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us [ʌs; əs] zaimek
nas; nam
narečno mi

all of us mi (me) vsi (vse)
both of us midva oba, midve obe
let us see, pogovorno let's see poglejmo!
us poor people mi reveži
give us a bite pogovorno daj mi grižljaj (kaj jesti)

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

useless [jú:slis] pridevnik
nekoristen, brezkoristen, neporaben, neuporabljiv; brezuspešen, brezploden, zaman, brez cilja
sleng bolehen, nerazpoložen, nesposoben za karkoli

it is useless to (speak) brez koristi (odveč) je (govoriti)
talking is useless, act! govoriti ne koristi nič, naredite kaj!
I'm feeling jolly useless to-day danes nisem za nobeno rabo, sem čisto zanič

usposóbiti

usposóbiti koga za kaj to qualify someone for something

ústa mouth

od úst do úst from mouth to mouth
skozi úst medicina per os, by the oral route
z odprtimi ústi with open mouth
polna ústa a mouthful
sama ústa so ga (figurativno) he is a boaster (ali a braggart)
nima kaj v ústa dati he hasn't a crust of bread to eat
(slab) duh ima iz úst his breath smells
ni odprl úst (figurativno) he didn't open his mouth, he didn't speak a word
komu od úst odtrgovati (hrano) to stint someone
otrokom odtrguje mleko od úst he is stingy with his children's milk, he keeps his children short of milk
pritrgovati si od úst to stint oneself
njegovo ime je šlo od úst do úst his name was freely bandied about
položiti komu besede v ústa to put (ali to place) words into someone's mouth
besedo ste mi vzeli iz úst you have taken the words out of my mouth
zamašiti, zapreti komu ústa to shut (ali to stop) someone's mouth, to silence someone
živeti iz rok v ústa (figurativno) to live from hand to mouth

usual [jú:žuəl]

1. pridevnik
običajen, navaden

as usual, šaljivo as per usual kot po navadi, kot običajno
it has become the usual thing with us to je postalo običajno pri nas
it is not usual for him to come so early ni (to) njegova navada, da bi prišel tako zgodaj
it is usual for shops to close at 7 o'clock trgovine se navadno zapirajo ob sedmih
the train is later than (is) usual vlak je prišel kasneje kot navadno

2. samostalnik
kar (kolikor) je običajno; običajna mera

how is life these days? -- The usual. (pogovorno) Kako je kaj? -- Kot običajno.

uščípniti to pinch

uščípniti koga to give someone a pinch
kaj te je uščipnilo? (figurativno) what's biting you?

utegníti to have time

če bom utegnil, bom prišel if I have time, I shall come
to utegne biti res that might be true
utegnemo zamuditi vlak we may miss the train
kaj bi se mu bilo utegnilo zgoditi? what might have happened to him?
nisem ga utegnil obiskati I had no time to see him
ne utegnem (= nimam časa) I cannot afford the time

uveljáviti to put into force (ali into effect), to carry into effect; to put forward; to bring into force

uveljáviti kaj to give effect to something; (izsiliti) to enforce
uveljáviti svojo pravico to assert one's (splošno) rights pl oziroma (določeno) right
uveljáviti svojo voljo to enforce one's will, to have one's way
uveljáviti se to make oneself valued, to make one's influence felt, to get on; to assert oneself (successfully); to push oneself forward; (umetnik) to win recognition
on se zna uveljáviti he knows how to make himself valued

uvêsti¹ (uvedem) to introduce (v into); to initiate; (v into)

uvêsti se v kaj to get into the swing of something

užítek delight, enjoyment, pleasure, zest; pravo usufruct, benefit

velik užítek (pogovorno) treat
bil je pravi užítek poslušati njegovo petje it was a treat to hear him sing
z užítkom kaj napraviti to do something with zest
najti užítek v čem to get a kick out of something

vail² [véil] zastarelo, poetično

1. prehodni glagol
pomagati, koristiti

what vailed it him kaj bi mu pomagalo, koristilo

2. samostalnik
napitnina, denarni dar

vanity [vǽniti] samostalnik
ničnost, puhlost, praznota; nečimrnost, neizmerna domišljavost, arogantnost; samovšečnost, ničevost, gizdalinstvo
(= bag) (ženska) torbica z ogledalom in s kozmetičnimi sredstvi

the vanities of life ničevost življenja
injured vanity užaljeno samoljubje
to do s.th. out of vanity napraviti kaj iz domišljavosti
to tickle s.o.'s vanity laskati, goditi samovšečnosti kake osebe

váren safe; secure

váren pred safe from
na várnem in safety
absolutno, popolnoma váren (pogovorno) as safe as houses
toliko bolj várno so much the safer
váren kraj a safe place
váren pred napadi secure from attacks
váren obstoj, eksistenca a secure existence
váren pred nevarnostjo secure from danger
várna investicija a safe investment
most ni váren the bridge is not safe
biti na várnem to be on the safe side
biti váren pred volkovi to be safe from the wolves
hraniti kaj na várnem to keep something safe
tu smo na várnem pred vetrom here we are sheltered from the wind
moje življenje ni več várno my life is no longer secure
ni várno dotakniti se tega psa it is not safe to touch this dog, beware of the dog!
zdaj se čutimo várne we feel safe now
várno sem ga spravil (spremil) domov I saw him safe home
spravil sem ga na várno I have taken him to (ali put him in) a safe place
peljati na várno to lead to safety
položiti na várno mesto to put in a safe place

várstvo protection (pred from); guardianship; tutelage; custody; safeguard; shelter

pod várstvom noči under the cover of night
socialno várstvo social security, social welfare
sodno várstvo judicial protection
vzeti kaj v várstvo to take charge of something
vzel nas je v svoje várstvo he took us under his protection
vzeti v várstvo pred... to shield from...

vbíjati vbíti

vbíjati, vbíti komu kaj v glavo to hammer something into someone's head, to beat something into someone's head, to inculcate something in someone's mind, to put something into someone's head
vbíjati, vbíti komu ideje v glavo to inculcate ideas in someone's mind

vcépiti to inoculate; figurativno to implant

vcépiti komu kaj v glavo to implant something in someone's mind
vcépiti komu ideje v glavo to inculcate ideas in someone's mind, to implant (ali to instil) ideas into someone

vdáti se to submit (v to); to submit oneself; (predati se) vojska to surrender (oneself)

vdáti se v kaj to abandon oneself to something
brezpogojno vdáti se vojska to surrender unconditionally
vdáti se pijači to be addicted to drink
vdáti se v božjo voljo to submit to God's will
vdáti se v usodo to resign oneself to one's fate
vdáti se strastem to indulge one's passions, to give way to one's passions, to abandon oneself to one's passions
tla so se mu vdala pod nogami the ground gave way beneath him

védeti to know; to be aware (of); to realize

zanesljivo védeti to be positive about
védeti za kaj to be in the know, to be aware (of something), to be cognizant (of something)
dobro vedoč za kaj fully cognizant of something
vem za nekoga, ki... I know of someone who...
kolikor vem as far as I know, for aught I know (of)
ne da bi jaz vedel (= kolikor mi je znano ne) not that I know
pa še kako dobro to vem! don't I know it!
bojim se, da zdaj nič več ne vem (kot prej) I fear I am none the wiser
on dobro ve, kaj se je zgodilo he well knows (ali he is well aware of) what happened
ne védeti za kaj to be ignorant of something
rad bi vedel I should like to know, I wonder (ali, če whether, if)
ko bi bil (jaz) vedel! if only I had known!
védeti o čem to be well aware (ali arhaično apprised) of something
nihče ne ve, kaj se utegne zgoditi there is no knowing what may happen
védeti, kaj hočemo (= ne omahovati) to know one's own mind
kako, da jaz ne bi tega vedel! don't I know it!
to sam le predobro vem (= komu to pripovedujete?) you are telling me!
influenca, defterija in ne vem, kaj še vse influenza, diphtheria, and goodness knows what else
védeti najnovejše (o) to be well up (in), to be au courant (ali up-to-date) with
človek nikoli ne ve (= nikoli ne veš) you never know, you never can tell
kako naj vem, kam je šel how should I know where he went
ali še veš? do you remember?
ne vem ne kod ne kam I don't know which way to turn

vedóč knowing

vedóč za kaj aware (ali cognizant) of something