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verge¹ [və:dž] samostalnik
rob, kraj, meja (tudi figurativno)
travnati obrobek ali pas (grede, lehe, ceste); palica, žezlo (kot znak časti)
tehnično majhno vreteno; rob opeke, ki štrli iznad strešnega slemena
zgodovina območje, pristojnost

on the verge of čisto na robu, za prst od
on the verge of ruin, of a new war na robu propada, nove vojne
he is on the verge of fifty on je že blizu 50 let star
he was on the verge of betraying the secret skoraj je izdal tajnost

verge² [və:dž] neprehodni glagol
nagibati se, padati; sestopati (on proti)
približevati se, prehajati (in v)
segati, razprostirati se
figurativno mejiti

verging on na robu
he was verging on 80 bil je že blizu 80 let star
hills verging to the north griči, ki se raztezajo proti severu
the country is verging towards ruin dežela gre v propast
the sun is verging towards the horizon sonce tone na obzorju

very¹ [véri] pridevnik (verily prislov)
pravi

a very knave pravi lopov
he is the veriest vagabund on je pravi pravcati vagabund; lasten, sam, celó
my very son moj lastni sin, sam moj sin
his very brother did not know him njegov lastni brat ga ni spoznal; (izza the, this, that ali svojilnega zaimka) ta (oni itd.) isti, prav
the very day I arrived prav na dan, ko sem prispel
the very thing baš tisto pravo
that very day prav (še) istega dne
in this very room prav v tej sobi
at this very place prav na tem mestu
at the very end prav na koncu
from very egoism iz samega (čistega) egoizma
in the very heart of Europe prav v srcu Evrope
this is the very thing I want prav to potrebujem
it is the very last thing to do to je prav zadnja stvar, ki jo je treba narediti; čisti, pravi, točen
the very opposite čisto(pravo) nasprotje
on the very same day točno istega dne; (redko) legitimen, zakonit

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!

vesláti to row; pesniško to oar; to paddle; to scull

on dobro vesla he pulls a good oar
na vse kriplje vesláti to bend to the oars
veslaje se pomikati to oar one's way

vést² conscience

brez vésti conscienceless
čista vést clear (ali good) conscience
slaba vést guilty (ali bad) conscience
z mirno vestjo with an easy conscience
proti moji vésti contrary to my conscience
kosmata vést elastic conscience
glas vésti the voice of conscience
izpraševanje vésti examination of one's conscience
grizenje vésti twinges pl of conscience, pangs pl of remorse, qualms pl of conscience, scruples pl
oseba, človek brez vésti conscienceless (ali unscrupulous, unconscionable, unprincipled) person
za pomirjenje vésti for conscience(') sake
izprašati si vést to examine one's conscience
imeti koga na vésti to have someone on one's conscience
imeti kosmato vést to have an easy-going conscience
vest ga grize his conscience is bothering him
ima dva umora na vésti he has two murders on his conscience
ne maram imeti tega na vésti I don't want to have that on my conscience
vést me peče I am conscience-stricken; my conscience is tormenting me (ali is giving me no peace), I am stung with remorse
vést ga je pekla his conscience troubled him, he had qualms of conscience, he was conscience-stricken
olajšati si vést to get something off one's conscience
pomiriti si vést to appease (ali to soothe, to salve, to quieten) one's conscience
z mirno véstjo lahko to storite you may do it with an easy conscience

vešála gallows pl, gallows tree, gibbet

zrel za vešála ripe for the gallows, fit for the gibbet
dati, obesiti na vešála to hang on the gallows
obsoditi, poslati na vešála to send to the gallows
priti na vešála to finish up on the gallows
umreti na vešálih to die on the gallows
zaslužiti vešála to deserve hanging
za to bo prišel na vešála he will hang for it

veto množina vetoes [ví:tou, -touz]

1. samostalnik
veto, pravica (vložitve) veta

veto power pravica veta
suspensory veto suspenziven veto
to exercise the veto uporabljati veto
to put one's veto on vložiti (dati) svoj veto glede
to put a veto on prepovedati, zabraniti
to interpose one's veto vložiti svoj veto

2. prehodni glagol
politika vložiti svoj veto (proti čemu); odkloniti (soglasje z)

the bill was vetoed zakonski osnutek je bil odklonjen

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

vibrate [vaibréit] neprehodni glagol
vibrirati, tresti se, nihati; oscilirati; utripati; zveneti, doneti (zvok); tresti se (with od)
(za)drhteti
figurativno kolebati, omahovati

a cry vibrated on my ear krik mi je udaril na uho
our house vibrates whenever a heavy lorry passes naša hiša se strese, kadarkoli pelje mimo težak tovornjak
prehodni glagol
zanihati (kaj), zatresti; napraviti, da nekaj trepeta (se trese, vibrira); meriti ali določiti s tresljaji

a pendulum vibrating seconds nihalo, ki meri (napoveduje) sekunde
to vibrate threats bruhati grožnje iz sebe
to vibrate between two opinions omahovati med dvema mnenjema

vice² [váis]

1. samostalnik
tehnično primež, primož; precep

as firm as a vice trden (čvrst) kot primež
a vice-like grip železen, močan prijem (stisk)
he has a grip like a vice on ima železen prijem
to grip like a vice prijeti, zgrabiti kot primež

2. prehodni glagol
stisniti, ukleščiti (s primežem), priviti; utrditi, držati kot v primežu, stisniti v primež

my foot was viced between two rocks noga se mi je zagozdila med dve skali

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

view² [vju:]

1. prehodni glagol
videti, zagledati; pogledati; pregledati; (raz)motriti, razgledati, ogled(ov)ati; razmotrivati; presoditi; ustvariti si (imeti) sodbo, presojati, razumevati; imeti v vidu

an order to view pismeno pooblastilo za ogled hiše ipd. (z namenom nakupa)
he doesn't view the question in the right light on ne vidi (gleda) vprašanja (problema) v pravi luči

2.
krajšava za teleview
gledati televizijo

vigil [vídžil] samostalnik
(nočno) bedenje; nespečnost; nočna straža
cerkev vigilija, nočne molitve za umrlim (bilje)
(tudi množina) bogoslužni obred na večer pred večjim praznikom

on the vigil of na predvečer (od)
sickroom vigils bedenje pri bolniku
to hold (ali to keep) vigil bedeti (over a sick child pri bolnem otroku)

viják screw; male screw

neskončni viják endless (ali Archimedian) screw
viják z matico female (ali internal) screw
ladja na viják screw steamer
parnik na dvojni viják twin-screw steamer
viják s krilcem wing screw
pritrditi, pričvrstiti z vijákom to screw (na on)
pritegniti, priviti viják to screw down
odviti viják to unscrew
pritrjen z vijákom screwed
izvijač, odvijač vijákov screw-wrench, screwdriver
ključ za privijanje in odvijanje vijákov (francoz) spanner, ZDA wrench
matica pri vijáku nut

violent [váiələnt] pridevnik (violently prislov)
silovit, violenten, silen, močan, hud; neobrzdan, nepotrpežljiv, surov, divji, besen, nasilen, uničevalen

violent death nasilna, nenaravna smrt
violent measures nasilne mere (ukrepi)
violent blow silovit udarec
violent pain silovita, huda bolečina
a violent temper razdražljiv, divji temperament
violent wind silovit veter
a violent presumption pravno domneva, ki temelji na skoraj končnem, sklepnem dokazu
to lay hands on s.o. delati, storiti komu silo
to lay hands on o.s. poskusiti samomor

vír source; (izvir) spring, well; fountain; figurativno authority, origin

iz najboljšega víra on the best authority
zanesljiv vír reliable source
iz zanesljivega víra (pogovorno) straight from the horse's mouth
víri finančnih sredstev (the) sources of funds
novice iz prvega víra first-hand news (ali information)
vem to iz dobrega víra I know it from a good source (ali on good authority), pogovorno I got it from the horse's mouth
navedite mi víre give me your authority
iz najboljšega víra on the best authority
sklicevati se na víre to quote one's sources

viséti to hang (down); to be suspended; (viséti in nihati) to dangle; (biti obešen) (stvar) to be hung, (oseba) to be hanged, to swing

za to bo visel (= bo obešen)! he shall swing for it!
viséti komu kaj nad glavo to hang over someone's head
na lasu, na niti viséti to hang by a hair (by a single thread)
viséti na vrvi to hang by a rope
na stenah visé slike the walls are hung with pictures
Damoklejev meč visi nad njegovo glavo the sword of Damocles hangs over his head
on visi z otroško ljubeznijo na svoji materi he clings to his mother with filial love
viséti med življenjem in smrtjo to hang between life and death

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?

visit¹ [vízit] samostalnik
(kratek) obisk; vizita; krajše, začasno bivanje; ogled, ogledovanje; (zdravniški) pregled, preiskava, vizitacija; inšpekcija, preiskava, pregled
ameriško pogovor, kramljanje

visit to the doctor konsultacija pri zdravniku
flying visit zelo kratek obisk
domiciliary visit hišna preiskava
a visit on the telephone ameriško pogovor po telefonu
the right of visit and search navtika pravica preiskave na morju
during my last visit to London med mojim zadnjim bivanjem v Londonu
to pay (ali to make) a visit to s.o. obiskati koga, priti h komu na obisk
to pay a visit sleng malo se odstraniti, iti na toaleto (stranišče)