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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

view² [vju:]

1. prehodni glagol
videti, zagledati; pogledati; pregledati; (raz)motriti, razgledati, ogled(ov)ati; razmotrivati; presoditi; ustvariti si (imeti) sodbo, presojati, razumevati; imeti v vidu

an order to view pismeno pooblastilo za ogled hiše ipd. (z namenom nakupa)
he doesn't view the question in the right light on ne vidi (gleda) vprašanja (problema) v pravi luči

2.
krajšava za teleview
gledati televizijo

vlóga gledališče part, role, rôle; (v banko) deposit; (prošnja) application; petition; (v igri, vložek) stake

nehvaležna vlóga an ungrateful part
zasedba vlóg gledališče cast
néma vlóga gledališče nonspeaking role, walk-on part
hranilna vlóga savings-bank deposit
film X. v glavni vlógi Y. a film featuring Y.
igrati negativno vlógo gledališče, lopov, kriminalec to play a baddy (ali a heavy)
igrati vlógo v... gledališče to act a part in...
igrati glavno vlógo v igri ipd. to star in a play, to feature in a play, to play the main role, (figurativno) to play the key role, to be the kingpin
igrati važno vlógo v... to play an important part in...
igrati žalostno, klavrno vlógo to cut a poor figure
igral je klavrno vlógo v tej zadevi he cut a poor figure in that affair
igrati stransko vlógo (figurativno) to play second fiddle, to be of second-rate importance
to ne igra nobene vlóge (figurativno) that does not matter, that makes no difference
denar ne igra vlóge money is no object
napraviti pismeno vlógo to put in a written application
napraviti vlógo na... to make an application to...
péti vodilno vlógo v operi to sing the lead in an opera

vložíti to put in; to lay in; to insert in; (investirati) to invest; (denar v banko) to deposit; (sadje) to preserve (fruit); (v igro) to stake

vložíti film v fotoaparat to fill, to load a camera
vložíti v kis to pickle
vložíti prihranke v... to put one's savings into...
vložíti priziv to appeal, to file (ali to lodge) an appeal, to give notice of appeal
vložíti interpelacijo to table a motion
vložíti obtožnico to file a charge
vložíti prošnjo (pritožbo, zahtevo, protest) to put in (ali to make, to lodge) an application (a complaint against, a claim, a protest against)
vložíti mnogo truda to make every effort, to spare no effort, to take great pains, to exert oneself, arhaično to bestow great pains (v kaj on, upon something)
vložíti dobro besedo za... to put in a good word for...
vložíti zahtevo za povzročeno škodo, za odškodnino to put in a claim for damages
vložíti protest proti... to enter a protest against...
vložíti prošnjo to make an application, to present a petition
vložíti tožbo proti komu to bring an action against someone
vložíti veto to veto

vodíti (iti prvi) to lead, to go first; to lead the way; to take the lead; to conduct; (upravljati) to manage, to direct, to be the manager; to control; to boss; to run; (ladjo) to pilot, to steer

vodíti v modi to set the fashion
vodíti ples to lead the dance
vodil nas je skozi pravi labirint ulic he guided us through an absolute labyrinth of streets
pes je vodil slepca the dog was leading the blind man
pustí se vodíti od žene he lets his wife manage him
vodíti s 3 goli šport to lead by 3 goals
človeka često vodijo njegove strasti a man is often swayed by his passions
vodíti koga za nos (figurativno) to lead someone up the garden path, to pull someone's leg
vodíti psa na vrvici to lead a dog on the leash
vodíti razpašno življenje to lead a life of debauchery
vodíti v skušnjavo to lead into temptation
vodíti vojno z... to make war on..., to wage war with...
cesta vodi v X. the road leads to X.
vodíti pogajanja to be in negotiation
vodíti v teku (preteči druge) to get ahead of, to outstrip
kdo vodi (v teku, šport) who is ahead?
vodíti posle to manage, to run a business
on vodi vse (pogovorno) he runs the whole show
kam to vodi? what are we coming to?
to ne vodi nikamor that gets us nowhere
to lahko daleč vodi that could take us a long way
vodíti knjige ekonomija to keep the books
vodíti sestanek (sejo, zborovanje) to be in the chair, to (take the) chair, to preside over a meeting
kdo je vodil sestanek? who presided over the meeting?, who was in the chair?
dejavnosti, zadeve to conduct activities, affairs
vodíti družbene odnose to manage a society's affairs
vsa pota vodijo v Rim all roads lead to Rome

vódstvo guidance; leadership; lead; conduct; (uprava) administration, management, managing; direction

vódstvo ekspedicije leadership of an expedition
vódstvo tvrdke running of a firm
pod vódstvom under the direction (ali lead) of
prevzeti vódstvo to take the lead (tudi šport)
prevzeti vódstvo tvrdke to take over the management (ali running) of a firm

vôjna war; warfare

v vôjni in the war, at war, in wartime
na robu vôjne on the brink of war
na koncu vôjne at the end of the war
v primeru vôjne in case of war, in the event of war
hujskanje k vôjni warmongering
napoved vôjne declaration of war
bog vôjne war god
izbruh vôjne outbreak of war
opustošen od vôjne ravaged by war, war-ravaged
besedna vôjna war of words, wordy warfare
bliskovita vôjna lightning war (= w.), blitzkrieg, blitz
državljanska vôjna civil w., intestine w.
ameriška državljanska vôjna American Civil War, War of Secession, War between the States
gospodarska vôjna economic w.
gverilska vôjna guerilla warfare
hladna vôjna cold w.
križarska vôjna crusade
tridesetletna vôjna Thirty Years' War
stoletna vôjna Hundred Years' War
napadalna vôjna war of aggression
narodnoosvobodilna vôjna war of (ali struggle for) national liberation
osvajalna vôjna war of conquest
obrambna vôjna defensive w.
osvobodilna vôjna war of liberation
podmorniška vôjna submarine warfare
papirnata vôjna paper w.
pomorska vôjna naval warfare, war at sea
pozicijska vôjna static warfare
popolna, splošna (nepopolna, omejena) vôjna allout (limited) warfare
preventivna vôjna preventive w.
psihološka vôjna psychological w.
vôjna do popolne izčrpanosti sovražnika war of attrition
nasledstvena vôjna war of succession
vôjna za neodvisnost war of independence
vôjna do uničenja, do iztrebljenja war of extermination
sveta vôjna holy war
ves svet zajemajoča vôjna global warfare
prva (druga) svetovna vôjna the first World War, World War I, the Great War (the second World War, World War II)
totalna vôjna total w.
verska vôjna religious w.
vôjna v zraku war in the air
živčna vôjna war of nerves
vôjna na življenje in smrt war to the death
to (takšna) je (pač) vôjna such is war
biti tik pred vôjno to be on the eve of war
biti v vôjni to be at war with, to make war upon
iti v vôjno, začeti vôjno, spustiti se v vôjno to go to war (z, proti against), to wage war (z upon, against)
napovedati vôjno to declare war (neki državi on a country)
izzvati vôjno to provoke a war
biti potegnjen v vôjno to drift into war
prenesti vôjno v sovražnikovo deželo to carry the war into the enemy's country
preprečiti vôjno to avert a war
pripravljati vôjno to prepare for war
sprožiti atomsko vôjno to unleash an atomic war
stopiti v vôjno to enter a war, to come into a war
ščuvati k vôjni to incite to war, to agitate for war
voditi vôjno to war, to wage war
v ljubezni in v vôjni je vse dovoljeno all is fair in love and war
vôjna prinese s seboj mnogo zla war brings many evils in its train

vòl ox, pl oxen; bullock; (psovka) VB žargon twerp

jarem volov a yoke of oxen
vprega vòlov a team of oxen
mlad vòl steer
pitani vòli pl beeves pl
biti močan kot vòl to be as strong as an ox
gledati kot zaboden vòl to stare like a stuck pig

volítev volítve pl election, elections pl; poll; balloting; polling

ožja volítev, volítve second (ali final) ballot
spodbijana, sporna volítev, volítve disputed (ZDA contested) election
priti v ožjo volítev, volítve to be on a short list
volítve v zvezne organe elections for federal agencies
javne volítve (glasovanje) open voting
tajne volítve (glasovanje) secret ballot
občinske volítve municipal elections
splošne volítve general election, parliamentary elections
dopolnilne (delne) volítve byelection
dan volítev election day, polling day
neveljavne volítve void election
visoka (nizka) udeležba na volítvah heavy (light) poll
razpisati (nove) volítve to issue writs for an election, (figurativno) to go to the country
snubiti glasove pri volítvah to canvass, to solicit votes, to electioneer
iti na volítve to go to the polls, (kandidat) to stand for election
poraziti koga pri volítvah to defeat someone at the polls
izgubiti mandat na volítvah to lose one's seat, to be unseated
volítve so odložene the poll is postponed
delavska stranka vodi pri volítvah the Labour party is in the lead
razglasiti, objaviti rezultat volítev to declare the result of the election
biti poražen na volítvah to be defeated at the polls
dobiti največje število glasov pri volítvah to get most votes, to head (ali to top) the poll

vólk zoologija wolf, pl wolves

morski vólk (riba) wolf fish, (star mornar) old sea-dog, (figurativno) old salt, an old weather-beaten tar; medicina (odrgnjena koža) gall, excoriation; (igrača, vrtavka) top
vólk v ovčji koži wolf in sheep's clothing
lovec na vólkove wolf hunter
krdelo vólkov wolf pack
lačen sem kot vólk I am ravenous
biti lačen kot vólk to be as hungry as a wolf
iti na lov na vólkove, loviti vólkove to go wolf hunting
nasititi vólka in ohraniti kozo (figurativno) to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
ne more biti vólk sit in koza cela (figurativno) you can't have it both ways
ali vólk lahko spremeni svojo naravo? can the leopard change his spots?
z vólkovi je treba tuliti (figurativno) one must do in Rome as the Romans do

volume [vɔ́ljum] samostalnik
(posamezna) knjiga, zvezek (knjige)
zgodovina zvitek (pergamenta); vsebina, volumen, prostornina; obseg, volumen; (velika) množina ali količina, masa
figurativno morje, veliko število
glasba obseg, polnost, volumen (glasu)
radio jakost zvoka

the volume of a cask prostornina soda
a work in four volumes delo v 4 zvezkih (delih, knjigah)
a voice of great volume glas velikega obsega (volumna)
a three-volume novel roman v 3 zvezkih
an odd volume knjiga (zvezek) brez para
to speak volumes for zelo govoriti za (v korist), jasno dokazovati
her donations to charity speak volumes for her generosity njeni darilni prispevki v dobrodelne namene jasno govore o njeni plemenitosti

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?

vouch¹ [váuč] prehodni glagol
jamčiti (for za)
potrditi; navesti za dokaz, za okrepitev; biti porok, garantirati

I can't vouch for him ne morem jamčiti zanj
to vouch an authority navesti (citirati) ugledno osebo, strokovnjaka
to vouch for the truth of a statement jamčiti za resničnost trditve

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

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

vpoglèd insight; perusal, view; examination

na vpoglèd on approbation, on approval
na vpoglèd in vrnitev for perusal and return
imeti (dobiti) vpoglèd v to have (to get) an insight into
dobil sem vpoglèd v tiste razmere I got an insight into those circumstances
predložiti komu v vpoglèd svoje knjige to submit one's books to someone for inspection
dovoliti komu vpoglèd v svoje knjige to allow someone to examine one's books
brezplačen izvod (knjige) na vpoglèd (ogled) specimen (ali free) copy
poslati na vpoglèd (ogled) to send for examination (ali on approval)

vstájati to rise; to get up; to stand up; to rise to one's feet

on zgodaj (pozno) vstaja he is an early (a late) riser
zgodaj vstájati to rise with the sun, to get up early, to be an early riser
ne vstajajte! (ostanite na sedežu!) keep your seat!

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

vstopíti to enter (v hišo a house); to come in; to make one's entry gledališče entry; to step (v into)

s silo vstopíti v hišo to force an entry into a house
vstopíti v vojsko (v tvrdko) to join the army (a firm)
potniki za X., vstopite! all aboard for X.

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?