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usóda fate, destiny, fortune; lot; fatality; doom; zastarelo weird

boginje usóde Destinies pl, Fates pl, the Weird (ali Fatal) Sisters pl
moja usóda (pogovorno) my lot
vera v usódo fatalism
usóda mi je šla na roko (figurativno) fate played into my hands
boriti se proti usódi to fight against destiny
dati si vedeževati svojo usódo to have one's fortune told
deliti s kom usódo to cast (ali to throw) in one's lot with someone
deliti s kom isto usódo to share the same fate with someone
usóda ga preganja fate pursues him
usóda me povsod zasleduje fate pursues me everywhere
odločiti o usódi koga to decide (ali to fix) someone's fate
izzivati, skušati usódo to tempt providence
izzivati svojo usódo to tempt one's fate
sprijazniti se s svojo usódo to reconcile oneself to one's fate (ali to one's lot), to become reconciled with one's fate (ali one's lot)
vdati se v svojo usódo to resign oneself to one's fate, zastarelo (škotsko) to dree one's weird
zapečatiti usódo koga to seal someone's fate
njegova usóda je zapečatena his fate is sealed
zlobna usóda cruel (ali baleful) fate

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)

usposóbljenost qualification; capacity; ability; efficiency

spričevalo o usposóbljenosti certificate of qualification (ali of efficiency)

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

ustanovítev ustanavljanje foundation; establishment; creation, setting up

ustanovítev, ustanavljanje skladov establishment (ali setting up) of funds

ustavítev stop, stoppage, stopping; cessation; suspension; arrest

brez ustavítve without a stop
ustavítev krvnega obtoka stoppage of the circulation of the blood
ustavítev trgovine cessation of trade
ustavítev (cestnega) prometa traffic holdup, traffic jam
potovanje, vožnja brez ustavítve nonstop run
ustavítev ognja vojska ceasefire
ustavítev sovražnosti suspension of hostilities
ustavítev plačil stoppage (ali suspension) of payments
delati brez ustavítve to work without a stop (ali without stopping)

ustáviti to stop, to put a stop to; to bring to a standstill, to stay; to arrest, to cease; to bring to a halt; to suspend; to check; to hold up

ustáviti se to stop, to halt; to come to a standstill (ali hold-up)
ustáviti delo to stop (ali to suspend, to cease) work, to strike; (pogovorno) to knock off work
ustáviti kri to staunch blood
ustáviti krvavitev rane to stop a wound
ustáviti plačo to withold someone's salary, to stop someone's pay
ustáviti plačila to stop payments
ustáviti (štopati) avto to stop a car
ustáviti sovražnosti to suspend hostilities
ustavil me je na ulici he stopped me in the street
ustavili so mu pokojnino his pension (ali allowance) has been stopped
ustáviti napredovanje sovražnika to halt an enemy advance
ustavili so ga sredi njegovega govora he was interrupted right in the middle of his speech
ustáviti vlak, stroj to stop a train, a machine
zdravnik je ustavil krvavenje the doctor staunched the flow of blood
ves promet je bil ustavljen all traffic was stopped, (začasno was suspended)
biti ustavljen (ne moči naprej) to be at a stop
nenadoma se ustáviti to stop short, to stop dead
popolnoma se ustáviti to come to a full (ali dead) stop
on se ne bo pred ničemer ustavil he'll stop at nothing
ura se mi je ustavila my watch has stopped
se ta vlak ustavi v Kranju? does this train stop at Kranj?
za nekaj dni se bom ustavil v Parizu I am going to stay a few days in paris

ústnica lip; botanika lip, labium, pl labia

debela ústnica thick lip
ki ima debele ústnice thick-lipped
zgornja (spodnja) ústnica the upper (the lower) lip
zajčja ústnica harelip
ruž za ústnice lipstick
oblizniti, oblizovati si ústnice to smack (ali to lick) one's lips
gristi si ústnico, ugrizniti se v ústnico to bite one's lip, to gnaw one's lip(s)
imeti nabrekle, debele, otekle ústnice to have blubber lips
sramna ústnica labium, pl labia

ustrahovánje intimidation; terrorization; terrorism

z ustrahovánjem prisiliti koga k molku to browbeat (ali to overawe) someone into silence

ustrášiti to frighten; to scare, pogovorno to scare the pants off someone; to intimidate; to alarm

na smrt ustrášiti to frighten to death
ustrášiti se to be frightened (ali appalled, scared)

ustréči to comply (with); to meet; to satisfy; to humour (komu someone)

ustréči prošnji, želji, zahtevi to comply with a request
ustregel sem njegovim željam I complied with his wishes
ustréči okusom koga to satisfy someone's tastes
ustréči svoji radovednosti to satisfy one's curiosity
njemu je težko ustréči he is hard to please (ali satisfy)

ušésa ears pl

do ušésa up to the ears
preko ušésa over (head and) ears
do ušés zaljubljen head over heels in love
šumenje v ušésih buzzing in the ears, medicina tinnitus
ušésa me bolijo I have (the) earache
naleteti na gluha ušésa to find (to fall on) deaf ears
moja svarila so naletela na gluha ušésa my warnings fell on deaf ears
preko ušés je zadolžen he is up to his eyes (ali ears) in debt
napeti, napenjati ušésa to prick up (ali to strain) one's ears
naviti komu ušésa to warm someone's ears
povleči koga za ušésa to pull (ali to tug) someone's ears
poslušati na vsa ušésa (figurativno) to be all ears
prišlo mi je na ušésa it came to my hearing
pridigati gluhim ušésom to fall on deaf ears
konj striže z ušési the horse twitches his ears
vleči na ušésa to prick up one's ears
zamašiti, mašiti si ušésa to stop (up) one's ears
zardeti do ušés to blush to the roots of one's hair; to blush to one's ears
v ušésih mi zveni, šumí my ears are ringing (ali are burning)
stene imajo ušésa (figurativno) the walls have ears, arhaično little pitchers have long ears

uštéti se to miscalculate; to miscount; to reckon wrong; to be out in (ali with) one's reckoning; pogovorno to get (ali to take) the wrong sow by the ear, to back the wrong horse

močnó se je uštel he is well out in (ali with) his reckoning; he brought his eggs (ali his hogs) to a bad (ali the wrong) market

utápljati to drown

utápljati se to go down, to drown, to be (ali to get) drowned; to sink
človek, ki se utaplja, se (tudi) bilke oprijemlje a drowning man will catch at a straw

utéha consolation; comfort

slaba utéha poor (ali sorry) consolation; cold comfort
najti utého v... to derive comfort from...

utemeljèn founded; grounded

moja bojazen je utemeljèna my fears are well grounded (ali rest on good grounds)
dobro utemeljèn ugovor a sound objection

utešíti to console, to comfort; to appease

utešíti si lakoto to appease (ali to satisfy) one's hunger

utíšati to silence (koga someone)

utíšati koga s kričanjem, vpitjem to shout someone down
utíšati glas vesti to silence the voice of conscience
utíšati sovražnikove baterije to silence the enemy's batteries
z največjim trudom smo jih utišali we had enormous trouble in silencing them (ali in putting them to silence)

utoníti to be drowned; to sink; to go down

utoníti v pozabo to slip (ali to fall, to sink) into oblivion
sonce utone the sun goes down (ali sinks below the horizon)

utréti ➞ utirati

utréti si pot skozi... to push (ali to shove) one's way through...