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  • uštéti se to miscalculate; to miscount; to reckon wrong; to be out in (ali with) one's reckoning; pogovorno to get (ali to take) the wrong sow by the ear, to back the wrong horse

    močnó se je uštel he is well out in (ali with) his reckoning; he brought his eggs (ali his hogs) to a bad (ali the wrong) market
  • 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
  • uveljáviti to put into force (ali into effect), to carry into effect; to put forward; to bring into force

    uveljáviti kaj to give effect to something; (izsiliti) to enforce
    uveljáviti svojo pravico to assert one's (splošno) rights pl oziroma (določeno) right
    uveljáviti svojo voljo to enforce one's will, to have one's way
    uveljáviti se to make oneself valued, to make one's influence felt, to get on; to assert oneself (successfully); to push oneself forward; (umetnik) to win recognition
    on se zna uveljáviti he knows how to make himself valued
  • užáljen offended

    užáljena nečimrnost wounded vanity
    biti užáljen to take offence (ob, nad at), to be offended (with something, by someone)
    ni bil užáljen he did not take offence
    užáljeno prislov offendedly
  • vacillate [vǽsileit] neprehodni glagol
    majati se, gugati se, zibati se, nihati (sem in tja); opotekati se; kolebati, omahovati, oklevati, biti neodločen, cincati; lavirati

    vacillate between hope and fear nihati med upanjem in strahom
    he vacillated on his feet majal se je na nogah
  • vacuity [vækjú:iti] samostalnik
    praznost, praznina, praznota; vrzel, pomanjkljivost
    figurativno duševna praznota, brezizraznost; (redko) prazen prostor, vakuum
    množina, figurativno praznost, brezpomembnost, puhlost, neumnost

    he filled up his speech with vacuities v njegovem govoru je bilo polno brezpomembnosti (bedastoč)
  • vain [véin] pridevnik (vainly prislov)
    brezuspešen, jalov, brez koristi, zastonjski; nadut, domišljav, nečimrn, bahaški; prazen, plitev, puhel, ničev; nepomemben, nebistven (razlika); (redko) bedast, trivialen

    in vain, zastarelo for vain zaman, zastonj
    a vain attempt jalov poskus
    vain promises prazne obljube
    vain discussions brezplodno razpravljanje
    he is as vain as a peacock domišljav (prevzeten) je kot pav
    she is vain of her beauty domišljava je na svojo lepoto
    it was vain to protest protesti so bili zaman, niso nič zalegli
    to take God's name (ali the name of the Lord) in vain religija po nemarnem izgovarjati božje ime (imenovati boga)
  • valuable [vǽljuəbl] pridevnik
    vreden, dragocen, drag; precenljiv, plačljiv; koristen (to, for za)

    a valuable discovery zelo koristno, dragoceno odkritje
    valuable information koristne, dragocene informacije
    valuable things dragocenosti
    service not valuable in money neprecenljiva usluga
    he gave me valuable assistance dal (nudil) mi je dragoceno pomoč
  • value1 [vǽlju:] samostalnik
    vrednost; korist; cena, vrednost; kupna moč; protivrednost; znesek; valuta
    figurativno pomembnost, važnost, pomen, teža, vrednost

    at value po dnevnem tečaju
    value in account vrednost po računu
    value in cash gotovina
    out of value (slikarstvo) presvetel ali pretemen
    to the value of v znesku, do zneska od
    value date datum vknjižbe
    added value dodana, novo ustvarjena vrednost
    caloric value kalorična vrednost
    commercial value komercialna vrednost
    exchange value, value in exchange zamenjalna vrednost, protivrednost
    face value nominalna vrednost
    the precise value of a word precizen pomen besede
    range of values območje vrednosti
    surplus value višek (presežek) vrednosti
    surrender value (zavarovalništvo) povratna kupna vrednost
    use value, value in use uporabna vrednost
    sample of no value vzorec brez vrednosti
    for value received (na potrdilu) "prejel znesek"
    to get full value out of izvleči polno vrednost iz
    to get good value for one's money dobro (ugodno) kupiti, napraviti dobro kupčijo
    to set a great value upon zelo ceniti
    he sets no value upon my advice on ne da nič na moj nasvet
    to set too much value upon pripisovati preveliko vrednost (ceno) (čemu)
  • varováti to safeguard; to protect (pred from), to preserve (pred from); to shield, to shelter (pred from), to guard (pred from, proti against)

    bog varuj! God forbid!
    varováti ustavno ureditev to safeguard constitutional order
    varováti se to take care of oneself, to beware (of), to guard (against)
    varujte se žeparjev! beware of pickpockets!
    varujte se psa! beware of the dog!
    on se ne varuje (zdravstveno) he neglects his health
  • várstvo protection (pred from); guardianship; tutelage; custody; safeguard; shelter

    pod várstvom noči under the cover of night
    socialno várstvo social security, social welfare
    sodno várstvo judicial protection
    vzeti kaj v várstvo to take charge of something
    vzel nas je v svoje várstvo he took us under his protection
    vzeti v várstvo pred... to shield from...
  • vèč more; plus

    vèč kot... more than...
    vèč (od njih) several
    še vèč still more
    vèč kot dovolj enough and to spare
    vèč ljudi several people
    ne vèč no more, no longer
    vèč ali manj more or less
    nič vèč no more
    vèč dni several days, a day or two
    vedno vèč in vèč more and more
    nikoli vèč nevermore, never again
    vèč kot enkrat more than once
    vèč kot teden dni (kot en teden) for over a week
    čim vèč, tem bolje the more the better
    čim vèč dela, tem vèč potroši the more he works the more he spends
    sem vèč kot zadovoljen I am more than satisfied
    on ni vèč nesrečen he is no longer unhappy
    ni ga vèč he is no more
    bil si moj prijatelj, pa nisi vèč you used to be a fiend of mine but you aren't any longer
    imam vèč denarja kot ti I have (ali pogovorno I've got) more money than you
    vèč imaš, vèč hočeš imeti much will have more
    vèč jih je kot nas there are more of them (than of us)
    ne odlašaj vèč! delay no longer!, pogovorno don't put it off any longer!
    nič vèč me ne zebe I don't feel cold any longer
    vèč od njih poznam I know several of them
    nimam vèč denarja I have no money left, I have no more money
    spoznal, srečal sem se z vèč člani kluba I met several members of the club
    ne misli vèč na to! don't think of it any more!, pogovorno forget it!
    nisem mogel vèč molčati I could not remain silent any longer
    ne bom vèč čakal I shall not wait any longer
    ne maram vèč slišati nobene besede o tem I don't want to hear another word about it
    od takrat ga nisem vèč videl I have not seen him since (then)
  • 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
  • védeti to know; to be aware (of); to realize

    zanesljivo védeti to be positive about
    védeti za kaj to be in the know, to be aware (of something), to be cognizant (of something)
    dobro vedoč za kaj fully cognizant of something
    vem za nekoga, ki... I know of someone who...
    kolikor vem as far as I know, for aught I know (of)
    ne da bi jaz vedel (= kolikor mi je znano ne) not that I know
    pa še kako dobro to vem! don't I know it!
    bojim se, da zdaj nič več ne vem (kot prej) I fear I am none the wiser
    on dobro ve, kaj se je zgodilo he well knows (ali he is well aware of) what happened
    ne védeti za kaj to be ignorant of something
    rad bi vedel I should like to know, I wonder (ali, če whether, if)
    ko bi bil (jaz) vedel! if only I had known!
    védeti o čem to be well aware (ali arhaično apprised) of something
    nihče ne ve, kaj se utegne zgoditi there is no knowing what may happen
    védeti, kaj hočemo (= ne omahovati) to know one's own mind
    kako, da jaz ne bi tega vedel! don't I know it!
    to sam le predobro vem (= komu to pripovedujete?) you are telling me!
    influenca, defterija in ne vem, kaj še vse influenza, diphtheria, and goodness knows what else
    védeti najnovejše (o) to be well up (in), to be au courant (ali up-to-date) with
    človek nikoli ne ve (= nikoli ne veš) you never know, you never can tell
    kako naj vem, kam je šel how should I know where he went
    ali še veš? do you remember?
    ne vem ne kod ne kam I don't know which way to turn
  • védno always; every time, at all times; ZDA all the time; ever; pesniško aye, ay

    skoraj védno nine times out of ten, as often as not
    še védno still; as yet
    za védno for ever, for good, for good and all
    enkrat za védno (vselej) once (and) for all
    védno več more and more
    védno hitreje faster and faster
    védno večji bigger and bigger
    še védno ne not yet
    za védno zapustiti to leave for good
    še védno ga ni he hasn't arrived yet
    védno je bilo tako it was ever thus
    poslovila sta se za védno they bade each other farewell for ever
    védno in védno se vra-, čati to keep coming back
    védno naravnost (naprej)! keep straight ahead!
  • védnost knowledge

    brez moje védnosti without my knowing it, without my knowledge, unbeknown (ali unbeknownst) to me
    bil je tam brez moje védnosti he was there unbeknown to me
    po moji najboljši védnosti to the best of my knowledge
    dati v védnost komu to make known to someone, to inform (ali to apprise) someone
  • veil2 [véil] prehodni glagol
    zastreti, zakriti
    figurativno prikriti, skri(va)ti svoje namene

    to veil one's face zakriti si obraz
    he veiled his disappointment under a smile prikril je svoje razočaranje z nasmeškom
    neprehodni glagol
    postati nuna (redovnica)
  • vein1 [véin] samostalnik
    anatomija vena, žila
    geologija rudna žila
    botanika žilica, rebro; proga, maroga, žila (v marmorju, v lesu); reža, razpoka
    figurativno nagnjenje, razpoloženje, volja, smisel, "žilica" (for za kaj)
    čud, temperament; stil, način, ton

    a vein of gold žila zlata
    vein of humour humoristična žilica
    in a merry vein veselo razpoložen
    vein-mining izkoriščanje rudnih žil
    I am not in the vein for joking nisem razpoložen za šale, ni mi do šal
    he said more in the same vein dodal je še nekaj stvari, ki so bile iste note
  • veléti to order, to command, to tell; arhaično to bid

    storili bomo, kar nam bodo veleli we will do what they tell us
    velel mi je, naj sedem he told me to take a seat (ali to sit down)
    velel sem mu, naj gre I told him to go
  • velíko much; a great deal, a good deal (of); a lot of; pogovorno lots, masses, loads, bags (of)

    zelo velíko very much, quite a lot, pl a great many
    moj brat velíko bere (dela, potuje) my brother is a great reader (worker, traveller)
    velíko se sprehajam I am a great walker
    (on) ima zelo velíko denarja he has a considerable amount (ali pogovorno lots, loads, bags, pots) of money
    on velíko pije he is a big drinker, he drinks hard, he is a hard-drinking man
    velíko hrupa za nič much ado about nothing
    velíko sreče! good luck!, lots of luck!