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uporábiti uporábljati to use (za for), to make use (kaj of something); to bring into use; to employ; to apply

tega nimam za kaj uporábiti, uporábljati I have no use for it
uporábiti, uporábljati zavore to apply the brakes
dobro uporábiti, uporábljati to put to good use
to pravilo se da uporábiti, uporábljati tudi za naš primer this rule applies to (ali in) our case as well
dobro uporábiti, uporábljati čas to make good use of one's time

uporabljív usable, useful; applicable; serviceable; fit (za for)

to je uporabljívo za... this lends itself to...

upper¹ [ʌ́pə] pridevnik
gornji, višji
figurativno višji, vzvišenejši

upper arm nadlaket
upper brain veliki možgani
upper circle gledališče drugi balkon, druga vrsta
upper classes gornji sloji (družbe)
upper coat površnik
upper crust skorja (kruha itd.), ameriško, sleng premožni sloji družbe
the Upper House Gornji (lordski) dom
upper leather gornje usnje (za čevlje)
upper dog sleng zmagovalec
upper hand premoč, nadvlada
upper lip gornja ustnica
the upper Rhine gornji Ren
upper storey gornje nadstropje; figurativno glava, pamet, možgani
the upper ten (thousand) plemstvo, aristokracija, bogataši in visoka družba
upper works navtika deli ladje nad vodno površino
to get the upper hand dobiti premoč, zmagati, nadvladati; dobiti prvenstvo
he has something wrong in his upper storey v njegovi glavi ni vse v redu

upravíčen legitimate, righteous, authorized, entitled (do to); justifiable; justified

upravíčeno upanje a legitimate hope
upravíčena zahteva a righteous claim
biti upravíčen za, do... to have a right to...
ni upravíčen, da to dela he has no right to do it
čisto upravíčeno to dela he is justified in doing so

uprise^*2 [ʌpráiz] neprehodni glagol
dvigniti se, vstati; vziti (sonce); pojaviti se, nastati

to uprise in arms upreti se z orožjem v roki, zgrabiti za orožje

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

uràd office; bureau

brzojavni uràd telegraph office
carinski uràd customs house, ZDA customhouse, custom office
uràd za cene price-control office
civilni uràd registry office, register office, registrar's office
poroka na civilnem uràdu civil marriage
čekovni uràd cheque (ZDA check) office
davčni uràd inland revenue office, ZDA tax office
finančni uràd fiscal office, tax office
gozdarski uràd forestry office
uràd za najdene predmete lost property office, ZDA lost and found office (ali department), (na železnici) lostluggage office, ZDA lost package office
patentni uràd patent office
poizvedovalni (informacijski) uràd information bureau
uràd za potne liste passport office
potovalni, turistični uràd tourist office, tourist agency, travel agency, ZDA tourist bureau
poročevalski uràd news agency, press agency
računski uràd accounts section
rudarski uràd mining office
prijavni uràd registration office
uràd za pritožbe appeals department, complaint section
prometni uràd traffic office
stanovanjski uràd housing office, housing administration
telefonski uràd telephone office
župnijski uràd parish office; curacy; rectory

uredíti to put in order, to settle; to regulate; to arrange; to dispose; to organize; to tidy, to make tidy

uredíti enkrat za vselej to dispose of once and for all
uredíti stvar to settle a matter
uredíti spor to settle a quarrel
uredíti si lase to tidy one's hair
uredíti si življenje to arrange one's life
uredíti sobo to tidy up a room
uredíti se to tidy oneself
stvari se bodo kmalu uredile things will soon settle down

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)

uriníranje urination

posoda za uriníranje (»goska«) urinal

use¹ [ju:s] samostalnik
raba, uporaba; uporabnost, korist(nost), prid; (poseben) namen, smoter; pripravnost; moč ali sposobnost uporabljati (kaj); navada, običaj, uzus; stalna ali ponovna uporaba; vaja; praksa; (pred)pravica uporabe (česa)
pravno užitek; pravica, uživanje (posesti); dobiček
cerkev obredi kake Cerkve, liturgija

beyond all use čisto nenavaden
in use v rabi
of use uporaben, koristen
of no use neuporaben, brezkoristen
in common use v splošni rabi
out of use ne v rabi, ne več uporaben
fit for use uporaben
with use s trajno rabo
the Anglican use anglikanski obred
value in use dejanska vrednost
use and wont šege in navade
according to his use and wont po njegovi (svoji) stari navadi
directions (ali instructions) for use navodila za uporabo
use makes perfect vaja naredi mojstra
use is second nature stara navada je železna srajca
once a use and ever a custum česar se je Janezek naučil, to Janez zna
can I be of use? lahko (kaj) pomagam?
is this of use to you? lahko to kaj porabite?
crying is no use nima smisla jokati, zastonj je jokati
it is (of) no use (running) brez koristi, zaman je (teči)
what's the use (of it)? kakšen smisel naj (sploh) to ima?
to be in daily use biti vsak dan v rabi
to bring into use uporabiti
to be out of use ne biti v rabi (v navadi)
to come into use priti v splošno rabo
to fall (ali to pass) out of use postati neuporaben, zastareti
you will find these shoes of use in the mountains videli boste, da so ti čevlji zelo koristni v gorah
everything has its use vsaka stvar je za kaj uporabna
I have no use for it nimam kaj početi s tem
I have no use for such people nimam nobenega smisla za take ljudi, ne cenim (ne potrebujem) takih ljudi
have you lost the use of your tongue? si izgubil dar govora?
he lost the use of his right eye ne vidi več na desno oko
to make use of s.th. uporabiti (izkoristiti) kaj, posluževati se česa
to make use of s.o.'s name sklicevati se na koga
to put out of use vzeti iz obtoka (kovance itd.)
to put to (good) use (dobro) uporabiti

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)

usmíljenje pity; mercy; charity; commiseration

brez usmíljenja pitiless, merciless, unmerciful
iz usmíljenja out of pity, (do for), out of charity
usmíljenja vreden pitiable
usmíljenja vredno stanje piteous state, pitiableness
to je storil iz usmíljenja he did it out of the goodness of his heart
on ne pozna usmíljenja he has (ali he feels) no pity
nimam usmíljenja z njim I feel no pity for him
pobiti brez usmíljenja to kill ruthlessly
ne pričakujte nobenega usmíljenja od njega! do not expect any mercy from him!
(imej, -te) usmíljenj! have a heart!
ne imeti usmíljenja z to feel no pity for
prositi za usmíljenje (milost) to beg for mercy

úsnje leather, (mehko) skin, (kozličevina) kid

úsnju podoben leathery, leatherlike
kačje úsnje snakeskin
imitacija úsnja leatherette, leatheroid
umetno úsnje artificial leather
v úsnje vezan leather-bound, bound in calf
žilav kot úsnje tough as leather, leathery
odpadki úsnja leather cuttings pl
stroj za valjanje úsnja leather-roll
trgovec z úsnjem leather dealer

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

usposóbiti

usposóbiti koga za kaj to qualify someone for something

usposóbljen qualified

dobro usposóbljen well qualified
on je usposóbljen za to mesto he is qualified for this post

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

ústnica lip; botanika lip, labium, pl labia

debela ústnica thick lip
ki ima debele ústnice thick-lipped
zgornja (spodnja) ústnica the upper (the lower) lip
zajčja ústnica harelip
ruž za ústnice lipstick
oblizniti, oblizovati si ústnice to smack (ali to lick) one's lips
gristi si ústnico, ugrizniti se v ústnico to bite one's lip, to gnaw one's lip(s)
imeti nabrekle, debele, otekle ústnice to have blubber lips
sramna ústnica labium, pl labia