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ustrahovánje intimidation; terrorization; terrorism

z ustrahovánjem prisiliti koga k molku to browbeat (ali to overawe) someone into silence

ustrelítev shooting dead

usmrtitev, (smrt) z ustrelítvijo execution (death) by shooting

usury [jú:žəri] samostalnik
oderuštvo, odiranje, oderuške obresti
figurativno obresti

to practice usury odirati
to return an insult with usury z (obrestnimi) obrestmi vrniti žalitev

ušésa ears pl

do ušésa up to the ears
preko ušésa over (head and) ears
do ušés zaljubljen head over heels in love
šumenje v ušésih buzzing in the ears, medicina tinnitus
ušésa me bolijo I have (the) earache
naleteti na gluha ušésa to find (to fall on) deaf ears
moja svarila so naletela na gluha ušésa my warnings fell on deaf ears
preko ušés je zadolžen he is up to his eyes (ali ears) in debt
napeti, napenjati ušésa to prick up (ali to strain) one's ears
naviti komu ušésa to warm someone's ears
povleči koga za ušésa to pull (ali to tug) someone's ears
poslušati na vsa ušésa (figurativno) to be all ears
prišlo mi je na ušésa it came to my hearing
pridigati gluhim ušésom to fall on deaf ears
konj striže z ušési the horse twitches his ears
vleči na ušésa to prick up one's ears
zamašiti, mašiti si ušésa to stop (up) one's ears
zardeti do ušés to blush to the roots of one's hair; to blush to one's ears
v ušésih mi zveni, šumí my ears are ringing (ali are burning)
stene imajo ušésa (figurativno) the walls have ears, arhaično little pitchers have long ears

utíšati to silence (koga someone)

utíšati koga s kričanjem, vpitjem to shout someone down
utíšati glas vesti to silence the voice of conscience
utíšati sovražnikove baterije to silence the enemy's batteries
z največjim trudom smo jih utišali we had enormous trouble in silencing them (ali in putting them to silence)

utmost [ʌ́tmoust, -məst]

1. pridevnik
skrajni, zadnji, najbolj oddaljeni
figurativno največji, najvišji

to the utmost boundaries do skrajnih meja
to accept with the utmost reluctance sprejeti z največjim odporom

2. samostalnik
skrajnost; maksimum; kar je le možno

at the utmost kvečjemu
to the utmost do skrajnih meja
to the utmost of one's power z vso svojo močjo
I did my utmost napravil sem, kar sem le mogel (kar se je le dalo)

užítek delight, enjoyment, pleasure, zest; pravo usufruct, benefit

velik užítek (pogovorno) treat
bil je pravi užítek poslušati njegovo petje it was a treat to hear him sing
z užítkom kaj napraviti to do something with zest
najti užítek v čem to get a kick out of something

vagón (railway) carriage, coach; (tovorni) wagon, VB waggon; van, (odprt) truck

franko vagón free on rail
jedilni vagón dining car, diner, restaurant car
prtljažni vagón luggage van
spalni vagón sleeping car, sleeper
vagón za vlakovodjo guard's van
tovorni vagón goods wagon, freight wagon
živinski vagón cattle truck
oddelek z enim ležiščem v spalnem vagónu ZDA roomette

vája exercise; drill; practice; training; coaching

gledališka vája (skušnja) rehearsal
proste váje gymnastic exercises pl, Swedish drill
ritmične váje callisthenics pl
telesna vája physical exercise
telovadna vája gymnastic exercise
orožne váje military exercises pl
protiletalske váje air-raid drill
municija za vájo practice ammunition
biti iz váje to be out of practice
sem čisto iz váje I am quite out of practice
manjka mi váje I am short of practice
váj naredi mojstra, z vájo se doseže popolnost practice makes perfect

vájet rein; (jezdnega konja) bridle

držati krepko koga na vájetih to keep a tight rein on someone
pritegniti vájeti to draw rein
izpustiti vájeti iz rok to drop the rein
popustiti (konju) vájeti to give (a horse) free rein (ali the rein)
imeti, držati (trdno) vájeti to hold the reins (tudi figurativno)
obrniti konja na levo z vájetmi to rein a horse to the left
ustaviti (konja) z vájetmi to rein in (a horse), to rein up

valúta currency; foreign currency, foreign exchange; (tečaj) exchange rate, rate of exchange

trdna valúta firm currency, hard currency
po sedanji valúti at the present rate of exchange
drseča valúta floating currency
nestabilna valúta soft currency
dirigirana valúta managed currency
država z visoko valúto country with a high monetary standard

van¹ [væn]

1. samostalnik
voz za prevoz pohištva; poltovorni (zaprt) dostavni voz (avtomobil); stanovanjski (ciganski, cirkuški) voz
železnica pokrit tovorni vagon

a furniture van voz za prevoz pohištva
guard's van vagon za vlakovodjo
luggage van prtljažni vagon
police loud-speaker van policijski avto z zvočnikom

2. prehodni glagol
prevažati v tovornih vozovih itd.

variance [vɛ́əriəns] samostalnik
sprememba; različnost, neskladnost, razhajanje; nesloga, spor, prepir, prerekanje, pričkanje
pravno protislovje, divergenca

to be at variance with biti v protislovju z, razlikovati se od; ne se skladati (on glede); biti v sporu z
they are at variance ne razumejo se med seboj
that set them at variance to jih je razdvojilo (sprlo)

variorum [vɛəriɔ́:rəm] pridevnik

(samo v) variorum edition izdaja z opombami raznih komentatorjev

vazál vassal; liege, liege man

ravnati s kom kot z vazálom to treat someone as a vassal

vazelín vaseline

namazati z vazelínom to vaseline; to smear with vaseline

vèč more; plus

vèč kot... more than...
vèč (od njih) several
še vèč still more
vèč kot dovolj enough and to spare
vèč ljudi several people
ne vèč no more, no longer
vèč ali manj more or less
nič vèč no more
vèč dni several days, a day or two
vedno vèč in vèč more and more
nikoli vèč nevermore, never again
vèč kot enkrat more than once
vèč kot teden dni (kot en teden) for over a week
čim vèč, tem bolje the more the better
čim vèč dela, tem vèč potroši the more he works the more he spends
sem vèč kot zadovoljen I am more than satisfied
on ni vèč nesrečen he is no longer unhappy
ni ga vèč he is no more
bil si moj prijatelj, pa nisi vèč you used to be a fiend of mine but you aren't any longer
imam vèč denarja kot ti I have (ali pogovorno I've got) more money than you
vèč imaš, vèč hočeš imeti much will have more
vèč jih je kot nas there are more of them (than of us)
ne odlašaj vèč! delay no longer!, pogovorno don't put it off any longer!
nič vèč me ne zebe I don't feel cold any longer
vèč od njih poznam I know several of them
nimam vèč denarja I have no money left, I have no more money
spoznal, srečal sem se z vèč člani kluba I met several members of the club
ne misli vèč na to! don't think of it any more!, pogovorno forget it!
nisem mogel vèč molčati I could not remain silent any longer
ne bom vèč čakal I shall not wait any longer
ne maram vèč slišati nobene besede o tem I don't want to hear another word about it
od takrat ga nisem vèč videl I have not seen him since (then)

večína majority; the greater (ali major) part; the bulk; most; plurality

absolutna (ogromna, vladna, velika, pičla, silna, relativna, potrebna, enostavna, dvetretjinska) večína absolute (crushing, government, great, narrow, overwhelming, relative, necessary, simple, two-thirds) majority
ogromna večína a swingeing victory
večína naroda the mass of the nation
večína (od) nas the bulk of us, most of us
večína glasov majority of votes
večína ljudi the majority of people, most people
z dvema glasovoma večíne by a majority of two
z večíno glasov by a majority of votes, ZDA by a plurality (of votes)
biti v veliki večíni to be in a substantial majority
večína je za predlog the ayes have it
ženske so bile v večíni the women were in the majority
dobiti absolutno večíno to obtain an absolute majority
bila je dosežena večína 200 glasov proti zakonskemu osnutku there was a majority of 200 against the bill
s svojim glasom je odločil večíno he had a casting vote
priključiti se večíni parlament to join the majority

véder serene; cloudless; clear; (vesel) cheerful, merry

kot blisk z védrega neba like a bolt from the blue
védra starost serene old age
védro vreme serene (ali fair) weather
véder dan bright day
pod védrim nebom (taborjenje, prenočevanje) in bivouac, (v šotoru) under canvas

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