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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

type¹ [táip] samostalnik
tip, tipičen predstavnik; karakterističen razred (vrsta, skupina); simbol, emblem, znak, znamenje, obiležje; vzor(ec), model, primer(ek), eksemplar; sorta, vrsta, kov; žig
zastarelo oznaka
tisk tiskana črka, črke
pogovorno tisk

in type pripravljen, gotov za tisk
blood type krvna skupina
bold type, heavy type debelo tiskane črke
a headline in large type nadpis v velikih črkah
to appear in type biti natisnjen (objavljen)
he is not that type of man on ni te vrste človek

U, u [ju:] množina U's, u's, Us, us [ju:z]

1. samostalnik
črka U, u

capital (ali large) U veliki U
little (ali small) u mali u; predmet, ki ima obliko velikega U; ameriško, sleng (= university) univerza

2. pridevnik

U enaindvajseti
U, U- ki ima obliko velikega U
U britanska angleščina značilen za višje sloje, fin, imeniten, "nobel"
U usage in language fino izražanje
non-U nefin, neimeniten
U magnet magnet v obliki podkve (črke U)
U turn obrat za 180°
U turns not allowed obrati za 180° prepovedani (prometno opozorilo v mestih)

ubiquity [jubíkwiti] samostalnik
religija povsodna navzočnost, povsodnost

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

ubóg (reven) poor, indigent, needy; (nesrečen) unlucky, ill-fated; figurativno wretched, miserable

ubóg v duhu poor in spirit
ubogi jaz! poor me!

ubôsti to prick

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

učênec schoolboy, pupil; scholar; learner; (srednje šole) secondary schoolboy; figurativno (privrženec) disciple, follower

učênci pl (enega razreda) the class
učênec v gospodarstvu apprentice
učênec šofer learnerdriver

udárec blow; stroke; buffet; (s plosko dlanjo) slap, smack, cuff; hit (komu at someone); (s pestjo) punch; (s prstom) fillip, flip; (s palico, gorjačo) thump

rahel udárec tap, rap; flap, flick
udárec v obraz slap in the face, žargon smack in the kisser (ali the chops)
močan udárec thwack, thump, clout, whack, slog, ZDA soak, slug; blow; (ure) stroke, beat
ob udárcu ure ob osmih at the stroke of eight, at 8 o'clock sharp
težak udárec a heavy (ali severe) blow
odločilen udárec a decisive blow
uničujoč udárec a destructive blow
udárec v vodo (figurativno) a vain attempt
udárec za udárcem blow upon blow
z enim udárcem at one blow, at one stroke
strahovit udárec a swingeing blow
to je hud udárec zanjo that's a cruel blow for her
dobiti udárce to get a thrashing
dobivati udárec za (figurativno) to suffer reverse after reverse
dobiti smrten udárec to receive a mortal blow
preživeti udárec to survive a blow
zadati komu udárec to deal someone a blow, to strike a blow against someone
ubiti dve muhi z enim udárcem (figurativno) to kill two birds with one stone

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

udejstvováti se to be active

udejstvováti se v to take an active part in, to participate in
udejstvováti se v nogometu to go in for football

udóben comfortable; cosy, snug; žargon comfy

precéj udóben snuggish
napraviti si udóbno to take one's ease
napraviti si udóbno! make yourself comfortable!
zelo udóbno (= v blagostanju) (as) snug as a bug in a rug

udréti se to sink (v into)

najrajši bi se udrl v zemljo od sramu I could have died of shame

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

ugly¹ [ʌ́gli] pridevnik
grd, nelep; odvraten, ostuden, ogaben; gnusen; umazan; neprijeten
ameriško, pogovorno prepirljiv, hudoben, zlohoten; nevaren, preteč (oblak); kritičen

as ugly as sin grd kot smrtni greh
an ugly customer zoprn, neprijeten, nevaren človek
an ugly crime podel zločin
an ugly face grd obraz
ugly duckling grda račka (ki se pozneje razvije v lepega laboda)
an ugly job težavna, zoprna, neprijetna zadeva (delo)
an ugly wound grda, nevarna rana
ugly symptoms nevarni simptomi
to look ugly biti grde, neprijetne zunanjosti (oseba); slabo, neugodno se obrniti (položaj)
to grow ugly postati grd
things have an ugly look stvari se grdo, neprijetno obračajo
the sky looks ugly nebo obeta grdo vreme

ugnáti

ugnáti koga to drive someone into a corner, to corner someone
ugnáti koga v kozji rog (figurativno) to bully someone, to intimidate someone

ugovárjati to object, to make an objection; to contradict; to gainsay; to raise objections; to protest

ugovárjati čemu to make (ali to raise) objections to something; (nazaj odgovarjati) to talk back
ne ugovárjati to have no objections
nimamo kaj ugovárjati, da on odpotuje v X. we have no objection to his leaving for X.
ugovarjal je mojemu nasvetu he protested against my advice

ugrízniti to bite

ugrízniti v kaj to bite at something; (pičiti) to sting; to snap (at)
riba je ugriznila v vabo the fish snapped at (ali up) the bait
pes, ki laja, ne grize his bark is worse than his bite

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!

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