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veléti to order, to command, to tell; arhaično to bid

storili bomo, kar nam bodo veleli we will do what they tell us
velel mi je, naj sedem he told me to take a seat (ali to sit down)
velel sem mu, naj gre I told him to go

véndar yet, still; however

toda véndarle but yet
véndarle (vseeno) nevertheless, notwithstanding
véndarle bo še zmagal he will win yet
čudno, nenavadno je, a véndarle resnično it is strange and yet true
véndarle je res it is true all the same; it is true for all that
véndarle je dober dečko he's a good fellow for all that
ni hladno danes, véndar bi jaz na vašem mestu vzel površnik it is mild today, still I should take my coat if I were you
pomagaj mi véndar! do help me!
saj véndar delam! I do work!

verjéten probable, credible, believable, plausible, likely

verjéten kandidat a likely candidate; (pogovorno) a probable
verjétna zgodba probable story
zelo verjétno se mi zdi, da... it seems to me very likely that...
to je komaj verjétno it's hardly credible
biti komaj verjéten to stagger belief

verjéti to believe (komu someone); (zaupati) to trust

lahko mi to verjamete you can take it from me
verjamem samo, kar vidim seeing is believing
ali lahko verjamemo njegovi besedi? can his word be trusted?
tega pa ne verjamem (pogovorno) I don't fall for that one
ne verjéti to disbelieve
sveto verjéti to cling to (ali to cherish) a belief
to naj ti drugi verjamejo! see if others believe that!
bi verjeli kaj takega! would you believe it!
če verjameš ali ne believe it or not
verjéti nekaj neverjetnega (figurativno) to swallow a camel
rad ti verjamem I willingly believe you
nisem tako neumen, da bi to verjel I am not so foolish as to believe it
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly trust my own eyes

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

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

vibrate [vaibréit] neprehodni glagol
vibrirati, tresti se, nihati; oscilirati; utripati; zveneti, doneti (zvok); tresti se (with od)
(za)drhteti
figurativno kolebati, omahovati

a cry vibrated on my ear krik mi je udaril na uho
our house vibrates whenever a heavy lorry passes naša hiša se strese, kadarkoli pelje mimo težak tovornjak
prehodni glagol
zanihati (kaj), zatresti; napraviti, da nekaj trepeta (se trese, vibrira); meriti ali določiti s tresljaji

a pendulum vibrating seconds nihalo, ki meri (napoveduje) sekunde
to vibrate threats bruhati grožnje iz sebe
to vibrate between two opinions omahovati med dvema mnenjema

vice² [váis]

1. samostalnik
tehnično primež, primož; precep

as firm as a vice trden (čvrst) kot primež
a vice-like grip železen, močan prijem (stisk)
he has a grip like a vice on ima železen prijem
to grip like a vice prijeti, zgrabiti kot primež

2. prehodni glagol
stisniti, ukleščiti (s primežem), priviti; utrditi, držati kot v primežu, stisniti v primež

my foot was viced between two rocks noga se mi je zagozdila med dve skali

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)

víno wine

čisto víno unmixed wine
novo (mlado) víno new wine
buteljčno víno bottled wine
suho víno dry wine
sladko víno sweet wine
z vodo mešano víno wine mixed with water
palmovo víno palm wine
ribezljevo víno currant wine
črno víno red wine
kuhano víno mulled wine
peneče se víno sparkling (ali effervescent) wine
močno víno heady (ali full-bodied) wine
izbrana vína choice wines pl
ponarejeno víno adulterated wine
žlahtna vína vintage wines pl
víno (naravnost) iz soda wine from the wood
letnica vína vintage
vrsta vína kind of wine
aroma vína bouquet
moč vína body of a wine
usedlina vína lees pl
okus po vínu vinous flavour
pokušnja vína wine tasting, wine sampling
pokuševalec vína winetaster
desertno víno dessert wine
namizno víno (navadno víno) table wine
maloprodaja vína retail wine trade
trgovina z vínom wine trade, wine business
trgovec z vínom wine merchant, wine dealer
poznavalec vína connoisseur of wine, oenologist
ponarejeválec (ponarejanje) vína adulterator (adulteration) of wine
(velik) pivec vína winebibber, pogovorno slabšalno wino
steklenica za víno wine bottle
to víno gre v glavo this wine goes to the head
víno mi prija wine agrees with me
víno mu je stopilo v glavo the wine has gone to his head
ojačiti víno z dodatkom alkohola to fortify a wine
naliti komu čistega vína (figurativno) to tell someone the plain truth

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

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

volunteer [vɔləntíə]

1. samostalnik
prostovoljec (tudi vojska)
volonter; pripravnik; kdor brezplačno opravlja kako službo
botanika divje rastoče drevo

Volunteers of America množina prostovoljna organizacija pomoči v ZDA (podobna Salvation Army v Angliji)

2. pridevnik
prostovoljski
agronomija divje rastoč

a volunteer corps vojska prostovoljski korpus
Volunteer State (vzdevek za državo) Tennessee (ZDA)

3. neprehodni glagol
prostovoljno se javiti (se ponuditi) (for za, kot; to do napraviti kaj)
vojska javiti se ali služiti kot prostovoljec, biti prostovoljec, prostovoljno služiti vojsko
prehodni glagol
prostovoljno (sam od sebe) ponuditi, prevzeti ali napraviti (uslugo itd.); nepoklican reči, izjaviti (an opinion mnenje)

she volunteered a song ponudila se je, da bo zapela pesem
he volunteered to show me the way ponudil se je, da mi bo pokazal pot
how many of them volunteered? koliko od njih se je javilo prostovoljno?

vóščiti¹ (želeti) to congratulate; to wish

vóščiti dober dan to bid good day
voščil mi je mnogo uspeha he wished me great success
voščim vam vesele božične praznike in srečno novo leto I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

vouchsafe [vaučséif] prehodni glagol
(milostno) odobriti, dopustiti, dovoliti; blagovoliti; podeliti

to vouchsafe a reply blagovoliti odgovoriti
he vouchsafed me no answer ni mi blagovolil odgovoriti

vróč hot, (kot krop) boiling hot; fervid; tropical; figurativno ardent, passionate; burning

vróča diskusija animated discussion
vróči pas torrid zone
vróč zrak hot air
vróča voda hot water
vróče mi je I am hot
vróče je kot v peklu it's as hot as hell
tam bo še vróče (figurativno) there will be hot work
vróče podnebje hot climate
vróče sonce hot sun
postajalo mi je vróče I was getting hot
imeti vróčo kri (figurativno) to be hot-tempered
napraviti komu tla vróča pod nogami to make it hot (ali warm) for someone, to make the place too hot for someone

vrtéti to turn (round), to spin round; to rotate, to revolve; to twirl, to whirl; (vrtavko) to spin

vrtéti kolo to turn a wheel
vrtéti (snemati) film to make a film
vrtéti kolesa šport to turn somersaults (ali bočno: cartwheels)
vrtéti palce (prste) to twiddle one's thumbs (fingers)
vrtéti se to turn
kolo se vrti the wheel turns
vrtéti se v krogu to whirl
vrti se mi v glavi my head reels, my head swims, I feel dizzy, I feel giddy
vse se mi vrti my head reels (ali whirls), my brain reels

vsè all; everything; all included; without exception

vsè, kar... all that...
vsè ali nič all or nothing, (figurativno) neck or nothing
vsè to all this
vsè zaman all in vain, all to no purpose
vsè do zadnjega to the last
vsè skupaj all together
vsè v vsem all in all
vsè več in več more and more
vsè manj in manj less and less
nad vsè above all, first of all
ona mu je vsè she is all to him
njemu vsè prav pride nothing comes amiss to him
vsè je izgubljeno all is lost
vsè mi je povedal he told me everything
vsè sem tvegal I have risked my all
vsè se mi zdi, da ti ni zanj I half suspect you don't care for him
jaz bi vsè prej kot (šel) I would rather have anything than (go)
vsè je dobro, kar se konča dobro all's well that ends well
vsè, kar se sveti, ni zlato all that glitters is not gold
storil bom vsè, kar želiš I shall do whatever you desire

vseêno all the same; all one; still; nevertheless; for all that

meni je vseêno it's all the same to me, it makes no difference to me, I don't care, (žargon) I don't give a damn (ali a darn)
vseêno je, če... it comes to the same thing, if...
če vam je vseêno, da hodite 10 minut if you don't mind walking ten minutes
vseêno mi je it is all one to me
to je čisto vseêno it is all one and the same thing
vseêno je it comes to the same thing, it is six of one and half a dozen of the other, (ni važno) it is of no consequence