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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!

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

volume [vɔ́ljum] samostalnik
(posamezna) knjiga, zvezek (knjige)
zgodovina zvitek (pergamenta); vsebina, volumen, prostornina; obseg, volumen; (velika) množina ali količina, masa
figurativno morje, veliko število
glasba obseg, polnost, volumen (glasu)
radio jakost zvoka

the volume of a cask prostornina soda
a work in four volumes delo v 4 zvezkih (delih, knjigah)
a voice of great volume glas velikega obsega (volumna)
a three-volume novel roman v 3 zvezkih
an odd volume knjiga (zvezek) brez para
to speak volumes for zelo govoriti za (v korist), jasno dokazovati
her donations to charity speak volumes for her generosity njeni darilni prispevki v dobrodelne namene jasno govore o njeni plemenitosti

volumed [vɔ́ljumd] pridevnik
obsežen; nakopičen (o megli)

a three-volumed book knjiga v treh zvezkih

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?

vósek wax

pečatni vósek sealing wax
namazati, prevleči z vóskom to wax
čebelji vósek beeswax
čevljarski vósek cobbler's wax
mehak kot vósek waxy, soft as wax
v njenih rokah je mehek kot vósek (figurativno) he is (like) wax in her hands, he is (like) putty in her hand

vote¹ [vóut] samostalnik
volilni, glasovalni glas; glasovanje; pravica glasovanja; (skupni) glasovi; volilec, -lka, glas; volilni, glasovalni izid; (z glasovanjem) donesen sklep ali odobritev; glasovnica, volilni listek; odobrena vsota, budžet
zastarelo zaobljuba, vroča želja, molitev

the vote volilna, glasovalna pravica
Army vote izglasovani krediti za vojsko
vote (of credit) v parlamentu izglasovani krediti
the casting vote odločujoči glas
floating vote (negotovi) glasovi nevtralnih poslancev
the Socialist vote socialistični glasovi
a vote of confidence glasovanje o zaupnici
women have the vote ženske imajo volilno pravico
women have been granted the vote ženskam so dali volilno pravico
to cast vote glasovati, oddati glas
to count the votes prešteti (volilne) glasove
to get out the vote pregovoriti volilce, da glasujejo
to give one's vote to (ali for) oddati svoj glas, glasovati za
the Labour vote will increase at the next election delavska stranka bo pomnožila svoje glasove na prihodnjih volitvah
to have a vote imeti pravico do glasovanja
to propose a vote of thanks to the speaker predlagati poslušalcem, da se s ploskanjem zahvalijo govorniku
to put s.th. to the vote dati kaj na glasovanje
the Government received a vote of confidence vlada je dobila zaupnico
to split one's vote glasovati za dva ali več
to take a vote on a question glasovati o nekem vprašanju

voucher [váučə] samostalnik
porok, garant; priča; spričevalo, listina, dokument; pričevanje; jamstvo; dokaz; pobotnica, potrdilo, dokazilo; bon; vstopnica

voucher-copy duplikat dokazila
hotel voucher bon za hotel, ki je bil kupljen npr. v potovalni agenciji in ki dokazuje vnaprejšnje plačilo
luncheon voucher bon (blok) za kosilo po znižani ceni
to support by voucher dokumentarno dokazati

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

voyage¹ [vɔ́iidž] samostalnik
(dolgo) potovanje (zlasti po morju, reki); krožno potovanje (z ladjo); potovanje po kopnem; potopis

broken voyage prekinjeno potovanje ali vožnja
homeward voyage potovanje domov
voyage out (and home) potovanje tja (in nazaj)
voyage in (out) potovanje z ladjo v domovino (iz domovine)
voyage outward odhodno potovanje
to go on a voyage, to make a voyage iti, narediti potovanje
to send s.o. on a voyage poslati koga na potovanje

vozáč driver; carter; (motorja, bicikla) rider, motorcyclist, cyclist, pogovorno biker

vozáč na delo, v šolo commuter, season-ticket holder

vozóvnica ticket

enosmerna vozóvnica single ticket
povratna vozóvnica return ticket
sezonska (delavska, dijaška) vozóvnica season ticket, ZDA commutation ticket
še kdo brez vozóvnica? (v avtobusu) any more fares?
nedeljska vozóvnica week-end ticket

vpád incursion, invasion; inroad; raid; irruption

vpádni kot fizika angle of incidence
vpád v sovražnikov tabor raid into the enemy camp

vpís inscription; entry; record; (na univerzo) matriculation; registration; enlistment; (v društvo) enrolment

vpís v dobro (v dolg) credit (debit) entry
vpís posojila subscription of a loan
vpís rojstev, smrti in porok registration of birth, deaths and marriages

vpísati to inscribe; to matriculate; to book; to enlist, to enter, to register, to enter in the books; to write in; (v društvo) to enrol; (posojilo) to subscribe

vpísati se to register; to enter one's name, to put down one's name
vpísati se v knjigo to enter one's name in a book
vpísati se v volilni imenik to register on the electoral roll
vpísati (se) na univerzo to register (as a student)

vpíti¹ (kričati) to shout, to cry, to scream

na vse grlo, na vso moč vpíti to shout at the top of one's voice (ali of one's lungs)
vpíti do hripavosti to shout (ali to scream) oneself hoarse
vpíti na pomoč to call (out) for help
vpíti od veselja to shout for (ali with) joy
vpíti po maščevanju to cry out for revenge
vpíti od smeha (od bolečin) to shout with laughter (with pain)
v nebo vpijoč crying (to heaven)
v nebo vpijoča krivica crying injustice
vpíte (kričeče) barve screaming colours pl

vplačeváti to pay in

vplačeváti v obrokih to pay by instalments, to pay on the hire purchase (ali deferred payment) system

vplêsti to interweave; to intertwine, to interlace; (v krivdo ipd.) to involve (koga someone) in, to implicate in, to entangle

biti vpleten v kaj to be entangled in something
bil je vpleten v ono škandalozno afero he was involved in that scandalous affair
vpleten v pravdo involved in a lawsuit

vplíven influential; weighty

vplíven človek a man of weight
vplívna (visoka) oseba (figurativno) big shot (ali big noise, big gun, big wheel, bigwig)
on je vplívna oseba v politiki he is a man of influence in politics

vpoglèd insight; perusal, view; examination

na vpoglèd on approbation, on approval
na vpoglèd in vrnitev for perusal and return
imeti (dobiti) vpoglèd v to have (to get) an insight into
dobil sem vpoglèd v tiste razmere I got an insight into those circumstances
predložiti komu v vpoglèd svoje knjige to submit one's books to someone for inspection
dovoliti komu vpoglèd v svoje knjige to allow someone to examine one's books
brezplačen izvod (knjige) na vpoglèd (ogled) specimen (ali free) copy
poslati na vpoglèd (ogled) to send for examination (ali on approval)