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turn² [tə:n]

1. prehodni glagol
(za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti
vojska obkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi (into v)
šport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati (against proti)
zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti
ekonomija v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati
figurativno lepo formulirati (stavek)
zastarelo speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti

2. neprehodni glagol
vrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se
figurativno postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k)
obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož)
zastarelo prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)

to turn an attack vojska odbiti napad
to turn the (ali one's) back (up)on hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč od
to turn bankrupt priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na boben
he turned many books in his life figurativno mnogo je prebral v svojem življenju
to turn s.o.'s brain znoriti koga
his brain has turned with overwork zmešalo se mu je zaradi čezmernega dela
to turn bridle obrniti se, začeti se umikati
to turn bear (bull) ekonomija špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzi
to turn into cash spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčiti
to turn the cat in the pan figurativno stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spraviti
to turn Catholic postati katoličan
to turn the cheek figurativno obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miru
to turn one's coat figurativno obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)
he turned his coat izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnik
to have an old overcoat turned dati si obrniti star površnik
turned commas narekovaj
to turn colour spremeniti barvo (postati bled ali rdeč)
to turn a compliment napraviti lep poklon (kompliment)
to turn a street corner zaviti okoli uličnega vogala
to turn the corner figurativno srečno prebroditi krizo
to turn a difficulty izogniti se težavi, obiti težavo
to turn a deaf ear narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišati
to turn to a dictionary zateči se k slovarju
to turn to the doctor obrniti se na (konsultirati) zdravnika
to turn the edge of a knife skrhati nož
to turn the edge of a remark napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazko
to turn English into Slovene prevesti iz angleščine v slovenščino
to turn king's (ameriško state's) evidence pravno postati glavna obremenilna priča
he is just turning 50 pravkar je prekoračil 50. leto
to turn a film snemati film
to turn one's face to the wall obrniti obraz proti steni, figurativno biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umreti
to turn the enemy's flank obiti sovražnikov bok
to turn s.o.'s tiank figurativno prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debati
to turn one's flght northwards usmeriti svoj polet proti severu
to turn ground prekopati zemljo
his hair has turned grey osivel je
to turn one's hand to s.th. lotiti se, oprijeti se česa
she can turn her hand to anything ona je zelo spretna, praktična
not to turn a hand to help s.o. s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagali
my head turns vse se mi vrti v glavi
his head turned with the success uspeh mu je stopil v glavo
to turn one's head obrniti glavo, pogledati nazaj
to turn s.o.'s head zmešati komu glavo
to turn headsprings šport delati (vrteti) kolesa
to turn head over heels prekucniti se, prekopicniti se
to turn s.o.'s heart figurativno pregovoriti koga
to turn s.th. inside out obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kaj
the joke was turned against me šala je letela name
the key won't turn ključ se ne mara zavrteti
the leaves are beginning to turn listje začenja spreminjati barve
to turn to the left obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levo
to turn loose odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; ameriško streljati, ustreliti
to turn s.o. mad napraviti koga blaznega
you will turn me mad zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vas
the milk has turned (sour) mleko se je skisalo
the warm weather has turned the milk (sour) toplo vreme je skisalo mleko
to turn s.th. in one's mind premišljevati kaj
to turn pale postati bled
it turned her pale prebledela je ob tem
to turn an honest penny živeti od poštenega dela (zaslužka)
to turn s.th. to one's profit obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kaj
to turn rancid postati žaltav
to turn s.o. to religion spreobrniti koga (k veri)
to turn and rend napasti s sramotenjem
to turn the scale nagniti tehtnico, figurativno odločifi (kaj)
to turn s.o. sick povzročiti komu slabost
she turned sick slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela je
to turn a somersault napraviti prekuc, salto
to turn one's steps home kreniti domov
my stomach turns (at) želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mi
it turns my stomach ob tem se mi obrača želodec
to turn a table leg stružiti nogo za mizo
to turn the tables (up)on s.o. figurativno obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položaj
to turn tail obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežati
the tide has turned nastopila je oseka, figurativno sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)
to turn one's thumb down figurativno odkloniti, ne hoteti
to turn traitor postati izdajalec
to turn turtle navtika, sleng prevrniti se
to turn upon s.th. biti odvisen od česa
to turn everything upside down postaviti vse na glavo
the boat turned upside down čoln se je prevrnil
my umbrella turned inside out dežnik se mi je obrnil (sprevrgel)
to turn a Latin verse skovati latinski stih
to turn water into wine spremeniti vodo v vino
my coat won't turn water moj plašč ni nepremočljiv
I don't know which way to turn ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figurativno ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredim
to turn a wheel (za)vrteti kolo
the wheel turns kolo se vrti
the wind has turned zapihal je drug veter (tudi figurativno)
the whole world has turned topsy-turvy cel svet je postavljen na glavo
this wood turns well ta les se dobro struži
even a worm will turn figurativno tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden

turn up prehodni glagol
obrniti navzgor, dvigniti (kvišku); zavihati (navzgor); prekopati, izkopati, prinesti na dan; najti besedo v slovarju; odkriti (karte); močneje odviti (pipo, plin, radio)
sleng opustiti, zapustiti, na klin obesiti (posel, službo)
pogovorno izzvati gnus, stud, slabost
navtika poklicati (moštvo) na krov
neprehodni glagol
obrniti se, zavihati se navzgor; (nenadoma) priti, pojaviti se, priti na dan; dogoditi se, primeriti se, nastopiti, vmes priti; nastati, izkazati se za

they turned up a buried treasure (a skeleton) in that field Nna oni njivi so izkopali zakopan zaklad (okostnjak)
to turn up one's sleeves zavihati si rokave
to turn up one's nose at s.th. figurativno (za)vihati nos nad čim, namrdniti se ob čem
his nose turned up at my suggestion nos se mu je zavihal ob mojem predlogu
the sight of it turns me up pogled na to mi zbudi gnus
the smell nearly turn uped me up zaradi smradu sem začel skoraj bruhati
he always turns up when nobody expects it vedno se pojavi, kadar tega nikdo ne pričakuje
at what time did he turn up? obklej se je prikazal (pojavil, prišel)?
to turn up like a bad penny (o osebi); figurativno neprestano se pojavljati, prihajati na površje
to turn up one's toes figurativno umreti
to wait for s.th. to turn up čakati (na to), da se nekaj zgodi

tvégati to risk, to run a risk (ali risks), to run the risk of, to take risks; to venture, to hazard, (žargon) to chance it, to chance one's luck; figurativno to take a leap in the dark

nič ne tvégati to take no risks, to take no chances
tvégati skok to chance (ali to risk) a jump, to risk jumping
tvégati svoje življenje to risk one's life
rad tvegam 50 SIT I am willing to risk 50 tolars
močno tvegaš, da izgubiš vse you are running a great risk of losing everthing
ko je to storil, je tvegal svoje življenje in doing that he took his life in his hands
kdor nič ne tvega, nič nima nothing venture, nothing win

twice [twáis] prislov
dvakrat

twice as good dvakrat boljši
twice as much dvakrat toliko, dvojno, še enkrat toliko
twice the sum dvakratna, dvojna vsota
twice three are six 2 x 3 = 6
he is twice my age on je dvakrat starejši od mene
to think twice about s.th. figurativno dvakrat, dobro kaj premisliti
not to think twice about ne misliti več (na kaj), pozabiti; takoj kaj napraviti (brez razmišljanja in oklevanja)

twist² [twist] prehodni glagol
obračati, vrteti, sukati; plesti (vrv, konopec); sukati (sukanec), zapredati (svilo); (v)plesti, izplesti (v venec); povezati (into v)
ožemati (perilo)
figurativno zaplesti; ovi(ja)ti (round okoli)
zviti (gleženj); skremžiti (obraz), spačiti, popačiti, izkriviti (tudi figurativno)
figurativno mučiti, zbegati, zmesti; spremeniti
neprehodni glagol
obračati se vrteti se (žoga), sukati se; viti se, vijugati se (reka); skremžiti se, spačiti se (obraz); zaplesti se; zviti se; prebiti se, preriniti se (through skozi)
figurativno izmotavati se, izmikati se, biti neiskren

to twist an account izkriviti, popačiti poročilo
he twisted his face nakremžil je obraz
to twist one's ankle zviti si gleženj
to twist s.o. round one's (little) finger figurativno oviti koga okoli mezinca, imeti koga na vrvici
to twist one's words izkriviti, obračati besede
don't twist like that ne izmikaj se tako
to twist one's way (to twist) through the crowd zriniti se skozi množico
to twist o.s. into priplaziti se v, prikrasti se v
to twist off izviti; iztrgati
to twist up (spiralasto) zvi(ja)ti, motati, sukati, plesti; zviti se (v spiralo)

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

učinkováti to effect, to be effectual; to operate (na on), to take effect, to have an effect; to act; to produce an effect (na on); to have an influence (na on)

učinkováti na koga to have an effect on someone, to influence someone, to impress someone, to tell on someone
to ni prav nič učinkovalo nanj it had no effect on him, it did not affect him
to nanj ne učinkuje (figurativno) this cuts no ice with him
ona učinkuje nanj kot rdeča ruta (na bika) she makes him see red
slika učinkuje mnogo boljše iz daljave the picture looks much better at a distance
zdravilo ni učinkovalo the remedy did not work

udeležíti se to take part (in), to participate (in), to partake (of); to be present, to attend; to join (in)

udeležíti se kongresa to attend a congress
udeležil sem se njihovih posvetovanj I took part in their deliberations
ni se udeležil zarote he took no part in the plot
naša stranka je sklenila, da se volitev ne bo udeležila our party decided we would not take part in (the) elections
njihova dežela (država) se ni udeležila vojne their country did not join in the war

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

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

ugodíti to comply (with), to consent (to), to grant, to gratify, to satisfy (komu someone)

ne ugodíti to withhold one's consent
ugodíti prošnji to comply with a demand, to grant a request
ugodíti željam to comply with (someone's) wishes
ugodil je moji želji he gratified my desire
težko mu je ugodíti he is hard to please

ugovárjanje objection, objecting; protest, protesting; contradiction; gainsaying

ne trpeti ugovárjanja not to take any backchat, ZDA not to stand for backtalk

ugovárjati to object, to make an objection; to contradict; to gainsay; to raise objections; to protest

ugovárjati čemu to make (ali to raise) objections to something; (nazaj odgovarjati) to talk back
ne ugovárjati to have no objections
nimamo kaj ugovárjati, da on odpotuje v X. we have no objection to his leaving for X.
ugovarjal je mojemu nasvetu he protested against my advice

ugóvor objection; protest; contradiction; pravo opposition

ni ugóvora there is no objection
ne imeti ugóvorov to have no objections

ugrízniti to bite

ugrízniti v kaj to bite at something; (pičiti) to sting; to snap (at)
riba je ugriznila v vabo the fish snapped at (ali up) the bait
pes, ki laja, ne grize his bark is worse than his bite

ujémati se to agree (z with), to be in agreement (with); to accord (with), to be of accord, to be in accordance (with); to correspond (z to), to tally (with)

dobro se ujémati se to get along fairly well
ujemata se (= razumeta se) kot pes in mačka they agree like cat and dog
ne se ujémati se to disagree (z with), to differ
roba se ne ujema s fakturo the goods don't tally with the invoice
računi se ne ujemajo the accounts don't balance
vaš račun se ne ujema z mojimi knjigami your account does not agree with my books
poročili se ne ujemata the two reports do not tally
to se ne ujema z našimi nazori this is not in accordance with our views

ukráden stolen; pilfered, filched; purloined; pogovorno nicked

ukrádeno blago stolen goods pri ZDA žargon hot goods pl
ukrádeno blago ne prinaša koristi theft (ali dishonesty) does not pay

ukŕčiti se to shrink

ta flanela se ne ukrči (uskoči) this flannel does not shrink

ukvárjati se to occupy oneself (z with), to be occupied (z with); to be engaged (z in, on); to employ oneself, to be employed (in doing something); to be busy (in, at, with); to work (at); to go in for, to take up, to study; to take an interest (in); to be involved (in); to be concerned (z with)

ne ukvarja se kaj prida s svojimi otroki he takes little interest in his children
ukvárjati se malo z glasbo to be quite interested in music
ne ukvarjam se s politiko I do not concern myself with politics, pogovorno I don't get involved in politics
on se ukvarja s preveč stvarmi (figurativno) he has too many irons in the fire
s tem problemom sem se mnogo ukvarjal I have given a lot of thought to this question
ukvárjati se s problemi kriminala to take an interest in criminological problems
on se ukvarja izključno samó z nemščino he is fully occupied with his German
s takimi posli se ne ukvarjam I do not concern myself with such matters