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vegetírati to vegetate; figurativno to linger on, to live scantily, to live penuriously, to rub on, to rub along

velikopotézen on a large scale; (darežljiv) liberal, generous

velikopotézen načrt a plan of bold conception

vkŕcan embarked; on board; shipped

vkŕcanje vkrcávanje embarkation; embarking; shipment; going on board; loading a vessel

voltižêr acrobat; performer on the trapeze

vsenaokóli round about; on all sides

vznák on one's back

vznák ležeč supine
lega, ležanje vznák supineness
ležati vznák to lie on one's back
pasti vznák to fall on one's back

zabušávati to shirk (one's work); to slack; to lie down on the job; pogovorno to skive, to scrimshank

zacaríniti to levy (import) duty, to levy duty on something

imate kaj za zacaríniti have you anything to declare?

zaglédati to catch sight of, to sight, to see; to perceive; to lay eyes on; to behold

zaglédati luč sveta to see the light, to be born
zaglédati se v koga (figurativno) to fall in love with someone
zaglédati se kam to stare (ali to gape) at
zaglédati kopno zemljo to sight land, to make a landfall

zagovárjati

1. (osebo) to speak in favour (of someone), to intercede (koga pri kom for someone with someone), to plead (for someone with someone), to intervene on behalf of someone (ali in favour of someone), to defend someone

2. (stvar) to argue for something, to advocate something

zagovárjati se to defend oneself, to justify oneself

zagóvor advocacy; intervention, intercession on behalf of, pleading (koga pri kom with someone for someone)

zajésti to eat up; to consume; to spend on eating (ali on food)

zalíti zalívati to water (rastline plants); to add water to; to pour water on; (namakati zemljo) to irrigate

zalíti, zalívati kupčijo (figurativno) to wet a bargain
zalíti, zalívati zob medicina to fill (ali to stop) a tooth
zalít watered, (namakan) irrigated
zalíta kupčija wet bargain
zalítih lic chubby-cheeked

zanalàšč for (ali out of) spite; (namenoma) on purpose, purposely

zanalàšč je to storil he did it out of spite
zdaj pa zanalàšč (= še sploh) ne! less than ever!

zapáliti to set fire to, to set on fire; to light, to kindle, to ignite, to fire

zapáliti hišo to set a house on fire
zapáliti se to catch fire, to take fire; to begin to burn

zapáljen on fire; kindled, ignited; burning

zapopásti to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; (pogovorno) to catch on

zarádi owing to, because of, on account of; for; for the sake of

zarádi jokanja ni mogla govoriti she could not speak for weeping
zarádi tega for this reason
zarádi mene (meni na ljubo) for my sake
zarádi nas vseh for all our sakes
zarádi tvoje neubogljivosti because of your disobedience
zarádi mene in vas for my own sake as well as yours
zarádi ljubega miru for the sake of peace (and quiet), for a quiet life
zarádi vestí for conscience's sake
zarádi starih časov (starega prijateljstva) for old time's sake
zarádi dežja smo se morali vrniti domov owing to the rain we had to come back home
prav zarádi tega for that very reason
zarádi močnega deževja je promet ukinjen in consequence of the heavy rains communications are interrupted
umetnost zarádi umetnosti art for art's sake

zaskomínati to set someone's teeth on edge

zaskominalo me je ob tem this set my teeth on edge