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vésti¹ (vezem) to embroider

vêsti² (peljati, voditi) to lead, to guide, to conduct

vêsti se (obnašati se) to behave, to conduct oneself
slabo se vêsti to misbehave
kam to vede? where does this lead (us)?

donašálec bearer

plačljivo donašálcu trgovina payable to bearer
donašálec slabih novic, slabih vesti bearer of bad news

glás (zvok) voice, sound, noise; (novica, vest) news, tidings pl, message; (sloves) fame, reputation, repute, renown; (pri volitvah) vote; (volilna pravica) franchise, suffrage, right to vote

na ves glás at the top of one's voice
s preroškim glásom with the voice of a prophet, in a prophetic voice
glás ljudstva public opinion, vox populi
glás vesti the voice of conscience, pesniško the still (ali small) voice
glás vpijočega v puščavi the voice of one crying in the wilderness
glásovi za in proti the ayes and the noes
s 400 glásovi proti 0 by 400 votes to nil
dober glás (sloves) reputation, good fame, repute, renown
na dobrem glásu well reputed, reputable
slab glás (sloves) ill repute, bad name, bad reputation, notoriety
na slabem glásu in bad odour, regarded unfavourably, notorious
nabiranje glásov pred volitvami canvassing
odločilni glás casting vote
srebrni glás zvona the silver voice of the bell
svetovnega glásu world-famous
socialistični glási (pri volitvah) the Socialist vote
večina 50 glásov a majority of 50 votes
višina glásu pitch
biti na dobrem glásu to be well regarded, to have a good reputation
dati svoj (volilni) glás za to vote for
dal vam bom svoj glás I will give you my vote
predlog je dobil malo glásov the proposal was poorly supported
dobiti večino glásov to win a majority, to top the poll
govoriti na glás to speak in a loud voice
ni na najboljšem glásu he has a rather poor reputation
dobil, dosegel je večino 30 glásov he gained a majority of 30 votes
ona ima lep glás she has a fine voice
nimam glásu (vesti) od njega I have not heard from him
imeti posvetovalen glás to have a consultative voice; to have a merely advisory capacity
poslušati glás prijatelja to listen to the voice of a friend
prešteti (volilne) glásove to count the votes
povzdigniti svoj glás to raise one's voice; to make oneself heard
pridobiti si dober glás to earn (ali to win) a good reputation
spoznal sem jo po glásu I knew her by her voice
slišijo se glásovi, da..., glás gre, da... it is rumoured that...
biti poražen z 10 glásovi proti 8 (z 10 proti 0) to be defeated by 10 votes to 8 (by 10 votes to nil)
ubogati glás svojega vodje to obey the orders of one's leader
njegov glás je utonil v hrušču his voice was drowned by the noise
uživati dober glás to enjoy a first-rate (ali a good) reputation
zakričati, zavpiti na ves glás to shout at the top of one's voice

izziválen provoking; provocative; defiant

izziválno se vesti to brave it out

króžiti to circle, to circulate; to go round; to whirl round; to move (to turn) in a circle; to gyrate, to rotate

króžiti nad glavo to circle overhead, to circle over
vestí krožijo reports are current; (biti v prometu) to be in circulation
neka zgodba kroži a story is going the rounds

ležáti to lie, to be lying; to rest; to be situated, to be placed, to be located

ležáti bolan to lie sick
ležáti bolan v postelji to be ill in bed
ležáti mrtev to lie dead
ležáti v porodni postelji to lie in
ležáti na hrbtu to be lying on one's back
ležáti komu pred nogami to lie at someone's feet
ležáti na mrtvaškem odru to lie in state
ležáti v zadnjih zdihljajih to be breathing one's last
ležáti v zasedi to lie in ambush
ležáti v ruševinah to lie in ruins, in dust
negibno ležáti (pritajiti se) žargon to lie doggo
ležáti zasidran to lie at anchor
(on) leži zaradi škrlatinke he is down with scarlet fever
to leži na dlani (figurativno) it is obvious, it is plain, it's as plain as a pikestaff (ali as the nose on your face)
to mi leži (figurativno) that is in my line
to mi bolj leži that is more in my line
ležáti komu težko na vesti to lie heavy on someone's conscience
kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal as you make your bed, so will you lie

lórd lord, peer

povišati (koga) v lórda to raise (someone) to the peerage
vesti se, obnašati se kot lórd, igrati lórda to lord it, to act the lord
živeti kot lórd to live like a lord
lordstvo lordship

nesrámen shameless, impudent; impertinent, saucy, cheeky, insolent; brassy, forward, brazen-faced, brazen, barefaced

kar se da nesrámen as bold as brass
nesrámna laž a barefaced lie
nesrámno se vesti, nastopiti to brazen it out

novíca news pl (s konstr. v sg); an item of news; (a piece of) intelligence

novíce pl (vesti) arhaično tidings pl
kratke novíce news in brief
najnovejše, zadnje novíce the latest news
stara novíca stale news
raznašalec novíc paperboy, newsboy
slaba novíca se hitro izvé bad news travels fast
če ni novíc, je vse v redu no news is good news
povedati komu (slabo) novíco to break the news to someone
postopoma (počasi, obzirno) povedati neprijetne novíce to break the bad news gradually, pogovorno to break it gently
novíca se je širila kot blisk the news spread like wildfire

razposajèn (otrok) rompish, rollicking, rollicksome; boisterous; frolicsome; unrestrained; wanton

razposajèno se vesti to frolic, to romp, to rollick

slabó prislov badly, ill, unwell; weakly, poorly

slabó hranjen undernourished
slabó mi je I feel sick
z njim je slabó he is badly off (ali hard up), things go very ill with him
slabó govorim angleško I can't speak English very well, my English is rather weak
on je slabó plačan he is underpaid
posli gredó slabó business is bad
slabó govoriti o kom to speak ill of someone
slabó se je izkazal, obnesel he cut a poor (ali sorry) figure
slabó se je končalo it turned out badly, pogovorno it came unstuck
slabó se počutim I feel unwell
slabó mi je postalo ob tem pogledu I felt sick at the sight (of it)
on slabó sliši he is hard of hearing
ona slabó vidi she has poor sight
moj brat se slabó uči my brother is a poor scholar
slabó se obnášati, se vesti to behave badly
slabó ravnati s kom to ill-treat someone

svobôda freedom; liberty; (neodvisnost) independence

svobôda govora in združevanja freedom of speech and assembly
svobôda govora freedom of speech
svobôda tiska freedom of the press
svobôda vestí liberty of consience
svobôda morij freedom of the seas
osebna svobôda individual liberty
pesniška svobôda poetic licence
politična svobôda political liberty
boj, vojna za svobôdo struggle for liberty
želja (žeja) po svobôdi desire (thirst) for liberty (ali independence)
verska svobôda religious freedom
državljanska svobôda civil liberty
svobôda opredelitve freedom of choice
boriti se za svobôdo to fight for freedom
biti na svobôdi (prostosti) to be at liberty, to be at large
izpustiti na svobôdo to set at liberty, to set free
dobiti, doseči svobôdo to gain, to obtain liberty (ali freedom)
izpustiti na svobôdo (prostost) proti kavciji to release on bail
biti na svobôdi proti kavciji to be out on bail
boriti se za svobôdo misli to struggle (ali to fight) for freedom of thought

utíšati to silence (koga someone)

utíšati koga s kričanjem, vpitjem to shout someone down
utíšati glas vesti to silence the voice of conscience
utíšati sovražnikove baterije to silence the enemy's batteries
z največjim trudom smo jih utišali we had enormous trouble in silencing them (ali in putting them to silence)

vést¹ (novica, sporočilo) piece of news; news pl (s konstr. v sg); arhaično tidings pl; (piece of) information; report, account; advice; (važna) intelligence

najnovejše vésti the latest news, red-hot news
imam sijajno vést za vas I have a splendid piece of news for you
pričakujem od njih nadaljnjih vésti I am awaiting their further news
prišla je vést, da je sklenjen mir news arrived that peace had been concluded
lažna vést false (ali fabricated) report, canard
to je dobra vést this is good news
domače vésti home news, local news
kratke vésti news items
raznašalec vésti (klepetulja) gossip, newsmonger
povedati mu morate to slabo vést you must break this bad news to him
slabe vésti se kaj hitro izvejo bad news travels fast
že dolgo nimam vésti od njega I've had no news from him for a long time
o njem ni nobenih vésti nothing has been heard of him
zadnje vésti latest (ali last-minute) news, (v časopisu) stop-press
če ni vésti, je vse v redu no news is good news

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

vojáški military; army; soldierly, soldierlike, soldier's

vojáška akademija military academy
vojáška blagajna war chest
vojáška disciplina military discipline
vojáška ekspedicija military expedition
vojáški duhovnik (kurat) army chaplain, žargon sky pilot
vojáški dobavitelj army contractor
vojáški poklic military profession
vojáška policija military police
vojáška obveščevalna služba military intelligence service
vojáška služba military service
nesposoben za vojáško službo unfit for active service
vojáške oblasti military authorities pl
vojáški obveznik national service man
splošna vojáška obveznost national service
vojáški stan profession of arms
vojáški pozdrav military salute
vojáška šola military college
vojáška sila, moč military power
vojáški kazenski zakonik pravo military code
vojáški službeni list army gazette
oseba, ki se zaradi vestí upre vojáški službi conscientious objector
sposoben za vojáško službo fit to serve, able-bodied, eligible for military service
vojáški zapor military prison
vojáška zdravstvena služba army medical service
vojáška vozovnica soldier's reduced-rate railway ticket
vojáška plača army pay
splošna vojáška obveznost universal conscription, ZDA universal military training (krajšava: UMT)
vojáški prestopek military offence
vojáška izdaja, izdajstvo military treason
vojáška znanost military science

vsebína contents pl; purport; tenor

kratka vsebína glavnih vesti radio headlines pl
kratka vsebína (rezimé) summary, abstract, résumé, epitome
vsebína knjige table of contents
brez vsake vsebíne (govor, knjiga) empty, wanting substance, lacking content
prijava vsebíne (na pošti) declaration of contents

zarádi owing to, because of, on account of; for; for the sake of

zarádi jokanja ni mogla govoriti she could not speak for weeping
zarádi tega for this reason
zarádi mene (meni na ljubo) for my sake
zarádi nas vseh for all our sakes
zarádi tvoje neubogljivosti because of your disobedience
zarádi mene in vas for my own sake as well as yours
zarádi ljubega miru for the sake of peace (and quiet), for a quiet life
zarádi vestí for conscience's sake
zarádi starih časov (starega prijateljstva) for old time's sake
zarádi dežja smo se morali vrniti domov owing to the rain we had to come back home
prav zarádi tega for that very reason
zarádi močnega deževja je promet ukinjen in consequence of the heavy rains communications are interrupted
umetnost zarádi umetnosti art for art's sake

želéti to desire, to want; to wish; to be desirous (of), to long for

zelo želéti to long, to yearn, to thirst, to crave, to hunger (after), to be dying for
želéti lahko noč (zbogom) to bid good night (goodbye)
kaj želite od mene? what do you want from me?
ali želiš, da on pride? do you want him to come?
on želi dobiti to mesto he wants to get that post
želite, gospod? (v trgovini) what can I do for you, sir?
želéti komu dobro (slabo) to be well (ill) disposed to someone
želéti si to long for, to yearn for
zelo si želéti domov to long for one's home
želel si je vesti od svoje družine he longed for news of his family
vsi želimo, da bi se kmalu vzpostavil mir we all wish that peace may soon be restored
želéti komu srečo to wish someone luck, to wish someone, well
kakor želite as you please, just as you wish
tega ne bi še psu želel! (ZDA) it shouldn't happen to a dog!
želim van srečno novo leto! I wish you a happy New Year!
želim ti vse najboljše k rojstnemu dnevu! many happy returns of the day!
kaj si želiš za svoj rojstni dan? what would you like for your birthday?
hoteti in želéti je dvoje, ni isto willing and wishing are not the same thing