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ukráden stolen; pilfered, filched; purloined; pogovorno nicked

ukrádeno blago stolen goods pri ZDA žargon hot goods pl
ukrádeno blago ne prinaša koristi theft (ali dishonesty) does not pay

uníčiti do destroy (utterly), to demolish, to ruin, to ravage; to be destructive (kaj of something); to annihilate; to extinguish; to exterminate; to reduce to nothingness; (cesarstvo) to crush, to overwhelm; (ljudstvo, polk itd.) to destroy, to annihilate, to stamp out, to wipe out; (upanje) to dash, to blast

uníčiti koga to be the ruin of someone, to bring someone to ruin, (žargon) to cook someone's goose
Smith je končno uničil Browna (žargon) Smith has finally cooked Brown's goose
uníčiti samega sebe (žargon) to cook one's own goose

úrh zoologija toad; arhaično paddock

úrha klicati (figurativno, bljuvati) to vomit, pogovorno to spew, žargon to puke

ustvárjen created; made; žargon cut out

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

utrújen tired (od by, with)

utrújen od hoje tired walking
biti na smrt utrújen to be dead tired (ali fagged out, overworked)
preutrujen overtired, pogovorno ready to drop, žargon knackered

vélik big, large; great; (visok) tall, high; (razsežen) vast, spacious

v vélikem obsegu on a large scale
vélika črka capital letter, upper-case letter, majuscule
véliki četrtek Maundy Thursday
vélik del a great deal
lov na véliko divjad big-game hunting
Aleksander Veliki Alexander the Great
véliki (glavni) dobitek first prize
vélika bitka great battle
véliki in mali (figurativno) great and small
véliki inkvizitor grand inquisitor
vélika gospoda (imenitniki) the great
Karel Veliki Charlemagne, Charles the Great
vélika laž a big lie
vélika luža (figurativno, Atlantik) the big pond, the big drink
vélik (slaven) mož great man, (visok) tall man
Veliki Medved astronomija Ursa Major, the Great Bear, the Plough
véliki mojstri the great masters pl
vélika noč religija Easter
véliki petek religija Good Friday
vélika sobota religija Holy Saturday
vélika obzirnost great discretion
véliko naročilo large order
vélik(i) nakup(i) bulk purchases pl
véliko podjetje largescale enterprise
vélik pesnik great poet
véliki stroški heavy expenses pl
z vélikim trudom with great pains
vélik umetnik great artist
véliki teden religija Holy Week
Veliki Voz astronomija the Great Bear, the Plough, Charles's Wain, the Wain, ZDA the Big Dipper
vélika soba large room
véliki vezir Grand Vizier
véliki vojvoda Grand Duke (ženski spol Duchess)
vélika žival large animal
vélika živina (figurativno, žargon) big shot, big noise, big wheel
oba sta enako vélika they are both the same size
pisati, tiskati z véliko črko to capitalize
oni živijo v vélikem slogu they live in great style

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

vínjen drunk, drunken; inebriate; intoxicated; fuddled; in one's cups

malo vínjen (žargon) mellow; under the influence; the worse for drink (ali humoristično wear)
biti vínjen to be tipsy (ali groggy)

vohljáč (vohun) spy, secret agent; arhaično intelligencer; detective, sleuth, ZDA pogovorno gumshoe

policijski vohljáč police spy, police informer, VB žargon nark, copper's nark, ZDA žargon stool pigeon; ZDA pogovorno snooper, spotter

vohljáti

vohljáti za kom to spy upon someone, VB žargon to nark

vojáški military; army; soldierly, soldierlike, soldier's

vojáška akademija military academy
vojáška blagajna war chest
vojáška disciplina military discipline
vojáška ekspedicija military expedition
vojáški duhovnik (kurat) army chaplain, žargon sky pilot
vojáški dobavitelj army contractor
vojáški poklic military profession
vojáška policija military police
vojáška obveščevalna služba military intelligence service
vojáška služba military service
nesposoben za vojáško službo unfit for active service
vojáške oblasti military authorities pl
vojáški obveznik national service man
splošna vojáška obveznost national service
vojáški stan profession of arms
vojáški pozdrav military salute
vojáška šola military college
vojáška sila, moč military power
vojáški kazenski zakonik pravo military code
vojáški službeni list army gazette
oseba, ki se zaradi vestí upre vojáški službi conscientious objector
sposoben za vojáško službo fit to serve, able-bodied, eligible for military service
vojáški zapor military prison
vojáška zdravstvena služba army medical service
vojáška vozovnica soldier's reduced-rate railway ticket
vojáška plača army pay
splošna vojáška obveznost universal conscription, ZDA universal military training (krajšava: UMT)
vojáški prestopek military offence
vojáška izdaja, izdajstvo military treason
vojáška znanost military science

vseêno all the same; all one; still; nevertheless; for all that

meni je vseêno it's all the same to me, it makes no difference to me, I don't care, (žargon) I don't give a damn (ali a darn)
vseêno je, če... it comes to the same thing, if...
če vam je vseêno, da hodite 10 minut if you don't mind walking ten minutes
vseêno mi je it is all one to me
to je čisto vseêno it is all one and the same thing
vseêno je it comes to the same thing, it is six of one and half a dozen of the other, (ni važno) it is of no consequence

vsegakrív scapegoat, (ZDA tudi) stooge

biti vsegakrív (žargon) to be the fall guy

zájtrk breakfast

zájtrk in kosilo obenem (žargon) brunch (= breakfast and lunch)
imeti, jesti zájtrk to have one's breakfast
postreči z zájtrkom komu to supply someone with breakfast, to give someone breakfast, to breakfast someone
posode za zájtrk breakfast set

zakrókati (krokar) (to begin) to croak

zakrókati ves svoj denar (figurativno) to squander all one's money on a life of dissipation, žargon to blue the lot

zalotíti to catch, to seize, to take (by surprise), to overtake

zalotíti pri dejanju to catch in the act, (žargon) to nab
zalotíti koga pri tatvini to catch someone stealing
tatu so zalotili pri dejanju the thief was caught (ali apprehended) in the act (ali was caught redhanded)

zastavljálnica pawnshop; žargon uncle's; ZDA žargon hock shop

lastnik zastavljálnice pawnbroker, žargon uncle
v zastavljálnici in pawn

znáti to know

znáti na pamet to know by heart
dobro znáti kaj to be A1 at something
ne znam angleško I cannot speak English, I do not know English
znate francosko? do you know French?
znaš igrati šah? can you play chess?
on misli, da vse zna he thinks he knows everything
on zna brati grško he can read Greek
znaš dobro današnjo lekcijo? do you know your lesson for today well?
tega si ne znam razložiti I don't know what to make of it (ali of this)
zelo dobro znáti lekcijo to have the lesson at one's fingertips
ona zna vsaj (najmanj) 5 jezikov she knows at least five languages
znáti (spoznati se na) svoj posel to know one's own business, (žargon) to know one's onions, (pogovorno) to know the ropes, to know what's what

znêsti (jajce) to lay (an egg); (vsota, stroški) to amount to, to come to, to total; to figure out

koliko znese moj račun? what does my bill amount to?
znêsti se nad kom to vent one's rage on someone, to wreak one's anger (ali one's fury) on someone, (z udarci, žargon) to give someone a walloping

zràk air; atmosphere

tekoči zràk liquid air
neprepusten za zràk airtight
dvigniti se v zràk to rise in the air
iti na zràk to take an airing, to take the air
izpostaviti zràku to air
zràk je čist figurativno (nikogar ni) (žargon) the coast is clear
ta plin je lažji kot zràk this gas is lighter than air
nekaj leži v zràku (figurativno) there's something in the air
pognati v zràk to blow up
zleteti v zràk (figurativno) to be blown up
ne pridem do zràka (figurativno) I can't breathe
prinesti na zràk to air
postaviti, vreči na zràk (figurativno) to throw out, to turn out
iz zràka sneti (figurativno) to invent
dve lovski letali sta trčili v zràku two fighter planes collided in mid-air
viseti v zràku (figurativno) to be undecided yet
sušiti na zràku to dry outdoors, ZDA to air-dry