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Túrek Túrkinja Turk

močan kot Túrek, Túrkinja (as) strong as a lion
postati Túrek, Túrkinja to turn Turk

turkey [tə́:ki] samostalnik
zoologija puran, purica
ameriško, sleng polomija, neuspeh (filma, gledališke igre)
ameriško, pogovorno resnica, dejstva

turkey cock purman
turkey hen purica
turkey poult puranček
turkey trot vrsta plesa (v času 1. svetovne vojne)
red as a turkey rdeč kot puran (kot rak) (od jeze)
to talk (cold) turkey ameriško, pogovorno, figurativno naliti čistega vina, odkrito govoriti, brez ovinkov povedati
talk turkey! na dan z besedo!

turn¹ [tə:n] samostalnik
vrtljaj, vrtenje, obračanje, obrat; ovinek, zavoj, okljuk, vijuga, krivulja
figurativno izkrivljenje; (posebna) smer, sprememba smeri, obrnjena smer; preokret, preobrat; kriza
ekonomija prodaja, promet; sprememba, menjava, redno menjavanje pri opravljanju (posla, službe), turnus, vrstni red; zamena, šiht, posada, delovna izmena; runda; (kratek) sprehod, pot, runda; zaposlenost (s čim), (prehoden) poklic; usluga; prilika, priložnost; točka v programu (varieteja); namen, namera, potreba
figurativno sposobnost, talent, dar (for za)
nagnjenje; oblika, obris; način mišljenja, razpoloženje; postopek; izraz
pogovorno živčni pretres, šak, omotica, strah, močno razburjenje; skisanje (mleka)
tisk obrnjena črka, obrnjen tisk
šport trojka (pri drsanju)
množina, medicina menstruacija, mesečna čišča

turn (and turn) about izmenoma, menjaje se
at every turn pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem času
before one's turn preden smo na vrsti
by turns, in turns izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugim
every one in his turn! vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!
in turn po vrsti
in the turn of a hand v hipu, kot bi trenil
out of one's turn zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestu
to a turn izvrstno
a turn of anger napad jeze
turn of the century konec stoletja
a turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) preobrat, preokret sreče, usode
a turn to the left zavoj na levo
turn of life medicina klimakterij
the turn of the tide oseka, figurativno sprememba položaja, preobrat
done to a turn (s)pečen kot treba
hand's turn ročno delo
to be of humorous turn imeti smisel za humor
to be on the turn biti na preokretnici, prelomnici
he is fond of old turns of expression on se rad starinsko izraža
whose turn is it? kdo je na vrsti?
now it is my turn sedaj sem jaz na vrsti
the milk is on the turn mleko se bo vsak hip skisalo
the cake is done to a turn kolač je ravno prav pečen
to do s.o. a good (bad) turn napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugo
he did me an ill turn škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodel
one good turn deserves another roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugo
to (a)wait one's turn čakati, da pridemo na vrsto
to give s.o. a turn prestrašiti koga
to have a turn for languages ima dar za jezike
he has a curious turn of mind čudnega značaja je
I heard short turns in the music-hall slišal sem kratke točke programa v varieteju
left (right) turn! britanska angleščina, vojska na levo (desno)!
we read turn and turn about menjavali smo se pri čitanju
don't speak out of your turn! ne govori, če nisi na vrsti!
it serves my turn to mi prav pride, mi dobro služi (koristi)
to take a turn at s.th. kratek čas se s čim ukvarjati
to take a turn to the right zaviti na desno
to take turns medsebojno se menjavati (at rowing pri veslanju)
to take a turn in the park napraviti kratek sprehod (rundo) v parku
to take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) obrniti se na boljše (slabše)
disease took a favourable turn bolezen se je obrnila na bolje

turn down prehodni glagol
preganiti, prepogniti, zviti (list v knjigi); zavihati (ovratnik); priviti (plin, da manj gori), oslabiti (luč), utišati nekoliko (radio); pregrniti, postlati (posteljo)
ameriško, sleng ošteti, grajati; odbiti, odkloniti (kandidata, ponudbo); dati (komu) košarico, zavrniti
neprehodni glagol
zavihati se navzdol, povesiti se

to turn down the corner of a page zavihati kot lista v knjigi
he asked her to marry him but she turned him down zasnubil jo je, pa ga je zavrnila

turn over prehodni glagol
obrniti; prevrniti; odložiti, odgoditi; obrniti stran, prelistavati (knjigo); izročiti, predati, prenesti, prepustiti (komu kaj); premisliti, pretehtati, razmisliti
ekonomija doseči (blagovni, denarni) promet, iztržiti; spraviti v nered
neprehodni glagol
prevrniti se; obrniti se (na stran); obračati se, premetavati se (v postelji)
figurativno presedlati, preiti (k drugi stranki)

the car (was) turned over avto se je prevrnil
he has turn overed over the business to his partner prepustil je posle svojemu družabniku
he turns over 1000 per annum (a week) on ima 1000 funtov prometa na leto (na teden)
to turn over a new leaf figurativno poboljšati se, začeti novo življenje
to turn a matter over and over in one's mind dobro premozgati zadevo
I have turned the question over more than once pretehtal sem problem več kot enkrat
the thief was turned over to the police tata so izročili policiji

twinkle [twiŋkl]

1. samostalnik
svetlikanje, bleščanje, migljanje, migotanje, utripanje, mežikanje; iskrenje; trzaj, tren (očesa); kratek, hiter premik
figurativno hip, trenutek

in a twinkle, in the twinkle of an eye v hipu, kot bi trenil (z očesom)
a humorous twinkle šegavo mežikanje

2. neprehodni glagol
migljati, migotati, utripati, mežikati, žmeriti; treniti (z očesom); hitro se premikati sem in tja; iskriti se, svetlikati se, bleščati se, zasvetiti se
prehodni glagol
oddajati (svetlobo) s svetlikanjem (iskrenjem); mežikati (z očmi)

to twinkle at a joke pomežikniti ob dovtipu
stars are twinkling in the sky zvezde utripajo na nebu

twinkling [twíŋkliŋ]

1. samostalnik
svetlikanje, bleščanje, migljanje, migotanje; mežikanje
fizika iskrenje, scintilacija
figurativno hip, trenutek

in a twinkling, in the twinkling of an eye, in the twinkling of a bedpost v hipu, kot bi (z očesom) trenil

2. pridevnik
bleščeč, iskreč se; mežikajoč; migotajoč, utripajoč

twister [twístə] samostalnik
sukalec (sukanca); vrvar; kdor se suče, obrača
pogovorno spletkar, intrigant; slepar, lažnivec, lopov, goljuf
tehnično stroj za sukanec
šport (tenis) rezana žoga
ameriško tornado, vodna (peščena) tromba; zapleten, zamotan položaj
gledališče zaplet

he can spin a twister figurativno on laže, kot pes teče

učinkováti to effect, to be effectual; to operate (na on), to take effect, to have an effect; to act; to produce an effect (na on); to have an influence (na on)

učinkováti na koga to have an effect on someone, to influence someone, to impress someone, to tell on someone
to ni prav nič učinkovalo nanj it had no effect on him, it did not affect him
to nanj ne učinkuje (figurativno) this cuts no ice with him
ona učinkuje nanj kot rdeča ruta (na bika) she makes him see red
slika učinkuje mnogo boljše iz daljave the picture looks much better at a distance
zdravilo ni učinkovalo the remedy did not work

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

ugotovíti to ascertain (da that); to find (out), to establish; to state

ugotovíti škodo to determine (ali to assess) damages
ugotovili so, da dva moža manjkata, se pogrešata it was discovered that two men were missing
kot je bilo točno, pravilno ugotovljeno as has been truly stated

ujémati se to agree (z with), to be in agreement (with); to accord (with), to be of accord, to be in accordance (with); to correspond (z to), to tally (with)

dobro se ujémati se to get along fairly well
ujemata se (= razumeta se) kot pes in mačka they agree like cat and dog
ne se ujémati se to disagree (z with), to differ
roba se ne ujema s fakturo the goods don't tally with the invoice
računi se ne ujemajo the accounts don't balance
vaš račun se ne ujema z mojimi knjigami your account does not agree with my books
poročili se ne ujemata the two reports do not tally
to se ne ujema z našimi nazori this is not in accordance with our views

ukázati ukazováti to order; to command; to give orders; to bid; to tell

ukazali so nam, naj takoj krenemo na pot they ordered us to start at once
ukazali so mu, naj pride they told him to come, arhaično they bade him come
stori, kot ti je ukazano! do as you are told!

ukloníti to bend, to submit

ukloníti se to submit (oneself), to bend
uklonil se je zakonu he submitted to the law
nimam druge izbire, kot da se uklonim I have no choice but to submit
ukloníti se odločitvi to submit to a decision
ukloníti koga (pogovorno) to bring someone to heel

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

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

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...

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

understanding [ʌndəstǽndiŋ]

1. samostalnik
razumevanje, razum, inteligenca, intelekt, duh; sporazum, dogovor, pogodba; pogoj; zláganje, harmonija
množina, sleng obutev; noge

on the understanding that... s pogojem, da...
a secret understanding tajen dogovor (sporazum)
to come to an understanding with s.o. sporazumeti se s kom
he has an excellent understanding on je zelo inteligenten
it requires a man of no mean understanding tu je potreben človek z več kot povprečno (navadno) inteligenco

2. pridevnik
razumeven, uvideven, inteligenten, pameten

unlike [ʌnláik]

1. pridevnik
nepodoben, malo podoben; različen; neenak

the portrait is very unlike portret je zelo malo podoben

2. predlog
v nasprotju z, različno od, za razliko od, drugače od

he behaved unlike a gentieman ni se obnašal kot džentlmen
unlike his brother, he works hard v nasprotju s svojim bratom on marljivo dela
that is very unlike him to mu ni prav nič podobno