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vráčati to return; to give back; to make restitution; to restore, to replace

enako z enakim, milo za drago to give tit for tat, to repay in kind, to retaliate
vráčati se to return, to come back, to retrace one's steps; to recur
vráčati se k starim grehom to be a backslider
prokletstvo se vrača na začetnika, kdor drugim jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade a curse recoils on its author, curses come home to roost

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

vráta (sobna, hišna) door; (vrtna, dvoriščna) gate; (vhod) entrance, doorway; (nogomet) goal

hišna vráta street door, front door
dvokrilna vráta folding door
mestna vráta town gate
steklena vráta glass door, French window
spustna vráta drop door
vrtljiva vráta revolving door, swing door
vzdižna železna vráta zgodovina vojska portcullis
zadnja, zadajšnja vráta back door
zunanja vráta outer door
za zaprtimi vráti behind (ali with) closed doors
smučna vráta sliding door
vráta so zaprta the door is shut (ali closed)
vráta so odprta the door is open, na stežaj wide open
vráta so priprta the door is ajar
vráta so zaklenjena the door is locked
vráta so zapahnjena the door is bolted
vojna je pred vráti war is imminent
zima je pred vráti winter is upon us (ali is at the door)
iti in odpreti vráta (ko pozvoni zvonec) to answer the bell (ali the door, the door-bell)
pokazati komu vráta (figurativno) to show someone the door, to turn someone out of doors
iti ven (noter) skozi zadnja vráta to go in (to go out) by the back door
na stežaj odpreti vráta to throw the door wide open (komu to someone)
na trkanje odpreti vráta to answer the door
vlomiti vráta to force open the door
zaloputniti vráta to slam (ali to bang) the door
zapreti in zapahniti vráta to shut and bolt the door
zapreti komu vráta pred nosom to shut the door in someone's face
vráta so se zaprla the door swung to

vŕč jug; (lončen) pitcher

vŕč za pivo stein
poln vŕč (česa) jugful, pitcherful
toliko časa hodimo z vŕčem po vodo, dokler se ne razbije the pitcher goes often to the well but is broken at last

vréči to throw, to fling; to hurl; (mrežo, sidro, kocko) to cast; (pri izpitu) to pluck

nazaj vréči to throw back
vréči na tla to throw (ali to fling) down
vréči pogled na to glance at
vréči kamen v psa to throw a stone at a dog
vréči mrežo to cast a net
proč vréči to throw away, to discard
vréči novec v zrak to toss a coin
vréči komu kaj to fling something at someone
vréči v ječo to fling into prison, to cast (ali to clap) in prison
vréči vrv komu (figurativno) to throw a rope to someone
ven vréči to turn out, pogovorno to chuck out (koga someone)
vréči žreb to cast lots
vréči puško v koruzo (figurativno) to hang up one's ax(e), to throw in the towel (ali the sponge)
vréči komu kaj v obraz (= očitati mu) to throw (ali to fling) something in someone's teeth
vréči koga iz službe to sack someone, to give someone the sack, to dismiss, ZDA to fire someone
vréči pismo v nabiralnik to drop a letter into a pillar box
vréči komu polena pod noge (figurativno) to put a spoke in someone's wheel
vréči (metati) slabo luč na koga to bring discredit (up)on someone
vréči komu žogo to throw a ball to someone
vréči se to throw oneself, to fling oneself
vréči se po kom (figurativno) to take after someone, to resemble someone
vréči se na delo to throw oneself into a task (ali a job)
vréči se v kaj (figurativno) to fling oneself into something
vréči se komu v naročje to fling oneself into someone's arms
vréči se komu k nogam to throw oneself at someone's feet
vréči se na to throw oneself upon, to fall upon, (lotiti se) to tackle
trije možje so se vrgli nanj three men pounced upon him
vréči se na sovražnika to rush (ali to dash) at the enemy

vrême weather

aprilsko vrême April weather
lepo (deževno, ustaljeno ali stalno, nestanovitno) vrême fine ali fair (rainy, settled, unsettled) weather
spremenljivo vrême changeable weather
megleno, sivo vrême foggy (ali hazy) weather
hladno in vlažno vrême raw weather
grdo (slabo) vrême dirty ali nasty (bad) weather
pasje vrême foul (ali nasty) weather
pri vsakem vrêmenu in all weathers
v mokrem vrêmenu in wet weather
sprememba vrêmena weather change
napoved vrêmena weather forecast
kakšno grdo vrême! what beastly weather
odporen proti (slabemu) vrêmenu weatherproof
kakšno vrême je? what is the weather like?
lepo vrême je it is fine weather
lepo vrême bo ostalo, bo držalo it will keep fine
vrême kaže na lepo (na dež) we are in for a spell of fine weather (of rainy weather)
pri takem vrêmenu ne hôdi ven! you must not go out in such (ali in this) weather!
kljubovati vrêmenu to defy the weather
če bo vrême (dovolilo) weather permitting
izpostaviti vrêmenu to expose to the weather, to weather
naleteti na lepo (grdo) vrême to meet good (bad) weather
vrême se še ni ustalilo the weather is not settled yet

vréti to boil; to seethe (tudi figurativno); (mošt) to ferment

v meni vre že dolgo časa I have been boiling up inside for a long time
v deželi vre nezadovoljstvo the country is seething with discontent
vréti k (zgrinjati se k) to flock to, to crowd to

vríniti to insert (v into, in, med between); to interpolate; to put in; to intercalate; (neopazno) to insinuate

vríniti se v to creep into, to steal into, (vsiliti se) to intrude into, to insinuate oneself into

vrníti to return; to give back; to render (back); (uslugo) to reciprocate

vrníti dobljeni udarec to return a blow
vrníti dobro za zlo to return (ali to render) good for evil; (izdatek, strošek) to reimburse, to refund
vrníti milo za drago to give tit for tat
stroški mu bodo vrnjeni he will be reimbursed for his expenses
vrníti se to return, to come back, (peš) to walk back, to go back; to recur
vrníti se na delo to go back to work
vrníti se jež (na konju) to ride back
ladja se je vrnila the ship sailed back
vrníti se po isti poti to retrace one's steps
vrníti se v normalno stanje to return to normal (ali normality, normalcy)

vŕsta row (hiš of houses); line; rank; vojska file; turn; series; kind, sort; set; type; genus, species; variety; quality

dolga vŕsta long row
v vŕsti in a row, in a line
v vŕstah in rows
sprednja (zadnja) vŕsta front (back) line
v sprednjih vŕstah in the front ranks
v nepretrgani vŕsti in straight succession
po vŕsti in turn, by turns; in rows; (po eden) one at a time, successively
naslovna vŕsta headline
vŕsta sedežev row of seats
vŕsta topolov row of poplars
kdo je na vŕsti? whose turn is it?
jaz sem na vŕsti it is my turn
počakati moraš, da prideš na vŕsto! you must await (ali pogovorno wait) your turn!
prideš kmalu na vŕsto your turn will soon come
ne (se) držati vŕste pri čakanju (preskočiti vŕsto) to jump a queue
čakati v vŕsti (za kaj) to queue (for something)
sedeti v prvi vŕsti to sit in the front row
brati med vŕstami to read between the lines
brali smo po vŕsti (eden za drugim) we took it in turns to read
korakati v vŕsti to march in file
razredčiti vŕste to thin out the rows
postaviti v vŕsto to put (ali to set) in a row; to rank, to file, to draw up
postaviti se v vŕsto (štartno črto pred tekom) to toe the line
imeli smo vŕsto deževnih dni we (have) had a succession of rainy days
imamo tri vŕste vina we have three sorts of wine

vršíti to execute; to perform; to carry out

vršíti se to take place

vrtéti to turn (round), to spin round; to rotate, to revolve; to twirl, to whirl; (vrtavko) to spin

vrtéti kolo to turn a wheel
vrtéti (snemati) film to make a film
vrtéti kolesa šport to turn somersaults (ali bočno: cartwheels)
vrtéti palce (prste) to twiddle one's thumbs (fingers)
vrtéti se to turn
kolo se vrti the wheel turns
vrtéti se v krogu to whirl
vrti se mi v glavi my head reels, my head swims, I feel dizzy, I feel giddy
vse se mi vrti my head reels (ali whirls), my brain reels

vŕv rope; cord

vŕv za perilo clothesline
vŕv za obešanje (kazen) halter; the rope
vŕvi pl okoli ringa šport the ropes
izdelovalec vŕvi ropemaker
lestev iz vŕvi rope ladder
plesalec, -lka na vŕvi rope dancer
tovarna vŕvi rope factory
vlečenje vŕvi (igra) tug-of-war, pl tugs-of-war
vŕv za preskakovanje (otroška igra) skipping-rope
oddeliti, izpreti gledalce z vŕvjo to rope off spectators
hoditi po napeti vŕv nad globokim prepadom to walk (oziroma to be walking) the (oziroma a) tightrope over a very deep precipice
ne omenjaj vrvi v hiši, v kateri se je nekdo obesil speak not of rope where a man has hanged himself
peljati, voditi na vŕvi to lead by a halter
pritrditi, zvezati z vŕvjo to cord, to rope (up)
preskakovati vŕv, skakati čez vŕv (otroška igra) to skip (a skipping-rope)

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

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

vskláditi to accord; to accommodate; to adapt

vskláditi se to accord (z with); to accommodate oneself; to adapt oneself (z to)

vštúliti to intrude; to obtrude

vštúliti se v... to intrude into...

vtákniti to put into

vtákniti (meč) v nožnico to sheathe
vtákniti roke v žep to put one's hands into one's pockets
vtákniti v žep to pocket, to put into one's pocket
vtákniti se v (figurativno) to meddle in, with
vtákniti se vmes to interfere in something, to meddle with something

vulnerable [vʌ́lnərəbl] pridevnik (vulnerably prislov)
ranljiv
figurativno spodbiten; nagnjen (to k)
dostopen (za)
vojska nezaščiten, odprt, občutljiv

vulnerable spot ranljivo mesto, ameriško Ahilova peta
to find s.o.'s vulnerable spot najti (odkriti) slabo, ranljivo mesto (točko) pri kom
are you vulnerable to ridicule? se hitro ujezite zaradi posmehovanja?