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vájet rein; (jezdnega konja) bridle

držati krepko koga na vájetih to keep a tight rein on someone
pritegniti vájeti to draw rein
izpustiti vájeti iz rok to drop the rein
popustiti (konju) vájeti to give (a horse) free rein (ali the rein)
imeti, držati (trdno) vájeti to hold the reins (tudi figurativno)
obrniti konja na levo z vájetmi to rein a horse to the left
ustaviti (konja) z vájetmi to rein in (a horse), to rein up

vájin -a, -o (pridevniško) your, (samostojno) yours (when you are two in number)

vájin, -a, -oi in moji otroci your children and mine, my children and yours
ta vájin, -a, -o avto this car of yours
neki vájin, -a, -o prijatelj a friend of yours

vál wave; (velik) billow

brez valov (miren) waveless
vál za válom, v zaporednih válovih wave after wave
válu podoben wavelike
gibanje válov undulation, wave motion
kopanje v válovih bathing in a bath with artificial waves
jezdec na válovih surf rider
butanje válov surf, breaking of waves
udarci válov pounding, crashing of waves
greben, vrh vála crest of a wave
vál mraza cold snap, cold spell
vál vročine heat wave, hot spell
igračka válov (figurativno) play of waves
vál ogorčenja a wave of indignation
vál stavk a wave of strikes
dolgi (srednji, kratki) válovi radio long (medium, short) waves
morski válovi billows pl
majhen vál ripple, wavelet
obalni vál breaker
dolg vál roller
válovi pl heavy seas pl
penasti válovi white horses pl, whitecaps, arhaično skipper's daughters pl
svetlobni válovi light waves pl
zvočni válovi sound waves pl
modulacijski vál wave of modulation
delati, gnati válove, dvigati se v válovih to rise in waves
válovi butajo ob skale the waves beat against the rocks
naravnati radio na določeni vál to tune in to a certain wavelength
dolžina vála radio wavelength
točno na válu radio on the beam

váljati to roll; to flatten with a roller

váljati se to roll
váljati cesto to roll a road
váljati kovine to roll metals
váljati testo to roll pastry
váljati trato to roll a lawn
váljati se v denarju (figurativno) to be rolling in money

várati to deceive; to cheat; to delude; to dupe; to impose (upon); to trick; to swindle

naši čuti nas često varajo our senses often lead us astray
ta žena vara svojega moža this woman is unfaithful to her husband
várati se (motiti se) to be mistaken
varaš se you are mistaken
várati se v kom to be deceived in someone
várati se to deceive oneself, to delude oneself
pustiti se várati to be a dupe (od koga of someone)

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

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

véder serene; cloudless; clear; (vesel) cheerful, merry

kot blisk z védrega neba like a bolt from the blue
védra starost serene old age
védro vreme serene (ali fair) weather
véder dan bright day
pod védrim nebom (taborjenje, prenočevanje) in bivouac, (v šotoru) under canvas

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

véra religion; faith; creed; belief; persuasion

brez vére irreligious
državna véra established faith
krščanska véra Christian faith
apostolska véra Apostles' Creed, Credo
kriva véra heresy
prazna véra superstition
v dobri véri in good faith
pri moji véri, ne! upon my word, no!
svoboda vére religious liberty, freedom of worship
izgubil sem véro vanj I have lost all faith in him
izpovedovati véro to profess a religion
omajati koga v njegovi véri to shake someone in his belief

veríga chain; figurativno (niz) chain, series, sequence

člen veríge link (of a chain)
na verígi chained
pes na verígi bandog, watchdog
gorska veríga mountain range
merilna veríga surveyor's chain
snežna veríga (za avto) snow chain, tyre chain, nonskid chain
kolo na verígo chain wheel
most na verígah suspension bridge
dati v veríge (vkleniti) koga to put someone in irons
dati na verígo, -e to chain (up)
delati v verígi to form a chain
prikleniti, privezati na verígo to chain up
povezati z verígo to chain, arhaično to concatenate
kaznjenec v verígah convict confined in chains

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

vêrz (stih) verse; line (of poetry)

majhen vêrz verset, versicle
v vêrzih in verse
delati, kovati vêrze to versify, to write verse
citirati nekaj vêrzov iz Prešerna to quote a few lines (ali a short passage) from Prešeren
neriman vêrz blank verse

veselíti to give pleasure (ali joy), to afford joy (ali pleasure), to gladden

to me veseli I am glad of that
veseli me, da te vidim I am glad to see you
glasba me ne veseli I get no joy from music
veselilo me bo, če mi boš kaj pisal I shall be glad to receive your letters
veselíti se česa to delight in something
ne veseli se prezgodaj! don't count your chickens before they are hatched!
veselíti se to be glad of, to be happy (to), to take pleasure (from), to rejoice (at); to be pleased with
(vnaprej) se veselíti to anticipate a pleasure, to look forward to
veselim se že, da te bom zopet videl I am looking forward to seeing you again
zelo me veseli, da vas spoznam (se seznanim z vami) I am very glad to meet you

véter wind, (hud) storm, gale, (šibak) breeze

véter od zadaj following wind, tail wind
brez vétra windless
kot véter hitro like the wind
proti vétru in the wind's eye, in the teeth of the wind
na vse štiri vétrove to the four winds
z vseh vétrov (figurativno) from the four corners of the earth
nasproten véter contrary wind
ugoden véter favourable (ali fair) wind
močan véter strong (ali high) wind
nestanoviten véter shifting (ali squally) wind
véter od zadaj aeronavtika tail wind
ladja brez vétra becalmed ship
sunek vétra blast
udarec vétra squall, blast, gust
proti vétru, proti smeri vétra pristati aeronavtika to land upwind
severni (vzhodni) véter north wind (east wind)
vétru izpostavljeno mesto windy place
razpršeni na vse (štiri) vetrove scattered to the four winds
vetrovi medicina wind, flatulence, flatulency
biti zaščiten pred vét om to be sheltered from the wind
vét brije, ostro, mrzlo the wind blows cold
vét brije čez planjavo the wind sweeps over the plain
govoriti v vét (figurativno = zaman) to speak (ali to preach) to the winds, to talk in vain, to waste one's breath
od kod piha vét? where (ali what direction) is the wind from?
vét piha s severa the wind is in the north
vét močno piha the wind is blowing hard
pihal je močan vét there was a high wind
vét mi je odpihnil klobuk the wind blew my hat off
vidim, od kod vét piha (figurativno) I see how the land lies
vem, od kod vét piha (figurativno) I know how (ali which way) the wind blows
zapihal je drug vét (figurativno) the wind has turned
kakor vét piha (figurativno) as the wind blows
priti z vseh vétrov (vseh strani sveta) to come from the four corners of the earth
ostati brez vétra (ladja) to be becalmed
jadrati, pluti z vétrom v hrbtu to sail before the wind
jadrati, pluti, kakor véter potegne (figurativno, obračati svoj plašč po vetru) to shift (ali to veer) with the wind
véter potegne (nastane, se dvigne) the wind rises
véter se je polegel the wind has fallen (ali has abated, has dropped, has died down)
obračati plašč po vétru (figurativno) to be a turncoat, to switch sides
ugotoviti, kako véter piha to find out how the wind blows (ali lies)
spuščati vétrove medicina to break wind
imeti vétrove medicina to be troubled with wind
otroka napenjajo vétrovi medicina the baby has (ali pogovorno baby's got) wind
vzeti komu véter iz jader (figurativno) to take the wind out of someone's sails
kdor véter seje, vihar žanje who sows the wind, reaps the whirlwind

vídeti to see; to get sight of; to notice; (opaziti) to become aware, to perceive

dobro (slabo) vídeti to have good (bad) sight, to have good (bad) eyes
bežno vídeti to get a fleeting glimpse of
nič ni vídeti there is nothing to be seen
na prvi pogled, mižé vídeti (žargon) to see with half an eye
vídeti je zdrav he looks well
vídeti je, da... it seems that...
vídeti v prihodnost to see into the future
vídeti vse zvezde (figurativno, od udarca) to see stars
če prav vidim if my eyes do not deceive me
iz tega se vidi hence it appears
jasno se vidi it is clear
na prvi pogled se vidi you can see at a glance, it is self-evident
vreden, da se vidi worth seeing
sam lahko vidiš you can see it for yourself
malo se vidiva we see little of each other
sam sem to videl I saw it myself
nič ga ni vídeti he is nowhere to be seen
konca vojne še ni vídeti the end of the war is not yet in sight
videl sem smrt od blizu I looked death in the face
mesto se vidi od daleč the town can be seen from far away
videl je že lepše čase he has seen better times
si že kdaj videl kaj takega? did you ever see the like of it?; pogovorno can you beat it?
naj vidim, da vidim! (naj pomislim) let me see!
naj te več ne vidim! don't let me see you again!
rajši vidim, da ne prideš you had better not come
ne vidiš péd pred nosom! you can see no further than the end of your nose
vaš prijatelj je, kot je vídeti (kot vidim) starejši od vas your friend, I find, is older than you
videl sem, kako je padel I saw him fall
bomo videli! we shall see!, wait and see!
bomo že videli we'll see, time will tell
to bomo še (šele) videli that remains to be seen
rad bi to videl! I'd like to see that!
videl bo, kdor bo živel live and learn

vidík point of view, viewpoint, view; sight

na vidíku in sight
iz vidíka out of sight
v vidíku within sight of
biti na vidíku to be in sight, to become visible, (nejasno) to loom in the distance
ladja je na vidíku (na obzorju) a (oziroma the) ship heaves in sight
prepir je na vidíku (figurativno) a quarrel is the offing

vihár storm; thunderstorm; tempest; hurricane; (na morju) gale

vihár smeha gale of laughter
vihár odobravanja storm (ali a tempest) of applause
peščeni vihár sandstorm
področje, pas vihárjev storm zone, storm belt
mir, tišina pred vihárjem lull before a storm
vihár v kozarcu vode (figurativno) storm in a teacup
ves dan je divjal vihár the storm raged all day
dvigniti vihár to stir up a storm
sončni zahod, ki naznanja vihár a stormy sunset
pustiti, da vihár mine to let the storm blow over

vík cry, shout; crying; clamour

krik in vík hue and cry
zagnati krik in vík proti komu to raise a hue and cry against someone
mnogo víka za prazen nič (veliko truda in malo uspeha) much ado about nothing