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usage [jú:zidž] samostalnik
navada, običaj; uzus; praksa; raba, uporaba, uporabljanje; običajni postopek (ravnanje, postopanje)
pravno običajno pravo; govorna raba
tehnično obraba

an old usage stara navada, star običaj
ill usage slabo ravnanje
common usage splošno privzet običaj
to meet with harsh usage naleteti na grobo ravnanje

ustáviti to stop, to put a stop to; to bring to a standstill, to stay; to arrest, to cease; to bring to a halt; to suspend; to check; to hold up

ustáviti se to stop, to halt; to come to a standstill (ali hold-up)
ustáviti delo to stop (ali to suspend, to cease) work, to strike; (pogovorno) to knock off work
ustáviti kri to staunch blood
ustáviti krvavitev rane to stop a wound
ustáviti plačo to withold someone's salary, to stop someone's pay
ustáviti plačila to stop payments
ustáviti (štopati) avto to stop a car
ustáviti sovražnosti to suspend hostilities
ustavil me je na ulici he stopped me in the street
ustavili so mu pokojnino his pension (ali allowance) has been stopped
ustáviti napredovanje sovražnika to halt an enemy advance
ustavili so ga sredi njegovega govora he was interrupted right in the middle of his speech
ustáviti vlak, stroj to stop a train, a machine
zdravnik je ustavil krvavenje the doctor staunched the flow of blood
ves promet je bil ustavljen all traffic was stopped, (začasno was suspended)
biti ustavljen (ne moči naprej) to be at a stop
nenadoma se ustáviti to stop short, to stop dead
popolnoma se ustáviti to come to a full (ali dead) stop
on se ne bo pred ničemer ustavil he'll stop at nothing
ura se mi je ustavila my watch has stopped
se ta vlak ustavi v Kranju? does this train stop at Kranj?
za nekaj dni se bom ustavil v Parizu I am going to stay a few days in paris

ustvárjen created; made; žargon cut out

on je ustvárjen za igralca (žargon) he is cut out to be an actor

usury [jú:žəri] samostalnik
oderuštvo, odiranje, oderuške obresti
figurativno obresti

to practice usury odirati
to return an insult with usury z (obrestnimi) obrestmi vrniti žalitev

utilize [jú:tilaiz] prehodni glagol
koristno uporabiti, rabiti; izkoristiti, obrniti v prid

to utilize an opportunity izkoristiti priliko

utter¹ [ʌ́tə] pridevnik
skrajni, najvišji; popoln, dokončen, končno veljaven
pravno zunanji

an utter rogue popoln lopov, lopov in pol
he is an utter stranger to me on mi je popolnoma tuj (neznan)
to meet with an utter refusal naleteti na kategorično odklonitev
utter barrister pravno mlad odvetnik, ki sme na sodišču braniti samo zunaj ograje

úzus usage

star úzus an old usage
splošen úzus a common usage

vabílo invitation

vabílo komu, na večerjo invitation to someone, to dinner
pismeno vabílo invitation card
sprejeti vabílo to accept an invitation
na vabílo g. X. at the invitation of Mr. X.
odkloniti vabílo to decline an invitation

vacancy [véikənsi] samostalnik
praznina, praznota; prazen, nazaseden ali prost prostor; prazno, izpraznjeno, nezasedeno, vakantno službeno mesto
figurativno praznina, vakuum, vrzel, luknja; pustina, neobdelan svet; (redko) nezaposlenost, brezdelnost, brezdelica, prost čas

a vacancy in an office prosto (delovno) mesto v pisarni (uradu)
to fill a vacancy zapolniti, zamašiti vrzel
to gaze, to look into vacancy strmeti, gledati v prazno
my work does not leave me a moment's vacancy moje delo mi ne pušča niti trenutka prostega časa

vájenec apprentice

biti vájenec to serve one's apprenticeship
dati v uk kot vájenca v obrt to bind an apprentice to a trade
biti vájenec pri to be apprenticed to

večína majority; the greater (ali major) part; the bulk; most; plurality

absolutna (ogromna, vladna, velika, pičla, silna, relativna, potrebna, enostavna, dvetretjinska) večína absolute (crushing, government, great, narrow, overwhelming, relative, necessary, simple, two-thirds) majority
ogromna večína a swingeing victory
večína naroda the mass of the nation
večína (od) nas the bulk of us, most of us
večína glasov majority of votes
večína ljudi the majority of people, most people
z dvema glasovoma večíne by a majority of two
z večíno glasov by a majority of votes, ZDA by a plurality (of votes)
biti v veliki večíni to be in a substantial majority
večína je za predlog the ayes have it
ženske so bile v večíni the women were in the majority
dobiti absolutno večíno to obtain an absolute majority
bila je dosežena večína 200 glasov proti zakonskemu osnutku there was a majority of 200 against the bill
s svojim glasom je odločil večíno he had a casting vote
priključiti se večíni parlament to join the majority

veljáti (stati, stanem) to cost, to be worth; (biti veljaven) to be valid, to be in force; to hold good, to hold true, to be true

koliko velja ta knjiga? how much does this book cost?
to zemljišče velja 2.000 funtov m2 this land is worth 2,000 pounds a square metre
naj velja, kar hoče! cost what it may!
veljáti za poštenjaka to pass for an honest man
isto velja za vas the same holds good for you
hoteti veljáti za... to set oneself up as...
ne maram veljáti za moralista (purista) I don't set myself up as a moralist (a purist)
velja (za) dva meseca valid for two months
veljá! agreed!, it's a deal!
ta vstopnica velja za večerno predstavo this ticket admits (you) to the evening performance

velvet [vélvit]

1. samostalnik
baržun, žamet, žametu podobna tkanina
zoologija baržunast ovoj na novih rogovih srnjakov
figurativno baržunasta površina (ki se vda pod prstom)

black velvet sleng pijača sekta in močnega piva; sleng lahkó pridobljen dobiček
coton velvet bombažni žamet
silk velvet svileni žamet

2. pridevnik
baržunast, žametast; mehek
figurativno priliznjen, hinavski; v ugodnem finančnem položaju

a velvet tread figurativno tiha in mehka hoja
with velvet tread z neslišnimi koraki
velvet paws figurativno žametaste tačke, uglajeno vedenje (manire)
to handle s.o. with velvet gloves ravnati s kom z žametastimi rokavicami
an iron hand in a velvet glove železna roka v žametasti rokavici, figurativno krutost, skrita pod lepimi besedami, milim vedenjem itd.

vengeance [véndžəns] samostalnik
maščevanje, povračilo; kazen

with a vengeance z vso silo, besno; v polnem pomenu besede; in še kako
he is a horseman with a vengeance jaha kot sam vrag
this is punctuality with a vengeance to je skrajna točnost
to cry for vengeance vpiti po maščevanju
to lay o.s. open to s.o.'s vengeance izpostaviti se maščevanju kake osebe
to seek vengeance upon s.o. skušati si najti maščevanje (se maščevati) nad kom
to take vengeance on an enemy maščevati se sovražniku

verificírati to verify, to check; (račune) to audit

verificírati mandat to verify someone's credentials
verificírati račun to verify an account

verify [vérifai] prehodni glagol
preveriti, dokazati (resničnost, pravilnost česa), potrditi (pravilnost); uresničiti, izpolniti (obljubo)
pravno overiti (listino), potrditi; potrditi (izjavo) z dokazom; pregledati, verificirati, kontrolirati

verify an account preveriti, kontrolirati račun
subsequent events verified our suspicions poznejši dogodki so pokazali pravilnost naših sumov

vést² conscience

brez vésti conscienceless
čista vést clear (ali good) conscience
slaba vést guilty (ali bad) conscience
z mirno vestjo with an easy conscience
proti moji vésti contrary to my conscience
kosmata vést elastic conscience
glas vésti the voice of conscience
izpraševanje vésti examination of one's conscience
grizenje vésti twinges pl of conscience, pangs pl of remorse, qualms pl of conscience, scruples pl
oseba, človek brez vésti conscienceless (ali unscrupulous, unconscionable, unprincipled) person
za pomirjenje vésti for conscience(') sake
izprašati si vést to examine one's conscience
imeti koga na vésti to have someone on one's conscience
imeti kosmato vést to have an easy-going conscience
vest ga grize his conscience is bothering him
ima dva umora na vésti he has two murders on his conscience
ne maram imeti tega na vésti I don't want to have that on my conscience
vést me peče I am conscience-stricken; my conscience is tormenting me (ali is giving me no peace), I am stung with remorse
vést ga je pekla his conscience troubled him, he had qualms of conscience, he was conscience-stricken
olajšati si vést to get something off one's conscience
pomiriti si vést to appease (ali to soothe, to salve, to quieten) one's conscience
z mirno véstjo lahko to storite you may do it with an easy conscience

veščák expert; proficient person, specialist; knowledgeable person

biti dober veščák za kaj to be an expert in something

victim [víktim] samostalnik
žrtev; trpin; daritvena žival

the victims of an accident (of the earthquake, of the plague) žrtve nesreče (potresa, kuge)
victim of one's ambition žrtev svojega stremuštva
war victim vojna žrtev
expiatory victim spravna daritev
to fall a victim to postati žrtev (česa)

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