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zaróta conspiracy; plot

preprečiti zaróto to frustrate (ali to foil, to baffle) a plot
zasnovati zaróto to hatch (ali to brew) a plot
zaróta zoper varnost države high treason
kovati zaróto to devise a plot

zarožljáti to rattle; to clank

zarožljáti s sabljo (z verigo) to rattle the sabre (a chain)

zasáčiti to catch; to seize; to take

tata so zasačili pri dejanju the thief was caught red-handed (ali was caught in the very act)
zasačil sem ga na laži I caught him out in a lie
zasáčiti koga pri tatvini to catch someone stealing
zasačil sem ga, ko je kradel cigarete iz moje pisalne mize I caught (ali I found) him stealing cigarettes out of my desk
večkrat smo jih zasačili na laži we have caught them lying (ali caught them out in a lie) more than once

zasadíti to plant (v in, z with)

zasadíti v tla to fix in the ground
zasadíti vrt to lay out a garden
zasadíti v presledkih to plant out
zasadíti komu nož, bodalo v hrbet to stab someone in the back

záse (= za sebe)

to je stvar záse that's a thing apart
nimam (nimamo, nimajo) nikoli prostega trenutka záse I (we, they) never have a moment for myself (for ourselves, for themselves)
ohrani to záse! keep that to yourself!
on (ona) živi čisto záse he lives by himself (she lives by herself)

zasédba vojska occupation

zasédba vlog gledališče cast (of a play)

zasésti to occupy

zasésti položaj vojska to occupy (ali to take) a position
zasésti prestol to ascend the throne, to come to the throne

zaskrbljênost anxiousness, anxiety; alarm; concern (za for); apprehensiveness; solicitude

v veliki zaskrbljênosti in a state of great anxiety
resna zaskrbljênost serious concern, worry, disquiet

zaslúga merit; (zasluženje) deserts; worth; credit

po tvoji zaslúgi thanks to you
po zaslúgah deservedly
lastiti si zaslúge za to take credit for
šteti, pripisovati komu v zaslúgo to credit someone with
šteti si v zaslúgo to make a merit of
imeti, pridobiti si zaslúge to deserve well (za of)
ima zaslúge za domovino he has deserved well of his country, he has served his country well
nagraditi koga po njegovih zaslúgah to reward someone according to his merits
pripisovati si, lastiti si zaslúgo za iznajdbo to claim for oneself the credit for a discovery
v glavnem je njegova zaslúga, da... it's largely owing to him that...

zaslúžen earned; (oseba) deserving; well-deserved; worthy of esteem; meritorious

zaslúžen človek man of merit
zaslúžni ljudje men of worth; (kazen, nagrada) deserved, merited
biti zaslúžen za to deserve well of
zaslúžen član društva deserving member of a society

zasmolíti

zasmolíti čoln to pitch a boat, to caulk a boat, to smear (ali to coat) with pitch
zasmoljen pitched, coated (ali smeared) with pitch, caulked

zasnováti to plan, to project, to scheme, to design; to conceive; to contrive; to frame; to devise

zasnováti načrt to devise a plan
zasnováti spletko to hatch (ali to concoct) a plot

zastáva² (zalog) pawn; pledge; pravo mortgage

dati v zastávo to give in pawn, to put in pledge, to mortgage
imeti v zastávi to hold in pledge
vzeti kot zastávo, v zastávo to take in pledge
rešiti iz zastáve to redeem a pledge

zastòj deadlock; standstill; stop, stopping; stagnation, stagnancy

zastòj v prometu traffic jam, traffic hold-up, tailback, bottleneck
v zastòju at a standstill, at a deadlock
priti do zastòja to come to a deadlock
privesti do zastòja to bring to a standstill

zastónj gratis, gratuitously; for nothing, free, free of charge; (zaman) in vain, to no purpose

skoraj zastónj sem to dobil I got it dirt cheap
to se lahko zastónj dobi it can be had for the asking
to sem kupil skoraj zastónj I bought it for a song
zastónj se mučiti to labour in vain, (figurativno) to beat the air
še zastónj tegá ne bi hotel imeti I would not have it as a gift
vse moje prizadevanje je bilo zastónj all my efforts were in vain
ta zdravnik zdravi reveže zastónj that doctor treats poor people free

zastópnik representative; trgovina agent; (namestnik) substitute, deputy, delegate, proxy

pravni advocate, barrister, solicitor
imenovati uradnega zastópnika na konferenci to nominate an official representative to a conference

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

zasúkati to turn (round), to roll up, to tuck up; to distort; to wrench

zasúkati rokave to tuck up one's sleeves, (figurativno) to set to work
zasukan rolled up, tucked up
zasúkati se to turn round; to take a new turn; (zaplesati) to begin to dance, to start dancing

zasúmiti to suspect

zasumil sem, da je lažnivec (da laže) I suspected he was a liar, I suspected him of lying

zasúniti

zasúniti zapah to bolt (in); to shoot a bolt