thing; subject; (osebna) concern; pravo case

o tej zadévi on this subject
v zadévi with reference to, on the subject of
državna zadéva affair of state
družbena zadéva social matter (ali problem)
notranje zadéve internal affairs pl
zadéva javnega pomena matters pl of public concern
zadéve skupnega pomena matters pl of common interest
tekoče zadéve current affairs pl
zunanje zadéve foreign affairs pl
dogovorjena, domenjena zadéva a put-up job
ministrstvo za zunanje zadéve VB Foreign Office (krajšava: F.O.); ZDA State Department
lepa zadéva! (ironično) that's a nice mess!
v zadévi X. proti Y. pravo in the case of X. versus Y.
brigaj(te) se za svoje zadéve! mind your own business!
to je zadéva zase it is a separate question (ali problem, matter)
to je čisto druga zadéva that's an entirely different thing
to ni moja zadéva that's no business of mine
to je tvoja zadéva that's your affair, that's your lookout, it's up to you
kot je zadéva sedaj... as matters now stand
zadéva prihaja na dan the affair is coming out, the matter is being aired
pusti zadévo pri miru! let the matter rest!
zadéva se vleče the affair is dragging on
vmešavati se v tuje zadéve to meddle in other people's afairs
vzeti zadévo v roke to take the matter in hand
voditi zadéve to conduct (ali to direct) affairs
opustiti zadévo (pogovorno) to drop the whole business
govoril sem z njim o vaši zadévi I talked to him regarding your business

zadréga embarrassment; difficulty; quandary; perplexity; predicament

denarne zadrége financial difficulties pl, evfemizem humoristično pecuniary embarrassment
biti v zadrégi to be in difficulties, to be in a quandary, to be ill at ease, to be at a loss, to be in a fix, to be in embarrassed circumstances
v lepi zadrégi smo we are in a nice (pretty, sorry) pickle
sem v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj storim I am completely at a loss what to do
biti v denarni zadrégi to be short of money
bili smo v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj odgovorimo we were hard put to it to find an answer, we were completely at a loss (ali we were stumped) for an answer
moja edina zadréga je, kaj naj izberem my only trouble is which one to choose
spretno se izvleči iz zadrége (iz stiske) to extricate oneself neatly from a predicament, to find a neat way out of a difficult situation
pomagati komu iz zadrége to save someone from embarrassment
spraviti koga v zadrégo to put (ali pogovorno to land) someone in an embarrassing situation, to embarrass someone, to put someone in a predicament (ali in a quandary)
njega hitro spraviš v zadrégo he is easily embarrassed
biti v zadrégi za odgovor to be stumped for an answer

zagáta (slepa ulica) blind alley; figurativno quandary

prometna zagáta traffic jam; (zastoj) deadlock
biti v zagáti to be in a quandary
v lepi zagáti smo we are in a nice (ali pretty, sorry) pickle
sem v zagáti (v škripcih) (figurativno) I am on the horns of a dilemma, I am in an awkward situation
spraviti koga v zagáto (težavo, zadrego) to drive someone into a corner, to corner someone

zagnáti to throw; to fling, to hurl

zagnáti krik to set up (ali to raise) a cry, to cry out, to shriek
zagnáti na tla to hurl down
zagnáti hrup to make a noise, to cause an uproar
zagnáti se na to fall upon, on; pounce upon, at; to leap at
zagnáti se za čim to make a dash for
zagnáti se na sovražnika to make a dash at the enemy

zagôsti

zagôsti jo komu to play a trick (ali a joke) on someone, to trick someone; to take someone for a ride; pogovorno to bamboozle
grdó jo komu zagôsti to play someone a dirty (ali nasty, shabby, mean) trick, to put one over on someone, to do someone an ill turn

zagotovílo assurance; promise

imamo zagotovílo od njega, da... he gave us an assurance that...
sprejmite zagotovílo, da... be assured that..., I beg to assure you that...

zagrabíti to grasp; to seize

zagrabíti priliko, priložnost to seize an opportunity
zagrabíti koga za vrat to seize someone by the neck
zagrabíti (zasačiti) koga pri dejanju to catch someone in the act, to catch someone red-handed