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vôzen (prehoden) passable; practicable

vôzni listek ticket
vôzna pot, vôzna cesta cart track, cart road
vôzni park (železniški) rolling stock
vôzni red timetable

vprášati vpraševáti to ask, to ask a question, to put a question, to question; to interrogate

vprášati, vpraševáti za to inquire about; to raise a question
vprašajte v hiši! inquire within!
vprášati, vpraševáti koga za kaj, o čem to ask someone for (after, about) something
vprášati, vpraševáti po kom, za koga to ask for someone, to inquire about someone
vprášati, vpraševáti koga za čas (koliko je ura) to ask someone the time
vprášati, vpraševáti za pot to ask one's way
vprášati, vpraševáti koga za svèt to ask someone's advice, to consult someone
on rad, veliko sprašuje (figurativno) he is inquisitive
vprašal me je za moje ime he asked me my name
morali bi vprášati, vpraševáti zdravnika you ought to consult a physician
neštetokrat koga vprášati, vpraševáti to ask someone times without number (ali pogovorno tons of times)
preveč me vprašuješ o tem (= tega ne vem) you want to know more than I can tell you, that is beyond my ken
vprašujem se, če je ta obisk potreben (primeren) I question the necessity of this visit
vprašujem se (= bogve), kdo je to rekel I wonder who said it
često sem se vprašal, kaj bi se zgodilo, če... I have often wondered what would happen if...
zelo vprašujejo po tem artiklu this article is in great demand (ali in great request)
za to blago nikdo ne vprašuje this article is a drug on the market
po kavi zelo vprašujejo coffee is very much in demand

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

watch² [wɔč]

1. prehodni glagol
opazovati, gledati; čuvati (živino), paziti, stražiti; pazljivo ogledovati, motriti; prežati na
figurativno paziti na (koga); čakati na, pričakovati

watch it! ameriško, sleng pazi!
to watch one's time čakati na ugodno priliko
watched pot never boils figurativno v čakanju je čas dolg

2. neprehodni glagol
bedeti, čuti, biti pazljiv; paziti, popaziti, prežati; biti na oprezu; vohuniti
vojska stražariti, biti na straži

to watch over a child, a flock čuvati otroka, čredo

watering [wɔ́:təriŋ]

1. samostalnik
škropljenje, polivanje, namakanje; napajanje; oskrbovanje z vodo; moariranje (tkanine); mešanje z vodo, razredčevanje

2. pridevnik
namakalen, škropilen; kopalen, kopališčen

watering can škropilnica, kangla za zalivanje (vrta)
watering cart cestni škropilni voz
watering place napajališče; kopališče; navtika kraj, luka, kjer se ukrcava, natovarja voda
watering pot kanglica za zalivanje (cvetlic)
watering trough napajalno korito

weave^*2 [wi:v] prehodni glagol
tkati; izdelati (a fabric tkanino)
ročno izdelati na statvah; splesti (a basket koš, košaro)
vplesti, vtkati, pretkati (with z)
figurativno snovati, kovati; iznajti, izmisliti, izumiti; spraviti v zvezo, povezati (dogodke); vplesti, vnesti posameznosti

to weave facts into a story vnesti dejstva v zgodbo
to weave a plot kovati, snovati zaroto
to weave one's way through traffic utreti si pot skozi promet
neprehodni glagol
tkati
ameriško, pogovorno hoditi v cikcaku, zvijati se skozi; zaplesti se

whet [wet]

1. samostalnik
brušenje, ostrenje
figurativno dražilo, sredstvo za draženje, spodbujanje (npr. apetita); požirek (žganja)
narečno poskus; prilika

this whet tokrat, to pot

2. prehodni glagol
brusiti, ostriti; drážiti, stimulirati (npr. apetit); vzpodbuditi

to whet on spodbosti

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)

work^(*)2 [wə:k]

1. prehodni glagol
delati (na čem), izdel(ov)ati, obdelati; narediti, proizvesti, proizvajati
poetično umetniško izdelati; plesti, tkati, izdelati na statvah; šivati; vesti; oblikovati, (iz)kovati; tiskati; mesiti; kopati (rudo), obdelovati (zemljo)
trgovina poslovati, poslovno potovati (po nekem področju)
sleng prodati; plačati (potovanje) z delom; preiskati, raziskati
matematika izračunati, rešiti (nalogo); vplivati na (koga), nagovarjati (koga)
sleng prevarati, oslepariti; izvesti, uresničiti, izvršiti, povzročiti; streči (topu, stroju); uporabljati (žival) za delo, vpreči; izkoriščati (rudnik); pustiti koga, da težko dela; premikati, poganjati, gnati, goniti

to work o.s. to death ubi(ja)ti se z delom, garati
to work o.s. into s.o.'s favour pridobiti si naklonjenost kake osebe
to work o.s. into a rage pobesneti
to work the bellows goniti meh
to work a farm voditi farmo (kmetijo)
to work a change izvršiti, povzročiti spremembo
to work wonders delati čuda (čudeže)
to work one's will uresničiti svojo voljo
can you work the screw loose? lahko zrahljate vijak?
to work (one's way) through college sam se vzdrževati med študijem
my partner works the Liverpool district moj družabnik potuje (poslovno) na področju Liverpoola
to work a slave to death do smrti priganjati sužnja k delu, ubiti ga z delom
servants are not worked now as they were formerly od služinčadi se danes ne zahteva več toliko dela kot nekoč
to work a crane upravljati z žerjavom
to work a coal seam izkoriščati plast premoga
to work a ship upravljati ladjo
to work one's way pot si utreti (napraviti)
these machines are worked by steam te stroje poganja para
it is a good scheme, but can you work it? to je dober načrt, toda, ali ga lahko izvedete?
this belief has worked much evil to verovanje je povzročilo mnogo zla
the candidate works the district kandidat opravlja volilno kampanjo v okrožju
to work one's passage navtika zaslužiti svoj prevoz z delom
to work one's horses priganjati konje k delu
to work one's social relations in business izkoriščati svoje družabne zveze poslovno

2. neprehodni glagol
delati, delovati, biti zaposlen (s čim); baviti se (s čim); truditi se; funkcionirati, posrečiti se, uspeti; razviti se, dozoreti; vreti; biti v pogonu, delati (stroj), prijemati eden v drugega (zobata kolesa); šivati, vesti (vezem); prebijati se (z delom); razvleči se; trzati (se) (obraz); mahati (s čim); težko, z muko se premikati, gibati
navtika križariti; besneti, biti razburkan (morje)
figurativno krčevito delati

to work against time delati v tekmi s časom
to work like a dog (ali horse; ali nigger) delati kot črna živina
my stove works well moja peč dobro dela
your method won't work z vašo metodo ne boste uspeli
I tried but it did not work poskušal sem, a ni se mi posrečilo
the poison began to work strup je začel delovati
to work into a crowd vriniti se v množico
to work loose zrahljati se (vijak itd.)
waves work to and fro valovi so razburkani
to work double tides delati podnevi in ponoči
that won't work with me to ne bo vplivalo name (vžgalo pri meni)

zapréti (knjigo, vrata ipd.) to shut; to close; to shut in; (s ključem) to lock (up); (z zapahom) to bolt; (ulico) to block, to bar, to obstruct

zapréti dežnik to fold one's umbrella
zapréti v ječo to lock up in jail, to take to jail, to imprison, to commit to prison, to take into custody
zapréti jetnika v njegovo celico to shut a prisoner up in his cell
zapréti oči to shut one's eyes, (umreti) to close one's eyes, to die, to expire
zapréti oči pred čim (= ne hoteti videti) to connive at something, to shut one's eyes to something
zapréti vodovodno pipo to turn the tap off
zapréti plin to turn the gas off
zaprl (zamašil) sem mu usta I shut him up
zapréti steklenico to cork (up) a bottle
zapréti za promet to close to traffic
zapréti tovarno (nehati z delom) to shut (ali to close) down a factory, to shut the works down
zapréti prodajalno, trgovino (pogovorno) to shut up shop
zapréti vstop v pristanišče to bar (ali to close) the entrance to a port
zaprli so pot, ki pelje preko njihovega polja they have closed the path that leads across their field
zapréti vrata pred kom (ne hoteti govoriti z njim) to shut the door on someone
pred nosom komu zapréti vrata to shut the door in someone's face
silovito zapréti vrata to bang (ali to slam) the door
zapréti se (zakleniti se) to shut oneself up
zapréti se (o vratih) to swing to, to swing shut
zapréti se vase (figurativno) to shut oneself away, to immure oneself

zaskočíti (kravo, kobilo) to cover

zaskočíti komu pot to intercept someone
vrata so se zaskočila the door has stuck

zastáviti

1. to give in pawn, to pawn; to pledge; to put in pledge; VB žargon to pop; ZDA žargon to hock

zastavljam svojo čast I stake my honour
zastavil je uro v zastavljalnici he pawned his watch
zastavljen in pawn

2. (zadelati, zapreti) to obstruct, to block up

zastáviti komu pot to stand in the way of someone

zdáj zdájle now, at present; this moment; actually

zdáj, zdájle! šport time!
prav zdáj, zdájle, ravno zdáj, zdájle just now, this (very) moment
zdáj, zdájle ali nikoli now or never
zdáj, zdájle to zdáj, zdájle ono now this now that
zdáj, zdájle... zdáj, zdájle now... now, sometimes... sometimes, at one time... at another
takoj zdáj, zdájle at once, immediately, instantly
do zdáj, zdájle up to now, up to this moment, till now, by now, until now, up to the present
od zdáj, zdájle from now on, from this time on
od zdáj, zdájle naprej henceforth, henceforward, in future, in the future, from this time forward
kaj zdáj, zdájle! well then?
za zdáj, zdájle (za to pot) for this once, for the time being, for the nonce
kaj boš napravil zdáj, zdájle? what are you going to do now?
kako zdáj, zdájle? how now?
šele zdáj, zdájle, ko ga poznam... only now that I know him...
sedajle nameravam (pisati) I am going (to write), I am on the point (of writing), I am about (to write)

zgrešíti to miss

popolnoma kaj zgrešíti to miss something by a mile
zgrešíti cilj to miss one's aim (ali one's target)
kamen ga je zgrešil the stone missed him
ni možno zgrešíti našo hišo there is no mistaking our house
zgrešíti pravo pot to miss the right way, to go astray
zgrešíti poklic to miss one's calling, to take the wrong turning

zráčen air(-), airy; aerial; aired; atmospheric

po zráčni poti by air
zráčna armada vojska air fleet, air forces pl, air force
zráčni balon balloon
zráčna bitka air fight, aerial combat, air battle (za Anglijo Battle of Britain)
zráčna blazina air cushion
zráčna črta beeline, ZDA air line
10 milj zráčne črte 10 miles as the crow flies
zráčna črpalka pneumatic pump, air compressor
zráčni filter air cleaner
zráčno gretje hot-air heating
zráčni alarm air-raid warning
zráčna kopel air bath
zráčna ladja airship
zráčni koridor air corridor
zráčni mehur (air) bubble, air pocket
zráčna luknja air pocket, air hole
zráčni napad air raid, air attack, (močan) blitz
zráčni most air lift
zráčna obramba air defence
zráčni pojav atmospheric phenomenon
zráčna puška air gun
zráčna pošta air mail
zráčni promet aerial communication, air traffic, airborne traffic
zráčna plovba aerial navigation
zráčni pritisk atmospheric pressure
zráčna pot airway, air lane, air route, skyway
zráčna plast stratum, air layer
zráčna reklama skywriting
zráčna sesalka pneumatic pump
zráčni tlak air pressure
zráčni tovor air cargo, air freight, airborne freight
zráčni torpedo aerial torpedo
zráčni prostor air space
zráčni prevoz air transport
zráčne sile vojska air force
zráčni taksi air taxi
zráčni tok air current, air stream
zráčni upor air resistance, aeronavtika vojska air opposition
zráčna (vetrna) vreča (na letališču) wind sock, wind cone, wind sleeve, wind direction indicator
zráčni vrtinec whirlwind
zráčni vzgon air buoyancy
zráčna zavora pneumatic brake, compressed-air brake, air brake
porušiti, razrušiti s hudim zráčnim napadom to blitz
oskrbovati po zráčni poti to supply by air
prevažati po zráčnem mostu to airlift

zravnáti to make level

zravnáti tla z zemljo to level with the ground; to even
zravnáti z zemljo to raze (ali to rase) to the ground; (izenačiti) to make equal to (ali with); to even up
zravnáti (utreti) komu pot to make things smooth for someone

življênjski (of) life; vital; living

življênjsko delo lifework, life's work
življênjsko važni interesi vital interests pl
življênjska moč vital force
življênjska modrost worldly wisdom
življênjska pot career
življênjska potreba vital necessity
življênjske potrebščine necessaries pl of life
življênjski prostor living space
življênjsko vprašanje vital question
življênjske važnosti of vital importance
življênjsko zavarovanje life insurance