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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!

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?

vóščiti¹ (želeti) to congratulate; to wish

vóščiti dober dan to bid good day
voščil mi je mnogo uspeha he wished me great success
voščim vam vesele božične praznike in srečno novo leto I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

vouchsafe [vaučséif] prehodni glagol
(milostno) odobriti, dopustiti, dovoliti; blagovoliti; podeliti

to vouchsafe a reply blagovoliti odgovoriti
he vouchsafed me no answer ni mi blagovolil odgovoriti

vprášati vpraševáti to ask, to ask a question, to put a question, to question; to interrogate

vprášati, vpraševáti za to inquire about; to raise a question
vprašajte v hiši! inquire within!
vprášati, vpraševáti koga za kaj, o čem to ask someone for (after, about) something
vprášati, vpraševáti po kom, za koga to ask for someone, to inquire about someone
vprášati, vpraševáti koga za čas (koliko je ura) to ask someone the time
vprášati, vpraševáti za pot to ask one's way
vprášati, vpraševáti koga za svèt to ask someone's advice, to consult someone
on rad, veliko sprašuje (figurativno) he is inquisitive
vprašal me je za moje ime he asked me my name
morali bi vprášati, vpraševáti zdravnika you ought to consult a physician
neštetokrat koga vprášati, vpraševáti to ask someone times without number (ali pogovorno tons of times)
preveč me vprašuješ o tem (= tega ne vem) you want to know more than I can tell you, that is beyond my ken
vprašujem se, če je ta obisk potreben (primeren) I question the necessity of this visit
vprašujem se (= bogve), kdo je to rekel I wonder who said it
često sem se vprašal, kaj bi se zgodilo, če... I have often wondered what would happen if...
zelo vprašujejo po tem artiklu this article is in great demand (ali in great request)
za to blago nikdo ne vprašuje this article is a drug on the market
po kavi zelo vprašujejo coffee is very much in demand

vrág devil; Satan, the Evil One, the Tempter; the Prince of Darkness, the Adversary; arhaično the old gentleman, the archfiend, Old Nick; demon; dickens, deuce

vrág v ženski podobi she-devil
k vrágu! hang it!; what the dickens!
obseden od vrága possessed by the devil
vrág! the deuce!
vrág vzemi to! devil take it
k vrágu delo danes to hell with work today!
vrág ga je obsedel! he has the devil in him
kdo vrága ti je to rekel? who the devil (ali the dickens) (who on earth) told you that?
pojdi k vrágu! go to hell, go to the devil!
iti k vrágu to go to the devil, to go to the dogs, to go to rack and ruin
vse gre k vrágu everything is going to the dogs!
v sili vrág muhe jé (žre) beggars can't be choosers
ne kliči vrága! let sleeping dogs lie!
počenjati vrága in pol to raise the devil, to play hell
slikati, risati vrága na steno to paint the devil blacker than he is
vrág vzemi muhe bother the flies!
vrág te vzemi! (the) devil take you!
naj me vrág vzame, če... I'll eat my hat if..., I'll be (ali I'm) damned if..., I'll be shot (ali hanged) if...
kaj vrága delaš danes tukaj? what the devil (ali what the dickens) are you doing here today?
kar vrág prikveka, nima teka arhaično what is got over the devil's back, goes under the belly
vrág ga vzemi! confound him!
z vrágom ni dobro buče saditi! (figurativno) he that sups with the devil must have a long spoon
»danes bi se šel z vrágom metat« (figurativno) I feel full of vim to-day

vrát neck; (grlo) throat

trd vrát stiff neck
labodji vrát swan's neck
na vrát na nos helter-skelter, head over heels, headlong; precipitately
do vrátu v težavah up to the eyes (ali ears) in difficulties
do vrátu v delu up to the elbows in work
biti do vrátu v vodi to be up to the ears in water
biti do vrátu sit česa to be fed up to the back teeth with something
vrát me boli I have a sore throat
imeti koga na vrátu (figurativno) to have someone on one's back
imeti veliko družino na vrátu to be encumbered with a large family
držati koga za vrát to hold someone by the throat
pasti komu okoli vrátu to fall on someone's neck, to embrace someone
prerezati komu vrát to cut someone's throat
razbiti vrát steklenice to break the neck of a bottle
stegovati vrát to stretch (ali to crane) one's neck (za, po at, for)
tičati do vrátú v dolgovih to be up to one's eyes (ali ears) in debt
vreči se komu okoli vrátú to throw one's arms round someone's neck
zaviti komu vrát to wring someone's neck, to tread on someone's neck
zgrabiti koga za vrát to grab someone by the throat, to take someone by the neck
zlomiti komu vrát to break someone's neck
zlomiti si vrát to break one's neck
zmagati za dolžino vrátú (pri konjskih dirkah) to win by a neck

vrèd prislov (skupaj) together (with)

z menoj vrèd together with me
z obrestmi vrèd including interest
s postrežbo vrèd service included, inclusive of service

vsè all; everything; all included; without exception

vsè, kar... all that...
vsè ali nič all or nothing, (figurativno) neck or nothing
vsè to all this
vsè zaman all in vain, all to no purpose
vsè do zadnjega to the last
vsè skupaj all together
vsè v vsem all in all
vsè več in več more and more
vsè manj in manj less and less
nad vsè above all, first of all
ona mu je vsè she is all to him
njemu vsè prav pride nothing comes amiss to him
vsè je izgubljeno all is lost
vsè mi je povedal he told me everything
vsè sem tvegal I have risked my all
vsè se mi zdi, da ti ni zanj I half suspect you don't care for him
jaz bi vsè prej kot (šel) I would rather have anything than (go)
vsè je dobro, kar se konča dobro all's well that ends well
vsè, kar se sveti, ni zlato all that glitters is not gold
storil bom vsè, kar želiš I shall do whatever you desire

vseêno all the same; all one; still; nevertheless; for all that

meni je vseêno it's all the same to me, it makes no difference to me, I don't care, (žargon) I don't give a damn (ali a darn)
vseêno je, če... it comes to the same thing, if...
če vam je vseêno, da hodite 10 minut if you don't mind walking ten minutes
vseêno mi je it is all one to me
to je čisto vseêno it is all one and the same thing
vseêno je it comes to the same thing, it is six of one and half a dozen of the other, (ni važno) it is of no consequence

vsíliti vsiljeváti

vsíliti, vsiljeváti komu kaj to force (ali to impose) something on someone, to thrust (ali to ram) something down someone's throat
vsilil nam je svojo družbo he thrust himself upon us
ne maramo vam vsíliti, vsiljeváti blaga we will not force the goods on (ali upon) you
vojna nam je bila vsiljena the war has been forced on (ali upon) us
vsíliti, vsiljeváti se komu to impose oneself upon (ali on) someone, to intrude, to force oneself on someone, to barge in; to interlope
vsilila se mi je misel the idea suggested itself to me

všéč

biti všéč to please
to mi je všéč I am pleased with it
všéč mi je... I like, I relish, I am pleased with, I am partial to, I am fond of, I love; it suits me, it is agreeable to (ali convenient for) me
kakor ti je všéč as you please, as you like
to mi ni všéč I don't like it, it displeases me, I am loath to..., I abhor..., I detest
kako ti je všéč ta barva? how do you like this colour?

vtís impression; impress; sensation; effect; tiskarstvo stamp, imprint; mark

trajen (globok) vtís lasting (deep) impression
(ne)ugoden vtís (un)favourable impression
biti pod vtísom, da... to be under the impression that...
imam vtís, da... it is my impression that...
imel je vtís, kot da... he had the impression that...
dajati vtís to give an (oziroma the) impression
dobiti, imeti dober vtís o čem to be favourably impressed by something
napraviti vtís na koga to impress someone, to leave an impression on someone
novica, vest je napravila zelo velik vtís the news created a sensation (ali a stir)
predstava je napravila name globok vtís the performance made (ali produced) a profound impression on me
name je napravilo vtís... I was impressed by...
storiti kaj, da bi napravili vtís to do something for effect
zapustiti neizbrisen vtís to leave one's mark (on)

vzéti to take

vzéti si čas to take one's time
vzéti si dopust to take a holiday; to get leave of absence
vzéti (jemati) čas to take up time
vzéti koga v avto to give someone a lift
vzéti eno z drugim to take one thing with another
vzéti v posest to take possession of
vzéti si k srcu to take (something) to heart
vzéti v presojo, v pretres to discuss, to examine
vzéti slovo od to take leave of
vzéti v poštev, v račun to take into account (ali into consideration)
vzéti (smatrati) kaj za samoumevno to take something for granted
vzéti na poskušnjo to take on trial; (ali trgovina on approval)
vzéti (v najem) stanovanje to take a flat
vzéti komu mere za obleko to measure someone for a suit, to take someone's measurements, za obutev to take someone's foot measurements
vzéti (kupiti) vozovnico to take a ticket
vzéti taksi to take a taxi
vzéti na znanje to take notice of
vzéti v najem, v zakup to rent
vzéti koga v službo to engage someone, to take someone into one's service
vzéti strup (zastrupiti se) to take poison
vzéti na kredit to take on credit
vzéti posojilo to raise a loan
vzéti koga za svojega (posvojiti) to adopt someone
vzéti v roke to take in one's hands
vzéti za zlo to take amiss, to take in bad part
vzéti pod streho (koga) to lodge, to take in, to shelter, to give shelter
vzéti nazaj to take back
vzéti življenje takšno, kot je to take the rough with the smooth
narazen vzéti to take apart, to take asunder
vzéti kaj za sveto resnico to take something for gospel truth
vzéti si življenje to take one's (own) life, to commit suicide
vzemi ali pa pusti! take it or leave it!
vzemi dežnik s seboj! take your umbrella!
vzemi to resno! take it seriously!
kakor se vzame (figurativno) that depends
vrag vzemi to! deuce take it!
vzela sta se they got married
tega si ne pustim vzéti I insist on it
vzemi se skupaj! (pridi spet k sebi!) be yourself!
vzemite se skupaj! (figurativno) pull yourself together!
vzemite me s seboj! take me along!
vse so mu vzeli they took everything from him

vznemíriti vznemírjati to alarm, to disturb, to trouble; to agitate; to upset; to disquiet; to worry; to make alarmed, to make nervous

njeno zdravje me vznemirja her health worries me
vznemíriti, vznemírjati se to worry; to take alarm (ob at), to get alarmed, to alarm oneself (about)
ne vznemirjaj se! don't worry!
kaj te vznemirja? what is upsetting you?
preveč se vznemirjate you worry too much

vzradostíti to gladden; to delight, to rejoice

vzradostíti se to rejoice (at, in, over), to enjoy (česa something), to be delighted, to be glad, to delight (in, at), to take delight (in)
novica me je vzradostila the news rejoiced me
vzradostili smo se, ko smo slišali tako dobre novice we were delighted to hear such good news
vzradoščen delighted, pleased

wait² [wéit]

1. neprehodni glagol
čakati, pričakovati (for s.o. koga)
počakati, potrpeti
zastarelo prežati na (koga); ostati brez odgovora, obležati, (pismo), ostati nedvignjen; streči (pri mizi, kot natakar)

wait till (ali until) I come počakaj, da (dokler ne) pridem
wait and see (le) počakaj; bomo že videli (kaj bo)
wait-and-see policy politika čakanja
to keep s.o. waiting, to make s.o. wait pustiti koga čakati
this matter can wait ta zadeva lahko počaka
the room is still waiting to be done soba še ni pospravljena
to wait at (ali on, upon the) table streči pri mizi

2. prehodni glagol
čakati, pričakovati
pogovorno odlašati, čakati z
zastarelo spremljati; prisostvovati
zastarelo slediti iz, izhajati

he must wait my convenience on mora počakati, dokler je meni prav
do not wait dinner for me ne čakajte name z večerjo
to wait one's opportunity (ali hour, time, chance) čakati na ugodno priliko
to wait table streči pri mizi

wake^(*)2 [wéik]

1. neprehodni glagol (tudi wake up)
prebuditi se, zbuditi se, postati buden; bedeti, biti buden, ostati buden, čuti
figurativno vstati, oživeti; predočiti si; zavesti se; premakniti se, zganiti se
zastarelo (ponoči) praznovati, slaviti

I usually wake early navadno se zbudim zgodaj
nature wakes in spring narava se prebudi spomladi
in my waking hours kadar sem buden
all will wake from death (ali the dead) religija vsi bodo vstali od mrtvih

2. prehodni glagol (tudi wake up)
zbuditi, prebuditi; obuditi (od mrtvih); povzročiti; oživiti; spodbuditi (to, into k)
bedeti pri (a corps mrliču)
poetično motiti, kaliti (mir itd.)

waking dream sanjarjenje
to wake ambition spodbosti častilakomnost
the noise woke me up hrup me je prebudil
she waked me up at 7 o'clock zbudila me je ob 7h
to wake the echoes dvigniti hrup, napraviti rabuko, hrumeti
the picture waked sad memories slika je obudila žalostne spomine
to wake up with a start planiti iz spanja

walk¹ [wɔ:k] samostalnik
hoja, hod, peš hoja, pešačenje, korakanje; način hoje, hoja v koraku; sprehod, tura, potovanje; redni, higienski sprehod; pot za sprehode, sprehajališče, promenada, aleja; pašnik (za ovce); tekališče (za kokoši); področje (dela), stroka, delavnost, aktivnost; poklic, socialen položaj, kariera; plantaža (v Zahodni Indiji); runda (policista); področje (krošnjarja)
britanska angleščina (gozdni) revir
šport tekmovalna hoja
zastarelo zakotje, skrivališče, zavetje, pribežališče

quite a walk kar precéj hoje
walk of life položaj v življenju, poklic, kariera
my favourite walk moj najljubši sprehod
in my walks through the world na mojem potovanju po svetu
a 10 minutes' walk to the station 10 minut hoje do postaje
the highest walks of society najvišji krogi družbe
to come at a walk priti peš, prikorakati
to go at a walk korakati, iti v koraku
to go for a walk, to take a walk iti na sprehod
to be on the walks ameriško inkasirati, pobirati denar
this is not within my walk to ni moja stroka, za to nisem kompetenten, to se me ne tiče
to take s.o. for a walk vzeti, peljati koga na sprehod
I know him by his walk poznam ga po hoji

walk² [wɔ:k]

1. neprehodni glagol
hoditi, iti, korakati, peš iti, pešačiti, počasi hoditi, sprehajati se; (konj) iti v koraku; (duhovi) strašiti
zastarelo majati se, premikati se (sem in tja)
figurativno, zastarelo živeti (po nekih načelih)
zastarelo klatiti se okoli

to walk along (ali up) the street iti po ulici
to walk home vrniti se peš domov
to walk on air figurativno biti v devetih nebesih
to walk in one's sleep hoditi v spanju
to walk in peace figurativno mirno živeti
to walk in procession hoditi v procesiji
he walked into the pie figurativno planil je po pašteti
to walk in golden (ali silver) slippers figurativno plavati v denarju, živeti v bogastvu
to walk over (the course) z lahkoto dobiti dirko, figurativno z lahkoto zmagati
to walk round s.o. ameriško, pogovorno opehariti, oslepariti koga
to walk through one's part gledališče brezizrazno (od)igrati (svojo) vlogo
to walk into s.o. pogovorno napasti koga; ozmerjati, pretepsti koga

2. prehodni glagol
prehoditi, prepotovati (peš); hoditi sem in tja po; pustiti (konja), da gre v koraku; voditi, peljati, spremljati na sprehod; odpeljati (kaj); (košarka) obdržati žogo več kot dva koraka (brez dribljanja); izučiti (mladega psa); tekmovati v hoji (s.o. s kom)

to walk one's beat vojska biti na straži
to walk the boards biti gledališki igralec
to walk the chalk (ali chalk mark, chalk line) figurativno dokazati svojo treznost (npr. na policiji) z ravno hojo med črtami, narisanimi s kredo
to walk one's chalks sleng pobrati jo, po francosko se posloviti
to walk the floor hoditi po sobi sem in tja
to walk a horse voditi, prepeljavati konja
to walk the hospital prakticirati na kliniki, hoditi po bolniških sobah (o študentu medicine)
to walk a puppy trenirati psička
to walk s.o. off his legs utruditi koga s hojo, s pešačenjem
I'll walk you 5 miles tekmoval bom s teboj v hoji na 5 milj
to walk the plank kot gusarski ujetnik iti z zavezanimi očmi po deski z ladje v morje
they walked me into the room peljali so me v sobo
to walk the streets hoditi po ulicah; figurativno baviti se s prostitucijo
to walk the tracks iti po sledovih