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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

veneral [viníriəl] pridevnik
medicina veneričen, spolen, spolno bolan; spolno dražljiv

veneral desire spolni nagon
veneral disease spolna bolezen
veneral patient bolnik s spolno boleznijo
veneral remedy zdravilo proti spolni bolezni

venêričen (spolen) medicina venereal

venêrična bolezen venereal disease (krajšava: V.D.), sexually transmitted disease
venêričen bolnik patient suffering from venereal disease (ali V.D.), V.D. patient
zdravilo proti venêrični bolezni venereal remedy

verge² [və:dž] neprehodni glagol
nagibati se, padati; sestopati (on proti)
približevati se, prehajati (in v)
segati, razprostirati se
figurativno mejiti

verging on na robu
he was verging on 80 bil je že blizu 80 let star
hills verging to the north griči, ki se raztezajo proti severu
the country is verging towards ruin dežela gre v propast
the sun is verging towards the horizon sonce tone na obzorju

vést² conscience

brez vésti conscienceless
čista vést clear (ali good) conscience
slaba vést guilty (ali bad) conscience
z mirno vestjo with an easy conscience
proti moji vésti contrary to my conscience
kosmata vést elastic conscience
glas vésti the voice of conscience
izpraševanje vésti examination of one's conscience
grizenje vésti twinges pl of conscience, pangs pl of remorse, qualms pl of conscience, scruples pl
oseba, človek brez vésti conscienceless (ali unscrupulous, unconscionable, unprincipled) person
za pomirjenje vésti for conscience(') sake
izprašati si vést to examine one's conscience
imeti koga na vésti to have someone on one's conscience
imeti kosmato vést to have an easy-going conscience
vest ga grize his conscience is bothering him
ima dva umora na vésti he has two murders on his conscience
ne maram imeti tega na vésti I don't want to have that on my conscience
vést me peče I am conscience-stricken; my conscience is tormenting me (ali is giving me no peace), I am stung with remorse
vést ga je pekla his conscience troubled him, he had qualms of conscience, he was conscience-stricken
olajšati si vést to get something off one's conscience
pomiriti si vést to appease (ali to soothe, to salve, to quieten) one's conscience
z mirno véstjo lahko to storite you may do it with an easy conscience

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

véto veto, pl vetoes

suspenziven véto suspensory veto
pravica véta power of veto
vložiti, dati svoj véto to put one's veto on, to interpose one's veto; to veto (proti čemu something)
vložnik véta vetoer

vídez appearance; likeness; outward form

na vídez apparently, seemingly
po vsem vídezu to (ali by) all appearances, as far as appearances go
(le) na vídez for the sake of appearances, for appearance's sake
imeti vídez to seem to be, to have the air of
dajati si vídez to pretend to be, to pass for, to assume an a pearance
ohraniti vídez (normalnosti, uglednosti) to save appearances, to keep up appearances
biti lepega vídeza to make a fine sight
soditi po vídezu to judge by appearances
le na vídez je zdrav he merely seems healthy
proti vsemu vídezu, v nasprotju z vídezom contrary to all appearances, to all likelihood
vídez vara all is not gold that glitters, beauty is but skin deep
vídez (dostikrat) vara appearances pl are (often) deceptive

vík cry, shout; crying; clamour

krik in vík hue and cry
zagnati krik in vík proti komu to raise a hue and cry against someone
mnogo víka za prazen nič (veliko truda in malo uspeha) much ado about nothing

vlága moisture, damp, dampness; humidity; wet, wetness

brez vláge moistureless
odvzeti čemu vlágo to dehumidify something
ki ne prepušča vláge dampproof
odporen proti vlági moisture-proof
regulator vláge humidistat, (v zraku) humidor
izolacijska plast proti vlági damp course, damp-proof course
zavarovanje proti vlági damp-proofing
vlága škodi! (napis na zabojih) keep dry!

vložíti to put in; to lay in; to insert in; (investirati) to invest; (denar v banko) to deposit; (sadje) to preserve (fruit); (v igro) to stake

vložíti film v fotoaparat to fill, to load a camera
vložíti v kis to pickle
vložíti prihranke v... to put one's savings into...
vložíti priziv to appeal, to file (ali to lodge) an appeal, to give notice of appeal
vložíti interpelacijo to table a motion
vložíti obtožnico to file a charge
vložíti prošnjo (pritožbo, zahtevo, protest) to put in (ali to make, to lodge) an application (a complaint against, a claim, a protest against)
vložíti mnogo truda to make every effort, to spare no effort, to take great pains, to exert oneself, arhaično to bestow great pains (v kaj on, upon something)
vložíti dobro besedo za... to put in a good word for...
vložíti zahtevo za povzročeno škodo, za odškodnino to put in a claim for damages
vložíti protest proti... to enter a protest against...
vložíti prošnjo to make an application, to present a petition
vložíti tožbo proti komu to bring an action against someone
vložíti veto to veto

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

vôjen -ôjna, -o of war, war(-); wartime

v vôjnem času in wartime, during the war
vôjna akademija military academy, staff college
vôjen, -ôjna, -o cilj war aim
vôjna cona war zone
vôjna bremena war burden
vôjni davek war tax, contribution
vôjni dobičkar war profiteer
vôjni dolg war debt
vôjna doklada field allowance, allowance for service in the field
vôjni dopisnik war correspondent, war reporter
vôjna grožnja threat(s) of war
vôjni hujakač warmonger
vôjni invalid disabled ex-soldier
vôjno gospodarstvo wartime economy
vôjna industrija war industry
vôjna ladja warship, man-of-war, (bojna) battleship, (oklopnica) ironclad, dreadnought
vôjno letalo warplane, military aircraft
vôjna luka naval port
vôjni material war material
vôjna krivda war guilt
vôjni minister minister of war, VB Secretary of State for War, ZDA Secretary of War
vôjna mornarica navy; naval force
vôjno ministrstvo VB War Office, ZDA War Department, ZDA pogovorno pentagon
vôjni načrt war plan
vôjna nevesta war bride
vôjna napoved declaration of war
vôjna nevarnost (figurativno) war clouds pl
vôjna obveznica, zadolžnica war bond
vôjna oprema war equipment, armament
vôjna odškodnina war indemnity
vôjno posojilo war loan
vôjno pozorišče war zone, ZDA theatre of war
vôjni plen war booty, loot, spoils pl
vôjne priprave preparations pl for war
vôjna pripravljenost national war preparedness
vôjno poročilo war communiqué
vôjno pravo laws pl of war
vôjna psihoza war fever
vôjna sirota war orphan
vôjno sodišče court-martial, pl -s, courts-martial
vôjno stanje state of, war, war footing
vôjni stroški costs of war, war expenditure
vôjne strahote (pesniško) the dogs of war
vôjna sredstva (denar) (pesniško) sinews pl of war
vôjni ujetnik prisoner of war (P.O.W.)
vôjno ujetništvo war captivity
vôjna vdova war widow
vôjna veščina art of war, war strategy, tactics pl (s konstr. v sg ali pl)
vôjen, -ôjna, -o zločin, zločinec war crime, war criminal
proces proti vôjnim zločincem war crimes trial
vôjna zvijača stratagem
vôjna sreča contingencies pl of war

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

vólja will; will power; volition; (želja) wish, pleasure; (razpoloženje) mood, temper, frame of mind, vein, humour; (namera) intention, mind

po vólji at will, at pleasure
proti moji (lastni) vólji against my (own) will
proti vólji (nerad) with a bad grace, unwillingly
po moji mili vólji to my heart's desire (ali content), at my own sweet will, arhaično to the top of my bent
za božjo vóljo! for goodness' sake!, good gracious!, for God's sake!, for heaven's sake!
slabe vólje moody
svobodna vólja free will
iz lastne vólje of one's own volition
zadnja vólja (oporoka) last will, (will and) testament
drage vólje most willingly
železna vólja iron will
po lastni vólji of one's own will (ali accord)
ljudje dobre vólje men of good will
biti na vóljo to be at hand
biti komu na vóljo to be at someone's disposal
biti dobre (slabe) vólja to be in a good (bad) temper (ali humour), to be of good cheer (in a bad mood)
če te je vólja if you care, if you are so minded, if you are willing
ni me vólja I don't care
slabe vólje je he is out of humour
nisem pri vólji za (kaj) I am not in the humour for (sth)
pri najboljši vólji se ne morem spomniti I can't for the life of me remember
stori po svoji vólji! do as you like!
to je moja poslednja vólja (napisana oporoka) this is my last will and testament
storil sem to proti svoji vólji I did it unwillingly (ali reluctantly)
spraviti koga v dobro vóljo to put someone in a good humour
spravil me je v slabo vóljo he made me cross
on vedno uveljavi svojo vóljo he always has his own way (ali gets what he wants)
pokvariti komu dobro vóljo to ruffle someone's temper
on nima nobene (svoje) vólje he has no will of his own
pri najboljši vólji tega ne moremo napraviti with the best will in the world we just cannot do it
nekako me je vólja, da bi (šel) I have half a mind to (go)
on je brez vsake (svoje) vólje (figurativno) he is a mere rubber stamp
svojo slabo vóljo je stresel name he vented his spleen on me
kjer je vólja, je (tudi) moč where there's a will there's a way
zgodi se tvoja vólja religija thy will be done!

vote² [vóut] prehodni glagol
(z glasovanjem) izvoliti, izbrati (into za kaj)
izglasovati; (z glasovanjem) odobriti
figurativno smatrati, proglasiti

he was voted into the chair bil je izvoljen za predsednika
to vote supplies izglasovati kredite
to vote a sum of money for Education izglasovati vsoto denarja za vzgojo (šolstvo)
the new teacher was voted a fine fellow učenci so novega učitelja proglasili za sijajnega dečka
neprehodni glagol
glasovati (for za, against proti)
izglasovati, odobriti, odločiti, predlagati (that da)

I vote we go home predlagam, da gremo domov
they voted that the budget be accepted predlagali so, da se budžet sprejme

vrême weather

aprilsko vrême April weather
lepo (deževno, ustaljeno ali stalno, nestanovitno) vrême fine ali fair (rainy, settled, unsettled) weather
spremenljivo vrême changeable weather
megleno, sivo vrême foggy (ali hazy) weather
hladno in vlažno vrême raw weather
grdo (slabo) vrême dirty ali nasty (bad) weather
pasje vrême foul (ali nasty) weather
pri vsakem vrêmenu in all weathers
v mokrem vrêmenu in wet weather
sprememba vrêmena weather change
napoved vrêmena weather forecast
kakšno grdo vrême! what beastly weather
odporen proti (slabemu) vrêmenu weatherproof
kakšno vrême je? what is the weather like?
lepo vrême je it is fine weather
lepo vrême bo ostalo, bo držalo it will keep fine
vrême kaže na lepo (na dež) we are in for a spell of fine weather (of rainy weather)
pri takem vrêmenu ne hôdi ven! you must not go out in such (ali in this) weather!
kljubovati vrêmenu to defy the weather
če bo vrême (dovolilo) weather permitting
izpostaviti vrêmenu to expose to the weather, to weather
naleteti na lepo (grdo) vrême to meet good (bad) weather
vrême se še ni ustalilo the weather is not settled yet

vročína heat; medicina fever

dušeča vročína oppressive heat
huda, žgoča vročína broiling, parching, scorching heat
tropska vročína tropical (ali torrid) heat
doba hude, pasje vročíne dog days pl
občutljiv za vročíno sensitive to heat
odporen proti vročíni heat-resistant, heat proof, thermostable
merilec vročíne fizika pyrometer
imeti hudo, visoko vročíno medicina to run a high temperature

vstája insurrection; rebellion, (manjša) revolt; rising, uprising

kmečka vstája peasant rising
zadušiti vstájo to quell (ali to crush, to stamp out) a rebellion
zanetiti vstájo to raise a rebellion
zasejati seme vstáje to sow the seeds of revolt (proti against)

vzhòd east, East

sončni vzhòd sunrise
Daljni vzhòd Far East
Srednji vzhòd Middle East
Bližnji vzhòd Near East
na vzhòdu in the east
od vzhòda do zahoda from east to west
proti vzhòdu east, easterly, eastward(s)
biti obrnjen proti vzhòdu, gledati proti vzhòdu to look east
usmerjen proti vzhòdu eastward
od vzhòda, na vzhòd easterly