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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!

veljáti (stati, stanem) to cost, to be worth; (biti veljaven) to be valid, to be in force; to hold good, to hold true, to be true

koliko velja ta knjiga? how much does this book cost?
to zemljišče velja 2.000 funtov m2 this land is worth 2,000 pounds a square metre
naj velja, kar hoče! cost what it may!
veljáti za poštenjaka to pass for an honest man
isto velja za vas the same holds good for you
hoteti veljáti za... to set oneself up as...
ne maram veljáti za moralista (purista) I don't set myself up as a moralist (a purist)
velja (za) dva meseca valid for two months
veljá! agreed!, it's a deal!
ta vstopnica velja za večerno predstavo this ticket admits (you) to the evening performance

veljáva worth; value; (vozovnice ipd.) validity; currency; pravo operation

ta zakon je še v veljávi that law is still in force
ti kovanci so še v veljávi these coins are still legal tender
biti v splošni veljávi to be current
ostati v veljávi to remain in force
stopiti v veljávo to come into operation (ali into force), to be put into operation (ali force), pravo to take effect
novi vozni red je stopil v veljávo pretekli teden the new timetable came into operation last week

veljáven (pravno) valid; (denar) good, current; (vozovnica) valid

veljáven denar current coin
veljáven zakon (poroka) valid marriage
veljáven 2 meseca valid for 2 months
veljáven za... valid for..., admitting to..., pogovorno good for...
veljáven od... effective as from...
veljáven do preklica valid until recalled
biti veljáven to be in force, to be good (for), (denar) to be in circulation, to be legal tender
biti splošno veljáven to be current
napraviti veljávno to validate, to render valid
postati veljáven to come into force
ta vozovnica je veljávna 2 dni the ticket is valid for two days
ni veljávno it is not valid

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!

vengeance [véndžəns] samostalnik
maščevanje, povračilo; kazen

with a vengeance z vso silo, besno; v polnem pomenu besede; in še kako
he is a horseman with a vengeance jaha kot sam vrag
this is punctuality with a vengeance to je skrajna točnost
to cry for vengeance vpiti po maščevanju
to lay o.s. open to s.o.'s vengeance izpostaviti se maščevanju kake osebe
to seek vengeance upon s.o. skušati si najti maščevanje (se maščevati) nad kom
to take vengeance on an enemy maščevati se sovražniku

venture¹ [vénčə] samostalnik
drzno, tvegano dejanje, drznost, riziko, tveganost; smel podvig, pustolovščina, avantura; stavljenje na kocko; komercialna špekulacija
zastarelo srečen slučaj, sreča

at a venture na slepo (srečo); po grobi ocenitvi
a lucky venture srečna špekulacija
he is not a man to undertake any venture on ni človek, ki bi se spuščal v kakršnokoli tveganje
he declined the venture odklonil je riziko
he has lost all his ventures izgubil je vse, kar je angažiral (v posle)

verge¹ [və:dž] samostalnik
rob, kraj, meja (tudi figurativno)
travnati obrobek ali pas (grede, lehe, ceste); palica, žezlo (kot znak časti)
tehnično majhno vreteno; rob opeke, ki štrli iznad strešnega slemena
zgodovina območje, pristojnost

on the verge of čisto na robu, za prst od
on the verge of ruin, of a new war na robu propada, nove vojne
he is on the verge of fifty on je že blizu 50 let star
he was on the verge of betraying the secret skoraj je izdal tajnost

verge² [və:dž] neprehodni glagol
nagibati se, padati; sestopati (on proti)
približevati se, prehajati (in v)
segati, razprostirati se
figurativno mejiti

verging on na robu
he was verging on 80 bil je že blizu 80 let star
hills verging to the north griči, ki se raztezajo proti severu
the country is verging towards ruin dežela gre v propast
the sun is verging towards the horizon sonce tone na obzorju

verjéti to believe (komu someone); (zaupati) to trust

lahko mi to verjamete you can take it from me
verjamem samo, kar vidim seeing is believing
ali lahko verjamemo njegovi besedi? can his word be trusted?
tega pa ne verjamem (pogovorno) I don't fall for that one
ne verjéti to disbelieve
sveto verjéti to cling to (ali to cherish) a belief
to naj ti drugi verjamejo! see if others believe that!
bi verjeli kaj takega! would you believe it!
če verjameš ali ne believe it or not
verjéti nekaj neverjetnega (figurativno) to swallow a camel
rad ti verjamem I willingly believe you
nisem tako neumen, da bi to verjel I am not so foolish as to believe it
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly trust my own eyes

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

very¹ [véri] pridevnik (verily prislov)
pravi

a very knave pravi lopov
he is the veriest vagabund on je pravi pravcati vagabund; lasten, sam, celó
my very son moj lastni sin, sam moj sin
his very brother did not know him njegov lastni brat ga ni spoznal; (izza the, this, that ali svojilnega zaimka) ta (oni itd.) isti, prav
the very day I arrived prav na dan, ko sem prispel
the very thing baš tisto pravo
that very day prav (še) istega dne
in this very room prav v tej sobi
at this very place prav na tem mestu
at the very end prav na koncu
from very egoism iz samega (čistega) egoizma
in the very heart of Europe prav v srcu Evrope
this is the very thing I want prav to potrebujem
it is the very last thing to do to je prav zadnja stvar, ki jo je treba narediti; čisti, pravi, točen
the very opposite čisto(pravo) nasprotje
on the very same day točno istega dne; (redko) legitimen, zakonit

very² [véri] prislov
zelo; prav, zares; v polnem pomenu; baš

very good prav, v redu, se strinjam
very well prav dobro, v redu
very much zelo, izredno
my very own zares moj, osebno moj
the very best quality res najboljša kakovost
at the very latest res najkasneje
it is the very last thing to do to je res (prav) zadnja stvar, ki jo je treba narediti
you may keep it for your very own lahko si to obdržiš kot svojo (pravo) last
I'll do my very utmost napravil bom prav vse, kar bo v moji moči
I bought it with my very own money to sem kupil z res svojim denarjem

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!

vesél merry, cheerful, gay; glad; joyful, joyous; pleased

veséla družba cheerful company, happy band
vesél božič! (a) merry Christmas!
zelo vesél (židane volje) as merry as the day is long, as pleased as Punch
vesél smeh merry laugh
vesél sem, da vas spet vidim I am glad to see you again
biti vesél česa to be glad about something
veséla novica je prišla k nam včeraj the glad news reached us yesterday

vest [vest]

1. samostalnik
telovnik, vestija; ženski telovnik (srajca), životec, majica
poetično obleka; (redko) talar; površnik

a vest-pocket camera zelo majhen fotografski aparat

2. prehodni glagol
poetično obleči (with v kaj)
okrasiti (oltar); podeliti (with kaj)
zaupati; prenesti (pravico itd.) (in s.o. na koga)
pooblastiti
pravno zaseči, zapleniti (premoženje)

the whole power is vested in the people vsa oblast je v rokah ljudstva
neprehodni glagol
obleči si (službeno) obleko, obleči se; pripadati (in komu)
preiti (in na)

the title vests in the oldest son naslov pripade najstarejšemu sinu
the vested rights pridobljene (utrjene) pravice

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

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