Monday 24 October 2011

U

Ultimate

Ultimately/ "at the end of the day":  postremo (T) 

Unanimous

To speak unanimously:  uno ore dicere (T)

Unanimity:  conspiratus, -us (AG)

Unaware

Unaware:  imprudens

I did it unaware:  feci imprudens (Pl)

Uncertain

I am uncertain whether:  incertum mihi est an

To be uncertain what to do:  incertus consilii esse + ind question (Pl)
      I am uncertain where to go:  incertus consilli sum quo eam 

Uncivilized

Uncivilized:  opicius, -a, -um (AG)
     Uncivilized in speech:  opicius dictis

Unconscious

Unconscious:  nesciens, -ntis (S)

Uncontrolled

Uncontrolled:  infrenis, -e (AG)

Underhanded

To do s.t. in an underhanded manner way:  circuitu agere (P)

Undermine

To undermine s.t.:  aliquid subruere (Lucr)
       All of nature is undermined:  omnis subruitur natura

Understand

To understand s.t. inside out:  aliquid pulchre callere (Er)

Undiluted

Undiluted:  meracus, -a, -um (Er)

Unexpected

Unexpectedly:  praeter spem (T)

Unfair

To behave unfairly:  inique se gerere (S)

Unfavorable

Unfavorable/ ill-suited:  alienus, -a, um
      The time was unfavorable to battle:   alienum dimicationi tempus erat (F)

Ungentlemanly

In an ungentlemanly fashion:  illiberaliter (T)

Unharmed

Unharmed:  illaesus, -a, -um (S)

Unimpaired

Unimpaired:  illibatus, -a, um (Fr)

Unlikely

Unlikely:  veri dissimilis (Er) 

Unnatural

unnatural:  monstruosus, -a, -um (Suet)

Unpleasant

To be unpleasant (in one's behviour) odiosus esse (T)

Unreal

Unreal:  re vanus, -a, -um (Er)   

Unscathed

Unscathed:  indemnis, -e (S)

Unsuspecting

Unsuspecting:  necopinatus, -a, -um (T)

Unwarranted

Unwarranted:  falsus, -a, um (T)
            Forget that unwarranted anxiety which is torturing you.  Sollicitudinem istam falsam te excruciat mittas (T)

Unwary

Unwary:  imprudens, -entis (P)

Unwittingly

Unwittingly:  inscienter (T)

To so something unwittingly: aliquid facere inscienter (T)

Unwitting/ unwittingly:  imprudens (F)
      Marcellus fell unwittingly into the hands of the Gauls:  Marcellus in manus Gallorum imprudens incidit.

Up

What’s up?  Quid est rei?

To be up to s.t.:  aliquid coeptare (T)
      What is he up to?  quid ille coeptat?

Upbraid

To upbraid s.o. for s.t.:  alicui aliquid obprobare (AG)

Upbringing

Upbringing:  nutricatus (Pl)

Up-hill

To be an up-hill battle:  in arduo situm est


Up to

To be up to s.t.:  aliquid inceptare (T)
            What’s he up to?  quid inceptat? (T)

To be up to s.t.:  aliquid sibi velle (T)
            What’s my father up to?  quid sibi vult pater? 

What are you up to?  quam rem agis?  (T)

Upset

To be upset:  sibi aegre esse (T)

To be upset:  turbatus esse

To be very upset:  se excruciare animi (Pl)

Upside down

Upside-down:  inversus, -a, -um (H)

To turn s.t. upside down:  aliquid invertere (H)

Upstanding

To be a fine upstanding citizen:  in lauta et bene parata re esse (T)

Use

To be of use:  esse ex usu

To make use of:  usurpare

To be useful for:  conducere ad

To be of use:  usui esse

It’s no use  frustra  (Fr)
            It’s no use your trying:  frustra conaris

I have use for a bottle:  mihi lagoenae usui est.

To make bad use of s.t.:  aliqua re male uti (S)

Useless

A useless/ half-assed/ trifler:  gerro (T)  nugator (Er)

Useless (of a person):  nequam (F)
        You are useless to yourself and to the community:  tibi et rei publicae nequam es.

It's useless to:   frustra est + infin (Er)
      It's useless to regret:  frustra est paenitere

Utmost

To do one's utmost:  facere quantum plurimum posse (S)
    He did his utmost to avoid danger:  pericula evitabat, quantum plurimum poterat.

Utterly


Utterly:  oppido (Pl)
    I am utterly ruined:  oppido perii.

Utterly:  ab imo (S)

       versa ab imo regna tot gentes premunt

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