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vote¹ [vóut] samostalnik
volilni, glasovalni glas; glasovanje; pravica glasovanja; (skupni) glasovi; volilec, -lka, glas; volilni, glasovalni izid; (z glasovanjem) donesen sklep ali odobritev; glasovnica, volilni listek; odobrena vsota, budžet
zastarelo zaobljuba, vroča želja, molitev

the vote volilna, glasovalna pravica
Army vote izglasovani krediti za vojsko
vote (of credit) v parlamentu izglasovani krediti
the casting vote odločujoči glas
floating vote (negotovi) glasovi nevtralnih poslancev
the Socialist vote socialistični glasovi
a vote of confidence glasovanje o zaupnici
women have the vote ženske imajo volilno pravico
women have been granted the vote ženskam so dali volilno pravico
to cast vote glasovati, oddati glas
to count the votes prešteti (volilne) glasove
to get out the vote pregovoriti volilce, da glasujejo
to give one's vote to (ali for) oddati svoj glas, glasovati za
the Labour vote will increase at the next election delavska stranka bo pomnožila svoje glasove na prihodnjih volitvah
to have a vote imeti pravico do glasovanja
to propose a vote of thanks to the speaker predlagati poslušalcem, da se s ploskanjem zahvalijo govorniku
to put s.th. to the vote dati kaj na glasovanje
the Government received a vote of confidence vlada je dobila zaupnico
to split one's vote glasovati za dva ali več
to take a vote on a question glasovati o nekem vprašanju

vpíti¹ (kričati) to shout, to cry, to scream

na vse grlo, na vso moč vpíti to shout at the top of one's voice (ali of one's lungs)
vpíti do hripavosti to shout (ali to scream) oneself hoarse
vpíti na pomoč to call (out) for help
vpíti od veselja to shout for (ali with) joy
vpíti po maščevanju to cry out for revenge
vpíti od smeha (od bolečin) to shout with laughter (with pain)
v nebo vpijoč crying (to heaven)
v nebo vpijoča krivica crying injustice
vpíte (kričeče) barve screaming colours pl

vprašánje question; query; interrogation

črnsko vprašánje the Negro question
gornje vprašánje the above question
indirektno vprašánje gramatika oblique question
kakšno vprašánje! what a question to ask!
nujno vprašánje urgent question
nerešeno vprašánje pending question; question in abeyance
kritično, odločilno vprašánje crucial question
odprto vprašánje open question
pereče vprašánje burning question
sporno vprašánje question at issue, debatable question, moot question, moot point, point in question
pravno vprašánje question of law
sugestivno vprašánje suggestive question
težko vprašánje (pri izpitu) poser
vprašánje življenja ali smrti a life-anddeath issue
to je vprašánje časa (denarja, navade) that is a question (ali a matter) of time (of money, of habit)
v tem ni vprašánje that is not the point
to je še vprašánje that is still doubtful
to nima nobene zveze z vprašánjm this has no bearing on the question
to je drugo vprašánje that is another matter
vprašánje je brez pomena (se ne stavlja) the question does not arise
vprašánje je, kje naj to najdemo the question is, where are we going to find it
načeti vprašánje to raise a question
napasti koga z vprašánji to bombard someone with questions
obsuti koga z vprašánje to shoot questions at someone, to ply someone with questions
odgovoriti na vprašánje to answer a question
oddaljiti se od vprašánja to get (ali to wander) away from the point, to digress
obravnavati vprašánje to discuss a question
pustiti vprašánje odprto to leave a question unanswered (ali unsolved), to leave a question in suspense
rešiti vprašánje to solve a question
ne spadati k vprašánju to be irrelevant to the case
staviti vprašánje to raise a question, to put (ali to ask) a question
staviti vprašánje zaupnice to ask for a vote of confidence
zmesti koga s težkim vprašánjem to puzzle someone

vrát neck; (grlo) throat

trd vrát stiff neck
labodji vrát swan's neck
na vrát na nos helter-skelter, head over heels, headlong; precipitately
do vrátu v težavah up to the eyes (ali ears) in difficulties
do vrátu v delu up to the elbows in work
biti do vrátu v vodi to be up to the ears in water
biti do vrátu sit česa to be fed up to the back teeth with something
vrát me boli I have a sore throat
imeti koga na vrátu (figurativno) to have someone on one's back
imeti veliko družino na vrátu to be encumbered with a large family
držati koga za vrát to hold someone by the throat
pasti komu okoli vrátu to fall on someone's neck, to embrace someone
prerezati komu vrát to cut someone's throat
razbiti vrát steklenice to break the neck of a bottle
stegovati vrát to stretch (ali to crane) one's neck (za, po at, for)
tičati do vrátú v dolgovih to be up to one's eyes (ali ears) in debt
vreči se komu okoli vrátú to throw one's arms round someone's neck
zaviti komu vrát to wring someone's neck, to tread on someone's neck
zgrabiti koga za vrát to grab someone by the throat, to take someone by the neck
zlomiti komu vrát to break someone's neck
zlomiti si vrát to break one's neck
zmagati za dolžino vrátú (pri konjskih dirkah) to win by a neck

vráta (sobna, hišna) door; (vrtna, dvoriščna) gate; (vhod) entrance, doorway; (nogomet) goal

hišna vráta street door, front door
dvokrilna vráta folding door
mestna vráta town gate
steklena vráta glass door, French window
spustna vráta drop door
vrtljiva vráta revolving door, swing door
vzdižna železna vráta zgodovina vojska portcullis
zadnja, zadajšnja vráta back door
zunanja vráta outer door
za zaprtimi vráti behind (ali with) closed doors
smučna vráta sliding door
vráta so zaprta the door is shut (ali closed)
vráta so odprta the door is open, na stežaj wide open
vráta so priprta the door is ajar
vráta so zaklenjena the door is locked
vráta so zapahnjena the door is bolted
vojna je pred vráti war is imminent
zima je pred vráti winter is upon us (ali is at the door)
iti in odpreti vráta (ko pozvoni zvonec) to answer the bell (ali the door, the door-bell)
pokazati komu vráta (figurativno) to show someone the door, to turn someone out of doors
iti ven (noter) skozi zadnja vráta to go in (to go out) by the back door
na stežaj odpreti vráta to throw the door wide open (komu to someone)
na trkanje odpreti vráta to answer the door
vlomiti vráta to force open the door
zaloputniti vráta to slam (ali to bang) the door
zapreti in zapahniti vráta to shut and bolt the door
zapreti komu vráta pred nosom to shut the door in someone's face
vráta so se zaprla the door swung to

vŕč jug; (lončen) pitcher

vŕč za pivo stein
poln vŕč (česa) jugful, pitcherful
toliko časa hodimo z vŕčem po vodo, dokler se ne razbije the pitcher goes often to the well but is broken at last

vréči to throw, to fling; to hurl; (mrežo, sidro, kocko) to cast; (pri izpitu) to pluck

nazaj vréči to throw back
vréči na tla to throw (ali to fling) down
vréči pogled na to glance at
vréči kamen v psa to throw a stone at a dog
vréči mrežo to cast a net
proč vréči to throw away, to discard
vréči novec v zrak to toss a coin
vréči komu kaj to fling something at someone
vréči v ječo to fling into prison, to cast (ali to clap) in prison
vréči vrv komu (figurativno) to throw a rope to someone
ven vréči to turn out, pogovorno to chuck out (koga someone)
vréči žreb to cast lots
vréči puško v koruzo (figurativno) to hang up one's ax(e), to throw in the towel (ali the sponge)
vréči komu kaj v obraz (= očitati mu) to throw (ali to fling) something in someone's teeth
vréči koga iz službe to sack someone, to give someone the sack, to dismiss, ZDA to fire someone
vréči pismo v nabiralnik to drop a letter into a pillar box
vréči komu polena pod noge (figurativno) to put a spoke in someone's wheel
vréči (metati) slabo luč na koga to bring discredit (up)on someone
vréči komu žogo to throw a ball to someone
vréči se to throw oneself, to fling oneself
vréči se po kom (figurativno) to take after someone, to resemble someone
vréči se na delo to throw oneself into a task (ali a job)
vréči se v kaj (figurativno) to fling oneself into something
vréči se komu v naročje to fling oneself into someone's arms
vréči se komu k nogam to throw oneself at someone's feet
vréči se na to throw oneself upon, to fall upon, (lotiti se) to tackle
trije možje so se vrgli nanj three men pounced upon him
vréči se na sovražnika to rush (ali to dash) at the enemy

vŕh¹ (drevesa itd.) top; (gore) summit, peak; pinnacle; apex, pl -es, apices

na vŕhu (zgoraj) on top of, at the top of, atop
z vŕha from the top
na vŕhu lestve at the top of the ladder
vŕh strehe the top of the roof
vŕh glave the top of the head
vŕh gore the top of a mountain
vŕh stene, zidú the top of a wall
vŕh trikotnika the apex of a triangle
konferenca (sestanek) na vŕhu politika summit conference (meeting)
biti na vŕhu drevesa to be at the top of the tree
z vŕha do tal from top to bottom
doseči vŕh to reach the top, tehnika to reach the peak

vrhúnec summit, the highest point; pinnacle; culmination

na vrhúncu moči at the summit of power
vrhúnec veličine the summit of greatness
to je vrhúnec (višek) vsega that tops (ali beats) everything (ali all)
doseči vrhúnec to culminate
vrhúnec sezone the height of the season
na vrhúncu sreče at the peak of happiness

vrískati to shout; (v gorah) to yodel

vrískati od veselja to shout for (ali with) joy; to exult (ob, nad at, over)
vriskajoč shouting (with joy), jubilant

vŕsta row (hiš of houses); line; rank; vojska file; turn; series; kind, sort; set; type; genus, species; variety; quality

dolga vŕsta long row
v vŕsti in a row, in a line
v vŕstah in rows
sprednja (zadnja) vŕsta front (back) line
v sprednjih vŕstah in the front ranks
v nepretrgani vŕsti in straight succession
po vŕsti in turn, by turns; in rows; (po eden) one at a time, successively
naslovna vŕsta headline
vŕsta sedežev row of seats
vŕsta topolov row of poplars
kdo je na vŕsti? whose turn is it?
jaz sem na vŕsti it is my turn
počakati moraš, da prideš na vŕsto! you must await (ali pogovorno wait) your turn!
prideš kmalu na vŕsto your turn will soon come
ne (se) držati vŕste pri čakanju (preskočiti vŕsto) to jump a queue
čakati v vŕsti (za kaj) to queue (for something)
sedeti v prvi vŕsti to sit in the front row
brati med vŕstami to read between the lines
brali smo po vŕsti (eden za drugim) we took it in turns to read
korakati v vŕsti to march in file
razredčiti vŕste to thin out the rows
postaviti v vŕsto to put (ali to set) in a row; to rank, to file, to draw up
postaviti se v vŕsto (štartno črto pred tekom) to toe the line
imeli smo vŕsto deževnih dni we (have) had a succession of rainy days
imamo tri vŕste vina we have three sorts of wine

vsák -a, -o every; (posamezen) each

vsák, -a, -o dan every day, daily
vsák, -a, -o tretji dan every three days
vsák, -a, -o teden every week, weekly
vsák, -a, -o od dveh (obeh) either
vsák, -a, -o posamezen each and every one
vsák, -a, -o čas any time
vsák, -a, -o učenec every pupil
vsák, -a, -o učenec tega razreda each pupil of this class
na vsák, -a, -o način at any rate
vsakih 20 korakov every twenty paces
ob vsák, -a, -oem vremenu in all weathers
vsák, -a, -o posebej, vsák, -a, -o ločeno separately
vsák, -a, -oemu svoje! to every man his due!, to each his own!
vsák, -a, -o po svoje each (one) in his own way
imava vsák, -a, -o svoje mnenje we have each our own opinion
vsák, -a, -o je dobil 5 SIT they got 5 tolars each
poznam vsák, -a, -oega učenca tega razreda I know every pupil in this class
vsák, -a, -o učenec mora to vedeti, znati every pupil must know this
lahko prideš ob vsák, -a, -oem času you can come at any time

vsákdo everybody; everyone; anyone, anybody; (ločeno) each

vsákdo od njih je dobil 1 tolar they got 1 tolar each
vsákdo po svojem okusu every man to his taste
kakor vsákdo vé as every one knows
vsákdo to lahko naredi anybody can do it
vsákdo, ki nekaj pomeni everybody who is anybody
vsákdo za sebe (figurativno) everyone must stand on his own feet, every tub must stand on its own bottom
vsákdo je sebi najbližji (figurativno) charity begins at home
vsákdo (= vsi) (arhaično) all the world and his wife

vznemíriti vznemírjati to alarm, to disturb, to trouble; to agitate; to upset; to disquiet; to worry; to make alarmed, to make nervous

njeno zdravje me vznemirja her health worries me
vznemíriti, vznemírjati se to worry; to take alarm (ob at), to get alarmed, to alarm oneself (about)
ne vznemirjaj se! don't worry!
kaj te vznemirja? what is upsetting you?
preveč se vznemirjate you worry too much

vzradostítev rejoicing; delight; pleasure

vzradostítev zaradi dobrih novic rejoicing at good news

vzradostíti to gladden; to delight, to rejoice

vzradostíti se to rejoice (at, in, over), to enjoy (česa something), to be delighted, to be glad, to delight (in, at), to take delight (in)
novica me je vzradostila the news rejoiced me
vzradostili smo se, ko smo slišali tako dobre novice we were delighted to hear such good news
vzradoščen delighted, pleased

wag [wæg]

1. samostalnik
majanje, kimanje, tresenje (of the head z glavo)
mahanje (of a dog's tail pasjega repa)
burkež, šaljivec; prebrisanec; učenec, ki se potepa in ne pride v šolo, "špricar", lenuh

with a wag of one's head s prikimavanjem (glave)

2. prehodni glagol
mahati (z repom); (s)tresti, (po)kimati (z glavo); premikati, gibati
neprehodni glagol
premikati se (sem in tja), gibati se; racati; hitro oditi, pobrisati jo; odvijati se, potekati
sleng "špricati" šolo

to wag one's finger at s.o. (po)žugati komu s prstom
to wag one's head (od)kimati z glavo
beards wag govoriči se, govori se
let the world wag on ljudje naj kar govoričijo
how wags the world? figurativno kako (kaj) gre?
to set tongues waging širiti novice, spraviti jezike v tek
the tail wags the dog figurativno najmanj pomemben član (skupine itd.) ima glavno besedo, je na krmilu

wait² [wéit]

1. neprehodni glagol
čakati, pričakovati (for s.o. koga)
počakati, potrpeti
zastarelo prežati na (koga); ostati brez odgovora, obležati, (pismo), ostati nedvignjen; streči (pri mizi, kot natakar)

wait till (ali until) I come počakaj, da (dokler ne) pridem
wait and see (le) počakaj; bomo že videli (kaj bo)
wait-and-see policy politika čakanja
to keep s.o. waiting, to make s.o. wait pustiti koga čakati
this matter can wait ta zadeva lahko počaka
the room is still waiting to be done soba še ni pospravljena
to wait at (ali on, upon the) table streči pri mizi

2. prehodni glagol
čakati, pričakovati
pogovorno odlašati, čakati z
zastarelo spremljati; prisostvovati
zastarelo slediti iz, izhajati

he must wait my convenience on mora počakati, dokler je meni prav
do not wait dinner for me ne čakajte name z večerjo
to wait one's opportunity (ali hour, time, chance) čakati na ugodno priliko
to wait table streči pri mizi

wake^(*)2 [wéik]

1. neprehodni glagol (tudi wake up)
prebuditi se, zbuditi se, postati buden; bedeti, biti buden, ostati buden, čuti
figurativno vstati, oživeti; predočiti si; zavesti se; premakniti se, zganiti se
zastarelo (ponoči) praznovati, slaviti

I usually wake early navadno se zbudim zgodaj
nature wakes in spring narava se prebudi spomladi
in my waking hours kadar sem buden
all will wake from death (ali the dead) religija vsi bodo vstali od mrtvih

2. prehodni glagol (tudi wake up)
zbuditi, prebuditi; obuditi (od mrtvih); povzročiti; oživiti; spodbuditi (to, into k)
bedeti pri (a corps mrliču)
poetično motiti, kaliti (mir itd.)

waking dream sanjarjenje
to wake ambition spodbosti častilakomnost
the noise woke me up hrup me je prebudil
she waked me up at 7 o'clock zbudila me je ob 7h
to wake the echoes dvigniti hrup, napraviti rabuko, hrumeti
the picture waked sad memories slika je obudila žalostne spomine
to wake up with a start planiti iz spanja

walk¹ [wɔ:k] samostalnik
hoja, hod, peš hoja, pešačenje, korakanje; način hoje, hoja v koraku; sprehod, tura, potovanje; redni, higienski sprehod; pot za sprehode, sprehajališče, promenada, aleja; pašnik (za ovce); tekališče (za kokoši); področje (dela), stroka, delavnost, aktivnost; poklic, socialen položaj, kariera; plantaža (v Zahodni Indiji); runda (policista); področje (krošnjarja)
britanska angleščina (gozdni) revir
šport tekmovalna hoja
zastarelo zakotje, skrivališče, zavetje, pribežališče

quite a walk kar precéj hoje
walk of life položaj v življenju, poklic, kariera
my favourite walk moj najljubši sprehod
in my walks through the world na mojem potovanju po svetu
a 10 minutes' walk to the station 10 minut hoje do postaje
the highest walks of society najvišji krogi družbe
to come at a walk priti peš, prikorakati
to go at a walk korakati, iti v koraku
to go for a walk, to take a walk iti na sprehod
to be on the walks ameriško inkasirati, pobirati denar
this is not within my walk to ni moja stroka, za to nisem kompetenten, to se me ne tiče
to take s.o. for a walk vzeti, peljati koga na sprehod
I know him by his walk poznam ga po hoji