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vóh sense of smell, smell; scent; figurativno nose

pes ostrega vóha a hound of keen scent
imeti dober vóh to have a keen sense of smell
izgubiti svoj vóh to lose one's smell

volílen electoral, election(-); elective

volílni boj election contest, election campaign
volílni govor election speech, ZDA campaign speech
volílna kampanja election campaign, canvassing, electioneering
volílni glas vote
volílni imenik register of voters, electoral roll, electoral register
volílni izidi election returns pl, poll
volílna glasovnica ballot paper
volílna kroglica (voting) ballot
volílni fond (electoral) campaign fund
volílni listek voting paper, ballot
volílni odbor electoral board, electoral committee
volílni letak election pamphlet
volílni komisar returning officer
volílna celica, kabina polling booth, voting booth
volílni program platform, ZDA ticket
volílno okrožje constituency, ZDA district
volílna pravica right to vote, franchise
splošna volílna pravica universal suffrage
moška, ženska volílna pravica male, female suffrage (ali right to vote)
volílna reforma electoral reform
volílni seznam kandidatov list of candidates, ZDA ticket, slate
volílna skrinjica ballot box
števec (štetje) volílnih glasov scrutineer (scrutiny)
velika (slaba) volílna udeležba a heavy (a light) poll
volílni zakon electoral law
nemški volílni knez zgodovina Elector
volílna enota voting unit
volílna konferenca election conference
imeti volílni govor to electioneer, ZDA to stump
(od)dati svoj volílni glas to give one's vote (za for)
prešteti volílne glasove to count the poll (ali the votes)

volíti to vote, to cast one's vote; to poll; (izbirati) to elect, to choose

volíti v oporoki to will, to bequeath
Ljubljana danes voli Ljubljana is polling today
svoj denar je volila bolnišnici she left (ali bequeathed, willed) her money to a hospital
iti volit to go to the polls

vplív influence (na over, on); ascendancy, ascendency, ascendance, ascendence; sway; impact (na on); hold (on); interest (pri with)

pod vplívom under the influence
biti pod vplívom koga to be under the influence of someone
imeti vplív na to exercise (ali to exert, to have) an influence (up)on, to influence (someone)
imeti vplív pri kom to have influence with someone
imel je velik vplív nanje he had a great ascendancy over them
priti pod vplív koga to come (to fall) under someone's sway
imeti velik vplív pri to carry weight with
Voltairov vplív na sodobnike Voltaire's influence over his contemporaries
te okoliščine niso imele nobenega vplíva na izid (rezultat) these circumstances had no effect on the result
njegov oče nima nobenega vplíva nanj his father has no hold on him
uporabiti svoj vplív pri kom to use one's influence with someone
uveljaviti svoj vplív pri kom to bring one's influence to bear on someone

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

zakrókati (krokar) (to begin) to croak

zakrókati ves svoj denar (figurativno) to squander all one's money on a life of dissipation, žargon to blue the lot

zapítek shot; (gostilniški račun) bill, score, reckoning

plačati svoj zapítek to pay one's shot
plačati zapítek to stand treat, to pay for all
plačati zapítek za koga to stand someone a drink

zapráviti to waste, (denar) to squander; to fritter away; (razpisano) to spend lavishly, to lavish, to be prodigal with; to dissipate; to throw away (svoj denar one's money)

zapravil je veliko premoženje he squandered a large fortune
zapráviti (svoj) čas to waste one's time
ne zapravljaj časa! don't waste your time!

zapustíti zapúščati to leave; (v oporoki) to will, to bequeath; (pustiti na cedilu) to abandon, to forsake, to desert

zapustíti, zapúščati neizbrisen vtis to leave one's mark (na upon, on)
sluh in vid sta ga zapustila he lost both sight and hearing
zapustila mi je ves svoj denar she bequeathed all her money to me
svoj denar je zapustil neki bolnišnici he left his money to a hospital
delavci so zapustili delo (the) workmen have struck work, (ali are on strike)
zapustíti, zapúščati ljubimca (ljubico) to jilt (ali to reject, to throw over, pogovorno to drop, to ditch) one's lover (one's girl, one's sweetheart)
stražar ne sme zapustíti, zapúščati svojega mesta a sentinel must not desert his post
moči ga zapuščajo he is sinking, his health is failing
moči so ga zapustile his strength failed him
zapustíti, zapúščati se (figurativno) to neglect oneself, to grow careless and slovenly

zatrátiti to squander, to waste

zatrátiti svoj čas to waste one's time

zdélati

1. (utruditi) to tire, to fatigue, to wear out

to človeka zdela (pogovorno) it is a strain
ta sprehod nas je res zdelal! that walk did take it out of us!

2. (pri izpitu ipd.) to pass

zdelal je svoj zadnji izpit he has passed his finals
zdélati razred to be promoted (to a higher class), to pass, to get through

znáti to know

znáti na pamet to know by heart
dobro znáti kaj to be A1 at something
ne znam angleško I cannot speak English, I do not know English
znate francosko? do you know French?
znaš igrati šah? can you play chess?
on misli, da vse zna he thinks he knows everything
on zna brati grško he can read Greek
znaš dobro današnjo lekcijo? do you know your lesson for today well?
tega si ne znam razložiti I don't know what to make of it (ali of this)
zelo dobro znáti lekcijo to have the lesson at one's fingertips
ona zna vsaj (najmanj) 5 jezikov she knows at least five languages
znáti (spoznati se na) svoj posel to know one's own business, (žargon) to know one's onions, (pogovorno) to know the ropes, to know what's what

zrcálo mirror; looking glass; glass; medicina speculum, pl -s, -la

ogledovati se v zrcálou to look at oneself in the glass
od blizu gledati, strmeti v zrcálo to peer into the glass
videti svoj odsev v zrcálou to see one's repection in the glass
zrcálo med dvema oknoma pier glass
beneško zrcálo Venetian mirror
trojno zrcálo triple mirror
omara z zrcálom wardrobe with a mirror

zvíšati to raise, to increase; (hišo, zid) to raise, to heighten

zvíšati poslopje za eno nadstropje to raise a building by a storey (ZDA story)
zvíšati cene to raise prices
zvíšati (svoj) glas to raise one's voice
zvíšati kazen pravo to increase a sentence
zvíšati temperaturo to raise the temperature
zvíšati (svojo) hitrost to increase one's speed
desetkrat zvíšati to increase tenfold

zvíti to fold, to roll; to furl; (skriviti) to curve, to bend, to crook, to contort

zvíti odejo (preprogo) to roll up a blanket (a carpet)
zvíti si cigareto to roll a cigarette
zvíti (svoj) dežnik to fold one's umbrella
zvíti jadra to furl the sails
nogo si je zvil he wrenched his foot, he twisted his foot
zvíti si gleženj to wrench (ali to twist) one's ankle
zvíti se od bolečine to writhe in pain
zvíti se skozi goščavo to wriggle one's way through a thicket
vročina je zvila knjigi platnice the heat has warped the cover of the book
jež se je zvil v klobčič the hedgehog rolled itself into a ball

želéti to desire, to want; to wish; to be desirous (of), to long for

zelo želéti to long, to yearn, to thirst, to crave, to hunger (after), to be dying for
želéti lahko noč (zbogom) to bid good night (goodbye)
kaj želite od mene? what do you want from me?
ali želiš, da on pride? do you want him to come?
on želi dobiti to mesto he wants to get that post
želite, gospod? (v trgovini) what can I do for you, sir?
želéti komu dobro (slabo) to be well (ill) disposed to someone
želéti si to long for, to yearn for
zelo si želéti domov to long for one's home
želel si je vesti od svoje družine he longed for news of his family
vsi želimo, da bi se kmalu vzpostavil mir we all wish that peace may soon be restored
želéti komu srečo to wish someone luck, to wish someone, well
kakor želite as you please, just as you wish
tega ne bi še psu želel! (ZDA) it shouldn't happen to a dog!
želim van srečno novo leto! I wish you a happy New Year!
želim ti vse najboljše k rojstnemu dnevu! many happy returns of the day!
kaj si želiš za svoj rojstni dan? what would you like for your birthday?
hoteti in želéti je dvoje, ni isto willing and wishing are not the same thing

žèp pocket; (za uro) fob

našit žèp patch pocket
poln žèp pocketful
zračni žèp aeronavtika air pocket
imeti prazen žèp (figurativno) to have pockets to let
ki se lahko spravi v žèp pocketable
žèp za revolver hip pocket
bočni žèp side pocket
hlačni žèp trouser pocket
žèp pri krilu placket
prsni žèp breast pocket
žèp pri telovniku waistcoat pocket
notranji žèp (suknjiča) inside breast-pocket
plačati iz lastnega žèpa to pay out of one's own pocket
poznam ga kot svoj lastni žèp I know him through and through
seči globoko v žèp to dig deep in one's pocket
vtakniti koga v svoj mali žèp (figurativno) to run rings round someone
on bi te v mali žèp spravil (figurativno, ti nisi nič proti njemu) he would run rings round you