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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

ukopán

stati kot v zemljo ukopán to stand rooted (ali riveted) to the spot
stal je kot ukopán he stood as if glued to the spot
bil sem kot ukopán od začudenja I was rooted to the spot with surprise

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

ultimately [ʌ́ltimitli] prislov
končno, konec koncev

he ultimately accepted it končno je (on) to sprejel

úm reason, intellect, intelligence; sense; understanding; mind; brains pl; wit

človek ostrega úma a man of sharp intellect
brez úma out of one's senses, out of one's (right) mind
omračen úm clouded mind
je bistrega úma he is quick-witted, he is bright
bil je največji úm svojega časa he was the greatest intellect of his time
ves iz úma je he is out of his wits (ali out of his mind)
úm se mu je omračil he is mentally deranged, he is out of his senses, his mind is unhinged, he has lost his reason, he has gone mad
kaj ti pade na úm! what an absurd idea!
ne pade mi na úm, da bi to naredil I am not so stupid as to do it
ni ji prišlo na úm, da bi zaprla plin she had not the sense to turn off the gas
priti na úm komu to enter someone's mind
prišlo mi je na úm, da... I was struck by the idea that..., it occurred to me that...
priti nazaj na um to recur (ali to come back) to mind

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

umréti to die, to pass away; to expire; to decease; to depart this life; to give up the ghost; to yield up one's breath, to breathe one's last; to close one's eyes; žargon to bite the dust; žargon to pop off, to kick the bucket, to push up the daisies; (evfemistično) to go West, to go the way of all flesh, to go to one's long rest

umréti naravne smrti to die a natural death, to die in one's bed
nasilne smrti umréti to die a violent death, to die with one's boots on, to die by violence
umréti na grmadi zgodovina to die at the stake
umréti na morišču to die on the scaffold
umréti za jetiko to die of consumption
umréti od lakote to die of hunger
umréti od mraza to die of cold
umréti za rakom to die of cancer
umréti bedne smrti to die like a dog (ali the death of a dog)
umréti v bedi to die destitute (ali a pauper)
umréti od žalosti to die of grief
umréti od lastne roke to die by one's own hand
umréti sredi (aktivnega) dela to die in harness, to die in the shafts
umréti junaške smrti to die a hero (ali a hero's death)
hrabro umréti to die game (to the end)
umréti od strahu to die of fright
umrl je v najboljših letih he was taken in the prime of life
mislil sem, da bom umrl od smeha I thought I would die laughing
naj umrem, če je to res! I'll stake my life it isn't true (ali there isn't a word of truth in it)!
umrl je kot berač he died a beggar
naj na mestu umrem, če... I'll be damned if...

unable [ʌnéibl] pridevnik
nezmožen, nesposoben, ki ne more; nemočen, slaboten

to be unable to work biti delanezmožen
he is unable to move ne more se premakniti
to be unable for s.th. biti neprimeren, nezmožen za kaj

unattended [ʌnəténdid] pridevnik
nespremljan, brez spremstva; nepreskrbljen, zanemarjen

he is unattended to on je (postaja) zanemarjen

unbeknown [ʌnbinóun] pridevnik
brez vednosti

he was there unbeknown to me bil je tam brez moje vednosti
unbeknownst pogovorno prislov neznano, pridevnik neznan