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utegníti to have time

če bom utegnil, bom prišel if I have time, I shall come
to utegne biti res that might be true
utegnemo zamuditi vlak we may miss the train
kaj bi se mu bilo utegnilo zgoditi? what might have happened to him?
nisem ga utegnil obiskati I had no time to see him
ne utegnem (= nimam časa) I cannot afford the time

utrpéti to suffer; (biti brez) to do without

utrpéti težke izgube to suffer heavy losses
ne utrpim (= ne morem pogrešati) te knjige I can't do without this book

užalíti to offend, to give offence (to); to insult, to affront; to outrage; to hurt, to hurt (someone's) feelings; to offer an insult (koga to someone); pogovorno to tread on someone's corns

nisem imel namena užalíti I meant no offence

užívati užíti to enjoy, to delight (v in); to find (ali to take) pleasure in, to take delight in; to relish; to rejoice in; to revel in; to experience pleasure; (hrano) to partake (of food), to consume; to be the beneficiary (ali usufructuary), to have the benefit (ali use) of

užívati, užíti glas, sloves kot... to have a reputation as..., to enjoy the reputation of...
užívati, užíti dober kredit to enjoy good credit
užívati, užíti splošno spoštovanje to be held in high esteem by everybody
uživam v sprehodih I enjoy my walks (ali promenades)
užívati, užíti zaupanje kake osebe to enjoy someone's confidence
užívati, užíti v čem to get a kick out of something

V v (kje?) in, at; (kam?) into, to

v šoli (= v zgradbi) in the school, (pri pouku) at school
v šolo to school
v gledališču at the theatre
v 3. nadstopju on the third (3rd) floor, ZDA on the fourth (4th) floor
v Londonu (veliko mesto) in London
v Kamniku (malo mesto) at Kamnik
v London, v Francijo to London, to France
v mestu in town
v inozemstvu, v inozemstvo abroad
izgubljen v temi lost in the dark (ali darkness)
slab v angleščini weak in English
v torek on Tuesday
dvakrat v letu twice a year
v tistem času at that time
v starih časih in ancient times
v novejšem času in recent times
v mojih letih at my age
v pradobi in prehistoric times
v tem trenutku at this moment
v pravem času at the right moment, just in time
pozno v noč late into the night
v roku 10 dni within 10 days
v vojni in miru at war and at peace
v ta namen for this purpose
v imenu... in the name of...
v redu in order
biti v dobrih odnosih s kom to be on good terms with someone
hiša je bila v plamenih the house was on fire
biti v skrajni bedi to be in utter poverty
ste kdaj bili v Londonu? have you ever been to London?
biti v vojni to be at war
dospeti, prispeti v London to arrive in London
hoditi v šolo to go to school
pasti v vodo to fall into the water
ne morem mu tega vbiti v glavo I can't drive it into his head
vreči v koš za odpadke to throw into the wastepaper basket
vreči v zrak to throw into the air
zdrobiti v prah to pulverize, to reduce to dust
živeti v Sloveniji to live in Slovenia
to delo bom končal v roku treh mesecev (v treh mescih) I shall finish this job (ali work, task) within three months

vája exercise; drill; practice; training; coaching

gledališka vája (skušnja) rehearsal
proste váje gymnastic exercises pl, Swedish drill
ritmične váje callisthenics pl
telesna vája physical exercise
telovadna vája gymnastic exercise
orožne váje military exercises pl
protiletalske váje air-raid drill
municija za vájo practice ammunition
biti iz váje to be out of practice
sem čisto iz váje I am quite out of practice
manjka mi váje I am short of practice
váj naredi mojstra, z vájo se doseže popolnost practice makes perfect

vájen used (to); inured (to)

vájen sem mraza I am inured to cold
vájen sem delati pozno v noč I am used to working late

vám you; to you

povedal sem vám resnico I told you the truth
vám smem predstaviti svojega prijatelja X.Y.? may I introduce my friend X.Y. to you?

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

vàs¹ (zaimek) you

ne vidim vas I don't see you

včéraj yesterday

včéraj zvečer (sinoči) yesterday evening, last night
včéraj zjutraj yesterday morning, pesniško arhaično yestermorn
včéraj teden yesterday week
šele včéraj only yesterday
nisem včéraj prišel na svet (figurativno) I wasn't born yesterday

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)

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)

védeti to know; to be aware (of); to realize

zanesljivo védeti to be positive about
védeti za kaj to be in the know, to be aware (of something), to be cognizant (of something)
dobro vedoč za kaj fully cognizant of something
vem za nekoga, ki... I know of someone who...
kolikor vem as far as I know, for aught I know (of)
ne da bi jaz vedel (= kolikor mi je znano ne) not that I know
pa še kako dobro to vem! don't I know it!
bojim se, da zdaj nič več ne vem (kot prej) I fear I am none the wiser
on dobro ve, kaj se je zgodilo he well knows (ali he is well aware of) what happened
ne védeti za kaj to be ignorant of something
rad bi vedel I should like to know, I wonder (ali, če whether, if)
ko bi bil (jaz) vedel! if only I had known!
védeti o čem to be well aware (ali arhaično apprised) of something
nihče ne ve, kaj se utegne zgoditi there is no knowing what may happen
védeti, kaj hočemo (= ne omahovati) to know one's own mind
kako, da jaz ne bi tega vedel! don't I know it!
to sam le predobro vem (= komu to pripovedujete?) you are telling me!
influenca, defterija in ne vem, kaj še vse influenza, diphtheria, and goodness knows what else
védeti najnovejše (o) to be well up (in), to be au courant (ali up-to-date) with
človek nikoli ne ve (= nikoli ne veš) you never know, you never can tell
kako naj vem, kam je šel how should I know where he went
ali še veš? do you remember?
ne vem ne kod ne kam I don't know which way to turn

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

velíko much; a great deal, a good deal (of); a lot of; pogovorno lots, masses, loads, bags (of)

zelo velíko very much, quite a lot, pl a great many
moj brat velíko bere (dela, potuje) my brother is a great reader (worker, traveller)
velíko se sprehajam I am a great walker
(on) ima zelo velíko denarja he has a considerable amount (ali pogovorno lots, loads, bags, pots) of money
on velíko pije he is a big drinker, he drinks hard, he is a hard-drinking man
velíko hrupa za nič much ado about nothing
velíko sreče! good luck!, lots of luck!

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!