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trúditi se to take pains, to exert oneself, to endeavour, to take trouble; to strive; to labour

zelo se trúditi se to spare no pains, to go to great pains, to go out of one's way
ne trudite se! don't trouble (yourself)!
zaman se trúditi se to labour in vain, to strive to no effect, to sweat for nothing, to draw (ali to fetch, to carry) water in a sieve
po nepotrebnem se trúditi se (figurativno) to knock at an open door
trúditi se se za uspeh to strive for success
trúditi se se z vsemi močmi, na vse kriplje to strain every nerve (ali sinew), to do one's level best, to pull out all the stops

trúma band; crowd; troop

v trúmah in crowds
trúma šolskih otrok a troop of schoolchildren
oborožena trúma an armed band
iti v trúmah to go in bands
ona ima cele trúme občudovalcev she has hordes of admirers

tŕzniti (se) to jerk, to twitch; to wince, to recoil; to flinch

tŕzniti (se) se ob misli to recoil from an idea

túj strange; (inozemski) foreign, outlandish; (nepoznan) unknown; (državljan) alien

túj državljan, -nka foreigner
túj jezik foreign language
túja beseda foreign word
na tújem abroad
pod tújim imenom under an assumed name
tekma na tújem igrišču an away match

tvŕdka firm, mercantile firm; business house; (commercial) house; concern; company, establishment

centralna, glavna, matična tvŕdka parent house
podružnična tvŕdka branch house
stara tvŕdka an old-established firm
ugledna tvŕdka a firm of high standing
ime tvŕdke name of a firm
naslov tvŕdke style of a firm
lastnik tvŕdke owner of a firm
šef tvŕdke principal
žig tvŕdke firm's stamp
ta tvŕdka je videti solidna that firm seems to be of good standing
tvŕdke bodo razširile svoje poslovno področje the firms will extend their range of business
ustanoviti tvŕdko to found a business (ali a company), to set up (ali to establish) a business

ubírati

ubírati strune to strum, to play (an instrument), to make music
ubírati druge strune (figurativno) to change one's tune, to sing another tune

ubógati to obey, to be obedient; to comply with

ne ubógati to disobey, to be disobedient
ubógati nasvet to follow advice
ubógati svojega gospodarja to obey one's master
ubogaj moj nasvet! take my advice!
ubógati očetov ukaz to obey one's father's instruction(s)
ne ubógati ukaza to disobey an order

učínek effect (na on); result; consequence; impression

delovni učínek efficiency
brez učínka of no effect, ineffectually, without effect
imeti učínek to have (ali to take) effect; to work on (ali upon), to leave an impression, to be effective (ali efficient, efficacious, operative)
ne imeti učínka to have (ali to take) no effect, to prove ineffectual
napraviti učínek na koga to leave an impression on someone
doseči dober učínek to obtain a good result
to ni imelo nobenega učínka nanj it had no effect on him, it did not affect him
zdravilo ni imelo učínka the remedy did not work
učínki vojne the results of the war
učínki bolezni the results of a sickness
plačilo po učínku ekonomija merit pay
po učínku plačano delo piecework
ni učínka brez vzroka every effect has its cause

učíti (koga) to teach, to instruct, to give instruction (to), to give lessons (to); to train

učíti se to learn, (študirati) to study, (guliti se) to swot, to cram, to grind, (pogovorno) to bone up on; (vajenec) to serve one's apprenticeship
učíti se na pamet to learn by heart (ali by rote), to commit to memory, to memorize
zopet se učíti to relearn, (pogovorno) to brush up
marljivo se učíti to study hard, to be a diligent student
učíti se brati (branja) to learn to read
on se zelo dobro uči he is quick to learn, he is a quick learner
učíti se za izpit to get up (ali to brush up, pogovorno to bone up on) a subject for an examination
učíti se pisanja to learn how to write
moj brat se uči mizarstva my brother is learning joinery (ali is training to be a joiner)

udejstvováti se to be active

udejstvováti se v to take an active part in, to participate in
udejstvováti se v nogometu to go in for football

ugrabíti to abduct; (osebe) to kidnap (otroka a child)

ugrabíti deklè to abduct a girl; pesniško to rape
ugrabíti letalo to hijack an airliner; to carry off by force
ugrabíti koga za mornarja to shanghai someone

uhó ear; (šivanke) eye (of a needle); (košare, posode) handle

srednje uhó middle ear
zunanje uhó auricle
ostro uhó keen ear, quick ear
oslovsko uhó (v knjigi) dog-ear
napraviti oslovsko uhó (v listu, knjigi) to dog-ear (a page, a book)
bolečina v ušesu earache
vnetje ušesa otitis
vnetje srednjega ušesa inflammation of the middle ear
ušesa me bolé I have (ali pogovorno I've got) earache
krik, ki gre skozi ušesa an earsplitting, earpiercing scream
šumenje v ušesih buzzing in the ears
ščitnik za uhó earflap, ZDA earmuff
zrcalo za uhó medicina auriscope, otoscope
biti gluh na levo uhó to be deaf in the left ear
do ušes je zadolžen he is up to his ears in debt, he is over head and ears in debt
biti do ušes zaljubljen to be head over heels in love
imeti ostro uhó (figurativno) to have a quick (ali a sharp) ear, to have excellent hearing
pocukati, povleči koga za uhó to tweak, to pull someone's ear
napeti ušesa to prick up one's ears, to be all ears
naleteti na gluha ušesa to find deaf ears
nekaj bi ti rad povedal na uhó I'd like a word in your ear
prišlo mi je na uhó it came to my hearing
naviti komu ušesa to tweak someone's ears
pridigati gluhim ušesom (figurativno) to fall on deaf ears
(za)mašiti si ušesa to stop up one's ears
poslušati le z enim ušesom to listen with only half an ear
konj striže z ušesi the horse twitches his ears
vleči na ušesa to listen attentively, to prick up one's ears
za ušesa privleči (kako zadevo) (figurativno) to drag in a matter by the ears
v (levem, desnem) ušesu mi zveni my (left, right) ear is ringing (ali is burning)
pri enem ušesu noter, pri drugem pa ven (figurativno) (it goes) in (at) one ear and out (at) the other
v ušesih mi je zvenelo (= morali so govoriti o meni) my ears were burning
stene imajo ušesa walls have ears
v uhó me piši! (žargon) go and fly a kite!

ukáz order; command; (odredba) ordinance

na ukáz, po ukázu by order (of)
do novega ukáza until further orders
izpolnjevati ukáze to adhere to orders
izdati ukáz to issue an order
narediti kaj na ukáz to be under orders to do something
ubogati ukáze to obey orders

ukorenínjen deep-rooted; inveterate

ukorenínjena bolezen deep-rooted disease
globoko ukorenínjena zmota a deepseated error
ukorenínjeno sovraštvo an ingrained hatred

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!

umésti to churn

umésti smetano v maslo to churn butter (from cream)
umésti jajce to beat an egg

umétnik; umétnica artist; skilled workman; woman artist

naš vrtnar je pravi umétnik; -ica our gardener is quite an artist

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

upréti se to resist; to withstand; to be reluctant; to oppose (komu someone), to be opposed (to), to be unwilling; (vstaja) to rise in arms

upréti se napadu to resist an attack
upréti se ukazu to resist an order
upréti se sovražniku to withstand an enemy
upréti se skušnjavi to resist (ali to withstand) temptation
upréti se cigareti (figurativno) to resist a cigarette