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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

vídez appearance; likeness; outward form

na vídez apparently, seemingly
po vsem vídezu to (ali by) all appearances, as far as appearances go
(le) na vídez for the sake of appearances, for appearance's sake
imeti vídez to seem to be, to have the air of
dajati si vídez to pretend to be, to pass for, to assume an a pearance
ohraniti vídez (normalnosti, uglednosti) to save appearances, to keep up appearances
biti lepega vídeza to make a fine sight
soditi po vídezu to judge by appearances
le na vídez je zdrav he merely seems healthy
proti vsemu vídezu, v nasprotju z vídezom contrary to all appearances, to all likelihood
vídez vara all is not gold that glitters, beauty is but skin deep
vídez (dostikrat) vara appearances pl are (often) deceptive

vidík point of view, viewpoint, view; sight

na vidíku in sight
iz vidíka out of sight
v vidíku within sight of
biti na vidíku to be in sight, to become visible, (nejasno) to loom in the distance
ladja je na vidíku (na obzorju) a (oziroma the) ship heaves in sight
prepir je na vidíku (figurativno) a quarrel is the offing

view¹ [vju:] samostalnik
videnje, gledanje; pogled, razgled, pregled; prizor
pravno ogled; vidik, ozir, stališče, mnenje, mišljenje, naziranje, nazor, sodba (on, of o)
namera, namen, nakana, smoter; načrt; upanje
fotografija posnetek, slika

in view of z ozirom na, gledé; pogovorno z namenom
in my view po mojem mnenju
on view razstavljen (za ogled), na ogled(u), na razstavi
on nearer view pri (p)ogledu bolj od blizu
with a view to (ali of) z namenom (da), nameravajoč, računajoč na; imajoč pred očmi, v načrtu
to the view odprto, odkrito, javno
in full view of prav pred očmi (koga)
view of life življenjski nazor
view of the mountains pogled na planine
aerial view slika iz letala (iz zraka)
bird's-eye view ptičja perspektiva
front view pogled spredaj
my end in view (is...) cilj, ki ga imam pred očmi, (je...)
no view of success nobenega upanja za uspeh
plain to the view dobro, jasno viden
point of view vidik, stališče, gledišče
private view zaseben ogled slik pred otvoritvijo za javnost
he did that with a view to promotion to je naredil, da bi napredoval
to fall in with (to meet) s.o.'s views strinjati se z namerami (željami) kake osebe
to form a view on s.th. ustvariti si mnenje o čem
to give a general view of s.th. dati splošen pregled o čem
I have other views for the winter imam druge načrte za zimo
to go out of view izgubiti se iz vida
I got a good view of the volcano dobro sem videl vulkan
to have in view imeti pred očmi (v načrtu, v vidu); imeti na umu, nameravati
I have it in view to nameravam
my window has a fine view of the street z mojega okna je lep pogled na ulico
to hold (to take, to keep) a view of s.th. imeti (svoje) mnenje o čem
to keep in view ne odvrniti oči (od), ne izgubiti izpred oči
to hold different views imeti različne poglede (naziranja)
to lose view of s.th. izgubiti kaj iz vida
this will meet my views to bo služilo mojemu namenu
to sell views of Paris prodajati razglednice, slike itd. Pariza
to take short views figurativno ne biti dalekoviden

viják screw; male screw

neskončni viják endless (ali Archimedian) screw
viják z matico female (ali internal) screw
ladja na viják screw steamer
parnik na dvojni viják twin-screw steamer
viják s krilcem wing screw
pritrditi, pričvrstiti z vijákom to screw (na on)
pritegniti, priviti viják to screw down
odviti viják to unscrew
pritrjen z vijákom screwed
izvijač, odvijač vijákov screw-wrench, screwdriver
ključ za privijanje in odvijanje vijákov (francoz) spanner, ZDA wrench
matica pri vijáku nut

violent [váiələnt] pridevnik (violently prislov)
silovit, violenten, silen, močan, hud; neobrzdan, nepotrpežljiv, surov, divji, besen, nasilen, uničevalen

violent death nasilna, nenaravna smrt
violent measures nasilne mere (ukrepi)
violent blow silovit udarec
violent pain silovita, huda bolečina
a violent temper razdražljiv, divji temperament
violent wind silovit veter
a violent presumption pravno domneva, ki temelji na skoraj končnem, sklepnem dokazu
to lay hands on s.o. delati, storiti komu silo
to lay hands on o.s. poskusiti samomor

violin [vaiəlín] samostalnik
glasba violina, gosli
figurativno violinist

first violin prva violina (violinist)
violin bow lok za violino
violin clef glasba violinski ključ
violin case etui za violino
violin maker izdelovalec violin
violin string violinska struna
violin piano harmonikord
to play the violin igrati (na) violino

violína glasba violin

prva violína first violin
lok za violíno violin bow, bow, pogovorno fiddle bow
Stradivarjeva violína Stradivarius, pogovorno Strad
etui za violíno violin case
izdelovalec violín violin maker
igrati na violíno to play the violin
igrati prvo (drugo) violíno to play first (second) violin, first (tudi figurativno second) fiddle

viper [váipə] samostalnik
zoologija gad, strupena kača, strupenjača
figurativno kača, zlobna oseba

common viper gad
generation of vipers gadja zalega
to cherish, to nourish a viper in one's bosom nositi, rediti gada (kačo) na svojih prsih (v nedrih)

vír source; (izvir) spring, well; fountain; figurativno authority, origin

iz najboljšega víra on the best authority
zanesljiv vír reliable source
iz zanesljivega víra (pogovorno) straight from the horse's mouth
víri finančnih sredstev (the) sources of funds
novice iz prvega víra first-hand news (ali information)
vem to iz dobrega víra I know it from a good source (ali on good authority), pogovorno I got it from the horse's mouth
navedite mi víre give me your authority
iz najboljšega víra on the best authority
sklicevati se na víre to quote one's sources

virtue [və́:tju, -ču:] samostalnik
krepost, vrlina, čednost, odlika
figurativno čistost, nedolžnost, neoporečnost; dobra lastnost; sposobnost; vrlost; prednost, visoka vrednost; delovanje, učinkovitost, uspeh
zastarelo pogum, duh (moža)

without virtue brezuspešno, brez učinka
by virtue of s pomočjo; na temelju (česa)
in virtue of zaradi, na temelju
in virtue whereof na temelju česar
a woman of virtue krepostna žena
a lady of easy virtue lahkomiselna, nekrepostna žena
patience is a virtue potrpežljivost je vrlina
virtue is its own reward krepost je sama sebi nagrada
to make virtue of necessity iz sile (nuje) napraviti vrlino

viséti to hang (down); to be suspended; (viséti in nihati) to dangle; (biti obešen) (stvar) to be hung, (oseba) to be hanged, to swing

za to bo visel (= bo obešen)! he shall swing for it!
viséti komu kaj nad glavo to hang over someone's head
na lasu, na niti viséti to hang by a hair (by a single thread)
viséti na vrvi to hang by a rope
na stenah visé slike the walls are hung with pictures
Damoklejev meč visi nad njegovo glavo the sword of Damocles hangs over his head
on visi z otroško ljubeznijo na svoji materi he clings to his mother with filial love
viséti med življenjem in smrtjo to hang between life and death

visit¹ [vízit] samostalnik
(kratek) obisk; vizita; krajše, začasno bivanje; ogled, ogledovanje; (zdravniški) pregled, preiskava, vizitacija; inšpekcija, preiskava, pregled
ameriško pogovor, kramljanje

visit to the doctor konsultacija pri zdravniku
flying visit zelo kratek obisk
domiciliary visit hišna preiskava
a visit on the telephone ameriško pogovor po telefonu
the right of visit and search navtika pravica preiskave na morju
during my last visit to London med mojim zadnjim bivanjem v Londonu
to pay (ali to make) a visit to s.o. obiskati koga, priti h komu na obisk
to pay a visit sleng malo se odstraniti, iti na toaleto (stranišče)

víslice gallows, pl gallows, gallowses; gallows tree; gibbet

zrel za víslice (figurativno) ripe for the gallows
priti na víslice to end up on the gallows
rešiti se víslic (figurativno, umreti naravne smrti) to cheat the gallows
umreti na víslicah to die on the gallows

visòk -ôka, -o high; (postava, rast) tall; (cena) high, dear; steep, stiff; (dvignjen) raised, elevated; (vzvišen) lofty

visòk, -ôka, -oa cena stiff price
visòk, -ôka, -oa družba high society
visòk, -ôka, -o čin high rank
visòk, -ôka, -oa globa heavy fine
visòk, -ôka, -oa igra playing for high stakes
visòk, -ôka, -oa kazen heavy penalty, severe punishment
prepovedano pod visòk, -ôka, -oo kaznijo prohibited under a heavy (ali a severe) penalty
visòk, -ôka, -oa politika high politics
visòk, -ôka, -oo poletje high summer
visòk, -ôka, -oa sezona high season
visòk, -ôka, -oega rodu high-born, of high birth
visòk, -ôka, -oa starost ripe old age
doživeti visòk, -ôka, -oo starost to live to a ripe old age
na visòk, -ôka, -oem severu in the far North
visòk, -ôka, -o krvni pritisk high blood pressure
področje visòk, -ôka, -oega pritiska high-pressure area
visòk, -ôka, -oa šola college
visòk, -ôka, -oa »živina« pogovorno big shot, big noise, big gun
visòk, -ôka, -oega stanú of high standing
imeti visòk, -ôka, -oo mnenje o to have a high opinion of, to think highly of (someone)
dobivati visòk, -ôka, -oe mezde, plače to get high wages
zavzemati visòk, -ôka, -oo mesto (položaj) to occupy a high position
on je visòk, -ôka, -oa »živina« (figurativno) he's a big noise

vista [vístə] samostalnik
razgled, pogled, dogled
figurativno perspektiva, možnost, upanje
arhitektura dolg hodnik, koridor; vrsta (niz) (sob); vrsta, slika; spomin, pogled nazaj; aleja, drevored

a vista of years vrsta let
vista dome razgledna kupola (v ameriških železniških vozovih)
dim vistas of his youth nejasni (megleni) spomini na njegovo mladost
this discovery will open new vistas to odkritje bo odprlo nove perspektive (možnosti)

víšek

1. height, the highest (ali culminating) point, climax; heyday

víšek življenja prime of life; zenith; acme; summit; (figurativno) maximum, culmination, critical point, crisis
na víšku moje kariere at the zenith of my career
biti na (svojem) víšku to be at one's zenith (ali height)
doseči víš to reach the zenith, to culminate
biti na víšku svoje moči to be at the peak of one's power
na víšku sezone at the height of the season
to je víšek blaznosti, norosti it is the height of madness
to je pa (že) víš! that's the limit!, that caps everything!, that beats the band!, that takes the cake!, there is nothing to beat it!, can you beat it!,

2. (presežek) surplus, overplus

víši pl surpluses pl
víšek vrednosti surplus value

višína height; astronomija, geografija, matematika altitude; elevation; glasba pitch

nadmorska višína height above sea level; aeronavtika (nad zemljo) absolute altitude
na isti višíni z zemljo at ground level
višína tona glasba pitch
v višíni (v znesku) od to (ali in) the amount of

vítek slender; slim

vítek kot jelka (as) straight as a poplar
vítka linija waistline
vítek stas slender waist
napraviti vítko, postati vítek to slim
paziti na svojo (vítko) linijo to watch one's waistline
vítko dekle wasp-waisted girl

vitriolic [vitriɔ́lik] pridevnik (-ally prislov)
vitriolski; ki se tiče žveplene kisline
figurativno ujedljiv, oster, jedek, zloben, sarkastičen (remark opazka)

vitriolic acid kadeča se žveplena kislina
a vitriolic attack on the President jedek, zelo žaljiv napad na predsednika