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trouble¹ [trəbl] samostalnik
težava, trud, napor, motnja, motenje, nadloga; nevšečnost, neprijetnost; skrb, žalost, trpljenje, bol, muka; breme (to komu), nesreča, zlo, stiska; tegoba; napaka, pogreška, pomanjkljivost, slaba stran; komplikacija, problem, sitnost(i); kočljiv položaj
narečno porod; bolezen
politika nemir, konflikt; kraval, škandal, afera
tehnično okvara, motnja, defekt

in trouble v stiski (težavi, nepriliki)
digestive troubles prebavne motnje, težave
heart trouble srčna bolezen
labour troubles delavski nemiri
troubles in the Near East nemiri na Bližnjem Vzhodu
to ask for trouble, to look for trouble sam si iskati (delati) težave, izzivati usodo
the trouble is that... težava je v tem, da...
(it is) no trouble! (to ni) nobena težava!; že dobro!; prosim!
(I am) sorry to give you such trouble žal mi je, da vam delam take sitnosti
she is a great trouble to her family ona je (v) veliko breme svoji družini
to be in trouble with the police imeti težave (nevšečnosti) s policijo
to be out of one's troubles osvoboditi se skrbi (težav), priti iz neprilik
I have been through much trouble veliko sem prestal (pretrpel)
to get into trouble zaiti v težave
to get a girl into trouble zapeljati dekle
to go to much trouble da(ja)ti si mnogo truda
to give s.o. the trouble, to put s.o. to much trouble povzročiti komu težave (skrb), spraviti koga v hude nevšečnosti
to make trouble delati težave
we did it to spare you trouble naredili smo to, da bi vam prihranili trud
to stir up trouble povzročati zmedo, nemir
I don't want to be a trouble to you ne bi vas hotel vznemirjati
he won't even take the trouble to answer ne vzame si niti truda, da bi odgovoril
to take great trouble (to take no trouble at all) veliko (nobenega) truda si ne da(ja)ti
troubles never come singly nesreča nikoli ne pride sama

trouble² [trəbl] prehodni glagol
zbegati, vznemiriti, razburiti, preplašiti; zaskrbeti, mučiti, (pri)zadeti; nadlegovati, sitnariti (komu), motiti, privesti (koga) v neprijeten položaj, v težave; prositi (koga) (for za); (redko) (s)kaliti, zburkati (vodo)
neprehodni glagol
vznemiriti se, razburiti se (about zaradi)
mučiti se, trpeti (about zaradi)
(po)truditi se, da(ja)ti si truda

troubled waters figurativno zapleten, težaven položaj
to be troubled about delati si skrbi gledé
to be troubled in mind biti zelo vznemirjen (zmeden, prizadet)
to trouble s.o. at work motiti koga pri delu
to trouble o.s. brigati se za kaj, (po)truditi se za kaj
don't trouble (yourself) ne trudite se; že dobro
to fish in troubled waters v kalnem ribariti
history does not trouble me at all zgodovina mi ne povzroča nobenih težav
may I trouble you for the salt? vas smem nadlegovati, prositi za sol?
don't let it trouble you ne delajte si skrbi zaradi tega!
to trouble one's head about s.th. beliti si glavo zaradi česa
to pour oil on troubled waters figurativno pomiriti razburjenje, narediti mir
my teeth trouble me very much imam hud zobobol

trúd trouble, effort; exertion; pains pl; hard work, labour, toil; endeavour

trúda poln painful, troublesome
s trúdom with an effort
brez trúda without trouble, easily, effortlessly
z velikim trúdom with great difficulty
z lahkim trúdom easily
izgubljen trúd a waste of effort
trúd brez haska wasted effort
ves trúd je zaman pogovorno it's all a waste of time, pesniško it is labour lost
ni mi žal trúda I don't mind hard work, I don't shrink from hard work
hvala za vaš trúd I thank you for the trouble you have taken
z malo trúda with a little trouble, by taking a little trouble
po velikem trúdu sem uspel I succeeded after a great deal of trouble
ni vredno trúda it isn't worth while, it is not worth the trouble
veliko trúda si da(ja)ti to take great trouble
dal si je mnogo trúda, da (bi naredil izpit) he was at great pains to (pass the examination)
nobenega trúda se ne bati, se ne ustrašiti to spare no effort, to grudge no pains
povzročil, dal ti bom veliko trúda I'm going to cause you a lot of trouble
prav nobenega trúda si ne vzeti, dajati to take no trouble at all
ne varčevati s trúdom to spare no effort (ali no pains)
naredil sem to, da bi ti prihranil trúd I did it to save you trouble
biti tepen v zahvalo za svoj trúd to get a thrashing for one's pains
tratiti, zapravljati (svoj) trúd (figurativno) to plough the sand
ni si vzel niti trúda, da bi odgovril he didn't even take the trouble to answer

truly [trú:li]
adv resnično, v resnici, zares; odkrito (rečeno), iskreno, vdano, zvesto; naravno; točno, pravilno

I am truly sorry zares mi je žal
yours truly (na koncu pisma) vaš vdani, z odličnim spoštovanjem
yours truly šaljivo moja malenkost
as it has been truly stated kot je bilo pravilno ugotovljeno

trust¹ [trʌst] samostalnik
zaupanje (in v)
trdno upanje; zaupna oseba; kredit; depó, depozit; varstvo, skrbništvo, kuratorstvo; odgovornost, dolžnost skrbnika, kuratorja; obveznost, dolžnost; varovanec; dobrodelna ustanova, fundacija
ekonomija trust, kartel, koncern

in trust v shrambi, deponiran
on trust na kredit; na pošteno besedo
trust money pupilarni denar
breach of trust zloraba zaupanja, verolomstvo
the steel trust jeklarski trust
he is our sole trust on je naše edino upanje
to be in a position of trust biti na zaupnem (odgovornem) položaju
to commit to s.o.'s trust zaupati komu v varstvo
to give trust odobriti kredit, dati na kredit
to hold in trust for hraniti, upravljati za (koga)
to leave s.th. in trust with s.o. zaupati komu kaj, dati v varstvo
to place (to put) one's trust in zaupati (komu), zanesti se na (koga)
there is no trust to be placed in him nanj se ni moč zanesti
to put (to repose) trust in zaupati (se) komu
to take on trust vzeti na kredit
you must take what I say on trust morate mi to verjeti na besedo
to watch over one's trust paziti na osebo ali stvar, ki nam je zaupana

try² [trái] prehodni glagol
poskusiti, lotiti se, začeti; preizkusiti, raziskati; pokusiti (jed); ugotoviti (kaj) s poskusom, eksperimentirati z
pravno (sodno) preiskovati (primer), zasliševati, izpraševati pred sodiščem; soditi, voditi sodni postopek, postaviti pred sodišče (for zaradi)
odločiti, rešiti (spor, vprašanje); (po)skušati (kaj izvesti, doseči) (večinoma try up)
(pre)čistiti, rafinirati (kovine, olje itd.), rektificirati (špirit), stopiti (mast, loj itd.); prenapenjati, utrujati (oči), mučiti, preveč zahtevati od, staviti na hudo preizkušnjo (večinoma try up)
tesati, strugati, stružiti, rezljati
neprehodni glagol
poskusiti, napraviti poskus; truditi se (for za)
prizadevati si, mučiti se (at z)

a tried friend zvest, zanesljiv prijatelj
go and try! poskusi!
try again! poskusi še enkrat!
try and repeat! pogovorno poskusi ponoviti!
he is a tried hand at it on je izkušen v tem
I'll try my best (ali my hardest) skušal bom napraviti vse, kar bo v moji moči
to try one's hand at preizkusiti svojo spretnost v, poskusiti sev
to try a criminal for murder soditi zločincu zaradi umora
to be tried for one's life biti sojen (biti pred sodiščem) zaradi zločina, ki se lahko kaznuje s smrtjo
to try a new remedy preiskusiti novo zdravilo
to try it on s.o. sleng skušati koga prelisičiti
to try it on the dog figurativno koga uporabiti za poskusnega kunca; igrati gledališko igro za poskušnjo najprej na deželi
to try the door skušati odpreti vrata
I was afraid he was going to try s.th. wild bal sem se, da bo napravil kako neumnost
you are trying my patience na hudo preskušnjo stavljaš mojo potrpežljivost
the poor light tries my eyes slaba luč mi utruja oči
to try one's luck with s.o. poskusiti svojo srečo pri kom
the widow was sorely tried vdova je mnogo prestala
he tried hard for a job zelo si je prizadeval, da bi dobil (kako) delo (službo)
I tried for a scholarship potegoval sem se za štipendijo
try the ice before you skate figurativno premisli, preden kaj storiš!

tuck³ [tʌk]

1. samostalnik
guba; zagib, zavihek, prišiv, podšiv, rob
ameriško, pogovorno energija, polet, življenje
množina, sleng poslastice, slaščice

tuck-in, tuck-out sleng obilen jedilni obrok, gostija, "požrtija"
we had a good tuck-in dobro smo se najedli vsega dobrega
it took the tuck all out of me to mi je vzelo vso energijo

2. prehodni glagol
nagubati, spodviti, zavihati, zviti, obrobiti, zarobiti
pogovorno (s)tlačiti, zbasati, (po)riniti, vtakniti, zariti (into v)
zviti, prekrižati (noge)
neprehodni glagol
gubati, nabrati se, skrčiti se, uskočiti se (tkanina)

to tuck a dress into a bag stlačiti obleko v torbo
to tuck one's tail (between one's legs) stisniti rep med noge

túdi also; too; as well; likewise; so; moreover, in addition

ne samo... ampak tudi... not only... but also
jaz túdi I too, me too, so (am) I, so (do) I
on govori tudi nemško he speaks German too
túdi tu here too
túdi ne nor, neither
lahko prideš in tvoja sestra túdi you can come, and your sister too (ali and so can your sister)
on prihaja in njegov brat túdi he is coming and his brother is too (ali also ali and so is his brother)
Moj brat govori angleško. - Jaz tudi. My brother speaks English. - So do I.
Jaz tega ne morem verjeti. - Mi tudi ne. I cannot believe it. - Neither (ali nor) can we.
Tega nisem vedel. - Jaz tudi ne. I didn't know that. - Neither did I.
Tudi če bi to bilo res, ne smeš tega reči Even if it were true you should not say that
to mislim túdi narediti I mean to do it, too

turn¹ [tə:n] samostalnik
vrtljaj, vrtenje, obračanje, obrat; ovinek, zavoj, okljuk, vijuga, krivulja
figurativno izkrivljenje; (posebna) smer, sprememba smeri, obrnjena smer; preokret, preobrat; kriza
ekonomija prodaja, promet; sprememba, menjava, redno menjavanje pri opravljanju (posla, službe), turnus, vrstni red; zamena, šiht, posada, delovna izmena; runda; (kratek) sprehod, pot, runda; zaposlenost (s čim), (prehoden) poklic; usluga; prilika, priložnost; točka v programu (varieteja); namen, namera, potreba
figurativno sposobnost, talent, dar (for za)
nagnjenje; oblika, obris; način mišljenja, razpoloženje; postopek; izraz
pogovorno živčni pretres, šak, omotica, strah, močno razburjenje; skisanje (mleka)
tisk obrnjena črka, obrnjen tisk
šport trojka (pri drsanju)
množina, medicina menstruacija, mesečna čišča

turn (and turn) about izmenoma, menjaje se
at every turn pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem času
before one's turn preden smo na vrsti
by turns, in turns izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugim
every one in his turn! vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!
in turn po vrsti
in the turn of a hand v hipu, kot bi trenil
out of one's turn zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestu
to a turn izvrstno
a turn of anger napad jeze
turn of the century konec stoletja
a turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) preobrat, preokret sreče, usode
a turn to the left zavoj na levo
turn of life medicina klimakterij
the turn of the tide oseka, figurativno sprememba položaja, preobrat
done to a turn (s)pečen kot treba
hand's turn ročno delo
to be of humorous turn imeti smisel za humor
to be on the turn biti na preokretnici, prelomnici
he is fond of old turns of expression on se rad starinsko izraža
whose turn is it? kdo je na vrsti?
now it is my turn sedaj sem jaz na vrsti
the milk is on the turn mleko se bo vsak hip skisalo
the cake is done to a turn kolač je ravno prav pečen
to do s.o. a good (bad) turn napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugo
he did me an ill turn škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodel
one good turn deserves another roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugo
to (a)wait one's turn čakati, da pridemo na vrsto
to give s.o. a turn prestrašiti koga
to have a turn for languages ima dar za jezike
he has a curious turn of mind čudnega značaja je
I heard short turns in the music-hall slišal sem kratke točke programa v varieteju
left (right) turn! britanska angleščina, vojska na levo (desno)!
we read turn and turn about menjavali smo se pri čitanju
don't speak out of your turn! ne govori, če nisi na vrsti!
it serves my turn to mi prav pride, mi dobro služi (koristi)
to take a turn at s.th. kratek čas se s čim ukvarjati
to take a turn to the right zaviti na desno
to take turns medsebojno se menjavati (at rowing pri veslanju)
to take a turn in the park napraviti kratek sprehod (rundo) v parku
to take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) obrniti se na boljše (slabše)
disease took a favourable turn bolezen se je obrnila na bolje

turn² [tə:n]

1. prehodni glagol
(za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti
vojska obkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi (into v)
šport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati (against proti)
zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti
ekonomija v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati
figurativno lepo formulirati (stavek)
zastarelo speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti

2. neprehodni glagol
vrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se
figurativno postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k)
obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož)
zastarelo prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)

to turn an attack vojska odbiti napad
to turn the (ali one's) back (up)on hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč od
to turn bankrupt priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na boben
he turned many books in his life figurativno mnogo je prebral v svojem življenju
to turn s.o.'s brain znoriti koga
his brain has turned with overwork zmešalo se mu je zaradi čezmernega dela
to turn bridle obrniti se, začeti se umikati
to turn bear (bull) ekonomija špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzi
to turn into cash spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčiti
to turn the cat in the pan figurativno stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spraviti
to turn Catholic postati katoličan
to turn the cheek figurativno obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miru
to turn one's coat figurativno obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)
he turned his coat izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnik
to have an old overcoat turned dati si obrniti star površnik
turned commas narekovaj
to turn colour spremeniti barvo (postati bled ali rdeč)
to turn a compliment napraviti lep poklon (kompliment)
to turn a street corner zaviti okoli uličnega vogala
to turn the corner figurativno srečno prebroditi krizo
to turn a difficulty izogniti se težavi, obiti težavo
to turn a deaf ear narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišati
to turn to a dictionary zateči se k slovarju
to turn to the doctor obrniti se na (konsultirati) zdravnika
to turn the edge of a knife skrhati nož
to turn the edge of a remark napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazko
to turn English into Slovene prevesti iz angleščine v slovenščino
to turn king's (ameriško state's) evidence pravno postati glavna obremenilna priča
he is just turning 50 pravkar je prekoračil 50. leto
to turn a film snemati film
to turn one's face to the wall obrniti obraz proti steni, figurativno biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umreti
to turn the enemy's flank obiti sovražnikov bok
to turn s.o.'s tiank figurativno prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debati
to turn one's flght northwards usmeriti svoj polet proti severu
to turn ground prekopati zemljo
his hair has turned grey osivel je
to turn one's hand to s.th. lotiti se, oprijeti se česa
she can turn her hand to anything ona je zelo spretna, praktična
not to turn a hand to help s.o. s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagali
my head turns vse se mi vrti v glavi
his head turned with the success uspeh mu je stopil v glavo
to turn one's head obrniti glavo, pogledati nazaj
to turn s.o.'s head zmešati komu glavo
to turn headsprings šport delati (vrteti) kolesa
to turn head over heels prekucniti se, prekopicniti se
to turn s.o.'s heart figurativno pregovoriti koga
to turn s.th. inside out obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kaj
the joke was turned against me šala je letela name
the key won't turn ključ se ne mara zavrteti
the leaves are beginning to turn listje začenja spreminjati barve
to turn to the left obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levo
to turn loose odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; ameriško streljati, ustreliti
to turn s.o. mad napraviti koga blaznega
you will turn me mad zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vas
the milk has turned (sour) mleko se je skisalo
the warm weather has turned the milk (sour) toplo vreme je skisalo mleko
to turn s.th. in one's mind premišljevati kaj
to turn pale postati bled
it turned her pale prebledela je ob tem
to turn an honest penny živeti od poštenega dela (zaslužka)
to turn s.th. to one's profit obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kaj
to turn rancid postati žaltav
to turn s.o. to religion spreobrniti koga (k veri)
to turn and rend napasti s sramotenjem
to turn the scale nagniti tehtnico, figurativno odločifi (kaj)
to turn s.o. sick povzročiti komu slabost
she turned sick slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela je
to turn a somersault napraviti prekuc, salto
to turn one's steps home kreniti domov
my stomach turns (at) želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mi
it turns my stomach ob tem se mi obrača želodec
to turn a table leg stružiti nogo za mizo
to turn the tables (up)on s.o. figurativno obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položaj
to turn tail obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežati
the tide has turned nastopila je oseka, figurativno sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)
to turn one's thumb down figurativno odkloniti, ne hoteti
to turn traitor postati izdajalec
to turn turtle navtika, sleng prevrniti se
to turn upon s.th. biti odvisen od česa
to turn everything upside down postaviti vse na glavo
the boat turned upside down čoln se je prevrnil
my umbrella turned inside out dežnik se mi je obrnil (sprevrgel)
to turn a Latin verse skovati latinski stih
to turn water into wine spremeniti vodo v vino
my coat won't turn water moj plašč ni nepremočljiv
I don't know which way to turn ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figurativno ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredim
to turn a wheel (za)vrteti kolo
the wheel turns kolo se vrti
the wind has turned zapihal je drug veter (tudi figurativno)
the whole world has turned topsy-turvy cel svet je postavljen na glavo
this wood turns well ta les se dobro struži
even a worm will turn figurativno tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden

turn up prehodni glagol
obrniti navzgor, dvigniti (kvišku); zavihati (navzgor); prekopati, izkopati, prinesti na dan; najti besedo v slovarju; odkriti (karte); močneje odviti (pipo, plin, radio)
sleng opustiti, zapustiti, na klin obesiti (posel, službo)
pogovorno izzvati gnus, stud, slabost
navtika poklicati (moštvo) na krov
neprehodni glagol
obrniti se, zavihati se navzgor; (nenadoma) priti, pojaviti se, priti na dan; dogoditi se, primeriti se, nastopiti, vmes priti; nastati, izkazati se za

they turned up a buried treasure (a skeleton) in that field Nna oni njivi so izkopali zakopan zaklad (okostnjak)
to turn up one's sleeves zavihati si rokave
to turn up one's nose at s.th. figurativno (za)vihati nos nad čim, namrdniti se ob čem
his nose turned up at my suggestion nos se mu je zavihal ob mojem predlogu
the sight of it turns me up pogled na to mi zbudi gnus
the smell nearly turn uped me up zaradi smradu sem začel skoraj bruhati
he always turns up when nobody expects it vedno se pojavi, kadar tega nikdo ne pričakuje
at what time did he turn up? obklej se je prikazal (pojavil, prišel)?
to turn up like a bad penny (o osebi); figurativno neprestano se pojavljati, prihajati na površje
to turn up one's toes figurativno umreti
to wait for s.th. to turn up čakati (na to), da se nekaj zgodi

two-pence [tʌ́pens] samostalnik
vrednost kovanca za dva penija (2 d.)
figurativno bor, novčič; trohica, malenkost

I don't care a two-pence for prav nič mi ni mar za
two-pence coloured ceneno oblečen, našemljen

ugájati

ugaja mi... I like, I am pleased with, I relish; I am fond of, I love, I am partial to; I find it agreeeable; (ustreza mi) it suits me, it is convenient to me
to mi ugaja I am pleased with it, it pleases me
ne ugaja mi... I don't like, it displeases me, (mrzim) I detest, I abhor, I am loath to...
kakor vam ugaja as you like
meni ugaja (je všeč) I have taken a fancy (ali a liking) to...
ti ta soba ugaja? does this room suit you?
kako vam ugaja naše mesto? how do you like our town?
kako ti ugaja to vino? how do you find this wine?
ta vrsta glasbe mi ne ugaja that sort of music does not appeal to me
ta kava mi ni ugajala (prijala) I did not like this coffee
misel, da bi ostal tu, mi ne ugaja I do not relish the idea of staying here

ugánka riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery; (težak problem) teaser, brainteaser

njegovo vedenje mi je ugánka hiš behaviour is a riddle (ali is incomprehensible) to me
govoriti, izdražati se v ugánkah to speak in riddles, to riddle, to enigmatize
(za)staviti ugánko to set (ali to propose) a riddle (ali, zlasti z besedno igro: a conundrum)
rešiti ugánko to solve (ali to answer, to guess) a riddle, to riddle, to unravel a puzzle

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!

uíti to escape; to run away; to make one's escape; to get away; to flee

skrivaj uíti to abscond
srečno uíti to have a lucky escape
za las uíti, komaj uíti to have a narrow escape, to have a close shave
uíti z ljubimcem to elope with one's sweetheart (ali lover)
njegovo ime mi je ušlo iz spomina his name escaped me
za las uíti nevarnosti to escape by the skin of one's teeth
skušal je uíti iz ječe he tried to escape from prison
ušlo mu je (= izbleknil je) he blurted it out, he let the cat out of the bag
za las smo ušli it was a close call (ali a close shave)

ukrásti to steal; to pilfer; to filch, to purloin; pogovorno to nick

nekdo mi je ukradel listnico someone has stolen my wallet, I have been robbed of my wallet
ukrásti denar to steal money

úm reason, intellect, intelligence; sense; understanding; mind; brains pl; wit

človek ostrega úma a man of sharp intellect
brez úma out of one's senses, out of one's (right) mind
omračen úm clouded mind
je bistrega úma he is quick-witted, he is bright
bil je največji úm svojega časa he was the greatest intellect of his time
ves iz úma je he is out of his wits (ali out of his mind)
úm se mu je omračil he is mentally deranged, he is out of his senses, his mind is unhinged, he has lost his reason, he has gone mad
kaj ti pade na úm! what an absurd idea!
ne pade mi na úm, da bi to naredil I am not so stupid as to do it
ni ji prišlo na úm, da bi zaprla plin she had not the sense to turn off the gas
priti na úm komu to enter someone's mind
prišlo mi je na úm, da... I was struck by the idea that..., it occurred to me that...
priti nazaj na um to recur (ali to come back) to mind

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!

uncongenial [ʌnkəndží:niəl] pridevnik
duhovno neenakovreden, nesoroden po duhu ali nadarjenosti; neustrezen, neprikladen; neugoden; nekongenialen; nesimpatičen

an uncongenial climate neugodna klima
this job is uncongenial to me to delo mi ne prija