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umakníti to withdraw; to draw back; to retract; to take back; vojska to retire; to remove

umakníti čete vojska to withdraw (the) troops
umakníti svojo kandidaturo to withdraw one's candidature
umakníti tožbo to withdraw a charge
umakníti obtožbo to retract an accusation
umakníti se to withdraw, to draw back, vojska to retire, to retreat; to beat a retreat
umakníti se iz svetnega življenja to retire from the world
vojska se je pred sovražnikom umaknila v lepem redu the army retired before the enemy in good order
uspešno, srečno se umakníti (izmuzniti) to make good one's retreat
umaknite se! (pojdite s poti!) make way!
umaknite se mi! get out of my way!

umésti to churn

umésti smetano v maslo to churn butter (from cream)
umésti jajce to beat an egg

utírati utréti (pot) to pave the way, to blaze a trail; figurativno to be a pioneer, to pioneer

utírati, utréti pot za... to pave the way for..., to beat a path for...
utírati, utréti si pot to plough one's way

vál wave; (velik) billow

brez valov (miren) waveless
vál za válom, v zaporednih válovih wave after wave
válu podoben wavelike
gibanje válov undulation, wave motion
kopanje v válovih bathing in a bath with artificial waves
jezdec na válovih surf rider
butanje válov surf, breaking of waves
udarci válov pounding, crashing of waves
greben, vrh vála crest of a wave
vál mraza cold snap, cold spell
vál vročine heat wave, hot spell
igračka válov (figurativno) play of waves
vál ogorčenja a wave of indignation
vál stavk a wave of strikes
dolgi (srednji, kratki) válovi radio long (medium, short) waves
morski válovi billows pl
majhen vál ripple, wavelet
obalni vál breaker
dolg vál roller
válovi pl heavy seas pl
penasti válovi white horses pl, whitecaps, arhaično skipper's daughters pl
svetlobni válovi light waves pl
zvočni válovi sound waves pl
modulacijski vál wave of modulation
delati, gnati válove, dvigati se v válovih to rise in waves
válovi butajo ob skale the waves beat against the rocks
naravnati radio na določeni vál to tune in to a certain wavelength
dolžina vála radio wavelength
točno na válu radio on the beam

vbíjati vbíti

vbíjati, vbíti komu kaj v glavo to hammer something into someone's head, to beat something into someone's head, to inculcate something in someone's mind, to put something into someone's head
vbíjati, vbíti komu ideje v glavo to inculcate ideas in someone's mind

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

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

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?

walk² [wɔ:k]

1. neprehodni glagol
hoditi, iti, korakati, peš iti, pešačiti, počasi hoditi, sprehajati se; (konj) iti v koraku; (duhovi) strašiti
zastarelo majati se, premikati se (sem in tja)
figurativno, zastarelo živeti (po nekih načelih)
zastarelo klatiti se okoli

to walk along (ali up) the street iti po ulici
to walk home vrniti se peš domov
to walk on air figurativno biti v devetih nebesih
to walk in one's sleep hoditi v spanju
to walk in peace figurativno mirno živeti
to walk in procession hoditi v procesiji
he walked into the pie figurativno planil je po pašteti
to walk in golden (ali silver) slippers figurativno plavati v denarju, živeti v bogastvu
to walk over (the course) z lahkoto dobiti dirko, figurativno z lahkoto zmagati
to walk round s.o. ameriško, pogovorno opehariti, oslepariti koga
to walk through one's part gledališče brezizrazno (od)igrati (svojo) vlogo
to walk into s.o. pogovorno napasti koga; ozmerjati, pretepsti koga

2. prehodni glagol
prehoditi, prepotovati (peš); hoditi sem in tja po; pustiti (konja), da gre v koraku; voditi, peljati, spremljati na sprehod; odpeljati (kaj); (košarka) obdržati žogo več kot dva koraka (brez dribljanja); izučiti (mladega psa); tekmovati v hoji (s.o. s kom)

to walk one's beat vojska biti na straži
to walk the boards biti gledališki igralec
to walk the chalk (ali chalk mark, chalk line) figurativno dokazati svojo treznost (npr. na policiji) z ravno hojo med črtami, narisanimi s kredo
to walk one's chalks sleng pobrati jo, po francosko se posloviti
to walk the floor hoditi po sobi sem in tja
to walk a horse voditi, prepeljavati konja
to walk the hospital prakticirati na kliniki, hoditi po bolniških sobah (o študentu medicine)
to walk a puppy trenirati psička
to walk s.o. off his legs utruditi koga s hojo, s pešačenjem
I'll walk you 5 miles tekmoval bom s teboj v hoji na 5 milj
to walk the plank kot gusarski ujetnik iti z zavezanimi očmi po deski z ladje v morje
they walked me into the room peljali so me v sobo
to walk the streets hoditi po ulicah; figurativno baviti se s prostitucijo
to walk the tracks iti po sledovih

zabíti¹

zabíti v to drive in, to beat in, to ram in(to), to hammer in(to); to knock in
zabíti drog v zemljo to sink a post
zabíti žebelj to drive a nail in

zamàn in vain, vainly; to no purpose, to no profit; ineffectually, unavailingly, fruitlessly

zamàn govoriti to waste words
vse je bilo zamàn it was all to no effect, it was all for nothing, it came to nothing, it achieved nothing
zamàn se mučiti to labour in vain
trud je bil zamàn the efforts proved abortive
zamàn trošiti to waste, to squander
zamàn se truditi (figurativno) to beat the air, to beat one's head against a brick wall

zapretíti to threaten (komu someone, z with); to menace (someone)

zapretíti komu s pestjo to shake one's fist at someone
zapretíti komu s smrtjo to threaten someone with death
zapretili so nam s kaznijo they threatened us with punishment
vsem nam je zapretil s kaznijo he threatened us all with punishment
zapretil je, da bo fanta pretepel he threatened to beat the boy

zastónj gratis, gratuitously; for nothing, free, free of charge; (zaman) in vain, to no purpose

skoraj zastónj sem to dobil I got it dirt cheap
to se lahko zastónj dobi it can be had for the asking
to sem kupil skoraj zastónj I bought it for a song
zastónj se mučiti to labour in vain, (figurativno) to beat the air
še zastónj tegá ne bi hotel imeti I would not have it as a gift
vse moje prizadevanje je bilo zastónj all my efforts were in vain
ta zdravnik zdravi reveže zastónj that doctor treats poor people free