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uhodíti

uhodíti pot, stezo to beat a track
iti po uhojeni poti to follow the beaten track

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

ukrèp measure, step; provision; arrangements pl

obrambni ukrèp defensive measures pl
preprečevalen ukrèp preventive measure
prisilni ukrèp compulsory (ali coercive) measure
varnosten ukrèp precaution
zakonski ukrèp provision
opraviti, podvzeti varnostne ukrèpe to take precautions (proti against)
vse potrebne varnostne ukrèpe all due precautions
lotiti se ukrèpov to make arrangements
po nepotrebnem poseči po ostrih ukrèpih (figurativno) to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

uméven umljív intelligible, understandable, comprehensible; clear

to je samo po sebi umévno that goes without saying, that is a matter of course, that is understood

understand^* [ʌndəstǽnd]

1. prehodni glagol
razumeti, umeti, pojmiti; razumeti se, spoznati se (how to nedoločnik kako...)
uvideti, spoznati, izkusiti; smatrati, misliti, predpostaviti, podrazumeti

2. neprehodni glagol
razumeti, imeti razum; biti informiran
zastarelo zvedeti, slišati

to understand about s.th. biti informiran o čem
to understand one another (each other) razumeti se med seboj (eden drugega), zlágati se, harmonirati
to understand business razumeti se na posle
he understands horses razume se, spozna se na konje
he can't understand a joke on ne razume šale
I understand from his manner vidim po njegovem vedenju
I understand he died last week zvedel sem (slišal sem, slišim), da je umrl pretekli teden
I understand that you spread these rumours slišim (slišal sem, pravijo), da vi širite te govorice
am I to understand that this sum is meant to cover all expenses? naj razumem (naj to pomeni), da naj ta vsota krije vse stroške?
do I (ali am I to) understand that you refuse? hočete s tem reči, da odklanjate?
it is an understood thing that... samo po sebi se razume, da...
that is understood to se razume samo po sebi
to give s.o. to understand dati komu razumeti
to make s.o. understand dati komu razumeti; razložiti komu
to make o.s. understood in French sporazume(va)ti se v francoščini, znati toliko francosko, da se sporazumemo (s kom)
it must be clearly understood that if you go, you go alone moramo si biti čisto na jasnem, da, če greste, greste sami
what did you understand him to say? kako ste razumeli njegove besede?

undesirous [ʌndizáiərəs] pridevnik
neželjan

to be undesirous of s.th. ne želeti česa, ne hrepeneti po čem

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)

upon¹ [əpɔ́n] predlog
(= on) na; na osnovi, na temelju; za; pri

line upon line vrsta za vrsto
loss upon loss izguba za izgubo, stalne izgube
once upon a time nekoč (začetek angleških pravljic)
upon this nato, nakar
upon the wide sea na širnem morju
upon the heavy middle of the night prav sredi noči
upon inquiry na osnovi preiskave
upon inspection na temelju inšpekcije, takoj po inšpekciji
he is not to be relied upon nanj se ni moč zanesti
to draw one's sword upon s.o. izvleči (potegniti) svoj meč proti komu
he has nothing to live upon nima od česa živeti
to live upon s.o. živeti na račun kake osebe
to be thrown upon one's own resources biti sam nase navezan
upon my word (of honour)! častna (moja) beseda!

upòr rebellion, revolt, mutiny, insurrection, sedition, rising; fizika resistance (to)

kmečki upòr peasant rising
zračni upòr air resistance
iti po črti najmanjšega upòra to take the line of least resistance
premagati zračni upòr to overcome air resistance
podnetiti upòr to stir up a revolt
zanetiti upòr proti to raise rebellion against
zasejati seme upòra to sow the seeds of revolt
zadušiti upòr to crush a revolt, to quell (ali to stamp out) a rebellion, to smother a rebellion, to stifle a revolt

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

uresničeváti

uresničeváti samoupravne pravice to exercise the rights of self-management
uresničeváti po ustavi to exercise under the constitution

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)

usance [jú:zəns] samostalnik
ekonomija trgovski običaj, uzanca; običajni rok za plačilo (menice), uzo
ekonomija donos, dohodki (iz premoženja)
zastarelo raba, uporaba
zastarelo oderuštvo; obresti

according to usance ekonomija po uzancah, ustrezno uzancam
at usance ekonomija po uzu
bill at usances uzo menica
bill drawn at double usance menica z dvojnim plačilnim rokom

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

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.

uterine [jú:tərain, -rin] pridevnik
medicina materničen; izhajajoč od iste matere

uterine brother (sister) polbrat (polsestra) (po materi)

Utopia [ju:tóupiə] samostalnik
Utopija (srečna zemlja, po knjigi T. Moora "The Island of Utopia", 1516)

figurativno, (često) utopia utopija; idealna država; izmišljen svet; gradovi v oblakih, sanje bodočnosti

uzánca ekonomija usance

po uzáncah according to usance

vain [véin] pridevnik (vainly prislov)
brezuspešen, jalov, brez koristi, zastonjski; nadut, domišljav, nečimrn, bahaški; prazen, plitev, puhel, ničev; nepomemben, nebistven (razlika); (redko) bedast, trivialen

in vain, zastarelo for vain zaman, zastonj
a vain attempt jalov poskus
vain promises prazne obljube
vain discussions brezplodno razpravljanje
he is as vain as a peacock domišljav (prevzeten) je kot pav
she is vain of her beauty domišljava je na svojo lepoto
it was vain to protest protesti so bili zaman, niso nič zalegli
to take God's name (ali the name of the Lord) in vain religija po nemarnem izgovarjati božje ime (imenovati boga)