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ugotovíti to ascertain (da that); to find (out), to establish; to state

ugotovíti škodo to determine (ali to assess) damages
ugotovili so, da dva moža manjkata, se pogrešata it was discovered that two men were missing
kot je bilo točno, pravilno ugotovljeno as has been truly stated

ugréti to heat; to warm

ugréti se to get warm, to get hot

ujéti to catch; to capture; to take (someone) prisoner; to seize

ujéti koga pri dejanju to catch someone red-handed (ali in the act)
ujéti v past to trap, arhaično to entrap
ujéti koga na laži to catch someone out in a lie
nevihta nas je ujela we were caught in a storm
noč me je ujela I was overtaken by night (ali darkness)
ujel sem ga za rokav I caught him by the sleeve
niti ene ribe ni ujel he did not catch a single fish
naša mačka je ujela dve miši our cat has caught two mice
biti ujet, ujeti se to be caught, to get caught
bil je ujet vojska he was taken prisoner
bil sem ujet med umikom I was taken prisoner during the retreat
tatu so ujeli the thief has been caught

ujezíti to make angry, to anger; to enrage; to irritate; pogovorno to aggravate

ujezíti se to lose one's temper, to get angry, (močno) to fly into a passion, to boil over, to foam with rage, to fume

ukána ruse; trick; cunning; guile

vojna ukána stratagem, ruse de guerre
izvesti ukáno to carry out a stratagem, to perpetrate a trick, pogovorno to pull a fast one
zateči se k ukáni to resort to a ruse
poln ukán guileful

ukísati to sour; (vložiti v kis) to pickle, to preserve in vinegar (ali in pickle)

ukísati se to turn sour

ukloníti to bend, to submit

ukloníti se to submit (oneself), to bend
uklonil se je zakonu he submitted to the law
nimam druge izbire, kot da se uklonim I have no choice but to submit
ukloníti se odločitvi to submit to a decision
ukloníti koga (pogovorno) to bring someone to heel

ukopáti (zakopati) to bury

ukopáti se vojska to trench, to dig oneself in; to entrench oneself

ukrátiti to shorten; to abridge; (pravico) to curtail

ukrátiti se to shorten

ukreníti (skleniti, odrediti) to decide, to order, to arrange, to decree, to take steps

preden kaj nadaljnjega ukrenemo before taking further steps
prepuščamo tebi samemu, da ukreneš, kar se ti zdi primerno we leave it to yourself to take whatever steps you think proper

ukrèp measure, step; provision; arrangements pl

obrambni ukrèp defensive measures pl
preprečevalen ukrèp preventive measure
prisilni ukrèp compulsory (ali coercive) measure
varnosten ukrèp precaution
zakonski ukrèp provision
opraviti, podvzeti varnostne ukrèpe to take precautions (proti against)
vse potrebne varnostne ukrèpe all due precautions
lotiti se ukrèpov to make arrangements
po nepotrebnem poseči po ostrih ukrèpih (figurativno) to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

ulíti to cast; to take a cast

obleka mu pristoji kot ulita the suit is a perfect fit
dež se je ulil there was a heavy downpour of rain; it rained heavily

úm reason, intellect, intelligence; sense; understanding; mind; brains pl; wit

človek ostrega úma a man of sharp intellect
brez úma out of one's senses, out of one's (right) mind
omračen úm clouded mind
je bistrega úma he is quick-witted, he is bright
bil je največji úm svojega časa he was the greatest intellect of his time
ves iz úma je he is out of his wits (ali out of his mind)
úm se mu je omračil he is mentally deranged, he is out of his senses, his mind is unhinged, he has lost his reason, he has gone mad
kaj ti pade na úm! what an absurd idea!
ne pade mi na úm, da bi to naredil I am not so stupid as to do it
ni ji prišlo na úm, da bi zaprla plin she had not the sense to turn off the gas
priti na úm komu to enter someone's mind
prišlo mi je na úm, da... I was struck by the idea that..., it occurred to me that...
priti nazaj na um to recur (ali to come back) to mind

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!

umázati to dirty, to soil; to sully

ne bi si hotel umázati rok s tem I would not soil my hands with it
umázati se to dirty, to soil
to blago se hitro umaže this fabric soils easily

umíkati to withdraw

umíkati se to withdraw, (vojska) to retreat, to retire

umiríti to calm down, to quieten down; to appease; to soothe; to set someone's mind at rest

umiríti se to calm (down); to fall calm
umirite se! calm yourself!, take it easy!

umíti umívati to wash; pesniško to lave; (rano) to bathe

umíti, umívati si glavo (lase) to shampoo, to have a shampoo, to wash one's hair
umíti, umívati si roke to wash one's hands
umíti, umívati se to wash (oneself), to have a wash, to do (ali to perform) one's ablution
umíti, umívati si roké nad čim (figurativno) to wash one's hands of something (nad to zadevo of this affair)
roka roko umiva (figurativno) one good turn deserves another, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

unóvčiti ekonomija to realize; to turn into cash; to convert into money; to capitalize; to sell

unóvčiti imetje to realize assets
blago se je unovčilo za 200 funtov the goods realized 200 pounds

úpanje hope; hopefulness; expectation; expectancy; anticipation; (bright) prospect

goljufivo, varljivo úpanje false hope(s)
prazno úpanje vain hope
zadnje (skoraj neuresničljivo) úpanje forlorn hope, figurativno (zanesljivo) sheet anchor
brez úpanja hopeless, past (all) hope
poln úpanja full of hope, hopeful
niti trohice úpanja not a glimmer of hope, (pogovorno) not the ghost of a chance, not a dog's (ali an earthly) chance
Rt Dobrega Upanja the Cape of Good Hope
žarek úpanja a ray (ali a gleam) of hope
úpanje, da bo prišel there is (some) hope that he will come, it is hoped he will come, hopefully he will come
zanj ni več úpanja he is past hope
nobenega úpanja ni bilo, da bi on prišel there was no prospect of his coming
on je moje zadnje úpanje he is my last hope, he is my only remaining hope
dajati komu úpanje to hold out hope to someone
dajati mnogo úpanja to promise well, to be very promising
gojiti úpanje to cherish (ali to entertain) a (ali the) hope
imeti malo úpanja, da... to hope against hope that...
imam le slabo, šibko úpanje I have only a faint hope
nobenega úpanja več ne imeti to be out of hope, to have no hope left
imeti úpanje to stand a chance
nikoli ne izgubljaj úpanja! (= ne obupaj!) never say die!
opustiti vsako úpanje to abandon hope, to give up every hope
oklepati se úpanja to cling to hope (ali one's hopes)
preseči úpanja to exceed hopes
prevarati koga v úpanju to frustrate someone's hopes
razočarati koga v úpanju to disappoint someone, to frustrate someone
moje úpanje se ni uresničilo my hopes have not been realized
upati brez úpanja zmage to hope against hope
vdajati se úpanju, da... to allow oneself the hope of..., to hope for..., to be in hopes that...
komu vsako úpanje vzeti to deprive someone of all hope
vzeti komu úpanje to dampen someone's hopes
zbujati úpanje to give (ali to inspire) hope, to raise expectations, to provide grounds for hope
zbujati komu úpanje to raise hopes in someone
zbujati prazno úpanje to raise false hopes
živeti v úpanju za, za... to live in hopes of (kaj something)
malo úpanja je ostalo (ostaja) there is little hope left