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vial [váiəl, váil]

1. samostalnik
steklenička (za zdravila), fiola, posodica, skledica

to pour out the vials of wrath upon izliti jezo na; ohladiti si jezo; maščevati se nad

2. prehodni glagol
natočiti v stekleničke, shraniti v stekleničkah

vídeti to see; to get sight of; to notice; (opaziti) to become aware, to perceive

dobro (slabo) vídeti to have good (bad) sight, to have good (bad) eyes
bežno vídeti to get a fleeting glimpse of
nič ni vídeti there is nothing to be seen
na prvi pogled, mižé vídeti (žargon) to see with half an eye
vídeti je zdrav he looks well
vídeti je, da... it seems that...
vídeti v prihodnost to see into the future
vídeti vse zvezde (figurativno, od udarca) to see stars
če prav vidim if my eyes do not deceive me
iz tega se vidi hence it appears
jasno se vidi it is clear
na prvi pogled se vidi you can see at a glance, it is self-evident
vreden, da se vidi worth seeing
sam lahko vidiš you can see it for yourself
malo se vidiva we see little of each other
sam sem to videl I saw it myself
nič ga ni vídeti he is nowhere to be seen
konca vojne še ni vídeti the end of the war is not yet in sight
videl sem smrt od blizu I looked death in the face
mesto se vidi od daleč the town can be seen from far away
videl je že lepše čase he has seen better times
si že kdaj videl kaj takega? did you ever see the like of it?; pogovorno can you beat it?
naj vidim, da vidim! (naj pomislim) let me see!
naj te več ne vidim! don't let me see you again!
rajši vidim, da ne prideš you had better not come
ne vidiš péd pred nosom! you can see no further than the end of your nose
vaš prijatelj je, kot je vídeti (kot vidim) starejši od vas your friend, I find, is older than you
videl sem, kako je padel I saw him fall
bomo videli! we shall see!, wait and see!
bomo že videli we'll see, time will tell
to bomo še (šele) videli that remains to be seen
rad bi to videl! I'd like to see that!
videl bo, kdor bo živel live and learn

vídez appearance; likeness; outward form

na vídez apparently, seemingly
po vsem vídezu to (ali by) all appearances, as far as appearances go
(le) na vídez for the sake of appearances, for appearance's sake
imeti vídez to seem to be, to have the air of
dajati si vídez to pretend to be, to pass for, to assume an a pearance
ohraniti vídez (normalnosti, uglednosti) to save appearances, to keep up appearances
biti lepega vídeza to make a fine sight
soditi po vídezu to judge by appearances
le na vídez je zdrav he merely seems healthy
proti vsemu vídezu, v nasprotju z vídezom contrary to all appearances, to all likelihood
vídez vara all is not gold that glitters, beauty is but skin deep
vídez (dostikrat) vara appearances pl are (often) deceptive

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

víhati to turn up

víhati si brke to twirl one's moustache
víhati nos (figurativno) to turn up one's nose
víhati si rokave to roll up one's sleeves

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

vow² [váu] prehodni glagol
zaobljubiti (se), slovesno (s prisego) obljubiti; priseči; obvezati se s slovesno obljubo; slovesno zatrjevati, zagotavljati, prepričevati (that da)
zastarelo prizna(va)ti

to vow and declare slovesno izjaviti
to vow fidelity to the king priseči zvestobo kralju
to vow obedience svečano obljubiti pokorščino
he vowed to avenge the insult prisegel (si) je, da se bo maščeval za žalitev
I vow, you are vastly amusing zares, vi ste nad vse zabavni

vplívati to influence; to have influence (na on); to exert influence (upon); to affect; (pristransko) to bias; (na poslance) to lobby

skušati vplívati na (raz) sodnika to try to bias, to try to sway an arbiter
dobro vplívati to be a good influence
nanj je lahko vplívati he is easily influenced
dal si je vplívati od svojih prijateljev he has let himself be influenced by his friends
razlogi, ki so vplivali na mojo odločitev the reasons that affected my decision

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

vsejáti to sow

kakor si vsejal, tako boš žel as you sow, so you shall reap

vstòp entry, entrance; admission, admittance

vstòp prost (brezplačen)! admission free!
vstòp prepovedan! no admittance!, keep out!, no entry!
nezaposlenim vstòp prepovedan! no admittance except on business!
odkloniti komu, ne dovoliti komu vstòpa to shut someone out
(s silo) si izsiliti vstòp v hišo to force an entry into a house

vtêpsti

vtêpsti komu kaj v glavo to beat something into someone's head; to instil (an idea) in someone's head, pogovorno to thwack something into someone's head
vtêpsti si v glavo to take it into one's head (da... that...)
kdo ti je vtepel tako bedastočo v glavo? who has put such nonsense into your head?

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

vzòr pattern (za for); (čednosti ipd.) paragon; model; ideal

po vzòru on (ali following) the model of
vzòr marljivosti model of industry
vzòr žene a model wife, the model of a wife
ona je vzòr lepote she is a paragon of beauty
on je vzòr očeta he is a model father, he is the model of a father
vzeti, jemati si koga za vzòr to model oneself on (ali upon, after) someone, to mould oneself on someone

vzròk cause; reason; ground; motive; source

iz kakšnega vzròka? for what reason?
iz istega vzròka for the same reason
brez vzròka without reason, causeless, groundless
prav iz tega vzròka for that very reason
vzròk (vir) vsega zla the source of all evil
ni vzròka za... there is no reason for...
ti si vzròk tega this is your fault
imam vzròk za... I have a reason for...
ni vzròka za bojazen there is no cause to be afraid
ni vzròka za kako spremembo there is no reason (ali no ground) for making a change
vzròk tega je tvoja lenoba it's your laziness that's to blame
iz enega (tega) ali drugega (onega) vzròka for one reason or another
kaj je vzròk takemu dviganju cen? what is the cause of (ali reason for) this rise in prices?
razjezil se je brez pravega vzròka he got angry without any real reason
nimate vzròka za pritožbo you have no ground(s) for complaint (ali for complaining)
kakšne vzròke moreš navesti za takšno ravnanje? what reasons can you give (ali can you allege) for such treatment?
ne more navesti nobenega vzròka za to, kar je storil he can produce no motive for what he has done
vzròki in učinki causes pl and effects pl
brez pravega vzròka for no particular reason

waggon ameriško wagon [wǽgən]

1. samostalnik
(tovorni) vagon; tovorni voz; furgon, kamion
ameriško, pogovorno otroški voziček
ameriško, sleng vojna ladja; avto

by waggon ekonomija na os
to be on the (water) waggon sleng biti abstinent, odpovedati se alkoholu
to hitch one's waggon to a star vzeti si za svetal zgled, zastaviti si visok cilj

2. prehodni glagol
prevažati v vagonu
neprehodni glagol
peljati se, potovati v vagonu

walk off prehodni glagol
oditi, odpraviti se
prehodni glagol
odpeljati, odvesti; pregnati, znebiti se s hojo

to walk off a headache znebiti se glavobola s sprehodom
to walk off one's legs noge si obrusiti s hojo
the thief was walk offed off tatu so odpeljali
to walk off with s.th. pobegniti s čim; odnesti (nagrado itd.)

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

war¹ [wɔ:] samostalnik
vojna; boj, borba; prepir, razprtija, mržnja, sovraštvo, sovražnost; vojna umetnost, vojništvo
pogovorno orožje, vojna oprema, vojna moč, čete

in the war v vojni, v vojnem času
the War 1. svetovna vojna
War between the States ameriška državljanska vojna
war of nerves živčna vojna
holy war sveta vojna
a war of words besedna vojna
war of the elements naravne katastrofe, hude nevihte
war to the knife boj na nož, vojna do iztrebljenja
the war to end all wars zadnja vojna (nobene več!)
the dogs of war poetično, figurativno vojne strahote
perfect (imperfect) war pravno, vojska splošna (omejena) vojna
man-of-war vojna ladja
trade of war vojaški poklic
laws; množina of war vojno pravo
rights; množina of war (nezakonito) vojno pravo
untrained in war neizurjen v orožju
war baby pogovorno nezakonsko vojaško dete (rojeno v času vojne); šaljivo mornariški kadet, ki je opravljal službo mornariškega častnika v 1. svetovni vojni; ameriško, sleng vojni proizvod; delnica, katere vrednost se je dvignila v vojni
war bond vojna obveznica, zadolžnica
war cloud pogovorno grožnja vojne, vojna nevarnost
war craft umetnost vojskovanja
war correspondent vojni dopisnik
war crime, war criminal vojni zločin, vojni zločinec
to raise the war cry zagnati bojni krik
war dance bojni ples
war debt vojni dolg
war fever vojna psihoza
war god bog vojne
war hatchet bojna sekira
war footing vojno stanje, vojna pripravljenost
war grave vojni, vojaški grob
war guilt vojna krivda
war horse bojni konj; pogovorno star vojščak, veteran (tudi figurativno)
war of liberation osvobodilna vojna
war lord najvišji poveljnik vojske, vojaški diktator, generalisim
War Office britanska angleščina vojno ministrstvo (do leta 1964)
War of the Nations zgodovina 1. svetovna vojna
war orphan vojna sirota
war paint barva, s katero si Indijanci prebarvajo obraz in telo pred bojem; figurativno svečana obleka; ameriško, pogovorno našminkanost
war path bojni pohod Indijancev
pogovorno to be on the war biti napadalen, biti pasje volje
war plane vojno letalo
war-ravaged opustošen od vojne
war widow vojna vdova
war song bojevito petje; bojna pesem
war zone vojna cona
all is fair in love and war v ljubezni in v vojni je vse dovoljeno
to be at war with biti v vojni z
he's been in the wars figurativno pošteno ga je zdelalo
to carry the war into the enemy's country prenesti vojno v sovražnikovo deželo, figurativno preiti v protinapad, tolči sovražnika z njegovim lastnim orožjem
to declare war upon s.o. napovedati vojno komu
to drift into war biti vpleten (potegnjen) v vojno, figurativno priti v spor z
to go to war spustiti se v vojno, začeti vojno
to go to the wars iti v vojsko, v vojno
to make war biti v vojni, vojskovati se
to wage war voditi vojno, biti v vojni, vojskovati se

war² [wɔ:] neprehodni glagol
vojskovati se (against proti)
voditi vojno, boriti se (with z)
biti v konfliktu

to war with evil boriti se z zlom
warring principles nasprotujoča si načela
prehodni glagol
zastarelo vojskovati se (z)
figurativno boriti se z, pobijati