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žívež food; victuals pl provisions pl, eatables pl; articles pl of food; žargon grub

osnovni žívež (hrana) staple food
oskrba z žívežem food supply
dobavitelj žíveža food supplier, victualler
rezervni žívež iron rations pl
preskrbeti z žívežem to provision
oskrbeti (se) z žívežem to victual
ladja se je oskrbela z žívežem v Suezu the ship victualled at Suez
napraviti si obilno zalogo žíveža to lay in a good stock of supplies
racioniranje žíveža food rationing
imeti žívež racioniran to have food rationing
primanjkuje nam žíveža we are short of provisions

živína cattle, livestock; figurativno brute

klavna živína fat stock, beef cattle
plemenska živína breeding cattle
rogata živína horned cattle
tovorna živína beast of burden, pack animal
vprežna živína draught animals
reja živíne stockbreeding, cattle breeding, cattle rearing, cattle raising
rejec živíne stockbreeder, stock farmer, cattleman, stockman
gonjač živíne drover, cattleman
tat živíne cattle thief, rustler
hrana, krma za živíno feed, fodder, cattle food
hlev za živíno cowshed, cattle shed, VB (redko) byre
trgovec z živíno cattle dealer, stockdealer
staja za živíno cattle pen
delati kot črna živína to work like a Trojan, to work one's fingers to the bone
on je »visoka živín« (figurativno) žargon he is a big shot (ali big noise, big wheel, big gun, big chief, big cheese, bigwig); he is somebody (ali a personage, a personality, a VIP); (v vojski) he is a brass hat

živíti to nourish

živíti veliko družino to keep (ali to maintain) a large family
on se sam živí he is self-supporting

življênje life; living; existence; being; subsistence

brez življênja lifeless; inanimate, inactive
v cvetu življênja in the prime of life
za vse življênje for life, for one's lifetime
v vsakdanjem življênju in everyday life
v vsem mojem življênju in all my born days
(skozi) vse moje življênje all my life (ali lifetime)
pasje življênje dog's life
vojaško življênje army (ali military) life
enolično življênje humdrum existence
sit življênja sick of life, pogovorno fed up, žargon browned off
posmrtno življênje afterlife
golo življênje bare existence
bedno življênje wretched life
dolgo življênje longevity
družbeno življênje social life
razvratno življênje dissolute (ali depraved) life, dissipation
udobno življênje easy life
borba za življênje struggle for life
način življênja way (ali manner) of life, ways pl, conduct
aktivno življênje active (ali busy) life
brezdelno življênje idle life
denar ali življênje! stand and deliver!
boj na življênje in smrt life-and-death struggle, mortal combat
le enkrat v življênju only once in a lifetime
takšno je (pač) življênje! such is life!
dokler je življênje, je upanje while there is life, there is hope
življênje ni samo zabava, ni praznik life is not all beer and skittles
dati (svoje) življênje za domovino to lay down one's life for one's country
imeti žilavo življênje to have nine lives
imeti komaj dovolj za življênje to have barely enough to live on
gre za življênje ali smrt it is a matter of life and death
gre za moje življênje my life is at stake
izgubiti življênje to lose one's life
deset oseb je izgubilo življênje ten persons lost their lives
ostati pri življênju to remain alive, to survive, to keep body and soul together
nihati, viseti med življênjem in smrtjo to be hovering between life and death
njeno življênje visi na nitki her life is hanging on a thread
rešiti si življênje to save one's life
ne poznaš še dosti življênja you haven't yet seen much of life
podariti sovražniku življênje to spare an enemy, to spare an enemy's life
prositi za (svoje) življênje to beg for one's life
obuditi koga k življênju to revive someone
staviti na kocko svoje življênje to take one's life in one's hands
enako vzeti dobro in slabo v življênju to take the rough with the smooth
spremeniti svoje življênje to change one's way of living
poklicati kaj v življênje (figurativno) to start something, to initiate something, to call something into being
stopiti v življênje to come into being, to enter the world
streči komu po življênju to make an attempt on someone's life, to seek someone's life
tvegati svoje življênje to risk one's life, to dice with death
umakniti se izjavnega življênja to withdraw from (ali to give up) public life
uspeti v življênju to make one's way in the world, to rise in the world
vzeti si življênje (napraviti samomor) to take one's own life
življênje si je vzel he made away with himself, he committed suicide, he took his own life
zaslužiti ravno za (golo) življênje to earn just enough to live on, to earn a bare living, to make just enough to get by (ali to rub along)
imam dovolj do konca (svojega) življênja I have enough to last me for life
ne zasluži dovolj za življênje he doesn't make enough to keep body and soul together
začeti novo življênje to start a new life, (figurativno) to turn over a new leaf
živeti dvojno življênje to lead a double life
živeti enolično življênje to lead a humdrum existence
zagreniti komu življênje to embitter someone's life
živeti žalostno življênje to live a miserable life
živeti veseljaško, uživaško, razburljivo življênje (žargon, figurativno) to burn the candle at both ends
žrtvovati svoje življênje to sacrifice one's life

žláhta relatives pl

ožja (daljna) žláht near (distant) relation
sem v žláhti z njim he is a relative of mine
ni v žláhti z menoj he is no relative of mine
je on v žláhti s teboj? is he a relative of yours?

žlíca spoon, (velika) tablespoon; (jušna) soupspoon; (zajemalka) ladle

polna žlíca a spoonful
po žlícah by spoonfuls
tri polne žlíce three spoonfuls
čajna žlíca soli a teaspoonful of salt
žlíca za obuvanje shoehorn
jesti z žlíco to eat with a spoon
z žlíco dajati jesti (pitati) to spoonfeed
vzemite dve čajni žlíci po jedi! take two spoonfuls after meals!
zajemati z veliko žlíco to ladle out

žólna zoologija woodpecker

črna (zelena) žólna black (green) woodpecker
pijan kot žólna dead drunk, žargon stoned out of one's (tiny) mind
piti kot žólna to drink like a fish

žrêlo anatomija gullet, throat, swallow, gorge; (brezno) gulf, abyss, chasm; (tôpa) mouth, muzzle; (vulkansko) crater

žrêlo plavža mouth of a furnace

žŕmlja (ročni mlin) quern; hand mill

vrteti žŕmljo to turn (ali to work) a quern

žŕtev (nesreče, zločina, prevare) victim; prey, dupe, sufferer; sacrifice; martyr; offering, oblation

za vsako žŕtev at any sacrifice
pripravljen za žŕtve ready (ali willing) to make sacrifices
največja žŕtev (= smrt) za domovino the supreme sacrifice
žŕtev nesreče (potresa, kuge) victim of an accident (of an earthquake, of a plague)
vojna žŕtev victim of war
žŕtev razmer victim of circumstances
žŕtev svojega stremuštva victim of one's ambition
spravna žŕtev expiatory victim
žŕtev česa (a) prey to, (a) victim of
darovana žŕtev sacrificial victim
nobene žŕtve se ne bati to shrink from no sacrifice
to je zame velika žŕtev this is a great sacrifice for me
nobenih žŕtev mi ni žal I don't mind making any sacrifice, there is no sacrifice I would not make
biti žŕtev sleparja to be the victim of a con-man (ali a con-man's victim)
padel je kot žŕtev nesreče he was a casualty in an accident
postati žŕtev to fall (a) prey to (ali (a) victim of)

žúlj (vodén) blister; (trd) callus, callosity; hardened (ali horny) part of skin

to so moji žúlji (figurativno) these are my hard-won earnings
od dolge hoje je dobil žúlje his feet were blistered (ali sore) after a long hike (ali after walking a long distance)
živeti od žúljev ljudstva to live by the sweat of the people

žvenketáti to clank, to clatter, to clink, to chink; to rattle

okna so žvenketala v svojih okvirjih the windows rattled in their frames
žvenketáti z verigo, s sabljo to rattle a chain, the sabre

žveplén sulphuric; sulphurous, sulphureous; sulphur

žvepléni cvet flowers pl of sulphur
žvepléne barve of a sulphurous colour, of the colour of sulphur
žvepléna kislina sulphuric acid
žvepléno mleko milk of sulphur
žveplén izvir, vrelec sulphur spring
žvepléna ruda sulphur ore
žveplén rudnik sulphur mine
žvepléna spojina sulphur compound
sol žvepléne kisline sulphate, ZDA sulfate
žvepléna kopel sulphur bath
žvepléno barvilo (barva) sulphur dye (colour)
žveplén vonj smell of sulphur (ali arhaično brimstone), sulphurous odour
žvepléno rumen sulphur yellow
tovarna žvepléne kisline sulphuric acid plant

žvrgoléti to warble

žvrgoléti pesem to warble a song
žvrgoléč warbling