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zavít wrapped (v papir in paper)

zavít v kopreno skrivnosti wrapped in a shroud of mystery
zavít v skrivnost shrouded in (ali wrapped up) in mystery

zavíti to wrap up (v papir in paper); to envelop (v in); (kam) to turn

zavíti okrog vogala to turn (round) the corner
zavíti na desno (na levo) to turn (ali to take a turning) to the right (to the left), to turn right (left), to take a right (left) turn
zavíti v stransko ulico to turn into a side street
zavíti v stran, s prave smeri (kolo ipd.) to swerve

zavléči to protract; to drag out

zavléči se (stvar) to drag on; to be delayed (ali retarded), to be prolonged
zavléči se (nekam) v to creep (ali to crawl) into
pogajanja so se zavlekla the negotiations have dragged on

závod institution, institute; establishment; (šola) school, college; seminary

závod za slepe home for the blind
denarni závod financial institution
kazenski závod penal institution, penitentiary institution (ali establishment)
Pasteurjev závod the Pasteur Institute
poboljševalni závod reformatory; house of correction
vzgojni závod educational establishment

zavóhati to scent; to wind; figurativno to suspect, to perceive, to smell

zavóhati kaj to get wind of something
zavóhati, da se nekaj slabega plete, pripravlja (figurativno) to smell a rat
zavóhati sleparijo to suspect (ali to smell) a swindle

zavráčati to repudiate; to renounce; to reject

zavráčati nasvet to reject advice
on ne zavrača kozarca vina he does not object (ali he would not say no) to a (good) glass of wine

zavrníti to reject; to rebut; to refuse; (ponudbo, kandidata) to turn down

zavrníti ponudbe to rebut someone's offers
zavrníti pomoč (povabilo) to refuse help (an invitation)
zavrníti prošnjo to refuse a request
zasnubil jo je, pa ga je zavrnila he asked her to marry him but she turned him down
zavrnili so nas we have been refused
biti zavrnjen (odklonjen, dobiti »košarico«) to meet with (ali to receive) a rebuff, pogovorno to get the brush-off

zavzéti (osvojiti) to conquer; to capture, to occupy

zavzéti trdnjavo z naskokom to take (ali to carry) a fortress by storm
zavzéti se za koga pri kom to intercede on (ZDA in) behalf of (ali for) someone with someone, to side (ali to take sides) with someone, to take someone's side, to espouse someone's cause, to exert one's influence for someone (pri kom with someone), pogovorno to pull strings

zazébsti

zazeblo me je I felt (rather) cold (ali chilly)

zazíbati to rock; to cradle

zazíbati otroka v spanje to rock a child to sleep
potres je zazibal tla an earthquake shook the ground
zazíbati se v upanje, da... to comfort oneself with (ali to find comfort in) the hope that...
zaziban v varnosti lulled by a sense of security

zažigálen incendiary

zažigálna bomba incendiary bomb, napalm bomb
zažigálna granata incendiary shell
zažigálni izstrelek incendiary bullet (ali projectile)
zažigálna municija incendiary ammunition

zažvepláti to sulphur, to sulphurate, to sulphurize

zažvepláti sod to match (ali to fumigate) a cask

zbádati to prick; to sting; figurativno to tease, to taunt, to gibe, to needle, to rail (at, against)

zbada me v boku I have (ali pogovorno I've got) a stitch (in my side), I feel a twinge in my side

zbíjati to nail (ali to rivet, to join) together

zbíjati šale to crack jokes, to make fun (ali game), to poke fun (at), to play tricks (on), pogovorno to take the mickey (out of)

zbíti to nail (ali to join)

zbíti (skupaj) together
zbíti cene to force (ali to bring) down prices
zbíti letalo to bring (ali to shoot) down a plane
ves sem zbit I am dead tired

zbòr meeting, assembly; gathering; convention

državni zbòr parliament
častniški zbòr officer corps
pevski zbòr choir, chorus, ZDA glee club
cerkveni pevski zbòr church choir, choir
učiteljski zbòr teaching staff
(ekumenski) cerkveni zbòr (oecumenical) council
redni letni občni regular annual general meeting (ali assembly)
zbòr delavcev workers' assembly
zbòr delovnih ljudi assembly of working people and citizens
zbòr proizvajalcev producers' council
zbòr uporabnikov (koristnikov) consumer council
zbòr volilcev assembly of voters, meeting of voters
zbòr združenega dela chamber of associated labour
družbeno-politični zbòr the sociopolitical chamber
zbòr občin chamber of communes
zbòr krajevnih skupnosti chamber of local communities
zbòr republik in pokrajin chamber of republics and provinces
peti v zbòru to sing in chorus, to chorus
v zbòru recitirati, peti to chorus
deček, ki poje v cerkvenem zbòru choirboy, chorister
zaklicati v zbòru to cry in chours

zborovánje meeting, assembly; rally; convention; gathering; holding of meetings

politično zborovánje political rally
masovno protestno zborovánje mass protest rally
protestno zborovánje protest rally, meeting in protest (agaisnt something)
svoboda javnega zborovánja freedom of public assembly
zborovánje bo jutri the meeting will take place tomorrow
sklicati (odpreti, odgoditi, razpustiti) zborovánje to call ali to convene (to open, to adjourn, to dissolve) a meeting
udeležiti se zborovánja to attend a meeting

zdáj zdájle now, at present; this moment; actually

zdáj, zdájle! šport time!
prav zdáj, zdájle, ravno zdáj, zdájle just now, this (very) moment
zdáj, zdájle ali nikoli now or never
zdáj, zdájle to zdáj, zdájle ono now this now that
zdáj, zdájle... zdáj, zdájle now... now, sometimes... sometimes, at one time... at another
takoj zdáj, zdájle at once, immediately, instantly
do zdáj, zdájle up to now, up to this moment, till now, by now, until now, up to the present
od zdáj, zdájle from now on, from this time on
od zdáj, zdájle naprej henceforth, henceforward, in future, in the future, from this time forward
kaj zdáj, zdájle! well then?
za zdáj, zdájle (za to pot) for this once, for the time being, for the nonce
kaj boš napravil zdáj, zdájle? what are you going to do now?
kako zdáj, zdájle? how now?
šele zdáj, zdájle, ko ga poznam... only now that I know him...
sedajle nameravam (pisati) I am going (to write), I am on the point (of writing), I am about (to write)

zdéti se to seem; to appear; to look (like); to have the air (of)

zdi se mi it seems to me
zdi se (kazno je, kaže) it seems, it would seem
to se mi zdi zelo čudno I find that very strange
naj se zdi še tako čudno, nenavadno strange as it may appear
tako se zdi (tako je videti) so it seems
kot se vse zdi as it seems, to all appearances
kot se zdi (kot je videti) apparently, seemingly
zdi se, da bo deževalo it looks like rain
zdi se mi znan I think I know him
zdi se, da je bolan he seems to be ill
zdi se, da pomoč ni potrebna it seems there is no need of help
ni se mi zdel posebno inteligenten he did not strike me as being particularly intelligent
meni se zdi (= jaz mislim) I think, in my opinion
kakor se ti zdi primerno as you think proper (ali fit)
zdi se, da jaz (ti, mi... itd.) I (you, we... etc) seem to...
zdi se, da to verjamete (verjamejo) you seem (they seem) to believe it
zdi se, da tega ne more zanikati it seems that he cannot deny it
zdi se, da jabolka tu ne rastejo apples do not seem to grow here
ta vest se zdi resnična this news rings true

zdráha discord, dissension; warfare; variance

delati, povzročiti zdráho to cause dissension
to je naredilo zdráho med njima that set them at variance
biti v zdráhi z to be in conflict (ali at loggerheads) with someone, to be constantly warring (ali feuding) with someone