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zlorábiti zlorábljati to abuse; to misuse; to strain, to overstep the limits (of)

zlorábiti, zlorábljati žensko to abuse (ali to maltreat) a woman
on zlorablja dobroto svojega varuha he takes unscrupulous advantage of his guardian's kindness
zlorabil bom vašo gostoljubnost I am going to trespass on your hospitality

zmóžen capable; able; apt; fit (for)

on je vsega zmóžen he is capable of anything
je zelo zmóžen he is a clever fellow
zmóžen je vsakršnega zločina he is a man capable of any crime
pritegnili so najzmožnejše strokovnjake the ablest experts have been called in

znájti se (orientirati se) to orient oneself, to orientate oneself, to know one's way around; to find one's bearings; figurativno to be resourceful; to see how the land lies

sam se znajti to shift for oneself, to make shift; to contrive
on se zelo dobro znajde he manages very well
moram se znajti I must shift as well as I can
ne morem se znajti (pogovorno) I'm at my wits' end
ne se znajti to be baffled
hitro znájti se to adapt rapidly

znák² (vznak, prislov)

znák pasti to fall on one's back

známka

poštna známka (postage) stamp
igralna známka chip, counter
kontrolna známka ticket, ZDA check
porto (poštna) známka postage-due stamp
pasja známka dog licence disc, ZDA (dog) tag
varstvena (tovarniška) známka trademark, mark; (avto, radio itd.) make
album za známke stamp album
avtomat za prodajo známk stamp-vending machine
zbiratelj známk philatelist
zbirka známk stamp collection, collection of stamps
zbiranje známk stamp-collecting, philately
on zbira známke he collects stamps
nalepiti známko to put (ali to stick, to affix) a stamp (na pismo on a letter)
nalepljena známka affixed stamp

znán known; noted (po for); well-known

splošno znán notorious (po, zaradi for)
po vsem svetu znán well-known all over the world
znán pod imenom... known as...
znán obraz familiar face
znána substanca kemija (the) known
znána veličina matematika (the) known quantity
drugače znán pod imenom... alias, also known as (krajšava: aka)
kolikor je znáno as far as is known
kolikor mi je znáno as far as I know
znáno mi je, da... I know that...
znáno je dejstvo, da... it is a well-known fact that...
on je znán kot dober učitelj he is known to be a good teacher
on mi je znán he is known to me
biti znán s kom to be acquainted with someone
si znán z njim? are you acquainted with him?
nisem osebno znán z njegovim bratom I am not personally acquainted with his brother

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

znêsti (jajce) to lay (an egg); (vsota, stroški) to amount to, to come to, to total; to figure out

koliko znese moj račun? what does my bill amount to?
znêsti se nad kom to vent one's rage on someone, to wreak one's anger (ali one's fury) on someone, (z udarci, žargon) to give someone a walloping

znój sweat; perspiration

krvavi znój bloody sweat
v znóju svojega obraza in (ali by) the sweat of one's brow
biti moker od znója to be all of a sweat, to be in a sweat
od strahu me je oblil mrzel znój I broke out in a cold sweat
služiti si kruh v znóju svojega obraza to earn one's living by the sweat of one's brow
znój mi teče po obrazu my face is running with sweat
znój mu je tekel z obraza his face was streaming with perspiration
živeti od znója (žuljev) ljudstva to live on the sweat of the people

znosíti

skupaj znosíti to tot up
znosíti se nad kom to vent one's rage on someone, to wreak one's anger (ali fury) on someone

zóben dental; tooth(-); of a tooth

zóbna bolezen disease of the teeth
zóbni cement dental cement
zóbna fistula dental fistula
zóbna dlesna, zóbne dlesne gum, gingiva, pl -vae
vnetje dlesen gingivitis
čir na dlesni gumboil
zóbni kamen tartar (on teeth), odontolith
zóbna kirurgija dental surgery
zóbna krona crown, jacket
zóbna korenina root of a tooth
zóbna krvavitev bleeding of the gums
zóbne klešče dental forceps pl
zóbna klinika dental clinic, dental hospital
zóbna jamica (alveola) tooth socket, alveolus
zóbna gniloba caries, tooth decay
zóbna nega dental care, care of one's teeth
zóbna obloga dental plaque
zóbno plombiranje stopping, filling
zóbni prašek tooth powder
zóbna krema, pasta dentifrice; tooth paste
zóbna proteza denture
zóbna ščetka toothbrush
zóbna sklenina dental enamel
zóbna voda dental lotion, mouthwash
zóbna pulpa dental pulp
zóbno tkivo dental tissue
zóbna vrzel gap between teeth
zóbno zdravljenje dental treatment
zóbna vrtalka dental machine
zóbno zrcalo dental mirror
zóbni živec dental nerve

zredíti to fatten

zredíti se to fatten, to put on weight, to gain in weight, to grow fat; to put on flesh

zríniti se

zríniti se v avtobus to squeeze (oneself) onto (ali on to) a bus

zunánji external, exterior; outside, outer; outward; out of door

zunánje ministrstvo VB Foreign Office
zunánja stran the outside
zunánja površina exterior surface
na zunánji strani (od) on the outside (of)
zunánji svét the external (ali outer) world
zunánji žep outside pocket
za zunánjo uporabo for external use (ali application); (inozemski) foreign
zunánji kót geometrija exterior angle
zunánje zidovje, obzidje exterior rampart
zunánja politika foreign policy
zunánji dopisni član (akademije ipd.) nonresident corresponding member

zvalíti to roll down (sod a barrel)

zvalíti se to roll, to tumble, to fall down
zvalíti krivdo na koga to lay (ali to put, to throw) the blame on someone (ali at someone's door)
zvalíti odgovornost na druge to shuffle off responsibility upon others, pogovorno to pass the buck

zvečér in the evening

danes zvečér this evening, tonight
jutri zvečér tomorrow night
včeraj zvečér (sinoči) last night
v soboto zvečér on Saturday night

zvédeti to learn (od from), to come to know, to get to know, to discover, to ascertain, to find out, to hear, to be informed

zvedel sem (= kot slišim) I learn, I am told, I understand, I am informed
zvedel sem, da je on odšel I heard he'd gone, (pred kratkim) I've heard he's gone
včeraj se je (ra)zvedelo it was learned yesterday
to smo zvedeli od naših prijateljev we got to know it through our friends
pravkar sem zvedel, da je umrl I've just heard he's dead
to sem zvedel iz zanesljivega vira I have it on good authority

zvést faithful; true; loyal; devoted

zelo zvést trueblue
zvést (dosleden) samemu sebi true to oneself
izgubil sem zvéstega prijatelja I lost a true friend
ostati zvést svojim načelom to remain true to one's principles
on je zvést svoji besedi, obljubi he is true to his word, to his promise
oni so zvésti svoji obljubi they abide by (ali they keep) their promise
ostati zvést prijatelju to stick to (ali by) a fiend
bila je zvésta svojemu soprogu she was faithful to her husband
zvést služabnik faithful (trusty) servant

zvéza union, association; alliance; league; federation; confederation; coalition; connection, connexion, relation; communication

v zvézi z with reference to, in connection with
v tej zvézi in this connection
v zvézi z vašim dopisom, pismom with reference to your letter, in connection with your letter
strokovna zvéza trade union
Socialistična zvéza delovnega ljudstva Jugoslavije (Slovenije) the Socialist Alliance of the Working People of Yugoslavia (of Slovenia)
Zveza komunistov Jugoslavija (ZKJ) the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Zveza sindikatov Slovenije the trade Union Federation of Slovenia
zvéza držav confederation
strokovna zvéza professional association, trade union, VB trades union
obrambna zvéza defensive alliance
poslovne zvéze business connections pl
poštne zvéze postal communications pl
Svetovna poštna zvéza Universal Postal Union
prometne zvéze traffic communications pl
železniška zvéza communication by rail
zakonska zvéza conjugal union, matrimony
to nima nobene zvéze z mojim vprašanjem it has nothing to do with my question
prav nobene zvéze ne imeti z to have no connection at all with, to have absolutely nothing to do with
to nima nobene zvéze s tem vprašanjem this has no bearing on (ali bears no relation to) this question
imeti zvézo z to be connected with; to have something to do with
sobi sta med seboj v zvézi the rooms communicate with each other
ostati v zvézi z to keep in touch with
z njimi imamo telefonsko zvézo we communicate by telephone, we keep in touch by phone
imeti (dobre) zvéze (figurativno) to have useful contacts, to know the right people
z zvézmi si priskrbeti službo (figurativno) to get a job by pulling strings
izkoristiti svoje zvéze to exploit one's contacts, to exert backstairs influence
dovesti, spraviti v zvézo to bring into contact
vlak ima zvézo s parnikom the train connects with (ali makes a connection) with the boat
prekiniti, pretrgati zvézo z to break off contact with; to sever one's connections with
skleniti vojaško zvézo to enter into a military alliance
stopiti v zvézo z (zvezati se z) to ally oneself to (ali with), to enter into an alliance, to form an alliance
stopiti v zvéze z to enter into relations with
vzdrževati trgovske (prijateljske) zvéze z to entertain (ali to maintain) commercial (friendly) relations with
zamuditi (železniško) zvézo to miss one's connection

zvézda star

brez zvézd starless
zvézda stalnica fixed star
zvézda vodnica guiding star, lodestar
zvézda repatica comet
dvojna zvézda double (ali binary) star
jutranja zvézda morning star
večerna zvézda evening star, Venus, Hesperus, Vesper
filmska zvézda film star, star actress
peterokraka zvézda five-pointed star
morska zvézda starfish
severna zvézda Pole Star, Polaris, North Star
srečna (nesrečna) zvézda lucky ali propitious (unlucky) star
posejan z zvézdami starred, studded with stars, glittering with stars, star-spangled, starry
rojen pod srečno zvézdo (figurativno) born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, born under a lucky star
rojen pod nesrečno zvézdo born under an unlucky star, ill-starred
častilec zvézd star-worshipper
okrašen z zlatimi zvézdami adorned (ali decorated) with golden stars
kovati v zvézde to praise (ali to laud) to the skies, to extol to the stars
okrasiti, posuti z zvézdami to adorn (ali to sprinkle, to decorate) with stars, (redko) to star (kaj something)
vse zvézde videti (figurativno od udarca itd.) to see stars
njegova zvézda vzhaja (figurativno) his star is in the ascendant
njegova zvézda zahaja (je zašla) (figurativno) his star is on the wane (his star has set)
zaupati svoji zvézdi (figurativno) to follow one's star
zahvaliti se svoji srečni zvézdi (figurativno) to thank one's lucky stars