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volnén woollen; wool(-); (nogavice) worsted

volnéni atlas (tkanina) woollen satin
volnéno blago woollen material (ali cloth), wool drapery, woollen articles (ali goods pl)
trgovec z volnénim blagom wool draper
trgovina z volnénim blagom wool drapery
volnéna jopica jersey
volnéna obleka woollen clothing
volnéna odeja woollen (ali wool) blanket
volnéna preja woollen yarn; worsted
volnén sukanec woollen yarn

vósek wax

pečatni vósek sealing wax
namazati, prevleči z vóskom to wax
čebelji vósek beeswax
čevljarski vósek cobbler's wax
mehak kot vósek waxy, soft as wax
v njenih rokah je mehek kot vósek (figurativno) he is (like) wax in her hands, he is (like) putty in her hand

votlíč mineralogija (plovec) pumice(-stone)

gladiti z votlíčem to pumice

vozílo vehicle

motorno vozílo motor vehicle
ta cesta je zaprta za promet z vozíli! this road is closed to vehicular traffic!
vozílo na gosenice tracked vehicle
cestno vozílo road vehicle
vozílo z gosenicami na zadnjih kolesih half-track

vozíti (avto) to drive; (bicikel) to ride; (voz) to cart; to transport; to convey by vehicle

brezobzirno vozíti (divjati) to drive recklessly, pogovorno to blind along
trajekt redno vozi po reki the ferryboat plies the river
ta vlak vozi vsako uro this train runs every hour
vozíti se z biciklom to cycle, to ride a bicycle
vozíti se z avtom to drive a car, to motor
z avtobusom se vozíti to go by bus, to ride in a bus, to go for a bus ride
vozíti se z vozom, na vozu to ride in a cart
vozíti se z ladjo to go by boat, to sail
vozíti se s sanmi to ride in a sleigh, to go for a sleigh ride
vozíti se z vlakom to go by train (ali by rail)

vôžnja (na biciklu, avtu ipd.) ride; drive; run

vôžnja brez postanka nonstop run
triurna vôžnja a three hours' drive (ali run, ride)
poskusna vôžnja trial run
samó pol ure vôžnje je do nas it is only a thirty-minute run to our place
vôžnja do X. stane en funt it is a pound ride to X.
vzeti koga na vôžnjo z avtom to take someone for a ride
biti kaznovan z globo zaradi prehitre vôžnja to be fined for speeding

vprašánje question; query; interrogation

črnsko vprašánje the Negro question
gornje vprašánje the above question
indirektno vprašánje gramatika oblique question
kakšno vprašánje! what a question to ask!
nujno vprašánje urgent question
nerešeno vprašánje pending question; question in abeyance
kritično, odločilno vprašánje crucial question
odprto vprašánje open question
pereče vprašánje burning question
sporno vprašánje question at issue, debatable question, moot question, moot point, point in question
pravno vprašánje question of law
sugestivno vprašánje suggestive question
težko vprašánje (pri izpitu) poser
vprašánje življenja ali smrti a life-anddeath issue
to je vprašánje časa (denarja, navade) that is a question (ali a matter) of time (of money, of habit)
v tem ni vprašánje that is not the point
to je še vprašánje that is still doubtful
to nima nobene zveze z vprašánjm this has no bearing on the question
to je drugo vprašánje that is another matter
vprašánje je brez pomena (se ne stavlja) the question does not arise
vprašánje je, kje naj to najdemo the question is, where are we going to find it
načeti vprašánje to raise a question
napasti koga z vprašánji to bombard someone with questions
obsuti koga z vprašánje to shoot questions at someone, to ply someone with questions
odgovoriti na vprašánje to answer a question
oddaljiti se od vprašánja to get (ali to wander) away from the point, to digress
obravnavati vprašánje to discuss a question
pustiti vprašánje odprto to leave a question unanswered (ali unsolved), to leave a question in suspense
rešiti vprašánje to solve a question
ne spadati k vprašánju to be irrelevant to the case
staviti vprašánje to raise a question, to put (ali to ask) a question
staviti vprašánje zaupnice to ask for a vote of confidence
zmesti koga s težkim vprašánjem to puzzle someone

vráčati to return; to give back; to make restitution; to restore, to replace

enako z enakim, milo za drago to give tit for tat, to repay in kind, to retaliate
vráčati se to return, to come back, to retrace one's steps; to recur
vráčati se k starim grehom to be a backslider
prokletstvo se vrača na začetnika, kdor drugim jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade a curse recoils on its author, curses come home to roost

vrág devil; Satan, the Evil One, the Tempter; the Prince of Darkness, the Adversary; arhaično the old gentleman, the archfiend, Old Nick; demon; dickens, deuce

vrág v ženski podobi she-devil
k vrágu! hang it!; what the dickens!
obseden od vrága possessed by the devil
vrág! the deuce!
vrág vzemi to! devil take it
k vrágu delo danes to hell with work today!
vrág ga je obsedel! he has the devil in him
kdo vrága ti je to rekel? who the devil (ali the dickens) (who on earth) told you that?
pojdi k vrágu! go to hell, go to the devil!
iti k vrágu to go to the devil, to go to the dogs, to go to rack and ruin
vse gre k vrágu everything is going to the dogs!
v sili vrág muhe jé (žre) beggars can't be choosers
ne kliči vrága! let sleeping dogs lie!
počenjati vrága in pol to raise the devil, to play hell
slikati, risati vrága na steno to paint the devil blacker than he is
vrág vzemi muhe bother the flies!
vrág te vzemi! (the) devil take you!
naj me vrág vzame, če... I'll eat my hat if..., I'll be (ali I'm) damned if..., I'll be shot (ali hanged) if...
kaj vrága delaš danes tukaj? what the devil (ali what the dickens) are you doing here today?
kar vrág prikveka, nima teka arhaično what is got over the devil's back, goes under the belly
vrág ga vzemi! confound him!
z vrágom ni dobro buče saditi! (figurativno) he that sups with the devil must have a long spoon
»danes bi se šel z vrágom metat« (figurativno) I feel full of vim to-day

vŕba botanika willow tree, willow

vŕba žalujka weeping willow; (vezika) osier
posajen z vŕbami willowed

vrbovína willow

porasel z vrbovíno willowed (travniki meadows)

vŕč jug; (lončen) pitcher

vŕč za pivo stein
poln vŕč (česa) jugful, pitcherful
toliko časa hodimo z vŕčem po vodo, dokler se ne razbije the pitcher goes often to the well but is broken at last

vrèd prislov (skupaj) together (with)

z menoj vrèd together with me
z obrestmi vrèd including interest
s postrežbo vrèd service included, inclusive of service

vŕh¹ (drevesa itd.) top; (gore) summit, peak; pinnacle; apex, pl -es, apices

na vŕhu (zgoraj) on top of, at the top of, atop
z vŕha from the top
na vŕhu lestve at the top of the ladder
vŕh strehe the top of the roof
vŕh glave the top of the head
vŕh gore the top of a mountain
vŕh stene, zidú the top of a wall
vŕh trikotnika the apex of a triangle
konferenca (sestanek) na vŕhu politika summit conference (meeting)
biti na vŕhu drevesa to be at the top of the tree
z vŕha do tal from top to bottom
doseči vŕh to reach the top, tehnika to reach the peak

vŕt garden

na vŕtu in the garden
cvetlični vŕt flower garden
javen vŕt public garden
vŕt pred hišo front garden, za hišo back garden
sadni vŕt orchard
terasast, viseči vŕt hanging garden
zelenjavni vŕt kitchen garden, market garden, ZDA truck garden, truck farm
živalski vŕt zoological garden, zoo
obdan z vŕtom gardened
delo na vŕtu gardening
narediti vŕt to lay out a garden
botanični vŕt botanical garden

vŕv rope; cord

vŕv za perilo clothesline
vŕv za obešanje (kazen) halter; the rope
vŕvi pl okoli ringa šport the ropes
izdelovalec vŕvi ropemaker
lestev iz vŕvi rope ladder
plesalec, -lka na vŕvi rope dancer
tovarna vŕvi rope factory
vlečenje vŕvi (igra) tug-of-war, pl tugs-of-war
vŕv za preskakovanje (otroška igra) skipping-rope
oddeliti, izpreti gledalce z vŕvjo to rope off spectators
hoditi po napeti vŕv nad globokim prepadom to walk (oziroma to be walking) the (oziroma a) tightrope over a very deep precipice
ne omenjaj vrvi v hiši, v kateri se je nekdo obesil speak not of rope where a man has hanged himself
peljati, voditi na vŕvi to lead by a halter
pritrditi, zvezati z vŕvjo to cord, to rope (up)
preskakovati vŕv, skakati čez vŕv (otroška igra) to skip (a skipping-rope)

vŕv(i)ca string, twine; cord; line; (za šivanje vreč) packthread; binding thread

svilena vŕv(i)ca silk cord
imeti koga na vŕv(i)ci to have someone on a string, to keep a tight rein on someone, to twist someone round one's (little) finger
vŕv(i)ca za psa lead
pse na vŕv(i)co! dogs must be kept on the lead!
merilna vŕv(i)ca (trak) tape measure, tape
vžigalna vŕv(i)ca fuse (cord)
rdeča vŕv(i)ca (trak) za povezovanje službenih spisov zgodovina red tape
voditi koga na vŕv(i)ci, z vŕv(i)co (figurativno) to lead someone by the nose

vskláditi to accord; to accommodate; to adapt

vskláditi se to accord (z with); to accommodate oneself; to adapt oneself (z to)

vstáti to rise, to get up, to rise to one's feet, to stand up

zgodaj vstáti to get up early, to rise with the sun
z levo nogo vstáti (figurativno) to get out of bed (on) the wrong side
vstáti (iz postelje) po bolezni to recover (from a sickness)
vstáti od mize (po obedu itd.) to rise from table, to leave the table
nihče še ni vstal (iz postelje zjutraj ipd.) nobody is stirring yet
vsi so vstali, ko so zaigrali marseljezo (internacionalo) every one rose to his feet when the Marseillaise (the Internationale) was played

vulkanizácija vulcanization; sulphurization

zakrpati z vulkanizácijo to retread, ZDA to recap