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valuable [vǽljuəbl] pridevnik
vreden, dragocen, drag; precenljiv, plačljiv; koristen (to, for za)

a valuable discovery zelo koristno, dragoceno odkritje
valuable information koristne, dragocene informacije
valuable things dragocenosti
service not valuable in money neprecenljiva usluga
he gave me valuable assistance dal (nudil) mi je dragoceno pomoč

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

varicose [vǽrikous] pridevnik
medicina ki ima krčne žile; nabrekel kot razširjena žila; varikozen, krotičen

varicose vein krčna žila
varicose bandage povoj za krčne žile

varnish [vá:niš]

1. samostalnik
firnež, lak, posteklina, lošč, politura; glazura; prevleka
figurativno zunanji sijaj, blišč, lesk

varnish-tree japonsko drevo, ki daje (japonski) lak
nail varnish lak za nohte

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol (tudi varnish over)
(pre)lakirati, prevleči s firnežem, glazirati; (s)polirati (pohištvo)
figurativno olepšati, okrasiti; prebeliti

varnishing day dan pred odprtjem slikarske razstave

vat [væt]

1. samostalnik
kad, bedenj, velik sod; barvarska kad (kotel)

fermenting vat kad za kvašenje, za vrenje

2. prehodni glagol
zliti, dati, spraviti v kad ali sod; podvreči postopku (obdelati) v kadi

vážen important (za to); momentous; weighty; significant

vážna oseba a person of importance
biti vážen to be of importance, to be important (ali weighty); to have importance; to import; to matter (za to); to be momentous; to signify; to be material
biti življenjsko vážen za to be vital to
je to vážno? does it matter?
(to) ni vážno it does not matter; it is of no consequence
to je komaj vážno it matters little, pogovorno it doesn't matter very much
to je silno vážno it is of the utmost importance
delati se vážnega to put on airs, to put on side, to give oneself airs, to get (ali to be) on one's high horse

vbrízg vbrízganje injection; pogovorno jab

vbrizgavanje injections pl
igla za vbrízg, vbrízganje hypodermic needle (ali syringe)

vdóva widow; widow lady, widow woman

vdóva kralja ali plemiča dowager
kraljica vdóva Queen Mother, Queen Dowager
vojvodinja vdóva dowager duchess
mati vdóva widowed mother
slamnata vdóva grass widow
napraviti za vdóvo to widow
postati vdóva to be widowed
ostala je vdóva she was left a widow

véčen eternal; everlasting; perpetual; never-ending; permanent; endless; ceaseless, incessant

za véčno in (ali to, for) perpetuity, for ever and ever
véčno mesto (Rim) the Eternal City
véčni Žid the Wandering Jew
véčni sneg perpetual snow
véčno življenje eternal life, life everlasting
Večni Oče religija the Eternal (Father)
njegove véčne (neprestane) šale his everlasting jokes
véčno prislov eternally, endlessly, perpetually, everlastingly, incessantly, ceaselessly
za véčno for ever

večérja supper; dinner

poslovilna večérja farewell dinner
zadnja večérja religija the Last Supper
dati komu večérjo to give someone (his) supper
imeti hladno meso za večérjo to sup (ali dine) on cold meat

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

védeti to know; to be aware (of); to realize

zanesljivo védeti to be positive about
védeti za kaj to be in the know, to be aware (of something), to be cognizant (of something)
dobro vedoč za kaj fully cognizant of something
vem za nekoga, ki... I know of someone who...
kolikor vem as far as I know, for aught I know (of)
ne da bi jaz vedel (= kolikor mi je znano ne) not that I know
pa še kako dobro to vem! don't I know it!
bojim se, da zdaj nič več ne vem (kot prej) I fear I am none the wiser
on dobro ve, kaj se je zgodilo he well knows (ali he is well aware of) what happened
ne védeti za kaj to be ignorant of something
rad bi vedel I should like to know, I wonder (ali, če whether, if)
ko bi bil (jaz) vedel! if only I had known!
védeti o čem to be well aware (ali arhaično apprised) of something
nihče ne ve, kaj se utegne zgoditi there is no knowing what may happen
védeti, kaj hočemo (= ne omahovati) to know one's own mind
kako, da jaz ne bi tega vedel! don't I know it!
to sam le predobro vem (= komu to pripovedujete?) you are telling me!
influenca, defterija in ne vem, kaj še vse influenza, diphtheria, and goodness knows what else
védeti najnovejše (o) to be well up (in), to be au courant (ali up-to-date) with
človek nikoli ne ve (= nikoli ne veš) you never know, you never can tell
kako naj vem, kam je šel how should I know where he went
ali še veš? do you remember?
ne vem ne kod ne kam I don't know which way to turn

védno always; every time, at all times; ZDA all the time; ever; pesniško aye, ay

skoraj védno nine times out of ten, as often as not
še védno still; as yet
za védno for ever, for good, for good and all
enkrat za védno (vselej) once (and) for all
védno več more and more
védno hitreje faster and faster
védno večji bigger and bigger
še védno ne not yet
za védno zapustiti to leave for good
še védno ga ni he hasn't arrived yet
védno je bilo tako it was ever thus
poslovila sta se za védno they bade each other farewell for ever
védno in védno se vra-, čati to keep coming back
védno naravnost (naprej)! keep straight ahead!

vedóč knowing

vedóč za kaj aware (ali cognizant) of something

vêdro bucket; pail

polno vêdro (a) bucketful
vêdro za mleko milk pail
pol vêdra mleka half a pail of milk

vehicular [vihíkjulə] pridevnik
vozen

this road is closed to vehicular traffic ta cesta je zaprta za promet z vozili

vein¹ [véin] samostalnik
anatomija vena, žila
geologija rudna žila
botanika žilica, rebro; proga, maroga, žila (v marmorju, v lesu); reža, razpoka
figurativno nagnjenje, razpoloženje, volja, smisel, "žilica" (for za kaj)
čud, temperament; stil, način, ton

a vein of gold žila zlata
vein of humour humoristična žilica
in a merry vein veselo razpoložen
vein-mining izkoriščanje rudnih žil
I am not in the vein for joking nisem razpoložen za šale, ni mi do šal
he said more in the same vein dodal je še nekaj stvari, ki so bile iste note

vék century; age

stari vék antiquity, ancient times pl, the ancient world
srednji vék the Middle Ages pl
novi vék modern times pl, the modern world
na véke, za vse véke for ever and ever
na vékov veke for all eternity

vékomaj

za vékomaj for ever and ever

velíko much; a great deal, a good deal (of); a lot of; pogovorno lots, masses, loads, bags (of)

zelo velíko very much, quite a lot, pl a great many
moj brat velíko bere (dela, potuje) my brother is a great reader (worker, traveller)
velíko se sprehajam I am a great walker
(on) ima zelo velíko denarja he has a considerable amount (ali pogovorno lots, loads, bags, pots) of money
on velíko pije he is a big drinker, he drinks hard, he is a hard-drinking man
velíko hrupa za nič much ado about nothing
velíko sreče! good luck!, lots of luck!