Franja

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

véto veto, pl vetoes

suspenziven véto suspensory veto
pravica véta power of veto
vložiti, dati svoj véto to put one's veto on, to interpose one's veto; to veto (proti čemu something)
vložnik véta vetoer

vihtéti to brandish; to wave; to swing

vihtel je svoj meč he swung his sword
vihteti vihtéti to brandish a sword

visa [ví:zə]

1. samostalnik
vizum (dovoljenje v potnem listu za potovanje v tujino ipd.)

entrance (exit) visa vstopni (izstopni) vizum
visitor's visa turistični

2. prehodni glagol (preteklik & pretekli deležnik visaed, visa'd)
dati vizo na, vidirati

to get one's passport visaed dati vidirati svoj potni list

vízum visa, visé

turistični vízum tourist visa
dobiti vízum to have one's passport visaed (ZDA viséed)
obnoviti (podaljšati) svoj vízum to renew (ali to extend) one's visa
vnesti vízum (v potni list) to visa (ZDA to visé)
zaprositi za vízum to ask for visas

vocation [voukéišən] samostalnik
poklic, profesija; zaposlitev; namestitev; stroka; nagnjenje, dar, talent, sposobnost; klic, poziv (for, to za)
notranji nagon
religija božji poziv

mechanical vocations rokodelski poklici
to choose a vocation izbrati poklic
she has some vocation to music ima nekaj daru za glasbo
he has littie or no vocation for teaching ima malo ali nobene sposobnosti (daru) za učitelja
to mistake one's vocation zgrešiti svoj poklic

vóh sense of smell, smell; scent; figurativno nose

pes ostrega vóha a hound of keen scent
imeti dober vóh to have a keen sense of smell
izgubiti svoj vóh to lose one's smell

voice¹ [vɔ́is] samostalnik
glas (politika & figurativno človeški)
ton, zvok; izraz
slovnica način; sposobnost ali moč govora; mnenje, odločitev
fonetika zven
glasba petje (kot stroka)
zastarelo govorica; sloves

with one voice enoglasno, enodušno, kot eden
at the top of one's voice na ves glas, na vse grlo
in a loud (low) voice glasno (tiho)
active, passive voice slovnica tvorni, trpni način (glagola)
the still (ali small) voice glas vesti
the voice of God glas vesti, vest
in a prophetic voice s preroškim glasom
voice system (vesolje) naprava za ustno komuniciranje z astronavtom
use of one's voice uporaba pravice glasovanja
he is not in good voice on ne govori (poje) tako dobro kot običajno
to give voice to one's indignation dati izraza svojemu ogorčenju
to give one's voice for izjaviti se za, glasovati za
to find (ali to recover) one's voice priti spet do glasu
to have a voice in the matter imeti besedo pri zadevi
to lift up one's voice povzdigniti svoj glas, spregovoriti, javiti se
to lose one's voice izgubiti glas (zaradi prehlada itd.)
to love the sound of one's voice rad se poslušati
to raise one's voice povzdigniti svoj glas, govoriti glasneje
to study voice študirati petje

volílen electoral, election(-); elective

volílni boj election contest, election campaign
volílni govor election speech, ZDA campaign speech
volílna kampanja election campaign, canvassing, electioneering
volílni glas vote
volílni imenik register of voters, electoral roll, electoral register
volílni izidi election returns pl, poll
volílna glasovnica ballot paper
volílna kroglica (voting) ballot
volílni fond (electoral) campaign fund
volílni listek voting paper, ballot
volílni odbor electoral board, electoral committee
volílni letak election pamphlet
volílni komisar returning officer
volílna celica, kabina polling booth, voting booth
volílni program platform, ZDA ticket
volílno okrožje constituency, ZDA district
volílna pravica right to vote, franchise
splošna volílna pravica universal suffrage
moška, ženska volílna pravica male, female suffrage (ali right to vote)
volílna reforma electoral reform
volílni seznam kandidatov list of candidates, ZDA ticket, slate
volílna skrinjica ballot box
števec (štetje) volílnih glasov scrutineer (scrutiny)
velika (slaba) volílna udeležba a heavy (a light) poll
volílni zakon electoral law
nemški volílni knez zgodovina Elector
volílna enota voting unit
volílna konferenca election conference
imeti volílni govor to electioneer, ZDA to stump
(od)dati svoj volílni glas to give one's vote (za for)
prešteti volílne glasove to count the poll (ali the votes)

volíti to vote, to cast one's vote; to poll; (izbirati) to elect, to choose

volíti v oporoki to will, to bequeath
Ljubljana danes voli Ljubljana is polling today
svoj denar je volila bolnišnici she left (ali bequeathed, willed) her money to a hospital
iti volit to go to the polls

vote¹ [vóut] samostalnik
volilni, glasovalni glas; glasovanje; pravica glasovanja; (skupni) glasovi; volilec, -lka, glas; volilni, glasovalni izid; (z glasovanjem) donesen sklep ali odobritev; glasovnica, volilni listek; odobrena vsota, budžet
zastarelo zaobljuba, vroča želja, molitev

the vote volilna, glasovalna pravica
Army vote izglasovani krediti za vojsko
vote (of credit) v parlamentu izglasovani krediti
the casting vote odločujoči glas
floating vote (negotovi) glasovi nevtralnih poslancev
the Socialist vote socialistični glasovi
a vote of confidence glasovanje o zaupnici
women have the vote ženske imajo volilno pravico
women have been granted the vote ženskam so dali volilno pravico
to cast vote glasovati, oddati glas
to count the votes prešteti (volilne) glasove
to get out the vote pregovoriti volilce, da glasujejo
to give one's vote to (ali for) oddati svoj glas, glasovati za
the Labour vote will increase at the next election delavska stranka bo pomnožila svoje glasove na prihodnjih volitvah
to have a vote imeti pravico do glasovanja
to propose a vote of thanks to the speaker predlagati poslušalcem, da se s ploskanjem zahvalijo govorniku
to put s.th. to the vote dati kaj na glasovanje
the Government received a vote of confidence vlada je dobila zaupnico
to split one's vote glasovati za dva ali več
to take a vote on a question glasovati o nekem vprašanju

vplív influence (na over, on); ascendancy, ascendency, ascendance, ascendence; sway; impact (na on); hold (on); interest (pri with)

pod vplívom under the influence
biti pod vplívom koga to be under the influence of someone
imeti vplív na to exercise (ali to exert, to have) an influence (up)on, to influence (someone)
imeti vplív pri kom to have influence with someone
imel je velik vplív nanje he had a great ascendancy over them
priti pod vplív koga to come (to fall) under someone's sway
imeti velik vplív pri to carry weight with
Voltairov vplív na sodobnike Voltaire's influence over his contemporaries
te okoliščine niso imele nobenega vplíva na izid (rezultat) these circumstances had no effect on the result
njegov oče nima nobenega vplíva nanj his father has no hold on him
uporabiti svoj vplív pri kom to use one's influence with someone
uveljaviti svoj vplív pri kom to bring one's influence to bear on someone

waste² [wéist]

1. prehodni glagol
razsipavati, zapravljati (denar, moč), tratiti (čas) zaman; trošiti, ne izkoristiti (prilike); slabiti, poslabšati; pustiti, da (kaj) propade; zapustiti (posestvo, zemljo itd.) zaradi nemarnosti
ameriško zamuditi (an opportunity priliko)
(o)pustošiti, razorati

to waste breath zaman govoriti
to waste one's property zafrčkati svoje premoženje
to waste one's time (svoj) čas zapravljati
wasted with grief uničen od žalosti
a wasted talent neizkoriščen talent
to be wasted biti brezkoristen, neuporaben; ostati brez učinka (on na)
this is wasted on me iz tega si nič ne storim, tega mi ni mar

2. neprehodni glagol
slabeti, upadati, propadati, pojemati, izgubiti na teži (s treningom); trošiti se, razsipavati se, tratiti se, zapravljati se; biti zapravljiv, trošiti denar; izgubljati se, izginjati; giniti
zastarelo minevati (čas)

he wastes in routine work on se troši v rutinskem delu
the candle is wasting sveča se manjša
the day wastes zastarelo dan se nagiblje h kraju
to waste away hirati; figurativno pojemati, upadati
his power is wasting njegova moč upada (pojema)
waste not, want not varčuj, kadar imaš, da ne boš brez v potrebi

wear^*2 [wɛ́ə]

1. prehodni glagol
nositi (na sebi), imeti na sebi
figurativno nositi neko čast; ponositi, oguliti; utruditi, izčrpati
figurativno glodati

2. neprehodni glagol
nositi se, držati se, biti trajen (trpežen), vzdržati; obrabiti se, oguliti se, trošiti se; vleči se, počasi iti mimo, bližati se koncu, miniti
figurativno postati

worn cloths obrabljena, ponošena, oguljena obleka
a worn joke stara, obrabljena šala
to wear black nositi črno obleko, biti črno oblečen
to wear the breeches (trousers, pants) pogovorno nositi hlače, biti gospodar (o ženi v zakonu)
her courage wore thin pogum ji je polagoma upadel
to wear the crown nositi krono, figurativno biti kralj; religija postati mučenik
to wear one's coat to rags oguliti svoj suknjič
their friendship has worn well njihovo prijateljstvo se je dobro držalo
to wear the gown figurativno biti pravnik
to wear one's hair curled nositi (imeti) nakodrane lase
to wear one's heart on the sleeve figurativno reči vse, kar nam je na srcu, biti preveč iskren
to wear s.o. in one's heart biti komu vdan, nositi koga v svojem srcu
to wear horns figurativno biti rogonosec (varan soprog)
to wear a hole in dobiti luknjo (v obleki) od obrabe
to wear a pair of shoes comfortable iznositi, uhoditi (svoje) čevlje
to wear well dobro se nositi; biti mladega videza; vzdržati, prenesti kritiko
he wears well ne bi mu prisodili njegove starosti, videti je mlajši
she wears her years well dobro nosi svoja leta, videti je mlajša (kot je v resnici)
to wear the petticoat pogovorno biti copatar, biti pod copato
to wear thin postati oguljen; figurativno postati slab (medel, mlahav); zbledeti, izgubiti se, izginiti
to wear white oblačiti se v belo, biti belo oblečen
he is worn by care skrb ga gloda, grize
the day wears to an end dan se bliža kraju, polagoma mineva
she wears on me ona mi gre na živce

wear out prehodni glagol
ponositi (one's clothes obleko)
obrabiti; izrabiti; izčrpati (s.o.'s patience potrpežljivost kake osebe)
utruditi, izmučiti; izbrisati, uničiti

to wear out o.s. out izčrpati se; izgarati se
neprehodni glagol
izrabiti se, obrabiti se; izčrpati se, izmučiti se, utruditi se; vleči se (time čas)

worn-out clothes ponošene obleke
he wore out his welcome predolgo je vlekel, zavlačeval svoj obisk

wheel¹ [wi:l] samostalnik
kolo; krmarsko kolo (tudi figurativno)
volan; kolo sreče
ameriško, pogovorno bicikel
zgodovina kolo za mučenje; kolovrat
figurativno gibalna, vodilna sila; obračanje, obrat, krog, vrtenje
vojska obrat
figurativno preobrat
množina kolesje, gonilo, mehanizem (tudi figurativno)
glasba refren, pripev
ameriško, sleng dolar

on wheels na kolesih, z vozilom, figurativno kot namazano, hitro, brez trenja
wheels within wheels zelo zapletena aparatura (mehanizem), figurativno komplikacija za komplikacijo, zapletena stvar, položaj
wheel and axle naprava za izkoriščanje sile vzvoda, na podlagi razlike v obsegu kolesa in njegove osi
a big wheel ameriško, pogovorno, figurativno visoka živina, vplivna oseba
Fortune's wheel, the wheel of Fortune kolo sreče; usoda
a fly on the wheel figurativno oseba, ki precenjuje svoj vpliv
a sudden turn of the wheel nenaden obrat v sreči
the man at the wheel oseba pri krmilu; vozač, voznik, šofer
to break a (butter)fly (up) on the wheel figurativno po nepotrebnem poseči po ostrih ukrepih, s topovi streljati na vrabce
to break s.o. on the wheel zgodovina mučiti koga na kolesu
to go on wheels figurativno iti kot po maslu (gladko, brez motenj)
he was killed at the wheel izgubil je življenje za volanom
to put (ali to set) one's shoulder to the wheel truditi se, napenjati se
to put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel figurativno delati komu zapreke, metati komu polena pod noge
to take the wheel sesti za volan, voziti, šofirati
to turn wheels vrteti kolesa (pri parterni telovadbi)

will² [wil] samostalnik
volja, hotenje, stremljenje; izraz volje, želja, ukaz; strast
(= last will) pravno oporoka, poslednja volja, testament

at will po volji
of one's own will po lastni, svobodni volji, prostovoljno
with a will rad, vneto
against one's own will proti lastni volji
free will svobodna volja
an iron will železna volja
good will dobra volja, naklonjenost, blagohotnost
will to peace stremljenje po miru
tenant at will zakupnik, ki mu lahko po svoji volji odpovemo
ill will mržnja, sovraštvo
wicked will zloba
to bear s.o. ill will imeti slabe namene s kom
to have one's will, to exercise one's will izsiliti, uveljaviti svojo voljo
to make one's will napraviti (svojo) oporoko
to work one's will uveljaviti svojo voljo, doseči svoj cilj
this is my last will and testament to je moja poslednja volja (napis na oporoki)
where there's a will there's a way hoteti je moči

will³ [wil]

1. prehodni glagol
2. os. ednina (you) will
zastarelo (thou) willest
3. os. wills
zastarelo willeth [wíliɵ]
preteklik in pretekli deležnik willed [wild]
hoteti, določiti, odločiti; nameravati, (redko) ukazati

God wills (ali willeth) it bog hoče to (tako)
he who wills success is half way to it kdor trdno (zares) hoče uspeh, ga že na pol ima
willing and wishing are not the same hoteti in želeti je dvoje; pravno v oporoki določiti, voliti, zapustiti
she willed her money to a hospital svoj denar je (v oporoki) zapustila neki bolnici; vplivati na (koga), prisiliti, primorati (koga) (s hipnozo itd.)
the mesmerist wills his patient hipnotizêr vsili pacientu svojo voljo
to will o.s. into prisiliti se k

2. neprehodni glagol
hoteti, zahtevati, želeti, koprneti po

win^*2 [win] prehodni glagol
dobiti (from od)
pridobiti, doseči; zaslužiti, dobiti pri kartanju, v igri
vojska osvojiti, priti (do cilja); pregovoriti, premamiti
neprehodni glagol
zmagati, biti zmagovalec, imeti uspeh, priti do cilja

to win one's blue dobiti pravico za nošenje modre oznake (Oxfordske ali Cambridgeske univerze) po nastopih na dirkah, tekmah
to win s.o. to consent pregovoriti koga k privolitvi
to win one's bread služiti si (svoj) kruh
to win fame (fortune, a victory) doseči slavo (bogastvo, zmago)
to win hands down z lahkoto (igraje) zmagati
to win home priti, dospeti domov
to win loose (ali free; ali clear) otresti se, osvoboditi se
to win a livelihood preživljati se
to win £ 3 off s.o. dobiti 3 funte od koga v igri
to win gold from ore pridobivati zlato iz rude
to win a prize dobiti nagrado
to win to the shore doseči obalo, priti do obale, brega
to win one's spurs figurativno postati vitez
to win the toss dobiti pri igri za denar, pri kartanju za denar
to win one's way priti do, doseči; napraviti svojo pot, prispeti; prodreti, uspeti
to win a victory (glory) zmagati (proslaviti se)
to win a wife dobiti si, najti ženo (za zakon)

wind¹ [wind] samostalnik
veter; vihar, vihra; vetrna tromba
aeronavtika smer vetra; zrak; vonj, duh, voh
medicina vetrovi, napenjanje, plini; dih, dihanje; (trebušna) prepona
množina strani neba; (umetni) zračni tlak
glasba, ednina, konstrukcija pihala
figurativno prazne besede, čenče

between wind and water figurativno na občutljivem mestu
from the four winds z vseh strani neba, od vsepovsod
in(to) the wind's eye, into the teeth of the wind proti vetru
by the wind navtika s spodnjim vetrom (veter z boka proti ladijskemu kljunu)
off the wind s polovičnim vetrom (med bočnim in krmilnim)
to the four winds na vse (štiri) vetrove
like the wind kot veter, kot strelica, hitro
capful of wind vetrič, sapica od časa do časa
a fair (contrary) wind ugoden (neugoden) veter
puffed up with wind figurativno napihnjen, nadut, domišljav
slant of wind navtika sunek ugodnega vetra
sound in wind and limb v odlični telesni kondiciji
to be in the wind figurativno biti v zraku
there is s.th. in the wind figurativno nekaj je v zraku
all his promises are but wind vse njegove obijube so le prazne besede
it is an ill wind that blows nobody good v vsaki nesreči je tudi kaj dobrega
to break wind medicina spuščati vetrove
to catch wind of s.th. zavohati kaj
to cast (ali to fling; ali to throw) to the wind na vse vetrove vreči, figurativno zapravljati, ne se zmeniti za
to come from the four winds priti z vseh strani sveta
to find out how the wind blows (ali lies) ugotoviti, kako veter piha (tudi figurativno)
to get (the) wind of s.th. zavohati, zasumiti, priti na sled, zvedeti, slišati kaj
the affair got (ali took) wind stvar se je razvedela
to get the wind up prestrašiti se, imeti tremo; pobesneti
to have lost one's wind biti ob sapo
to have one's wind taken biti paraliziran zaradi udarca v trebušno prepono (pri boksanju)
to hit in the wind figurativno zadati udarec v želodec
to put the wind up s.o. prestrašiti koga, pognati komu strah v kosti
to raise the wind sleng, figurativno dobiti potrebni denar; dvigniti prah
the wind rises veter nastane, se dvigne
to lose one's wind priti ob sapo
to recover one's wind zopet k sapi priti
to go to the winds figurativno propasti
he preaches to the winds govori v veter (zaman, stenam)
to sail before the wind pluti, jadrati z vetrom v hrbtu
to sail close to the wind figurativno delati nekaj, kar je komaj še pošteno; mejiti na nezakonitost; figurativno skrajno varčno gospodariti
to pump wind into the tire napolniti pnevmatiko z zrakom
to sail with every shift of wind jadrati, kakor veter potegne, figurativno obračati svoj plašč po vetru
to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind sejati veter in žeti vihar
to speak to the winds govoriti v veter, zaman (stenam) govoriti
to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figurativno prehiteti koga s čim, kar je on hotel napraviti, ter ga s tem oškodovati; premagati koga z njegovim lastnim orožjem
to be troubled with wind medicina imeti vetrove
to whistle down the wind figurativno zaman kaj želeti