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twin-screw [twínskru:] pridevnik
ki ima dvojni vijak

twin-screw steamer parnik na dvojni vijak

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)

two [tu:]

1. pridevnik
dva, dve; oba, obe

one or two books ena ali dve knjigi, nekaj knjig
in a day or two v nekaj dneh
he is not two yet on še ni dve leti star

2. samostalnik
dvojka (številka 2); dvojica, dvoje, par

the two oba(dva); obe(dve); oboje
the two of us midva (oba)
by twos, in twos (po) dva in dva, v parih
two and two po dva, v parih
in twos and threes po dva in tri
in two na dvoje, na pol
in twos v zelo kratkem času, v hipu
two of a trade dva konkurenta
the two of spades pikova dvojka
to cut s.th. in two prerezati kaj na dvoje
this cost me two and two to me je stalo dva šilinga in dva penija
to go two and two iti po dva in dva, v parih
to walk by twos and threes hoditi v gručah po dva in tri
to put two and two together zbližati dejstva in potegniti zaključek, zaključiti; napraviti pravi, logični zaključek po presoji dejstev
two can play at that game figurativno to znam tudi jaz ali kdo drug; bomo videli, kdo bo potegnil boljši konec (kraj); palica ima dva kraja

twopenny [tʌ́p(ə)ni]

1. pridevnik
vreden 2 penija
pogovorno malo vreden, siroten, reven

twopenny tube londonska podzemeljska železnica
twopenny hop sleng plesni lokal najnižje vrste; cenen ples
a twopenny article malo vredna stvar
not to care a twopenny damn for požvižgati se na

2. samostalnik
vrsta slabega piva
sleng glava, "buča"

tuck in your twopenny! skloni glavo ("bučo")!

ubiquity [jubíkwiti] samostalnik
religija povsodna navzočnost, povsodnost

the ubiquity of the King uradna navzočnost kralja na sodišču v osebi sodnika

učênje study, learning, reading; (vajeništvo) apprenticeship

učênje na pamet learning by heart, learning by rote; (guljenje) žargon cram, swot, grind

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

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)

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

udárjati

udárjati na levo in desno to hit out right and left ➞ udariti

ugájanje like, liking; pleasure; delight; (zadovoljstvo) satisfaction

na splošno ugájanje to the satisfaction of all
vse je narejeno za ugájanje očem everything is arranged to delight the eye

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!

újcati újčkati to dandle (otroka a child)

újcati, újčkati otroka na kolenih to dandle a child on one's knees

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

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

ukázati ukazováti to order; to command; to give orders; to bid; to tell

ukazali so nam, naj takoj krenemo na pot they ordered us to start at once
ukazali so mu, naj pride they told him to come, arhaično they bade him come
stori, kot ti je ukazano! do as you are told!

ulcer [ʌ́lsə] samostalnik
medicina čir, tvor, ulje; razjeda (tudi figurativno)
ulkus
figurativno sramotni madež

duodenal ulcer čir na dvanajstniku
gastric ulcer čir na želodcu

úlica street, (ozka, majhna) lane, alley

na úlici in the street, ZDA on the street
glavna úlica main street, high street
enosmerna úlica one-way street
stranska úlica side street
čez úlico across the street
slepa úlica cul-de-sac, street with a dead end, dead-end street, figurativno blind alley, dead end
tlakovana, asfaltirana úlica paved, asphalted street
živahna úlica busy (ali crowded) street
človek z úlice the man in the street, man on the Clapham omnibus
prodaja na úlici street sale
seznam úlic street directory
čiščenje úlic street cleaning, scavenging
soba gleda na úlico the room faces the street
za parkiranje prepovedana úlica no-parking street
v kateri úlici stanujete? which street do you live in?
postaviti na úlico (na cesto) to turn out, to put out (in the street)
za promet zaprta úlica! street (ali road) closed for traffic!

úličen (of the) street, street(-)

úlično blato street mud
úlični govornik street orator, soapbox orator
úlični hrup street noise
úličen (kanalski) jarek, kanal (side) gutter, drain, sewer
úlični prodajalec street seller, street vendor, street trader
úlični prometni otok refuge, traffic island
úlični pevec street singer
úlični prehod street crossing
úlični podhod subway, underpass, tunnel
úlična razsvetljava street lighting
úlični promet street traffic
úlična svetilka street lamp
úlična tablica street-sign
úlični vogal street corner
na úličnem vogalu at the corner of the street
úlično življenje street life