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uštéti se to miscalculate; to miscount; to reckon wrong; to be out in (ali with) one's reckoning; pogovorno to get (ali to take) the wrong sow by the ear, to back the wrong horse

močnó se je uštel he is well out in (ali with) his reckoning; he brought his eggs (ali his hogs) to a bad (ali the wrong) market

uveljáviti to put into force (ali into effect), to carry into effect; to put forward; to bring into force

uveljáviti kaj to give effect to something; (izsiliti) to enforce
uveljáviti svojo pravico to assert one's (splošno) rights pl oziroma (določeno) right
uveljáviti svojo voljo to enforce one's will, to have one's way
uveljáviti se to make oneself valued, to make one's influence felt, to get on; to assert oneself (successfully); to push oneself forward; (umetnik) to win recognition
on se zna uveljáviti he knows how to make himself valued

užáljen offended

užáljena nečimrnost wounded vanity
biti užáljen to take offence (ob, nad at), to be offended (with something, by someone)
ni bil užáljen he did not take offence
užáljeno prislov offendedly

varováti to safeguard; to protect (pred from), to preserve (pred from); to shield, to shelter (pred from), to guard (pred from, proti against)

bog varuj! God forbid!
varováti ustavno ureditev to safeguard constitutional order
varováti se to take care of oneself, to beware (of), to guard (against)
varujte se žeparjev! beware of pickpockets!
varujte se psa! beware of the dog!
on se ne varuje (zdravstveno) he neglects his health

várstvo protection (pred from); guardianship; tutelage; custody; safeguard; shelter

pod várstvom noči under the cover of night
socialno várstvo social security, social welfare
sodno várstvo judicial protection
vzeti kaj v várstvo to take charge of something
vzel nas je v svoje várstvo he took us under his protection
vzeti v várstvo pred... to shield from...

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)

večína majority; the greater (ali major) part; the bulk; most; plurality

absolutna (ogromna, vladna, velika, pičla, silna, relativna, potrebna, enostavna, dvetretjinska) večína absolute (crushing, government, great, narrow, overwhelming, relative, necessary, simple, two-thirds) majority
ogromna večína a swingeing victory
večína naroda the mass of the nation
večína (od) nas the bulk of us, most of us
večína glasov majority of votes
večína ljudi the majority of people, most people
z dvema glasovoma večíne by a majority of two
z večíno glasov by a majority of votes, ZDA by a plurality (of votes)
biti v veliki večíni to be in a substantial majority
večína je za predlog the ayes have it
ženske so bile v večíni the women were in the majority
dobiti absolutno večíno to obtain an absolute majority
bila je dosežena večína 200 glasov proti zakonskemu osnutku there was a majority of 200 against the bill
s svojim glasom je odločil večíno he had a casting vote
priključiti se večíni parlament to join the majority

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

védno always; every time, at all times; ZDA all the time; ever; pesniško aye, ay

skoraj védno nine times out of ten, as often as not
še védno still; as yet
za védno for ever, for good, for good and all
enkrat za védno (vselej) once (and) for all
védno več more and more
védno hitreje faster and faster
védno večji bigger and bigger
še védno ne not yet
za védno zapustiti to leave for good
še védno ga ni he hasn't arrived yet
védno je bilo tako it was ever thus
poslovila sta se za védno they bade each other farewell for ever
védno in védno se vra-, čati to keep coming back
védno naravnost (naprej)! keep straight ahead!

védnost knowledge

brez moje védnosti without my knowing it, without my knowledge, unbeknown (ali unbeknownst) to me
bil je tam brez moje védnosti he was there unbeknown to me
po moji najboljši védnosti to the best of my knowledge
dati v védnost komu to make known to someone, to inform (ali to apprise) someone

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

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!

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!

vênomer continually; incessantly

vênomer me je spraševal he kept on asking me

verjétno prislov probably, likely, presumably

prav verjétno in all probability
zelo verjétno, najbolj verjétno most likely, very likely, as likely as not
komaj verjétno most unlikely, hardly likely
več kot verjétno more than likely
ni verjétno, da... it's unlikely that...
ne zdi se verjétno it seems unlikely
to je bolj verjétno that's more likely
zelo verjétno je, da bo deževalo the probability is that it will rain, pogovorno it's probably going to rain
verjétno bo doživel uspeh he will probably succeed
verjétno bom pozabil I may forget, I'm apt to forget
verjétno pojdem I may go
malo verjétno je, da bo prišel he is unlikely to come, pogovorno it's unlikely he'll come

verjétnost probability, likelihood

po vsej verjétnosti in all likelihood (ali probability)
velika verjétnost a strong likelihood
je velika verjétnost, da pride jutri there is a strong likelihood that he will be coming tomorrow

ves vsa, vse all; whole; entire; total; complete

mi vsi all of us
vse, razen... all but...
vsa Slovenija all Slovenia
vsa dežela the whole country
po vsej Angliji all over England
vsa Evropa all Europe, the whole of Europe
po vsem svetu all over the world
na vseh straneh on all sides
vsa družba the whole (ali all the) company
vsa moja družina je tu all my family are here
(skozi) ves dan all day long, the whole day long
vsi in vsak all and sundry
vse moje življenje all my life
v vseh ozirih in all respects
po vseh štirih on all fours
vse mogoče all sorts, all kinds (of)
za ves svet ne not for all the world
z vso (možno) hitrostjo with all speed
vse mesto je bilo tam the whole town was there
vse je zaman it is all in vain, it is all to no avail
to je vse, kar lahko storim zate that's all I can do for you
vsi trije so krivi they are all three guilty
delati vso noč to work all night
preživeli smo skoraj ves julij na deželi we spent nearly the whole of July in the country
biti ves iz sebe od jeze to be beside oneself with fury
on je vse prej kot pošten he is anything but honest
hiša je vsa iz kamna the house is entirely of stone
to je vse, kar lahko rečem that is all I can say
prebral sem vso knjigo I have read the book from cover to cover
pripravljeni smo storiti vse zanj we are ready to do anything for him
razpravljati o vsem mogočem, samo ne o politiki to discuss anything but politics
tresti se po vsem telesu to tremble all over
ne delaj si skrbi, vse se bo uredilo! don't worry, it'll be all right!

vesêlje joy, gaiety; joyfulness; gladness; pleasure; delight

komu v vesêlje to the delight (ali to the joy) of someone
z vesêljem with plesure
solze vesêlja tears pl of joy
kvarilec vesêlja killjoy, wet blanket
bil je ves iz sebe od vesêlja he could not contain himself for joy
imam veliko vesêlje s svojimi otroki my children give (ali afford) me much pleasure
ne maram vam kvariti vesêlja I won't spoil your pleasure
radi bi ji napravili nekaj vesêlja we would like to give her some pleasure
skakati od vesêlja to leap for joy
z vesêljem sem sprejel vaše vabilo I gladly accepted your invitation
vriskati od vesêlja to shout with joy

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

vést² conscience

brez vésti conscienceless
čista vést clear (ali good) conscience
slaba vést guilty (ali bad) conscience
z mirno vestjo with an easy conscience
proti moji vésti contrary to my conscience
kosmata vést elastic conscience
glas vésti the voice of conscience
izpraševanje vésti examination of one's conscience
grizenje vésti twinges pl of conscience, pangs pl of remorse, qualms pl of conscience, scruples pl
oseba, človek brez vésti conscienceless (ali unscrupulous, unconscionable, unprincipled) person
za pomirjenje vésti for conscience(') sake
izprašati si vést to examine one's conscience
imeti koga na vésti to have someone on one's conscience
imeti kosmato vést to have an easy-going conscience
vest ga grize his conscience is bothering him
ima dva umora na vésti he has two murders on his conscience
ne maram imeti tega na vésti I don't want to have that on my conscience
vést me peče I am conscience-stricken; my conscience is tormenting me (ali is giving me no peace), I am stung with remorse
vést ga je pekla his conscience troubled him, he had qualms of conscience, he was conscience-stricken
olajšati si vést to get something off one's conscience
pomiriti si vést to appease (ali to soothe, to salve, to quieten) one's conscience
z mirno véstjo lahko to storite you may do it with an easy conscience