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trust² [trʌst] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
verjeti (komu, čemu), zanesti se (in na); zaupati (komu), imeti zaupanje v; dati komu kredit; zaupati, poveriti (komu) (with s.th. kaj)
trdno upati, pričakovati, verjeti (that da)
biti prepričan; upati si, tvegati

do not trust him with your watch! ne zaupaj mu svoje ure!
trust him to say that! to je tipično zanj!
trust to luck zaupaj sreči!
a man not to be trusted človek, ki se nanj ne moreš zanesti
I trust he is not hurt upam, da se ni poškodoval
to trust o.s. to s.o. zaupati se komu, zaupno se obrniti na koga
can his word be trusted? ali lahko zaupamo njegovi besedi?
I can trust my children with her lahko ji zaupam svoje otroke
you cannot trust a child in the streets after dark ne morete brez skrbi pustiti otroka na ulici, ko se začne nočiti
she was trusted with child dali so ji otroka v skrbstvo (varstvo)
I cannot trust you out of my sight niti za hip vas ne morem izgubiti iz vida (iz bojazni, da ne napravite kake neumnosti)
you can trust him for any amount lahko mu kreditirate katerokoli vsoto
to trust to luck zaupati v (zanašati se na) srečo

try² [trái] prehodni glagol
poskusiti, lotiti se, začeti; preizkusiti, raziskati; pokusiti (jed); ugotoviti (kaj) s poskusom, eksperimentirati z
pravno (sodno) preiskovati (primer), zasliševati, izpraševati pred sodiščem; soditi, voditi sodni postopek, postaviti pred sodišče (for zaradi)
odločiti, rešiti (spor, vprašanje); (po)skušati (kaj izvesti, doseči) (večinoma try up)
(pre)čistiti, rafinirati (kovine, olje itd.), rektificirati (špirit), stopiti (mast, loj itd.); prenapenjati, utrujati (oči), mučiti, preveč zahtevati od, staviti na hudo preizkušnjo (večinoma try up)
tesati, strugati, stružiti, rezljati
neprehodni glagol
poskusiti, napraviti poskus; truditi se (for za)
prizadevati si, mučiti se (at z)

a tried friend zvest, zanesljiv prijatelj
go and try! poskusi!
try again! poskusi še enkrat!
try and repeat! pogovorno poskusi ponoviti!
he is a tried hand at it on je izkušen v tem
I'll try my best (ali my hardest) skušal bom napraviti vse, kar bo v moji moči
to try one's hand at preizkusiti svojo spretnost v, poskusiti sev
to try a criminal for murder soditi zločincu zaradi umora
to be tried for one's life biti sojen (biti pred sodiščem) zaradi zločina, ki se lahko kaznuje s smrtjo
to try a new remedy preiskusiti novo zdravilo
to try it on s.o. sleng skušati koga prelisičiti
to try it on the dog figurativno koga uporabiti za poskusnega kunca; igrati gledališko igro za poskušnjo najprej na deželi
to try the door skušati odpreti vrata
I was afraid he was going to try s.th. wild bal sem se, da bo napravil kako neumnost
you are trying my patience na hudo preskušnjo stavljaš mojo potrpežljivost
the poor light tries my eyes slaba luč mi utruja oči
to try one's luck with s.o. poskusiti svojo srečo pri kom
the widow was sorely tried vdova je mnogo prestala
he tried hard for a job zelo si je prizadeval, da bi dobil (kako) delo (službo)
I tried for a scholarship potegoval sem se za štipendijo
try the ice before you skate figurativno premisli, preden kaj storiš!

túdi also; too; as well; likewise; so; moreover, in addition

ne samo... ampak tudi... not only... but also
jaz túdi I too, me too, so (am) I, so (do) I
on govori tudi nemško he speaks German too
túdi tu here too
túdi ne nor, neither
lahko prideš in tvoja sestra túdi you can come, and your sister too (ali and so can your sister)
on prihaja in njegov brat túdi he is coming and his brother is too (ali also ali and so is his brother)
Moj brat govori angleško. - Jaz tudi. My brother speaks English. - So do I.
Jaz tega ne morem verjeti. - Mi tudi ne. I cannot believe it. - Neither (ali nor) can we.
Tega nisem vedel. - Jaz tudi ne. I didn't know that. - Neither did I.
Tudi če bi to bilo res, ne smeš tega reči Even if it were true you should not say that
to mislim túdi narediti I mean to do it, too

uganíti to guess; to make a guess; to unriddle; to find out; (razrešiti) to solve

ki se lahko ugane guessable
uganíti uganko to solve a riddle
prav (napak) si uganil you have guessed right (wrong)

untold [ʌntóuld] pridevnik
nepovedan, nerečèn; nepreštet; neštet, neštevilen, brezštevilen; neizmeren; neizrekljiv, neizrečen

untold wealth neizmerno bogastvo
to leave a story untold ne povedati zgodbe
to leave nothing untold vse povedati
you can trust him with untold gold lahko mu zaupate zlato, ne da bi ga prešteli

up³ [ʌp] prislov

1.
gor, navzgor, kvišku, v zrak; proti toku (reki, vodi); nazaj

up from the grounds figurativno od temeljev
up till now doslej
from my youth up od moje mladosti naprej
up with the Democrates! živeli demokrati!
hands up! roke kvišku!
you can sail up as far as Sisak lahko se peljete z ladjo do Siska po reki navzgor
he looked for it up and down po vseh kotih in oglih je iskal to
this tradition can be traced up to the Reformation ta tradicija sega nazaj (tja) do reformacije

2.
bliže k, bliže proti (mestu, kjer se nahajamo)
figurativno više, na višjo stopnjo

up and up više in više, vedno više
come up! pridi bliže!
speak up! govori(te) glasneje!
he came up and asked me the way približal se mi je in me vprašal
to move up in the world povzpeti se, napredovati v svetu (v družbi)
I think of running up North mislim napraviti majhno turo na sever

3.
v razvoju, v gibanju, v razburjenju, v uporu itd.

to grow up (od)rasti
hurry up! pohiti!, brž!
the nation is up in arms narod se je uprl z orožjem
my blood was up kri mi je zavrela
the cider is up very much jabolčnik se zelo peni
shares (prices) are up delnice (cene) se dvigajo

4.
popolnoma, čisto, do kraja; skupaj

to burn up zgoreti
to eat up all the cherries pojesti vse češnje
to drink up izpiti, popiti
to follow up a success do kraja izkoristiti uspeh
to bind up skupaj povezati
to lock up the house zakleniti vsa hišna vrata
to tear up a piece of paper raztrgati kos papirja na koščke
the street was up ulica je bila popolnoma razkopana

5.
zgoraj, visoko; pokonci, na nogah

high up in the air visoko v zraku
I live two storeys up stanujem v 2. nadstropju
to be early up biti zgodaj na nogah, zgodaj vstajati
the Prime Minister is up ministrski predsednik govori, ima besedo
to stand up stati pokonci
to sit up sedeti v postelji

6.
v mestu, na univerzi, v šoli

up in London v Londonu
up to town v London
up for a week teden dni v mestu (v Londonu)
the undergraduates come up next week študentje se vrnejo (na univerzo) prihodnji teden
to stay up for the vacation ostati v kraju študija (v kolidžu) za počitnice

7. up to
a) (vse) do; proti, prek

up to now doslej
I had mud up to the knees blato mi je segalo do kolen
he was all right up to yesterday bil je čisto zdrav do včeraj
to be up to date biti sodoben (moderen, v koraku s časom)
I'll give up to 1000 dinars for it plačal bom do 1000 din za to
b) na ravni, na nivoju, ustrezno

up to the door (ali knocker) sleng izvrstno, prima
up to par figurativno "na višini"
not up to expectations neustrezno pričakovanjem
not yet up to the ropes figurativno še neuveden, ki se še ne spozna
up to sample po (ustrezno) vzorcu
his book is not up to much njegova knjiga ni kaj prida vredna
to live up to one's income živeti ustrezno svojim dohodkom
your work is not up to your usual standard tvoje delo ni na nivoju tistega, ki ga navadno dosežeš
to be up to s.th. nameravati kaj, snovati kaj, biti dorasel čemu, ustrezati čemu, biti (komu) do česa; biti odvisen od česa; biti pripravljen na; spoznati se na kaj
what are you up to? kaj nameravaš?
it is up to you (to decide) vaša stvar je, da odločite; od vas je odvisna odločitev
to be up to a thing or two figurativno biti prebrisan
to feel up to s.th. čutiti se doraslega čemu; biti pripraven, razpoložen za, dobro znati kaj
to get up to s.o. držati korak s kom
to be up to the mark figurativno biti na višini
to be up to snuff sleng biti zvit (premeten, izkušen)
I am up to your little game dobro vem, kaj spletkariš
what has he been up to? kakšno neumnost je spet napravil?
you have been up to some trick again! si že spet naredil kakšno budalost!
I am not up to travelling nisem sposoben za potovanje
it is up to you to prove it vi morate to dokazati

8.
pod vodstvom (pri študiju na univerzi)

I was up to A. A. je vodil moje študije, je bil moj mentor (tutor)

9.

up with na isti višini z, v isti oddaljenosti z
to come up with s.o. dohiteti koga
to keep up with držati korak s
up with you! vstani!, pridi gor!
up against proti
up into gori v, gor
up on više (od, kot)
up till vse do

use¹ [ju:s] samostalnik
raba, uporaba; uporabnost, korist(nost), prid; (poseben) namen, smoter; pripravnost; moč ali sposobnost uporabljati (kaj); navada, običaj, uzus; stalna ali ponovna uporaba; vaja; praksa; (pred)pravica uporabe (česa)
pravno užitek; pravica, uživanje (posesti); dobiček
cerkev obredi kake Cerkve, liturgija

beyond all use čisto nenavaden
in use v rabi
of use uporaben, koristen
of no use neuporaben, brezkoristen
in common use v splošni rabi
out of use ne v rabi, ne več uporaben
fit for use uporaben
with use s trajno rabo
the Anglican use anglikanski obred
value in use dejanska vrednost
use and wont šege in navade
according to his use and wont po njegovi (svoji) stari navadi
directions (ali instructions) for use navodila za uporabo
use makes perfect vaja naredi mojstra
use is second nature stara navada je železna srajca
once a use and ever a custum česar se je Janezek naučil, to Janez zna
can I be of use? lahko (kaj) pomagam?
is this of use to you? lahko to kaj porabite?
crying is no use nima smisla jokati, zastonj je jokati
it is (of) no use (running) brez koristi, zaman je (teči)
what's the use (of it)? kakšen smisel naj (sploh) to ima?
to be in daily use biti vsak dan v rabi
to bring into use uporabiti
to be out of use ne biti v rabi (v navadi)
to come into use priti v splošno rabo
to fall (ali to pass) out of use postati neuporaben, zastareti
you will find these shoes of use in the mountains videli boste, da so ti čevlji zelo koristni v gorah
everything has its use vsaka stvar je za kaj uporabna
I have no use for it nimam kaj početi s tem
I have no use for such people nimam nobenega smisla za take ljudi, ne cenim (ne potrebujem) takih ljudi
have you lost the use of your tongue? si izgubil dar govora?
he lost the use of his right eye ne vidi več na desno oko
to make use of s.th. uporabiti (izkoristiti) kaj, posluževati se česa
to make use of s.o.'s name sklicevati se na koga
to put out of use vzeti iz obtoka (kovance itd.)
to put to (good) use (dobro) uporabiti

use² [ju:z] prehodni glagol
rabiti, uporabljati, porabiti, izkoristiti, posluževati se; zateči se k; ravnati z; potrošiti, izdati; gojiti (šport itd.); prebiti (čas)
zastarelo navaditi (to na)

to use one's brains (ali wits) uporabiti pamet, napeti (svoje) možgane
use your eyes! odpri oči!
to use care skrbno (pazljivo) postopati
to use diligence da(ja)ti si truda
to use one's best efforts napraviti, kar se le da (kar je le možno)
to use exercises delati vaje
to use force uporabiti silo
this geyser uses a lot of gas ta plinska peč porabi mnogo plina
how did they use you? kako so ravnali z vami?
to use s.o. ill slabo ravnati s kom
I cannot use my left hand ne se posluževati svoje leve roke
to use one's legs peš iti, pešačiti
to use imprecations preklinjati
to use a right uživati (neko) pravico
may I use your name? se lahko sklicujem na vas?
to use tobacco kaditi
I have used all the paint porabil sem vso barvo
how does the world use you? pogovorno kako je z vami?, kako vam gre?
neprehodni glagol
zastarelo (razen v preteritu) biti vajen, imeti navado; (tudi za izražanje trajnega stanja v preteklosti)

the beggar used to come every day berač je imel navado prihajati (je prihajal) vsak dan
it used to be said navadno se je reklo (bila je navada reči)
he does not come as often as he used (to) ne prihaja več tako pogosto kot prej
they used to live here prej so stanovali tu
used you to know him? ste ga vi poznali?
there used to be a tree there tam je nekoč bilo drevo

uslúga service; favour; kindness; good turn

biti komu na uslúgo to be at someone's service
na uslúgo sem vam I am at your service
popolnoma sem vam na uslúgo I am wholly at your service
vas smem prositi za (neko) uslúgo? may I ask a favour of you?
imam prošnjo za posebno uslúgo I have a special favour to ask
izkazati, napraviti, storiti uslúgo to do (ali to render, to bestow) a favour (ali a service)
mi hočete napraviti uslúgo? will you do me a service?
napraviti dobro (slabo) uslúgo komu to do someone a good (a bad) turn
ponuditi svojo uslúgo to offer (ali to tender) one's services
povrniti uslúgo to repay (ali to pay back) a good turn, to return a favour
koristiti uslúge to utilize services
uslúga za uslúgo one good turn deserves another
veseli me, da sem vam lahkó na uslúgo (ob tej priliki) I am glad to be of service to you (on this occasion)

velvet [vélvit]

1. samostalnik
baržun, žamet, žametu podobna tkanina
zoologija baržunast ovoj na novih rogovih srnjakov
figurativno baržunasta površina (ki se vda pod prstom)

black velvet sleng pijača sekta in močnega piva; sleng lahkó pridobljen dobiček
coton velvet bombažni žamet
silk velvet svileni žamet

2. pridevnik
baržunast, žametast; mehek
figurativno priliznjen, hinavski; v ugodnem finančnem položaju

a velvet tread figurativno tiha in mehka hoja
with velvet tread z neslišnimi koraki
velvet paws figurativno žametaste tačke, uglajeno vedenje (manire)
to handle s.o. with velvet gloves ravnati s kom z žametastimi rokavicami
an iron hand in a velvet glove železna roka v žametasti rokavici, figurativno krutost, skrita pod lepimi besedami, milim vedenjem itd.

verjéti to believe (komu someone); (zaupati) to trust

lahko mi to verjamete you can take it from me
verjamem samo, kar vidim seeing is believing
ali lahko verjamemo njegovi besedi? can his word be trusted?
tega pa ne verjamem (pogovorno) I don't fall for that one
ne verjéti to disbelieve
sveto verjéti to cling to (ali to cherish) a belief
to naj ti drugi verjamejo! see if others believe that!
bi verjeli kaj takega! would you believe it!
če verjameš ali ne believe it or not
verjéti nekaj neverjetnega (figurativno) to swallow a camel
rad ti verjamem I willingly believe you
nisem tako neumen, da bi to verjel I am not so foolish as to believe it
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly trust my own eyes

vertical [və́:tikəl]

1. pridevnik (vertically prislov)
navpičen, vertikalen (to na)
ki je v zenitu; perpendikularen, pravokoten na horizont

vertical plane vertikalna ravnina
a vertical take-off aircraft letalo, ki lahko navpično vzleti (brez startne steze)
vertical envelopment vojska obkolitev iz zraka (s padalskimi četami)

2. samostalnik
navpična premica, navpičnica, vertikala; navpična lega

very² [véri] prislov
zelo; prav, zares; v polnem pomenu; baš

very good prav, v redu, se strinjam
very well prav dobro, v redu
very much zelo, izredno
my very own zares moj, osebno moj
the very best quality res najboljša kakovost
at the very latest res najkasneje
it is the very last thing to do to je res (prav) zadnja stvar, ki jo je treba narediti
you may keep it for your very own lahko si to obdržiš kot svojo (pravo) last
I'll do my very utmost napravil bom prav vse, kar bo v moji moči
I bought it with my very own money to sem kupil z res svojim denarjem

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!

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

vídeti to see; to get sight of; to notice; (opaziti) to become aware, to perceive

dobro (slabo) vídeti to have good (bad) sight, to have good (bad) eyes
bežno vídeti to get a fleeting glimpse of
nič ni vídeti there is nothing to be seen
na prvi pogled, mižé vídeti (žargon) to see with half an eye
vídeti je zdrav he looks well
vídeti je, da... it seems that...
vídeti v prihodnost to see into the future
vídeti vse zvezde (figurativno, od udarca) to see stars
če prav vidim if my eyes do not deceive me
iz tega se vidi hence it appears
jasno se vidi it is clear
na prvi pogled se vidi you can see at a glance, it is self-evident
vreden, da se vidi worth seeing
sam lahko vidiš you can see it for yourself
malo se vidiva we see little of each other
sam sem to videl I saw it myself
nič ga ni vídeti he is nowhere to be seen
konca vojne še ni vídeti the end of the war is not yet in sight
videl sem smrt od blizu I looked death in the face
mesto se vidi od daleč the town can be seen from far away
videl je že lepše čase he has seen better times
si že kdaj videl kaj takega? did you ever see the like of it?; pogovorno can you beat it?
naj vidim, da vidim! (naj pomislim) let me see!
naj te več ne vidim! don't let me see you again!
rajši vidim, da ne prideš you had better not come
ne vidiš péd pred nosom! you can see no further than the end of your nose
vaš prijatelj je, kot je vídeti (kot vidim) starejši od vas your friend, I find, is older than you
videl sem, kako je padel I saw him fall
bomo videli! we shall see!, wait and see!
bomo že videli we'll see, time will tell
to bomo še (šele) videli that remains to be seen
rad bi to videl! I'd like to see that!
videl bo, kdor bo živel live and learn

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?

vodíti (iti prvi) to lead, to go first; to lead the way; to take the lead; to conduct; (upravljati) to manage, to direct, to be the manager; to control; to boss; to run; (ladjo) to pilot, to steer

vodíti v modi to set the fashion
vodíti ples to lead the dance
vodil nas je skozi pravi labirint ulic he guided us through an absolute labyrinth of streets
pes je vodil slepca the dog was leading the blind man
pustí se vodíti od žene he lets his wife manage him
vodíti s 3 goli šport to lead by 3 goals
človeka često vodijo njegove strasti a man is often swayed by his passions
vodíti koga za nos (figurativno) to lead someone up the garden path, to pull someone's leg
vodíti psa na vrvici to lead a dog on the leash
vodíti razpašno življenje to lead a life of debauchery
vodíti v skušnjavo to lead into temptation
vodíti vojno z... to make war on..., to wage war with...
cesta vodi v X. the road leads to X.
vodíti pogajanja to be in negotiation
vodíti v teku (preteči druge) to get ahead of, to outstrip
kdo vodi (v teku, šport) who is ahead?
vodíti posle to manage, to run a business
on vodi vse (pogovorno) he runs the whole show
kam to vodi? what are we coming to?
to ne vodi nikamor that gets us nowhere
to lahko daleč vodi that could take us a long way
vodíti knjige ekonomija to keep the books
vodíti sestanek (sejo, zborovanje) to be in the chair, to (take the) chair, to preside over a meeting
kdo je vodil sestanek? who presided over the meeting?, who was in the chair?
dejavnosti, zadeve to conduct activities, affairs
vodíti družbene odnose to manage a society's affairs
vsa pota vodijo v Rim all roads lead to Rome

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

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