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žalovánje mourning

globoko žalovánje deep mourning
biti v žalovánju to be in mourning, to wear mourning
zid žalovánja (Židov v Jeruzalemu) Wailing Wall

že already; as early as; yet

ona je tu že 5 dni she has been here for 5 days
že 2 uri delam I have been working for 2 hours
že leta 1930 as early as 1930, as long ago as 1930
že 30 let as long as 30 years
že včeraj as early as yesterday
že pred enim letom as far back as a year ago
že drugi (naslednji) dan the very next day
že zgodaj zjutraj already by the early morning
že v 15. stoletju as far back as the 15th century
že samó zaradi tega simply (ali just, only) for this reason
že sama misel the very idea, the mere thought
je mati že doma? is Mother (back) home yet!
je časopis že prišel? has the newspaper come yet?
ali je že tako pozno? is it as late as that?
imam že (tako) dosti dela I have enough to do as it is, pogovorno I've got my hands full already
kaj je že rekel? what was that (ali it) he said?
že dvakrat sem mu rekel (povedal) I have told him twice already
moraš že iti? must you be going (ali go) so soon (ali already)?
dan je že it is daylight already
(do) takrat bo že dan it will be daylight (ali the sun will be up) by then
koliko časa si že tu? how long have you been here?
kako dolgo ga že poznaš? how long have you known him?
kako dolgo ste že v Sloveniji? how long have you been in Slovenia?
vrnil se je že včeraj he was already back yesterday
pismonoša bi že moral biti tu the postman ought to be here by now
on bi mi bil moral že davno odgovoriti he ought to have answered me long ago
moral je že oditi he must have gone by now (ali by this time)
vam že strežejo? (v trgovini) (ste že postreženi?) are you being attended to?
si že (sploh kdaj) bil v Parizu? have you ever been in Paris?
to je že res, toda... that's very true, but..., that's all very well, but...
on že ve zakaj! he knows why all right!
o, že razumem! oh, I see!, pogovorno I get it!

žéjen thirsty; (figurativno) thirsting (for, after), desirous (of something)

biti žéjen to be (ali to feel) thirsty
delo, ki napravi koga žéjnega thirsty work

žêljen desirous (of), eager, anxious, keen (on), set on; (slave ipd.) eager

biti žêljen krvi (figurativno) to be bloodthirsty
žêljen slave eager (ali thirsty) for fame

žêna (zakonska, soproga) wife, pl wives, humoristično better half; (soproga) spouse, mate, consort; (ženska) woman, pl women

brez žêne wifeless
poročena žêna married woman
moja bodoča žêna my wife-tobe
ločena žêna divorced woman, divorcee
kraljeva žêna queen consort
zakonita žêna lawful wedded wife
nezakonita žêna mistress
žêne pl women, wives; (lepi spol) the fair sex, womankind
moja žêna my wife, (bolj formalno) Mrs. X., pogovorno my old lady, my old woman, the missis (ali missus), (londonsko narečje) my old dutch
svetska žêna woman of the world
žêna s preteklostjo woman with a past
mož nezveste žêne (rogonosec) cuckold
biti komu dobra žêna to make someone a good wife
dati za žêno to give in marriage
žêna drži moža pod copato the husband is henpecked
ločiti se od žêne to divorce one's wife
vzeti za žêno to marry, to take in marriage

žerjávica live (ali hot) coal (s pl); embers pl

kot na žerjávici (figurativno) like a cat on hot bricks
biti (kot) na žerjávici (figurativno) to be on edge, to be on tenterhooks
iti za koga po kostanj v žerjávico (figurativno) to pull someone else's chestnuts out of the fire

žídan silk(-)

žídana ruta silk kerchief
biti žídane volje to be as happy (ali jolly) as a sandboy

žív alive, living; live; (živahen) lively, vivacious, vivid, animated

žív in zdrav hale and hearty
žíve barve bright (ali gay, vivid, glaring) colours pl
žíva domišljija vivid imagination
žíva duša ne not a living soul (ali creature)
žívi jeziki living languages pl
žívo apno quicklime, unslaked lime
žíva meja hedge
žívo meso tender flesh, quick
žív opis vivid description
žív spomin vivid recollection
žíva teža live weight
žíva vera fervent belief (ali faith), living faith
žívo zanimanje vivid interest
žíva žerjavica live coals pl
živi (ljudje) pl the living
na žíve in mrtve in (real) earnest
vse svoje žíve dni all my (your itd.) life
žívo srebro quicksilver, mercury
žíva skala living rock, bedrock
žíva oddaja live broadcast
dokler bom žív as long as I live
je tvoj brat še žív? is your brother still alive?
on je žíva (verna) slika svojega očeta he is the living image of his father
kar sem žív all my life, in all my born days
biti med žívimi (figurativno) to be in the land of the living
sem bolj mrtev kot žív I am more dead than alive, I am half-dead
žívo se spominjati to have a vivid recollection (of)
ne morem ga žívega videti (figurativno) I can't bear (ali stand, endure) the sight of him
starost ji ne more do žívega (ji nič ne more) (pesniško) age cannot wither her
žív krst (žíva duša) tega ne ve not a living soul knows it
zadeti v žívo to cut (ali to sting, to touch) to the quick
zadet v žívo cut to the quick
žívi in mrtvi the living (ali arhaično the quick) and the dead

žívčen nerve(-); nervous; of the nerves

zelo žívčen highly strung, (žargon) all of a twitter
žívčna bolezen nervous disease (ali disorder, complaint), neurosis, neuropathy
žívčna celica nerve cell
žívčna bolečina neuralgia
bolnišnica za žívčne bolezni clinic for nervous diseases
žívčni napad fit (ali attack) of nerves
žívčni sestav nervous system
žívčna vojna war of nerves
žívčni zlom nervous collapse (ali breakdown, shock, prostration)
žívčna slabost nervous debility, neurasthenia
žívčna razdraženost nervous irritation
žívčni vozel ganglion, nerve centre
on je zelo žívčen he is a bundle of nerves, (pogovorno) he's all nerves
ona je žívčno bolna she is suffering from a nervous disease (ali disorder), she has trouble with her nerves
biti žívčen (pogovorno) to be jumpy (ali jittery, highly strung), to have the jitters, to be all on edge
dobiti žívčen napad to have a fit of nerves

žívec nerve

slušni (vidni, vonjalni) žívec auditory (optic, olfactory) nerve
napeti žívci strained nerves
občutljivi žívci delicate (ali excitable) nerves
razrvani žívci disordered nerves
ki gre na žívce (razburljiv) nerve-racking, nerve-wracking
na koncu z žívci (figurativno) under a strain
imeti napete žívce to have one's nerves on edge, to be strung up
biti prenapetih žívcev to suffer from nerves
imeti zelo občutljive žívce to be highly strung
iti komu na žívce to get on someone's nerves
ona mi gre na žívce she gets on my nerves, she wears me down
imeti močne žívce to have steady nerves
žívci so mu odpovedali his nerves snapped
on trpi na žívcih he has trouble with his nerves, he is suffering from a nervous complaint
izgubiti žívce to lose one's nerve
denar je žívec vojne money is the sinews of war
človek železnih žívcev a man with iron nerves (ali with nerves of steel)

žóga ball, rubber ball

žóga za kriket cricket ball
žóga za tenis tennis ball
usnjena žóga leather ball, leather
biti žógo (nogomet) to play football
igrati se z žógo to play ball

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)