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vplív influence (na over, on); ascendancy, ascendency, ascendance, ascendence; sway; impact (na on); hold (on); interest (pri with)

pod vplívom under the influence
biti pod vplívom koga to be under the influence of someone
imeti vplív na to exercise (ali to exert, to have) an influence (up)on, to influence (someone)
imeti vplív pri kom to have influence with someone
imel je velik vplív nanje he had a great ascendancy over them
priti pod vplív koga to come (to fall) under someone's sway
imeti velik vplív pri to carry weight with
Voltairov vplív na sodobnike Voltaire's influence over his contemporaries
te okoliščine niso imele nobenega vplíva na izid (rezultat) these circumstances had no effect on the result
njegov oče nima nobenega vplíva nanj his father has no hold on him
uporabiti svoj vplív pri kom to use one's influence with someone
uveljaviti svoj vplív pri kom to bring one's influence to bear on someone

vzdrževáti to keep (up), to maintain; to support, to sustain, to provide sustenance (for)

vzdrževáti veliko družino to keep (ali to maintain) a large family
vzdrževáti prijateljske stike, zveze to maintain friendly relations
vzdrževáti se česa to abstain from something
sam se vzdrževáti to keep oneself in food and clothing, to be selfsupporting; to support oneself
njegov stric ga vzdržuje his uncle pays for his upkeep
vzdrževáti se s čim to subsist by something
vzdrževáti pogovor to keep a conversation going
vzdrževáti pogum (moralo) čet to support the courage (to maintain the morale) of the troops
vzdrževáti svojo družino to support one's family
vzdrževan kept, supported; provided for (od koga by someone)

walk about prehodni glagol
voditi okoli
neprehodni glagol
hoditi okoli, sprehajati se brez cilja, pohajkovati, postopati

walk about! nadaljuj z delom! (klic častnika vojaku, da prepreči njegov pozdrav)

wide¹ [wáid] pridevnik (widely prislov)
širok, prostran; obsežen; dalekosežen; velik, znaten, bogat (izkušnje, znanje itd.); liberalen, ki je brez predsodkov, širokogruden; splošen, obči; raztezajoč se v določenih mejah; široko odprt; ki presega meje, čezmeren; daleč oddaljen
britanska angleščina, sleng bister, prebrisan

three feet wide tri čevlje širok
a wide domain obsežno, obširno področje
a wide margin širok rob
wide plain prostrana ravnina
wide prices različne cene (ponudbe in povpraševanja)
wide reading velika načitanost
wide roads široke ceste
the wide world širni svet
to give a wide margin dati široko polje, dati prost prostor
to stare with wide eyes strmeti s široko odprtimi
to take wide views biti velikodušen, velikopotezen
his answer was quite wide of the mark njegov odgovor ni prav nič spadal k stvari
by the widest computation kar najbolj široko računano

wither [wíðə] prehodni glagol
izsušiti, oveniti, napraviti ovenelo
figurativno oslabiti, uničiti

age cannot wither her starost ji ne more do živega
to wither with a look pogovorno uničiti s pogledom
neprehodni glagol (često wither up)
(o)veneti; osušiti se, osahniti
figurativno oslabeti, hirati, propasti; prenehati, miniti, izginiti; pasti, padati (cene)
figurativno giniti

(the) beauty withers lepota mine
his influence withers njegov vpliv upada
to wither away odmirati, oslabeti
a withered hand izsušena roka

write down prehodni glagol
zapisati, napisati; zabeležiti; pismeno (o)klevetati (opravljati, obrekovati, v nič devati)
ekonomija odpisati (od vrednosti), izknjižiti

write down me down an ass! imenuj me osla!
his novel is written down a failure njegov roman označujejo za neuspeh

zabéliti to lard, to butter; to put dripping (ali lard) into

ne zabeljen ne soljen without fat or salt, (figurativno, plehek) flat, tasteless
njegov govor je bil zabeljen z dovtipi his speech was peppered with witticisms

zanesljív reliable; trustworthy, trusty; dependable; (resničen, gotov, varen, siguren) true, sure, certain, proof against; (verodostojen) authentic, positive

to imamo iz zanesljívega vira we have it from a reliable source
zanesljíva (verodostojna) priča reliable witness
njegov uspeh ni le verjeten, je zanesljív his success is more than a probability, it is a certainty
zanesljíva oseba a person to be depended on (ali upon)

zavídati to envy (koga someone); to grudge (someone), to begrudge (someone); to be envious

zavidam mu njegov uspeh I envy him his success
zavidamo jim njihovo srečo we envy them their luck
vsi mu zavidajo he is the envy of all
nimaš ga za kaj zavídati you have no reason to envy him