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véti (vejem) to blow

veter veje it is blowing

vex [veks] prehodni glagol
(z malenkostmi) nadlegovati, šikanirati, jeziti, ozlovoljiti, zafrkavati, zbadati, razburjati, iritirati; sitnariti (komu), dolgočasiti; mučiti, stiskati, tlačiti; telesno mučiti; povzročati muke ali žalost (komu); žalostiti, prizadeti (komu) bolečine
zastarelo vzvaloviti, vzvrtinčiti, razgibati, burkati; premetavati; vznemiriti; živo, strastno diskutirati, razpravljati (o čem)

vexed by storms razburkan od viharjev
how vexing! kakšna sitnost! ali se ne bi človek jezil!
a vexed question zelo diskutiran problem
to be vexed with jeziti se na
don't get vexed about it! ne jezite se zaradi tega!
want of money vexes many pomanjkanje denarja stiska mnoge
this is enough to vex a saint to bi še angela spravilo v obup

viable [váiəbl] pridevnik
medicina sposoben za življenje
botanika ki se more obdržati pri življenju (tudi figurativno)
ki more živeti

the newly-created State is not viable na novo (nedavno) ustvarjena država ni sposobna za življenje

vice-gerent [váisdžérənt]

1. samostalnik
namestnik; zastopnik; vršilec dolžnosti; delegat; pooblaščenec

religija the Pope is God's vice-gerent papež je božji namestnik

2. pridevnik
namestniški; pooblaščen

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

vídez appearance; likeness; outward form

na vídez apparently, seemingly
po vsem vídezu to (ali by) all appearances, as far as appearances go
(le) na vídez for the sake of appearances, for appearance's sake
imeti vídez to seem to be, to have the air of
dajati si vídez to pretend to be, to pass for, to assume an a pearance
ohraniti vídez (normalnosti, uglednosti) to save appearances, to keep up appearances
biti lepega vídeza to make a fine sight
soditi po vídezu to judge by appearances
le na vídez je zdrav he merely seems healthy
proti vsemu vídezu, v nasprotju z vídezom contrary to all appearances, to all likelihood
vídez vara all is not gold that glitters, beauty is but skin deep
vídez (dostikrat) vara appearances pl are (often) deceptive

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

view¹ [vju:] samostalnik
videnje, gledanje; pogled, razgled, pregled; prizor
pravno ogled; vidik, ozir, stališče, mnenje, mišljenje, naziranje, nazor, sodba (on, of o)
namera, namen, nakana, smoter; načrt; upanje
fotografija posnetek, slika

in view of z ozirom na, gledé; pogovorno z namenom
in my view po mojem mnenju
on view razstavljen (za ogled), na ogled(u), na razstavi
on nearer view pri (p)ogledu bolj od blizu
with a view to (ali of) z namenom (da), nameravajoč, računajoč na; imajoč pred očmi, v načrtu
to the view odprto, odkrito, javno
in full view of prav pred očmi (koga)
view of life življenjski nazor
view of the mountains pogled na planine
aerial view slika iz letala (iz zraka)
bird's-eye view ptičja perspektiva
front view pogled spredaj
my end in view (is...) cilj, ki ga imam pred očmi, (je...)
no view of success nobenega upanja za uspeh
plain to the view dobro, jasno viden
point of view vidik, stališče, gledišče
private view zaseben ogled slik pred otvoritvijo za javnost
he did that with a view to promotion to je naredil, da bi napredoval
to fall in with (to meet) s.o.'s views strinjati se z namerami (željami) kake osebe
to form a view on s.th. ustvariti si mnenje o čem
to give a general view of s.th. dati splošen pregled o čem
I have other views for the winter imam druge načrte za zimo
to go out of view izgubiti se iz vida
I got a good view of the volcano dobro sem videl vulkan
to have in view imeti pred očmi (v načrtu, v vidu); imeti na umu, nameravati
I have it in view to nameravam
my window has a fine view of the street z mojega okna je lep pogled na ulico
to hold (to take, to keep) a view of s.th. imeti (svoje) mnenje o čem
to keep in view ne odvrniti oči (od), ne izgubiti izpred oči
to hold different views imeti različne poglede (naziranja)
to lose view of s.th. izgubiti kaj iz vida
this will meet my views to bo služilo mojemu namenu
to sell views of Paris prodajati razglednice, slike itd. Pariza
to take short views figurativno ne biti dalekoviden

virtue [və́:tju, -ču:] samostalnik
krepost, vrlina, čednost, odlika
figurativno čistost, nedolžnost, neoporečnost; dobra lastnost; sposobnost; vrlost; prednost, visoka vrednost; delovanje, učinkovitost, uspeh
zastarelo pogum, duh (moža)

without virtue brezuspešno, brez učinka
by virtue of s pomočjo; na temelju (česa)
in virtue of zaradi, na temelju
in virtue whereof na temelju česar
a woman of virtue krepostna žena
a lady of easy virtue lahkomiselna, nekrepostna žena
patience is a virtue potrpežljivost je vrlina
virtue is its own reward krepost je sama sebi nagrada
to make virtue of necessity iz sile (nuje) napraviti vrlino

visible [vízibl] pridevnik (visiblely prislov)
vidljiv, viden; očiten, očividen, jasen; grafično predstavljen; pripravljen ali zmožen sprejeti obisk; (ki je) doma

visible horizon navtika naravno obzorje
visible speech jezikoslovje fonetski znaki (izumiteij A. M. Bell) za vse mogoče govorne glasove
he was visibly afraid vidno je bil prestrašen
my disappointment was visible moje razočaranje je bilo očitno
is he visible today? bi lahko govoril z njim danes?, je (on) doma danes?

vision [vížən]

1. samostalnik
vid, gledanje, pogled, dalekovidnost (tudi politika)
vizija, (nadnaravno) duhovno videnje (npr. prihodnjih dogodkov), sposobnost predvidevanja; prikazen v hipnozi, verski ekstazi, halucinacije, slika fantazije
figurativno slepilo, privid, prikazen; sanjarija

beyond our vision prek našega vida, neviden
a vision of the future vizija prihodnosti
the vision of a poet pesnikova vizija
field of vision vidno polje
it is not within our range of vision ni v našem dogledu
haunted by visions zasledovan od prikazni
she was a vision of delight nudila je očarijiv pogled

2. prehodni glagol
vizionarno doživljati; videti v domišljiji

visóko prislov high; highly

biti visóko cenjen to be highly esteemed
visóko leteti (figurativno, biti častihlepen) to fly high, to aim high, to have high aspirations
visóko nositi glavo (figurativno) to hold (ali to carry) one's head high
sonce je visóko nad obzorjem the sun is high above the horizon
visóko igrati to play high
visóko meriti, ciljati to aim high
visóko péti to sing high

víšek

1. height, the highest (ali culminating) point, climax; heyday

víšek življenja prime of life; zenith; acme; summit; (figurativno) maximum, culmination, critical point, crisis
na víšku moje kariere at the zenith of my career
biti na (svojem) víšku to be at one's zenith (ali height)
doseči víš to reach the zenith, to culminate
biti na víšku svoje moči to be at the peak of one's power
na víšku sezone at the height of the season
to je víšek blaznosti, norosti it is the height of madness
to je pa (že) víš! that's the limit!, that caps everything!, that beats the band!, that takes the cake!, there is nothing to beat it!, can you beat it!,

2. (presežek) surplus, overplus

víši pl surpluses pl
víšek vrednosti surplus value

višínski (of) altitude

višínski rekord altitude (ali height) record, record height
višínska bolezen air sickness, altitude sickness, aeroembolism
višínsko letalo highaltitude plane
višínski polet aeronavtika high-altitude flight
višínska klima mountain climate
višínsko krmilo aeronavtika elevator
višínski (dihalni) kisikov aparat high-altitude oxygen apparatus
višínsko sonce Alpine (ali mountain) sun, (umetno) sunlamp, ultraviolet lamp, quartz lamp
višínska vrtoglavica height vertigo
višínska razlika difference in height
višínska razlika je manj kot 50 čevljev the difference in height is less than 50 feet
višínsko zdravilišče high-altitude health resort, mountain health resort
višínski zrak mountain air

vital [váitl]

1. pridevnik (vitally prislov)
življenjski, življenjsko važen, nujno potreben, vitalen
poetično živ, ki živi; življenjsko nevaren, smrten, poguben, usodepoln
figurativno biten, bitno važen, bistven, glaven, osnoven; odločilen; živahen, vitalen, poln poleta (elana)

vital force, necessity življenjska moč, potreba (nuja)
vital interests življenjsko važni interesi
your help is vital to us vaša pomoč nam je neobhodno potrebna
of vital importance življenske važnosti
a vital mistake usodepolna napaka
vital spirits življenjska energija
vital statistics šaljivo obseg prsi, pasu in bokov pri ženski
a vital wound smrtonosna rana

2. samostalnik
množina vitalni organi (neobhodno potrebni za življenje)
figurativno bistvo; važni sestavni deli

vizíta visit

zdravnik dela vizíte po bolniških sobah the doctor is making his rounds

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

vnéti to inflame

vnéti se to take (ali to catch) fire, to inflame, to kindle, (rana) to inflame, to be inflamed; to begin to burn
vnéti se za kaj to be enthusiastic about something, pogovorno to be hot (ali dead keen) on something
ves vnet je za... he is all afire (with enthusiasm) for...
takoj se vnéti za kaj (se ogreti za kaj) (figurativno) to take to something like a duck to water