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túzemstvo homeland; native land

v túzemstvu in inozemstvu at home and abroad

tvój -a, -e your, arhaično thy; (zaimek) yours, arhaično thine

tvój, -a, -e prijatelj your friend
neki tvój, -a, -e prijatelj a friend of yours
tisti tvój, -a, -e klobuk that hat of yours
moj in tvój, -a, -e brat my brother and yours
to je tvoje this is yours
tvój, -a, -e vdani, vedno tvój, -a, -e ever yours
tvój, -a, -e vdani X. (v pismih) yours sincerely, X.
naj bo po tvojem have it your own way
po tvojem to ni tako according to you (ali to your idea) it isn't so
ti in tvoji you and yours
kar je moje, je tvoje what's mine is yours

two [tu:]

1. pridevnik
dva, dve; oba, obe

one or two books ena ali dve knjigi, nekaj knjig
in a day or two v nekaj dneh
he is not two yet on še ni dve leti star

2. samostalnik
dvojka (številka 2); dvojica, dvoje, par

the two oba(dva); obe(dve); oboje
the two of us midva (oba)
by twos, in twos (po) dva in dva, v parih
two and two po dva, v parih
in twos and threes po dva in tri
in two na dvoje, na pol
in twos v zelo kratkem času, v hipu
two of a trade dva konkurenta
the two of spades pikova dvojka
to cut s.th. in two prerezati kaj na dvoje
this cost me two and two to me je stalo dva šilinga in dva penija
to go two and two iti po dva in dva, v parih
to walk by twos and threes hoditi v gručah po dva in tri
to put two and two together zbližati dejstva in potegniti zaključek, zaključiti; napraviti pravi, logični zaključek po presoji dejstev
two can play at that game figurativno to znam tudi jaz ali kdo drug; bomo videli, kdo bo potegnil boljši konec (kraj); palica ima dva kraja

udárjati

udárjati na levo in desno to hit out right and left ➞ udariti

uhó ear; (šivanke) eye (of a needle); (košare, posode) handle

srednje uhó middle ear
zunanje uhó auricle
ostro uhó keen ear, quick ear
oslovsko uhó (v knjigi) dog-ear
napraviti oslovsko uhó (v listu, knjigi) to dog-ear (a page, a book)
bolečina v ušesu earache
vnetje ušesa otitis
vnetje srednjega ušesa inflammation of the middle ear
ušesa me bolé I have (ali pogovorno I've got) earache
krik, ki gre skozi ušesa an earsplitting, earpiercing scream
šumenje v ušesih buzzing in the ears
ščitnik za uhó earflap, ZDA earmuff
zrcalo za uhó medicina auriscope, otoscope
biti gluh na levo uhó to be deaf in the left ear
do ušes je zadolžen he is up to his ears in debt, he is over head and ears in debt
biti do ušes zaljubljen to be head over heels in love
imeti ostro uhó (figurativno) to have a quick (ali a sharp) ear, to have excellent hearing
pocukati, povleči koga za uhó to tweak, to pull someone's ear
napeti ušesa to prick up one's ears, to be all ears
naleteti na gluha ušesa to find deaf ears
nekaj bi ti rad povedal na uhó I'd like a word in your ear
prišlo mi je na uhó it came to my hearing
naviti komu ušesa to tweak someone's ears
pridigati gluhim ušesom (figurativno) to fall on deaf ears
(za)mašiti si ušesa to stop up one's ears
poslušati le z enim ušesom to listen with only half an ear
konj striže z ušesi the horse twitches his ears
vleči na ušesa to listen attentively, to prick up one's ears
za ušesa privleči (kako zadevo) (figurativno) to drag in a matter by the ears
v (levem, desnem) ušesu mi zveni my (left, right) ear is ringing (ali is burning)
pri enem ušesu noter, pri drugem pa ven (figurativno) (it goes) in (at) one ear and out (at) the other
v ušesih mi je zvenelo (= morali so govoriti o meni) my ears were burning
stene imajo ušesa walls have ears
v uhó me piši! (žargon) go and fly a kite!

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

uméten artificial; (nepravi) false, imitation

uméten diamant imitation diamond
umétne cvetlice artificial flowers pl
umétno gnojilo artificial manure, fertilizer
umétni kamen artificial stone
umétni lasje false hair
umétna mast synthetic fat (ali grease)
umétno maslo margarine, slabšalno ersatz butter
umétna obrt arts and crafts pl, applied (ali useful) art
uméten nakit imitation jewellery
uméten led artificial ice
uméten ognjemet, ogenj fireworks pl
umétna osemenitev artificial insemination
uméten proizvod artificial product
umétna smola synthetic resin, synthetic plastic material, plastic
umétna snov synthetic material, artificial substance, plastics pl
umétna svila artificial silk, rayon
umétno vlakno synthetic (ali man-made) fibre
umétna volna artificial wool; shoddy
uméten ud (proteza) artificial limb
umétno usnje imitation (ali artificial) leather, leatherette, leatheroid
umétni zobje (proteza) false teeth pl

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

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

unity [jú:niti] samostalnik
enota; enotnost, edinstvo; sloga, složnost, solidarnost; soglasnost, harmonija
matematika enica

at unity složno, v slogi
gledališče unities of place, time and action enotnost kraja, časa in dejanja
it destroys the unity to ruši enotnost dela
to live together in unity živeti skupaj v lepi harmoniji

unjust [ʌndžʌ́st] pridevnik (unjustly prislov)
krivičen, nepravičen; (redko) nepošten, nezvest

the just and the unjust pravičniki in nepravičniki (grešniki)

unless [ʌnlés]

1. veznik
če ne, razen če, ako ne

I always walked unless I had a bicycle vedno sem šel peš, razen če sem imel kolo
unless it is too late (razen) če ni (ali če le ni) prepozno
he always comes on Sundays unless he is ill vedno prihaja ob nedeljah, razen če (razen kadar, če le) ni bolan
unless and until vse dokler ne, šele ko

2. predlog
razen

unless on occasions razen ob nekaterih priložnostih

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

to say and unsay reči enkrat da, enkrat ne

up¹ [ʌp] samostalnik
vzpetost, strmina, višina
ekonomija porast (tečajev, cen)
pogovorno srečen človek, srečko, povzpetnik; predstojnik; vlak (avtobus), ki vozi v mesto

ups and downs of a country valovitost tal
the ups and downs of life sreča in nesreča v življenju
my ups and downs imel sem dobre in slabe čase (srečo in nesrečo) v življenju
the up and up stalni napredek
on the up-and-up pogovorno vedno boljši; v redu, brezhiben

up² [ʌp] pridevnik
ki gre (vozi) gor; ki vodi proti (glavnemu) mestu; višji; s tendenco navzgor; pokonci; vzšel (sonce); narasel (reka); živeč v notranjosti (dežele)
pogovorno razburjen; končan; enak(ovreden)

the up coach kočija, ki vozi navkreber
up line železnica proga, ki vodi proti (glavnemu) mestu
up platform peron za vlake v mesto
up stroke tanka črta pri (pisanih) črkah
the up train vlak, ki vozi proti (glavnemu) mestu, v London
1 d up povišana (cena) za 1 peni
up and doing before day pogovorno že pred dnevom na nogah
already up and about pogovorno že (zopet) na nogah
to be up late dolgo čuti, bedeti
to be high up in school biti med najboljšimi v šoli
he is up in this subject v tem predmetu je on na višini, je dobro podkovan
to be up with the lark figurativno zelo zgodaj vsta(ja)ti
to be up against a hard job pogovorno stati pred težko nalogo
to be up against opposition naleteti na odpor
to be (had) up for pogovorno biti pozvan pred sodnika zaradi
to be one up šport biti za točko boljši
up for pripravljen za
to be up for election biti na volilni listi
to be up biti na čelu
to be up in years biti že v letih
to be up for examination opravljati (delati) izpit
to be up for sale biti naprodaj
to be up for trial biti (stati) pred sodiščem; obravnavati se
the fire is up ogenj plamti, plapola
the game is 10 points up igra se do 10 točk
the game is up igre je konec (tudi figurativno)
he is still up with his competitors še vedno je dorasel svojim tekmecem
how are you up for cash? pogovorno kako si (kaj) pri denarju?
the hunt is up lov je odprt
it's all up (ali sleng U.P.) with him z njim je konec
his temper is up razburjen je
the storm is up navtika vihar besni
Parliament is up parlament je končal zasedanje
time is up čas je potekel
there's much money up on this game pri tej igri gre za velike vsote
what's up? pogovorno kaj pa je?, kaj se je zgodilo?
prices are up cene se dvigajo
school is up pouk se je končal
I was up at six bil sem pokonci ob šestih

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

up⁴ [ʌp] predlog
(gori) na; gor, navzgor, navkreber kvišku; proti, k, do, ob, vzdolž; proti notranjosti

up the hill navkreber, po hribu navzgor
up hill and down dale čez hribe in doline
up the river po reki navzgor
up the street po ulici (cesti) navzgor
I saw a monkey up a tree videl sem opico na drevesu
up a tree figurativno v stiski, v škripcih
to climb up a precipice plezati po prepadu navzgor
he has gone up country šel je na deželo (na kmete)

up⁵ [ʌp] neprehodni glagol
(nenadoma) vstati, se dvigniti
pogovorno dvigniti (kvišku)
ameriško povzpeti se (to na)

to up and ask nenadoma vprašati
up and at him! nanj!, za njim!
he upped with his head iztegnil (pomolil) je glavo ven
prehodni glagol
pogovorno dvigniti, pobrati
ameriško povišati, povečati (cene, proizvodnjo itd.)

upward(s) [ʌ́pwəd(z)] prislov
kvišku, gor, navzgor (tudi figurativno)
dalje, naprej; proti vodnemu toku, ob vodi navzgor; proti notranjosti dežele; proti (glavnemu) mestu

upward(s) of (10 years) več kot, nad (10 let)
16 years and upward(s) 16 let in več
from 10 dollars upward(s) od 10 dolarjev naprej, dalje (više)
from the l6th century upward(s) od 16. stoletja dalje
upward(s)s of ten thousand več kot deset tisoč
men of forty and upward(s) možje, stari 40 let ali več
upward(s) cercle šport veletoč
the boat turned bottom upward(s)s čoln se je prevrnil
to look upward(s) pogledati kvišku
to follow a stream upward(s) iti ob reki v smeri proti izviru
the prices tend upward(s) cene se dvigajo

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