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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

vražič little devil; imp

ta deček je pravi vražič this boy is a real little devil

vtíkati se to meddle (v in, with) to interfere (v kaj with something)

on se v vse vtika, kar se ga ne tiče he is always interfering he is a busybody
ne vtikaj se v stvari, ki se te ne tičejo! don't meddle with things that do not concern you!
vtíkati se se v politiko to meddle in politics
v to se nočem vtíkati se I don't want anything to do with it

vzòr pattern (za for); (čednosti ipd.) paragon; model; ideal

po vzòru on (ali following) the model of
vzòr marljivosti model of industry
vzòr žene a model wife, the model of a wife
ona je vzòr lepote she is a paragon of beauty
on je vzòr očeta he is a model father, he is the model of a father
vzeti, jemati si koga za vzòr to model oneself on (ali upon, after) someone, to mould oneself on someone

want¹ [wɔnt] samostalnik
pomanjkanje; stiska, revščina, siromaštvo; potreba, nujna potreba, nujno potrebna (željena) stvar
(tudi množina) želja, zahteva
ameriško, pogovorno iskanje, ponudba službe

for (ali from) want of zaradi pomanjkanja
a longfelt want dolgo (časa) občutena potreba
for want of s.th. better ker ni boljšega
want of care nebrižnost, nepazljivost
want of sense nespametnost
want of thought nepremišljenost
to be in want of (nujno) potrebovati; biti brez, ne imeti (česa)
I am in want of a dress (nujno) potrebujem obleko
he is a man of few wants on je človek, ki se zadovolji z malim
to be in want živeti v pomanjkanju, v revščini
to fall in want pasti v pomanjkanje, v revščino, obubožati

whip¹ [wip]

1. samostalnik
bič, udarec z bičem; tlesk, tleskanje, pokanje
figurativno bič, nadloga, udarec, kazen
figurativno kočijaž
figurativno, parlament član stranke, ki skliče pripadnike stranke za glasovanje itd.; okrožnica, poziv (k volitvam, zborovanju itd.); (odvečna) veja
navtika ladjica, veslača; tolčena krema (iz tolčene smetane)
britanska angleščina prispevek k skupno popitemu vinu

whip and spur v diru, skokoma, hitro
to ride whip and spur v diru jahati
he is a good whip on je dober kočijaž, dobro vozi
to send a whip round zbobnati skupaj člane stranke

2. prislov
v hipu, na mah

with [wið; wiɵ] predlog
s, z; proti; od; v družbi, pri, poleg; s pomočjo; skupaj z, istočasno; zaradi; od; v zvezi z, z ozirom na, pri; kljub, navzlic

I have no money with me nimam denarja pri sebi
away with you! poberi se! izgubi se!
with all my heart od srca rad
pale with fear bled od strahu
stiff with cold otrpel, trd od mraza
with all his money he is not happy kljub vsemu svojemu denarju on ni srečen
sick with bolan od
he is furious with me on je besen name
with God figurativno mrtev, v nebesih
with that nato, tedaj
she is with child ona je noseča
with young breja
with all his brains pri (kljub) vsej njegovi pameti
he is lying down with fever leži bolan zaradi mrzlice
to die with cancer umreti za rakom
to fight with courage pogumno se boriti
to tremble with fear tresti se od strahu
we parted with them ločili smo se od njih
to rise with sun vstati (skupaj, istočasno) s soncem
he lives with us on stanuje pri nas
she took her with her vzela jo je s seboj
leave it with me! prepustite to meni!
to be with s.o. on a point strinjati se s kom o neki točki
it is a habit with him to je pri njem navada
to be with it ameriško, pogovorno biti na tekočem (o čem)
vote with the Conservatives! glasujte (volite) za konservativce!
to walk with a stick hoditi s palico
what does he want with me? kaj hoče od mene?
it rests with you to decide odločitev je pri vas
it is not so with the drama v drami to ni tako
I can't leave with my mother so ill ne morem odpotovati, če mi je mati tako bolna
to weep with joy jokati od veselja

wonder¹ [wʌ́ndə] samostalnik
čudo; nekaj čudovitega, osupljivega; čudežen dogodek, čudežno delo, čudež; (za)čudenje, začudenost

in wonder začuden
for a wonder čudežno; presenetljivo; čudno
a nine-days'wonder kratkotrajna senzacija
(it is) no wonder that... nič čudnega (ni), da...
to be filled with wonder biti ves začuden
he is a wonder of skill on je čudo spretnosti
to work (ali to do) wonders delati čuda (čudeže)
he kept his word, for a wonder za čuda je držal svojo besedo
to look all wonder ves začuden (debelo) gledati
he swore and no wonder zaklel je, in nič čudnega (če je)

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)

wrangler [rǽŋglə] samostalnik
prepirljivec; diskutant, debatêr
(= senior wrangler) študent univerze v Cambridgeu, ki je dobil 1. nagrado na izpitu iz matematike
ameriško kravji pastir, kavboj, govedar

he is a wrangler on zna diskutirati (debatirati)

wrench¹ [renč] samostalnik
hiter obrat, zasuk, okret, vrtljaj; izpahnitev, izvin, trzaj; izkrivljenje, (po)pačenje (pomena itd.)
figurativno bolestna ločitev
tehnično kijuč za odvijanje (matice, cevi itd.), izvijač, francoz

he gave a wrench to his foot nogo si je zvil
parting with her children was a great wrench ločitev od otrok jo je zelo prizadela
it is a wrench to the truth to je pačenje resnice

yea [jéi]

1. prislov
da; pač, res; celó, še več

without reluctance, yea, with pleasure brez upiranja, celó z veseljem
he is a good, yea, a fine man dober, celó sijajen človek je

2.
glas za, pozitivni glas (pri glasovanju); pritrdilen odgovor, pritrditev

the yeas tisti, ki glasujejo za, glasovi za
the yeas have it večina je glasovala za (z da)
the yeas and nays glasovi za in proti

za for; for the purpose of; in favour of; after; behind; (= za časa) during

dan za dnem day by day
eden za drugim one after another, one behind the other
korak za korakom step by step
enkrat za vselej once and for all
za ves svet ne not for (all) the world
za gorami beyond the mountains
jaz za svojo osebo as far as I am concerned
za mojim hrbtom behind my back
za primer (v primeru) potrebe in case of need
za glavo večji taller by a head
za sedaj for the present
za šalo by way of a joke
argumenti za in proti the pros and the cons
razlogi za in proti the reasons for and against
za menoj! follow me!
(kar) za menoj, prosim! this way, please!
starejši za pet let five years older
jaz, za sebe (zase) as for me
beseda za besedo word for word
mož za možem man by man
zanimanje za... interest in...
za mladino neprimeren film a film unsuitable (ali not suitable) for young people
vstopnica za gledališče a theatre ticket
za vlade (vladanja) kralja Karla II during the reign of Charles II
za (= po pooblastilu) (acting) for, per pro., latinsko per procurationem (krajšava: p.p.)
biti za kaj to be in favour of something
kdo je za (to)? who is in favour?
sem za to, da mu odpustimo I'm in favour of (ali I'm for) pardoning him
večina je za nadaljevanje stavke there is a majority in favour of continuing the strike
to je važno zame (za mene) this is important to me
nekaj je za tem (figurativno) there's something behind it
za hišo je vrt there is a garden behind the house
to je hud udarec za nas it is a hard blow for us
brali smo eden za drugim we took it in turns to read
za koga me (pa) imate (smatrate)? who (arhaično whom) do you take me for?
nimam ga za genija I do not regard him as a genius
za to ceno lahko dobiš to blago povsod you can get these goods anywhere at that price
on jé za tri he eats as much as three
povleči koga za lase to pull someone by the hair
on porabi preveč za sebe (zase) he spends too much on himself
smatrati za dobro to think it advisable
odšel je za vedno he left for good
voditi koga za roko to lead someone by the hand
vzel jo je za ženo he has married her, arhaično he has taken her to wife (ali as his wife)
on zaostaja za časom he is behind the times
zapri vrata za seboj! shut the door after (ali behind) you!
zgrešil je za pol metra he missed by half a metre
zmotil sem se za 10.000 SIT I made a mistake of 10,000 tolars
sedeti za mizo to sit at the table
pustiti za seboj to leave behind

zacelíti (se) to heal (up); to cicatrize

čas zaceli vse rane time is a great healer

zadéva matter; affair; business; thing; subject; (osebna) concern; pravo case

o tej zadévi on this subject
v zadévi with reference to, on the subject of
državna zadéva affair of state
družbena zadéva social matter (ali problem)
notranje zadéve internal affairs pl
zadéva javnega pomena matters pl of public concern
zadéve skupnega pomena matters pl of common interest
tekoče zadéve current affairs pl
zunanje zadéve foreign affairs pl
dogovorjena, domenjena zadéva a put-up job
ministrstvo za zunanje zadéve VB Foreign Office (krajšava: F.O.); ZDA State Department
lepa zadéva! (ironično) that's a nice mess!
v zadévi X. proti Y. pravo in the case of X. versus Y.
brigaj(te) se za svoje zadéve! mind your own business!
to je zadéva zase it is a separate question (ali problem, matter)
to je čisto druga zadéva that's an entirely different thing
to ni moja zadéva that's no business of mine
to je tvoja zadéva that's your affair, that's your lookout, it's up to you
kot je zadéva sedaj... as matters now stand
zadéva prihaja na dan the affair is coming out, the matter is being aired
pusti zadévo pri miru! let the matter rest!
zadéva se vleče the affair is dragging on
vmešavati se v tuje zadéve to meddle in other people's afairs
vzeti zadévo v roke to take the matter in hand
voditi zadéve to conduct (ali to direct) affairs
opustiti zadévo (pogovorno) to drop the whole business
govoril sem z njim o vaši zadévi I talked to him regarding your business

zaklàd treasure; hoard

najdeni zaklàd treasure trove
zakopan zaklàd buried treasure
nakopičiti (zakopati) zaklàd to amass (to bury) a treasure
njegova knjižnica vsebuje zaklàde his library contains treasures
takšen služabnik je neprecenljiv zaklàd such a servant is a priceless treasure
zaklàdi umetnosti art treasures pl

zanesljív reliable; trustworthy, trusty; dependable; (resničen, gotov, varen, siguren) true, sure, certain, proof against; (verodostojen) authentic, positive

to imamo iz zanesljívega vira we have it from a reliable source
zanesljíva (verodostojna) priča reliable witness
njegov uspeh ni le verjeten, je zanesljív his success is more than a probability, it is a certainty
zanesljíva oseba a person to be depended on (ali upon)

zaprávljanje wasting, squandering; dissipation; prodigality

to je zaprávljanje časa in denarja it is a waste of time and money

zapréka obstacle, hindrance (komu to someone), impediment; hitch; obstruction; barrier; (nenadna) check; bar, hurdle

brez zaprék without obstacles, without a hitch
tek čez zapréke šport hurdles pl; obstacle race
naleteti na zapréke to meet with obstacles, to run into obstacles
naleteti na nepričakovano zapréko to run into a snag
premagati zapréke to overcome obstacles
on je rekorden tekač čez zapréke he is a record hurdler
odstraniti zapréke to remove obstacles
delati komu zapréke to put (ali to throw) obstacles in someone's way
visoke gore so velika zapréka za promet the high mountains are a great obstacle to communication
konj je padel pri prvi zapréki the horse fell at the first jump
biti zapréka za to be an obstacle to
to je bila zapréka za njegovo napredovanje it was a bar (ali a barrier) to his advancement
nekje je bila kaka zapréka (figurativno) there was a hitch somewhere
ni poti brez zaprék no road is without obstacles

zarêči se to make a slip of the tongue

zarekel sem se I made a slip of the tongue, the word slipped out; (nehote povedati resnico) to let slip
zareklo se mi je I made a slip of the tongue
človek se ne sme nikoli zarêči se (figurativno) never is a long day