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uporábiti uporábljati to use (za for), to make use (kaj of something); to bring into use; to employ; to apply

tega nimam za kaj uporábiti, uporábljati I have no use for it
uporábiti, uporábljati zavore to apply the brakes
dobro uporábiti, uporábljati to put to good use
to pravilo se da uporábiti, uporábljati tudi za naš primer this rule applies to (ali in) our case as well
dobro uporábiti, uporábljati čas to make good use of one's time

upoštévati to consider, to take into consideration (ali into account); to pay regard to; to allow for; to give consideration (to); to bear in mind; to give (ali to pay) heed (to)

če upoštevamo, upoštevajoč considering, allowing for
če vse upoštevamo taking everything into account, all things considered
ne upoštévati to leave out of consideration (ali out of account), to pay no regard (to), to ignore (kaj, česa something)

usposóbiti

usposóbiti koga za kaj to qualify someone for something

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

uščípniti to pinch

uščípniti koga to give someone a pinch
kaj te je uščipnilo? (figurativno) what's biting you?

utegníti to have time

če bom utegnil, bom prišel if I have time, I shall come
to utegne biti res that might be true
utegnemo zamuditi vlak we may miss the train
kaj bi se mu bilo utegnilo zgoditi? what might have happened to him?
nisem ga utegnil obiskati I had no time to see him
ne utegnem (= nimam časa) I cannot afford the time

uveljáviti to put into force (ali into effect), to carry into effect; to put forward; to bring into force

uveljáviti kaj to give effect to something; (izsiliti) to enforce
uveljáviti svojo pravico to assert one's (splošno) rights pl oziroma (določeno) right
uveljáviti svojo voljo to enforce one's will, to have one's way
uveljáviti se to make oneself valued, to make one's influence felt, to get on; to assert oneself (successfully); to push oneself forward; (umetnik) to win recognition
on se zna uveljáviti he knows how to make himself valued

uvêsti¹ (uvedem) to introduce (v into); to initiate; (v into)

uvêsti se v kaj to get into the swing of something

užítek delight, enjoyment, pleasure, zest; pravo usufruct, benefit

velik užítek (pogovorno) treat
bil je pravi užítek poslušati njegovo petje it was a treat to hear him sing
z užítkom kaj napraviti to do something with zest
najti užítek v čem to get a kick out of something

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

várstvo protection (pred from); guardianship; tutelage; custody; safeguard; shelter

pod várstvom noči under the cover of night
socialno várstvo social security, social welfare
sodno várstvo judicial protection
vzeti kaj v várstvo to take charge of something
vzel nas je v svoje várstvo he took us under his protection
vzeti v várstvo pred... to shield from...

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

vcépiti to inoculate; figurativno to implant

vcépiti komu kaj v glavo to implant something in someone's mind
vcépiti komu ideje v glavo to inculcate ideas in someone's mind, to implant (ali to instil) ideas into someone

vdáti se to submit (v to); to submit oneself; (predati se) vojska to surrender (oneself)

vdáti se v kaj to abandon oneself to something
brezpogojno vdáti se vojska to surrender unconditionally
vdáti se pijači to be addicted to drink
vdáti se v božjo voljo to submit to God's will
vdáti se v usodo to resign oneself to one's fate
vdáti se strastem to indulge one's passions, to give way to one's passions, to abandon oneself to one's passions
tla so se mu vdala pod nogami the ground gave way beneath him

védeti to know; to be aware (of); to realize

zanesljivo védeti to be positive about
védeti za kaj to be in the know, to be aware (of something), to be cognizant (of something)
dobro vedoč za kaj fully cognizant of something
vem za nekoga, ki... I know of someone who...
kolikor vem as far as I know, for aught I know (of)
ne da bi jaz vedel (= kolikor mi je znano ne) not that I know
pa še kako dobro to vem! don't I know it!
bojim se, da zdaj nič več ne vem (kot prej) I fear I am none the wiser
on dobro ve, kaj se je zgodilo he well knows (ali he is well aware of) what happened
ne védeti za kaj to be ignorant of something
rad bi vedel I should like to know, I wonder (ali, če whether, if)
ko bi bil (jaz) vedel! if only I had known!
védeti o čem to be well aware (ali arhaično apprised) of something
nihče ne ve, kaj se utegne zgoditi there is no knowing what may happen
védeti, kaj hočemo (= ne omahovati) to know one's own mind
kako, da jaz ne bi tega vedel! don't I know it!
to sam le predobro vem (= komu to pripovedujete?) you are telling me!
influenca, defterija in ne vem, kaj še vse influenza, diphtheria, and goodness knows what else
védeti najnovejše (o) to be well up (in), to be au courant (ali up-to-date) with
človek nikoli ne ve (= nikoli ne veš) you never know, you never can tell
kako naj vem, kam je šel how should I know where he went
ali še veš? do you remember?
ne vem ne kod ne kam I don't know which way to turn

vedóč knowing

vedóč za kaj aware (ali cognizant) of something

verjéti to believe (komu someone); (zaupati) to trust

lahko mi to verjamete you can take it from me
verjamem samo, kar vidim seeing is believing
ali lahko verjamemo njegovi besedi? can his word be trusted?
tega pa ne verjamem (pogovorno) I don't fall for that one
ne verjéti to disbelieve
sveto verjéti to cling to (ali to cherish) a belief
to naj ti drugi verjamejo! see if others believe that!
bi verjeli kaj takega! would you believe it!
če verjameš ali ne believe it or not
verjéti nekaj neverjetnega (figurativno) to swallow a camel
rad ti verjamem I willingly believe you
nisem tako neumen, da bi to verjel I am not so foolish as to believe it
komaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes, I can hardly trust my own eyes

verováti to believe

verováti v kaj, v boga to believe in something, in God

veselíti to give pleasure (ali joy), to afford joy (ali pleasure), to gladden

to me veseli I am glad of that
veseli me, da te vidim I am glad to see you
glasba me ne veseli I get no joy from music
veselilo me bo, če mi boš kaj pisal I shall be glad to receive your letters
veselíti se česa to delight in something
ne veseli se prezgodaj! don't count your chickens before they are hatched!
veselíti se to be glad of, to be happy (to), to take pleasure (from), to rejoice (at); to be pleased with
(vnaprej) se veselíti to anticipate a pleasure, to look forward to
veselim se že, da te bom zopet videl I am looking forward to seeing you again
zelo me veseli, da vas spoznam (se seznanim z vami) I am very glad to meet you

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