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ugaja mi... I like, I am pleased with, I relish; I am fond of, I love, I am partial to; I find it agreeeable; (ustreza mi) it suits me, it is convenient to me
to mi ugaja I am pleased with it, it pleases me
ne ugaja mi... I don't like, it displeases me, (mrzim) I detest, I abhor, I am loath to...
kakor vam ugaja as you like
meni ugaja (je všeč) I have taken a fancy (ali a liking) to...
ti ta soba ugaja? does this room suit you?
kako vam ugaja naše mesto? how do you like our town?
kako ti ugaja to vino? how do you find this wine?
ta vrsta glasbe mi ne ugaja that sort of music does not appeal to me
ta kava mi ni ugajala (prijala) I did not like this coffee
misel, da bi ostal tu, mi ne ugaja I do not relish the idea of staying here

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

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

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

úpati si to dare, to venture; to risk

upam si reči, da... I venture to say that...
ni si upal odpreti ust he dared not open his mouth, he dared not speak a word
ne upa si to napraviti he dare not (ali does not dare to) do it
upal si je predaleč ven na jezero he ventured too far out on the lake

upravíčen legitimate, righteous, authorized, entitled (do to); justifiable; justified

upravíčeno upanje a legitimate hope
upravíčena zahteva a righteous claim
biti upravíčen za, do... to have a right to...
ni upravíčen, da to dela he has no right to do it
čisto upravíčeno to dela he is justified in doing so

úra (čas) hour; (žepna) watch; (stoječa, stenska, stolpna) clock; (namizna) timepiece

úra budilka alarm clock
peščena úra sand glass
sončna úra sundial
cerkvena úra church clock
úra z nihalom pendulum clock
zapestna úra wristwatch
ladijska úra chronometer
úra štoparica stopwatch
policijska úra curfew
konične úre rush hour
huda úra thunderstorm
učna úra lesson
proste úre free (ali spare) hours pl
smrtna úra the hour of death, dying hour, last hour
v zgodnjih úrah in the small hours
úra X vojska zero hour
v teku ene úre, v manj kot eni úri in less than an hour, within an hour
o úre do úre from hour to hour
prav ob tej úri at this very hour
po moji úri by my watch
pol úre half an hour, a half hour
pred pol úre half an hour ago
5 milj na úro 5 miles per hour, 5 miles an hour
vsake tri úre every three hours
več kot eno úro over one hour
ob tej úri at the present time, ZDA presently
polni, celi 2 úri for two hours at a stretch (ali pogovorno on the trot)
dobro úro a good hour
ob 12. úri at 12 o'clock, at noon
v smeri kazalca úre clockwise, (v nasprotni) anticlockwise
jermenček za zapestno úro watch strap, strap for wristwatch; (wrist) watch band; strap (ali cord, link, expansion) band
verižica za úro watch chain, (pri telovniku) watch guard
kolesje úre movement of a watch
ohišje úre clock case
vzmet úre watch spring
utež pri úri clock weight
kazalec úre hand
kazalec sončne úre gnomon
številčnica úre dial
tovarna úr clock factory, watch factory
trgovina z úrami clock trade, watch trade, trade in clocks and watches
koliko je úra? what time is it?, what's the time?, (redko) what o'clock is it
úra je 5 it is five o'clock
četrt na šest je it is a quarter past five
pol šestih je it is half past five
tri četrt na šest je it is a quarter to six
na moji úri je tri it is three by my watch
ob kateri úra? at what time?
je ta úra prav? is that clock (tvoja zapestna úra your wristwatch oziroma pogovorno watch) right?
on je točen kot úra he is as regular as clockwork
moja úra je točna my watch keeps perfect time
dobrih 5 úr je do mesta it's a good five hours to the town
moja úra gre dobro my watch is a good timekeeper
moja úra ne gre (se je ustavila, se je iztekla) my watch is not going (has stopped, isn't working)
moja úra je pokvarjena there is something wrong with my watch
navijte svojo úro! wind up your watch!
moja úra je navita my watch is wound up
úra bíje the clock strikes (oziroma is striking)
úra bo zdajci (od)bila 11 the clock is just about to strike eleven
úra je odbila 7 the clock has struck seven
odbila mu je zadnja úra his last hour is come
moja úra prehiteva my watch is fast (ali gains, is gaining)
moja úra zaostaja my watch is slow (ali loses, is losing)
vprašati koliko je úra to ask the time
naravnati (regulirati) úro po... to regulate (ali to set) one's watch by...
držati se rednih úr to keep regular hours
letalo je doseglo poprečno 450 milj na úro the plane averaged 450 miles an hour
dajati angleške úre (= lekcije) to give English lessons
to úro je treba naviti this clock needs winding up (ali rewinding)
moja úra je potrebna popravila my watch needs repairing
razmakniti konične úre (da ni navala na avtobuse itd.) to stagger office hours
rana úra zlata úra early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
delati 24 úr brez prekinitve (noč in dan) to work around the clock

uspéšen successful; efficient, effective, effectual; prosperous; serving its purpose

uspéšen kandidat a successful candidate
ni bil uspéšen v svojem poskusu he was not successful in his attempt

uspéti to succeed (v in); to be successful; to prove successful, to meet with success; to gain one's ends; to manage, to achieve, to contrive

ne uspéti to fail
uspéti v življenju to make one's way in the world
uspelo mi je priti tja I contrived to get there
načrt ni uspel the plan did not succeed
pri svojem zadnjem izpitu ni uspel he failed in his last examination
ni nam uspelo, da bi jih videli we did not succeed in seeing them
pri svojem poskusu nisem uspel I was not successful in my attempt
njegova gledališka igra ni uspela his play failed (ali pogovorno was a flop, flopped)

ústa mouth

od úst do úst from mouth to mouth
skozi úst medicina per os, by the oral route
z odprtimi ústi with open mouth
polna ústa a mouthful
sama ústa so ga (figurativno) he is a boaster (ali a braggart)
nima kaj v ústa dati he hasn't a crust of bread to eat
(slab) duh ima iz úst his breath smells
ni odprl úst (figurativno) he didn't open his mouth, he didn't speak a word
komu od úst odtrgovati (hrano) to stint someone
otrokom odtrguje mleko od úst he is stingy with his children's milk, he keeps his children short of milk
pritrgovati si od úst to stint oneself
njegovo ime je šlo od úst do úst his name was freely bandied about
položiti komu besede v ústa to put (ali to place) words into someone's mouth
besedo ste mi vzeli iz úst you have taken the words out of my mouth
zamašiti, zapreti komu ústa to shut (ali to stop) someone's mouth, to silence someone
živeti iz rok v ústa (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth

váren safe; secure

váren pred safe from
na várnem in safety
absolutno, popolnoma váren (pogovorno) as safe as houses
toliko bolj várno so much the safer
váren kraj a safe place
váren pred napadi secure from attacks
váren obstoj, eksistenca a secure existence
váren pred nevarnostjo secure from danger
várna investicija a safe investment
most ni váren the bridge is not safe
biti na várnem to be on the safe side
biti váren pred volkovi to be safe from the wolves
hraniti kaj na várnem to keep something safe
tu smo na várnem pred vetrom here we are sheltered from the wind
moje življenje ni več várno my life is no longer secure
ni várno dotakniti se tega psa it is not safe to touch this dog, beware of the dog!
zdaj se čutimo várne we feel safe now
várno sem ga spravil (spremil) domov I saw him safe home
spravil sem ga na várno I have taken him to (ali put him in) a safe place
peljati na várno to lead to safety
položiti na várno mesto to put in a safe place

vážen important (za to); momentous; weighty; significant

vážna oseba a person of importance
biti vážen to be of importance, to be important (ali weighty); to have importance; to import; to matter (za to); to be momentous; to signify; to be material
biti življenjsko vážen za to be vital to
je to vážno? does it matter?
(to) ni vážno it does not matter; it is of no consequence
to je komaj vážno it matters little, pogovorno it doesn't matter very much
to je silno vážno it is of the utmost importance
delati se vážnega to put on airs, to put on side, to give oneself airs, to get (ali to be) on one's high horse

vážnost importance; momentousness; consequence

to ni majhne vážnosti it is not a trivial matter
to je velike, silne vážnosti it is of the utmost importance
pripisovati čemu posebno vážnost to attach particular importance to something, to regard something as a matter of the greatest importance (ali moment), to set (great) store by something

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)

véndar yet, still; however

toda véndarle but yet
véndarle (vseeno) nevertheless, notwithstanding
véndarle bo še zmagal he will win yet
čudno, nenavadno je, a véndarle resnično it is strange and yet true
véndarle je res it is true all the same; it is true for all that
véndarle je dober dečko he's a good fellow for all that
ni hladno danes, véndar bi jaz na vašem mestu vzel površnik it is mild today, still I should take my coat if I were you
pomagaj mi véndar! do help me!
saj véndar delam! I do work!

vést¹ (novica, sporočilo) piece of news; news pl (s konstr. v sg); arhaično tidings pl; (piece of) information; report, account; advice; (važna) intelligence

najnovejše vésti the latest news, red-hot news
imam sijajno vést za vas I have a splendid piece of news for you
pričakujem od njih nadaljnjih vésti I am awaiting their further news
prišla je vést, da je sklenjen mir news arrived that peace had been concluded
lažna vést false (ali fabricated) report, canard
to je dobra vést this is good news
domače vésti home news, local news
kratke vésti news items
raznašalec vésti (klepetulja) gossip, newsmonger
povedati mu morate to slabo vést you must break this bad news to him
slabe vésti se kaj hitro izvejo bad news travels fast
že dolgo nimam vésti od njega I've had no news from him for a long time
o njem ni nobenih vésti nothing has been heard of him
zadnje vésti latest (ali last-minute) news, (v časopisu) stop-press
če ni vésti, je vse v redu no news is good news

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

vólja will; will power; volition; (želja) wish, pleasure; (razpoloženje) mood, temper, frame of mind, vein, humour; (namera) intention, mind

po vólji at will, at pleasure
proti moji (lastni) vólji against my (own) will
proti vólji (nerad) with a bad grace, unwillingly
po moji mili vólji to my heart's desire (ali content), at my own sweet will, arhaično to the top of my bent
za božjo vóljo! for goodness' sake!, good gracious!, for God's sake!, for heaven's sake!
slabe vólje moody
svobodna vólja free will
iz lastne vólje of one's own volition
zadnja vólja (oporoka) last will, (will and) testament
drage vólje most willingly
železna vólja iron will
po lastni vólji of one's own will (ali accord)
ljudje dobre vólje men of good will
biti na vóljo to be at hand
biti komu na vóljo to be at someone's disposal
biti dobre (slabe) vólja to be in a good (bad) temper (ali humour), to be of good cheer (in a bad mood)
če te je vólja if you care, if you are so minded, if you are willing
ni me vólja I don't care
slabe vólje je he is out of humour
nisem pri vólji za (kaj) I am not in the humour for (sth)
pri najboljši vólji se ne morem spomniti I can't for the life of me remember
stori po svoji vólji! do as you like!
to je moja poslednja vólja (napisana oporoka) this is my last will and testament
storil sem to proti svoji vólji I did it unwillingly (ali reluctantly)
spraviti koga v dobro vóljo to put someone in a good humour
spravil me je v slabo vóljo he made me cross
on vedno uveljavi svojo vóljo he always has his own way (ali gets what he wants)
pokvariti komu dobro vóljo to ruffle someone's temper
on nima nobene (svoje) vólje he has no will of his own
pri najboljši vólji tega ne moremo napraviti with the best will in the world we just cannot do it
nekako me je vólja, da bi (šel) I have half a mind to (go)
on je brez vsake (svoje) vólje (figurativno) he is a mere rubber stamp
svojo slabo vóljo je stresel name he vented his spleen on me
kjer je vólja, je (tudi) moč where there's a will there's a way
zgodi se tvoja vólja religija thy will be done!

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

vrág devil; Satan, the Evil One, the Tempter; the Prince of Darkness, the Adversary; arhaično the old gentleman, the archfiend, Old Nick; demon; dickens, deuce

vrág v ženski podobi she-devil
k vrágu! hang it!; what the dickens!
obseden od vrága possessed by the devil
vrág! the deuce!
vrág vzemi to! devil take it
k vrágu delo danes to hell with work today!
vrág ga je obsedel! he has the devil in him
kdo vrága ti je to rekel? who the devil (ali the dickens) (who on earth) told you that?
pojdi k vrágu! go to hell, go to the devil!
iti k vrágu to go to the devil, to go to the dogs, to go to rack and ruin
vse gre k vrágu everything is going to the dogs!
v sili vrág muhe jé (žre) beggars can't be choosers
ne kliči vrága! let sleeping dogs lie!
počenjati vrága in pol to raise the devil, to play hell
slikati, risati vrága na steno to paint the devil blacker than he is
vrág vzemi muhe bother the flies!
vrág te vzemi! (the) devil take you!
naj me vrág vzame, če... I'll eat my hat if..., I'll be (ali I'm) damned if..., I'll be shot (ali hanged) if...
kaj vrága delaš danes tukaj? what the devil (ali what the dickens) are you doing here today?
kar vrág prikveka, nima teka arhaično what is got over the devil's back, goes under the belly
vrág ga vzemi! confound him!
z vrágom ni dobro buče saditi! (figurativno) he that sups with the devil must have a long spoon
»danes bi se šel z vrágom metat« (figurativno) I feel full of vim to-day