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verzíran versed (v in); skilled (in); proficient (in)

dobro verzíran v matematiki well versed in mathematics
verzíran v branju hieroglifov versed in the reading of hieroglyphs
postati zelo verzíran v... to attain proficiency in...
postati verzíran v svojem poklicu to become proficient in one's trade

victim [víktim] samostalnik
žrtev; trpin; daritvena žival

the victims of an accident (of the earthquake, of the plague) žrtve nesreče (potresa, kuge)
victim of one's ambition žrtev svojega stremuštva
war victim vojna žrtev
expiatory victim spravna daritev
to fall a victim to postati žrtev (česa)

vítek slender; slim

vítek kot jelka (as) straight as a poplar
vítka linija waistline
vítek stas slender waist
napraviti vítko, postati vítek to slim
paziti na svojo (vítko) linijo to watch one's waistline
vítko dekle wasp-waisted girl

vítez knight; figurativno chivalrous (ali gallant) person

navaden, najnižji vítez knight bachelor, pl knights bachelors, knights bachelor
roparski vítez zgodovina robber baron
blodni vítez knight-errant
vítez žalostne postave the Knight of the Rueful Countenance
vítez reda kraljičine podveze Knight of the Garter
vítez templjar Knight Templar, pl Knights Templars, Knights Templar
vítez častne legije Chevalier of the Legion of Honour
napraviti koga za víteza to knight someone, to make someone a knight, to dub someone a knight
postati vítez to receive the accolade, zgodovina to win one's spurs

widow [wídou]

1. samostalnik
vdova

the widow pogovorno šampanjec
widow's bounty, widow's pension vdovina renta, pokojnina

2. pridevnik
ovdovel

widow lady, widow woman vdova
widow bewitched, grass widow slamnata vdova
widow cruse Biblija vdovin vrč za olje; figurativno neizčrpna zaloga, vir hrane
widow mite Biblija vinar, novčič; figurativno majhno, a od srca dano darilo
widow weeds množina vdovina obleka (noša)

3. prehodni glagol
napraviti za vdovca, za vdovo
figurativno, poetično odvzeti; oropati (koga česa)

to be widowed biti ovdovel(a), postati vdovec (vdova); figurativno biti osirotel, zapuščen
the widowed mother ovdovela mati
to be widowed of a friend izgubiti prijatelja

willies [wíliz] samostalnik
množina, pogovorno napad živčnosti

to get the willies postati živčen

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)

wisdom [wízdəm] samostalnik
modrost, razum(nost), uvidevnost
zastarelo učenost; izkušenost; moder izrek

Wisdom of Solomon Biblija knjiga modrosti, Salomonovi izreki
wisdom tooth modrostni zob
to cut one's wisdom teeth dobiti modrostne zobe, figurativno postati zrelejši in izkušenejši

womanhood [wúmənhud] samostalnik
ženskost, ženska zrelost; ženstvo, ženski svet, ženski spol; položaj (odrasle) ženske; dostojanstvo žene

to reach womanhood postati žena

woolsack [wúlsæk] samostalnik
vreča volne
parlament sedež lorda kanclerja (v Gornjem domu) (zaradi z volno napolnjene blazine)
figurativno funkcija lorda kanclerja

to reach the woolsack, to be raised to the woolsack postati lord kancler
to take the seat on the woolsack začeti sejo v Gornjem domu

world [wə́:ld] samostalnik
svet, Zemlja; vsemirje, vesolje, univerzum; vse, kar je na Zemlji; življenje (na Zemlji), obstanek, eksistenca; ljudje, človeška družba; skupnost ljudi; javno življenje, javnost; miljé, okolje; posvetno življenje; velika množina, masa, množica, veliko število; prostranstvo

all over the world po vsem svetu
in the world na svetu
for all the world za vse na svetu, v vsakem pogledu, popolnoma, natanko
not for all the world za nobeno ceno
for all the world like natanko, kot
not for worlds, not for anything in the world za nič na svetu ne
out of the world odmaknjen od sveta
out of this world pogovorno fantastičen, osupljiv, izreden
worlds away from zelo oddaljen od
to the world sleng popolnoma
tired to the world sleng na smrt utrujen
on top of the world na vrhuncu sreče, v sedmih nebesih
a world of zelo mnogo, množica (of difficulties težav)
a world too big mnogo prevelik
the world of letters učeni svet
world without end od veka do veka
to the world's end do konca sveta
the beginning of the world začetek sveta
animal (vegetable) world živalski (rastlinski) svet
citizen of the world svetovljanski človek, kozmopolit
man of the world izkušen človek
the lower world podzemlje; pekel
the New World Novi svet, Amerika
the wise old world dobri stari običaji, dobre stare izkušnje
Prince of this world figurativno vrag
all the world and his wife were there vse, kar leze in gre, je bilo tam
to begin the world (v)stopiti v (začeti) življenje, začeti kariero; od kraja začeti, biti (stati) na začetku
she is all the world to me ona mi je (pomeni) vse na svetu
who in the world is that man? kdo vendar je oni človek?
to be brought into the world zagledati luč sveta
to carry the world before one imeti hiter in popoln uspeh; imeti srečo, uspeh v življenju
to come into the world priti na svet, roditi se
what in the world am I to do? kaj na svetu (vendar, za vraga) naj naredim?
it did me a world of good zelo dobro mi je délo (storilo)
to be drunk to the world pošteno pijan (nadelan) biti
I would not do it for all the world za vse na svetu ne bi tega naredil (hotel narediti)
to forsake the world odreči se svetu, opustiti posvetno rabo, posvetno življenje
as the world goes v našem, sedanjem času
to go out of the world umreti
I would give the world to learn it vse na svetu (ne vem kaj) bi dal, da bi to zvedel
how goes the world with you? kako je kaj z vami?
to have the world before one figurativno imeti življenje pred seboj
to let the world slide figurativno pustiti vse teči (potekati, iti), kot pride
to live out of the world živeti sam zase, odmaknjen od sveta, samotariti
to make a noise in the world figurativno postati slaven
what will the world say? kaj bodo rekli ljudje?

yellow¹ [jélou] pridevnik
rumen, porumenel; rumene rase, rumenopolt
ameriško, sleng rumenkastosiv (kožna barva mulatov)
figurativno nevoščljiv, zaviden, ljubosumen; sumničav; melanholičen
pogovorno strahopeten, podel; nezaupljiv
sleng nešporten
pogovorno senzacijski, šovinističen, vojnohujskaški

yellow jacket kitajska svečana obleka visokih dostojanstvenikov
yellow journal bulvarski, revolverski časopis
yellow journalism bulvarsko časnikarstvo
yellow parchment porumenel pergament
yellow press senzacijski tisk
light yellow svetlo rumen
the sere and yellow leaf figurativno starost
to become (to get, to turn) yellow postati rumen, porumeneti
to have a yellow streak sleng, figurativno biti lenuh, zmuzne, zabušant
to paint yellow rumeno pobarvati

zákon

1. (postava, zaveza) law; act (of parliament); tehnika principle

pisani zákon statute
božji zákon divine law
Grimmov zákon gramatika Grimm's law
duh zákona the spirit of the law
po angleškem zákonu under English law
na temelju zákona by virtue of a law, under a law
zbirka zákonov digest (of laws)
zákon ponudbe in povpraševanja the law of supply and demand
zákoni perspektive the laws pl of perspective
kršilec zákona lawbreaker, transgressor, offender
kršitev zákona transgression (ali violation) of a law, offence, ZDA offense
oseba zunaj zákona outlaw
oseba, ki se pokorava zákonu law-abiding person
tolmačenje zákona interpretation of the law, law interpretation
luknja v zákonu loophole in the law
zaščiten z zákonom protected by law
novi (stari) zákon religija New (Old) Testament
z zákonom pooblaščen organ statutorily empowered authority
izdati zákon to pass (ali to promulgate) a law
izvrševati zákone to administer the law
odobriti zákon to ratify (ali to approve) a law
obiti zákon to circumvent (ali to evade) to get round the law
kršiti zákon to infringe (ali to violate, to transgress, to contravene) a law
pasti, priti pod zákon to come under a law
postati zákon to become law, to pass into law
postaviti koga izven zákona to outlaw someone
zákon je prevladal the law prevailed
sprejeti zákon parlament to pass a bill
izboljšati, spremeniti zákon to amend a law
razveljaviti, ukiniti zákon to abrogate (ali to repeal) a law
zákon velja the law is in force, the law is valid (ali binding)
zákon bo stopil v veljavo dne 1. januarja the law will come into force (ali will come into effect) on the 1st of January
temeljiti na zákonu to be based on statutory authority
urejati z zákonom to regulate by statute and constitution
uvajati z zákonom to introduce by statute
uveljaviti zákon to enforce a law, to put a law into force

2. (zakonska zveza) marriage, matrimony, wedlock

civilni zákon civil marriage
divji zákon cohabitation, concubinage
ločitev zákona divorce
nesrečen zákon an ill-assorted couple
poskusni zákon ZDA companionate marriage
njun zákon je bil srečen their marriage was a happy one
zákon je bil ločen the marriage was dissolved
ima sina iz prvega zákona she has a son by her first marriage
živela sta v srečnem zákonu they lived in connubial bliss
živeti v divjem zákonu (figurativno) to cohabit, to live together (as man and wife)

zaskrbéti

zaskrbéti koga to make someone anxious (ali concerned, apprehensive), to trouble someone; (postati zaskrbljen) to be worried (ali alarmed), upset (ob at, about), to become anxious (ali concerned) (ob about), to worry
mater je zelo zaskrbelo Mother was very anxious (ali most upset)

zaspán sleepy; drowsy; sluggish; dozy; somnolent

postati zaspán to feel sleepy

zastarél out-of-date, obsolete, antiquated; no longer in use; superannuated; outmoded; disused; old-fashioned

postati zastarél to fall into disuse

zelèn green, verdant; (nezrel) unripe, immature; (neizkušen) green (v at)

zelèn od zavisti green with envy
slep za zelèno barvo green-blind
zelèna krma green crop
zelèna luč (figurativno, dovoljenje) green light
prižgati zelèno luč (tudi figurativno) to give the green light
pri zelèni mizi at the green table
priti na zelèno vejo (figurativno) to make one's fortune, to begin to thrive (ali to prosper)
ne priti na zelèno vejo not to get on in the world
postati zelèn od jeze to turn green with vexation
zelène površine open spaces pl

zméden confused; bewildered; puzzled, perplexed; chaotic

biti zméden to be confused, to be in a muddle, to puzzle (ob over, about)
biti čisto zméden (figurativno) to be all at sea
postati zméden to become confused
biti popolnoma zméden (pogovorno) to be at one's wits' end

zrèl ripe, mature; mellow

zgodaj zrèl (otrok) precocious (child), (plod) early, (narečno, ZDA) rareripe, (arhaično, pesniško, narečno) rathe-ripe, rath-ripe
po zrèlem premisleku after mature consideration
umrl je v zrèlih letih he died at a ripe old age
zrèle starosti of a ripe old age
v zrèli starosti at a ripe old age
zrèla lepota, lepota zrele ženske mature beauty
postati zrèl to ripe, to ripen

žáltav rancid; rank; spoilt

postati žáltav to turn (ali to grow, to go) rancid
žáltavo maslo rancid butter
imeti žáltav vonj, duh to have a rancid smell