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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)

utoníti to be drowned; to sink; to go down

utoníti v pozabo to slip (ali to fall, to sink) into oblivion
sonce utone the sun goes down (ali sinks below the horizon)

utréti ➞ utirati

utréti si pot skozi... to push (ali to shove) one's way through...

utríp pulse; throb; beat

priprava za merjenje utrípov pulsimeter
število utrípov na minuto pulse rate
meriti komu utríp to take (ali to feel) someone's pulse
naj vam merim utríp! let me take (ali feel) your pulse!

utrúditi utrújati to tire, to fatigue; to weary; to fag

utrúditi, utrújati koga to make someone tired
utrúditi, utrújati se to become tired (ali fatigued), to tire, to flag, to be tired out
do smrti utrúditi, utrújati to tire to death
popolnoma utrúditi, utrújati to tire out
droben tisk utruja oči small print is tiring to the eyes

utrújen tired (od by, with)

utrújen od hoje tired walking
biti na smrt utrújen to be dead tired (ali fagged out, overworked)
preutrujen overtired, pogovorno ready to drop, žargon knackered

uvòd introduction (v to); (v knjigi) preface; foreword; preamble; (v govoru) exordium

napisati uvòd to preface, to write a preface (ali preamble)

uvózen of import, import(-)

uvózna carina import duty
uvózni predmeti imports pl
uvózna premija bounty on import
uvózna trgovina import trade
uvózna luka port of entry
uvózni list import certificate
uvózno podjetje import firm
uvózno dovoljenje import licence (ali permit)
nekontingentirano uvózno blago nonquota imports pl

užéjati to make thirsty

delo, ki užeja thirsty work
užéjati se to be (ali to feel) thirsty, to get thirsty

uživálec

uživálec česa person who enjoys something (ali who delights in something, who feels pleasure in something); (sladokusec) gourmet, slabšalno gormandizer

užívati užíti to enjoy, to delight (v in); to find (ali to take) pleasure in, to take delight in; to relish; to rejoice in; to revel in; to experience pleasure; (hrano) to partake (of food), to consume; to be the beneficiary (ali usufructuary), to have the benefit (ali use) of

užívati, užíti glas, sloves kot... to have a reputation as..., to enjoy the reputation of...
užívati, užíti dober kredit to enjoy good credit
užívati, užíti splošno spoštovanje to be held in high esteem by everybody
uživam v sprehodih I enjoy my walks (ali promenades)
užívati, užíti zaupanje kake osebe to enjoy someone's confidence
užívati, užíti v čem to get a kick out of something

V, v [vi:]

1. samostalnik
množina V's, v's; Vs, vs
(črka) V, v; znak za rimsko številko 5
ameriško, pogovorno petdolarski bankovec; predmet v obliki črke V
(= the V sign) znak zmage (dva prsta, dvignjena kvišku v obliki črke V)

capital (ali large) V veliki V
little (ali small) v mali v

2. pridevnik
ki ima obliko črke V; klinast

V-belt tehnično klinast jermen
V-day Dan zmage
V-groove klinast utor
V-pulley škripec za vrv
V-shaped ki ima obliko črke V
V-sign znak zmage

V v (kje?) in, at; (kam?) into, to

v šoli (= v zgradbi) in the school, (pri pouku) at school
v šolo to school
v gledališču at the theatre
v 3. nadstopju on the third (3rd) floor, ZDA on the fourth (4th) floor
v Londonu (veliko mesto) in London
v Kamniku (malo mesto) at Kamnik
v London, v Francijo to London, to France
v mestu in town
v inozemstvu, v inozemstvo abroad
izgubljen v temi lost in the dark (ali darkness)
slab v angleščini weak in English
v torek on Tuesday
dvakrat v letu twice a year
v tistem času at that time
v starih časih in ancient times
v novejšem času in recent times
v mojih letih at my age
v pradobi in prehistoric times
v tem trenutku at this moment
v pravem času at the right moment, just in time
pozno v noč late into the night
v roku 10 dni within 10 days
v vojni in miru at war and at peace
v ta namen for this purpose
v imenu... in the name of...
v redu in order
biti v dobrih odnosih s kom to be on good terms with someone
hiša je bila v plamenih the house was on fire
biti v skrajni bedi to be in utter poverty
ste kdaj bili v Londonu? have you ever been to London?
biti v vojni to be at war
dospeti, prispeti v London to arrive in London
hoditi v šolo to go to school
pasti v vodo to fall into the water
ne morem mu tega vbiti v glavo I can't drive it into his head
vreči v koš za odpadke to throw into the wastepaper basket
vreči v zrak to throw into the air
zdrobiti v prah to pulverize, to reduce to dust
živeti v Sloveniji to live in Slovenia
to delo bom končal v roku treh mesecev (v treh mescih) I shall finish this job (ali work, task) within three months

vába bait; lure (za to); enticement; decoy; temptation

prijeti za vábo to take (ali jump at) the bait
ujeti se na vábo to swallow the bait

vagabúnd vagabond; vagrant; tramp

biti vagabúnd to be a vagabond (ali a tramp, a rover, humoristično a gentleman of the road)

vain [véin] pridevnik (vainly prislov)
brezuspešen, jalov, brez koristi, zastonjski; nadut, domišljav, nečimrn, bahaški; prazen, plitev, puhel, ničev; nepomemben, nebistven (razlika); (redko) bedast, trivialen

in vain, zastarelo for vain zaman, zastonj
a vain attempt jalov poskus
vain promises prazne obljube
vain discussions brezplodno razpravljanje
he is as vain as a peacock domišljav (prevzeten) je kot pav
she is vain of her beauty domišljava je na svojo lepoto
it was vain to protest protesti so bili zaman, niso nič zalegli
to take God's name (ali the name of the Lord) in vain religija po nemarnem izgovarjati božje ime (imenovati boga)

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

valovít undulating; undulatory; undulate; (lasje) wavy, curly; (morje) heavy, rough, turbulent

valovíta črta wavy (ali undulatory, sinuous) line
valovíta lepenka corrugated paper
valovíta pločevina corrugated iron, corrugated sheets pl
valovít svet rolling (hill) country

value¹ [vǽlju:] samostalnik
vrednost; korist; cena, vrednost; kupna moč; protivrednost; znesek; valuta
figurativno pomembnost, važnost, pomen, teža, vrednost

at value po dnevnem tečaju
value in account vrednost po računu
value in cash gotovina
out of value (slikarstvo) presvetel ali pretemen
to the value of v znesku, do zneska od
value date datum vknjižbe
added value dodana, novo ustvarjena vrednost
caloric value kalorična vrednost
commercial value komercialna vrednost
exchange value, value in exchange zamenjalna vrednost, protivrednost
face value nominalna vrednost
the precise value of a word precizen pomen besede
range of values območje vrednosti
surplus value višek (presežek) vrednosti
surrender value (zavarovalništvo) povratna kupna vrednost
use value, value in use uporabna vrednost
sample of no value vzorec brez vrednosti
for value received (na potrdilu) "prejel znesek"
to get full value out of izvleči polno vrednost iz
to get good value for one's money dobro (ugodno) kupiti, napraviti dobro kupčijo
to set a great value upon zelo ceniti
he sets no value upon my advice on ne da nič na moj nasvet
to set too much value upon pripisovati preveliko vrednost (ceno) (čemu)

varčeváti to save, to economize; to put (ali to lay) by; to be thrifty (ali saving, economical); to manage thriftily, to use sparingly

varčeváti za hude čase to put something by for a rainy day; (skopariti) to be parsimonious
ne varčeváti to be lavish (ali prodigal, unsparing of)
varčujem za avto I am saving up for a car