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uspávati to lull, to lull to sleep; (s petjem) to sing to sleep; to put (ali to send) to sleep; to hypnotize; to rock (a baby) to sleep

uspávati koga, da se čuti varnega to lull someone into a false sense of security
ne dajte se uspávati od njegovih lepih besed, obljub! don't let yourself be taken in by his fine words!

uspèh success (v in); film, gledališče hit, great hit, smash hit; good (ali favourable) result

brez uspèha without success
z uspèhom with success
kronan z uspèhom successful; crowned with success
beležiti uspèh to score a success
čestitem vam k uspèhu I congratulate you on your success
doseči uspèh to achieve success
vojaški uspèhi military successes
pesem je doživela velik uspèh the song was a hit
imeti uspèh to succeed; to prove successful, to be a success, to achieve (a) success, ZDA to make good
imeti uspèh pri čem to make a success of something, to make something a success
izkazati se kot uspèh to turn out a success
imeti malo uspèha to meet with little success
imeli smo zelo slab uspèh we didn't do at all well
gledališka igra, predstava je imela velik uspèh the play was a (great) hit, (pogovorno) the play went over big
film je imel velik uspèh the film was a great success
želim vam mnogo uspèha pri vašem prizadevanju I wish you much success in your efforts
skušali so zavzeti mesto, a brez uspèha they tried without any success to take the town
uspèh rodi uspèh, za enim uspèhom pride drugi nothing succeeds like success

uspéšen successful; efficient, effective, effectual; prosperous; serving its purpose

uspéšen kandidat a successful candidate
ni bil uspéšen v svojem poskusu he was not successful in his attempt

uspéti to succeed (v in); to be successful; to prove successful, to meet with success; to gain one's ends; to manage, to achieve, to contrive

ne uspéti to fail
uspéti v življenju to make one's way in the world
uspelo mi je priti tja I contrived to get there
načrt ni uspel the plan did not succeed
pri svojem zadnjem izpitu ni uspel he failed in his last examination
ni nam uspelo, da bi jih videli we did not succeed in seeing them
pri svojem poskusu nisem uspel I was not successful in my attempt
njegova gledališka igra ni uspela his play failed (ali pogovorno was a flop, flopped)

ustáviti to stop, to put a stop to; to bring to a standstill, to stay; to arrest, to cease; to bring to a halt; to suspend; to check; to hold up

ustáviti se to stop, to halt; to come to a standstill (ali hold-up)
ustáviti delo to stop (ali to suspend, to cease) work, to strike; (pogovorno) to knock off work
ustáviti kri to staunch blood
ustáviti krvavitev rane to stop a wound
ustáviti plačo to withold someone's salary, to stop someone's pay
ustáviti plačila to stop payments
ustáviti (štopati) avto to stop a car
ustáviti sovražnosti to suspend hostilities
ustavil me je na ulici he stopped me in the street
ustavili so mu pokojnino his pension (ali allowance) has been stopped
ustáviti napredovanje sovražnika to halt an enemy advance
ustavili so ga sredi njegovega govora he was interrupted right in the middle of his speech
ustáviti vlak, stroj to stop a train, a machine
zdravnik je ustavil krvavenje the doctor staunched the flow of blood
ves promet je bil ustavljen all traffic was stopped, (začasno was suspended)
biti ustavljen (ne moči naprej) to be at a stop
nenadoma se ustáviti to stop short, to stop dead
popolnoma se ustáviti to come to a full (ali dead) stop
on se ne bo pred ničemer ustavil he'll stop at nothing
ura se mi je ustavila my watch has stopped
se ta vlak ustavi v Kranju? does this train stop at Kranj?
za nekaj dni se bom ustavil v Parizu I am going to stay a few days in paris

uštéti se to miscalculate; to miscount; to reckon wrong; to be out in (ali with) one's reckoning; pogovorno to get (ali to take) the wrong sow by the ear, to back the wrong horse

močnó se je uštel he is well out in (ali with) his reckoning; he brought his eggs (ali his hogs) to a bad (ali the wrong) market

utrínek

miselni utrínek aphorism
zvezdni utrínek shooting star, falling star
utrínek na sveči snuff of a candle, flaw in a wick, thief

užívati užíti to enjoy, to delight (v in); to find (ali to take) pleasure in, to take delight in; to relish; to rejoice in; to revel in; to experience pleasure; (hrano) to partake (of food), to consume; to be the beneficiary (ali usufructuary), to have the benefit (ali use) of

užívati, užíti glas, sloves kot... to have a reputation as..., to enjoy the reputation of...
užívati, užíti dober kredit to enjoy good credit
užívati, užíti splošno spoštovanje to be held in high esteem by everybody
uživam v sprehodih I enjoy my walks (ali promenades)
užívati, užíti zaupanje kake osebe to enjoy someone's confidence
užívati, užíti v čem to get a kick out of something

V v (kje?) in, at; (kam?) into, to

v šoli (= v zgradbi) in the school, (pri pouku) at school
v šolo to school
v gledališču at the theatre
v 3. nadstopju on the third (3rd) floor, ZDA on the fourth (4th) floor
v Londonu (veliko mesto) in London
v Kamniku (malo mesto) at Kamnik
v London, v Francijo to London, to France
v mestu in town
v inozemstvu, v inozemstvo abroad
izgubljen v temi lost in the dark (ali darkness)
slab v angleščini weak in English
v torek on Tuesday
dvakrat v letu twice a year
v tistem času at that time
v starih časih in ancient times
v novejšem času in recent times
v mojih letih at my age
v pradobi in prehistoric times
v tem trenutku at this moment
v pravem času at the right moment, just in time
pozno v noč late into the night
v roku 10 dni within 10 days
v vojni in miru at war and at peace
v ta namen for this purpose
v imenu... in the name of...
v redu in order
biti v dobrih odnosih s kom to be on good terms with someone
hiša je bila v plamenih the house was on fire
biti v skrajni bedi to be in utter poverty
ste kdaj bili v Londonu? have you ever been to London?
biti v vojni to be at war
dospeti, prispeti v London to arrive in London
hoditi v šolo to go to school
pasti v vodo to fall into the water
ne morem mu tega vbiti v glavo I can't drive it into his head
vreči v koš za odpadke to throw into the wastepaper basket
vreči v zrak to throw into the air
zdrobiti v prah to pulverize, to reduce to dust
živeti v Sloveniji to live in Slovenia
to delo bom končal v roku treh mesecev (v treh mescih) I shall finish this job (ali work, task) within three months

vacancy [véikənsi] samostalnik
praznina, praznota; prazen, nazaseden ali prost prostor; prazno, izpraznjeno, nezasedeno, vakantno službeno mesto
figurativno praznina, vakuum, vrzel, luknja; pustina, neobdelan svet; (redko) nezaposlenost, brezdelnost, brezdelica, prost čas

a vacancy in an office prosto (delovno) mesto v pisarni (uradu)
to fill a vacancy zapolniti, zamašiti vrzel
to gaze, to look into vacancy strmeti, gledati v prazno
my work does not leave me a moment's vacancy moje delo mi ne pušča niti trenutka prostega časa

vacant [véikənt] pridevnik (vacantly prislov)
prazen, nezaseden, prost; izpraznjen, vakanten; nenaseljen, pust; brezdelen, brez dela, prost; duhovno odsoten (pogled), breizrazen, top, brez vsebine
pravno brez gospodarja, neoddan v najem (hiša); neobdelan (zemlja)

in my vacant time v mojem prostem času
vacant hours ure brezdelja
a vacant lot ameriško nezazidana parcela
to apply for a vacant place prositi za nezasedeno (prosto) službeno (delovno) mesto

vacuum¹ [vǽkjuəm] množina vacuums, vacua [-kjuə] samostalnik
fizika praznina, brezzračen prostor, vakuum; prostor z zelo zmanjšanim pritiskom
figurativno praznina, luknja
(= vacuum cleaner) sesalnik za prah

a perfect vacuum popolna praznina
nature abhors a vacuum narava mrzi praznino
his death has left a vacuum in her life njegova smrt je pustila praznino v njenem življenju

vague [véig]

1. pridevnik (vaguely prislov)
nerazločen, nedoločen (čustva); nejasen, neprecizen, meglen, moten, bled; neopredeljiv, brezizrazen; nezaveden

a vague answer nejasen odgovor
vaguely familiar nekako znan
vague unrest nezaveden mir
I haven't the vaguest idea nimam najmanjšega pojma

2. samostalnik
nejasnost, nedoločenost

to be completely in the vague about tavati v popolni temi glede

vain [véin] pridevnik (vainly prislov)
brezuspešen, jalov, brez koristi, zastonjski; nadut, domišljav, nečimrn, bahaški; prazen, plitev, puhel, ničev; nepomemben, nebistven (razlika); (redko) bedast, trivialen

in vain, zastarelo for vain zaman, zastonj
a vain attempt jalov poskus
vain promises prazne obljube
vain discussions brezplodno razpravljanje
he is as vain as a peacock domišljav (prevzeten) je kot pav
she is vain of her beauty domišljava je na svojo lepoto
it was vain to protest protesti so bili zaman, niso nič zalegli
to take God's name (ali the name of the Lord) in vain religija po nemarnem izgovarjati božje ime (imenovati boga)

vájet rein; (jezdnega konja) bridle

držati krepko koga na vájetih to keep a tight rein on someone
pritegniti vájeti to draw rein
izpustiti vájeti iz rok to drop the rein
popustiti (konju) vájeti to give (a horse) free rein (ali the rein)
imeti, držati (trdno) vájeti to hold the reins (tudi figurativno)
obrniti konja na levo z vájetmi to rein a horse to the left
ustaviti (konja) z vájetmi to rein in (a horse), to rein up

vájin -a, -o (pridevniško) your, (samostojno) yours (when you are two in number)

vájin, -a, -oi in moji otroci your children and mine, my children and yours
ta vájin, -a, -o avto this car of yours
neki vájin, -a, -o prijatelj a friend of yours

vál wave; (velik) billow

brez valov (miren) waveless
vál za válom, v zaporednih válovih wave after wave
válu podoben wavelike
gibanje válov undulation, wave motion
kopanje v válovih bathing in a bath with artificial waves
jezdec na válovih surf rider
butanje válov surf, breaking of waves
udarci válov pounding, crashing of waves
greben, vrh vála crest of a wave
vál mraza cold snap, cold spell
vál vročine heat wave, hot spell
igračka válov (figurativno) play of waves
vál ogorčenja a wave of indignation
vál stavk a wave of strikes
dolgi (srednji, kratki) válovi radio long (medium, short) waves
morski válovi billows pl
majhen vál ripple, wavelet
obalni vál breaker
dolg vál roller
válovi pl heavy seas pl
penasti válovi white horses pl, whitecaps, arhaično skipper's daughters pl
svetlobni válovi light waves pl
zvočni válovi sound waves pl
modulacijski vál wave of modulation
delati, gnati válove, dvigati se v válovih to rise in waves
válovi butajo ob skale the waves beat against the rocks
naravnati radio na določeni vál to tune in to a certain wavelength
dolžina vála radio wavelength
točno na válu radio on the beam

váljati to roll; to flatten with a roller

váljati se to roll
váljati cesto to roll a road
váljati kovine to roll metals
váljati testo to roll pastry
váljati trato to roll a lawn
váljati se v denarju (figurativno) to be rolling in money

valuable [vǽljuəbl] pridevnik
vreden, dragocen, drag; precenljiv, plačljiv; koristen (to, for za)

a valuable discovery zelo koristno, dragoceno odkritje
valuable information koristne, dragocene informacije
valuable things dragocenosti
service not valuable in money neprecenljiva usluga
he gave me valuable assistance dal (nudil) mi je dragoceno pomoč

value¹ [vǽlju:] samostalnik
vrednost; korist; cena, vrednost; kupna moč; protivrednost; znesek; valuta
figurativno pomembnost, važnost, pomen, teža, vrednost

at value po dnevnem tečaju
value in account vrednost po računu
value in cash gotovina
out of value (slikarstvo) presvetel ali pretemen
to the value of v znesku, do zneska od
value date datum vknjižbe
added value dodana, novo ustvarjena vrednost
caloric value kalorična vrednost
commercial value komercialna vrednost
exchange value, value in exchange zamenjalna vrednost, protivrednost
face value nominalna vrednost
the precise value of a word precizen pomen besede
range of values območje vrednosti
surplus value višek (presežek) vrednosti
surrender value (zavarovalništvo) povratna kupna vrednost
use value, value in use uporabna vrednost
sample of no value vzorec brez vrednosti
for value received (na potrdilu) "prejel znesek"
to get full value out of izvleči polno vrednost iz
to get good value for one's money dobro (ugodno) kupiti, napraviti dobro kupčijo
to set a great value upon zelo ceniti
he sets no value upon my advice on ne da nič na moj nasvet
to set too much value upon pripisovati preveliko vrednost (ceno) (čemu)