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vêrz (stih) verse; line (of poetry)

majhen vêrz verset, versicle
v vêrzih in verse
delati, kovati vêrze to versify, to write verse
citirati nekaj vêrzov iz Prešerna to quote a few lines (ali a short passage) from Prešeren
neriman vêrz blank verse

verzíran versed (v in); skilled (in); proficient (in)

dobro verzíran v matematiki well versed in mathematics
verzíran v branju hieroglifov versed in the reading of hieroglyphs
postati zelo verzíran v... to attain proficiency in...
postati verzíran v svojem poklicu to become proficient in one's trade

ves vsa, vse all; whole; entire; total; complete

mi vsi all of us
vse, razen... all but...
vsa Slovenija all Slovenia
vsa dežela the whole country
po vsej Angliji all over England
vsa Evropa all Europe, the whole of Europe
po vsem svetu all over the world
na vseh straneh on all sides
vsa družba the whole (ali all the) company
vsa moja družina je tu all my family are here
(skozi) ves dan all day long, the whole day long
vsi in vsak all and sundry
vse moje življenje all my life
v vseh ozirih in all respects
po vseh štirih on all fours
vse mogoče all sorts, all kinds (of)
za ves svet ne not for all the world
z vso (možno) hitrostjo with all speed
vse mesto je bilo tam the whole town was there
vse je zaman it is all in vain, it is all to no avail
to je vse, kar lahko storim zate that's all I can do for you
vsi trije so krivi they are all three guilty
delati vso noč to work all night
preživeli smo skoraj ves julij na deželi we spent nearly the whole of July in the country
biti ves iz sebe od jeze to be beside oneself with fury
on je vse prej kot pošten he is anything but honest
hiša je vsa iz kamna the house is entirely of stone
to je vse, kar lahko rečem that is all I can say
prebral sem vso knjigo I have read the book from cover to cover
pripravljeni smo storiti vse zanj we are ready to do anything for him
razpravljati o vsem mogočem, samo ne o politiki to discuss anything but politics
tresti se po vsem telesu to tremble all over
ne delaj si skrbi, vse se bo uredilo! don't worry, it'll be all right!

veselíti to give pleasure (ali joy), to afford joy (ali pleasure), to gladden

to me veseli I am glad of that
veseli me, da te vidim I am glad to see you
glasba me ne veseli I get no joy from music
veselilo me bo, če mi boš kaj pisal I shall be glad to receive your letters
veselíti se česa to delight in something
ne veseli se prezgodaj! don't count your chickens before they are hatched!
veselíti se to be glad of, to be happy (to), to take pleasure (from), to rejoice (at); to be pleased with
(vnaprej) se veselíti to anticipate a pleasure, to look forward to
veselim se že, da te bom zopet videl I am looking forward to seeing you again
zelo me veseli, da vas spoznam (se seznanim z vami) I am very glad to meet you

vest [vest]

1. samostalnik
telovnik, vestija; ženski telovnik (srajca), životec, majica
poetično obleka; (redko) talar; površnik

a vest-pocket camera zelo majhen fotografski aparat

2. prehodni glagol
poetično obleči (with v kaj)
okrasiti (oltar); podeliti (with kaj)
zaupati; prenesti (pravico itd.) (in s.o. na koga)
pooblastiti
pravno zaseči, zapleniti (premoženje)

the whole power is vested in the people vsa oblast je v rokah ljudstva
neprehodni glagol
obleči si (službeno) obleko, obleči se; pripadati (in komu)
preiti (in na)

the title vests in the oldest son naslov pripade najstarejšemu sinu
the vested rights pridobljene (utrjene) pravice

veščák expert; proficient person, specialist; knowledgeable person

biti dober veščák za kaj to be an expert in something

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

vézan bound; tied; (obvezan) obliged, engaged, bound, medicina dressed

vézana knjiga bound book
mehko vézan limp
v karton vézana knjiga book in boards
v platno (usnje) vézan bound in cloth (in leather)
vézan sem na obljubo I am bound by my promise
z okovi vézan chained, fettered
z jermenom vézan strapped
vézan po dolžnosti in duty bound

vezáva binding

polvezáva half-binding
mehka vezáva limp binding
vezáva v karton pasteboard binding
vezáva v platno (v usnje) binding in cloth (in leather)

via [váiə]

1. predlog
prek, čez, via
ameriško s pomočjo

from Paris to London via Dover iz Pariza v London prek Dovra
to travel via Suez potovati prek Sueza
via air mail po zračni pošti

2. samostalnik
(latinsko) pot

Via Lactea astronomija Rimska cesta
via media figurativno srednja, zmerna pot; zlata sredina (položaj anglikanske Cerkve, ki je med dvema ekstremoma, rimskokatoliško Cerkvijo in protestantsko)

vice versa [váisi və́:sə] (latinsko) prislov
obratno, narobe, nasprotno, v nasprotnem vrstnem redu

we gossip about them and vice versa mi opravljamo nje in narobe (= oni pa nas opravljajo)

vicinity [visíniti] samostalnik
bližina (to čemu)
sosedstvo, soseščina; (bližnja) okolica

in the vicinity (of) v bližini
in my vicinity v moji bližini, blizu mene
in close vicinity v neposredni bližini
the vicinity of London (bližnja) okolica Londona

vicissitude [visísitju:d] samostalnik
nestalnost, spremenljivost (of fortune sreče)
sprememba, menjavanje (razmer, okoliščin), menjava
zastarelo, poetično (redna) sprememba

the vicissitude of night and day redno (večno) menjavanje noči in dneva
vicissitudes množina sreča in nesreča, spremenljiva usoda

víd eyesight; sight; sense of sight; visual faculty (ali power)

iz vída out of sight
v vídu within sight
oster víd keen sight
medel, moten víd dim sight, dull sight
slab (dober) víd bad (good) sight
izguba vída loss of sight
imeti v vídu to have in view
izgubiti víd (oslepiti) to lose one's sight
izgubiti iz vída koga to lose sight of someone, to lose track of someone
izginiti iz vída to vanish from sight

víden visible; discernible; of vision

vídno polje field of vision
posta(ja)ti víden (na obzorju) to heave in (ali into) sight
njegovo razočaranje je bilo vídno (očitno) his disappointment was visible
vídno prislov visibly
vídno je bil prestrašen he was visibly scared

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

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

vie [vái] neprehodni glagol
tekmovati, kosati se (with z, in v)

vie in civilities tekmovati v vljudnosti
the two girls vied with one another for the first place dekleti sta med seboj tekmovali za prvo mesto

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

view² [vju:]

1. prehodni glagol
videti, zagledati; pogledati; pregledati; (raz)motriti, razgledati, ogled(ov)ati; razmotrivati; presoditi; ustvariti si (imeti) sodbo, presojati, razumevati; imeti v vidu

an order to view pismeno pooblastilo za ogled hiše ipd. (z namenom nakupa)
he doesn't view the question in the right light on ne vidi (gleda) vprašanja (problema) v pravi luči

2.
krajšava za teleview
gledati televizijo