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  • težíti to weigh heavily on, to be heavy; to press down, to press hard

    težíti k čemu to tend to (ali towards), to veer (ali to trend) towards; to aim at
    težíti za čim to long for something, to crave for something, to strive for something, after something
    to breme mi teži ramena this burden weighs heavily on my shoulders
    ta odgovornost me začenja težíti this responsibility is beginning to get me down (ali to be too much for me)
    ta dolg me teží this debt weighs heavily on me
    to mu teži srcé that rankles in his mind
    njegov zločin mu teži vest his crime weighs heavily (ali lies heavy) on his conscience
    teži jo skrb za bodočnost worry about her future is getting her down
    vsi naši napori težijo k istemu cilju all our efforts are directed to the same goal
    on teží za bogastvom he craves wealth
  • težkó prislov heavily; badly; with difficulty; (komaj) hardly, scarcely

    težkó delati to work hard, to toil, to toil and moil
    težkó verjeti to be sceptical
    on se težkó uči he is a backward student
    težkó dostopen hard of access
    težkó izpolnljiv difficult to carry out
    težkó razumljiv difficult to understand
    težkó verjeten hard to believe
    težkó ranjen badly (ali severely) wounded
    težkó dojemati, razume(va)ti to be slow on the uptake
    težkó bolan dangerously ill
    težkó oborožen heavily armed
    težkó je zame I'm finding things hard
    z njo je težkó (figurativno) she is hard to get on with
    težkó mi je (reči) I find it hard (to say)
    njemu je težkó ugoditi he is hard to please
    težkó mi je pri duši it grieves me
    težkó, da bo prišel he will hardly come, it's unlikely he'll come
    težkó, da jo boš še kdaj videl you're unlikely to see her again
  • ubráti

    ubráti pot to take a way
    ubráti jo (figurativno) to run away, to escape, to get to one's feet
    ubráti pesem to intone (ali intonate) a song
    ubráti druge strune (figurativno) to change one's tune, to sing another tune
  • vozník driver; (šofer) chauffeur; (vozá) carter, (tovornega voza) lorry driver, van driver, ZDA teamster; (kočijaž) coachman, coacher, (izvošček) cabman

    brezobziren motorni vozník road hog
    po nesreči pobegli vozník hit-and-run driver
    nesreča, ki jo je povzročil pobegli vozník hit-and-run accident
  • za for; for the purpose of; in favour of; after; behind; (= za časa) during

    dan za dnem day by day
    eden za drugim one after another, one behind the other
    korak za korakom step by step
    enkrat za vselej once and for all
    za ves svet ne not for (all) the world
    za gorami beyond the mountains
    jaz za svojo osebo as far as I am concerned
    za mojim hrbtom behind my back
    za primer (v primeru) potrebe in case of need
    za glavo večji taller by a head
    za sedaj for the present
    za šalo by way of a joke
    argumenti za in proti the pros and the cons
    razlogi za in proti the reasons for and against
    za menoj! follow me!
    (kar) za menoj, prosim! this way, please!
    starejši za pet let five years older
    jaz, za sebe (zase) as for me
    beseda za besedo word for word
    mož za možem man by man
    zanimanje za... interest in...
    za mladino neprimeren film a film unsuitable (ali not suitable) for young people
    vstopnica za gledališče a theatre ticket
    za vlade (vladanja) kralja Karla II during the reign of Charles II
    za (= po pooblastilu) (acting) for, per pro., latinsko per procurationem (krajšava: p.p.)
    biti za kaj to be in favour of something
    kdo je za (to)? who is in favour?
    sem za to, da mu odpustimo I'm in favour of (ali I'm for) pardoning him
    večina je za nadaljevanje stavke there is a majority in favour of continuing the strike
    to je važno zame (za mene) this is important to me
    nekaj je za tem (figurativno) there's something behind it
    za hišo je vrt there is a garden behind the house
    to je hud udarec za nas it is a hard blow for us
    brali smo eden za drugim we took it in turns to read
    za koga me (pa) imate (smatrate)? who (arhaično whom) do you take me for?
    nimam ga za genija I do not regard him as a genius
    za to ceno lahko dobiš to blago povsod you can get these goods anywhere at that price
    on jé za tri he eats as much as three
    povleči koga za lase to pull someone by the hair
    on porabi preveč za sebe (zase) he spends too much on himself
    smatrati za dobro to think it advisable
    odšel je za vedno he left for good
    voditi koga za roko to lead someone by the hand
    vzel jo je za ženo he has married her, arhaično he has taken her to wife (ali as his wife)
    on zaostaja za časom he is behind the times
    zapri vrata za seboj! shut the door after (ali behind) you!
    zgrešil je za pol metra he missed by half a metre
    zmotil sem se za 10.000 SIT I made a mistake of 10,000 tolars
    sedeti za mizo to sit at the table
    pustiti za seboj to leave behind
  • zádnji last; final; ultimate; rear; posterior, back; latter, lattermost

    zádnji del the hindpart, the backside, (ladje) stern
    zádnji del hiše the back of the house
    moj zádnji (najvišji) cilj my ultimate goal
    zádnja četa rearguard
    zádnji del telesa posterior
    zádnja (zadajšnja) luč (pri vozilu) rear light
    zádnje tri ure the last three hours
    te zádnje tri dni (for) these three days
    v zádnjem času latterly
    zádnje čase recently
    v zádnjih dneh julija in the latter days of July
    zádnja leta življenja the latter days of one's life
    v zádnjih izdihljajih at one's last gasp
    na vse zádnje after all, finally, at last
    (ta) zádnja leta, v (teh) zádnjih letih in recent years, arhaično of late years
    prav do zádnjega to the very last
    do zádnjega moža to the last man
    zádnje noge hind legs pl
    zádnji, a ne najmanj važen last but not least
    to je zádnje, kar se lahko zgodi this is the last thing one would expect to happen
    zádnja leta sem jo zelo redko videla I have seen very little of her these last (ali in recent) years
    prišel je (kot) zádnji he was the last to come
    upati do zádnjega to hope to the last
    to so zádnja poročila this is the latest news (ali stop-press news)
    ležati v zádnjih izdihljajih to be at the last gasp
    zabaviščni lokali so bili zasedeni do zádnjega prostora the places of entertainment were crowded to the doors
    izkazati komu zádnjo čast to attend someone's funeral
  • zagôsti

    zagôsti jo komu to play a trick (ali a joke) on someone, to trick someone; to take someone for a ride; pogovorno to bamboozle
    grdó jo komu zagôsti to play someone a dirty (ali nasty, shabby, mean) trick, to put one over on someone, to do someone an ill turn
  • zakúriti to light a fire

    zakúriti peč to heat the stove
    zakúriti si sobo to get one's room heated
    zakúriti jo komu (figurativno) to make it hot for someone
  • 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
  • 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
  • zrcáliti to mirror; to reflect

    zrcáliti se to be mirrored (v in), to be reflected (v in)
    v tej knjigi se zrcalijo ideje našega stoletja this book reflects the ideas of our century
    njegova žalost se zrcali v glasbi, ki jo je tedaj komponiral his grief is reflected in the music he wrote at that time
  • zvozíti to cart, to carry

    zvozíti jo (figurativno) to get through
  • žúliti to pinch, (do rane) to gall, to rub sore, to chafe

    čevelj me žuli my shoe pinches
    vem, kje (ga, jo itd.) čevelj žuli (figurativno) I know where the shoe pinches