Franja

ukrotíti to tame, (konja) to break in; figurativno to subdue, to curb, to bring under control

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

ulcerírati (gnojiti se) medicina to ulcerate

uléči se to lie down

ulékniti (se) to bend; to sag

uležáti se (sadje) to mature, to mellow; (vino) to season

ulíti to cast; to take a cast

obleka mu pristoji kot ulita the suit is a perfect fit
dež se je ulil there was a heavy downpour of rain; it rained heavily

ulomíti to break off

ulovíti to catch; to catch hold (of), to take hold of; (prijeti, aretirati) to arrest

ulovíti v past to trap, arhaično to entrap
ulovíti v zanko to ensnare

umakníti to withdraw; to draw back; to retract; to take back; vojska to retire; to remove

umakníti čete vojska to withdraw (the) troops
umakníti svojo kandidaturo to withdraw one's candidature
umakníti tožbo to withdraw a charge
umakníti obtožbo to retract an accusation
umakníti se to withdraw, to draw back, vojska to retire, to retreat; to beat a retreat
umakníti se iz svetnega življenja to retire from the world
vojska se je pred sovražnikom umaknila v lepem redu the army retired before the enemy in good order
uspešno, srečno se umakníti (izmuzniti) to make good one's retreat
umaknite se! (pojdite s poti!) make way!
umaknite se mi! get out of my way!

umánjšati (zmanjšati) to diminish; to reduce

umázati to dirty, to soil; to sully

ne bi si hotel umázati rok s tem I would not soil my hands with it
umázati se to dirty, to soil
to blago se hitro umaže this fabric soils easily

umedíti (se) (sadje) to mature; to mellow

umésiti to knead

umésiti kruh to knead (the) bread
umésiti testo to knead (the) dough

umésten pertinent; appropriate (za to, for); suitable, convenient; to the point

tvoja opazka je uméstna your remark is to the point

umésti to churn

umésti smetano v maslo to churn butter (from cream)
umésti jajce to beat an egg

umestíti to instal; to invest (with); (ustoličiti) to enthrone

uméšati to mix; to mingle

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

umetníčiti to overrefine; to subtilize