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zagáta (slepa ulica) blind alley; figurativno quandary

prometna zagáta traffic jam; (zastoj) deadlock
biti v zagáti to be in a quandary
v lepi zagáti smo we are in a nice (ali pretty, sorry) pickle
sem v zagáti (v škripcih) (figurativno) I am on the horns of a dilemma, I am in an awkward situation
spraviti koga v zagáto (težavo, zadrego) to drive someone into a corner, to corner someone

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

zíd wall

zíd hiše outer wall
podporni zíd retaining wall
slep zíd (brez oken) blind wall
ločilni, vmesni zíd partition wall
zvočni zíd sound (ali sonic) barrier
pok pri prebitju zvočnega zídu sonic boom
zíd žalovanja (Židov v Jeruzalemu) Wailing Wall
ločiti z zídom od... to wall off from...
ograditi vrt z zídom to wall in a garden
porušiti zíd to raze a wall to (ali to level a wall with) the ground
slikati vraga na zíd (figurativno) to paint the devil on the wall
biti pritisnjen ob zíd (figurativno) to have one's back to the wall
z glavo riniti, siliti skozi zíd (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall, to kick against the pricks
hoteti z glavo zkozi zíd (figurativno) to be rash (ali reckless), to attempt impossibilities
udarjati z glavo v zíd to butt (ali to batter) one's head against a brick wall
postaviti ob zíd to place against the wall
postaviti koga ob zíd in ga ustreliti to stand someone against a wall and shoot him
pritisniti koga ob zíd (figurativno) to drive someone into a corner
človek bi se z glavo zaletel v zíd it's enough to make you knock your brains out

žákelj sack

poln žákelj sackful
žákelj novic a bagful (ali a sackful) of news
žákelj nesreče (figurativno) sad sack
kupiti mačka v žáklju (figurativno) to buy a pig in a poke
vtakniti v žákelj to sack, to bag
dati koga v žákelj (figurativno, ugnati koga) to drive someone into a corner, to corner someone, to bully someone