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zametèn (s snegom) snowed up (ali in); covered with snow

cesta je bila teden dni zametèna s snegom the road had been snowed up for a week

zamísliti zamíšljati to conceive, to imagine, to picture to oneself, to fancy; (izumiti) to invent, to contrive

zamísliti, zamíšljati se to be absorbed in thought, to be lost in (deep) thought
ne morem si zamísliti, zamíšljati, kako je to storil I cannot conceive how he did it
si ga lahko zamisliš kot vojaka? can you imagine him as a soldier?
skušaj si zamísliti, zamíšljati, v kakšnem stanju sem bil! try to picture to yourself the state I was in!

zamižáti to shut (ali to close) one's eyes

zamižáti ob dejstvu (figurativno) to shut one's eyes to a fact

zamólkel dull, hollow; (grmenje) rumbling

zamólkel zvok a dull sound

zamréžiti to enmesh; to entangle

zamréžiti okno to lattice; to grate (a window)

zamúden retardatory; retardative; (počasen) remiss

zamúdno delo time-consuming work
to je zamúdno delo this job takes up a good deal of time
zamúden dopisovalec a remiss correspondent

zamudíti to be late (for); to miss; to come late; to be behind time

zamudíti šolo to be late for school
zamudíti vlak to miss the train
zamudíti priložnost, priliko to miss (ali to lose, to neglect, to omit, to let slip) an opportunity
zamudil sem 1. dejanje I missed the first act
pohiti, sicer boš zamudil vlak! hurry up or you'll miss the train!
zamudila boš vlak you are going to miss the train
zamudíti se to make too long a stay, to stay too long

zanemáriti zanemárjati to neglect; (delo) to leave undone; to be remiss, to be negligent (ali neglectful) of, to be careless in (ali of, about); (ne upoštevati) to disregard, to ignore

zanemáriti, zanemárjati svojo dolžnost to fail in one's duty, to be remiss in one's duties, ZDA to be derelict in one's duty
dejstvo, ki ga ne smemo zanemáriti, zanemárjati a fact that must not be overlooked
zanemáriti, zanemárjati svoje zdravje to be (oziroma to become) careless about one's health
zanemáriti, zanemárjati se to neglect oneself, to be (ozir. to become) slovenly

zanemarljív negligible

zanemarljíva količina a negligible quantity
zanemarljívost negligibility

zanesljív reliable; trustworthy, trusty; dependable; (resničen, gotov, varen, siguren) true, sure, certain, proof against; (verodostojen) authentic, positive

to imamo iz zanesljívega vira we have it from a reliable source
zanesljíva (verodostojna) priča reliable witness
njegov uspeh ni le verjeten, je zanesljív his success is more than a probability, it is a certainty
zanesljíva oseba a person to be depended on (ali upon)

zanêsti to carry away

avto je zaneslo v stran the car went into a skid, the car skidded
zanêsti koga (figurativno, očarati, navdušiti) to carry someone away
zanêsti se na koga to rely upon someone, to depend on someone
nanj se lahko zaneseš he is as good as his word
nanj se ne moreš zanêsti he is not to be trusted
se nanjo lahko zanesem? is she dependable?
se lahko zanesemo na njegovo besedo? can we rely on his word?
upam, da se lahko zanesem na to I hope I can rely upon it
na to se lahko zaneseš! you may depend upon it!, depend upon it!
zanêsti se na srečo to trust to luck

zanétiti to light; to inflame

zanétiti ogenj to light (ali to kindle, to start) a fire
zanétiti revolucijo to start a revolution

zanímati to interest (koga someone), to be of interest (to someone), to be interesting (to someone)

to me ne zanima I am not interested in it, it has no interest for me, this is of no interest to me
zanimalo te bo zvedeti, da... if will be interesting for you to know that...
zanímati se za... to be interested in, to take an interest in, to have an interest in, to interest oneself in
zelo se zanimam za glasbo I take a great interest in music
njega zanima vse (zanima se za vse), kar vidi he takes an interest in everything he sees

zánka snare, noose, sling; mesh; loop

nastaviti komu zánko to lay (ali to set) a snare for someone
pasti v zánko to fall into a snare
ujeti (ptice) v zánko to snare
ujeti se v zánko to be caught in a snare, (figurativno) to put one's head in a noose; to ensnare, to noose
zadrgniti zánko to noose

zaobljúba religija vow; solemn promise

samostanska zaobljúba monastic vow
svečana zaobljúba solemn vow
napraviti zaobljúbo to make a vow
prelomiti zaobljúbo to break a vow

zapàd²

zapàd menice ekonomija maturity of a bill

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

zapásti (zastavek, zalog) to be forfeited; (menica) to mature, to become due, to be payable; (poteči) to expire

sneg je visoko zapadel there has been a heavy snowfall
zapásti v letargijo to fall into a lethargy (ali a torpor), to become lethargic
zapásti globi to incur a fine

zapeljáti (voz) to drive, (z vozom) to carry; figurativno to seduce; (prevarati) to mislead (v into), to lead astray; (zvabiti) to entice, to allure; (preslepiti) to ensnare

zapeljáti deklè to seduce a girl, to get a girl into trouble
zapeljal sem se z avtom k prijatelju I ran my car over to my friend's
ki se da (lahko) zapeljáti seducible, temptable

zapéti¹ (zapnem) to button; to clasp, to buckle (up)

zapéti si plašč to button up one's coat
zapéti gumb to do up a button