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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

zabrêsti to wade (v into)

zabrêsti v dolgove to get (ali to run) into debt
zabrêsti v greh to slide into sin
zabredel je v slabe navade he has slid into bad habits

začéti to begin, to start; to commence; to set about; to make a start; (ples) to open, to lead off; (razgovor) to launch, to broach, to moot (a subject)

zopet, znova začéti to begin (ali to start) again; (biti prvi) to be a pioneer, to pave the way (for), to break (new) ground
začéti diskusijo to start a discussion
začéti delikaten pogovor (figurativno) to break the ice
začéti na napačnem koncu to begin at the wrong end
začéti pogajanja z to enter into negotiations with
začéti s proizvedbami to set enquiries on foot
začéti pravni postopek proti to institute (ali to take) legal proceedings against
začéti pogovor z to engage in a conversation with
začéti govor to begin a speech
začéti kampanjo to open a campaign
začéti prepir to begin to quarrel
začéti z učenjem latinščine to start learning Latin, pogovorno to start Latin
začéti neko stvar (lotiti se) to start on a thing
začéti trgovino to set up (ali to start in) a business
začéti pri sebi (figurativno) to begin at home
začéti peti to burst into song
začel je pisati he began writing (ali to write)
začel je z malega he began on a small scale
zopet je začelo deževati the rain has set in again
šole (pouk) se začno 1. oktobra school starts on October 1st
začéti delati to start work, to commence working (ali to work)
začni(te) od začetka! begin at the beginning!
slabo je začel he has had a bad start
začel je piti (figurativno) he has taken to drink
predstava se začne ob devetih the performance begins at nine
najslabši del poti se začne v X. the worst stretch of road begins at X.
letos se je zima zgodaj začela winter has set in early this year

začúden astonished; amazed; surprised

bolj začúden kot prestrašen more surprised than frightened
biti začúden to be astonished (at), to be amazed (at), to be surprised, to wonder (at, about)
bil sem začúden, da me ne pozna I was surprised he did not know me
bil sem močnó začúden I was struck with wonder, I was lost in astonishment, I was amazed
bil je zelo začúden, ko me je videl he was astonished to see me
ne bodi tako začúden! don't put on that look of surprise!

zadíhati to breathe (again); figurativno to feel at ease (again); to respire

zadíhati se to gasp for breath (ali for air); to become winded
bil je precéj zadihan, ko je dosegel vrh he was fairly winded on reaching the top

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

zadolžèn (oseba) in debt, owing (money), involved in debt, burdened with debt; evfemizem embarrassed; pogovorno in the red; (posestvo) encumbered (with mortgages), mortgaged

čez glavo je zadolžèn he is up to his ears in debt

zadôsti enough; sufficiently

zadôsti sem ga videl I've seen enough of him
zadôsti je bogat, da živi brez dela he is rich enough to live without taking a job
ni zadôsti močan za svoje delo he is not strong enough for his job (ali for that job of his)

zadovoljíti to satisfy (koga someone), to content; to suit

zadovoljíti svojo radovednost to satisfy one's curiosity
to bo zadovoljilo moje zahteve this will suit my requirements
ne bo mogel zadovoljíti vseh svojih upnikov he will not be able to satisfy all his creditors
zadovoljíti potrebe ljudstva to meet the needs of the people
njega je težko zadovoljíti he is difficult to please
ne moreš vseh zadovoljíti (vsem ustreči) you can't please everybody
to ne zadovoljuje popolnoma it leaves something to be desired
zadovoljíti se to be satisfied (z with), arhaično to rest satisfied (ali content); to content oneself (z with), to put up (z with), to acquiesce (z to)
reveži se morajo zadovoljíti z malim beggars cannot be choosers

zadréga embarrassment; difficulty; quandary; perplexity; predicament

denarne zadrége financial difficulties pl, evfemizem humoristično pecuniary embarrassment
biti v zadrégi to be in difficulties, to be in a quandary, to be ill at ease, to be at a loss, to be in a fix, to be in embarrassed circumstances
v lepi zadrégi smo we are in a nice (pretty, sorry) pickle
sem v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj storim I am completely at a loss what to do
biti v denarni zadrégi to be short of money
bili smo v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj odgovorimo we were hard put to it to find an answer, we were completely at a loss (ali we were stumped) for an answer
moja edina zadréga je, kaj naj izberem my only trouble is which one to choose
spretno se izvleči iz zadrége (iz stiske) to extricate oneself neatly from a predicament, to find a neat way out of a difficult situation
pomagati komu iz zadrége to save someone from embarrassment
spraviti koga v zadrégo to put (ali pogovorno to land) someone in an embarrassing situation, to embarrass someone, to put someone in a predicament (ali in a quandary)
njega hitro spraviš v zadrégo he is easily embarrassed
biti v zadrégi za odgovor to be stumped for an answer

zadŕžati zadrževáti to keep back, to hold back, to retain; to detain, to restrain; to withhold; (ne vrniti) not to return; (ustaviti) to stop, to hold up

zadŕžati, zadrževáti sapo to hold in one's breath
zadŕžati, zadrževáti solze to hold back one's tears
kaj te je zadržalo? what kept you?
ne bom vas dolgo zadrževal I shan't take up much of your time
ne smem vas več zadŕžati, zadrževáti I mustn't keep you any longer
zadŕžati, zadrževáti se to be delayed, to stay (too) long, to make a stay
za krajši čas se zadŕžati, zadrževáti (se muditi) to sojourn (v, pri in, with)
zadŕžati, zadrževáti se pri predmetu to dwell upon a subject
obširno se zadŕžati, zadrževáti ob to expatiate on (ali upon)
kako se je zadrževal (obnašal)? how did he behave?
zadŕžati, zadrževáti predpis to withhold (ali to hold in abeyance, to stay) a regulation

zadušíti to suffocate, to stifle, to choke, to throttle, to smother

zadušíti upor to stifle (ali to smother) a rebellion
zadušíti se to get suffocated (ali stifled, choked, smothered)
zadušíti se v delu (figurativno) to be overwhelmed with work
skoraj zadušil se je od smeha he nearly choked with laughter

zagábiti se to disgust, to sicken

mastna hrana se mi je zagabila rich food sickens me
ta prizor se mi je zagabil this sight sickened me
zagabilo se mi je delati vedno eno in isto I am sick of doing the same thing
življenje se mu je zagabilo he is sick (ali weary) of life
kruh se nam nikoli ne zagabi bread never turns the stomach
zagabi se mi it makes me sick

zagotovílo assurance; promise

imamo zagotovílo od njega, da... he gave us an assurance that...
sprejmite zagotovílo, da... be assured that..., I beg to assure you that...

zagrozíti to threaten; to menace

zagrozíti komu s pestjo to shake one's fist at someone
zagrozíti komu s smrtjo to threaten someone with death
vsem nam je zagrozil s kaznijo he threatened to have us all punished
zagrozili so mi s kaznijo they threatened me with punishment

zahtéven pretentious, pretending, exacting

zelo zahtéven of great pretension
zahtévno delo exacting piece of work
zahtéven učitelj exacting master
on je zelo zahtéven he is very demanding

zajáhati

zajáhati konja to mount a horse, to back a horse; to climb (ali to get) on a horse
zajahal je konja in oddirjal he took horse and galloped off

zakadíti to smoke, to fill with smoke

zakadíti se v (planiti na) to fall upon, to rush at, to pounce on
on vse zakadi he spends all his money on smoking
zakadilo se je za njim a cloud of smoke rose behind him

zakléti (zakolnem) to curse, to swear (at), to spit out an oath

zakléti se to swear (by), to vow
zaklel se je, da se bo maščeval za žalitev he vowed to avenge the insult
zaklel sem se, da ne bom več kadil, pil I've sworn off tobacco, drink
zakléti se pri vsem, kar je svetega to swear by all that's holy (ali sacred)

zakljúčiti to conclude (iz, da... from, that...); to draw a conclusion, to deduce, to infer (iz from); (dokončati) to bring to an end

zakljúčiti se to close
razstava se je zaključila the exhibition has closed
svoj govor je zaključil s temi besedami he concluded his speech with these words
zaključil je sejo he declared the sitting to be at an end
seja je zaključena the sitting is concluded