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vôjna war; warfare

v vôjni in the war, at war, in wartime
na robu vôjne on the brink of war
na koncu vôjne at the end of the war
v primeru vôjne in case of war, in the event of war
hujskanje k vôjni warmongering
napoved vôjne declaration of war
bog vôjne war god
izbruh vôjne outbreak of war
opustošen od vôjne ravaged by war, war-ravaged
besedna vôjna war of words, wordy warfare
bliskovita vôjna lightning war (= w.), blitzkrieg, blitz
državljanska vôjna civil w., intestine w.
ameriška državljanska vôjna American Civil War, War of Secession, War between the States
gospodarska vôjna economic w.
gverilska vôjna guerilla warfare
hladna vôjna cold w.
križarska vôjna crusade
tridesetletna vôjna Thirty Years' War
stoletna vôjna Hundred Years' War
napadalna vôjna war of aggression
narodnoosvobodilna vôjna war of (ali struggle for) national liberation
osvajalna vôjna war of conquest
obrambna vôjna defensive w.
osvobodilna vôjna war of liberation
podmorniška vôjna submarine warfare
papirnata vôjna paper w.
pomorska vôjna naval warfare, war at sea
pozicijska vôjna static warfare
popolna, splošna (nepopolna, omejena) vôjna allout (limited) warfare
preventivna vôjna preventive w.
psihološka vôjna psychological w.
vôjna do popolne izčrpanosti sovražnika war of attrition
nasledstvena vôjna war of succession
vôjna za neodvisnost war of independence
vôjna do uničenja, do iztrebljenja war of extermination
sveta vôjna holy war
ves svet zajemajoča vôjna global warfare
prva (druga) svetovna vôjna the first World War, World War I, the Great War (the second World War, World War II)
totalna vôjna total w.
verska vôjna religious w.
vôjna v zraku war in the air
živčna vôjna war of nerves
vôjna na življenje in smrt war to the death
to (takšna) je (pač) vôjna such is war
biti tik pred vôjno to be on the eve of war
biti v vôjni to be at war with, to make war upon
iti v vôjno, začeti vôjno, spustiti se v vôjno to go to war (z, proti against), to wage war (z upon, against)
napovedati vôjno to declare war (neki državi on a country)
izzvati vôjno to provoke a war
biti potegnjen v vôjno to drift into war
prenesti vôjno v sovražnikovo deželo to carry the war into the enemy's country
preprečiti vôjno to avert a war
pripravljati vôjno to prepare for war
sprožiti atomsko vôjno to unleash an atomic war
stopiti v vôjno to enter a war, to come into a war
ščuvati k vôjni to incite to war, to agitate for war
voditi vôjno to war, to wage war
v ljubezni in v vôjni je vse dovoljeno all is fair in love and war
vôjna prinese s seboj mnogo zla war brings many evils in its train

vôjska army; troops pl; (vojna) war

črna vôjska reserve(s); VB Territorial Army and Volunteer Reserve
vstopiti v vôjsko to join up

vote¹ [vóut] samostalnik
volilni, glasovalni glas; glasovanje; pravica glasovanja; (skupni) glasovi; volilec, -lka, glas; volilni, glasovalni izid; (z glasovanjem) donesen sklep ali odobritev; glasovnica, volilni listek; odobrena vsota, budžet
zastarelo zaobljuba, vroča želja, molitev

the vote volilna, glasovalna pravica
Army vote izglasovani krediti za vojsko
vote (of credit) v parlamentu izglasovani krediti
the casting vote odločujoči glas
floating vote (negotovi) glasovi nevtralnih poslancev
the Socialist vote socialistični glasovi
a vote of confidence glasovanje o zaupnici
women have the vote ženske imajo volilno pravico
women have been granted the vote ženskam so dali volilno pravico
to cast vote glasovati, oddati glas
to count the votes prešteti (volilne) glasove
to get out the vote pregovoriti volilce, da glasujejo
to give one's vote to (ali for) oddati svoj glas, glasovati za
the Labour vote will increase at the next election delavska stranka bo pomnožila svoje glasove na prihodnjih volitvah
to have a vote imeti pravico do glasovanja
to propose a vote of thanks to the speaker predlagati poslušalcem, da se s ploskanjem zahvalijo govorniku
to put s.th. to the vote dati kaj na glasovanje
the Government received a vote of confidence vlada je dobila zaupnico
to split one's vote glasovati za dva ali več
to take a vote on a question glasovati o nekem vprašanju

vozíti (avto) to drive; (bicikel) to ride; (voz) to cart; to transport; to convey by vehicle

brezobzirno vozíti (divjati) to drive recklessly, pogovorno to blind along
trajekt redno vozi po reki the ferryboat plies the river
ta vlak vozi vsako uro this train runs every hour
vozíti se z biciklom to cycle, to ride a bicycle
vozíti se z avtom to drive a car, to motor
z avtobusom se vozíti to go by bus, to ride in a bus, to go for a bus ride
vozíti se z vozom, na vozu to ride in a cart
vozíti se z ladjo to go by boat, to sail
vozíti se s sanmi to ride in a sleigh, to go for a sleigh ride
vozíti se z vlakom to go by train (ali by rail)

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

vrábec zoologija sparrow, (samec) cock sparrow, (samica) hen sparrow

s topovi streljati na vrábce (figurativno) to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
to čivkajo že vrábci na strehi (figurativno) it's the talk of the town, everyone's talking about it
boljši je vrábec v roki kot golob na strehi a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, one today is worth two tomorrows

vrèd prislov (skupaj) together (with)

z menoj vrèd together with me
z obrestmi vrèd including interest
s postrežbo vrèd service included, inclusive of service

vstòp entry, entrance; admission, admittance

vstòp prost (brezplačen)! admission free!
vstòp prepovedan! no admittance!, keep out!, no entry!
nezaposlenim vstòp prepovedan! no admittance except on business!
odkloniti komu, ne dovoliti komu vstòpa to shut someone out
(s silo) si izsiliti vstòp v hišo to force an entry into a house

vstopíti to enter (v hišo a house); to come in; to make one's entry gledališče entry; to step (v into)

s silo vstopíti v hišo to force an entry into a house
vstopíti v vojsko (v tvrdko) to join the army (a firm)
potniki za X., vstopite! all aboard for X.

vštríc abreast; side by side; next to each other; alongside (njega him)

vštríc (v korak) s časom abreast of (ali with) the times

vulnerable [vʌ́lnərəbl] pridevnik (vulnerably prislov)
ranljiv
figurativno spodbiten; nagnjen (to k)
dostopen (za)
vojska nezaščiten, odprt, občutljiv

vulnerable spot ranljivo mesto, ameriško Ahilova peta
to find s.o.'s vulnerable spot najti (odkriti) slabo, ranljivo mesto (točko) pri kom
are you vulnerable to ridicule? se hitro ujezite zaradi posmehovanja?

vzdrževáti to keep (up), to maintain; to support, to sustain, to provide sustenance (for)

vzdrževáti veliko družino to keep (ali to maintain) a large family
vzdrževáti prijateljske stike, zveze to maintain friendly relations
vzdrževáti se česa to abstain from something
sam se vzdrževáti to keep oneself in food and clothing, to be selfsupporting; to support oneself
njegov stric ga vzdržuje his uncle pays for his upkeep
vzdrževáti se s čim to subsist by something
vzdrževáti pogovor to keep a conversation going
vzdrževáti pogum (moralo) čet to support the courage (to maintain the morale) of the troops
vzdrževáti svojo družino to support one's family
vzdrževan kept, supported; provided for (od koga by someone)

vzéti to take

vzéti si čas to take one's time
vzéti si dopust to take a holiday; to get leave of absence
vzéti (jemati) čas to take up time
vzéti koga v avto to give someone a lift
vzéti eno z drugim to take one thing with another
vzéti v posest to take possession of
vzéti si k srcu to take (something) to heart
vzéti v presojo, v pretres to discuss, to examine
vzéti slovo od to take leave of
vzéti v poštev, v račun to take into account (ali into consideration)
vzéti (smatrati) kaj za samoumevno to take something for granted
vzéti na poskušnjo to take on trial; (ali trgovina on approval)
vzéti (v najem) stanovanje to take a flat
vzéti komu mere za obleko to measure someone for a suit, to take someone's measurements, za obutev to take someone's foot measurements
vzéti (kupiti) vozovnico to take a ticket
vzéti taksi to take a taxi
vzéti na znanje to take notice of
vzéti v najem, v zakup to rent
vzéti koga v službo to engage someone, to take someone into one's service
vzéti strup (zastrupiti se) to take poison
vzéti na kredit to take on credit
vzéti posojilo to raise a loan
vzéti koga za svojega (posvojiti) to adopt someone
vzéti v roke to take in one's hands
vzéti za zlo to take amiss, to take in bad part
vzéti pod streho (koga) to lodge, to take in, to shelter, to give shelter
vzéti nazaj to take back
vzéti življenje takšno, kot je to take the rough with the smooth
narazen vzéti to take apart, to take asunder
vzéti kaj za sveto resnico to take something for gospel truth
vzéti si življenje to take one's (own) life, to commit suicide
vzemi ali pa pusti! take it or leave it!
vzemi dežnik s seboj! take your umbrella!
vzemi to resno! take it seriously!
kakor se vzame (figurativno) that depends
vrag vzemi to! deuce take it!
vzela sta se they got married
tega si ne pustim vzéti I insist on it
vzemi se skupaj! (pridi spet k sebi!) be yourself!
vzemite se skupaj! (figurativno) pull yourself together!
vzemite me s seboj! take me along!
vse so mu vzeli they took everything from him

vzhòd east, East

sončni vzhòd sunrise
Daljni vzhòd Far East
Srednji vzhòd Middle East
Bližnji vzhòd Near East
na vzhòdu in the east
od vzhòda do zahoda from east to west
proti vzhòdu east, easterly, eastward(s)
biti obrnjen proti vzhòdu, gledati proti vzhòdu to look east
usmerjen proti vzhòdu eastward
od vzhòda, na vzhòd easterly

vzórec sample; pattern; specimen; sampler

po vzórcu on the pattern of, up to sample, as per sample
vzórec brez vrednosti samples only
poslati kot vzórec brez vrednosti to send by pattern (ali sample) post
knjiga vzórcev specimen (ali pattern) book
karta vzórcev sample card
kupiti na podlagi vzórca to buy by sample
poslan (po pošti) kot vzórec brez vrednosti sent by sample post
izbrati za vzórec, vzeti vzórec (česa), rabiti kot vzórec za to sample
po kakovosti ne ustrezati vzórcu not to match the sample(s) in quality
kakovost poslanega blaga ne ustreza vzórcu the goods sent are not up to the sample (ali are inferior to sample)
vzórec brez vrednosti! (napis na pošiljki) samples only!
držati se vzórca, slediti vzórcu to follow the pattern

vzròk cause; reason; ground; motive; source

iz kakšnega vzròka? for what reason?
iz istega vzròka for the same reason
brez vzròka without reason, causeless, groundless
prav iz tega vzròka for that very reason
vzròk (vir) vsega zla the source of all evil
ni vzròka za... there is no reason for...
ti si vzròk tega this is your fault
imam vzròk za... I have a reason for...
ni vzròka za bojazen there is no cause to be afraid
ni vzròka za kako spremembo there is no reason (ali no ground) for making a change
vzròk tega je tvoja lenoba it's your laziness that's to blame
iz enega (tega) ali drugega (onega) vzròka for one reason or another
kaj je vzròk takemu dviganju cen? what is the cause of (ali reason for) this rise in prices?
razjezil se je brez pravega vzròka he got angry without any real reason
nimate vzròka za pritožbo you have no ground(s) for complaint (ali for complaining)
kakšne vzròke moreš navesti za takšno ravnanje? what reasons can you give (ali can you allege) for such treatment?
ne more navesti nobenega vzròka za to, kar je storil he can produce no motive for what he has done
vzròki in učinki causes pl and effects pl
brez pravega vzròka for no particular reason

wag [wæg]

1. samostalnik
majanje, kimanje, tresenje (of the head z glavo)
mahanje (of a dog's tail pasjega repa)
burkež, šaljivec; prebrisanec; učenec, ki se potepa in ne pride v šolo, "špricar", lenuh

with a wag of one's head s prikimavanjem (glave)

2. prehodni glagol
mahati (z repom); (s)tresti, (po)kimati (z glavo); premikati, gibati
neprehodni glagol
premikati se (sem in tja), gibati se; racati; hitro oditi, pobrisati jo; odvijati se, potekati
sleng "špricati" šolo

to wag one's finger at s.o. (po)žugati komu s prstom
to wag one's head (od)kimati z glavo
beards wag govoriči se, govori se
let the world wag on ljudje naj kar govoričijo
how wags the world? figurativno kako (kaj) gre?
to set tongues waging širiti novice, spraviti jezike v tek
the tail wags the dog figurativno najmanj pomemben član (skupine itd.) ima glavno besedo, je na krmilu

wainscot [wéinskət]

1. samostalnik
stenski oboj, opaž

a tile wainscot oboj iz pečnic

2. prehodni glagol
obložiti, obiti, opažiti (z lesom)

a room wainscoted in oak s hrastovim lesom opažena soba

wake³ [wéik] samostalnik
navtika (vodna) brazda, vodni razor (izza ladje v vožnji); vzvalovana voda; vrtinec
aeronavtika zračni vrtinec
figurativno sled

in the wake of s.o. po sledi, neposredno za kom; po zgledu koga
wake of light svetlobni žarek
to follow in s.o.'s wake iti po stopinjah kake osebe
such an event brings trouble in its wake tak dogodek ima neprijetnosti za posledico

walk² [wɔ:k]

1. neprehodni glagol
hoditi, iti, korakati, peš iti, pešačiti, počasi hoditi, sprehajati se; (konj) iti v koraku; (duhovi) strašiti
zastarelo majati se, premikati se (sem in tja)
figurativno, zastarelo živeti (po nekih načelih)
zastarelo klatiti se okoli

to walk along (ali up) the street iti po ulici
to walk home vrniti se peš domov
to walk on air figurativno biti v devetih nebesih
to walk in one's sleep hoditi v spanju
to walk in peace figurativno mirno živeti
to walk in procession hoditi v procesiji
he walked into the pie figurativno planil je po pašteti
to walk in golden (ali silver) slippers figurativno plavati v denarju, živeti v bogastvu
to walk over (the course) z lahkoto dobiti dirko, figurativno z lahkoto zmagati
to walk round s.o. ameriško, pogovorno opehariti, oslepariti koga
to walk through one's part gledališče brezizrazno (od)igrati (svojo) vlogo
to walk into s.o. pogovorno napasti koga; ozmerjati, pretepsti koga

2. prehodni glagol
prehoditi, prepotovati (peš); hoditi sem in tja po; pustiti (konja), da gre v koraku; voditi, peljati, spremljati na sprehod; odpeljati (kaj); (košarka) obdržati žogo več kot dva koraka (brez dribljanja); izučiti (mladega psa); tekmovati v hoji (s.o. s kom)

to walk one's beat vojska biti na straži
to walk the boards biti gledališki igralec
to walk the chalk (ali chalk mark, chalk line) figurativno dokazati svojo treznost (npr. na policiji) z ravno hojo med črtami, narisanimi s kredo
to walk one's chalks sleng pobrati jo, po francosko se posloviti
to walk the floor hoditi po sobi sem in tja
to walk a horse voditi, prepeljavati konja
to walk the hospital prakticirati na kliniki, hoditi po bolniških sobah (o študentu medicine)
to walk a puppy trenirati psička
to walk s.o. off his legs utruditi koga s hojo, s pešačenjem
I'll walk you 5 miles tekmoval bom s teboj v hoji na 5 milj
to walk the plank kot gusarski ujetnik iti z zavezanimi očmi po deski z ladje v morje
they walked me into the room peljali so me v sobo
to walk the streets hoditi po ulicah; figurativno baviti se s prostitucijo
to walk the tracks iti po sledovih