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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

ujetníštvo captivity

pasti, priti v ujetníštvo to be taken prisoner; to fall into captivity

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

umísliti si umíšljati si to imagine

ne umišljaj si takih stvari! put such ideas out of your mind!
to presega vse, kar si človek more umísliti si, umíšljati si that is beyond one's powers of imagination, that is beyond what can possibly be imagined

umréti to die, to pass away; to expire; to decease; to depart this life; to give up the ghost; to yield up one's breath, to breathe one's last; to close one's eyes; žargon to bite the dust; žargon to pop off, to kick the bucket, to push up the daisies; (evfemistično) to go West, to go the way of all flesh, to go to one's long rest

umréti naravne smrti to die a natural death, to die in one's bed
nasilne smrti umréti to die a violent death, to die with one's boots on, to die by violence
umréti na grmadi zgodovina to die at the stake
umréti na morišču to die on the scaffold
umréti za jetiko to die of consumption
umréti od lakote to die of hunger
umréti od mraza to die of cold
umréti za rakom to die of cancer
umréti bedne smrti to die like a dog (ali the death of a dog)
umréti v bedi to die destitute (ali a pauper)
umréti od žalosti to die of grief
umréti od lastne roke to die by one's own hand
umréti sredi (aktivnega) dela to die in harness, to die in the shafts
umréti junaške smrti to die a hero (ali a hero's death)
hrabro umréti to die game (to the end)
umréti od strahu to die of fright
umrl je v najboljših letih he was taken in the prime of life
mislil sem, da bom umrl od smeha I thought I would die laughing
naj umrem, če je to res! I'll stake my life it isn't true (ali there isn't a word of truth in it)!
umrl je kot berač he died a beggar
naj na mestu umrem, če... I'll be damned if...

unable [ʌnéibl] pridevnik
nezmožen, nesposoben, ki ne more; nemočen, slaboten

to be unable to work biti delanezmožen
he is unable to move ne more se premakniti
to be unable for s.th. biti neprimeren, nezmožen za kaj

unaccustomed [ʌnəkʌ́stəmd] pridevnik
nevajen (to s.th. česa)
nenavaden

to be unaccustomed to hardships ne biti vajen pomanjkanja

unacquainted [anəkwéintid] pridevnik
neizkušen (with v)
nevešč, neizveden

to be unacquainted with s.th. ne poznati, ne biti vešč česa

unamazed [ʌnəméizd] pridevnik
nezačuden

to be unamazed at s.th. ne se čuditi čemu

unawares [ʌnəwɛ́əz] prislov
nenadoma, nepričakovano; neopazno; pomotoma, po pomoti, po nepazljivosti; nevedé, nehoté, nenamerno

to come upon s.o. unawares nepričakovano naleteti na koga
at unawares iznenada, nepričakovano, presenetljivo
to be taken unawares biti iznenaden

uncareful [ʌnkɛ́əful] pridevnik
brezbrižen; brezskrben; neoprezen

to be uncareful of (for) ne se brigati za, biti brezbrižen do

uncertain [ʌnsə́:tn] pridevnik (uncertainly prislov)
negotov, dvomljiv, nezanesljiv, nesiguren, muhast, spremenljiv

an uncertain friend nezanesljiv prijatelj
uncertain weather spremenljivo vreme
to be uncertain of s.th. ne biti gotov česa

uncomfortable [ʌnkʌ́mfətəbl] pridevnik (-bly prislov)
neudoben; neprijeten, mučen, neugoden; ženiran; zaskrbljen, nemiren

to be uncomfortable ne se dobro počutiti

unconcerned [ʌnkənsə́:nd] pridevnik (unconcernedly prislov)
brezbrižen, nevznemirjen (about zaradi)
ravnodušen, indiferenten (with do, za)
neprizadet; nevpleten (in v)
neudeležen; nezainteresiran (with za)
nepristranski

to be unconcerned about the future ne si delati skrbi s prihodnostjo