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temeljíti to be founded (ali based) on; to rest on; to be supported by; to be based upon

težíti to weigh heavily on, to be heavy; to press down, to press hard

težíti k čemu to tend to (ali towards), to veer (ali to trend) towards; to aim at
težíti za čim to long for something, to crave for something, to strive for something, after something
to breme mi teži ramena this burden weighs heavily on my shoulders
ta odgovornost me začenja težíti this responsibility is beginning to get me down (ali to be too much for me)
ta dolg me teží this debt weighs heavily on me
to mu teži srcé that rankles in his mind
njegov zločin mu teži vest his crime weighs heavily (ali lies heavy) on his conscience
teži jo skrb za bodočnost worry about her future is getting her down
vsi naši napori težijo k istemu cilju all our efforts are directed to the same goal
on teží za bogastvom he craves wealth

tíčati to be; to stick (v in)

tíčati do ušes, do vratú v dolgovih to be up to one's ears in debt
kje pa tičiš ves ta čas? where have you been all this time?
vedno doma tíčati to be a stay-at-home
on vedno doma tiči he stays indoors; he is a stay-athome, he is a homebody (ali homebird)
vedno skupaj tíčati (figurativno) to be inseparable
v tem grmu tiči zajec (figurativno) that's the gist (of the whole matter), that is where the dog is buried, (tu je težava) there's the rub, that's the whole point
ključ tiči v vratih the key is in the lock

tíkati (se)² to concern, to have to do with, to be concerned with; to relate to; to regard

kar se tiče as to, as for, as regards, with regard to, in regard to, with respect to, concerning, touching
kar se mene tiče as for me, as to me; as far as I am concerned
kaj se to mene tiče? what's that to me!
to se te ne tiče that is no business of yours, that does not concern you, that is none of your business
vsi, ki se jih (to) tiče those concerned
v vednost tistim, ki se jih to tiče pravo to whom it may concern
kar se vašega pisma tiče as regards your letter
kar se mamil tiče on the subject of drugs

trájati to last, to continue; to take time; to be; to go on

to mi traja predolgo I can wait no longer
to ne more dolgo trájati that cannot last (ali go on for, continue for) long
to traja že nekaj let this has been going on for a few years
to bo dolgo trajalo it will take along time
to mi bo dolgo trajalo this will last me for a long time
to bo trajalo vsaj do jutri it will last out the night
prelepo, da bi trajalo too good to last
dokler bo trajalo lepo vreme, ostanemo na deželi as long as the fine weather continues we shall remain in the country
kratko, malo časa trájati to be of short duration
vihar je trajal vso noč the storm lasted all night long
potovanje bo trajalo 5 dni the journey will last 5 days
ta igra nam traja predolgo we find this play too long
trájati dalj (časa) kot (kaj) to outlast (something)
naše življenje traja le kratek čas our life is but a short span

trpéti to suffer (od, zaradi from); to endure; to be in pain; (prenašati) to bear, to tolerate; to stand

hudó trpéti to suffer acutely
trpéti velike bolečine to suffer great pain
mnogo trpéti to have a hard time
trpéti pomanjkanje to suffer want, to be in great straits, to be in want
trpim za hudim glavobolom I am suffering from a bad headache
trpéti zaradi treme to suffer from stage fright
nikoli ni trpel lakote he has never experienced hunger
trpéti škodo to suffer damage
motor je močnó trpel the engine suffered severely
trgovina trpi zaradi vojne commerce suffers in war time
ne trpim radovednih ljudi I cannot bear (ali stand) inquisitive people
je ena stvar, ki je ne morem trpeti there is one thing I cannot put up with
zadeva, ki ne trpi odlašanja an affair that brooks no delay
ne morem trpéti take nesramnosti I cannot stand such impudence
trpéti žejo to suffer thirst
ne moreta se trpéti there's no love lost between them

tútati (kujati se) to pout, to be in the pouts; to be sulky, to sulk; to be in the sulks

ubógati to obey, to be obedient; to comply with

ne ubógati to disobey, to be disobedient
ubógati nasvet to follow advice
ubógati svojega gospodarja to obey one's master
ubogaj moj nasvet! take my advice!
ubógati očetov ukaz to obey one's father's instruction(s)
ne ubógati ukaza to disobey an order

ubrejíti se to be with young

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

učiteljeváti to teach, to be a teacher, to follow the calling of a teacher

udejstvováti se to be active

udejstvováti se v to take an active part in, to participate in
udejstvováti se v nogometu to go in for football

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

ugásniti to be extinguished; to go out

ugásniti luč to put out the light, to switch off the light
ugásniti radio to switch off the radio

ujémati se to agree (z with), to be in agreement (with); to accord (with), to be of accord, to be in accordance (with); to correspond (z to), to tally (with)

dobro se ujémati se to get along fairly well
ujemata se (= razumeta se) kot pes in mačka they agree like cat and dog
ne se ujémati se to disagree (z with), to differ
roba se ne ujema s fakturo the goods don't tally with the invoice
računi se ne ujemajo the accounts don't balance
vaš račun se ne ujema z mojimi knjigami your account does not agree with my books
poročili se ne ujemata the two reports do not tally
to se ne ujema z našimi nazori this is not in accordance with our views

ukvárjati se to occupy oneself (z with), to be occupied (z with); to be engaged (z in, on); to employ oneself, to be employed (in doing something); to be busy (in, at, with); to work (at); to go in for, to take up, to study; to take an interest (in); to be involved (in); to be concerned (z with)

ne ukvarja se kaj prida s svojimi otroki he takes little interest in his children
ukvárjati se malo z glasbo to be quite interested in music
ne ukvarjam se s politiko I do not concern myself with politics, pogovorno I don't get involved in politics
on se ukvarja s preveč stvarmi (figurativno) he has too many irons in the fire
s tem problemom sem se mnogo ukvarjal I have given a lot of thought to this question
ukvárjati se s problemi kriminala to take an interest in criminological problems
on se ukvarja izključno samó z nemščino he is fully occupied with his German
s takimi posli se ne ukvarjam I do not concern myself with such matters

uméti (úmem) to know (how to...); to be skilled (in), to be versed (in); to understand; to manage; to contrive; to be able

on ume brati hieroglife he is versed in the reading of hieroglyphs, he can read hieroglyphs

umírati to die; to pass away, to be dying, to be expiring, to be on one's deathbed; (množično) to be carried off (by death)

uníčiti do destroy (utterly), to demolish, to ruin, to ravage; to be destructive (kaj of something); to annihilate; to extinguish; to exterminate; to reduce to nothingness; (cesarstvo) to crush, to overwhelm; (ljudstvo, polk itd.) to destroy, to annihilate, to stamp out, to wipe out; (upanje) to dash, to blast

uníčiti koga to be the ruin of someone, to bring someone to ruin, (žargon) to cook someone's goose
Smith je končno uničil Browna (žargon) Smith has finally cooked Brown's goose
uníčiti samega sebe (žargon) to cook one's own goose

upírati se to resist (komu someone); to offer (ali to put up) resistance; to oppose; to be reluctant

upírati se se skušnjavi to resist a temptation
upírati se se mrazu to resist frost
upira se mi (studi se mi) it disgusts me
mleko se mi upira I loathe milk
upira se mi, da bi to storil I am reluctant to do it