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tvégati to risk, to run a risk (ali risks), to run the risk of, to take risks; to venture, to hazard, (žargon) to chance it, to chance one's luck; figurativno to take a leap in the dark

nič ne tvégati to take no risks, to take no chances
tvégati skok to chance (ali to risk) a jump, to risk jumping
tvégati svoje življenje to risk one's life
rad tvegam 50 SIT I am willing to risk 50 tolars
močno tvegaš, da izgubiš vse you are running a great risk of losing everthing
ko je to storil, je tvegal svoje življenje in doing that he took his life in his hands
kdor nič ne tvega, nič nima nothing venture, nothing win

twice [twáis] prislov
dvakrat

twice as good dvakrat boljši
twice as much dvakrat toliko, dvojno, še enkrat toliko
twice the sum dvakratna, dvojna vsota
twice three are six 2 x 3 = 6
he is twice my age on je dvakrat starejši od mene
to think twice about s.th. figurativno dvakrat, dobro kaj premisliti
not to think twice about ne misliti več (na kaj), pozabiti; takoj kaj napraviti (brez razmišljanja in oklevanja)

twirl [twə:l]

1. samostalnik
hiter obrat; vrtljaj; vrtenje, rotacija
figurativno zavita črta (pri podpisu)

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
hitro (se) vrteti (obračati, sukati); viti se; žvrkljati

to twirl one's thumbs palce vrteti, figurativno dolgočasiti se, lenariti
he twirled the ends on his moustache vrtel (sukal, zvijal) je konce svojih brk

twist¹ [twist] samostalnik
ukrivljenje, upogib, pregib
figurativno izkrivljenje, popačenje; torzija; izvin, deformacija; zavoj, vijuga, ovinek
tehnično spirala, spiralasto pletivo, tkanina; sukanec; klobčič; vozel; vrvica, vrv, konopec; zvitek, smotek tobaka (za žvečenje); obšiv, obšitek na kapi (uniformi, narodni noši)
britanska angleščina, sleng, zastarelo mešana pijača
sleng tek, glad
šport kretnja, gib v stran; nagnjenje, čudna ljubezen (to do)
tvist (ples)
ameriško, sleng moralno propadla ženska

in a twist of the wrist v hipu
twist of the tongue jecljanje, jecljavost
there is a queer twist in that branch ona veja je čudno skrivenčena
there are a lot of twists in the road cesta je polna ovinkov
he has an awful twist pogovorno on ima strašen apetit
to give one's arm a twist zviti si roko

twist² [twist] prehodni glagol
obračati, vrteti, sukati; plesti (vrv, konopec); sukati (sukanec), zapredati (svilo); (v)plesti, izplesti (v venec); povezati (into v)
ožemati (perilo)
figurativno zaplesti; ovi(ja)ti (round okoli)
zviti (gleženj); skremžiti (obraz), spačiti, popačiti, izkriviti (tudi figurativno)
figurativno mučiti, zbegati, zmesti; spremeniti
neprehodni glagol
obračati se vrteti se (žoga), sukati se; viti se, vijugati se (reka); skremžiti se, spačiti se (obraz); zaplesti se; zviti se; prebiti se, preriniti se (through skozi)
figurativno izmotavati se, izmikati se, biti neiskren

to twist an account izkriviti, popačiti poročilo
he twisted his face nakremžil je obraz
to twist one's ankle zviti si gleženj
to twist s.o. round one's (little) finger figurativno oviti koga okoli mezinca, imeti koga na vrvici
to twist one's words izkriviti, obračati besede
don't twist like that ne izmikaj se tako
to twist one's way (to twist) through the crowd zriniti se skozi množico
to twist o.s. into priplaziti se v, prikrasti se v
to twist off izviti; iztrgati
to twist up (spiralasto) zvi(ja)ti, motati, sukati, plesti; zviti se (v spiralo)

twister [twístə] samostalnik
sukalec (sukanca); vrvar; kdor se suče, obrača
pogovorno spletkar, intrigant; slepar, lažnivec, lopov, goljuf
tehnično stroj za sukanec
šport (tenis) rezana žoga
ameriško tornado, vodna (peščena) tromba; zapleten, zamotan položaj
gledališče zaplet

he can spin a twister figurativno on laže, kot pes teče

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

type¹ [táip] samostalnik
tip, tipičen predstavnik; karakterističen razred (vrsta, skupina); simbol, emblem, znak, znamenje, obiležje; vzor(ec), model, primer(ek), eksemplar; sorta, vrsta, kov; žig
zastarelo oznaka
tisk tiskana črka, črke
pogovorno tisk

in type pripravljen, gotov za tisk
blood type krvna skupina
bold type, heavy type debelo tiskane črke
a headline in large type nadpis v velikih črkah
to appear in type biti natisnjen (objavljen)
he is not that type of man on ni te vrste človek

učakáti to live to see

on ni tega učakal he did not live to see it
bo učakal 100 let? will he live to be 100?

učíti (koga) to teach, to instruct, to give instruction (to), to give lessons (to); to train

učíti se to learn, (študirati) to study, (guliti se) to swot, to cram, to grind, (pogovorno) to bone up on; (vajenec) to serve one's apprenticeship
učíti se na pamet to learn by heart (ali by rote), to commit to memory, to memorize
zopet se učíti to relearn, (pogovorno) to brush up
marljivo se učíti to study hard, to be a diligent student
učíti se brati (branja) to learn to read
on se zelo dobro uči he is quick to learn, he is a quick learner
učíti se za izpit to get up (ali to brush up, pogovorno to bone up on) a subject for an examination
učíti se pisanja to learn how to write
moj brat se uči mizarstva my brother is learning joinery (ali is training to be a joiner)

udáriti to beat; (ura) to strike; to hit; to knock; (dati klofuto) to slap, to smack, ZDA pogovorno to slug; to smite; (s pestjo) to punch

udáriti ob to strike against, to bump against
nazaj udáriti (puška) to recoil, to kick
rahlo udáriti to tap, to dab
udáriti po obrazu to slap, to box, to cuff
udaril me je v obraz he struck me in the face
udaril sem z nogo ob kamen I hurt my foot by knocking it against a stone
udáriti po prstih to rap
udáriti po mizi to pound the table; (žogo s palico) to bat
on je prvi udaril he was the first to strike
strela je udarila v drevo lightning has struck a tree
ura je ravno udarila dve it has just struck two
kri (voda) je udarila iz... blood (water) gushed out of...
reka je udarila čez bregove the river overflowed its banks
vino mu je udarilo v glavo the wine went to his head, the wine made his head swim
udáriti takt to beat (the) time
udáriti koga s slepoto to smite someone with blindness
toča je udarjala na okenske šipe the hail was rattling on the windowpanes
udáriti komu v hrbet (figurativno) to attack someone in the rear, to stab someone in the back
udáriti z nogo ob tla to stamp one's foot (on the ground)
isti zvok mu je znova udaril v uho the same sound struck his ear again
s pestjo je udaril po mizi he pounded the table

udeležíti se to take part (in), to participate (in), to partake (of); to be present, to attend; to join (in)

udeležíti se kongresa to attend a congress
udeležil sem se njihovih posvetovanj I took part in their deliberations
ni se udeležil zarote he took no part in the plot
naša stranka je sklenila, da se volitev ne bo udeležila our party decided we would not take part in (the) elections
njihova dežela (država) se ni udeležila vojne their country did not join in the war

uglèd reputation; prestige; renown; repute; good name, fame, credit; respectability

povečati komu uglèd to add to someone's credit
poznam ga po njegovem uglèdu (slovesu) I know him by repute
kljub njegovemu uglèdu in spite of his reputation
on ima velik uglèd he is highly esteemed
naša tvrdka uživa dober uglèd our firm enjoys a good reputation
imeti uglèd zaradi... to have a reputation for...
rešiti (izgubiti, uničiti) svoj uglèd to save (to lose, to ruin) one's reputation
uživati velik uglèd to be held in high estimation, to be highly esteemed
ne upravičiti svojega uglèda not to justify one's reputation

ugodíti to comply (with), to consent (to), to grant, to gratify, to satisfy (komu someone)

ne ugodíti to withhold one's consent
ugodíti prošnji to comply with a demand, to grant a request
ugodíti željam to comply with (someone's) wishes
ugodil je moji želji he gratified my desire
težko mu je ugodíti he is hard to please

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

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!

uíti to escape; to run away; to make one's escape; to get away; to flee

skrivaj uíti to abscond
srečno uíti to have a lucky escape
za las uíti, komaj uíti to have a narrow escape, to have a close shave
uíti z ljubimcem to elope with one's sweetheart (ali lover)
njegovo ime mi je ušlo iz spomina his name escaped me
za las uíti nevarnosti to escape by the skin of one's teeth
skušal je uíti iz ječe he tried to escape from prison
ušlo mu je (= izbleknil je) he blurted it out, he let the cat out of the bag
za las smo ušli it was a close call (ali a close shave)

ujéti to catch; to capture; to take (someone) prisoner; to seize

ujéti koga pri dejanju to catch someone red-handed (ali in the act)
ujéti v past to trap, arhaično to entrap
ujéti koga na laži to catch someone out in a lie
nevihta nas je ujela we were caught in a storm
noč me je ujela I was overtaken by night (ali darkness)
ujel sem ga za rokav I caught him by the sleeve
niti ene ribe ni ujel he did not catch a single fish
naša mačka je ujela dve miši our cat has caught two mice
biti ujet, ujeti se to be caught, to get caught
bil je ujet vojska he was taken prisoner
bil sem ujet med umikom I was taken prisoner during the retreat
tatu so ujeli the thief has been caught

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)

ukloníti to bend, to submit

ukloníti se to submit (oneself), to bend
uklonil se je zakonu he submitted to the law
nimam druge izbire, kot da se uklonim I have no choice but to submit
ukloníti se odločitvi to submit to a decision
ukloníti koga (pogovorno) to bring someone to heel