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zlòg syllable

po, v zlògih in syllables
poudarjen (nepoudarjen) zlòg stressed ali accented (atonic ali unstressed) syllable
izgovarjati (besedo) zlòg za zlògom to syllable (a word)
merjenje zlògov prosody

zlómek (vrag) devil, pogovorno deuce, dickens

zlomka! dash it!, what the dickens!
kaj zlómek pa je to? what the deuce (ali the dickens) is that?
kaj zlómek si šel tja? what the dickens did you go there for?

zlomíti to break; to fracture; to snap; (ud) to break

zlomíti na dvoje to break in two
zlomíti kos krede na dvoje to snap a piece of chalk in two
zlomíti odpor to overcome (ali to crush) resistance
zlomíti komu vrat to break someone's neck
zlomíti si vrat to break one's neck
zlomil si je nogo (roko) he broke his leg (his arm)
zlomíti se to break, to fracture
zlomíti upor, vstajo to break a rebellion
to mi je zlomilo srcé it broke my heart
veja se je zlomila the branch broke
val se je zlomil ob bregu the wave broke on the shore

zlorába abuse; misuse, misusage; improper use

groba, kričeča zlorába gross, flagrant abuse
zlorába oblasti abuse of authority (ali of power)
zlorába zaupanja abuse of confidence (ali of trust)
zlorába z zaupanim denarjem (poneverba) embezzlement, defalcation, malversation
zlorába se bolj in bolj, vse bolj širi (the) abuse is becoming more and more widespread (ali is escalating)
zlorábe je treba odpraviti abuses must be remedied

zlorábiti zlorábljati to abuse; to misuse; to strain, to overstep the limits (of)

zlorábiti, zlorábljati žensko to abuse (ali to maltreat) a woman
on zlorablja dobroto svojega varuha he takes unscrupulous advantage of his guardian's kindness
zlorabil bom vašo gostoljubnost I am going to trespass on your hospitality

zmága victory (nad over), conquest; triumph

zmága na morju, pomorska zmág naval victory
moralna zmága moral victory
Pirova zmága Pyrrhic victory
sijajna zmága swingeing victory
lahka zmága (pogovorno) walkover, walkaway
odločilna zmága šport clean sweep, whitewash
boginja Zmage Victory
nagrada za zmágo reward for victory
dan zmáge victory day; (8. V. 1945) VE Day
zaupajoč v zmágo, prepričan o zmági confident of victory
pijan zmáge intoxicated (ali elated, flushed) with victory
znak zmáge trophy, (v 2. svetovni vojni) V-sign
doseči zmágo to gain (ali to win) a victory (nad over), to win (ali to carry) the day, (pogovorno) to bring home the bacon
doseči odločilno zmágo to win a decisive victory
voditi čete k zmági to lead one's troops to victory
zmága nad samim seboj to win a victory over oneself
Dan Zmage zaveznikov nad Japonsko v 2. svetovni vojni VJ-day

zmágati (sovražnika) to conquer, to defeat, to overcome, to vanquish; to be victorious; to triumph; to carry the day; to gain the upper hand; to come off with flying colours

zmágati težave to surmount (one's) difficulties
zmágati zapreko to surmount (ali to overcome, to master, to conquer) an obstacle
ponižati se, da bi zmagali to stoop to conquer

zméniti se (dogovoriti se)

zméniti se o to agree upon
zméniti se (paziti na) za kaj to heed something, to take heed of something, to pay (ali to give) heed to something, to care about something
ne se zméniti se za kaj to pay no heed to something
ne zmenim se za to I don't care about that
malo se zméniti se za kaj to make little of something
ni se zmenil za naše svarilo he ignored our warning
še zmenil se ni zanjo he wouldn't even give her a second thought

zmésti¹ (zmedem) to confuse (koga someone), to confound, to puzzle, to bewilder, to embarrass

zmésti se to become bewildered (ali perlexed, confused, confounded); to lose one's bearings; to be bemused

zméšati to mix (z with); to mingle (with); (spraviti v nered) to disorder, to disarrange, to muddle (up); (zbegati) to confuse, to confound, to puzzle

zméšati komu glavo (figurativno) to perplex, to baffle, to turn someone's head
zméšati se to mix, to mingle
zmešalo se mu je (figurativno) he's gone out of his mind, he's gone mad; he (has) lost his reason, he is mentally deranged
zmešalo se mu je od preobilnega dela his brain is fuddled (ali befuddled) with overwork
se ti je zmešalo? are you out of your senses?
od samega premišljevanja (tuhtanja) se mu bo zmešalo all this brooding (ali thinking, rumination) will drive him mad

zmočíti to wet, to make wet

zmočíti se to get (ali to become) wet, to get soaked (v dežju in the rain)
zmočíti si grlo (pogovorno) to wet one's whistle
zmočíti si noge to get one's feet wet

zmotiti to disturb (someone), to distract (someone)

zmotiti se to be mistaken, to make a mistake; to go astray
ne se zelo zmotiti not to be far wrong
vsakdo se lahko zmoti we are all apt to make mistakes
zmotil sem se v svojih računih I'am out in my calculations (ali reckoning), I miscalculated
če se nisem zmotil if I am not mistaken
zmotili smo se o njem we were quite mistaken in him
zmotil sem se o datumu I was quite mistaken about the date
ne dajte se zmotiti! don't disturb yourself!
zelo se zmotiti (figurativno) to be wide of the mark

zmŕšiti to dishevel

zmŕšiti komu lase to ruffle (ali to tousle, to touzle) someone's hair
zmršen dishevelled

zmúčiti to tire, to weary; to exhaust

zmúčiti se to tire oneself out, to become tired (ali fatigued, wearied)

značáj character; (narava) nature; (značilnost) characteristic

brez značája characterless, without character, unprincipled
čist značáj sterling character
čuden značáj (čudak) strange character
čvrst, odločen značáj firm character
gospodovalen značáj domineering spirit
moč, trdnost značája strength, firmness of character
napaka v značáju flaw (ali defect, fault) in someone's character
podobnost v značáju similarity in character
šibkost značája weakness of character
biti zaprtega značája to be secretive
naše informacije so skoraj uradnega značája our information is virtually (ali to all intents and purposes) official

značílen characteristic (za of); distinctive (of)

biti značílen za to be typical of; to characterize (za kaj something)
značílna poteza characteristic (ali typical, significant) feature

znák¹ sign, mark, signal, symbol; token; index; (značka) badge; (bolezenski) symptom; (migljaj) wink

znáki časa signs pl of the times
znák minus matematika minus sign, negative sign
znák plus matematika plus sign
prometni znák traffic sign (ali signal), road sign
znák za odhod signal for departure
znák za umik vojska signal to retreat
znák kot prošnja za pomoč distress signal; (v nevarnosti) signal of distress (SOS)
znák za preplah alarm
znák za konec preplaha all clear
zaščitni znák trademark
znáki časti in oblasti insignia pl
kot znák spoštovanja as a mark of respect
nobenega znáka življenja no sign of life
znák (znamenje) propadanja sign of decay
razpoznavni znák distinctive mark
kot znák moje hvaležnosti in token (ali as a token) of my gratitude
v znák sprave as a sign of reconciliation
kot na dani znák as though in response to a sign
dati komu znák to give someone a sign
dati znák za streljanje to give the signal to fire
dati znák (pomigniti) to beckon, pogovorno to tip someone the wink
to je bil znák za upor this was the signal for revolt
govoriti z znáki (kretnjami) to speak in sign language, (gluhonemi) to speak in dumb show
v znák žalovanja nositi črno obleko to wear black as a token of mourning

znamenítost remarkableness; (pomembnost) importance; place (oziroma building, thing etc) worth seeing

znamenítosti pl mesta the sights of a town
ogledovanje znamenítosti sightseeing
avtobus za ogledovanje znamenítosti sightseeing bus
ogledovalec znamenítosti sightseer
ogledati si, videti znamenítosti to see the sights
ogledovati si znamenítosti to be out (ali to go) sightseeing

známka

poštna známka (postage) stamp
igralna známka chip, counter
kontrolna známka ticket, ZDA check
porto (poštna) známka postage-due stamp
pasja známka dog licence disc, ZDA (dog) tag
varstvena (tovarniška) známka trademark, mark; (avto, radio itd.) make
album za známke stamp album
avtomat za prodajo známk stamp-vending machine
zbiratelj známk philatelist
zbirka známk stamp collection, collection of stamps
zbiranje známk stamp-collecting, philately
on zbira známke he collects stamps
nalepiti známko to put (ali to stick, to affix) a stamp (na pismo on a letter)
nalepljena známka affixed stamp

znánstvo acquaintance, acquaintanceship

napraviti znánstvo s kom to make the acquaintance of someone (ali someone's acquaintance), to form an acquaintance with someone, to strike up an acquaintance with someone
ne maram imeti večjega znánstva z njim I do not want any further acquaintance (ali pogovorno anything more to do) with him