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valúta currency; foreign currency, foreign exchange; (tečaj) exchange rate, rate of exchange

trdna valúta firm currency, hard currency
po sedanji valúti at the present rate of exchange
drseča valúta floating currency
nestabilna valúta soft currency
dirigirana valúta managed currency
država z visoko valúto country with a high monetary standard

variance [vɛ́əriəns] samostalnik
sprememba; različnost, neskladnost, razhajanje; nesloga, spor, prepir, prerekanje, pričkanje
pravno protislovje, divergenca

to be at variance with biti v protislovju z, razlikovati se od; ne se skladati (on glede); biti v sporu z
they are at variance ne razumejo se med seboj
that set them at variance to jih je razdvojilo (sprlo)

various [vɛ́əriəs] pridevnik (variously prislov)
različen, raznoličen, razen; mnogostranski; poln sprememb; pisan; številen, mnog, več
pogovorno (zaimek, samostalnik) mnogi, razni (ljudje), več

for various reasons iz raznih razlogov
at various times večkrat
various people told me so več ljudi mi je to reklo

vault¹ [vɔ:lt]

1. samostalnik
arhitektura obok, svod; klet; grobnica; obokana kamra
anatomija obokana votlina
ameriško trezor, (jeklena) shramba za dragocenosti

the vault of heaven nebeški svod, nebo
family vault družinska grobnica
wine vault vinska klet
to keep one's jewels in the vault at the bank hraniti svoje dragulje v trezoru (safu) v banki

2. prehodni glagol
obokati, zgraditi obok (nad čim)
neprehodni glagol
bočiti se, vzpenjati se

velocity [vilɔ́siti] samostalnik
hitrost, brzina

initial velocity začetna hitrost
at the velocity of sound s hitrostjo zvoka
muzzle velocity začetna hitrost (krogle)

venture¹ [vénčə] samostalnik
drzno, tvegano dejanje, drznost, riziko, tveganost; smel podvig, pustolovščina, avantura; stavljenje na kocko; komercialna špekulacija
zastarelo srečen slučaj, sreča

at a venture na slepo (srečo); po grobi ocenitvi
a lucky venture srečna špekulacija
he is not a man to undertake any venture on ni človek, ki bi se spuščal v kakršnokoli tveganje
he declined the venture odklonil je riziko
he has lost all his ventures izgubil je vse, kar je angažiral (v posle)

venture² [vénčə] prehodni glagol
upati si, drzniti se; odločiti se (on za)
drzniti se napraviti; izraziti, dovoliti si; tvegati, riskirati, staviti na kocko; (redko) zanesti se na, prepustiti slučaju; špekulirati
neprehodni glagol
upati si, prevzeti riziko

to venture one's life tvegati (svoje) življenje
to venture away upati si oditi (se oddaljiti, se umakniti) (from od)
to venture on the travel upati si na potovanje
I venture to say that... upam si reči, da...
may I venture to ask you? vas smem vprašati?
to venture a fortune at the tables tvegati (celo) imetje pri igranju
nothing venture, nothing have kdor nič ne tvega, nič nima
never venture to oppose him nikoli si ne dovolite, da bi mu ugovarjali

very¹ [véri] pridevnik (verily prislov)
pravi

a very knave pravi lopov
he is the veriest vagabund on je pravi pravcati vagabund; lasten, sam, celó
my very son moj lastni sin, sam moj sin
his very brother did not know him njegov lastni brat ga ni spoznal; (izza the, this, that ali svojilnega zaimka) ta (oni itd.) isti, prav
the very day I arrived prav na dan, ko sem prispel
the very thing baš tisto pravo
that very day prav (še) istega dne
in this very room prav v tej sobi
at this very place prav na tem mestu
at the very end prav na koncu
from very egoism iz samega (čistega) egoizma
in the very heart of Europe prav v srcu Evrope
this is the very thing I want prav to potrebujem
it is the very last thing to do to je prav zadnja stvar, ki jo je treba narediti; čisti, pravi, točen
the very opposite čisto(pravo) nasprotje
on the very same day točno istega dne; (redko) legitimen, zakonit

very² [véri] prislov
zelo; prav, zares; v polnem pomenu; baš

very good prav, v redu, se strinjam
very well prav dobro, v redu
very much zelo, izredno
my very own zares moj, osebno moj
the very best quality res najboljša kakovost
at the very latest res najkasneje
it is the very last thing to do to je res (prav) zadnja stvar, ki jo je treba narediti
you may keep it for your very own lahko si to obdržiš kot svojo (pravo) last
I'll do my very utmost napravil bom prav vse, kar bo v moji moči
I bought it with my very own money to sem kupil z res svojim denarjem

veselíti to give pleasure (ali joy), to afford joy (ali pleasure), to gladden

to me veseli I am glad of that
veseli me, da te vidim I am glad to see you
glasba me ne veseli I get no joy from music
veselilo me bo, če mi boš kaj pisal I shall be glad to receive your letters
veselíti se česa to delight in something
ne veseli se prezgodaj! don't count your chickens before they are hatched!
veselíti se to be glad of, to be happy (to), to take pleasure (from), to rejoice (at); to be pleased with
(vnaprej) se veselíti to anticipate a pleasure, to look forward to
veselim se že, da te bom zopet videl I am looking forward to seeing you again
zelo me veseli, da vas spoznam (se seznanim z vami) I am very glad to meet you

victual [vitl]

1. samostalnik
(tudi množina) hrana, živež, jestvine, proviant

2. prehodni glagol
oskrbovati z živežem (a ship ladjo)
dobavljati hrano
neprehodni glagol
oskrbeti se z živežem; (redko) jesti

the ship victualed at Suez ladja se je oskrbela z živežem v Suezu

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

visiting [vízitiŋ]

1. pridevnik
obiskovalen; gostujoč, gostovalen; preiskovalen

2. samostalnik
obiskovanje, obiski; krajše bivanje (in Paris, at a hote v Parizu, v hotelu)

visiting book beležnica (reda) obiskov, seznam obiskov
visiting card vizitka, posetnica
visiting day dan obiskov
visiting list seznam oseb, ki jih je treba obiskati
visiting nurse socialna delavka (sestra)
visiting professor gostujoči profesor
visiting teacher učitelj, ki poučuje bolne otroke doma
to be on visiting terms with s.o., to have a visiting acquaintance with s.o. obiskovati se, biti v prijateljskem razmerju s kom

víšek

1. height, the highest (ali culminating) point, climax; heyday

víšek življenja prime of life; zenith; acme; summit; (figurativno) maximum, culmination, critical point, crisis
na víšku moje kariere at the zenith of my career
biti na (svojem) víšku to be at one's zenith (ali height)
doseči víš to reach the zenith, to culminate
biti na víšku svoje moči to be at the peak of one's power
na víšku sezone at the height of the season
to je víšek blaznosti, norosti it is the height of madness
to je pa (že) víš! that's the limit!, that caps everything!, that beats the band!, that takes the cake!, there is nothing to beat it!, can you beat it!,

2. (presežek) surplus, overplus

víši pl surpluses pl
víšek vrednosti surplus value

višína height; astronomija, geografija, matematika altitude; elevation; glasba pitch

nadmorska višína height above sea level; aeronavtika (nad zemljo) absolute altitude
na isti višíni z zemljo at ground level
višína tona glasba pitch
v višíni (v znesku) od to (ali in) the amount of

vitriol [vítriəl] samostalnik
kemija vitriol, žveplena kislina
figurativno jedkost, ujedljivost, strupenost; zlobnost, zlobna kritika

blue vitriol, copper vitriol modra galica
to throw vitriol at s.o. politi koga z vitriolom
vitriol throwing politje z vitriolom (za skazitev kake osebe)
oil of vitriol žveplena kislina

vitriól kemija vitriol

spremeniti v vitriól to vitriolate
politi koga z vitriólom to throw vitriol at someone

vlák train

na vláku on a train
z vlákom by train
delavski vlák workpeople's train
jutranji vlák morning train
potniški (brzi, direktni, ekspresni, posebni, izletniški) vlák passenger (fast, through ali direct, express, special ali extra, excursion) train
luksusni vlák de luxe train, Pullman
oklepni vlák armoured train
lokalni vlák local train; ZDA shuttle train
mešani vlák composite passenger and goods train
vlák (jata) rib shoal, school
redni vlák regular (ali scheduled) train
odhajajoči vlák (the) train now starting
vlák ob 4ih the four o'clock train
tovorni vlák goods train
vlák ima zamudo the train is late (ali overdue ali behind time)
vlak ima 10 minut zamude the train is 10 miutes late
dati v promet poseben vlák to run a special train
peljati se z vlákom to go by train, to take the train
s katerim vlákom se boš peljal? which train will you take?
vlák mora priti ob devetih the train is due at nine
vstopiti v vlák to board a train, to get on a train
prestopiti v drug vlák to change
izstopiti iz vláka to alight from a train, to get off a train
odpeljati se, odpotovati z vlákom to leave by train
spremiti koga k odhodu vláka to see someone off
ujeti, priti pravočasno na vlák to catch a train
še ujeti vlák to catch a train in the nick of time
zamuditi vlák to miss a train

vléči to draw, to drag; to pull, to haul; to lug; to trail; to stretch; (mrežo) to trawl; (po blatu) to draggle; (ladjo) to take in tow; (zavlačevati) to protract

vléči se to drag (oneself); to trail; (zaostajati) to straggle; (zavlačevati se) to drag on; (težko hoditi) to trudge
vléči noge za seboj pri hoji to scuff
vléči vrv to haul at a rope
to bo vleklo (figurativno) this will be a point of attraction
vléči koga za nos (figurativno) to make a fool of someone, to lead someone by the nose
vléči na uho (figurativno) to listen to
krilo se ji vleče po tleh her skirt trails on the ground
ta dimnik ne vleče this chimney does not draw
tukaj vleče (je prepih) there is a draught here, it is draughty here
vléči na zeleno (barvo) to incline to green
vléči dreto (smrčati) to snore
prav nič me ne vleče, da bi šel I don't feel the least urge to go
vojna se vleče the war is dragging on

vlomíti to burgle; to break in (into)

vlomíti vrata to force (ali to batter in) a door
vlomíti v hišo to break into a house, to commit a burglary
vlomili so v našo hišo our house has been burgled, we've had a burglary (ali a break-in) at our house
tat je vlomil v sosedovo garažo a thief broke into the neighbour's garage
vlomili so v trgovino the shop was broken into
vlomíti v kredenco to break open a cupboard
vlomíti vrata to force open the door, to break the door in