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znánec acquaintance

neki moj znánec an acquaintance of mine
eden mojih znáncev one of my acquaintances
imamo velik krog znáncev we have a large circle of acquaintances
tam sem srečal nekaj starih znáncev there I met a few old acquaintances

znánje knowledge; knowing; learning; (učenost) erudition; (pridobljeno, naučeno) proficiency; attainments pl, accomplishments pl; (kako se kaj naredi) expertise, know-how; (površno) dilettantism, smattering, sciolism

znánje vsega omniscience
brez mojega znánja (vednosti) without my knowledge, without my knowing it, (pogovorno) unbeknown to me
dati na znánje to make known (komu to someone), to apprise (someone), to inform (someone)
imeti nekoliko znánja latinščine to have a smattering of Latin

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

znebíti se to get rid of, to be rid of, to rid oneself of

znebíti se koga (figurativno) to see the back of someone
nisem se ga mogel znebíti se I could not get rid of him
znebíti se dolga to rid oneself of a debt
končno smo se jih znebili we are rid of them at last

znések amount; sum

do znéska to the amount of
lep, precejšen znések a fair amount
globalni znések sum total, total amount
znések izdatkov volume of expenditure

znêsti (jajce) to lay (an egg); (vsota, stroški) to amount to, to come to, to total; to figure out

koliko znese moj račun? what does my bill amount to?
znêsti se nad kom to vent one's rage on someone, to wreak one's anger (ali one's fury) on someone, (z udarci, žargon) to give someone a walloping

znížan lowered; (zmanjšan) diminished, decreased, reduced, lessened; (cena, vrednost) abated, depreciated, cut down

znížane vozne cene reduced fares pl
po znížani vozni ceni at a reduced fare
po znížanih cenah at reduced prices

znój sweat; perspiration

krvavi znój bloody sweat
v znóju svojega obraza in (ali by) the sweat of one's brow
biti moker od znója to be all of a sweat, to be in a sweat
od strahu me je oblil mrzel znój I broke out in a cold sweat
služiti si kruh v znóju svojega obraza to earn one's living by the sweat of one's brow
znój mi teče po obrazu my face is running with sweat
znój mu je tekel z obraza his face was streaming with perspiration
živeti od znója (žuljev) ljudstva to live on the sweat of the people

znôjen sweaty, perspiring

ves znôjen all of a sweat, drenched in sweat
znôjna žleza sweat gland, perspiratory gland

znojénje perspiration; sudation

sredstvo za znojénje diaphoretic, sudorific, sudatory
z znojénjem ozdraviti, pregnati prehlad (nahod) to sweat out a cold

znoréti to become (ali to go) mad (ali insane, crazy); to go off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker); to lose one's mind (ali pogovorno one's marbles)

si znorel? are you out of your senses?
človek bi znorel ob tem! it is enough to drive one mad!
menda nisem znorel, da bi to storil? surely I'm not such a fool as to do that?
je znorel? has he taken leave of his senses?

zób¹ -a tooth, pl teeth; (glavnika) tooth; (čipk) jag; (skale) jag; (žage) tooth, jag

zób kočnik molar, grinder, molar (ali grinding) tooth
zób mlečnik milk tooth
zób podočnik canine, dogtooth, (gornje čeljusti) eyetooth
zób sekalec incisor
zób strupnik poison fang
zób čekan fang, (veprov, slonov) tusk
zób kolesa cog, tooth
modrostni zób wisdom tooth
gnil zób rotten (ali decayed) tooth
majav zób loose tooth
mlečni zóbje milk teeth, baby teeth, first teeth
drugi, stalni zóbje second, permanent teeth
spodnji (zgornji) zóbje lower (upper) teeth
sprednji zóbje front teeth
umeten zób false tooth, artificial tooth
zdrav zób sound tooth
vrsta umetnih zob denture
brez zób toothless
škrbina zóba stump of a tooth
zób za zób, oko za oko an eye for an eye, measure for measure, retaliation, (latinsko) lex talionis
zób časa (figurativno) the ravages of time
do zob oborožen armed to the teeth
dobivanje zob cutting teeth, dentition, teething
izdrtje zoba extraction
jezik za zobé! (= molči!) shut up!, hold your tongue!
boriti se z zóbmi in nohti (= na vso moč) to fight tooth and nail
dobiti kaj za pod zób to have a snack, pogovorno to get some grub
dobivati (prve) zóbe to be cutting one's teeth, to be teething
dobiti zóbe to cut one's teeth, to teethe
zób me (zelo) boli I have (a bad) toothache, my tooth aches
(o)čistiti si zóbe to clean (ali to brush) one's teeth
ničesar ne imeti za pod zób to have nothing to eat, to have neither bite nor sup
izdreti zób to pull a tooth
dati si izdreti zób to have a tooth out, to have a tooth pulled
plombirati zób to stop (ali to fill) a tooth
pokazati zóbe to show one's teeth
človek bi si pri tem polomil zóbe (figurativno) it's a hard nut to crack
tu si boste polomili zóbe (figurativno, to je za vas posebno nevarno) that's where you'll come to grief
priti ljudem v zóbe (figurativno) to become the talk of the town
stisniti zóbe to clench one's teeth, to set one's teeth, (figurativno) to keep a stiff upper lip
škripati, škrtati z zóbmi to gnash (ali to grind, to grit) one's teeth
trebiti si zóbe to pick one's teeth
upirati se zóbu časa to stand the test of time
vsi jo vlačijo po zóbeh everyone's talking (ali gossiping) about her
vreči komu kaj v zóbe (figurativno, v obraz) to cast something in someone's teeth

zráčiti to air; to ventilate; to aerate; to weather

zráčiti sobo to air a room

zrcálo mirror; looking glass; glass; medicina speculum, pl -s, -la

ogledovati se v zrcálou to look at oneself in the glass
od blizu gledati, strmeti v zrcálo to peer into the glass
videti svoj odsev v zrcálou to see one's repection in the glass
zrcálo med dvema oknoma pier glass
beneško zrcálo Venetian mirror
trojno zrcálo triple mirror
omara z zrcálom wardrobe with a mirror

zrèl ripe, mature; mellow

zgodaj zrèl (otrok) precocious (child), (plod) early, (narečno, ZDA) rareripe, (arhaično, pesniško, narečno) rathe-ripe, rath-ripe
po zrèlem premisleku after mature consideration
umrl je v zrèlih letih he died at a ripe old age
zrèle starosti of a ripe old age
v zrèli starosti at a ripe old age
zrèla lepota, lepota zrele ženske mature beauty
postati zrèl to ripe, to ripen

zríniti se

zríniti se v avtobus to squeeze (oneself) onto (ali on to) a bus

zváljati to roll

zváljati kovine to roll metals
zváljati cesto, trato to roll a road, a lawn
zváljati testo to roll pastry

zvést faithful; true; loyal; devoted

zelo zvést trueblue
zvést (dosleden) samemu sebi true to oneself
izgubil sem zvéstega prijatelja I lost a true friend
ostati zvést svojim načelom to remain true to one's principles
on je zvést svoji besedi, obljubi he is true to his word, to his promise
oni so zvésti svoji obljubi they abide by (ali they keep) their promise
ostati zvést prijatelju to stick to (ali by) a fiend
bila je zvésta svojemu soprogu she was faithful to her husband
zvést služabnik faithful (trusty) servant

zvéza union, association; alliance; league; federation; confederation; coalition; connection, connexion, relation; communication

v zvézi z with reference to, in connection with
v tej zvézi in this connection
v zvézi z vašim dopisom, pismom with reference to your letter, in connection with your letter
strokovna zvéza trade union
Socialistična zvéza delovnega ljudstva Jugoslavije (Slovenije) the Socialist Alliance of the Working People of Yugoslavia (of Slovenia)
Zveza komunistov Jugoslavija (ZKJ) the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Zveza sindikatov Slovenije the trade Union Federation of Slovenia
zvéza držav confederation
strokovna zvéza professional association, trade union, VB trades union
obrambna zvéza defensive alliance
poslovne zvéze business connections pl
poštne zvéze postal communications pl
Svetovna poštna zvéza Universal Postal Union
prometne zvéze traffic communications pl
železniška zvéza communication by rail
zakonska zvéza conjugal union, matrimony
to nima nobene zvéze z mojim vprašanjem it has nothing to do with my question
prav nobene zvéze ne imeti z to have no connection at all with, to have absolutely nothing to do with
to nima nobene zvéze s tem vprašanjem this has no bearing on (ali bears no relation to) this question
imeti zvézo z to be connected with; to have something to do with
sobi sta med seboj v zvézi the rooms communicate with each other
ostati v zvézi z to keep in touch with
z njimi imamo telefonsko zvézo we communicate by telephone, we keep in touch by phone
imeti (dobre) zvéze (figurativno) to have useful contacts, to know the right people
z zvézmi si priskrbeti službo (figurativno) to get a job by pulling strings
izkoristiti svoje zvéze to exploit one's contacts, to exert backstairs influence
dovesti, spraviti v zvézo to bring into contact
vlak ima zvézo s parnikom the train connects with (ali makes a connection) with the boat
prekiniti, pretrgati zvézo z to break off contact with; to sever one's connections with
skleniti vojaško zvézo to enter into a military alliance
stopiti v zvézo z (zvezati se z) to ally oneself to (ali with), to enter into an alliance, to form an alliance
stopiti v zvéze z to enter into relations with
vzdrževati trgovske (prijateljske) zvéze z to entertain (ali to maintain) commercial (friendly) relations with
zamuditi (železniško) zvézo to miss one's connection

zvézda star

brez zvézd starless
zvézda stalnica fixed star
zvézda vodnica guiding star, lodestar
zvézda repatica comet
dvojna zvézda double (ali binary) star
jutranja zvézda morning star
večerna zvézda evening star, Venus, Hesperus, Vesper
filmska zvézda film star, star actress
peterokraka zvézda five-pointed star
morska zvézda starfish
severna zvézda Pole Star, Polaris, North Star
srečna (nesrečna) zvézda lucky ali propitious (unlucky) star
posejan z zvézdami starred, studded with stars, glittering with stars, star-spangled, starry
rojen pod srečno zvézdo (figurativno) born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, born under a lucky star
rojen pod nesrečno zvézdo born under an unlucky star, ill-starred
častilec zvézd star-worshipper
okrašen z zlatimi zvézdami adorned (ali decorated) with golden stars
kovati v zvézde to praise (ali to laud) to the skies, to extol to the stars
okrasiti, posuti z zvézdami to adorn (ali to sprinkle, to decorate) with stars, (redko) to star (kaj something)
vse zvézde videti (figurativno od udarca itd.) to see stars
njegova zvézda vzhaja (figurativno) his star is in the ascendant
njegova zvézda zahaja (je zašla) (figurativno) his star is on the wane (his star has set)
zaupati svoji zvézdi (figurativno) to follow one's star
zahvaliti se svoji srečni zvézdi (figurativno) to thank one's lucky stars