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upàd upádanje decline; decrease; sinking; diminution; subsidence

v upàd, upádanjeu on the decrease

up-and-up [ʌ́pəndʌ́p] samostalnik

to be on the up-and-up uspevati, napredovati, procvitati

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

úpati to hope, to cherish (ali to entertain, to harbour) hopes; (pričakovati) to expect, to look for, to look forward to, to anticipate

úpati brez upa zmage to hope against hope
trdno úpati to trust
úpati na kaj to hope for
upam, da vas bom videl v nedeljo I hope (that) I shall see you on Sunday
upajmo na najboljše! let us hope for the best!
upajmo na boljše čase! let us hope for better times!
úpati je, da... it is to be hoped that...
upam, da se otrok ni poškodoval I trust the child is not hurt
upajmo to! let us hope so!
nič boljšega ni úpati od njega nothing better is to be expected from him
človek upa, dokler živi while there is life there is hope

úpati si to dare, to venture; to risk

upam si reči, da... I venture to say that...
ni si upal odpreti ust he dared not open his mouth, he dared not speak a word
ne upa si to napraviti he dare not (ali does not dare to) do it
upal si je predaleč ven na jezero he ventured too far out on the lake

upériti

upériti svoj pogled na... to fix one's eyes on (ali upon)

upgrade¹ [ʌ́pgreid]

1. samostalnik
vzpon, strmina
figurativno izboljšanje

on the upgrade v vzponu, kvišku
he is on the upgrade gre mu na bolje

2. pridevnik
vzpenjajoč se

3. prislov
navkreber, navzgor

upírati

upírati oči v, na... to fix one's eyes (ali gaze) on...

upon¹ [əpɔ́n] predlog
(= on) na; na osnovi, na temelju; za; pri

line upon line vrsta za vrsto
loss upon loss izguba za izgubo, stalne izgube
once upon a time nekoč (začetek angleških pravljic)
upon this nato, nakar
upon the wide sea na širnem morju
upon the heavy middle of the night prav sredi noči
upon inquiry na osnovi preiskave
upon inspection na temelju inšpekcije, takoj po inšpekciji
he is not to be relied upon nanj se ni moč zanesti
to draw one's sword upon s.o. izvleči (potegniti) svoj meč proti komu
he has nothing to live upon nima od česa živeti
to live upon s.o. živeti na račun kake osebe
to be thrown upon one's own resources biti sam nase navezan
upon my word (of honour)! častna (moja) beseda!

upper² [ʌ́pə] samostalnik
tehnično gornje usnje (čevlja)
pogovorno zgornje ležišče (v spalnem vozu)
medicina gornja čeljust, gornja proteza
množina gamaše iz blaga

to be (down) on one's uppers strgati čevlje, figurativno biti popolnoma brez sredstev

uppers [ʌ́pəz]
ednina & množina gornje usnje (čevlja); gamaše iz blaga

to be (down) on one's uppers strgati čevlje, figurativno biti popolnoma brez sredstev

upréti

upréti oči v..., na... to fix one's eyes (ali gaze) on...
oči uprte v... eyes fixed on...

uprizoríti to perform; to stage; to produce

uprizoríti na odru to stage, to put on the stage
uprizoríti enodnevno stavko to stage a one day strike
uprizoríti protestni pohod to stage a protest march

upshot [ʌ́pšɔt] samostalnik
izid, končni učinek, konec, zaključek

in (ali on) the upshot konec koncev
to the upshot do konca
what will be the upshot of it (all)? kako se bo (vse) to končalo?

úra (čas) hour; (žepna) watch; (stoječa, stenska, stolpna) clock; (namizna) timepiece

úra budilka alarm clock
peščena úra sand glass
sončna úra sundial
cerkvena úra church clock
úra z nihalom pendulum clock
zapestna úra wristwatch
ladijska úra chronometer
úra štoparica stopwatch
policijska úra curfew
konične úre rush hour
huda úra thunderstorm
učna úra lesson
proste úre free (ali spare) hours pl
smrtna úra the hour of death, dying hour, last hour
v zgodnjih úrah in the small hours
úra X vojska zero hour
v teku ene úre, v manj kot eni úri in less than an hour, within an hour
o úre do úre from hour to hour
prav ob tej úri at this very hour
po moji úri by my watch
pol úre half an hour, a half hour
pred pol úre half an hour ago
5 milj na úro 5 miles per hour, 5 miles an hour
vsake tri úre every three hours
več kot eno úro over one hour
ob tej úri at the present time, ZDA presently
polni, celi 2 úri for two hours at a stretch (ali pogovorno on the trot)
dobro úro a good hour
ob 12. úri at 12 o'clock, at noon
v smeri kazalca úre clockwise, (v nasprotni) anticlockwise
jermenček za zapestno úro watch strap, strap for wristwatch; (wrist) watch band; strap (ali cord, link, expansion) band
verižica za úro watch chain, (pri telovniku) watch guard
kolesje úre movement of a watch
ohišje úre clock case
vzmet úre watch spring
utež pri úri clock weight
kazalec úre hand
kazalec sončne úre gnomon
številčnica úre dial
tovarna úr clock factory, watch factory
trgovina z úrami clock trade, watch trade, trade in clocks and watches
koliko je úra? what time is it?, what's the time?, (redko) what o'clock is it
úra je 5 it is five o'clock
četrt na šest je it is a quarter past five
pol šestih je it is half past five
tri četrt na šest je it is a quarter to six
na moji úri je tri it is three by my watch
ob kateri úra? at what time?
je ta úra prav? is that clock (tvoja zapestna úra your wristwatch oziroma pogovorno watch) right?
on je točen kot úra he is as regular as clockwork
moja úra je točna my watch keeps perfect time
dobrih 5 úr je do mesta it's a good five hours to the town
moja úra gre dobro my watch is a good timekeeper
moja úra ne gre (se je ustavila, se je iztekla) my watch is not going (has stopped, isn't working)
moja úra je pokvarjena there is something wrong with my watch
navijte svojo úro! wind up your watch!
moja úra je navita my watch is wound up
úra bíje the clock strikes (oziroma is striking)
úra bo zdajci (od)bila 11 the clock is just about to strike eleven
úra je odbila 7 the clock has struck seven
odbila mu je zadnja úra his last hour is come
moja úra prehiteva my watch is fast (ali gains, is gaining)
moja úra zaostaja my watch is slow (ali loses, is losing)
vprašati koliko je úra to ask the time
naravnati (regulirati) úro po... to regulate (ali to set) one's watch by...
držati se rednih úr to keep regular hours
letalo je doseglo poprečno 450 milj na úro the plane averaged 450 miles an hour
dajati angleške úre (= lekcije) to give English lessons
to úro je treba naviti this clock needs winding up (ali rewinding)
moja úra je potrebna popravila my watch needs repairing
razmakniti konične úre (da ni navala na avtobuse itd.) to stagger office hours
rana úra zlata úra early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
delati 24 úr brez prekinitve (noč in dan) to work around the clock

urge² [ə:dž] prehodni glagol
nagnati, naganjati, tirati; tiščati, pritiskati; siliti, nagovarjati, rotiti, urgirati; spodbosti; iznesti, predložiti (against proti)
(npr. argumente), predočiti, navesti (kot vzrok); posebno naglasiti, poudariti; priporočiti, opomniti; pospešiti (tempo, delo)
neprehodni glagol
siliti, rotiti, trdovratno vztrajati (on pri)

to urge a horse forward priganjati konja
to urge the abolition of slavery z vso silo se zavzemati za odpravo sužnosti
to urge necessity of immediate action poudarjati potrebo takojšnje akcije
to urge one's way utreti si pot
I urged him to aceept the offer silil sem ga, naj sprejme ponudbo
I urged him not to undertake the business rotil sem ga, naj se ne loti tega posla
he urged his inexperience izgovarjal se je s svojo neizkušenostjo
he urged his men on priganjal je svoje može naprej
his officers urged an immediate retreat njegovi častniki so svetovali takojšen umik
the officer urged the need for haste častnik je izrecno (krepko) opominjal k naglici

urgent [ə́:džənt] pridevnik (urgently prislov)
nujen, pritiskajoč, vztrajno zahtevajoč; vztrajen, vnet; zelo potreben; resen

an urgent matter nujna zadeva
an urgent need of hudo, težko pomanjkanje (česa), potreba (po čem)
time is urgent čas pritiska
he is an urgent advocate of reform on je vztrajen (vnet, goreč) zagovornik reforme
to be in urgent need of money nujno potrebovati denar
to be urgent about (ali for) s.th. siliti (pritiskati) za kaj
to be urgent with s.o. to... (ali for) pritiskati na koga, da... (za)

useful [jú:sful] pridevnik (usefully prislov)
koristen, uporaben; ki rabi (za); uspešen, učinkovit, donosen, dober, "prima"

useful information koristne informacije
he is a useful foot-baller on je uspešen, spreten nogometaš
he is pretty useful with his fists on se zna uspešno (učinkovito) posluževati svojih pesti
he made a useful attempt napravil je uspešen poskus
to make o.s. useful narediti se koristnega

uslúga service; favour; kindness; good turn

biti komu na uslúgo to be at someone's service
na uslúgo sem vam I am at your service
popolnoma sem vam na uslúgo I am wholly at your service
vas smem prositi za (neko) uslúgo? may I ask a favour of you?
imam prošnjo za posebno uslúgo I have a special favour to ask
izkazati, napraviti, storiti uslúgo to do (ali to render, to bestow) a favour (ali a service)
mi hočete napraviti uslúgo? will you do me a service?
napraviti dobro (slabo) uslúgo komu to do someone a good (a bad) turn
ponuditi svojo uslúgo to offer (ali to tender) one's services
povrniti uslúgo to repay (ali to pay back) a good turn, to return a favour
koristiti uslúge to utilize services
uslúga za uslúgo one good turn deserves another
veseli me, da sem vam lahkó na uslúgo (ob tej priliki) I am glad to be of service to you (on this occasion)

usmíliti se

usmíliti se koga to have (ali to take) pity on someone; to have mercy on someone; to show mercy to someone
bog se usmili! (goodness) gracious me!; good gracious, goodness gracious!
usmili se jih, Gospod! religija Lord, have mercy on them!
usmili(te) se! (usmiljenje!) have a heart!