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ustrelíti to shoot (dead), to kill by shooting

ustrelíti na to shoot at
bil je ustreljen kot špijon he was shot as a spy
ustrelite ga, če bo skušal pobegniti! shoot him if he tries to escape!
dezerterji so bili ustreljeni the deserters were shot
ustrelil se je he has shot himself
ustrelíti se v glavo to blow one's brains out

usurper [ju:zə́:pə] samostalnik
nasilen (protizakonit) prisvojitelj; uzurpator (npr. prestola)
figurativno vsiljivec (on v)

ušésa ears pl

do ušésa up to the ears
preko ušésa over (head and) ears
do ušés zaljubljen head over heels in love
šumenje v ušésih buzzing in the ears, medicina tinnitus
ušésa me bolijo I have (the) earache
naleteti na gluha ušésa to find (to fall on) deaf ears
moja svarila so naletela na gluha ušésa my warnings fell on deaf ears
preko ušés je zadolžen he is up to his eyes (ali ears) in debt
napeti, napenjati ušésa to prick up (ali to strain) one's ears
naviti komu ušésa to warm someone's ears
povleči koga za ušésa to pull (ali to tug) someone's ears
poslušati na vsa ušésa (figurativno) to be all ears
prišlo mi je na ušésa it came to my hearing
pridigati gluhim ušésom to fall on deaf ears
konj striže z ušési the horse twitches his ears
vleči na ušésa to prick up one's ears
zamašiti, mašiti si ušésa to stop (up) one's ears
zardeti do ušés to blush to the roots of one's hair; to blush to one's ears
v ušésih mi zveni, šumí my ears are ringing (ali are burning)
stene imajo ušésa (figurativno) the walls have ears, arhaično little pitchers have long ears

utéha consolation; comfort

slaba utéha poor (ali sorry) consolation; cold comfort
najti utého v... to derive comfort from...

utoníti to be drowned; to sink; to go down

utoníti v pozabo to slip (ali to fall, to sink) into oblivion
sonce utone the sun goes down (ali sinks below the horizon)

Utopia [ju:tóupiə] samostalnik
Utopija (srečna zemlja, po knjigi T. Moora "The Island of Utopia", 1516)

figurativno, (često) utopia utopija; idealna država; izmišljen svet; gradovi v oblakih, sanje bodočnosti

uvêsti¹ (uvedem) to introduce (v into); to initiate; (v into)

uvêsti se v kaj to get into the swing of something

užítek delight, enjoyment, pleasure, zest; pravo usufruct, benefit

velik užítek (pogovorno) treat
bil je pravi užítek poslušati njegovo petje it was a treat to hear him sing
z užítkom kaj napraviti to do something with zest
najti užítek v čem to get a kick out of something

užívati užíti to enjoy, to delight (v in); to find (ali to take) pleasure in, to take delight in; to relish; to rejoice in; to revel in; to experience pleasure; (hrano) to partake (of food), to consume; to be the beneficiary (ali usufructuary), to have the benefit (ali use) of

užívati, užíti glas, sloves kot... to have a reputation as..., to enjoy the reputation of...
užívati, užíti dober kredit to enjoy good credit
užívati, užíti splošno spoštovanje to be held in high esteem by everybody
uživam v sprehodih I enjoy my walks (ali promenades)
užívati, užíti zaupanje kake osebe to enjoy someone's confidence
užívati, užíti v čem to get a kick out of something

vacancy [véikənsi] samostalnik
praznina, praznota; prazen, nazaseden ali prost prostor; prazno, izpraznjeno, nezasedeno, vakantno službeno mesto
figurativno praznina, vakuum, vrzel, luknja; pustina, neobdelan svet; (redko) nezaposlenost, brezdelnost, brezdelica, prost čas

a vacancy in an office prosto (delovno) mesto v pisarni (uradu)
to fill a vacancy zapolniti, zamašiti vrzel
to gaze, to look into vacancy strmeti, gledati v prazno
my work does not leave me a moment's vacancy moje delo mi ne pušča niti trenutka prostega časa

vacuity [vækjú:iti] samostalnik
praznost, praznina, praznota; vrzel, pomanjkljivost
figurativno duševna praznota, brezizraznost; (redko) prazen prostor, vakuum
množina, figurativno praznost, brezpomembnost, puhlost, neumnost

he filled up his speech with vacuities v njegovem govoru je bilo polno brezpomembnosti (bedastoč)

vacuum¹ [vǽkjuəm] množina vacuums, vacua [-kjuə] samostalnik
fizika praznina, brezzračen prostor, vakuum; prostor z zelo zmanjšanim pritiskom
figurativno praznina, luknja
(= vacuum cleaner) sesalnik za prah

a perfect vacuum popolna praznina
nature abhors a vacuum narava mrzi praznino
his death has left a vacuum in her life njegova smrt je pustila praznino v njenem življenju

váda bait

nastaviti vádo to bait
ugrizniti v vádo, pogoltniti vádo to take (to jump at), to swallow the bait

vagón (railway) carriage, coach; (tovorni) wagon, VB waggon; van, (odprt) truck

franko vagón free on rail
jedilni vagón dining car, diner, restaurant car
prtljažni vagón luggage van
spalni vagón sleeping car, sleeper
vagón za vlakovodjo guard's van
tovorni vagón goods wagon, freight wagon
živinski vagón cattle truck
oddelek z enim ležiščem v spalnem vagónu ZDA roomette

vague [véig]

1. pridevnik (vaguely prislov)
nerazločen, nedoločen (čustva); nejasen, neprecizen, meglen, moten, bled; neopredeljiv, brezizrazen; nezaveden

a vague answer nejasen odgovor
vaguely familiar nekako znan
vague unrest nezaveden mir
I haven't the vaguest idea nimam najmanjšega pojma

2. samostalnik
nejasnost, nedoločenost

to be completely in the vague about tavati v popolni temi glede

vájen used (to); inured (to)

vájen sem mraza I am inured to cold
vájen sem delati pozno v noč I am used to working late

vájenec apprentice

biti vájenec to serve one's apprenticeship
dati v uk kot vájenca v obrt to bind an apprentice to a trade
biti vájenec pri to be apprenticed to

vál wave; (velik) billow

brez valov (miren) waveless
vál za válom, v zaporednih válovih wave after wave
válu podoben wavelike
gibanje válov undulation, wave motion
kopanje v válovih bathing in a bath with artificial waves
jezdec na válovih surf rider
butanje válov surf, breaking of waves
udarci válov pounding, crashing of waves
greben, vrh vála crest of a wave
vál mraza cold snap, cold spell
vál vročine heat wave, hot spell
igračka válov (figurativno) play of waves
vál ogorčenja a wave of indignation
vál stavk a wave of strikes
dolgi (srednji, kratki) válovi radio long (medium, short) waves
morski válovi billows pl
majhen vál ripple, wavelet
obalni vál breaker
dolg vál roller
válovi pl heavy seas pl
penasti válovi white horses pl, whitecaps, arhaično skipper's daughters pl
svetlobni válovi light waves pl
zvočni válovi sound waves pl
modulacijski vál wave of modulation
delati, gnati válove, dvigati se v válovih to rise in waves
válovi butajo ob skale the waves beat against the rocks
naravnati radio na določeni vál to tune in to a certain wavelength
dolžina vála radio wavelength
točno na válu radio on the beam

váljati to roll; to flatten with a roller

váljati se to roll
váljati cesto to roll a road
váljati kovine to roll metals
váljati testo to roll pastry
váljati trato to roll a lawn
váljati se v denarju (figurativno) to be rolling in money

value¹ [vǽlju:] samostalnik
vrednost; korist; cena, vrednost; kupna moč; protivrednost; znesek; valuta
figurativno pomembnost, važnost, pomen, teža, vrednost

at value po dnevnem tečaju
value in account vrednost po računu
value in cash gotovina
out of value (slikarstvo) presvetel ali pretemen
to the value of v znesku, do zneska od
value date datum vknjižbe
added value dodana, novo ustvarjena vrednost
caloric value kalorična vrednost
commercial value komercialna vrednost
exchange value, value in exchange zamenjalna vrednost, protivrednost
face value nominalna vrednost
the precise value of a word precizen pomen besede
range of values območje vrednosti
surplus value višek (presežek) vrednosti
surrender value (zavarovalništvo) povratna kupna vrednost
use value, value in use uporabna vrednost
sample of no value vzorec brez vrednosti
for value received (na potrdilu) "prejel znesek"
to get full value out of izvleči polno vrednost iz
to get good value for one's money dobro (ugodno) kupiti, napraviti dobro kupčijo
to set a great value upon zelo ceniti
he sets no value upon my advice on ne da nič na moj nasvet
to set too much value upon pripisovati preveliko vrednost (ceno) (čemu)