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two [tu:]

1. pridevnik
dva, dve; oba, obe

one or two books ena ali dve knjigi, nekaj knjig
in a day or two v nekaj dneh
he is not two yet on še ni dve leti star

2. samostalnik
dvojka (številka 2); dvojica, dvoje, par

the two oba(dva); obe(dve); oboje
the two of us midva (oba)
by twos, in twos (po) dva in dva, v parih
two and two po dva, v parih
in twos and threes po dva in tri
in two na dvoje, na pol
in twos v zelo kratkem času, v hipu
two of a trade dva konkurenta
the two of spades pikova dvojka
to cut s.th. in two prerezati kaj na dvoje
this cost me two and two to me je stalo dva šilinga in dva penija
to go two and two iti po dva in dva, v parih
to walk by twos and threes hoditi v gručah po dva in tri
to put two and two together zbližati dejstva in potegniti zaključek, zaključiti; napraviti pravi, logični zaključek po presoji dejstev
two can play at that game figurativno to znam tudi jaz ali kdo drug; bomo videli, kdo bo potegnil boljši konec (kraj); palica ima dva kraja

uhodíti

uhodíti pot, stezo to beat a track
iti po uhojeni poti to follow the beaten track

underground² [ʌndəgráund] prislov
pod zemljo; v podzemeljski železnici
figurativno tajno, skrivaj
politika ilegalno

to go underground iti v ilegalo

university [ju:nivə́:siti]

1. samostalnik
univerza, vseučilišče; člani univerze, univerzitetna oblast; športno moštvo univerze

2. pridevnik
univerziteten, vseučiliški

university entrance examination sprejemni izpit na univerzi
University Extension ljudski univerzitetni (večerni) tečaji, ljudska univerza
university student študent univerze, visokošolec
to go up to the university iti na študij na univerzo, študirati na univerzi
to go down from the university zapustiti univerzo; iti na počitnice

univêrza university; VB pogovorno (nekdaj) varsity

ljudska univêrza (university) extension college, (university) extramural department, adult education institute
delavska univêrza workers' university
sprejemni izpit na univêrzi university entrance examination
študent univêrze university student
iti (na študij) na univêrzo to go up to (the) university
on gre na univêrzo he is going up (to university) (ali to college)
zapustiti univêrzo to go down (from university)
biti, študirati na univêrzi to be at (the) university

upòr rebellion, revolt, mutiny, insurrection, sedition, rising; fizika resistance (to)

kmečki upòr peasant rising
zračni upòr air resistance
iti po črti najmanjšega upòra to take the line of least resistance
premagati zračni upòr to overcome air resistance
podnetiti upòr to stir up a revolt
zanetiti upòr proti to raise rebellion against
zasejati seme upòra to sow the seeds of revolt
zadušiti upòr to crush a revolt, to quell (ali to stamp out) a rebellion, to smother a rebellion, to stifle a revolt

upward(s) [ʌ́pwəd(z)] prislov
kvišku, gor, navzgor (tudi figurativno)
dalje, naprej; proti vodnemu toku, ob vodi navzgor; proti notranjosti dežele; proti (glavnemu) mestu

upward(s) of (10 years) več kot, nad (10 let)
16 years and upward(s) 16 let in več
from 10 dollars upward(s) od 10 dolarjev naprej, dalje (više)
from the l6th century upward(s) od 16. stoletja dalje
upward(s)s of ten thousand več kot deset tisoč
men of forty and upward(s) možje, stari 40 let ali več
upward(s) cercle šport veletoč
the boat turned bottom upward(s)s čoln se je prevrnil
to look upward(s) pogledati kvišku
to follow a stream upward(s) iti ob reki v smeri proti izviru
the prices tend upward(s) cene se dvigajo

use² [ju:z] prehodni glagol
rabiti, uporabljati, porabiti, izkoristiti, posluževati se; zateči se k; ravnati z; potrošiti, izdati; gojiti (šport itd.); prebiti (čas)
zastarelo navaditi (to na)

to use one's brains (ali wits) uporabiti pamet, napeti (svoje) možgane
use your eyes! odpri oči!
to use care skrbno (pazljivo) postopati
to use diligence da(ja)ti si truda
to use one's best efforts napraviti, kar se le da (kar je le možno)
to use exercises delati vaje
to use force uporabiti silo
this geyser uses a lot of gas ta plinska peč porabi mnogo plina
how did they use you? kako so ravnali z vami?
to use s.o. ill slabo ravnati s kom
I cannot use my left hand ne se posluževati svoje leve roke
to use one's legs peš iti, pešačiti
to use imprecations preklinjati
to use a right uživati (neko) pravico
may I use your name? se lahko sklicujem na vas?
to use tobacco kaditi
I have used all the paint porabil sem vso barvo
how does the world use you? pogovorno kako je z vami?, kako vam gre?
neprehodni glagol
zastarelo (razen v preteritu) biti vajen, imeti navado; (tudi za izražanje trajnega stanja v preteklosti)

the beggar used to come every day berač je imel navado prihajati (je prihajal) vsak dan
it used to be said navadno se je reklo (bila je navada reči)
he does not come as often as he used (to) ne prihaja več tako pogosto kot prej
they used to live here prej so stanovali tu
used you to know him? ste ga vi poznali?
there used to be a tree there tam je nekoč bilo drevo

van³ [væn] samostalnik
vojska predhodnica, predstraža, sprednja četa; sprednja črta, fronta
navtika čelni oddelek brodovja
figurativno vodja (gibanja); avantgarda, vodstvo

in the van of (of scientific progress) na čelu (česa), v prvih vrstah, vodilen, na vodilnem mestu (znanstvenega napredka)
to lead the van stopati na čelu, kot prvi iti, voditi
van bird ptica selivka na čelu poleta

vás² village

to je zame španska vás (figurativno) that's (ali it's) all Greek to me
iti v vás h komu (figurativno, obiskati koga) to pay a visit to someone, to make a visit to someone, to call on someone

veil¹ [véil] samostalnik
koprena, tančica, (žalni) pajčolan
figurativno krinka, maska, pretveza, plašč, zaščita, koprena
anatomija mehkonebni jeziček; lahka hripavost

beyond the veil figurativno po smrti, v onstranskem življenju
under the veil of dark pod okriljem (zaščito) teme
under the veil of friendship pod krinko prijateljstva
let us draw a veil over what followed potegnimo kopreno čez to, kar je sledilo
to take the veil iti v samostan, postati redovnica (nuna)

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)

vôda water; humoristično Adam's ale

po kopnem in po vôdi by land and by water
po vôdi navzdol downriver, downstream
po vôdi navzgor, proti vôdi upriver, upstream
bistra vôda limpid (ali clear) water
mehka (trda) vôda soft (hard) water
sladka (morska, tekoča, mineralna, pitna) vôda fresh (salt, running ali flowing, mineral ali table, drinking) water
termalna vôda thermal water
talna vôda underground water
mirujoča, stoječa vôda stagnant water, sluggish water
slana vôda brackish water
soda vôda soda water, aerated water
težka vôda kemija heavy water
kalna vôda troubled water
filtrirana vôda filtered water
mrzla in topla tekoča vôda cold and hot running water
neprepusten za vôdo watertight
curek vôde jet of water
pomanjkanje vôde water shortage
preskrba z vôdo water supply
vrč za vôdo water jug, pitcher
zdravljenje z vôdo hydropathy
v kitajskih vôdah in Chinese waters
to je vôda na njegov mlin (figurativno) this is grist to his mill
saj ne gori vôda! (figurativno) there's no tearing hurry!
polja so pod vôdo the fields are under water (ali flooded, inundated, submerged)
daj mi malo vôde, da si umijem roke! give me some water to wash my hands with!
iti po vôdo to fetch water
piti mineralno vôdo (v toplicah) to take the waters
nositi vôdo v Savo (figurativno) to carry coals to Newcastle
plavati na vôdi to float
naši načrti so šli po vôdi our plans went wrong
piti viski brez vôde to drink whisky neat
pasti v vôdo (figurativno) to come to naught, to fall through, (pogovorno) to fizzle out
s tem pade to v vôdo (VB pogovorno) this means it's a washout, this makes it a washout
moji načrti so padli v vôdo my plans have come to nothing
v kalni vôdi ribariti to fish in troubled waters
puščati vôdo (o ladji) to leak
zadrževati vôdo (= ne urinirati) to hold one's water
zaiti v pregloboko vôdo to go out of one's depth
tiha vôda globoko dere (bregove podira) still waters run deep
spustiti vôdo (urinirati) to make water

vogue [vóug] samostalnik
(priljubljena) moda; navada; priljubljenost, popularnost, ugajanje; uspeh

in vogue v modi, moderen; zdaj priljubljen
the vogue vladajoča moda
all the vogue zadnja moda, zadnji krik mode
it is all the vogue to je zdaj moda
to be in full vogue biti velika moda
to acquire vogue naleteti na odziv
to bring into vogue prinesti v modo
to come into vogue priti v modo
to go out of vogue iti (priti) iz mode
his poems had a great vogue njegove pesmi so se zelo brale
his novels had a great vogue 20 years ago njegovi romani so bili zelo priljubljeni pred 20 leti
war novels had a short-lived vogue vojni romani so bili kratek čas v modi
such shoes are the vogue takšni čevlji so zdaj v modi

voják soldier, serviceman, pl -men

navaden voják (prostak, borec) private (soldier), common soldier
odsluženi voják ex-serviceman, pl -men
odpuščeni voják demobilized (pogovorno demobbed) soldier, ZDA veteran
star voják veteran
najemniški voják mercenary
prostovoljni voják volunteer
Neznani voják (junak) the Unknown Soldier
voják od glave do pete every inch a soldier
voják pešak infantryman, foot soldier, VB (nekdanji vzdevek) Tommy, Tommy Atkins
voják iz cina (igrača) tin soldier
človek, ki mu vest ne dopušča, da bi služil vojáke conscientious objector (to service in the armed forces)
iti k vojákom to join up, to join the army
biti voják to soldier
igrati se vojáke to play at soldiers
služiti vojáke VB to wear the Queen's (oziroma the King's) uniform; to bear arms

vôjna war; warfare

v vôjni in the war, at war, in wartime
na robu vôjne on the brink of war
na koncu vôjne at the end of the war
v primeru vôjne in case of war, in the event of war
hujskanje k vôjni warmongering
napoved vôjne declaration of war
bog vôjne war god
izbruh vôjne outbreak of war
opustošen od vôjne ravaged by war, war-ravaged
besedna vôjna war of words, wordy warfare
bliskovita vôjna lightning war (= w.), blitzkrieg, blitz
državljanska vôjna civil w., intestine w.
ameriška državljanska vôjna American Civil War, War of Secession, War between the States
gospodarska vôjna economic w.
gverilska vôjna guerilla warfare
hladna vôjna cold w.
križarska vôjna crusade
tridesetletna vôjna Thirty Years' War
stoletna vôjna Hundred Years' War
napadalna vôjna war of aggression
narodnoosvobodilna vôjna war of (ali struggle for) national liberation
osvajalna vôjna war of conquest
obrambna vôjna defensive w.
osvobodilna vôjna war of liberation
podmorniška vôjna submarine warfare
papirnata vôjna paper w.
pomorska vôjna naval warfare, war at sea
pozicijska vôjna static warfare
popolna, splošna (nepopolna, omejena) vôjna allout (limited) warfare
preventivna vôjna preventive w.
psihološka vôjna psychological w.
vôjna do popolne izčrpanosti sovražnika war of attrition
nasledstvena vôjna war of succession
vôjna za neodvisnost war of independence
vôjna do uničenja, do iztrebljenja war of extermination
sveta vôjna holy war
ves svet zajemajoča vôjna global warfare
prva (druga) svetovna vôjna the first World War, World War I, the Great War (the second World War, World War II)
totalna vôjna total w.
verska vôjna religious w.
vôjna v zraku war in the air
živčna vôjna war of nerves
vôjna na življenje in smrt war to the death
to (takšna) je (pač) vôjna such is war
biti tik pred vôjno to be on the eve of war
biti v vôjni to be at war with, to make war upon
iti v vôjno, začeti vôjno, spustiti se v vôjno to go to war (z, proti against), to wage war (z upon, against)
napovedati vôjno to declare war (neki državi on a country)
izzvati vôjno to provoke a war
biti potegnjen v vôjno to drift into war
prenesti vôjno v sovražnikovo deželo to carry the war into the enemy's country
preprečiti vôjno to avert a war
pripravljati vôjno to prepare for war
sprožiti atomsko vôjno to unleash an atomic war
stopiti v vôjno to enter a war, to come into a war
ščuvati k vôjni to incite to war, to agitate for war
voditi vôjno to war, to wage war
v ljubezni in v vôjni je vse dovoljeno all is fair in love and war
vôjna prinese s seboj mnogo zla war brings many evils in its train

volítev volítve pl election, elections pl; poll; balloting; polling

ožja volítev, volítve second (ali final) ballot
spodbijana, sporna volítev, volítve disputed (ZDA contested) election
priti v ožjo volítev, volítve to be on a short list
volítve v zvezne organe elections for federal agencies
javne volítve (glasovanje) open voting
tajne volítve (glasovanje) secret ballot
občinske volítve municipal elections
splošne volítve general election, parliamentary elections
dopolnilne (delne) volítve byelection
dan volítev election day, polling day
neveljavne volítve void election
visoka (nizka) udeležba na volítvah heavy (light) poll
razpisati (nove) volítve to issue writs for an election, (figurativno) to go to the country
snubiti glasove pri volítvah to canvass, to solicit votes, to electioneer
iti na volítve to go to the polls, (kandidat) to stand for election
poraziti koga pri volítvah to defeat someone at the polls
izgubiti mandat na volítvah to lose one's seat, to be unseated
volítve so odložene the poll is postponed
delavska stranka vodi pri volítvah the Labour party is in the lead
razglasiti, objaviti rezultat volítev to declare the result of the election
biti poražen na volítvah to be defeated at the polls
dobiti največje število glasov pri volítvah to get most votes, to head (ali to top) the poll

volíti to vote, to cast one's vote; to poll; (izbirati) to elect, to choose

volíti v oporoki to will, to bequeath
Ljubljana danes voli Ljubljana is polling today
svoj denar je volila bolnišnici she left (ali bequeathed, willed) her money to a hospital
iti volit to go to the polls

vólk zoologija wolf, pl wolves

morski vólk (riba) wolf fish, (star mornar) old sea-dog, (figurativno) old salt, an old weather-beaten tar; medicina (odrgnjena koža) gall, excoriation; (igrača, vrtavka) top
vólk v ovčji koži wolf in sheep's clothing
lovec na vólkove wolf hunter
krdelo vólkov wolf pack
lačen sem kot vólk I am ravenous
biti lačen kot vólk to be as hungry as a wolf
iti na lov na vólkove, loviti vólkove to go wolf hunting
nasititi vólka in ohraniti kozo (figurativno) to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
ne more biti vólk sit in koza cela (figurativno) you can't have it both ways
ali vólk lahko spremeni svojo naravo? can the leopard change his spots?
z vólkovi je treba tuliti (figurativno) one must do in Rome as the Romans do

vow¹ [váu] samostalnik
svečana obljuba, prisega
religija zaobljuba

vow of secrecy obljuba tajnosti, molčečnosti
lover's vows obljuba zvestobe
monastic vow samostanska zaobljuba
marriage vows obljuba zakona
to break a vow prelomiti obljubo
to perform a vow izpolniti (držati) obljubo
to take the vows religija zaobljubiti se (za redovnika, -ico), iti v samostan
I have taken a solemn vow not to smoke any more svečano sem obljubil, da ne bom več kadil