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vídeti to see; to get sight of; to notice; (opaziti) to become aware, to perceive

dobro (slabo) vídeti to have good (bad) sight, to have good (bad) eyes
bežno vídeti to get a fleeting glimpse of
nič ni vídeti there is nothing to be seen
na prvi pogled, mižé vídeti (žargon) to see with half an eye
vídeti je zdrav he looks well
vídeti je, da... it seems that...
vídeti v prihodnost to see into the future
vídeti vse zvezde (figurativno, od udarca) to see stars
če prav vidim if my eyes do not deceive me
iz tega se vidi hence it appears
jasno se vidi it is clear
na prvi pogled se vidi you can see at a glance, it is self-evident
vreden, da se vidi worth seeing
sam lahko vidiš you can see it for yourself
malo se vidiva we see little of each other
sam sem to videl I saw it myself
nič ga ni vídeti he is nowhere to be seen
konca vojne še ni vídeti the end of the war is not yet in sight
videl sem smrt od blizu I looked death in the face
mesto se vidi od daleč the town can be seen from far away
videl je že lepše čase he has seen better times
si že kdaj videl kaj takega? did you ever see the like of it?; pogovorno can you beat it?
naj vidim, da vidim! (naj pomislim) let me see!
naj te več ne vidim! don't let me see you again!
rajši vidim, da ne prideš you had better not come
ne vidiš péd pred nosom! you can see no further than the end of your nose
vaš prijatelj je, kot je vídeti (kot vidim) starejši od vas your friend, I find, is older than you
videl sem, kako je padel I saw him fall
bomo videli! we shall see!, wait and see!
bomo že videli we'll see, time will tell
to bomo še (šele) videli that remains to be seen
rad bi to videl! I'd like to see that!
videl bo, kdor bo živel live and learn

vléči to draw, to drag; to pull, to haul; to lug; to trail; to stretch; (mrežo) to trawl; (po blatu) to draggle; (ladjo) to take in tow; (zavlačevati) to protract

vléči se to drag (oneself); to trail; (zaostajati) to straggle; (zavlačevati se) to drag on; (težko hoditi) to trudge
vléči noge za seboj pri hoji to scuff
vléči vrv to haul at a rope
to bo vleklo (figurativno) this will be a point of attraction
vléči koga za nos (figurativno) to make a fool of someone, to lead someone by the nose
vléči na uho (figurativno) to listen to
krilo se ji vleče po tleh her skirt trails on the ground
ta dimnik ne vleče this chimney does not draw
tukaj vleče (je prepih) there is a draught here, it is draughty here
vléči na zeleno (barvo) to incline to green
vléči dreto (smrčati) to snore
prav nič me ne vleče, da bi šel I don't feel the least urge to go
vojna se vleče the war is dragging on

vsè all; everything; all included; without exception

vsè, kar... all that...
vsè ali nič all or nothing, (figurativno) neck or nothing
vsè to all this
vsè zaman all in vain, all to no purpose
vsè do zadnjega to the last
vsè skupaj all together
vsè v vsem all in all
vsè več in več more and more
vsè manj in manj less and less
nad vsè above all, first of all
ona mu je vsè she is all to him
njemu vsè prav pride nothing comes amiss to him
vsè je izgubljeno all is lost
vsè mi je povedal he told me everything
vsè sem tvegal I have risked my all
vsè se mi zdi, da ti ni zanj I half suspect you don't care for him
jaz bi vsè prej kot (šel) I would rather have anything than (go)
vsè je dobro, kar se konča dobro all's well that ends well
vsè, kar se sveti, ni zlato all that glitters is not gold
storil bom vsè, kar želiš I shall do whatever you desire

vzròk cause; reason; ground; motive; source

iz kakšnega vzròka? for what reason?
iz istega vzròka for the same reason
brez vzròka without reason, causeless, groundless
prav iz tega vzròka for that very reason
vzròk (vir) vsega zla the source of all evil
ni vzròka za... there is no reason for...
ti si vzròk tega this is your fault
imam vzròk za... I have a reason for...
ni vzròka za bojazen there is no cause to be afraid
ni vzròka za kako spremembo there is no reason (ali no ground) for making a change
vzròk tega je tvoja lenoba it's your laziness that's to blame
iz enega (tega) ali drugega (onega) vzròka for one reason or another
kaj je vzròk takemu dviganju cen? what is the cause of (ali reason for) this rise in prices?
razjezil se je brez pravega vzròka he got angry without any real reason
nimate vzròka za pritožbo you have no ground(s) for complaint (ali for complaining)
kakšne vzròke moreš navesti za takšno ravnanje? what reasons can you give (ali can you allege) for such treatment?
ne more navesti nobenega vzròka za to, kar je storil he can produce no motive for what he has done
vzròki in učinki causes pl and effects pl
brez pravega vzròka for no particular reason

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

zarádi owing to, because of, on account of; for; for the sake of

zarádi jokanja ni mogla govoriti she could not speak for weeping
zarádi tega for this reason
zarádi mene (meni na ljubo) for my sake
zarádi nas vseh for all our sakes
zarádi tvoje neubogljivosti because of your disobedience
zarádi mene in vas for my own sake as well as yours
zarádi ljubega miru for the sake of peace (and quiet), for a quiet life
zarádi vestí for conscience's sake
zarádi starih časov (starega prijateljstva) for old time's sake
zarádi dežja smo se morali vrniti domov owing to the rain we had to come back home
prav zarádi tega for that very reason
zarádi močnega deževja je promet ukinjen in consequence of the heavy rains communications are interrupted
umetnost zarádi umetnosti art for art's sake

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)

zdráv healthy, sound, in good health, healthy-looking; (duševno) sane; wholesome, healthful (za for), salubrious

zdráva pamet common sense, good sense, horse sense, mother wit, pogovorno gumption
zdrávi zobje sound teeth
zdrávo sadje sound fruit
zdráv kot riba (as) sound as a bell, in the pink (of condition), in fine fettle
zdráv na duši in telesu sound in body and mind
cel in zdráv, zdráv in živ hale and hearty
zdrávo podnebje salubrious climate
zdráva hrana (zrak) wholesome food (air)
zdráv duh v zdrávem telesu a sound mind in a sound body
zdráva kritika sound (ali judicious) criticism
biti zdráv to be well, to be healthy, to be in (ali to enjoy, to have) good health
zdráv je kot riba v vodi he is as right as a trivet, he is as fit as a fiddle
biti duševno zdráv to be sound in mind, to be of sound mind
imeti zdráve nazore to have sound views
to je zdráva vaja this is a healthy exercise
odnesti zdrávo kožo (figurativno) to escape unscathed, to save one's bacon
ostanite zdrávi! I wish you continued good health
vrniti se živ in zdráv to return safe and sound
to je zdrávo zanj! (figurativno) (= prav mu je!) it serves him right!
gorski zrak je zelo zdráv the mountain air is very wholesome
videti je zdráva she looks well

zgodíti se to happen (komu to someone), to occur, to come to pass, to come about, to chance; to take place; to befall

naj se zgodi, kar hoče! happen what may!, no matter what happens!
prav se mu je zgodilo! it served him right!
kar se je zgodilo, se je zgodilo what's done is done!
da se (ti) to več ne zgodi! don't let that happen again!
zgôdi se Tvoja volja! religija Thy will be done!
in nič se ni zgodilo and nothing happened
kdaj se je to zgodilo? when did it take place?
takó se je to zgodilo this is how it came about
zgodila se mu je nesreča he has had an accident, he has met with an accident
nesreča se nikoli ne zgodi sama misfortunes never come singly

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