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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

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?

učínek effect (na on); result; consequence; impression

delovni učínek efficiency
brez učínka of no effect, ineffectually, without effect
imeti učínek to have (ali to take) effect; to work on (ali upon), to leave an impression, to be effective (ali efficient, efficacious, operative)
ne imeti učínka to have (ali to take) no effect, to prove ineffectual
napraviti učínek na koga to leave an impression on someone
doseči dober učínek to obtain a good result
to ni imelo nobenega učínka nanj it had no effect on him, it did not affect him
zdravilo ni imelo učínka the remedy did not work
učínki vojne the results of the war
učínki bolezni the results of a sickness
plačilo po učínku ekonomija merit pay
po učínku plačano delo piecework
ni učínka brez vzroka every effect has its cause

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

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)

učíti enseigner, professer, apprendre quelque chose à quelqu'un, instruire quelqu'un dans quelque chose, faire des cours (ali la classe) , donner des leçons

učiti koga branja, brati apprendre (ali montrer) à lire à quelqu'un
dati koga učiti (v uk) mettre quelqu'un en apprentissage
učiti se apprendre, étudier, s'instruire, (obrti) être en apprentissage
učiti se francoščine apprendre le français
učiti se brati apprendre à lire
učiti se igrati na klavir apprendre à jouer du piano, étudier le piano
učiti se na pamet apprendre par cœur
on se lahko (težko) uči il apprend facilement (difficilement)

učíti enseñar (koga kaj a alg a/c) ; instruir (koga kaj a alg en a/c) ; dar clases (ali lecciones)

učiti koga branja enseñar a leer a alg
dati koga učiti (v uk) poner a alg en aprendizaje
učiti se aprender, (obrti) hacer el aprendizaje, estar de aprendiz
učiti se pri kom aprender con alg
učiti se (guliti se) quemarse las cejas estudiando, empollar
učiti se španščine aprender (el) español
učiti se brati (smučati) aprender a leer (a esquiar)
učiti se igrati na klavir aprender a tocar el piano, estudiar piano
na pamet se učiti aprender de memoria
on se težkó uči aprende con dificultad, le cuesta trabajo estudiar

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

udebelíti to fatten; to make fat

udebelíti se to grow (ali to get) fat (ali stout, corpulent), to put on weight (ali fat, flesh)

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

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!

uhó oreja f ; (sluh) oído m

oslovsko uho (v knjigi) doblez m
uho šivanke ojo m de la aguja
notranje (srednje, zunanje) uho oído m interno (medio, externo)
vnetje srednjega ušesa otitis f media
imeti fino (tanko) uho (fig) tener el oído fino
ima jih na debelo za ušesi (fig) fam es un vivales; tiene más conchas que un galápago, tiene mucha trastienda
sama ušesa so me (pazljivo poslušam) soy todo oídos
biti do ušes zaljubljen (-a) estar perdidamente enamorado (-a) de alg
iti pri enem ušesu noter, pri drugem pa ven entrar por un oído y salir por el otro
kdor ima ušesa, naj posluša! a buen entendedor, media palabra le basta
povesiti ušesa (ponižno ubogati) bajar las orejas
s povešenimi ušesi con las orejas gachas
napeti ušesa, na ušesa vleči, z ušesi striči aguzar las orejas
(po)vleči za ušesa koga tirar a alg de la oreja, dar a alg un tirón de orejas
(po)praskati se za ušesom rasgarse las orejas, (v zadregi) rascarse (perplejo) detrás de la oreja
priti komu na ušesa llegar a oídos de alg
povedati (prišepetati) komu kaj na uho decir (susurrar) a alg a/c al oído
pridiqati gluhim ušesom predicar en desierto, dar música a un sordo
na to uho ne slišim dobro no oigo bien de este oído
do ušes tičati v dolgovih estar entrampado hasta las cejas
zapiši si to za ušesa! ¡date por advertido! ¡quedas avisado!
do ušes zardeti ponerse colorado como un tomate
v ušesih mi zveni (šumi) me zumban los oídos
v uho naj me to piše! fam de eso me río yo; me importa un pito eso
v uho naj me on piše! no hago caso de él

uíti s'échapper, s'enfuir, s'évader, se sauver ; (tekočina) déborder

uiti nevarnosti échapper à un danger
srečno uiti l'échapper belle
človek bi kar ušel! (figurativno) c'est à n'y pas tenir!, c'est à se sauver!, c'est insupportable
zanka ji je ušla elle a laissé tomber (ali échapper) une maille
nihče ne uide svoji usodi on ne peut fuir sa destinée

újcati újčkati to dandle (otroka a child)

újcati, újčkati otroka na kolenih to dandle a child on one's knees