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vòl ox, pl oxen; bullock; (psovka) VB žargon twerp

jarem volov a yoke of oxen
vprega vòlov a team of oxen
mlad vòl steer
pitani vòli pl beeves pl
biti močan kot vòl to be as strong as an ox
gledati kot zaboden vòl to stare like a stuck pig

volant [vóulənt] pridevnik
zoologija ki more leteti
grboslovje leteč, prikazan v (po)letu
poetično okreten, hiter, brz, leteč, bežen

a volant touch bežen dotik

volatile [vɔ́lətail, -til] pridevnik
hitro hlapljiv, izparljiv; ki se hitro razprši; eteričen; volatilen; bežen, minljiv, začasen; prazen, ničev; živahen, vesel, razposajen; nestanoviten, vihrav, spremenljiv, površen, lahkomiseln; (redko) leteč

volatile oil eterično olje
volatile salt dišeča alkoholna raztopina amonijevega karbonata
a volatile temper nestanoviten značaj

volcano množina volcanos, volcanoes [vɔlkéinou] samostalnik
geologija vulkan, ognjenik
figurativno sod smodnika

active (dormant, extinct, submarine) volcano delujoč (speč, ugasel, podmorski) vulkan
to sit on the top of a volcano figurativno sedeti na sodu smodnika

volílen electoral, election(-); elective

volílni boj election contest, election campaign
volílni govor election speech, ZDA campaign speech
volílna kampanja election campaign, canvassing, electioneering
volílni glas vote
volílni imenik register of voters, electoral roll, electoral register
volílni izidi election returns pl, poll
volílna glasovnica ballot paper
volílna kroglica (voting) ballot
volílni fond (electoral) campaign fund
volílni listek voting paper, ballot
volílni odbor electoral board, electoral committee
volílni letak election pamphlet
volílni komisar returning officer
volílna celica, kabina polling booth, voting booth
volílni program platform, ZDA ticket
volílno okrožje constituency, ZDA district
volílna pravica right to vote, franchise
splošna volílna pravica universal suffrage
moška, ženska volílna pravica male, female suffrage (ali right to vote)
volílna reforma electoral reform
volílni seznam kandidatov list of candidates, ZDA ticket, slate
volílna skrinjica ballot box
števec (štetje) volílnih glasov scrutineer (scrutiny)
velika (slaba) volílna udeležba a heavy (a light) poll
volílni zakon electoral law
nemški volílni knez zgodovina Elector
volílna enota voting unit
volílna konferenca election conference
imeti volílni govor to electioneer, ZDA to stump
(od)dati svoj volílni glas to give one's vote (za for)
prešteti volílne glasove to count the poll (ali the votes)

volítev volítve pl election, elections pl; poll; balloting; polling

ožja volítev, volítve second (ali final) ballot
spodbijana, sporna volítev, volítve disputed (ZDA contested) election
priti v ožjo volítev, volítve to be on a short list
volítve v zvezne organe elections for federal agencies
javne volítve (glasovanje) open voting
tajne volítve (glasovanje) secret ballot
občinske volítve municipal elections
splošne volítve general election, parliamentary elections
dopolnilne (delne) volítve byelection
dan volítev election day, polling day
neveljavne volítve void election
visoka (nizka) udeležba na volítvah heavy (light) poll
razpisati (nove) volítve to issue writs for an election, (figurativno) to go to the country
snubiti glasove pri volítvah to canvass, to solicit votes, to electioneer
iti na volítve to go to the polls, (kandidat) to stand for election
poraziti koga pri volítvah to defeat someone at the polls
izgubiti mandat na volítvah to lose one's seat, to be unseated
volítve so odložene the poll is postponed
delavska stranka vodi pri volítvah the Labour party is in the lead
razglasiti, objaviti rezultat volítev to declare the result of the election
biti poražen na volítvah to be defeated at the polls
dobiti največje število glasov pri volítvah to get most votes, to head (ali to top) the poll

volíti to vote, to cast one's vote; to poll; (izbirati) to elect, to choose

volíti v oporoki to will, to bequeath
Ljubljana danes voli Ljubljana is polling today
svoj denar je volila bolnišnici she left (ali bequeathed, willed) her money to a hospital
iti volit to go to the polls

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

volley¹ [vɔ́li] samostalnik
vojska salva; volej
figurativno toča, ploha, naliv (besed, kletvic); vihar (klicev odobravanja)
šport odboj žoge, preden pade na tla

a volley of stones toča kamenja
a volley of ten salva iz 10 topov
a volley of oaths toča kletvic
volley-ball šport vrnitev, odboj žoge, preden se dotakne tal
half volley vrnitev, odboj žoge, kakor hitro se dotakne tal

vólna wool

česana vólna combing wool
lesna vólna woodwool
neprana vólna wool in the grease
pletilna vólna knitting wool
surova vólna natural wool
vólna za vezenje Berlin wool
bala vólne (240 funtov) bale of wool, woolpack
blago iz čiste vólne all-wool material (ali cloth)
klobčič vólne a ball of wool
borza, tržišče za vólno VB wool hall
česanje vólne wool combing
grebenanje vólne wool carding
letni donos vólne ekonomija (wool) clip
kosem vólne (wool) flock
industrija vólne woollen manufacture
predilnica vólne woollen mill
odpadki vólne wool waste
proizvajalec vólne woolgrower
proizvodnja vólne woolgrowing
trgovec z vólno wool stapler, dealer in wool, wool merchant, woollen draper
trgovina z vólno wool trade

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

volúmen volume

volúmen soda the volume of a cask

voluminous [vəljú:minəs] pridevnik (voluminously prislov)
prostoren, obsežen, obširen, zelo velik, ogromen; ki ima veliko prostornino, voluminozen; napihnjen, nabran (zavesa); obilen, plodovit, produktiven (pisatelj); ki obsega mnogo zvezkov (literarno delo)

a voluminous correspondence, a voluminous work obsežna korespondenca, obsežno delo

voluntary¹ [vɔ́ləntəri] pridevnik (-rily prislov)
prostovoljen, spontan, hoten, nameren; osnovan ali vzdrževan s prostovoljnimi prispevki; svoboden, neodvisen

voluntary act namerno, premišljeno dejanje
a voluntary contribution prostovoljen prispevek
the voluntary faculty svobodna volja
voluntary manslaughter premišljen uboj
voluntary school (od države) neodvisna šola
a voluntary statement, confession prostovoljna izjava, prostovoljno priznanje
voluntary workers prostovoljni delavci

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?

voluptuous [vəlʌ́ptjuəs] pridevnik (voluptuously prislov)
pohoten, hotljiv, polten, čuten, nasladen, senzualen; sladostrasten

voluptuous mouth čutna usta
voluptuous pleasure čutni užitek
to lead a voluptuous life živeti nasladno življenje

voluted [vəljú:tid] pridevnik
okrašen z volutami, volutast

a voluted sea-shell z volutami okrašena morska školjka

vónj odour; smell; (prijeten) scent, fragrance; redolence; perfume, aroma

brez vónja odourless
odbijajoč vónj offensive smell
močan vónj po dimu a strong smell of smoke
vónj po senu scent of hay