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unsay^* [ʌnséi] prehodni glagol
preklicati; ovreči, spodbiti; vzeti nazaj besedo

to say and unsay reči enkrat da, enkrat ne

until [ʌntíl]

1. predlog
do, vse do

until then dotlej
until further notice do nadaljnjega (obvestila)
wait until to-morrow počakaj(te) do jutri!
it won't be ready until to-morrow šele do jutri bo (to) pripravljeno (gotovo)

2. veznik
dokler ne

not until ne prej kot, šele (ko)
wait until I come back počakaj, da se vrnem (dokler se ne vrnem)
we did not begin until he was back začeli smo šele, ko se je on vrnil
I did not go until he came nisem odšel, dokler se ni on vrnil

untold [ʌntóuld] pridevnik
nepovedan, nerečèn; nepreštet; neštet, neštevilen, brezštevilen; neizmeren; neizrekljiv, neizrečen

untold wealth neizmerno bogastvo
to leave a story untold ne povedati zgodbe
to leave nothing untold vse povedati
you can trust him with untold gold lahko mu zaupate zlato, ne da bi ga prešteli

unturned [ʌntə́:nd] pridevnik
neobrnjen; neostružen

to leave no stone unturned figurativno vse poskusiti (da...), vse sile napeti, uporabiti vsa sredstva, na vse načine si prizadevati

unwitting [ʌnwítiŋ] pridevnik
nezavesten, ne vedoč za; nenameren

unwittingly prislov nevede; nezavestno
I helped him unwitting(ly) pomagal sem mu, ne da bi vedel za to

up³ [ʌp] prislov

1.
gor, navzgor, kvišku, v zrak; proti toku (reki, vodi); nazaj

up from the grounds figurativno od temeljev
up till now doslej
from my youth up od moje mladosti naprej
up with the Democrates! živeli demokrati!
hands up! roke kvišku!
you can sail up as far as Sisak lahko se peljete z ladjo do Siska po reki navzgor
he looked for it up and down po vseh kotih in oglih je iskal to
this tradition can be traced up to the Reformation ta tradicija sega nazaj (tja) do reformacije

2.
bliže k, bliže proti (mestu, kjer se nahajamo)
figurativno više, na višjo stopnjo

up and up više in više, vedno više
come up! pridi bliže!
speak up! govori(te) glasneje!
he came up and asked me the way približal se mi je in me vprašal
to move up in the world povzpeti se, napredovati v svetu (v družbi)
I think of running up North mislim napraviti majhno turo na sever

3.
v razvoju, v gibanju, v razburjenju, v uporu itd.

to grow up (od)rasti
hurry up! pohiti!, brž!
the nation is up in arms narod se je uprl z orožjem
my blood was up kri mi je zavrela
the cider is up very much jabolčnik se zelo peni
shares (prices) are up delnice (cene) se dvigajo

4.
popolnoma, čisto, do kraja; skupaj

to burn up zgoreti
to eat up all the cherries pojesti vse češnje
to drink up izpiti, popiti
to follow up a success do kraja izkoristiti uspeh
to bind up skupaj povezati
to lock up the house zakleniti vsa hišna vrata
to tear up a piece of paper raztrgati kos papirja na koščke
the street was up ulica je bila popolnoma razkopana

5.
zgoraj, visoko; pokonci, na nogah

high up in the air visoko v zraku
I live two storeys up stanujem v 2. nadstropju
to be early up biti zgodaj na nogah, zgodaj vstajati
the Prime Minister is up ministrski predsednik govori, ima besedo
to stand up stati pokonci
to sit up sedeti v postelji

6.
v mestu, na univerzi, v šoli

up in London v Londonu
up to town v London
up for a week teden dni v mestu (v Londonu)
the undergraduates come up next week študentje se vrnejo (na univerzo) prihodnji teden
to stay up for the vacation ostati v kraju študija (v kolidžu) za počitnice

7. up to
a) (vse) do; proti, prek

up to now doslej
I had mud up to the knees blato mi je segalo do kolen
he was all right up to yesterday bil je čisto zdrav do včeraj
to be up to date biti sodoben (moderen, v koraku s časom)
I'll give up to 1000 dinars for it plačal bom do 1000 din za to
b) na ravni, na nivoju, ustrezno

up to the door (ali knocker) sleng izvrstno, prima
up to par figurativno "na višini"
not up to expectations neustrezno pričakovanjem
not yet up to the ropes figurativno še neuveden, ki se še ne spozna
up to sample po (ustrezno) vzorcu
his book is not up to much njegova knjiga ni kaj prida vredna
to live up to one's income živeti ustrezno svojim dohodkom
your work is not up to your usual standard tvoje delo ni na nivoju tistega, ki ga navadno dosežeš
to be up to s.th. nameravati kaj, snovati kaj, biti dorasel čemu, ustrezati čemu, biti (komu) do česa; biti odvisen od česa; biti pripravljen na; spoznati se na kaj
what are you up to? kaj nameravaš?
it is up to you (to decide) vaša stvar je, da odločite; od vas je odvisna odločitev
to be up to a thing or two figurativno biti prebrisan
to feel up to s.th. čutiti se doraslega čemu; biti pripraven, razpoložen za, dobro znati kaj
to get up to s.o. držati korak s kom
to be up to the mark figurativno biti na višini
to be up to snuff sleng biti zvit (premeten, izkušen)
I am up to your little game dobro vem, kaj spletkariš
what has he been up to? kakšno neumnost je spet napravil?
you have been up to some trick again! si že spet naredil kakšno budalost!
I am not up to travelling nisem sposoben za potovanje
it is up to you to prove it vi morate to dokazati

8.
pod vodstvom (pri študiju na univerzi)

I was up to A. A. je vodil moje študije, je bil moj mentor (tutor)

9.

up with na isti višini z, v isti oddaljenosti z
to come up with s.o. dohiteti koga
to keep up with držati korak s
up with you! vstani!, pridi gor!
up against proti
up into gori v, gor
up on više (od, kot)
up till vse do

úpanje hope; hopefulness; expectation; expectancy; anticipation; (bright) prospect

goljufivo, varljivo úpanje false hope(s)
prazno úpanje vain hope
zadnje (skoraj neuresničljivo) úpanje forlorn hope, figurativno (zanesljivo) sheet anchor
brez úpanja hopeless, past (all) hope
poln úpanja full of hope, hopeful
niti trohice úpanja not a glimmer of hope, (pogovorno) not the ghost of a chance, not a dog's (ali an earthly) chance
Rt Dobrega Upanja the Cape of Good Hope
žarek úpanja a ray (ali a gleam) of hope
úpanje, da bo prišel there is (some) hope that he will come, it is hoped he will come, hopefully he will come
zanj ni več úpanja he is past hope
nobenega úpanja ni bilo, da bi on prišel there was no prospect of his coming
on je moje zadnje úpanje he is my last hope, he is my only remaining hope
dajati komu úpanje to hold out hope to someone
dajati mnogo úpanja to promise well, to be very promising
gojiti úpanje to cherish (ali to entertain) a (ali the) hope
imeti malo úpanja, da... to hope against hope that...
imam le slabo, šibko úpanje I have only a faint hope
nobenega úpanja več ne imeti to be out of hope, to have no hope left
imeti úpanje to stand a chance
nikoli ne izgubljaj úpanja! (= ne obupaj!) never say die!
opustiti vsako úpanje to abandon hope, to give up every hope
oklepati se úpanja to cling to hope (ali one's hopes)
preseči úpanja to exceed hopes
prevarati koga v úpanju to frustrate someone's hopes
razočarati koga v úpanju to disappoint someone, to frustrate someone
moje úpanje se ni uresničilo my hopes have not been realized
upati brez úpanja zmage to hope against hope
vdajati se úpanju, da... to allow oneself the hope of..., to hope for..., to be in hopes that...
komu vsako úpanje vzeti to deprive someone of all hope
vzeti komu úpanje to dampen someone's hopes
zbujati úpanje to give (ali to inspire) hope, to raise expectations, to provide grounds for hope
zbujati komu úpanje to raise hopes in someone
zbujati prazno úpanje to raise false hopes
živeti v úpanju za, za... to live in hopes of (kaj something)
malo úpanja je ostalo (ostaja) there is little hope left

úpati to hope, to cherish (ali to entertain, to harbour) hopes; (pričakovati) to expect, to look for, to look forward to, to anticipate

úpati brez upa zmage to hope against hope
trdno úpati to trust
úpati na kaj to hope for
upam, da vas bom videl v nedeljo I hope (that) I shall see you on Sunday
upajmo na najboljše! let us hope for the best!
upajmo na boljše čase! let us hope for better times!
úpati je, da... it is to be hoped that...
upam, da se otrok ni poškodoval I trust the child is not hurt
upajmo to! let us hope so!
nič boljšega ni úpati od njega nothing better is to be expected from him
človek upa, dokler živi while there is life there is hope

úpati si to dare, to venture; to risk

upam si reči, da... I venture to say that...
ni si upal odpreti ust he dared not open his mouth, he dared not speak a word
ne upa si to napraviti he dare not (ali does not dare to) do it
upal si je predaleč ven na jezero he ventured too far out on the lake

upírati se to resist (komu someone); to offer (ali to put up) resistance; to oppose; to be reluctant

upírati se se skušnjavi to resist a temptation
upírati se se mrazu to resist frost
upira se mi (studi se mi) it disgusts me
mleko se mi upira I loathe milk
upira se mi, da bi to storil I am reluctant to do it

uporábiti uporábljati to use (za for), to make use (kaj of something); to bring into use; to employ; to apply

tega nimam za kaj uporábiti, uporábljati I have no use for it
uporábiti, uporábljati zavore to apply the brakes
dobro uporábiti, uporábljati to put to good use
to pravilo se da uporábiti, uporábljati tudi za naš primer this rule applies to (ali in) our case as well
dobro uporábiti, uporábljati čas to make good use of one's time

upravíčen legitimate, righteous, authorized, entitled (do to); justifiable; justified

upravíčeno upanje a legitimate hope
upravíčena zahteva a righteous claim
biti upravíčen za, do... to have a right to...
ni upravíčen, da to dela he has no right to do it
čisto upravíčeno to dela he is justified in doing so

úra (čas) hour; (žepna) watch; (stoječa, stenska, stolpna) clock; (namizna) timepiece

úra budilka alarm clock
peščena úra sand glass
sončna úra sundial
cerkvena úra church clock
úra z nihalom pendulum clock
zapestna úra wristwatch
ladijska úra chronometer
úra štoparica stopwatch
policijska úra curfew
konične úre rush hour
huda úra thunderstorm
učna úra lesson
proste úre free (ali spare) hours pl
smrtna úra the hour of death, dying hour, last hour
v zgodnjih úrah in the small hours
úra X vojska zero hour
v teku ene úre, v manj kot eni úri in less than an hour, within an hour
o úre do úre from hour to hour
prav ob tej úri at this very hour
po moji úri by my watch
pol úre half an hour, a half hour
pred pol úre half an hour ago
5 milj na úro 5 miles per hour, 5 miles an hour
vsake tri úre every three hours
več kot eno úro over one hour
ob tej úri at the present time, ZDA presently
polni, celi 2 úri for two hours at a stretch (ali pogovorno on the trot)
dobro úro a good hour
ob 12. úri at 12 o'clock, at noon
v smeri kazalca úre clockwise, (v nasprotni) anticlockwise
jermenček za zapestno úro watch strap, strap for wristwatch; (wrist) watch band; strap (ali cord, link, expansion) band
verižica za úro watch chain, (pri telovniku) watch guard
kolesje úre movement of a watch
ohišje úre clock case
vzmet úre watch spring
utež pri úri clock weight
kazalec úre hand
kazalec sončne úre gnomon
številčnica úre dial
tovarna úr clock factory, watch factory
trgovina z úrami clock trade, watch trade, trade in clocks and watches
koliko je úra? what time is it?, what's the time?, (redko) what o'clock is it
úra je 5 it is five o'clock
četrt na šest je it is a quarter past five
pol šestih je it is half past five
tri četrt na šest je it is a quarter to six
na moji úri je tri it is three by my watch
ob kateri úra? at what time?
je ta úra prav? is that clock (tvoja zapestna úra your wristwatch oziroma pogovorno watch) right?
on je točen kot úra he is as regular as clockwork
moja úra je točna my watch keeps perfect time
dobrih 5 úr je do mesta it's a good five hours to the town
moja úra gre dobro my watch is a good timekeeper
moja úra ne gre (se je ustavila, se je iztekla) my watch is not going (has stopped, isn't working)
moja úra je pokvarjena there is something wrong with my watch
navijte svojo úro! wind up your watch!
moja úra je navita my watch is wound up
úra bíje the clock strikes (oziroma is striking)
úra bo zdajci (od)bila 11 the clock is just about to strike eleven
úra je odbila 7 the clock has struck seven
odbila mu je zadnja úra his last hour is come
moja úra prehiteva my watch is fast (ali gains, is gaining)
moja úra zaostaja my watch is slow (ali loses, is losing)
vprašati koliko je úra to ask the time
naravnati (regulirati) úro po... to regulate (ali to set) one's watch by...
držati se rednih úr to keep regular hours
letalo je doseglo poprečno 450 milj na úro the plane averaged 450 miles an hour
dajati angleške úre (= lekcije) to give English lessons
to úro je treba naviti this clock needs winding up (ali rewinding)
moja úra je potrebna popravila my watch needs repairing
razmakniti konične úre (da ni navala na avtobuse itd.) to stagger office hours
rana úra zlata úra early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
delati 24 úr brez prekinitve (noč in dan) to work around the clock

urgent [ə́:džənt] pridevnik (urgently prislov)
nujen, pritiskajoč, vztrajno zahtevajoč; vztrajen, vnet; zelo potreben; resen

an urgent matter nujna zadeva
an urgent need of hudo, težko pomanjkanje (česa), potreba (po čem)
time is urgent čas pritiska
he is an urgent advocate of reform on je vztrajen (vnet, goreč) zagovornik reforme
to be in urgent need of money nujno potrebovati denar
to be urgent about (ali for) s.th. siliti (pritiskati) za kaj
to be urgent with s.o. to... (ali for) pritiskati na koga, da... (za)

use¹ [ju:s] samostalnik
raba, uporaba; uporabnost, korist(nost), prid; (poseben) namen, smoter; pripravnost; moč ali sposobnost uporabljati (kaj); navada, običaj, uzus; stalna ali ponovna uporaba; vaja; praksa; (pred)pravica uporabe (česa)
pravno užitek; pravica, uživanje (posesti); dobiček
cerkev obredi kake Cerkve, liturgija

beyond all use čisto nenavaden
in use v rabi
of use uporaben, koristen
of no use neuporaben, brezkoristen
in common use v splošni rabi
out of use ne v rabi, ne več uporaben
fit for use uporaben
with use s trajno rabo
the Anglican use anglikanski obred
value in use dejanska vrednost
use and wont šege in navade
according to his use and wont po njegovi (svoji) stari navadi
directions (ali instructions) for use navodila za uporabo
use makes perfect vaja naredi mojstra
use is second nature stara navada je železna srajca
once a use and ever a custum česar se je Janezek naučil, to Janez zna
can I be of use? lahko (kaj) pomagam?
is this of use to you? lahko to kaj porabite?
crying is no use nima smisla jokati, zastonj je jokati
it is (of) no use (running) brez koristi, zaman je (teči)
what's the use (of it)? kakšen smisel naj (sploh) to ima?
to be in daily use biti vsak dan v rabi
to bring into use uporabiti
to be out of use ne biti v rabi (v navadi)
to come into use priti v splošno rabo
to fall (ali to pass) out of use postati neuporaben, zastareti
you will find these shoes of use in the mountains videli boste, da so ti čevlji zelo koristni v gorah
everything has its use vsaka stvar je za kaj uporabna
I have no use for it nimam kaj početi s tem
I have no use for such people nimam nobenega smisla za take ljudi, ne cenim (ne potrebujem) takih ljudi
have you lost the use of your tongue? si izgubil dar govora?
he lost the use of his right eye ne vidi več na desno oko
to make use of s.th. uporabiti (izkoristiti) kaj, posluževati se česa
to make use of s.o.'s name sklicevati se na koga
to put out of use vzeti iz obtoka (kovance itd.)
to put to (good) use (dobro) uporabiti

use² [ju:z] prehodni glagol
rabiti, uporabljati, porabiti, izkoristiti, posluževati se; zateči se k; ravnati z; potrošiti, izdati; gojiti (šport itd.); prebiti (čas)
zastarelo navaditi (to na)

to use one's brains (ali wits) uporabiti pamet, napeti (svoje) možgane
use your eyes! odpri oči!
to use care skrbno (pazljivo) postopati
to use diligence da(ja)ti si truda
to use one's best efforts napraviti, kar se le da (kar je le možno)
to use exercises delati vaje
to use force uporabiti silo
this geyser uses a lot of gas ta plinska peč porabi mnogo plina
how did they use you? kako so ravnali z vami?
to use s.o. ill slabo ravnati s kom
I cannot use my left hand ne se posluževati svoje leve roke
to use one's legs peš iti, pešačiti
to use imprecations preklinjati
to use a right uživati (neko) pravico
may I use your name? se lahko sklicujem na vas?
to use tobacco kaditi
I have used all the paint porabil sem vso barvo
how does the world use you? pogovorno kako je z vami?, kako vam gre?
neprehodni glagol
zastarelo (razen v preteritu) biti vajen, imeti navado; (tudi za izražanje trajnega stanja v preteklosti)

the beggar used to come every day berač je imel navado prihajati (je prihajal) vsak dan
it used to be said navadno se je reklo (bila je navada reči)
he does not come as often as he used (to) ne prihaja več tako pogosto kot prej
they used to live here prej so stanovali tu
used you to know him? ste ga vi poznali?
there used to be a tree there tam je nekoč bilo drevo

uslúga service; favour; kindness; good turn

biti komu na uslúgo to be at someone's service
na uslúgo sem vam I am at your service
popolnoma sem vam na uslúgo I am wholly at your service
vas smem prositi za (neko) uslúgo? may I ask a favour of you?
imam prošnjo za posebno uslúgo I have a special favour to ask
izkazati, napraviti, storiti uslúgo to do (ali to render, to bestow) a favour (ali a service)
mi hočete napraviti uslúgo? will you do me a service?
napraviti dobro (slabo) uslúgo komu to do someone a good (a bad) turn
ponuditi svojo uslúgo to offer (ali to tender) one's services
povrniti uslúgo to repay (ali to pay back) a good turn, to return a favour
koristiti uslúge to utilize services
uslúga za uslúgo one good turn deserves another
veseli me, da sem vam lahkó na uslúgo (ob tej priliki) I am glad to be of service to you (on this occasion)

usójen fated

usójena doba življenja (figurativno) the fatal thread
ni bilo (tako) usójeno it was not to be
usójeno nam je we are doomed (to), it is our fate
usójeno mu je bilo, da... it has fallen to his lot that..., it was reserved to him (to)

uspávati to lull, to lull to sleep; (s petjem) to sing to sleep; to put (ali to send) to sleep; to hypnotize; to rock (a baby) to sleep

uspávati koga, da se čuti varnega to lull someone into a false sense of security
ne dajte se uspávati od njegovih lepih besed, obljub! don't let yourself be taken in by his fine words!

uspéti to succeed (v in); to be successful; to prove successful, to meet with success; to gain one's ends; to manage, to achieve, to contrive

ne uspéti to fail
uspéti v življenju to make one's way in the world
uspelo mi je priti tja I contrived to get there
načrt ni uspel the plan did not succeed
pri svojem zadnjem izpitu ni uspel he failed in his last examination
ni nam uspelo, da bi jih videli we did not succeed in seeing them
pri svojem poskusu nisem uspel I was not successful in my attempt
njegova gledališka igra ni uspela his play failed (ali pogovorno was a flop, flopped)