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treachery [tréčəri] samostalnik
izdaja, izdajstvo (to nad); nezvestoba, perfidnost; podlost. zahrbtnost, zvijača; verolomnost

treachery comes home to him that devised it kdor drugim jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade

tvégati to risk, to run a risk (ali risks), to run the risk of, to take risks; to venture, to hazard, (žargon) to chance it, to chance one's luck; figurativno to take a leap in the dark

nič ne tvégati to take no risks, to take no chances
tvégati skok to chance (ali to risk) a jump, to risk jumping
tvégati svoje življenje to risk one's life
rad tvegam 50 SIT I am willing to risk 50 tolars
močno tvegaš, da izgubiš vse you are running a great risk of losing everthing
ko je to storil, je tvegal svoje življenje in doing that he took his life in his hands
kdor nič ne tvega, nič nima nothing venture, nothing win

venture² [vénčə] prehodni glagol
upati si, drzniti se; odločiti se (on za)
drzniti se napraviti; izraziti, dovoliti si; tvegati, riskirati, staviti na kocko; (redko) zanesti se na, prepustiti slučaju; špekulirati
neprehodni glagol
upati si, prevzeti riziko

to venture one's life tvegati (svoje) življenje
to venture away upati si oditi (se oddaljiti, se umakniti) (from od)
to venture on the travel upati si na potovanje
I venture to say that... upam si reči, da...
may I venture to ask you? vas smem vprašati?
to venture a fortune at the tables tvegati (celo) imetje pri igranju
nothing venture, nothing have kdor nič ne tvega, nič nima
never venture to oppose him nikoli si ne dovolite, da bi mu ugovarjali

véter wind, (hud) storm, gale, (šibak) breeze

véter od zadaj following wind, tail wind
brez vétra windless
kot véter hitro like the wind
proti vétru in the wind's eye, in the teeth of the wind
na vse štiri vétrove to the four winds
z vseh vétrov (figurativno) from the four corners of the earth
nasproten véter contrary wind
ugoden véter favourable (ali fair) wind
močan véter strong (ali high) wind
nestanoviten véter shifting (ali squally) wind
véter od zadaj aeronavtika tail wind
ladja brez vétra becalmed ship
sunek vétra blast
udarec vétra squall, blast, gust
proti vétru, proti smeri vétra pristati aeronavtika to land upwind
severni (vzhodni) véter north wind (east wind)
vétru izpostavljeno mesto windy place
razpršeni na vse (štiri) vetrove scattered to the four winds
vetrovi medicina wind, flatulence, flatulency
biti zaščiten pred vét om to be sheltered from the wind
vét brije, ostro, mrzlo the wind blows cold
vét brije čez planjavo the wind sweeps over the plain
govoriti v vét (figurativno = zaman) to speak (ali to preach) to the winds, to talk in vain, to waste one's breath
od kod piha vét? where (ali what direction) is the wind from?
vét piha s severa the wind is in the north
vét močno piha the wind is blowing hard
pihal je močan vét there was a high wind
vét mi je odpihnil klobuk the wind blew my hat off
vidim, od kod vét piha (figurativno) I see how the land lies
vem, od kod vét piha (figurativno) I know how (ali which way) the wind blows
zapihal je drug vét (figurativno) the wind has turned
kakor vét piha (figurativno) as the wind blows
priti z vseh vétrov (vseh strani sveta) to come from the four corners of the earth
ostati brez vétra (ladja) to be becalmed
jadrati, pluti z vétrom v hrbtu to sail before the wind
jadrati, pluti, kakor véter potegne (figurativno, obračati svoj plašč po vetru) to shift (ali to veer) with the wind
véter potegne (nastane, se dvigne) the wind rises
véter se je polegel the wind has fallen (ali has abated, has dropped, has died down)
obračati plašč po vétru (figurativno) to be a turncoat, to switch sides
ugotoviti, kako véter piha to find out how the wind blows (ali lies)
spuščati vétrove medicina to break wind
imeti vétrove medicina to be troubled with wind
otroka napenjajo vétrovi medicina the baby has (ali pogovorno baby's got) wind
vzeti komu véter iz jader (figurativno) to take the wind out of someone's sails
kdor véter seje, vihar žanje who sows the wind, reaps the whirlwind

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

vráčati to return; to give back; to make restitution; to restore, to replace

enako z enakim, milo za drago to give tit for tat, to repay in kind, to retaliate
vráčati se to return, to come back, to retrace one's steps; to recur
vráčati se k starim grehom to be a backslider
prokletstvo se vrača na začetnika, kdor drugim jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade a curse recoils on its author, curses come home to roost

waste¹ [wéist]

1. samostalnik
razsipavanje, tratenje, trošenje, zapravljanje (denarja, časa, moči); izguba, odpad; zmanjšanje; propadanje, propast
zastarelo opustošenje, razdejanje
pravno škoda, zmanjšanje vrednosti (posesti, zemljišča) zaradi nemarnosti; odpadki (volne, svile ipd.); makulatura; odplake, pomije; pustinja, neobdelan svet, zapuščeno polje
geologija mel, melišče; velika površina (of waters vodá)

a waste of snow snežna pustinja
it's a sheer waste of time to je čista izguba časa
to go (ali to run) to waste tratiti se, razsipavati se; v prelogu ležati; podivjati; odtekati
wilful waste makes woeful want kdor lahkomiselno denar zapravlja, se od premoženja že poslavlja

2. pridevnik
pust, neobdelan, neploden; nenaseljen, opustošen; odvečen, brezkoristen, neuporaben, izgubljen, odtočen

waste drain odtočni kanal
waste energy neizrabljena energija
waste land pustina, pustota, neobdelana zemlja
waste materials odpadni material, odpad(ki)
waste paper makulaturni papir, odpadki papirja
to lay waste opustošiti
to lie waste biti (ležati) neobdelan, neizkoriščen
to run waste prazen teči (stroj)

will³ [wil]

1. prehodni glagol
2. os. ednina (you) will
zastarelo (thou) willest
3. os. wills
zastarelo willeth [wíliɵ]
preteklik in pretekli deležnik willed [wild]
hoteti, določiti, odločiti; nameravati, (redko) ukazati

God wills (ali willeth) it bog hoče to (tako)
he who wills success is half way to it kdor trdno (zares) hoče uspeh, ga že na pol ima
willing and wishing are not the same hoteti in želeti je dvoje; pravno v oporoki določiti, voliti, zapustiti
she willed her money to a hospital svoj denar je (v oporoki) zapustila neki bolnici; vplivati na (koga), prisiliti, primorati (koga) (s hipnozo itd.)
the mesmerist wills his patient hipnotizêr vsili pacientu svojo voljo
to will o.s. into prisiliti se k

2. neprehodni glagol
hoteti, zahtevati, želeti, koprneti po

wise² [wáiz] pridevnik (wisely prislov)
pameten, moder, razumen, uvideven, izkušen; oprezen, preračunljiv, zvit; obveščen, seznanjen, poučen, vedoč
zastarelo učen
ameriško, sleng zavesten, vedoč, na tekočem

wise woman vedeževalka, vražarica
wise saying moder izrek
wiser after the event za eno izkušnjo bogatejši
the wise men of the East modrijani z Jutrovega
to be wise after the event biti naknadno (po dogodku) pameten
to be wise to biti si na jasnem o
a word to the wise is enough kdor ima kaj soli v glavi, že razume
to be (ali to get) wise spametovati se, zavedati se
to be none the wiser (for it) ne biti nič pametnejši kot prej
he came away from the lecture none the wiser odšel je od predavanja prav nič pametnejši (ne da bi bil kaj razumel)
without anyone being the wiser for it ne da bi kdo o tem kaj zvedel
to put s.o. wise to seznaniti koga z, opozoriti koga na, uvesti koga v

zajémati to ladle (out); (vodo iz čolna ipd.) to scoop

kdor vse objame, nič ne zajame grasp all, lose all

zaprávljati to be prodigal (ali lavish) with; ➞ zapraviti

zaprávljati čas in denar to waste one's time and money
kdor lahkomiselno zapravlja, se od premoženja že poslavlja (arhaično) wilful waste makes woeful want

zgrabíti to seize, to grab, to grasp, to grip; to catch, to snatch, to clutch; to get (ali to take) hold of; to lay hold of

jeza ga je zgrabila he got angry, he became furious, he flew into a rage
zgrabíti priliko to seize an opportunity
zgrabíti (za) ponudbo to snatch at an offer
zgrabíti za vsako bilko (figurativno) to clutch at a straw
zgrabíti (za) orožje to seize a weapon, to take up arms
zgrabíti koga za vrat to grab someone by the neck
množico je zgrabila panika panic seized the crowd
zgrabíti za vrv to snatch at a rope
kdor vse grabi, nič ne zgrabi grasp all, lose all

zmáj dragon; šport hang-glider; (igrača) kite; figurativno (huda ženska) vixen, spitfire, shrew, scold, termagant, Xantippe

hišni zmáj (figurativno) she-dragon
zmáju podoben dragonlike, dragonish
spuščanje zmája kite-flying
kdor spušča zmája kite-flyer
leteti kot zmáj to kite
spuščati zmája to fly a kite, to kite