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vnéma zeal; eagerness; fervour, fervency; ardour; zealousness

z vnémo zealously
poln vnéme full of zeal
prevelika vnéma excessive zeal
njegova vnéma za učenje his eagerness for learning
(po)kazati izredno, pretirano vnémo to make a great show of zeal
delati z vnémo to work enthusiastically, arhaično to labour zealously
(po)kazati vnémo za svoje delo to show enthusiasm for one's work
goreti od vnéme to burn with zeal
z vso vnémo se lotiti (česa) to put one's back into (something)
zmanjšati komu vnémo to dampen someone's ardour

vnémar

puščati, pustiti vnémar to neglect, to disregard; to leave out; to omit; to slight, to cast a slight on (something)

vnéti to inflame

vnéti se to take (ali to catch) fire, to inflame, to kindle, (rana) to inflame, to be inflamed; to begin to burn
vnéti se za kaj to be enthusiastic about something, pogovorno to be hot (ali dead keen) on something
ves vnet je za... he is all afire (with enthusiasm) for...
takoj se vnéti za kaj (se ogreti za kaj) (figurativno) to take to something like a duck to water

vocabulary [vəkǽbjuləri]

1. samostalnik
seznam besed; slovar, besednjak, leksikon; bogastvo besed, besedišče, besedni zaklad, vokabular

vocabulary book besednjak, slovarček (beležnica)

2. pridevnik
beseden

vocabulary entry vpis v slovar; geslo, uvodnica
a writer with a large vocabulary pisatelj z obsežnim besednim zakladom

vocal [vóukl]

1. pridevnik (vocally prislov)
izražen z glasom, glasoven; usten, govoren, ki se tiče (človeškega) glasu; pevski, vokalen; zvočen, doneč, zveneč, odmevajoč
fonetika vokaličen
poetično žuboreč; hrupen, glasen, slišen

vocal cords glasilke
vocal auscultation medicina osluškovanje govornih šumov
a vocal communication ustno sporočilo
the vocal organs govorni organi
vocal music vokalna glasba
to become vocal izraziti se z besedami

2. samostalnik (redko)
jezikoslovje samoglasnik, vokal

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

vociferous [vousífərəs] pridevnik (vociferously prislov)
kričeč, kričav, zelo glasen; hrupen, razgrajaški

vociferous talk vpitje
a vociferous crowd hrupna, bučna množica
to be vociferous glasno vpiti ali peti, dreti se

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

vodíti (iti prvi) to lead, to go first; to lead the way; to take the lead; to conduct; (upravljati) to manage, to direct, to be the manager; to control; to boss; to run; (ladjo) to pilot, to steer

vodíti v modi to set the fashion
vodíti ples to lead the dance
vodil nas je skozi pravi labirint ulic he guided us through an absolute labyrinth of streets
pes je vodil slepca the dog was leading the blind man
pustí se vodíti od žene he lets his wife manage him
vodíti s 3 goli šport to lead by 3 goals
človeka često vodijo njegove strasti a man is often swayed by his passions
vodíti koga za nos (figurativno) to lead someone up the garden path, to pull someone's leg
vodíti psa na vrvici to lead a dog on the leash
vodíti razpašno življenje to lead a life of debauchery
vodíti v skušnjavo to lead into temptation
vodíti vojno z... to make war on..., to wage war with...
cesta vodi v X. the road leads to X.
vodíti pogajanja to be in negotiation
vodíti v teku (preteči druge) to get ahead of, to outstrip
kdo vodi (v teku, šport) who is ahead?
vodíti posle to manage, to run a business
on vodi vse (pogovorno) he runs the whole show
kam to vodi? what are we coming to?
to ne vodi nikamor that gets us nowhere
to lahko daleč vodi that could take us a long way
vodíti knjige ekonomija to keep the books
vodíti sestanek (sejo, zborovanje) to be in the chair, to (take the) chair, to preside over a meeting
kdo je vodil sestanek? who presided over the meeting?, who was in the chair?
dejavnosti, zadeve to conduct activities, affairs
vodíti družbene odnose to manage a society's affairs
vsa pota vodijo v Rim all roads lead to Rome

vodnják well; fountain

artezijski vodnják artesian well
voda iz vodnjáka well water
kopač vodnjákov well digger
izkopati vodnják to sink a well
izvrtati vodnják to bore a well
vodnják se je posušil the well has run dry

vódstvo guidance; leadership; lead; conduct; (uprava) administration, management, managing; direction

vódstvo ekspedicije leadership of an expedition
vódstvo tvrdke running of a firm
pod vódstvom under the direction (ali lead) of
prevzeti vódstvo to take the lead (tudi šport)
prevzeti vódstvo tvrdke to take over the management (ali running) of a firm

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

vóh sense of smell, smell; scent; figurativno nose

pes ostrega vóha a hound of keen scent
imeti dober vóh to have a keen sense of smell
izgubiti svoj vóh to lose one's smell

vóhati to smell; to scent; to sniff (at)

vóhati divjačino to scent game
vóhati nevarnost (figurativno) to smell a rat

voice¹ [vɔ́is] samostalnik
glas (politika & figurativno človeški)
ton, zvok; izraz
slovnica način; sposobnost ali moč govora; mnenje, odločitev
fonetika zven
glasba petje (kot stroka)
zastarelo govorica; sloves

with one voice enoglasno, enodušno, kot eden
at the top of one's voice na ves glas, na vse grlo
in a loud (low) voice glasno (tiho)
active, passive voice slovnica tvorni, trpni način (glagola)
the still (ali small) voice glas vesti
the voice of God glas vesti, vest
in a prophetic voice s preroškim glasom
voice system (vesolje) naprava za ustno komuniciranje z astronavtom
use of one's voice uporaba pravice glasovanja
he is not in good voice on ne govori (poje) tako dobro kot običajno
to give voice to one's indignation dati izraza svojemu ogorčenju
to give one's voice for izjaviti se za, glasovati za
to find (ali to recover) one's voice priti spet do glasu
to have a voice in the matter imeti besedo pri zadevi
to lift up one's voice povzdigniti svoj glas, spregovoriti, javiti se
to lose one's voice izgubiti glas (zaradi prehlada itd.)
to love the sound of one's voice rad se poslušati
to raise one's voice povzdigniti svoj glas, govoriti glasneje
to study voice študirati petje

void¹ [vɔ́id] pridevnik (voidly prislov)
prazen, izpraznjen; nezaseden, vakanten, prost (mesto, služba)
poetično jalov, neuspešen, ničev, brezkoristen, neučinkovit; neveljaven

a book void of interest nezanimiva knjiga
a void space prazen prostor
void of ki nima, (ki je) brez (česa)
she is void of affectation ona ni afektirana, je naravna
void of common sense brez zdrave pameti
she was wholly void of fear prav nič se ni bala
null and void pravno neveljaven, brez zakonske veljave; ničev
to fall void izprazniti se
the office has been void for a year službeno mesto je nezasedeno že eno leto

void² [vɔ́id] samostalnik
praznina, prazen prostor; vrzel
figurativno občutek praznine, zapuščenosti

to fill a void napolniti praznino
his death has left a void njegova smrt je zapustila veliko praznino
the bird vanished into the void ptič se je izgubil iz vida

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

vokabulár; vokabulárski vocabulary

pisatelj z obsežnim vokabulár; vokabulárskijem a writer with a large vocabulary