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višína height; astronomija, geografija, matematika altitude; elevation; glasba pitch

nadmorska višína height above sea level; aeronavtika (nad zemljo) absolute altitude
na isti višíni z zemljo at ground level
višína tona glasba pitch
v višíni (v znesku) od to (ali in) the amount of

vítek slender; slim

vítek kot jelka (as) straight as a poplar
vítka linija waistline
vítek stas slender waist
napraviti vítko, postati vítek to slim
paziti na svojo (vítko) linijo to watch one's waistline
vítko dekle wasp-waisted girl

vlága moisture, damp, dampness; humidity; wet, wetness

brez vláge moistureless
odvzeti čemu vlágo to dehumidify something
ki ne prepušča vláge dampproof
odporen proti vlági moisture-proof
regulator vláge humidistat, (v zraku) humidor
izolacijska plast proti vlági damp course, damp-proof course
zavarovanje proti vlági damp-proofing
vlága škodi! (napis na zabojih) keep dry!

vlák train

na vláku on a train
z vlákom by train
delavski vlák workpeople's train
jutranji vlák morning train
potniški (brzi, direktni, ekspresni, posebni, izletniški) vlák passenger (fast, through ali direct, express, special ali extra, excursion) train
luksusni vlák de luxe train, Pullman
oklepni vlák armoured train
lokalni vlák local train; ZDA shuttle train
mešani vlák composite passenger and goods train
vlák (jata) rib shoal, school
redni vlák regular (ali scheduled) train
odhajajoči vlák (the) train now starting
vlák ob 4ih the four o'clock train
tovorni vlák goods train
vlák ima zamudo the train is late (ali overdue ali behind time)
vlak ima 10 minut zamude the train is 10 miutes late
dati v promet poseben vlák to run a special train
peljati se z vlákom to go by train, to take the train
s katerim vlákom se boš peljal? which train will you take?
vlák mora priti ob devetih the train is due at nine
vstopiti v vlák to board a train, to get on a train
prestopiti v drug vlák to change
izstopiti iz vláka to alight from a train, to get off a train
odpeljati se, odpotovati z vlákom to leave by train
spremiti koga k odhodu vláka to see someone off
ujeti, priti pravočasno na vlák to catch a train
še ujeti vlák to catch a train in the nick of time
zamuditi vlák to miss a train

vléči to draw, to drag; to pull, to haul; to lug; to trail; to stretch; (mrežo) to trawl; (po blatu) to draggle; (ladjo) to take in tow; (zavlačevati) to protract

vléči se to drag (oneself); to trail; (zaostajati) to straggle; (zavlačevati se) to drag on; (težko hoditi) to trudge
vléči noge za seboj pri hoji to scuff
vléči vrv to haul at a rope
to bo vleklo (figurativno) this will be a point of attraction
vléči koga za nos (figurativno) to make a fool of someone, to lead someone by the nose
vléči na uho (figurativno) to listen to
krilo se ji vleče po tleh her skirt trails on the ground
ta dimnik ne vleče this chimney does not draw
tukaj vleče (je prepih) there is a draught here, it is draughty here
vléči na zeleno (barvo) to incline to green
vléči dreto (smrčati) to snore
prav nič me ne vleče, da bi šel I don't feel the least urge to go
vojna se vleče the war is dragging on

vlóga gledališče part, role, rôle; (v banko) deposit; (prošnja) application; petition; (v igri, vložek) stake

nehvaležna vlóga an ungrateful part
zasedba vlóg gledališče cast
néma vlóga gledališče nonspeaking role, walk-on part
hranilna vlóga savings-bank deposit
film X. v glavni vlógi Y. a film featuring Y.
igrati negativno vlógo gledališče, lopov, kriminalec to play a baddy (ali a heavy)
igrati vlógo v... gledališče to act a part in...
igrati glavno vlógo v igri ipd. to star in a play, to feature in a play, to play the main role, (figurativno) to play the key role, to be the kingpin
igrati važno vlógo v... to play an important part in...
igrati žalostno, klavrno vlógo to cut a poor figure
igral je klavrno vlógo v tej zadevi he cut a poor figure in that affair
igrati stransko vlógo (figurativno) to play second fiddle, to be of second-rate importance
to ne igra nobene vlóge (figurativno) that does not matter, that makes no difference
denar ne igra vlóge money is no object
napraviti pismeno vlógo to put in a written application
napraviti vlógo na... to make an application to...
péti vodilno vlógo v operi to sing the lead in an opera

vnapréj beforehand; in anticipation; in advance; henceforth

plačilo vnapréj payment in advance
vnapréj pripravljen ready beforehand
vnapréj dobiti denar to get money in advance
vnapréj se veseliti na to anticipate the pleasure (of), to look forward to, to rejoice in anticipation of
vnapréj se vam zahvaljujem I thank you in anticipation
zahvaljujoč se vam vnapréj (kot zaključek pisma) thanking you in anticipation

vôda water; humoristično Adam's ale

po kopnem in po vôdi by land and by water
po vôdi navzdol downriver, downstream
po vôdi navzgor, proti vôdi upriver, upstream
bistra vôda limpid (ali clear) water
mehka (trda) vôda soft (hard) water
sladka (morska, tekoča, mineralna, pitna) vôda fresh (salt, running ali flowing, mineral ali table, drinking) water
termalna vôda thermal water
talna vôda underground water
mirujoča, stoječa vôda stagnant water, sluggish water
slana vôda brackish water
soda vôda soda water, aerated water
težka vôda kemija heavy water
kalna vôda troubled water
filtrirana vôda filtered water
mrzla in topla tekoča vôda cold and hot running water
neprepusten za vôdo watertight
curek vôde jet of water
pomanjkanje vôde water shortage
preskrba z vôdo water supply
vrč za vôdo water jug, pitcher
zdravljenje z vôdo hydropathy
v kitajskih vôdah in Chinese waters
to je vôda na njegov mlin (figurativno) this is grist to his mill
saj ne gori vôda! (figurativno) there's no tearing hurry!
polja so pod vôdo the fields are under water (ali flooded, inundated, submerged)
daj mi malo vôde, da si umijem roke! give me some water to wash my hands with!
iti po vôdo to fetch water
piti mineralno vôdo (v toplicah) to take the waters
nositi vôdo v Savo (figurativno) to carry coals to Newcastle
plavati na vôdi to float
naši načrti so šli po vôdi our plans went wrong
piti viski brez vôde to drink whisky neat
pasti v vôdo (figurativno) to come to naught, to fall through, (pogovorno) to fizzle out
s tem pade to v vôdo (VB pogovorno) this means it's a washout, this makes it a washout
moji načrti so padli v vôdo my plans have come to nothing
v kalni vôdi ribariti to fish in troubled waters
puščati vôdo (o ladji) to leak
zadrževati vôdo (= ne urinirati) to hold one's water
zaiti v pregloboko vôdo to go out of one's depth
tiha vôda globoko dere (bregove podira) still waters run deep
spustiti vôdo (urinirati) to make water

vôden -dna, -o water(-); aquatic; aqueous

vôdni avtobus water bus
vôdna drča water chute
vôdni jarek (kanal) ditch, dyke
vôdni jez weir
vôdno letalo seaplane, ZDA hydroplane
vôdna kaplja drop of water
vôdna kokoš water hen
vôdni mehurček (na koži) water blister
vôdni mlin water mill
vôdna moč waterpower
vôdni napajalnik water pillar
vôdna ondulacija water wave
vôdna para water (ali aqueous) vapour, water gas
vôdna pipa tap, pipe
vôdna podgana water rat, water vole
vôdni plaz waterflood
vôdni prah water dust
vôdna (plovna) pot waterway, water route
vôdna površina, vôdno površje surface of water; sheet of water
vôdna rastlina water plant
vôdne smuči water skis pl
vôdno steklo water glass
vôdni šport aquatic sport
vôdni športi pl aquatics pl (s konstr. v sg ali pl)
vôdni stolp, rezervoar water tower
vôdni tok watercourse
vôdna turbina water turbine
vôdna ura tehnika water clock
vôdna vila (nimfa) water nymph
vôdna ptica waterfowl, pl -l, -ls, aquatic bird

vodíti (iti prvi) to lead, to go first; to lead the way; to take the lead; to conduct; (upravljati) to manage, to direct, to be the manager; to control; to boss; to run; (ladjo) to pilot, to steer

vodíti v modi to set the fashion
vodíti ples to lead the dance
vodil nas je skozi pravi labirint ulic he guided us through an absolute labyrinth of streets
pes je vodil slepca the dog was leading the blind man
pustí se vodíti od žene he lets his wife manage him
vodíti s 3 goli šport to lead by 3 goals
človeka često vodijo njegove strasti a man is often swayed by his passions
vodíti koga za nos (figurativno) to lead someone up the garden path, to pull someone's leg
vodíti psa na vrvici to lead a dog on the leash
vodíti razpašno življenje to lead a life of debauchery
vodíti v skušnjavo to lead into temptation
vodíti vojno z... to make war on..., to wage war with...
cesta vodi v X. the road leads to X.
vodíti pogajanja to be in negotiation
vodíti v teku (preteči druge) to get ahead of, to outstrip
kdo vodi (v teku, šport) who is ahead?
vodíti posle to manage, to run a business
on vodi vse (pogovorno) he runs the whole show
kam to vodi? what are we coming to?
to ne vodi nikamor that gets us nowhere
to lahko daleč vodi that could take us a long way
vodíti knjige ekonomija to keep the books
vodíti sestanek (sejo, zborovanje) to be in the chair, to (take the) chair, to preside over a meeting
kdo je vodil sestanek? who presided over the meeting?, who was in the chair?
dejavnosti, zadeve to conduct activities, affairs
vodíti družbene odnose to manage a society's affairs
vsa pota vodijo v Rim all roads lead to Rome

vogál vógel corner

na vogál, vógelu at the corner
okoli vogál, vógela round the corner
hiša na vogál, vógelu the house at the corner, the corner house
zaviti okoli (uličnega) vogál, vógela to turn the street corner

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

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

vólja will; will power; volition; (želja) wish, pleasure; (razpoloženje) mood, temper, frame of mind, vein, humour; (namera) intention, mind

po vólji at will, at pleasure
proti moji (lastni) vólji against my (own) will
proti vólji (nerad) with a bad grace, unwillingly
po moji mili vólji to my heart's desire (ali content), at my own sweet will, arhaično to the top of my bent
za božjo vóljo! for goodness' sake!, good gracious!, for God's sake!, for heaven's sake!
slabe vólje moody
svobodna vólja free will
iz lastne vólje of one's own volition
zadnja vólja (oporoka) last will, (will and) testament
drage vólje most willingly
železna vólja iron will
po lastni vólji of one's own will (ali accord)
ljudje dobre vólje men of good will
biti na vóljo to be at hand
biti komu na vóljo to be at someone's disposal
biti dobre (slabe) vólja to be in a good (bad) temper (ali humour), to be of good cheer (in a bad mood)
če te je vólja if you care, if you are so minded, if you are willing
ni me vólja I don't care
slabe vólje je he is out of humour
nisem pri vólji za (kaj) I am not in the humour for (sth)
pri najboljši vólji se ne morem spomniti I can't for the life of me remember
stori po svoji vólji! do as you like!
to je moja poslednja vólja (napisana oporoka) this is my last will and testament
storil sem to proti svoji vólji I did it unwillingly (ali reluctantly)
spraviti koga v dobro vóljo to put someone in a good humour
spravil me je v slabo vóljo he made me cross
on vedno uveljavi svojo vóljo he always has his own way (ali gets what he wants)
pokvariti komu dobro vóljo to ruffle someone's temper
on nima nobene (svoje) vólje he has no will of his own
pri najboljši vólji tega ne moremo napraviti with the best will in the world we just cannot do it
nekako me je vólja, da bi (šel) I have half a mind to (go)
on je brez vsake (svoje) vólje (figurativno) he is a mere rubber stamp
svojo slabo vóljo je stresel name he vented his spleen on me
kjer je vólja, je (tudi) moč where there's a will there's a way
zgodi se tvoja vólja religija thy will be done!

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

vozáč driver; carter; (motorja, bicikla) rider, motorcyclist, cyclist, pogovorno biker

vozáč na delo, v šolo commuter, season-ticket holder

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

vpísati to inscribe; to matriculate; to book; to enlist, to enter, to register, to enter in the books; to write in; (v društvo) to enrol; (posojilo) to subscribe

vpísati se to register; to enter one's name, to put down one's name
vpísati se v knjigo to enter one's name in a book
vpísati se v volilni imenik to register on the electoral roll
vpísati (se) na univerzo to register (as a student)