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tŕd hard; flinty, adamantine; solid; rigid, stiff; (odporen) resistant, resistent; (krut) hardhearted; (nepopustljiv) unyielding, inflexible, unbending

tŕd boj fierce fight
tŕdi časi hard times pl
tŕdo delo hard work
tŕde besede harsh words pl
tŕda glava thick (ali stupid, dense) head
tŕd les hardwood, firm wood
tŕd (neusmiljen) kot kamen as hard as the nether millstone
tŕd oreh (figurativno) a hard nut to crack
tŕde poteze (v obrazu) stern features pl
tŕd prepečenec, dvopek hard tack
tŕdega srca hard of heart
tŕd (hud) udarec a hard blow
tŕda usoda hard lot, cruel fate
tŕda voda hard water
tŕdo življenje hard life
biti tŕd od strahu to be scared stiff
za denar je trda (figurativno) money is tight
zanj je potrebna tŕd roka he needs a firm hand
trda mi prede za denar (figurativno) I am short of money
trda mu prede (figurativno) it will go hard with him
postati tŕd to harden, to grow hard

tŕden -a, -o solid, firm; fast; steady; (neovrgljiv) hard and fast

tŕden, -a, -o kot skala steady as a rock
tŕdno telo fizika solid
tŕdno stanje solid state
v tŕdnem stanju solidified, in a solid state
v tŕdnem spanju a fast sleep
cene ostanejo tŕdne (stalne) prices remain firm
postati tŕden, -a, -o to consolidate
imeti tŕdna tla pod nogami to be on solid ground

tréba

tréba je it is necessary
kot tréba as it should be, properly, suitably
napravi to kot tréba! do it properly!
ni tréba! no need!
kaj ti tréba več? what more do you want?
če bi bilo tréba (= v potrebi) if need be
ne izostani dljè kot tréba! don't stay away longer than you need!
ni mi tréba tvojega denarja I don't need your money
tréba mi je I need, I want
to je tréba storiti this must be done
tréba je samo reči in... you have only to say the word and...
še marsikaj bo tréba napraviti there is still much to be done
ni se ti tréba bati you needn't fear (za for)
tréba bi ga bilo kaznovati he ought to be punished
ni se tréba čuditi, da... it is not to be wondered at that...
ni ti tréba skrbeti you need not trouble
tréba je delati, če hočeš uspeti you must work if you want to succeed
če je tréba, bom to jutri naredil I'll do it tomorrow, if it is necessary (ali if need be)
tréba bo še tri tedne, da končamo to delo it will take us three weeks to finish this job
pol ure nam je bilo tréba hoditi do postaje it took us half an hour to walk to the station

tréf (križ pri kartah) club; (karte) clubs pl

tréf as ace of clubs

tréska splinter; (wood) chip

suh kot tréska (as) thin as a poker (ali a lath)

tretírati to treat (koga someone)

brutalno tretírati koga to treat someone brutally
kakor mi tretiramo druge, tako oni nas we must expect to be treated as we treat others (ali other people)

trézen sober; temperate; (do pitja) abstemious; (zmeren) moderate, frugal; matter-of-fact

popolnoma trézen (as) sober as a judge

trí three

po trí in trí by threes, three by three
on ne zna do trí šteti (figurativno) he cannot say boo to a goose; he looks as if butter would not melt in his mouth

tŕlica brake, a device for crushing or beating flax or hemp

suh kot tŕlica (as) thin as a poker (ali lath)

tŕmast stubborn; obstinate; opinionated; headstrong; stiff-necked; hardbitten

tŕmast otrok a stubborn child
tŕmast kot mula (as) obstinate as a mule

tŕska splinter; (wood) chip; matchwood

suh kot tŕska (as) thin as a poker (ali a lath)

Túrek Túrkinja Turk

močan kot Túrek, Túrkinja (as) strong as a lion
postati Túrek, Túrkinja to turn Turk

udóben comfortable; cosy, snug; žargon comfy

precéj udóben snuggish
napraviti si udóbno to take one's ease
napraviti si udóbno! make yourself comfortable!
zelo udóbno (= v blagostanju) (as) snug as a bug in a rug

ugájati

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

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

ukázati ukazováti to order; to command; to give orders; to bid; to tell

ukazali so nam, naj takoj krenemo na pot they ordered us to start at once
ukazali so mu, naj pride they told him to come, arhaično they bade him come
stori, kot ti je ukazano! do as you are told!

ukopán

stati kot v zemljo ukopán to stand rooted (ali riveted) to the spot
stal je kot ukopán he stood as if glued to the spot
bil sem kot ukopán od začudenja I was rooted to the spot with surprise

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

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

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