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veríga chain; figurativno (niz) chain, series, sequence

člen veríge link (of a chain)
na verígi chained
pes na verígi bandog, watchdog
gorska veríga mountain range
merilna veríga surveyor's chain
snežna veríga (za avto) snow chain, tyre chain, nonskid chain
kolo na verígo chain wheel
most na verígah suspension bridge
dati v veríge (vkleniti) koga to put someone in irons
dati na verígo, -e to chain (up)
delati v verígi to form a chain
prikleniti, privezati na verígo to chain up
povezati z verígo to chain, arhaično to concatenate
kaznjenec v verígah convict confined in chains

vešála gallows pl, gallows tree, gibbet

zrel za vešála ripe for the gallows, fit for the gibbet
dati, obesiti na vešála to hang on the gallows
obsoditi, poslati na vešála to send to the gallows
priti na vešála to finish up on the gallows
umreti na vešálih to die on the gallows
zaslužiti vešála to deserve hanging
za to bo prišel na vešála he will hang for it

veto množina vetoes [ví:tou, -touz]

1. samostalnik
veto, pravica (vložitve) veta

veto power pravica veta
suspensory veto suspenziven veto
to exercise the veto uporabljati veto
to put one's veto on vložiti (dati) svoj veto glede
to put a veto on prepovedati, zabraniti
to interpose one's veto vložiti svoj veto

2. prehodni glagol
politika vložiti svoj veto (proti čemu); odkloniti (soglasje z)

the bill was vetoed zakonski osnutek je bil odklonjen

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

vidírati to visa, ZDA to visé

vidírati kaj to put one's O.K. upon (something)
vidírati potni list to visa (ali ZDA to visé) a passport
dati vidírati potni list to get one's passport visaed (ali ZDA viséed)

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

vlák train

na vláku on a train
z vlákom by train
delavski vlák workpeople's train
jutranji vlák morning train
potniški (brzi, direktni, ekspresni, posebni, izletniški) vlák passenger (fast, through ali direct, express, special ali extra, excursion) train
luksusni vlák de luxe train, Pullman
oklepni vlák armoured train
lokalni vlák local train; ZDA shuttle train
mešani vlák composite passenger and goods train
vlák (jata) rib shoal, school
redni vlák regular (ali scheduled) train
odhajajoči vlák (the) train now starting
vlák ob 4ih the four o'clock train
tovorni vlák goods train
vlák ima zamudo the train is late (ali overdue ali behind time)
vlak ima 10 minut zamude the train is 10 miutes late
dati v promet poseben vlák to run a special train
peljati se z vlákom to go by train, to take the train
s katerim vlákom se boš peljal? which train will you take?
vlák mora priti ob devetih the train is due at nine
vstopiti v vlák to board a train, to get on a train
prestopiti v drug vlák to change
izstopiti iz vláka to alight from a train, to get off a train
odpeljati se, odpotovati z vlákom to leave by train
spremiti koga k odhodu vláka to see someone off
ujeti, priti pravočasno na vlák to catch a train
še ujeti vlák to catch a train in the nick of time
zamuditi vlák to miss a train

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

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)

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

vpréči to harness

vpréči konje v voz to harness horses to the carriage
dati vpréči konja v voz to have a horse harnessed to a carriage
biti vprežen v (figurativno) to be tied (ali yoked) to
izpregli so konja in se vpregli v voz they took out the horse and harnessed themselves

vréča sack; bag; narečno poke

polna vréča (česa) a sackful
spalna vréča sleeping bag
vetrna vréča aeronavtika wind sock, wind cone, wind sleeve
dati, vtakniti v vréčo to sack, to bag
kupiti mačka v vréči to buy a pig in a poke

vzdévek nickname

dati komu vzdévek to nickname someone
vzdévek se ga prijel the nickname stuck to him

vzgójen educational; pedagogic, pedagogical

vzgójna metoda educational method
vzgójni sistem educational system, education
vzgójni zavod educational establishment, za mladoletnike VB borstal, ZDA reformatory
dati, izročiti v vzgójni zavod to commit to a reformatory
vzgójèn educated
dobro (slabo) vzgójen well (badly) educated

want² [wɔnt]

1. neprehodni glagol
biti brez, ne imeti, trpeti pomanjkanje, revno živeti
zastarelo manjkati; (le v sed. deležniku) pustiti na cedilu (to s.o. koga)
ne ustrezati pričakovanju, ne upravičiti pričakovanj

he does not want for talent on ni brez daru
he wants for nothing nič mu ne manjka
he is never found wanting nanj se lahko vedno zaneseš
he will never let me want nikoli ne bo dopustil, da bi jaz trpel pomanjkanje
there never want discontented persons nezadovoljneži se vedno najdejo

2. prehodni glagol
ne imeti, čutiti pomanjkanje (for česa)
potrebovati, čutiti nujno potrebo; zahtevati, hoteti, želeti, hrepeneti po

to want for potrebovati, biti brez; ameriško, pogovorno želeti, hoteti
wanted a waitress (v oglasih) išče se natakarica
I have all I want imam vse, kar potrebujem
I want it done želim, da se to napravi
he is wanted by the police za njim je izdana tiralica
she wants 2 years for her majority manjkata ji 2 leti do polnoletnosti
it wants 5 minutes to nine manjka 5 minut do devetih
we want him to leave to-morrow želimo, da (on) odpotuje jutri
this clock wants a repair (repairing, to be repaired) ta ura je potrebna popravila
what else do you want? kaj še hočete?
you are wanted iščejo vas, sprašujejo po vas, potrebujejo vas, želijo govoriti z vami
you want to see a doctor morate iti k zdravniku
you don't want to be rude ni vam treba biti grob
you want to have your hair cut moraš si dati ostriči lase

ward¹ [wɔ:d] samostalnik
straženje, čuvanje; odboj udarca, obramba; parada (pri mečevanju); nadzor; zapor, ječa, temnica, celica (v jetnišnici); oddelek (v bolnici, ubožnici, zaporu); okraj, okrožje; (mestna) četrt; revir
pravno varovanec, -nka; skrbništvo, varuštvo; rejenec
tehnično brada (ključa)

to be under ward biti v zaporu, pod nadzorstvom
to keep watch and ward stražiti
to put s.o. in ward zapreti, vtakniti koga v ječo, dati koga pod nadzorstvo

watch¹ [wɔč]

1. samostalnik
žepna, zapestna ura; budnost, opazovanje, oprez(ovanje), pazljivost; zalezovanje; straža, stražar
navtika straža na ladji
zastarelo bedenje; straža pri mrliču, nočna straža
zgodovina eno od 3 ali 4 razdobij noči

in the watches of the night čas, preživet v bedenju
in the silent watches of the night v tihih nočnih urah
on the watch na opazovanju, v pazljivem pričakovanju
watch and ward (prvotno) stražarjenje podnevi in ponoči, (danes) naporno, napeto, ostro stražarjenje
it is two o'clock by my watch ura je dve po moji uri
first watch prva nočna straža na ladji (20,00-24,00 ure)
to be (up) on the watch biti buden; paziti se
to have the watch stražiti
to keep (a) close watch over (ali on) stražiti, bedeti, paziti na, pazljivo nadzirati, ostro opazovati
to pass as a watch in the night figurativno biti hitro pozabljen
to set a watch postaviti stražo
to set a watch (up) on s.o. dati koga (skrivno, tajno) opazovati

2. pridevnik
stražni; opazovalni

watch mastiff pes čuvaj

wave² [wéiv] neprehodni glagol
valovati, delati valove; biti valovit; gibati se v valovih; zibati se; plapolati; (po)mahati, zamahniti

to wave to s.o. pomigniti komu
prehodni glagol
mahati (z), vrteti (kaj); vihteti (a sword meč)
vzvalovati; ondulirati (lase); vtisniti valovite črte (v tkanino), moarirati; vtisniti črte (v kovino), giljoširati; okrasiti z valovitimi črtami

to wave one's hand pomahati z roko
to wave welcome to s.o. pomahati komu za dobrodošlico
to have one's hair waveed dati si ondulirati lase
to wave aside poklicati na stran; odbiti (s kretnjo)
to wave s.o. away odbiti koga

way¹ [wéi] samostalnik
pot, cesta, steza; proga; prehod; stran, smer
navtika kurz

way in vhod
way out izhod; prehojena pot; pot ali oddaljenost, ki jo je treba prehoditi; dalja, del poti ali potovanja; prosta pot, prostor; figurativno priložnost, prilika, možnost, izhod; napredovanje, napredek, razvoj; pogovorno okolica, stran; figurativno pot, način, sredstvo, postopek, metoda; navada, lastnost, običaj; poklic, stroka, področje dejavnosti; (zdravstveno) stanje, položaj; ozir, pogled, zveza, razmerje, stopnja; navtika, množina grede za spuščanje ladje v vodo, sanke
a long (ali a great) way off (ali from here) daleč stran od tu
any way vsekakor, v vsakem primeru
by way of na poti čez; z namenom, da; zato, da; s pomočjo; zaradi
by the way mimogrede, spotoma, na poti; sicer; slučajno
by way of compliment kot kompliment
in a way nekako, na neki način, ne popolnoma
in every way v vsakem pogledu (oziru)
in many ways v mnogih ozirih (pogledih)
in more ways than one v več kot enem oziru (pogledu)
in a polite (friendly) way vljudno (prijazno)
in a small way skromno, brez pretenzij, ponižno
not by a long way še dolgo ne
in some (ali several) ways v marsikakem pogledu (oziru)
one way or another tako ali tako, kakorkoli, nekako
over the way na drugi strani (poti), čez cesto
on one's way to na poti k
no way nikakor ne
some way or other na ta ali na oni način
the other way round v obratni smeri, narobe, (ravno) obratno
under way navtika na poti, na vožnji
well on one's way v polnem teku
ways and means pot in način (zlasti kako priti do denarja)
Ways and Means parlamentarna budžetna komisija
the way of the world tok, način življenja, ukoreninjen običaj
the way of the cross religija križev pot
no way inferior nikakor ne slabši, neznatnejši
the good old ways dobri, stari običaji
high way glavna cesta, državna cesta; figurativno običajni način delovanja
Milky Way rimska cesta (na nebu)
lion in the way zapreka, motnja (zlasti namišljena, fiktivna)
permanent way železnica tir, tračnice
permanent-way man železnica progovni delavec
nothing out of the way nič posebnega (nenavadnega, izrednega)
somewhere London way nekje v okolici Londona
right of way pravica prehoda (čez tuje zemljišče)
this way please! semkaj, za menoj, prosim!
this is not in my way to ni moja stroka, s tem se ne bavim
to ask the (ali one's) way vprašati za pot
to be in a bad way biti v slabem položaju
to be in the family way biti noseča, pričakovati otroka
to be by way of being angry skoraj pobesneti
to be in s.o.'s way biti komu napoti, motiti koga
to be under way biti na poti
the conference was already under way konferenca je bila že v teku
to be on the way biti na poti, približevati se
to be in a way pogovorno biti vznemirjen, razburjen
it is not his way to ni njegova navada
the furthest way about is the nearest way home najkrajša pot ni vedno najhitrejša
to clear the way umakniti se s poti, dati prost prehod
to come by way of Paris priti prek Pariza
to come (ali to fall) in s.o.'s way srečati koga, naleteti na koga
to gather way povečati hitrost
to find one's way znajti se
to get in the way biti napoti, zapreti pot, ovirati
to get in the way of s.th. razumeti kaj
to get out of the way iti s poti, umakniti se (s poti)
to give way umakniti se, odmakniti se, izogniti se; popuščati, popustiti
to force one's way izsiliti, utreti si pot
to go a long way iti daleč
to go one's way oditi, iti po svoji poti
to go (ali to take) one's own way iti svojo pot; ravnati, narediti neodvisno od nasvetov drugih
to go the way of all the earth (of all flesh, of nature) figurativno umreti
to have it both ways po potrebi si izbrati
you can't have it both ways ne moreš imeti obojega; figurativno ne more biti volk sit in koza cela
to have one's own way delati po svoji glavi; doseči to, kar želimo
if I had my (own) way če bi šlo po mojem
to live in a great (small) way razkošno (skromno) živeti
to look the other way stran gledati
to look s.o.'s way gledati proti komu
to lose way izgubiti, zmanjšati hitrost
to lose one's way zaiti, izgubiti se
to make way napredovati; figurativno prodreti, uspeti
to make one's own way iti po svoji poti, oditi
to make the best of one's way iti čim hitreje, pohiteti
to pave the way for utreti pot za
to put o.s. out of the way truditi se, da(ja)ti si truda
to put s.o. out of the way spraviti koga s poti, tajno ubiti koga
to see a way out videti pot (izhod, neko možnost)
to stand in the way of s.o. ovirati koga, zastaviti komu pot
to twist one's way through zvijati se (kot kača) skozi
to work one's way študirati, preživljati se z delom
where there's a will there's a way hoteti je moči

wedge² [wedž] prehodni glagol
pritrditi, pričvrstiti s klinom, zagozditi; vriniti, s klinom razklati

to wedge apart s klinom razdvojiti, narazen dati
to wedge open (s klinom) razklati
to wedge away, to wedge off odcepiti
to wedge o.s. in vriniti se noter
neprehodni glagol
vriniti se, zabiti se (in, into v)