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tiščáti to press, to squeeze; (čevelj) to pinch; to oppress; to lie heavy on; (porivati) to push

čevlji me tiščé the shoes are too tight
tiščáti se skupaj to huddle together
dolg ga tišči the debt is a bit too much for him

vsè all; everything; all included; without exception

vsè, kar... all that...
vsè ali nič all or nothing, (figurativno) neck or nothing
vsè to all this
vsè zaman all in vain, all to no purpose
vsè do zadnjega to the last
vsè skupaj all together
vsè v vsem all in all
vsè več in več more and more
vsè manj in manj less and less
nad vsè above all, first of all
ona mu je vsè she is all to him
njemu vsè prav pride nothing comes amiss to him
vsè je izgubljeno all is lost
vsè mi je povedal he told me everything
vsè sem tvegal I have risked my all
vsè se mi zdi, da ti ni zanj I half suspect you don't care for him
jaz bi vsè prej kot (šel) I would rather have anything than (go)
vsè je dobro, kar se konča dobro all's well that ends well
vsè, kar se sveti, ni zlato all that glitters is not gold
storil bom vsè, kar želiš I shall do whatever you desire

vsí ➞ ves

vsí skupaj, vsi in vsak all and sundry; arhaično (vse, kar leze in gre) all the world and his wife (so bili tam were there)
Vsi sveti religija, praznik 1. nov. All Saints' Day, Allhallows

vzéti to take

vzéti si čas to take one's time
vzéti si dopust to take a holiday; to get leave of absence
vzéti (jemati) čas to take up time
vzéti koga v avto to give someone a lift
vzéti eno z drugim to take one thing with another
vzéti v posest to take possession of
vzéti si k srcu to take (something) to heart
vzéti v presojo, v pretres to discuss, to examine
vzéti slovo od to take leave of
vzéti v poštev, v račun to take into account (ali into consideration)
vzéti (smatrati) kaj za samoumevno to take something for granted
vzéti na poskušnjo to take on trial; (ali trgovina on approval)
vzéti (v najem) stanovanje to take a flat
vzéti komu mere za obleko to measure someone for a suit, to take someone's measurements, za obutev to take someone's foot measurements
vzéti (kupiti) vozovnico to take a ticket
vzéti taksi to take a taxi
vzéti na znanje to take notice of
vzéti v najem, v zakup to rent
vzéti koga v službo to engage someone, to take someone into one's service
vzéti strup (zastrupiti se) to take poison
vzéti na kredit to take on credit
vzéti posojilo to raise a loan
vzéti koga za svojega (posvojiti) to adopt someone
vzéti v roke to take in one's hands
vzéti za zlo to take amiss, to take in bad part
vzéti pod streho (koga) to lodge, to take in, to shelter, to give shelter
vzéti nazaj to take back
vzéti življenje takšno, kot je to take the rough with the smooth
narazen vzéti to take apart, to take asunder
vzéti kaj za sveto resnico to take something for gospel truth
vzéti si življenje to take one's (own) life, to commit suicide
vzemi ali pa pusti! take it or leave it!
vzemi dežnik s seboj! take your umbrella!
vzemi to resno! take it seriously!
kakor se vzame (figurativno) that depends
vrag vzemi to! deuce take it!
vzela sta se they got married
tega si ne pustim vzéti I insist on it
vzemi se skupaj! (pridi spet k sebi!) be yourself!
vzemite se skupaj! (figurativno) pull yourself together!
vzemite me s seboj! take me along!
vse so mu vzeli they took everything from him

zástor curtain; (okenski) window curtain

železni zástor fireproof curtain, safety curtain
zástor se dviga (pada) the curtain is rising (is falling)
dvigniti zástor to raise the curtain
spustiti zástor to drop the curtain
priti pred zástor (po ploskanju) to take a curtain call
(po)klicati pred zástor to call before the curtain
potegniti skupaj (okenske) zástore to draw the curtains, narazen to draw back the curtains

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

zgnáti

skupaj zgnáti to herd together

zgoníti

zgoníti živino skupaj to herd cattle together

zmázati

skupaj zmázati to huddle together; to compile carelessly
vedel sem, da me boste zmazali (iz neprilike) I knew you'd see me through

znášati to amount to, to add up to, to come to

(znositi) znášati skupaj to total
koliko znaša račun? what does the bill amount to?
koliko znaša to? what does it amount to?
izdatki, stroški so znašali 10 funtov the expenses, the cost amounted to (ali totalled, added up to, came to) ten pounds
znášati se nad kom to wreak one's anger (ali rage, fury) upon someone, (z udarci) to give someone a thrashing

znosíti

skupaj znosíti to tot up
znosíti se nad kom to vent one's rage on someone, to wreak one's anger (ali fury) on someone

zrásti to grow, to grow up

zrásti komu čez glavo to outgrow someone
zrásti se skupaj to grow up together
zrasel sem v njegovih očeh (figurativno) I rose in his estimation