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volítev volítve pl election, elections pl; poll; balloting; polling

ožja volítev, volítve second (ali final) ballot
spodbijana, sporna volítev, volítve disputed (ZDA contested) election
priti v ožjo volítev, volítve to be on a short list
volítve v zvezne organe elections for federal agencies
javne volítve (glasovanje) open voting
tajne volítve (glasovanje) secret ballot
občinske volítve municipal elections
splošne volítve general election, parliamentary elections
dopolnilne (delne) volítve byelection
dan volítev election day, polling day
neveljavne volítve void election
visoka (nizka) udeležba na volítvah heavy (light) poll
razpisati (nove) volítve to issue writs for an election, (figurativno) to go to the country
snubiti glasove pri volítvah to canvass, to solicit votes, to electioneer
iti na volítve to go to the polls, (kandidat) to stand for election
poraziti koga pri volítvah to defeat someone at the polls
izgubiti mandat na volítvah to lose one's seat, to be unseated
volítve so odložene the poll is postponed
delavska stranka vodi pri volítvah the Labour party is in the lead
razglasiti, objaviti rezultat volítev to declare the result of the election
biti poražen na volítvah to be defeated at the polls
dobiti največje število glasov pri volítvah to get most votes, to head (ali to top) the poll

vólja will; will power; volition; (želja) wish, pleasure; (razpoloženje) mood, temper, frame of mind, vein, humour; (namera) intention, mind

po vólji at will, at pleasure
proti moji (lastni) vólji against my (own) will
proti vólji (nerad) with a bad grace, unwillingly
po moji mili vólji to my heart's desire (ali content), at my own sweet will, arhaično to the top of my bent
za božjo vóljo! for goodness' sake!, good gracious!, for God's sake!, for heaven's sake!
slabe vólje moody
svobodna vólja free will
iz lastne vólje of one's own volition
zadnja vólja (oporoka) last will, (will and) testament
drage vólje most willingly
železna vólja iron will
po lastni vólji of one's own will (ali accord)
ljudje dobre vólje men of good will
biti na vóljo to be at hand
biti komu na vóljo to be at someone's disposal
biti dobre (slabe) vólja to be in a good (bad) temper (ali humour), to be of good cheer (in a bad mood)
če te je vólja if you care, if you are so minded, if you are willing
ni me vólja I don't care
slabe vólje je he is out of humour
nisem pri vólji za (kaj) I am not in the humour for (sth)
pri najboljši vólji se ne morem spomniti I can't for the life of me remember
stori po svoji vólji! do as you like!
to je moja poslednja vólja (napisana oporoka) this is my last will and testament
storil sem to proti svoji vólji I did it unwillingly (ali reluctantly)
spraviti koga v dobro vóljo to put someone in a good humour
spravil me je v slabo vóljo he made me cross
on vedno uveljavi svojo vóljo he always has his own way (ali gets what he wants)
pokvariti komu dobro vóljo to ruffle someone's temper
on nima nobene (svoje) vólje he has no will of his own
pri najboljši vólji tega ne moremo napraviti with the best will in the world we just cannot do it
nekako me je vólja, da bi (šel) I have half a mind to (go)
on je brez vsake (svoje) vólje (figurativno) he is a mere rubber stamp
svojo slabo vóljo je stresel name he vented his spleen on me
kjer je vólja, je (tudi) moč where there's a will there's a way
zgodi se tvoja vólja religija thy will be done!

vólk zoologija wolf, pl wolves

morski vólk (riba) wolf fish, (star mornar) old sea-dog, (figurativno) old salt, an old weather-beaten tar; medicina (odrgnjena koža) gall, excoriation; (igrača, vrtavka) top
vólk v ovčji koži wolf in sheep's clothing
lovec na vólkove wolf hunter
krdelo vólkov wolf pack
lačen sem kot vólk I am ravenous
biti lačen kot vólk to be as hungry as a wolf
iti na lov na vólkove, loviti vólkove to go wolf hunting
nasititi vólka in ohraniti kozo (figurativno) to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
ne more biti vólk sit in koza cela (figurativno) you can't have it both ways
ali vólk lahko spremeni svojo naravo? can the leopard change his spots?
z vólkovi je treba tuliti (figurativno) one must do in Rome as the Romans do

vote² [vóut] prehodni glagol
(z glasovanjem) izvoliti, izbrati (into za kaj)
izglasovati; (z glasovanjem) odobriti
figurativno smatrati, proglasiti

he was voted into the chair bil je izvoljen za predsednika
to vote supplies izglasovati kredite
to vote a sum of money for Education izglasovati vsoto denarja za vzgojo (šolstvo)
the new teacher was voted a fine fellow učenci so novega učitelja proglasili za sijajnega dečka
neprehodni glagol
glasovati (for za, against proti)
izglasovati, odobriti, odločiti, predlagati (that da)

I vote we go home predlagam, da gremo domov
they voted that the budget be accepted predlagali so, da se budžet sprejme

vôžnja (na biciklu, avtu ipd.) ride; drive; run

vôžnja brez postanka nonstop run
triurna vôžnja a three hours' drive (ali run, ride)
poskusna vôžnja trial run
samó pol ure vôžnje je do nas it is only a thirty-minute run to our place
vôžnja do X. stane en funt it is a pound ride to X.
vzeti koga na vôžnjo z avtom to take someone for a ride
biti kaznovan z globo zaradi prehitre vôžnja to be fined for speeding

vplêsti to interweave; to intertwine, to interlace; (v krivdo ipd.) to involve (koga someone) in, to implicate in, to entangle

biti vpleten v kaj to be entangled in something
bil je vpleten v ono škandalozno afero he was involved in that scandalous affair
vpleten v pravdo involved in a lawsuit

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

vplívati to influence; to have influence (na on); to exert influence (upon); to affect; (pristransko) to bias; (na poslance) to lobby

skušati vplívati na (raz) sodnika to try to bias, to try to sway an arbiter
dobro vplívati to be a good influence
nanj je lahko vplívati he is easily influenced
dal si je vplívati od svojih prijateljev he has let himself be influenced by his friends
razlogi, ki so vplivali na mojo odločitev the reasons that affected my decision

vprašánje question; query; interrogation

črnsko vprašánje the Negro question
gornje vprašánje the above question
indirektno vprašánje gramatika oblique question
kakšno vprašánje! what a question to ask!
nujno vprašánje urgent question
nerešeno vprašánje pending question; question in abeyance
kritično, odločilno vprašánje crucial question
odprto vprašánje open question
pereče vprašánje burning question
sporno vprašánje question at issue, debatable question, moot question, moot point, point in question
pravno vprašánje question of law
sugestivno vprašánje suggestive question
težko vprašánje (pri izpitu) poser
vprašánje življenja ali smrti a life-anddeath issue
to je vprašánje časa (denarja, navade) that is a question (ali a matter) of time (of money, of habit)
v tem ni vprašánje that is not the point
to je še vprašánje that is still doubtful
to nima nobene zveze z vprašánjm this has no bearing on the question
to je drugo vprašánje that is another matter
vprašánje je brez pomena (se ne stavlja) the question does not arise
vprašánje je, kje naj to najdemo the question is, where are we going to find it
načeti vprašánje to raise a question
napasti koga z vprašánji to bombard someone with questions
obsuti koga z vprašánje to shoot questions at someone, to ply someone with questions
odgovoriti na vprašánje to answer a question
oddaljiti se od vprašánja to get (ali to wander) away from the point, to digress
obravnavati vprašánje to discuss a question
pustiti vprašánje odprto to leave a question unanswered (ali unsolved), to leave a question in suspense
rešiti vprašánje to solve a question
ne spadati k vprašánju to be irrelevant to the case
staviti vprašánje to raise a question, to put (ali to ask) a question
staviti vprašánje zaupnice to ask for a vote of confidence
zmesti koga s težkim vprašánjem to puzzle someone

vpréči to harness

vpréči konje v voz to harness horses to the carriage
dati vpréči konja v voz to have a horse harnessed to a carriage
biti vprežen v (figurativno) to be tied (ali yoked) to
izpregli so konja in se vpregli v voz they took out the horse and harnessed themselves

vráčati to return; to give back; to make restitution; to restore, to replace

enako z enakim, milo za drago to give tit for tat, to repay in kind, to retaliate
vráčati se to return, to come back, to retrace one's steps; to recur
vráčati se k starim grehom to be a backslider
prokletstvo se vrača na začetnika, kdor drugim jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade a curse recoils on its author, curses come home to roost

vrág devil; Satan, the Evil One, the Tempter; the Prince of Darkness, the Adversary; arhaično the old gentleman, the archfiend, Old Nick; demon; dickens, deuce

vrág v ženski podobi she-devil
k vrágu! hang it!; what the dickens!
obseden od vrága possessed by the devil
vrág! the deuce!
vrág vzemi to! devil take it
k vrágu delo danes to hell with work today!
vrág ga je obsedel! he has the devil in him
kdo vrága ti je to rekel? who the devil (ali the dickens) (who on earth) told you that?
pojdi k vrágu! go to hell, go to the devil!
iti k vrágu to go to the devil, to go to the dogs, to go to rack and ruin
vse gre k vrágu everything is going to the dogs!
v sili vrág muhe jé (žre) beggars can't be choosers
ne kliči vrága! let sleeping dogs lie!
počenjati vrága in pol to raise the devil, to play hell
slikati, risati vrága na steno to paint the devil blacker than he is
vrág vzemi muhe bother the flies!
vrág te vzemi! (the) devil take you!
naj me vrág vzame, če... I'll eat my hat if..., I'll be (ali I'm) damned if..., I'll be shot (ali hanged) if...
kaj vrága delaš danes tukaj? what the devil (ali what the dickens) are you doing here today?
kar vrág prikveka, nima teka arhaično what is got over the devil's back, goes under the belly
vrág ga vzemi! confound him!
z vrágom ni dobro buče saditi! (figurativno) he that sups with the devil must have a long spoon
»danes bi se šel z vrágom metat« (figurativno) I feel full of vim to-day

vragolíja devilish (ali diabolical) trick, devilry, devilment; mischief; roguery; prank; practical joke

pripravljati vragolíjo to be up to mischief, to be full of mischief

vrát neck; (grlo) throat

trd vrát stiff neck
labodji vrát swan's neck
na vrát na nos helter-skelter, head over heels, headlong; precipitately
do vrátu v težavah up to the eyes (ali ears) in difficulties
do vrátu v delu up to the elbows in work
biti do vrátu v vodi to be up to the ears in water
biti do vrátu sit česa to be fed up to the back teeth with something
vrát me boli I have a sore throat
imeti koga na vrátu (figurativno) to have someone on one's back
imeti veliko družino na vrátu to be encumbered with a large family
držati koga za vrát to hold someone by the throat
pasti komu okoli vrátu to fall on someone's neck, to embrace someone
prerezati komu vrát to cut someone's throat
razbiti vrát steklenice to break the neck of a bottle
stegovati vrát to stretch (ali to crane) one's neck (za, po at, for)
tičati do vrátú v dolgovih to be up to one's eyes (ali ears) in debt
vreči se komu okoli vrátú to throw one's arms round someone's neck
zaviti komu vrát to wring someone's neck, to tread on someone's neck
zgrabiti koga za vrát to grab someone by the throat, to take someone by the neck
zlomiti komu vrát to break someone's neck
zlomiti si vrát to break one's neck
zmagati za dolžino vrátú (pri konjskih dirkah) to win by a neck

vréden worth, (moralno) worthy; deserving; (dragocen) costly, valuable, precious

vréden pozornosti worthy of notice
vréden pohvale praiseworthy
vréden življenja worthy to live
vréden graje blameworthy
biti vréden česa to be worthy of something
ta stvar je vrédna 10 funtov this thing is worth ten pounds
še prebite pare ne biti vréden not to be worth a brass farthing (ali a fig, a straw)
vrédno je vedeti it is worth knowing
ni omembe, ni besede vrédno it's not worth mentioning
ni vrédno govoriti o tem it's nothing to speak of
on je vréden našega spoštovanja he showed himself worthy of the confidence placed in him
biti vréden truda (pogovorno) to be worth it
je vrédno truda it's worth the rouble
ni vrédno truda it isn't worth the trouble, it is not worth (one's) while
sta eden drugega vrédna (figurativno) the pot calls the kettle black
vem, koliko je kaj vrédno I know the difference between chalk and cheese

vŕh¹ (drevesa itd.) top; (gore) summit, peak; pinnacle; apex, pl -es, apices

na vŕhu (zgoraj) on top of, at the top of, atop
z vŕha from the top
na vŕhu lestve at the top of the ladder
vŕh strehe the top of the roof
vŕh glave the top of the head
vŕh gore the top of a mountain
vŕh stene, zidú the top of a wall
vŕh trikotnika the apex of a triangle
konferenca (sestanek) na vŕhu politika summit conference (meeting)
biti na vŕhu drevesa to be at the top of the tree
z vŕha do tal from top to bottom
doseči vŕh to reach the top, tehnika to reach the peak

vrníti to return; to give back; to render (back); (uslugo) to reciprocate

vrníti dobljeni udarec to return a blow
vrníti dobro za zlo to return (ali to render) good for evil; (izdatek, strošek) to reimburse, to refund
vrníti milo za drago to give tit for tat
stroški mu bodo vrnjeni he will be reimbursed for his expenses
vrníti se to return, to come back, (peš) to walk back, to go back; to recur
vrníti se na delo to go back to work
vrníti se jež (na konju) to ride back
ladja se je vrnila the ship sailed back
vrníti se po isti poti to retrace one's steps
vrníti se v normalno stanje to return to normal (ali normality, normalcy)

vróč hot, (kot krop) boiling hot; fervid; tropical; figurativno ardent, passionate; burning

vróča diskusija animated discussion
vróči pas torrid zone
vróč zrak hot air
vróča voda hot water
vróče mi je I am hot
vróče je kot v peklu it's as hot as hell
tam bo še vróče (figurativno) there will be hot work
vróče podnebje hot climate
vróče sonce hot sun
postajalo mi je vróče I was getting hot
imeti vróčo kri (figurativno) to be hot-tempered
napraviti komu tla vróča pod nogami to make it hot (ali warm) for someone, to make the place too hot for someone

vrtínec whirl; whirlpool; swirl; eddy

vodni vrtínec whirlpool
zračni vrtínec whirlwind
vrtínec dogodkov (figurativno) the whirligig of events
vrtínec strasti a whirl of passion
delati vrtínce (o vodi) to swirl
biti potegnjen v vojni vrtínec to be sucked into the maelstrom of war

vrtogláv dizzy, giddy; vertiginous

vrtogláva višina dizzy height
biti vrtogláv to be giddy