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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)

trgováti to trade, to do business, to traffic (v, z in, with); to deal (z in); to bargain

trgováti z odpustki zgodovina to trade in pardons
trgováti z vinom to be in the wine trade, to deal in wines

trík trick; dodge; stunt; artifice

poln tríkov full of tricks
tvoji tríki pri meni ne vžgejo! none of your tricks with me!
spregledati tríke kake osebe to be up to someone's tricks

tŕn thorn; spine; prickle

brez tŕnov without a thorn, spineless, thornless
poln tŕnov thorny
beli tŕn hawthorn, (redko) whitethorn
črni tŕn blackthorn, sloe
to mi je tŕn v peti (figurativno) it is a thorn in my flesh (ali in my side)
moj uspeh mu je tŕn v peti he envies me my success
biti kot na tŕnih (figurativno) to be on tenterhooks, (žargon) to be like a cat on hot bricks
ni rože brez tŕna (there is) no rose without a thorn

tŕnek hook, fishhook

loviti s tŕnkom to angle, to go angling, to be an angler

trobéntati to trumpet; to blow a trumpet; to sound the trumpet

(sam) trobéntati lastno slavo to blow one's own trumpet; to be one's own trumpeter

tú here, in this place; on this spot

tú pa tam here and there, (časovno) now and then
tú se ne da nič napraviti there is nothing to be done
drugega se ne da nič napraviti there is no choice left, there is no alternative

tujína foreign country, foreign parts pl

v tujíni abroad
biti v tujíni to be abroad
iti v tujíno to go abroad
živeti v tujíni to live abroad

turnéja tour

gledališka skupina na turnéji theatrical company on tour
biti na turnéji to be on tour
iti na turnéjo to go on tour
iti na turnéjo z (gledališko) igro to take a play on tour
voditi na turnéjo to take on tour
poletna gledališka turnéja (po letoviščih) ZDA žargon strawhat circuit

tvégan risky, riskful; perilous; hazardous; chancy

to bo zelo tvégano it will be touch-and-go
tako počenjanje je zelo tvégano such behaviour is a risky business

tvóriti to form; to create; to produce; to make

tvóriti del (česa) to be a part (of something), to constitute a part (of something)

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

ubádati se

ubádati se z delom to work hard, to toil, to be a drudge, to drudge

učakáti to live to see

on ni tega učakal he did not live to see it
bo učakal 100 let? will he live to be 100?

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)

úd limb; member

udje pl limbs pl, extremities pl
ki ima ude membered
brez udov memberless
spolni (moški) úd penis, pl penes
umeten úd artificial limb
ohromitev udov paralysis, palsy
imeti hrome ude to be paralytic (ali paralysed, palsied)
imeti zdrave úde to be sound of limb

uglèd reputation; prestige; renown; repute; good name, fame, credit; respectability

povečati komu uglèd to add to someone's credit
poznam ga po njegovem uglèdu (slovesu) I know him by repute
kljub njegovemu uglèdu in spite of his reputation
on ima velik uglèd he is highly esteemed
naša tvrdka uživa dober uglèd our firm enjoys a good reputation
imeti uglèd zaradi... to have a reputation for...
rešiti (izgubiti, uničiti) svoj uglèd to save (to lose, to ruin) one's reputation
uživati velik uglèd to be held in high estimation, to be highly esteemed
ne upravičiti svojega uglèda not to justify one's reputation

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!

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