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zagrízen fanatical, fanatic; overzealous; (narodno) chauvinistic, jingoistic

zagrízen ribič an enthusiastic angler
zagrízeno boriti proti čemu to fight something tooth and nail, to struggle against something tooth and nail
zagrízen demokrat a rabid democrat

zainteresírati

zainteresírati koga za kaj to interest someone in something
zainteresírati se za kaj to interest oneself in something, to take an interest in something

zákon

1. (postava, zaveza) law; act (of parliament); tehnika principle

pisani zákon statute
božji zákon divine law
Grimmov zákon gramatika Grimm's law
duh zákona the spirit of the law
po angleškem zákonu under English law
na temelju zákona by virtue of a law, under a law
zbirka zákonov digest (of laws)
zákon ponudbe in povpraševanja the law of supply and demand
zákoni perspektive the laws pl of perspective
kršilec zákona lawbreaker, transgressor, offender
kršitev zákona transgression (ali violation) of a law, offence, ZDA offense
oseba zunaj zákona outlaw
oseba, ki se pokorava zákonu law-abiding person
tolmačenje zákona interpretation of the law, law interpretation
luknja v zákonu loophole in the law
zaščiten z zákonom protected by law
novi (stari) zákon religija New (Old) Testament
z zákonom pooblaščen organ statutorily empowered authority
izdati zákon to pass (ali to promulgate) a law
izvrševati zákone to administer the law
odobriti zákon to ratify (ali to approve) a law
obiti zákon to circumvent (ali to evade) to get round the law
kršiti zákon to infringe (ali to violate, to transgress, to contravene) a law
pasti, priti pod zákon to come under a law
postati zákon to become law, to pass into law
postaviti koga izven zákona to outlaw someone
zákon je prevladal the law prevailed
sprejeti zákon parlament to pass a bill
izboljšati, spremeniti zákon to amend a law
razveljaviti, ukiniti zákon to abrogate (ali to repeal) a law
zákon velja the law is in force, the law is valid (ali binding)
zákon bo stopil v veljavo dne 1. januarja the law will come into force (ali will come into effect) on the 1st of January
temeljiti na zákonu to be based on statutory authority
urejati z zákonom to regulate by statute and constitution
uvajati z zákonom to introduce by statute
uveljaviti zákon to enforce a law, to put a law into force

2. (zakonska zveza) marriage, matrimony, wedlock

civilni zákon civil marriage
divji zákon cohabitation, concubinage
ločitev zákona divorce
nesrečen zákon an ill-assorted couple
poskusni zákon ZDA companionate marriage
njun zákon je bil srečen their marriage was a happy one
zákon je bil ločen the marriage was dissolved
ima sina iz prvega zákona she has a son by her first marriage
živela sta v srečnem zákonu they lived in connubial bliss
živeti v divjem zákonu (figurativno) to cohabit, to live together (as man and wife)

zalépka envelope; letter card

poslati v zalépki to send in an envelope, to send under cover

zamudíti to be late (for); to miss; to come late; to be behind time

zamudíti šolo to be late for school
zamudíti vlak to miss the train
zamudíti priložnost, priliko to miss (ali to lose, to neglect, to omit, to let slip) an opportunity
zamudil sem 1. dejanje I missed the first act
pohiti, sicer boš zamudil vlak! hurry up or you'll miss the train!
zamudila boš vlak you are going to miss the train
zamudíti se to make too long a stay, to stay too long

zanímanje interest (za in); (za zabavo) hobby

živo zanímanje lively interest
ima zanímanje za vse, kar vidi he takes an interest in everything he sees
izgubiti vse zanímanje za... to lose all interest in...
pokazati zanímanje za to take an interest in
zbuditi pri kom zanímanje za... to excite someone's interest in..., to interest someone in...
zbujati splošno zanímanje to arouse public interest

zanímati to interest (koga someone), to be of interest (to someone), to be interesting (to someone)

to me ne zanima I am not interested in it, it has no interest for me, this is of no interest to me
zanimalo te bo zvedeti, da... if will be interesting for you to know that...
zanímati se za... to be interested in, to take an interest in, to have an interest in, to interest oneself in
zelo se zanimam za glasbo I take a great interest in music
njega zanima vse (zanima se za vse), kar vidi he takes an interest in everything he sees

zanimív interesting; figurativno (mikaven, privlačen) absorbing

zanimíva gledališka igra an interesting play

zapádel

zapádla menica an overdue bill

zaplóskatí to clap one's hands

takó so mu zaploskali, da je moral še enkrat igrati they clapped him so enthusiastically that he had to play an encore

zapréka obstacle, hindrance (komu to someone), impediment; hitch; obstruction; barrier; (nenadna) check; bar, hurdle

brez zaprék without obstacles, without a hitch
tek čez zapréke šport hurdles pl; obstacle race
naleteti na zapréke to meet with obstacles, to run into obstacles
naleteti na nepričakovano zapréko to run into a snag
premagati zapréke to overcome obstacles
on je rekorden tekač čez zapréke he is a record hurdler
odstraniti zapréke to remove obstacles
delati komu zapréke to put (ali to throw) obstacles in someone's way
visoke gore so velika zapréka za promet the high mountains are a great obstacle to communication
konj je padel pri prvi zapréki the horse fell at the first jump
biti zapréka za to be an obstacle to
to je bila zapréka za njegovo napredovanje it was a bar (ali a barrier) to his advancement
nekje je bila kaka zapréka (figurativno) there was a hitch somewhere
ni poti brez zaprék no road is without obstacles

zaróka engagement (z to); betrothal

razdreti zaróko to break off an engagement

zaséda ambush; vojska ambuscade; (preža) wait

biti v zasédi to ambush, to lie in ambush (ali in wait)
čakati v zasédi to lie in wait
napasti iz zaséde to waylay, to attack from an ambush, to ambuscade, to ambush
pasti v zasédo to fall into an ambush, to be waylaid
pripraviti zasédo to lay (ali to make) an ambush
postaviti zasédo to lay an ambush, to lie in wait (komu for someone), (prežati) to waylay
postavljač zaséd waylayer

zaslútiti to have a presentiment (of), to anticipate, to have a foreboding (of), to suspect; (predvidevati) to foresee, to guess

zaslútiti nevarnost to suspect (a) danger, (pogovorno) to smell a rat
zaslutili smo zasedo we suspected an ambush
zaslutila je, da se bo zgodila nesreča she felt that an accident was going to happen

zasolíti to salt

zasolíti račun to salt an account

zasrbéti (to begin) to itch

zasrbélo me je I felt an itching sensation

zastópnik representative; trgovina agent; (namestnik) substitute, deputy, delegate, proxy

pravni advocate, barrister, solicitor
imenovati uradnega zastópnika na konferenci to nominate an official representative to a conference

zaúpanje confidence (v in), trust (in), faith (in)

zaúpanje v samega sege self-confidence, self-reliance
slepo zaúpanje blind confidence
zaúpanja vreden trustworthy; reliable; sound
zbujajoč zaúpanje, navdajajoč z zaúpanjem inspiring confidence
zloraba zaúpanja breach of trust
zaúpanja vredna firma a reliable firm
dobiti zaúpanje v koga to place (arhaično to repose) confidence in someone
gledati z zaúpanjem v prihodnost to look with confidence to the future
imeti zaúpanje v koga to trust someone
imeti polno zaúpanje v koga to have every confidence in someone, to have complete trust in someone
nimam zaúpanja vanj I have no confidence in him
izgubiti zaúpanje v koga to lose faith in someone
znal si je pridobiti zaúpanje svojega gospodarja he has managed to win his master's confidence
nimam zaúpanja vase I lack self confidence, I have an inferiority complex

zavarovánje insurance; (zlasti pomorsko) underwriting

brezposelno zavarovánje unemployment insurance
invalidsko zavarovánje disability insurance
pokojninsko zavarovánje pension insurance
socialno zavarovánje social insurance, social security
starostno zavarovánje old-age insurance
zdravstveno zavarovánje health insurance
življenjsko zavarovánje life insurance
zavarovánje proti nezgodam accident insurance
zavarovánje proti vsem nezgodam all-in insurance
pomorsko zavarovánje marine insurance
požarno zavarovánje fire insurance
zavarovánje proti vlomu burglary insurance
kreditno zavarovánje insurance of loan repayments
zavarovánje proti toči insurance against hail, hail insurance
skleniti zavarovánje to take out (ali to effect) an insurance policy

zavézništvo alliance

skleniti zavézništvo to make (ali to form, to enter into) an alliance