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ukrèp measure, step; provision; arrangements pl

obrambni ukrèp defensive measures pl
preprečevalen ukrèp preventive measure
prisilni ukrèp compulsory (ali coercive) measure
varnosten ukrèp precaution
zakonski ukrèp provision
opraviti, podvzeti varnostne ukrèpe to take precautions (proti against)
vse potrebne varnostne ukrèpe all due precautions
lotiti se ukrèpov to make arrangements
po nepotrebnem poseči po ostrih ukrèpih (figurativno) to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

ulíti to cast; to take a cast

obleka mu pristoji kot ulita the suit is a perfect fit
dež se je ulil there was a heavy downpour of rain; it rained heavily

ultimate [ʌ́ltimit]

1. pridevnik (ultimately prislov)
skrajni, zadnji, končni, dokončen, odločilen; najbolj oddaljen; temeljni, osnovni, prvobiten; elementaren

my ultimate goal moj najvišji cilj
the ultimate deterrent ostrašilo (se rabi za vodikovo bombo)
the ultimate outcome of the enquiry končni izid, rezultat preiskave
ultimate result končni rezultat
ultimate strain maksimalna obremenitev, pritisk
ultimate truths osnovne resnice

2. samostalnik
kar je zadnje (skrajno, osnovno); končni rezultat

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!

umázati to dirty, to soil; to sully

ne bi si hotel umázati rok s tem I would not soil my hands with it
umázati se to dirty, to soil
to blago se hitro umaže this fabric soils easily

umbrage [ʌ́mbridž] samostalnik
spotika, zamera, jeza, nevšečnost
poetično, zastarelo senca, mrak, tema

to give umbrage to zbuditi spotiko, pohujšanje
to take umbrage at spotikati se ob, pohujšati se ob

umíkati to withdraw

umíkati se to withdraw, (vojska) to retreat, to retire

umiríti to calm down, to quieten down; to appease; to soothe; to set someone's mind at rest

umiríti se to calm (down); to fall calm
umirite se! calm yourself!, take it easy!

umíti umívati to wash; pesniško to lave; (rano) to bathe

umíti, umívati si glavo (lase) to shampoo, to have a shampoo, to wash one's hair
umíti, umívati si roke to wash one's hands
umíti, umívati se to wash (oneself), to have a wash, to do (ali to perform) one's ablution
umíti, umívati si roké nad čim (figurativno) to wash one's hands of something (nad to zadevo of this affair)
roka roko umiva (figurativno) one good turn deserves another, scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

unable [ʌnéibl] pridevnik
nezmožen, nesposoben, ki ne more; nemočen, slaboten

to be unable to work biti delanezmožen
he is unable to move ne more se premakniti
to be unable for s.th. biti neprimeren, nezmožen za kaj

unamazed [ʌnəméizd] pridevnik
nezačuden

to be unamazed at s.th. ne se čuditi čemu

unbosom [ʌnbúzəm] prehodni glagol
razkriti, izpovedati, zaupati (misli, skrivnosti itd.)

neprehodni glagol unbosom o.s. razkriti se, zaupati se (komu)

unbrace [ʌnbréis] prehodni glagol
odvezati, spustiti; osvoboditi; odpeti, zrahljati; oslabiti; razodeti, odpreti

to unbrace o.s. oddahniti se, sprostiti se

unburden [ʌnbə́:dən] prehodni glagol
razbremeniti; olajšati
figurativno zaupati; priznati, izpovedati

to unburden o.s. to s.o. zaupati se komu, razkriti se (svoje težave) komu
to unburden one's troubles to s.o. zaupati komu svoje skrbi
to unburden a secret povedati (odkrižati se) tajnost(i)

uncareful [ʌnkɛ́əful] pridevnik
brezbrižen; brezskrben; neoprezen

to be uncareful of (for) ne se brigati za, biti brezbrižen do

uncomfortable [ʌnkʌ́mfətəbl] pridevnik (-bly prislov)
neudoben; neprijeten, mučen, neugoden; ženiran; zaskrbljen, nemiren

to be uncomfortable ne se dobro počutiti

unconscious [ʌnkɔ́nšəs]

1. pridevnik
nezaveden
medicina nezavesten; nenameren, nehoten; neprostovoljen; zamišljen

an unconscious humour neprostovoljen humor
an unconscious mistake nenamerna napaka
to be unconscious of s.th. ne vedeti (opaziti) česa, ne se zavedati česa

2. samostalnik

the unconscious podzavest; nezavestnost

undaunted [ʌndɔ́:ntid] pridevnik (undauntedly prislov)
neustrašen, pogumen

he remained undaunted by their threats ni se ustrašil njihovih groženj

under [ʌ́ndə]

1. predlog
pod; pod vodstvom, pod zaščito; pod vplivom (pritiskom); za časa, za vladanja, med; na osnovi, na temelju, v smislu, po

from under izpod
under age mladoleten
under arms pod orožjem
under one's belt figurativno v želodcu
no one under a bishop nobeden manj kot škof
under darkness v temi, v zaščiti teme
under construction v gradnji
under 20 years of age pod 20 leti starosti
the children under her charge otroci v njenem varstvu
under these circumstances v teh okoliščinah
a criminal under sentence of death na smrt obsojeni zločinec
under consideration v proučevanju, v pretresanju
under that edict na osnovi one odredbe
under favour če se sme reči
employee under notice nameščenec z odpovedjo
the matter under discussion zadeva, ki je v diskusiji
under my hand and seal z mojim podpisom in pečatom
under (ali by) one's own hand lastnoročno
under hatches v zaporu; propadel, mrtev; navtika pod palubo
under the king John za časa vlade kralja Ivana
under the novelty pod vtisom te novosti
patient under misfortunes potrpežljiv v nesreči
under pretence that... pod pretvezo, da...
under pain of death pod smrtno kaznijo
under penalty of fine pod kaznijo globe
ship under the sea navtika brez pomoči morju izpostavljena ladja
under the treaty po pogodbi
the under thirties osebe pod 30 leti
under the rose figurativno zaupno
the car is under repair avto je v popravilu
she is under treatment ona je na zdravljenju
I cannot do it under an hour potrebujem najmanj eno uro za to
to be under a cloud figurativno biti v nemilosti; biti v denarni stiski
the ship is under sail ladja pluje z razpetimi jadri
the ship is under way ladja je na poti
he spoke under his breath govoril je zelo tiho
to study under a professor študirati pod vodstvom profesorja
the total falls under what was expected celotna vsota je ostala pod pričakovanjem

2. prislov
spodaj; niže; manj

as under kot (je) niže navedeno
boys of 15 and under 15 let in manj stari dečki
to go under ameriško podleči, propasti
the firm is sure to go under tvrdka bo gotovo propadla
the sun is under sonce je zašlo

3. pridevnik
spodnji; nižji; podrejen

the under classes nižji razredi
the under dog pogovorno pes (; figurativno oseba), ki podleže v boju
the under jaw spodnja čeljust
the under side spodnja stran
an under dose premajhna doza