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ujetníštvo captivity

pasti, priti v ujetníštvo to be taken prisoner; to fall into captivity

úk apprenticeship

dati v úk to apprentice
dal je sina v úk he has apprenticed his son
v starosti 14 let so ga dali v úk at the age of fourteen he was apprenticed (h krojaču to a tailor)

ukopán

stati kot v zemljo ukopán to stand rooted (ali riveted) to the spot
stal je kot ukopán he stood as if glued to the spot
bil sem kot ukopán od začudenja I was rooted to the spot with surprise

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!

ulovíti to catch; to catch hold (of), to take hold of; (prijeti, aretirati) to arrest

ulovíti v past to trap, arhaično to entrap
ulovíti v zanko to ensnare

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!

umbrella [ʌmbrélə] samostalnik
dežnik; sončnik
figurativno kompromis ali formula, ki omogoči politikom nasprotnih mišljenj, da se zedinijo

umbrella case, umbrella cover ovoj za dežnik
umbrella barrage vojska ognjeni zastor (zavesa)
aerial umbrella vojska formacija lovskih letal, ki ščiti operacije na zemlji, na morju ali v zraku; politika zaščita, okrilje
beach umbrella velik sončnik (na plaži)
umbrella stand stojalo za dežnike

umésti to churn

umésti smetano v maslo to churn butter (from cream)
umésti jajce to beat an egg

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)

umík umíkanje withdrawal, withdrawing; (vojske) retreat

v umík, umíkanjeu na celi črti in full retreat
trobiti k umík, umíkanjeu to sound the retreat

umpire [ʌ́mpaiə]

1. samostalnik
pravno (arbitražni) izvoljeni sodnik; športni sodnik

2. neprehodni glagol
biti razsodnik, izvoljeni (arbitražni) sodnik; izreči sodbo kot (arbitražni) sodnik
prehodni glagol
voditi (igro, tekmo) kot (športni) sodnik

to umpire in a game biti sodnik v igri

umréti to die, to pass away; to expire; to decease; to depart this life; to give up the ghost; to yield up one's breath, to breathe one's last; to close one's eyes; žargon to bite the dust; žargon to pop off, to kick the bucket, to push up the daisies; (evfemistično) to go West, to go the way of all flesh, to go to one's long rest

umréti naravne smrti to die a natural death, to die in one's bed
nasilne smrti umréti to die a violent death, to die with one's boots on, to die by violence
umréti na grmadi zgodovina to die at the stake
umréti na morišču to die on the scaffold
umréti za jetiko to die of consumption
umréti od lakote to die of hunger
umréti od mraza to die of cold
umréti za rakom to die of cancer
umréti bedne smrti to die like a dog (ali the death of a dog)
umréti v bedi to die destitute (ali a pauper)
umréti od žalosti to die of grief
umréti od lastne roke to die by one's own hand
umréti sredi (aktivnega) dela to die in harness, to die in the shafts
umréti junaške smrti to die a hero (ali a hero's death)
hrabro umréti to die game (to the end)
umréti od strahu to die of fright
umrl je v najboljših letih he was taken in the prime of life
mislil sem, da bom umrl od smeha I thought I would die laughing
naj umrem, če je to res! I'll stake my life it isn't true (ali there isn't a word of truth in it)!
umrl je kot berač he died a beggar
naj na mestu umrem, če... I'll be damned if...

unacquainted [anəkwéintid] pridevnik
neizkušen (with v)
nevešč, neizveden

to be unacquainted with s.th. ne poznati, ne biti vešč česa

unbed [ʌnbéd] prehodni glagol
pognati ali vzeti iz postelje

unbedded nepostlan; geologija ki ni v skladih

unbred [ʌnbréd] pridevnik
nevzgojen; neizobražen, nešolan; neizkušen (to, in v)

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

underdevelop [ʌndədivéləp] prehodni glagol
fotografija premalo razviti (film, ploščo)

underdeveloped nerazvit, zaostal; fotografija premalo razvit
underdeveloped country politika dežela v razvoju

undersecretary [ʌndəsékrətəri] samostalnik
državni podsekretar (pomočnik ministra)

Parlamentary Undersecretary stalni načelnik oddelka v ministrstvu

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?