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  • 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
  • ugovárjati to object, to make an objection; to contradict; to gainsay; to raise objections; to protest

    ugovárjati čemu to make (ali to raise) objections to something; (nazaj odgovarjati) to talk back
    ne ugovárjati to have no objections
    nimamo kaj ugovárjati, da on odpotuje v X. we have no objection to his leaving for X.
    ugovarjal je mojemu nasvetu he protested against my advice
  • ugrízniti to bite

    ugrízniti v kaj to bite at something; (pičiti) to sting; to snap (at)
    riba je ugriznila v vabo the fish snapped at (ali up) the bait
    pes, ki laja, ne grize his bark is worse than his bite
  • ukáz order; command; (odredba) ordinance

    na ukáz, po ukázu by order (of)
    do novega ukáza until further orders
    izpolnjevati ukáze to adhere to orders
    izdati ukáz to issue an order
    narediti kaj na ukáz to be under orders to do something
    ubogati ukáze to obey orders
  • ukreníti (skleniti, odrediti) to decide, to order, to arrange, to decree, to take steps

    preden kaj nadaljnjega ukrenemo before taking further steps
    prepuščamo tebi samemu, da ukreneš, kar se ti zdi primerno we leave it to yourself to take whatever steps you think proper
  • ukvárjati se to occupy oneself (z with), to be occupied (z with); to be engaged (z in, on); to employ oneself, to be employed (in doing something); to be busy (in, at, with); to work (at); to go in for, to take up, to study; to take an interest (in); to be involved (in); to be concerned (z with)

    ne ukvarja se kaj prida s svojimi otroki he takes little interest in his children
    ukvárjati se malo z glasbo to be quite interested in music
    ne ukvarjam se s politiko I do not concern myself with politics, pogovorno I don't get involved in politics
    on se ukvarja s preveč stvarmi (figurativno) he has too many irons in the fire
    s tem problemom sem se mnogo ukvarjal I have given a lot of thought to this question
    ukvárjati se s problemi kriminala to take an interest in criminological problems
    on se ukvarja izključno samó z nemščino he is fully occupied with his German
    s takimi posli se ne ukvarjam I do not concern myself with such matters
  • 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
  • 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
  • unmindful [ʌnmáindful] pridevnik (unmindfully prislov)
    ne ozirajoč se na, nepazljiv, pozabljiv; brezbrižen, nemaren

    to be unmindful of s.th. ne se ozirati na kaj, ne se pustiti ovirati od česa
  • unobservant [ʌnəbzə́:vənt] pridevnik
    nepozoren, neposlušen

    to be unobservant of s.th. ne upoštevati česa, ne paziti na kaj
  • unprecedented [ʌnprésidəntid] pridevnik
    (ki je) brez prejšnjega primera (precedensa), neprecedenčen; nezaslišan, brez primere

    this is unprecedented kaj takega še ni bilo
  • unsight [ʌnsáit] pridevnik
    neogledan

    to buy s.th. unsight, unseen pogovorno kupiti kaj brez ogleda
  • 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
  • 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
  • upbraid [ʌpbréid] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
    karati, ošteti, grajati; očitati

    to upbraid s.o. for (ali with) s.th. očitati komu kaj
  • 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
  • upoštévati to consider, to take into consideration (ali into account); to pay regard to; to allow for; to give consideration (to); to bear in mind; to give (ali to pay) heed (to)

    če upoštevamo, upoštevajoč considering, allowing for
    če vse upoštevamo taking everything into account, all things considered
    ne upoštévati to leave out of consideration (ali out of account), to pay no regard (to), to ignore (kaj, česa something)
  • 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)