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zavédati se to realize, to be conscious (of), to be aware (of), to see clearly

se zavedaš svoje zmote? do you realize your error?
popolnoma se zavedamo nevarnega položaja we are well aware of the dangerous position
začenjamo se... we are becoming aware of...
zavedam se, da sem naredil napako I realize I made a mistake

zavézan liable (to, for); bound; obliged (to)

zavézan davka liable (ali subject) to taxation, liable to pay taxes
zavézan vojaški službi liable for military service
biti komu zavézan to be obliged to someone
biti pogodbeno zavézan za izvršitev dela v enem letu to be bound by contract to carry out the work within a year

zavézati to bind up; to tie up; (oči) to blindfold

zavézati rano to dress (ali to bandage) a wound
zavézati vozel to knot; to tie (ali to make) a knot
zavézati vrečo to tie up a bag
zavézati se to engage oneself; medicina (obvezati se) to bind oneself
zavezujemo se, da bomo plačali stroške we bind ourselves to pay the expenses
pogodbeni stranki se zavezujeta plačati... the contracting parties bind themselves to pay...

zavít wrapped (v papir in paper)

zavít v kopreno skrivnosti wrapped in a shroud of mystery
zavít v skrivnost shrouded in (ali wrapped up) in mystery

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

zavlačeváti to temporize; to delay; to retard; to defer; to spin out; to postpone; to protract; to procrastinate

ne moremo zavlačeváti svojega odhoda we cannot delay our departure
zavlačeváti obisk, bivanje za nekaj dni to extend a visit for some days
zavlačeváti se to drag on; to spin out

zavóhati to scent; to wind; figurativno to suspect, to perceive, to smell

zavóhati kaj to get wind of something
zavóhati, da se nekaj slabega plete, pripravlja (figurativno) to smell a rat
zavóhati sleparijo to suspect (ali to smell) a swindle

zavpíti to shout (out); to cry out, to scream (out), to shriek (out)

zavpíti od bolečine (od veselja) to shout out with pain (with joy)
predirljivo je zavpila she gave a shriek

zavráčati to repudiate; to renounce; to reject

zavráčati nasvet to reject advice
on ne zavrača kozarca vina he does not object (ali he would not say no) to a (good) glass of wine

zavréči to reject; to cast off; to discard; to refuse; to turn down

zavréči nasvet to reject (a piece of) advice
zavréči načrt to reject a plan
zavréči ponudbo to refuse an offer
zavréči povabilo to refuse an invitation
zavrgla se je zaradi tega človeka she has thrown herself away on that man

zavrníti to reject; to rebut; to refuse; (ponudbo, kandidata) to turn down

zavrníti ponudbe to rebut someone's offers
zavrníti pomoč (povabilo) to refuse help (an invitation)
zavrníti prošnjo to refuse a request
zasnubil jo je, pa ga je zavrnila he asked her to marry him but she turned him down
zavrnili so nas we have been refused
biti zavrnjen (odklonjen, dobiti »košarico«) to meet with (ali to receive) a rebuff, pogovorno to get the brush-off

zavrtéti to turn round; to spin; to whirl; to twirl; to rotate, to wheel round

zavrtéti kolo to turn a wheel
zavrtéti (zmešati) komu glavo to turn someone's head
koga, da se vrti okoli svoje osi to send someone spinning
zavrtelo se mi je v glavi my head is swimming, I feel giddy

zavzét occupied; conquered, captured

biti zavzét za kaj to be partial to something, to have a liking for something

zavzéti (osvojiti) to conquer; to capture, to occupy

zavzéti trdnjavo z naskokom to take (ali to carry) a fortress by storm
zavzéti se za koga pri kom to intercede on (ZDA in) behalf of (ali for) someone with someone, to side (ali to take sides) with someone, to take someone's side, to espouse someone's cause, to exert one's influence for someone (pri kom with someone), pogovorno to pull strings

zavzétje conquest, capture; (zasedba) occupation

zavzétje trdnjave z naskokom carrying a fortress by storm

zaz(d)éhati to yawn

zaz(d)éhati (pozdrav) »lahko noč« to say good night with a yawn

zazdéti se to seem

zazdelo se mi je, da slišim nekak glas I thought I heard a voice

zazíbati to rock; to cradle

zazíbati otroka v spanje to rock a child to sleep
potres je zazibal tla an earthquake shook the ground
zazíbati se v upanje, da... to comfort oneself with (ali to find comfort in) the hope that...
zaziban v varnosti lulled by a sense of security

zazídati to wall in; (vrata, odprtino) to wall up

zazídati vrt to wall in a garden

zažgáti to set on fire; to set ablaze; to set fire (kaj to something); (o zažigalcu) to commit arson

zažgáti kres to make a bonfire
zažgáti se to catch fire, to take fire, to begin to burn