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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

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

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

udárec blow; stroke; buffet; (s plosko dlanjo) slap, smack, cuff; hit (komu at someone); (s pestjo) punch; (s prstom) fillip, flip; (s palico, gorjačo) thump

rahel udárec tap, rap; flap, flick
udárec v obraz slap in the face, žargon smack in the kisser (ali the chops)
močan udárec thwack, thump, clout, whack, slog, ZDA soak, slug; blow; (ure) stroke, beat
ob udárcu ure ob osmih at the stroke of eight, at 8 o'clock sharp
težak udárec a heavy (ali severe) blow
odločilen udárec a decisive blow
uničujoč udárec a destructive blow
udárec v vodo (figurativno) a vain attempt
udárec za udárcem blow upon blow
z enim udárcem at one blow, at one stroke
strahovit udárec a swingeing blow
to je hud udárec zanjo that's a cruel blow for her
dobiti udárce to get a thrashing
dobivati udárec za (figurativno) to suffer reverse after reverse
dobiti smrten udárec to receive a mortal blow
preživeti udárec to survive a blow
zadati komu udárec to deal someone a blow, to strike a blow against someone
ubiti dve muhi z enim udárcem (figurativno) to kill two birds with one stone

udomáčití to domesticate; to familiarize; to tame; to acclimatize; to naturalize

udomáčití se to become familiar (ali acclimatized); to make oneself at home

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

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!

úk apprenticeship

dati v úk to apprentice
dal je sina v úk he has apprenticed his son
v starosti 14 let so ga dali v úk at the age of fourteen he was apprenticed (h krojaču to a tailor)

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!

úličen (of the) street, street(-)

úlično blato street mud
úlični govornik street orator, soapbox orator
úlični hrup street noise
úličen (kanalski) jarek, kanal (side) gutter, drain, sewer
úlični prodajalec street seller, street vendor, street trader
úlični prometni otok refuge, traffic island
úlični pevec street singer
úlični prehod street crossing
úlični podhod subway, underpass, tunnel
úlična razsvetljava street lighting
úlični promet street traffic
úlična svetilka street lamp
úlična tablica street-sign
úlični vogal street corner
na úličnem vogalu at the corner of the street
úlično življenje street life

umbrage [ʌ́mbridž] samostalnik
spotika, zamera, jeza, nevšečnost
poetično, zastarelo senca, mrak, tema

to give umbrage to zbuditi spotiko, pohujšanje
to take umbrage at spotikati se ob, pohujšati se ob

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...

unamazed [ʌnəméizd] pridevnik
nezačuden

to be unamazed at s.th. ne se čuditi čemu

unawares [ʌnəwɛ́əz] prislov
nenadoma, nepričakovano; neopazno; pomotoma, po pomoti, po nepazljivosti; nevedé, nehoté, nenamerno

to come upon s.o. unawares nepričakovano naleteti na koga
at unawares iznenada, nepričakovano, presenetljivo
to be taken unawares biti iznenaden

uncle [ʌ́ŋkl]

1. samostalnik
stric; ujec
pogovorno striček
sleng posojevalec proti zastavi

Uncle Sam tipičen Amerikanec; Amerikanci; ameriška vlada
maternal uncle ujec
my watch s at my uncle's sleng moja ura je v zastavljalnici
to speak (to talk) to s.o. like a Dutch uncle govoriti s kom pokroviteljsko (resno, a dobrohotno), z blago strogostjo

2. prehodni glagol
imenovati (koga) stric (striček)

unearthly [ʌnə́:ɵli] pridevnik
nezemeljski, nadzemeljski, nadnaraven; strašen; pošasten
pogovorno nemogoč (čas)

to get up at an unearthly hour vstati nenavadno zgodaj

ungodly [ʌngɔ́dli] pridevnik
brezbožen, nepobožen; grešen; nereligiozen
pogovorno strašen; nemogoč

at such an ungodly hour ob tako nemogoči uri

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

univêrza university; VB pogovorno (nekdaj) varsity

ljudska univêrza (university) extension college, (university) extramural department, adult education institute
delavska univêrza workers' university
sprejemni izpit na univêrzi university entrance examination
študent univêrze university student
iti (na študij) na univêrzo to go up to (the) university
on gre na univêrzo he is going up (to university) (ali to college)
zapustiti univêrzo to go down (from university)
biti, študirati na univêrzi to be at (the) university

unlucky [ʌnlʌ́ki] pridevnik
ki nima sreče, nesrečen; neuspešen; ki prinaša nesrečo, zlosluten, ki sluti ali napoveduje nesrečo; slabo izbran; nepriličen, neugoden, neprijeten

unlucky fellow nesrečnik
to be always unlucky at cards imeti vedno smolo pri kartanju