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utegníti to have time

če bom utegnil, bom prišel if I have time, I shall come
to utegne biti res that might be true
utegnemo zamuditi vlak we may miss the train
kaj bi se mu bilo utegnilo zgoditi? what might have happened to him?
nisem ga utegnil obiskati I had no time to see him
ne utegnem (= nimam časa) I cannot afford the time

utility [ju:tíliti] samostalnik
korist, prid, koristnost, koristna stvar
filozofija korist, sreča, blagor

of utility koristen
of no utility nekoristen
utility goods blago široke potrošnje
utility (man) priložnostni delavec, faktotum, dekle za vsa dela, gledališče igralec za manjše vloge
public utility splošna korist
(public) utility company ameriško javno uslužnostno (servisno) podjetje (pošta, železnica ipd.)
utility car manjši avto

utŕžek (odtegljaj) deduction

brez utŕžka without deduction, no deduction

užalíti to offend, to give offence (to); to insult, to affront; to outrage; to hurt, to hurt (someone's) feelings; to offer an insult (koga to someone); pogovorno to tread on someone's corns

nisem imel namena užalíti I meant no offence

value¹ [vǽlju:] samostalnik
vrednost; korist; cena, vrednost; kupna moč; protivrednost; znesek; valuta
figurativno pomembnost, važnost, pomen, teža, vrednost

at value po dnevnem tečaju
value in account vrednost po računu
value in cash gotovina
out of value (slikarstvo) presvetel ali pretemen
to the value of v znesku, do zneska od
value date datum vknjižbe
added value dodana, novo ustvarjena vrednost
caloric value kalorična vrednost
commercial value komercialna vrednost
exchange value, value in exchange zamenjalna vrednost, protivrednost
face value nominalna vrednost
the precise value of a word precizen pomen besede
range of values območje vrednosti
surplus value višek (presežek) vrednosti
surrender value (zavarovalništvo) povratna kupna vrednost
use value, value in use uporabna vrednost
sample of no value vzorec brez vrednosti
for value received (na potrdilu) "prejel znesek"
to get full value out of izvleči polno vrednost iz
to get good value for one's money dobro (ugodno) kupiti, napraviti dobro kupčijo
to set a great value upon zelo ceniti
he sets no value upon my advice on ne da nič na moj nasvet
to set too much value upon pripisovati preveliko vrednost (ceno) (čemu)

váren safe; secure

váren pred safe from
na várnem in safety
absolutno, popolnoma váren (pogovorno) as safe as houses
toliko bolj várno so much the safer
váren kraj a safe place
váren pred napadi secure from attacks
váren obstoj, eksistenca a secure existence
váren pred nevarnostjo secure from danger
várna investicija a safe investment
most ni váren the bridge is not safe
biti na várnem to be on the safe side
biti váren pred volkovi to be safe from the wolves
hraniti kaj na várnem to keep something safe
tu smo na várnem pred vetrom here we are sheltered from the wind
moje življenje ni več várno my life is no longer secure
ni várno dotakniti se tega psa it is not safe to touch this dog, beware of the dog!
zdaj se čutimo várne we feel safe now
várno sem ga spravil (spremil) domov I saw him safe home
spravil sem ga na várno I have taken him to (ali put him in) a safe place
peljati na várno to lead to safety
položiti na várno mesto to put in a safe place

vážen important (za to); momentous; weighty; significant

vážna oseba a person of importance
biti vážen to be of importance, to be important (ali weighty); to have importance; to import; to matter (za to); to be momentous; to signify; to be material
biti življenjsko vážen za to be vital to
je to vážno? does it matter?
(to) ni vážno it does not matter; it is of no consequence
to je komaj vážno it matters little, pogovorno it doesn't matter very much
to je silno vážno it is of the utmost importance
delati se vážnega to put on airs, to put on side, to give oneself airs, to get (ali to be) on one's high horse

vèč more; plus

vèč kot... more than...
vèč (od njih) several
še vèč still more
vèč kot dovolj enough and to spare
vèč ljudi several people
ne vèč no more, no longer
vèč ali manj more or less
nič vèč no more
vèč dni several days, a day or two
vedno vèč in vèč more and more
nikoli vèč nevermore, never again
vèč kot enkrat more than once
vèč kot teden dni (kot en teden) for over a week
čim vèč, tem bolje the more the better
čim vèč dela, tem vèč potroši the more he works the more he spends
sem vèč kot zadovoljen I am more than satisfied
on ni vèč nesrečen he is no longer unhappy
ni ga vèč he is no more
bil si moj prijatelj, pa nisi vèč you used to be a fiend of mine but you aren't any longer
imam vèč denarja kot ti I have (ali pogovorno I've got) more money than you
vèč imaš, vèč hočeš imeti much will have more
vèč jih je kot nas there are more of them (than of us)
ne odlašaj vèč! delay no longer!, pogovorno don't put it off any longer!
nič vèč me ne zebe I don't feel cold any longer
vèč od njih poznam I know several of them
nimam vèč denarja I have no money left, I have no more money
spoznal, srečal sem se z vèč člani kluba I met several members of the club
ne misli vèč na to! don't think of it any more!, pogovorno forget it!
nisem mogel vèč molčati I could not remain silent any longer
ne bom vèč čakal I shall not wait any longer
ne maram vèč slišati nobene besede o tem I don't want to hear another word about it
od takrat ga nisem vèč videl I have not seen him since (then)

védeti to know; to be aware (of); to realize

zanesljivo védeti to be positive about
védeti za kaj to be in the know, to be aware (of something), to be cognizant (of something)
dobro vedoč za kaj fully cognizant of something
vem za nekoga, ki... I know of someone who...
kolikor vem as far as I know, for aught I know (of)
ne da bi jaz vedel (= kolikor mi je znano ne) not that I know
pa še kako dobro to vem! don't I know it!
bojim se, da zdaj nič več ne vem (kot prej) I fear I am none the wiser
on dobro ve, kaj se je zgodilo he well knows (ali he is well aware of) what happened
ne védeti za kaj to be ignorant of something
rad bi vedel I should like to know, I wonder (ali, če whether, if)
ko bi bil (jaz) vedel! if only I had known!
védeti o čem to be well aware (ali arhaično apprised) of something
nihče ne ve, kaj se utegne zgoditi there is no knowing what may happen
védeti, kaj hočemo (= ne omahovati) to know one's own mind
kako, da jaz ne bi tega vedel! don't I know it!
to sam le predobro vem (= komu to pripovedujete?) you are telling me!
influenca, defterija in ne vem, kaj še vse influenza, diphtheria, and goodness knows what else
védeti najnovejše (o) to be well up (in), to be au courant (ali up-to-date) with
človek nikoli ne ve (= nikoli ne veš) you never know, you never can tell
kako naj vem, kam je šel how should I know where he went
ali še veš? do you remember?
ne vem ne kod ne kam I don't know which way to turn

véra religion; faith; creed; belief; persuasion

brez vére irreligious
državna véra established faith
krščanska véra Christian faith
apostolska véra Apostles' Creed, Credo
kriva véra heresy
prazna véra superstition
v dobri véri in good faith
pri moji véri, ne! upon my word, no!
svoboda vére religious liberty, freedom of worship
izgubil sem véro vanj I have lost all faith in him
izpovedovati véro to profess a religion
omajati koga v njegovi véri to shake someone in his belief

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

vést¹ (novica, sporočilo) piece of news; news pl (s konstr. v sg); arhaično tidings pl; (piece of) information; report, account; advice; (važna) intelligence

najnovejše vésti the latest news, red-hot news
imam sijajno vést za vas I have a splendid piece of news for you
pričakujem od njih nadaljnjih vésti I am awaiting their further news
prišla je vést, da je sklenjen mir news arrived that peace had been concluded
lažna vést false (ali fabricated) report, canard
to je dobra vést this is good news
domače vésti home news, local news
kratke vésti news items
raznašalec vésti (klepetulja) gossip, newsmonger
povedati mu morate to slabo vést you must break this bad news to him
slabe vésti se kaj hitro izvejo bad news travels fast
že dolgo nimam vésti od njega I've had no news from him for a long time
o njem ni nobenih vésti nothing has been heard of him
zadnje vésti latest (ali last-minute) news, (v časopisu) stop-press
če ni vésti, je vse v redu no news is good news

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

vi you

vsi vi, vi vsi all of you
vi vsi, kolikor vas je the whole lot of you
vi trije you three
ko bi jaz bil vi if I were you
vi otroci se teh stvari ne zavedate you children have no idea about these things

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

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

vlóga gledališče part, role, rôle; (v banko) deposit; (prošnja) application; petition; (v igri, vložek) stake

nehvaležna vlóga an ungrateful part
zasedba vlóg gledališče cast
néma vlóga gledališče nonspeaking role, walk-on part
hranilna vlóga savings-bank deposit
film X. v glavni vlógi Y. a film featuring Y.
igrati negativno vlógo gledališče, lopov, kriminalec to play a baddy (ali a heavy)
igrati vlógo v... gledališče to act a part in...
igrati glavno vlógo v igri ipd. to star in a play, to feature in a play, to play the main role, (figurativno) to play the key role, to be the kingpin
igrati važno vlógo v... to play an important part in...
igrati žalostno, klavrno vlógo to cut a poor figure
igral je klavrno vlógo v tej zadevi he cut a poor figure in that affair
igrati stransko vlógo (figurativno) to play second fiddle, to be of second-rate importance
to ne igra nobene vlóge (figurativno) that does not matter, that makes no difference
denar ne igra vlóge money is no object
napraviti pismeno vlógo to put in a written application
napraviti vlógo na... to make an application to...
péti vodilno vlógo v operi to sing the lead in an opera

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

vocation [voukéišən] samostalnik
poklic, profesija; zaposlitev; namestitev; stroka; nagnjenje, dar, talent, sposobnost; klic, poziv (for, to za)
notranji nagon
religija božji poziv

mechanical vocations rokodelski poklici
to choose a vocation izbrati poklic
she has some vocation to music ima nekaj daru za glasbo
he has littie or no vocation for teaching ima malo ali nobene sposobnosti (daru) za učitelja
to mistake one's vocation zgrešiti svoj poklic