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tweak [twi:k]

1. samostalnik
poteg, uščip, cukanje, ščipanje
figurativno precep, škripci; zbeganost
sleng prevara, izgovor, prebrisanost, premetenost

2. prehodni glagol
uščipniti, (po)cukati
figurativno odščipniti

to tweak s.o.'s car povleči koga za ušesa
to tweak s.th. from s.o. odščipniti, skrivaj odvzeti komu kaj

twiddle [twidl]

1. samostalnik
vrtljaj, majhen obrat, zasuk

2. prehodni glagol
(za)vrteti, obračati sem in tja
neprehodni glagol
igrati se (with s čim)
vrteti se

to twiddle one's thumbs (ali fingers) figurativno vrteti palce (od dolgočasja), čas presti, lenariti

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

ubôsti to prick

ubôsti se s šivanko v prst to prick one's finger with a needle

udáriti to beat; (ura) to strike; to hit; to knock; (dati klofuto) to slap, to smack, ZDA pogovorno to slug; to smite; (s pestjo) to punch

udáriti ob to strike against, to bump against
nazaj udáriti (puška) to recoil, to kick
rahlo udáriti to tap, to dab
udáriti po obrazu to slap, to box, to cuff
udaril me je v obraz he struck me in the face
udaril sem z nogo ob kamen I hurt my foot by knocking it against a stone
udáriti po prstih to rap
udáriti po mizi to pound the table; (žogo s palico) to bat
on je prvi udaril he was the first to strike
strela je udarila v drevo lightning has struck a tree
ura je ravno udarila dve it has just struck two
kri (voda) je udarila iz... blood (water) gushed out of...
reka je udarila čez bregove the river overflowed its banks
vino mu je udarilo v glavo the wine went to his head, the wine made his head swim
udáriti takt to beat (the) time
udáriti koga s slepoto to smite someone with blindness
toča je udarjala na okenske šipe the hail was rattling on the windowpanes
udáriti komu v hrbet (figurativno) to attack someone in the rear, to stab someone in the back
udáriti z nogo ob tla to stamp one's foot (on the ground)
isti zvok mu je znova udaril v uho the same sound struck his ear again
s pestjo je udaril po mizi he pounded the table

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

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

umakníti to withdraw; to draw back; to retract; to take back; vojska to retire; to remove

umakníti čete vojska to withdraw (the) troops
umakníti svojo kandidaturo to withdraw one's candidature
umakníti tožbo to withdraw a charge
umakníti obtožbo to retract an accusation
umakníti se to withdraw, to draw back, vojska to retire, to retreat; to beat a retreat
umakníti se iz svetnega življenja to retire from the world
vojska se je pred sovražnikom umaknila v lepem redu the army retired before the enemy in good order
uspešno, srečno se umakníti (izmuzniti) to make good one's retreat
umaknite se! (pojdite s poti!) make way!
umaknite se mi! get out of my way!

umázati to dirty, to soil; to sully

ne bi si hotel umázati rok s tem I would not soil my hands with it
umázati se to dirty, to soil
to blago se hitro umaže this fabric soils easily

umétnosten artistic

umétnostni kritik art critic
umétnostni strokovnjak expert, connoisseur
umétnostna zgodovina history of art
umétnostna znanost science of art, aesthetics pl (s konstr. v sg)

unaided [ʌnéidid] pridevnik
brez pomoči (by od)

with unaided eyes s prostim očesom

unassisted [ʌnəsístid] pridevnik
brez pomoči (podpore)

with unassisted eyes s prostim očesom

unbias [anbáiəs] prehodni glagol
osvoboditi predsodkov

unbias(s)ed ki je brez predsodkov, nepristranski, stvaren

unchary [ʌnčɛ́əri] pridevnik
nepreviden, nepremišljen; radodaren (of z)
zapravljiv

unchary of praise ki ne skopari s pohvalo

uncle [ʌ́ŋkl]

1. samostalnik
stric; ujec
pogovorno striček
sleng posojevalec proti zastavi

Uncle Sam tipičen Amerikanec; Amerikanci; ameriška vlada
maternal uncle ujec
my watch s at my uncle's sleng moja ura je v zastavljalnici
to speak (to talk) to s.o. like a Dutch uncle govoriti s kom pokroviteljsko (resno, a dobrohotno), z blago strogostjo

2. prehodni glagol
imenovati (koga) stric (striček)

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

unction [ʌ́ŋkšən] samostalnik
mazanje, drgnjenje, masiranje
medicina mazilo
religija maziljenje

extreme unction religija sveto poslednje olje; figurativno pomirjenje, olajšanje, tolažba, balzam; pretirana čustvenost, nepristen patos, sentimentalnost
a story told with unction s patosom, pretirano čustveno pripovedovana zgodba

undershot [ʌ́ndəšɔt] pridevnik
tehnično gnan od spodaj
medicina z naprej štrlečo spodnjo ustnico

undershot wheel vodno kolo s pogonom od spodaj

understand^* [ʌndəstǽnd]

1. prehodni glagol
razumeti, umeti, pojmiti; razumeti se, spoznati se (how to nedoločnik kako...)
uvideti, spoznati, izkusiti; smatrati, misliti, predpostaviti, podrazumeti

2. neprehodni glagol
razumeti, imeti razum; biti informiran
zastarelo zvedeti, slišati

to understand about s.th. biti informiran o čem
to understand one another (each other) razumeti se med seboj (eden drugega), zlágati se, harmonirati
to understand business razumeti se na posle
he understands horses razume se, spozna se na konje
he can't understand a joke on ne razume šale
I understand from his manner vidim po njegovem vedenju
I understand he died last week zvedel sem (slišal sem, slišim), da je umrl pretekli teden
I understand that you spread these rumours slišim (slišal sem, pravijo), da vi širite te govorice
am I to understand that this sum is meant to cover all expenses? naj razumem (naj to pomeni), da naj ta vsota krije vse stroške?
do I (ali am I to) understand that you refuse? hočete s tem reči, da odklanjate?
it is an understood thing that... samo po sebi se razume, da...
that is understood to se razume samo po sebi
to give s.o. to understand dati komu razumeti
to make s.o. understand dati komu razumeti; razložiti komu
to make o.s. understood in French sporazume(va)ti se v francoščini, znati toliko francosko, da se sporazumemo (s kom)
it must be clearly understood that if you go, you go alone moramo si biti čisto na jasnem, da, če greste, greste sami
what did you understand him to say? kako ste razumeli njegove besede?

understanding [ʌndəstǽndiŋ]

1. samostalnik
razumevanje, razum, inteligenca, intelekt, duh; sporazum, dogovor, pogodba; pogoj; zláganje, harmonija
množina, sleng obutev; noge

on the understanding that... s pogojem, da...
a secret understanding tajen dogovor (sporazum)
to come to an understanding with s.o. sporazumeti se s kom
he has an excellent understanding on je zelo inteligenten
it requires a man of no mean understanding tu je potreben človek z več kot povprečno (navadno) inteligenco

2. pridevnik
razumeven, uvideven, inteligenten, pameten