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zblaznéti to go mad, to go out of one's senses; to go off one's head

človek bi kar zblaznel it is enough to drive one mad

zbóljšati to improve; to ameliorate; to better; to amend, to mend

zbóljšati se to improve; to ameliorate
moglo bi se zbóljšati there is room for improvement

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

zdéti se to seem; to appear; to look (like); to have the air (of)

zdi se mi it seems to me
zdi se (kazno je, kaže) it seems, it would seem
to se mi zdi zelo čudno I find that very strange
naj se zdi še tako čudno, nenavadno strange as it may appear
tako se zdi (tako je videti) so it seems
kot se vse zdi as it seems, to all appearances
kot se zdi (kot je videti) apparently, seemingly
zdi se, da bo deževalo it looks like rain
zdi se mi znan I think I know him
zdi se, da je bolan he seems to be ill
zdi se, da pomoč ni potrebna it seems there is no need of help
ni se mi zdel posebno inteligenten he did not strike me as being particularly intelligent
meni se zdi (= jaz mislim) I think, in my opinion
kakor se ti zdi primerno as you think proper (ali fit)
zdi se, da jaz (ti, mi... itd.) I (you, we... etc) seem to...
zdi se, da to verjamete (verjamejo) you seem (they seem) to believe it
zdi se, da tega ne more zanikati it seems that he cannot deny it
zdi se, da jabolka tu ne rastejo apples do not seem to grow here
ta vest se zdi resnična this news rings true

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

zdráviti to treat (medically), (uspešno) to cure

zdráviti koga za... to treat someone for...; (dajati zdravilo) to give medicine, to medicate, to doctor; (figurativno) to remedy, to make good, to rectify; (poklic) VB to practise (ZDA to practice) medicine (ali as a doctor, physician)
zdravi me dr. X. Doctor X. is treating me
zdráviti se to receive treatment, to undergo (a course of) treatment, to undergo a cure, to take a cure

zdrávje health

na vaše zdrávje! your health! (here's) to you!
škodljiv zdrávju injurious to health
biti pri dobrem (slabem) zdrávju to be in good (in poor) health
samo zdrávje ga je he is (ali he looks) the very picture of health
kipeti, prekipevati od zdrávja to be bursting with health
paziti na svoje zdrávje to take care of (ali to watch) one's health
piti komu na zdrávje to drink someone's health, to propose a toast to someone

zélnik cabbage patch, cabbage plot, cabbage field

hoditi komu v zélnik (v škodo) (figurativno) to trespass on someone's preserves, to encroach on someone's domain
to ni zraslo na njegovem zélniku (figurativno) it is not flour from his mill

zêmlja (planet) earth, Earth, (terrestrial) globe; (svet) world; (dežela) land, (tla) soil, ground

na zêmlji on earth
nad zêmljo above ground, overground
pod zêmljo underground
vse stvari na zêmlji all things on earth
izčrpana zêmlja poor soil, impoverished (ali exhausted) soil
mastna zêmlja fat earth
rodovitna zêmlja rich soil, fertile soil
slaba zêmlja poor soil
kopna zêmlja land, (celina, kopno) mainland
žgana zêmlja terra cotta
Sveta zêmlja religija the Holy Land
Ognjena zêmlja Tierra del Fuego
zêmlja! (na vidiku!) land ho!
sadovi zêmlje the fruits of the earth
naša zêmlja je lepa our country is beautiful
ležati na zêmlji to lie on the ground
obdelovati zêmljo to cultivate, to till the soil
pasti na zêmljo to fall to the ground
pogrezniti se v zêmljo to sink into the ground
spati na goli zêmlji (na tleh) to sleep on the bare ground
Zemlja se vrti okoli Sonca the earth revolves around the sun
zravnati z zêmljo to level (ali to lay level) with the ground, to raze (ali to rase) with the ground
zvezati z zêmljo VB to earth (ZDA to ground)

zgódba story; tale

zgódbe pl za otroke tales pl (ali stories pl) for children
zgódba o Carusu the Caruso story
smešna, zabavna zgódba funny story
spolzka zgódba risqué story
toda to je (že) druga zgódba but that is another story
kup zgódb pripovedujejo o njem there are lots of stories told about him
vedno ista zgódba always the same old story
zgódbe sv. pisma religija Holy Scripture, Bible
njegova zgódba je bila zelo žalostna his was a very sad story
zgódbe ni bilo ne konca ne kraja, zgódba se je vlekla brez konca in kraja the story dragged on

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

zgodovína history; historical science

literarna zgodovína literary history, history of literature
svetovna zgodovína world history
zgodovína umetnosti history of art
zgodovína starega (srednjega, novega) veka ancient (mediaeval oziroma medieval, modern) history
priti v zgodovíno to become (ali to make) history
sodobna zgodovína contemporary history
vse je to že zgodovína (figurativno) that is all history now
zapisati v zgodovíno to historicize

zgrešíti to miss

popolnoma kaj zgrešíti to miss something by a mile
zgrešíti cilj to miss one's aim (ali one's target)
kamen ga je zgrešil the stone missed him
ni možno zgrešíti našo hišo there is no mistaking our house
zgrešíti pravo pot to miss the right way, to go astray
zgrešíti poklic to miss one's calling, to take the wrong turning

zídan stone, built of stone; made of brick or stone

hiša je zídana iz opeke the house is built of brick

zíma winter, wintertime

blaga, mila zíma mild winter
huda, ostra zíma hard (ali severe) winter
sredi zíme, v najhujši zími in the depth of winter
zíma brez snega green winter
starka Zima Old Man Winter
zíma je pred vrati winter is upon us
krmiti živino čez zímo s senom to winter one's stock on hay
prespati zímo to hibernate
preživeti zímo to winter
pripraviti za porabo v zími ZDA to winterize

zlató gold

lov za zlatom gold rush
kopač (kopanje) zlata gold-digger (gold digging)
rudnik zlata gold mine
zlató v palicah bar gold, bullion, ingot gold
kepica, zrno zlata gold nugget
zlata žila medicina piles pl
žila zlata vein of gold
izpiralec (izpiranje) zlata gold-washer (gold-washing)
odtok zlata outflow (ali drain) of gold
zaloga zlata nahajališče zlata goldfield
plačila se morajo izvršiti v zlatu (the) payments are to be made in gold
on se valja v zlatu (figurativno) he is rolling in gold
biti plačan v zlatu to be paid in gold
biti zlata vreden (figurativno) to be worth one's weight in gold
to se ne da plačati z zlatom (figurativno) this is beyond price
govoriti je srebro, molčati pa zlató speech is silver (arhaično silvern), silence is golden
ni vse zlató, kar se sveti all that glitters is not gold, appearances are deceptive

zlò evil; ill; harm; mischief

delati zlò to do evil
izogibati se zlu to keep out of mischief
vzeti za zlò to take amiss, to take offence at, to take in bad part, to be offended at
ne jemljite mi tega za zlò! don't take it amiss!
iti po zlu to go to rack and ruin, to go to the dogs, to go to ruin
od dveh izberi manjše zlò! choose the lesser of two evils!
snovati zlò to mean mischief
moji posli gredo po zlu my business is going downhill
želeti komu zlò to bear malice to someone, to wish someone ill
to je potrebno zlò that is a necessary evil

zlódej devil; pogovorno deuce, dickens; the evil one; Satan; the Prince of Darkness; biblija the wicked one; fiend, arch-fiend, the Adversary

kaj zlodeja je to? what the deuce (ali the dickens) is that?

zlómek (vrag) devil, pogovorno deuce, dickens

zlomka! dash it!, what the dickens!
kaj zlómek pa je to? what the deuce (ali the dickens) is that?
kaj zlómek si šel tja? what the dickens did you go there for?

zlorába abuse; misuse, misusage; improper use

groba, kričeča zlorába gross, flagrant abuse
zlorába oblasti abuse of authority (ali of power)
zlorába zaupanja abuse of confidence (ali of trust)
zlorába z zaupanim denarjem (poneverba) embezzlement, defalcation, malversation
zlorába se bolj in bolj, vse bolj širi (the) abuse is becoming more and more widespread (ali is escalating)
zlorábe je treba odpraviti abuses must be remedied