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upholster [ʌphóulstə] prehodni glagol
oblaziniti, tapecirati pohištvo; opremiti (sobo) s preprogami in zastori; dekorirati (sobo), urediti

to be well upholstered sleng biti lepo urejen

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!

upper² [ʌ́pə] samostalnik
tehnično gornje usnje (čevlja)
pogovorno zgornje ležišče (v spalnem vozu)
medicina gornja čeljust, gornja proteza
množina gamaše iz blaga

to be (down) on one's uppers strgati čevlje, figurativno biti popolnoma brez sredstev

uppermost [ʌ́pəmoust]

1. pridevnik
najgornji, najvišji; gornji (tok reke)
figurativno prevladujoč, glavni, najvažnejši; prvi

the Conservatives are now uppermost konservativci so zdaj na vladi
to come uppermost dobiti premoč, nadvladati
to be uppermost imeti premoč, nadvlado

2. prislov
najviše, čisto zgoraj, na vrhu; najprej, na prvem mestu

I said whatever came uppermost in my mind rekel sem, kar mi je najprej padlo v glavo
the care for her was uppermost in my mind skrb zanjo je bila moja prva misel

uppers [ʌ́pəz]
ednina & množina gornje usnje (čevlja); gamaše iz blaga

to be (down) on one's uppers strgati čevlje, figurativno biti popolnoma brez sredstev

upshot [ʌ́pšɔt] samostalnik
izid, končni učinek, konec, zaključek

in (ali on) the upshot konec koncev
to the upshot do konca
what will be the upshot of it (all)? kako se bo (vse) to končalo?

uptake [ʌ́pteik] samostalnik
dviganje
figurativno dojemanje, razumevanje, pojmovanje

to be slow in the uptake težko dojemati, biti trd (počasne pameti)

urêči to bewitch; to cast a spell on (ali upon); to charm

urečèn bewitched
biti urečen to be under a spell

uresníčiti to realize; to carry out; to carry into effect, to bring to effect; to put into effect; to perform; to accomplish

uresníčiti načrt to realize (ali to carry out) a project
uresníčiti svoje sanje to make one's dreams a reality
uresníčiti se to be realized (ali carried out); to come true, to prove true
moje bojazni so se uresničile my fears were realized
moje sanje so se uresničile my dream came true

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)

uróčen bewitched; spellbound

biti uróčen to be under a spell

urok samostalnik
1. (v magiji) ▸ varázslat, bűbáj, átokAli se bo Elli uspelo znebiti uroka in osvojiti prinčevo srce? ▸ Ellinek sikerül leráznia az átkot és meghódítani a herceg szívét?
Slišala sem namreč, da je pred leti neko žensko rešila uroka. ▸ Hallottam, hogy évekkel ezelőtt egy nőt megszabadított a bűbájtól.

2. pogosto v športnem kontekstu (o neuspehu) ▸ átokIzkušeni branilec Fernando Hierro se zaveda, da morajo premagati Slovenijo in se uvrstiti v četrtfinale ter tako prekiniti urok velikih tekmovanj. ▸ Fernando Hiero, a tapasztalt védő tudja, hogy győzelmet kell aratniuk Szlovénia ellen és be kell jutniuk a negyeddöntőbe, hogy így megtörjék az átkot a nagy versenyeken.

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

use² [ju:z] prehodni glagol
rabiti, uporabljati, porabiti, izkoristiti, posluževati se; zateči se k; ravnati z; potrošiti, izdati; gojiti (šport itd.); prebiti (čas)
zastarelo navaditi (to na)

to use one's brains (ali wits) uporabiti pamet, napeti (svoje) možgane
use your eyes! odpri oči!
to use care skrbno (pazljivo) postopati
to use diligence da(ja)ti si truda
to use one's best efforts napraviti, kar se le da (kar je le možno)
to use exercises delati vaje
to use force uporabiti silo
this geyser uses a lot of gas ta plinska peč porabi mnogo plina
how did they use you? kako so ravnali z vami?
to use s.o. ill slabo ravnati s kom
I cannot use my left hand ne se posluževati svoje leve roke
to use one's legs peš iti, pešačiti
to use imprecations preklinjati
to use a right uživati (neko) pravico
may I use your name? se lahko sklicujem na vas?
to use tobacco kaditi
I have used all the paint porabil sem vso barvo
how does the world use you? pogovorno kako je z vami?, kako vam gre?
neprehodni glagol
zastarelo (razen v preteritu) biti vajen, imeti navado; (tudi za izražanje trajnega stanja v preteklosti)

the beggar used to come every day berač je imel navado prihajati (je prihajal) vsak dan
it used to be said navadno se je reklo (bila je navada reči)
he does not come as often as he used (to) ne prihaja več tako pogosto kot prej
they used to live here prej so stanovali tu
used you to know him? ste ga vi poznali?
there used to be a tree there tam je nekoč bilo drevo

uskòk renegade, rat, deserter

postati uskòk to desert, to be a renegade, to defect

uslúga service; favour; kindness; good turn

biti komu na uslúgo to be at someone's service
na uslúgo sem vam I am at your service
popolnoma sem vam na uslúgo I am wholly at your service
vas smem prositi za (neko) uslúgo? may I ask a favour of you?
imam prošnjo za posebno uslúgo I have a special favour to ask
izkazati, napraviti, storiti uslúgo to do (ali to render, to bestow) a favour (ali a service)
mi hočete napraviti uslúgo? will you do me a service?
napraviti dobro (slabo) uslúgo komu to do someone a good (a bad) turn
ponuditi svojo uslúgo to offer (ali to tender) one's services
povrniti uslúgo to repay (ali to pay back) a good turn, to return a favour
koristiti uslúge to utilize services
uslúga za uslúgo one good turn deserves another
veseli me, da sem vam lahkó na uslúgo (ob tej priliki) I am glad to be of service to you (on this occasion)

usmrčén killed

biti usmrčén to be put to death

usójen fated

usójena doba življenja (figurativno) the fatal thread
ni bilo (tako) usójeno it was not to be
usójeno nam je we are doomed (to), it is our fate
usójeno mu je bilo, da... it has fallen to his lot that..., it was reserved to him (to)

uspávati to lull, to lull to sleep; (s petjem) to sing to sleep; to put (ali to send) to sleep; to hypnotize; to rock (a baby) to sleep

uspávati koga, da se čuti varnega to lull someone into a false sense of security
ne dajte se uspávati od njegovih lepih besed, obljub! don't let yourself be taken in by his fine words!

uspèh success (v in); film, gledališče hit, great hit, smash hit; good (ali favourable) result

brez uspèha without success
z uspèhom with success
kronan z uspèhom successful; crowned with success
beležiti uspèh to score a success
čestitem vam k uspèhu I congratulate you on your success
doseči uspèh to achieve success
vojaški uspèhi military successes
pesem je doživela velik uspèh the song was a hit
imeti uspèh to succeed; to prove successful, to be a success, to achieve (a) success, ZDA to make good
imeti uspèh pri čem to make a success of something, to make something a success
izkazati se kot uspèh to turn out a success
imeti malo uspèha to meet with little success
imeli smo zelo slab uspèh we didn't do at all well
gledališka igra, predstava je imela velik uspèh the play was a (great) hit, (pogovorno) the play went over big
film je imel velik uspèh the film was a great success
želim vam mnogo uspèha pri vašem prizadevanju I wish you much success in your efforts
skušali so zavzeti mesto, a brez uspèha they tried without any success to take the town
uspèh rodi uspèh, za enim uspèhom pride drugi nothing succeeds like success