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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

verb [və:b] samostalnik
jezikoslovje glagol
zastarelo beseda

copulative, substantive verb kopula, glagol biti

verjéten probable, credible, believable, plausible, likely

verjéten kandidat a likely candidate; (pogovorno) a probable
verjétna zgodba probable story
zelo verjétno se mi zdi, da... it seems to me very likely that...
to je komaj verjétno it's hardly credible
biti komaj verjéten to stagger belief

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

veščák expert; proficient person, specialist; knowledgeable person

biti dober veščák za kaj to be an expert in something

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

victimize [víktimaiz] prehodni glagol
žrtvovati, napraviti (vzeti) za (svojo) žrtev; mučiti, šikanirati; zaklati (daritveno žival); kaznovati (vodje stavke) (z odpustom ipd.); (pre)varati, oslepariti, speljati na led

to be victimized biti žrtev
he was victimized by swindlers bil je žrtev sleparjev

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

vínjen drunk, drunken; inebriate; intoxicated; fuddled; in one's cups

malo vínjen (žargon) mellow; under the influence; the worse for drink (ali humoristično wear)
biti vínjen to be tipsy (ali groggy)

visiting [vízitiŋ]

1. pridevnik
obiskovalen; gostujoč, gostovalen; preiskovalen

2. samostalnik
obiskovanje, obiski; krajše bivanje (in Paris, at a hote v Parizu, v hotelu)

visiting book beležnica (reda) obiskov, seznam obiskov
visiting card vizitka, posetnica
visiting day dan obiskov
visiting list seznam oseb, ki jih je treba obiskati
visiting nurse socialna delavka (sestra)
visiting professor gostujoči profesor
visiting teacher učitelj, ki poučuje bolne otroke doma
to be on visiting terms with s.o., to have a visiting acquaintance with s.o. obiskovati se, biti v prijateljskem razmerju s kom

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

vljúden polite, courteous, civil, courtly

vljúdno prislov politely, courteously, civilly
biti vljúden to be polite, to keep a civil tongue in one's head

vogue [vóug] samostalnik
(priljubljena) moda; navada; priljubljenost, popularnost, ugajanje; uspeh

in vogue v modi, moderen; zdaj priljubljen
the vogue vladajoča moda
all the vogue zadnja moda, zadnji krik mode
it is all the vogue to je zdaj moda
to be in full vogue biti velika moda
to acquire vogue naleteti na odziv
to bring into vogue prinesti v modo
to come into vogue priti v modo
to go out of vogue iti (priti) iz mode
his poems had a great vogue njegove pesmi so se zelo brale
his novels had a great vogue 20 years ago njegovi romani so bili zelo priljubljeni pred 20 leti
war novels had a short-lived vogue vojni romani so bili kratek čas v modi
such shoes are the vogue takšni čevlji so zdaj v modi

voják soldier, serviceman, pl -men

navaden voják (prostak, borec) private (soldier), common soldier
odsluženi voják ex-serviceman, pl -men
odpuščeni voják demobilized (pogovorno demobbed) soldier, ZDA veteran
star voják veteran
najemniški voják mercenary
prostovoljni voják volunteer
Neznani voják (junak) the Unknown Soldier
voják od glave do pete every inch a soldier
voják pešak infantryman, foot soldier, VB (nekdanji vzdevek) Tommy, Tommy Atkins
voják iz cina (igrača) tin soldier
človek, ki mu vest ne dopušča, da bi služil vojáke conscientious objector (to service in the armed forces)
iti k vojákom to join up, to join the army
biti voják to soldier
igrati se vojáke to play at soldiers
služiti vojáke VB to wear the Queen's (oziroma the King's) uniform; to bear arms

vojášnica barracks pl

zapor v vojášnici confinement to barracks
soba v vojášnici barrack room
dvorišče v vojášnici barrack yard, barrack square
biti zaprt v vojášnici to be confined to barracks