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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

zahtéva demand; claim; request; (pretirana) exaction; requirement; postulation; pretension (po to)

na zahtévo on request, on demand
na splošno zahtévo by request
utemeljena zahtéva a just claim
zahtéva za plačilo demand for payment
kakšne so vaše zahtéve? what are your demands?
biti kos vsem zahtévam to be up to all demands
napraviti kaj na zahtévo to do something at the demand (of)
umakniti svoje zahtéve to withdraw one's claims
ugoditi, ustreči zahtévam to comply with the requirements
da ustrežemo zahtévam naših odjemalcev to meet our customers' requirements
popustiti v svojih zahtévah to moderate (ali to abate) one's demands

zahtévati to demand (od of, from); to make demands (upon); to claim; to require; (plačilo) to exact (from); to ask

pravila tega ne zahtevajo this is not required by the rules
kaj zahtevate od mene? what do you want from me?
zahtévati zdravniško nego to require medical care
to vprašanje zahteva našo takojšnjo pozornost this question demands our immediate attention
zahtévati nekaj nemogočega (figurativno) to cry for the moon
bi bilo preveč zahtevano od vas, (da bi prišli...)? would it be asking too much of you (to come...)?

zakljúček conclusion; deduction; decision; resolution; (računa) balance; (konec) close, winding up

priti do zakljúčka to come to a conclusion, to arrive at a decision (ali a conclusion), to decide
pri zakljúčku naših knjig smo opazili... on closing our books we noticed...
nismo mogli priti do nobenega zakljúčka we could not arrive at a decision
prišel sem do istega zakljúčka I came to the same conclusion
ne delaj(te) prehitrih (prenaglih) zakljúčkov! don't jump (ali leap) to conclusions!

zaljúbiti se to fall in love (v with), to fall for (someone); to become enamoured

do ušes se zaljúbiti se to fall head over heels in love (v koga with someone), to fall desperately in love (with someone)

zaljúbljen in love (v with), (knjižno) enamoured (v of)

noro zaljúbljen v doting on
biti zaljúbljen to be in love (v with), (knjižno) to be enamoured (v of)
biti noro zaljúbljen v koga to dote on someone, (pogovorno) to be crazy (ali nuts) about someone, to have a crush on someone
biti zaljúbljen v to be sweet on (someone)
biti do ušes zaljúbljen v to be over head and heels in love with, pogovorno to be dead stuck on
bil je slepo zaljúbljen v njo he was madly in love with her, he was completely infatuated with her
nesrečno zaljúbljen lovelorn

zamajáti to shake

zamajáti se to begin to vacillate, to shake, to reel
hiša se je zamajala od eksplozije the house shook with the explosion
država se je zamajala do temeljev the state was rocked to its foundations

zapéti¹ (zapnem) to button; to clasp, to buckle (up)

zapéti si plašč to button up one's coat
zapéti gumb to do up a button

zaplèt entanglement; complication; figurativno (v drami) plot, story line, scenario

prihaja do zaplèta v dejanju the plot thickens

zardéti to blush (ob at); to flush, to become redfaced; to colour

zardéti kot kuhan rak (figurativno) to turn brick red (ali crimson, scarlet)
zardéti do ušes to blush to one's ears, to flush to the roots of one's hair

zarés truly; really; indeed; in fact; actually; in truth

zarés? indeed?, really?
zarés mi je žal I am truly sorry
to je (pa) zarés preveč! really, that's too much, that's really too much!
ali zarés verjameš to zgodbo? do you really (ali actually) believe that story?
zarés je bilo vroče (ZDA pogovorno) it sure was hot
človek bi zarés ponorel! it's enough to drive you crazy!

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

zatočíšče (place of) refuge; resort, shelter; asylum; sanctuary; retreat; (zavetišče čez noč) house of refuge

zatočíšče tatov resort of thieves
dati zatočíšče to grant sanctuary
iskati zatočíšče to seek sanctuary
nuditi zatočíšče to offer shelter
to je moje zadnje zatočíšče this is my last resort
ti si moje edino zatočíšče you are my only recourse (ali the only one I can turn to)
njegova hiša je zatočíšče nesrečnikov his home is a sanctuary (ali asylum) for the wretched
laž je njegovo običajno zatočíšče lying is his usual expedient (ali his usual way out)
v dolgočasju najti zatočíšče v branju to take refuge from boredom in reading
pravica do zatočíšča right of sanctuary

zatréti to suppress; to crush (down), to put down; to exterminate, to extirpate; to quell

brezobzirno zatréti to suppress ruthlessly
zatréti upor to put down (ali to stamp out) a rebellion
zatréti zlorabe to stamp out (ali to do away with) abuses

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

zavêsti to seduce (v into); to mislead; to entice

zavêsti v skušnjavo to tempt
zavêsti v vojno to seduce into war
nič me ne bi zavedlo, da bi storil nothing would tempt me to do it
ki se da, more zavêsti temptable

zdáj zdájle now, at present; this moment; actually

zdáj, zdájle! šport time!
prav zdáj, zdájle, ravno zdáj, zdájle just now, this (very) moment
zdáj, zdájle ali nikoli now or never
zdáj, zdájle to zdáj, zdájle ono now this now that
zdáj, zdájle... zdáj, zdájle now... now, sometimes... sometimes, at one time... at another
takoj zdáj, zdájle at once, immediately, instantly
do zdáj, zdájle up to now, up to this moment, till now, by now, until now, up to the present
od zdáj, zdájle from now on, from this time on
od zdáj, zdájle naprej henceforth, henceforward, in future, in the future, from this time forward
kaj zdáj, zdájle! well then?
za zdáj, zdájle (za to pot) for this once, for the time being, for the nonce
kaj boš napravil zdáj, zdájle? what are you going to do now?
kako zdáj, zdájle? how now?
šele zdáj, zdájle, ko ga poznam... only now that I know him...
sedajle nameravam (pisati) I am going (to write), I am on the point (of writing), I am about (to write)

zdéti se to seem; to appear; to look (like); to have the air (of)

zdi se mi it seems to me
zdi se (kazno je, kaže) it seems, it would seem
to se mi zdi zelo čudno I find that very strange
naj se zdi še tako čudno, nenavadno strange as it may appear
tako se zdi (tako je videti) so it seems
kot se vse zdi as it seems, to all appearances
kot se zdi (kot je videti) apparently, seemingly
zdi se, da bo deževalo it looks like rain
zdi se mi znan I think I know him
zdi se, da je bolan he seems to be ill
zdi se, da pomoč ni potrebna it seems there is no need of help
ni se mi zdel posebno inteligenten he did not strike me as being particularly intelligent
meni se zdi (= jaz mislim) I think, in my opinion
kakor se ti zdi primerno as you think proper (ali fit)
zdi se, da jaz (ti, mi... itd.) I (you, we... etc) seem to...
zdi se, da to verjamete (verjamejo) you seem (they seem) to believe it
zdi se, da tega ne more zanikati it seems that he cannot deny it
zdi se, da jabolka tu ne rastejo apples do not seem to grow here
ta vest se zdi resnična this news rings true

zéhanje yawn, yawning

z zéhanjem je rekel lahko noč he yawned good night
spraviti koga do zéhanja (figurativno) to make someone yawn
udušiti zéhanje to stifle a yawn

zgorél burnt

zgorél do tal burnt to the ground