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vtísniti to impress; to imprint, to stamp

vtísniti komu v spomin to impress on someone's memory

vzéti to take

vzéti si čas to take one's time
vzéti si dopust to take a holiday; to get leave of absence
vzéti (jemati) čas to take up time
vzéti koga v avto to give someone a lift
vzéti eno z drugim to take one thing with another
vzéti v posest to take possession of
vzéti si k srcu to take (something) to heart
vzéti v presojo, v pretres to discuss, to examine
vzéti slovo od to take leave of
vzéti v poštev, v račun to take into account (ali into consideration)
vzéti (smatrati) kaj za samoumevno to take something for granted
vzéti na poskušnjo to take on trial; (ali trgovina on approval)
vzéti (v najem) stanovanje to take a flat
vzéti komu mere za obleko to measure someone for a suit, to take someone's measurements, za obutev to take someone's foot measurements
vzéti (kupiti) vozovnico to take a ticket
vzéti taksi to take a taxi
vzéti na znanje to take notice of
vzéti v najem, v zakup to rent
vzéti koga v službo to engage someone, to take someone into one's service
vzéti strup (zastrupiti se) to take poison
vzéti na kredit to take on credit
vzéti posojilo to raise a loan
vzéti koga za svojega (posvojiti) to adopt someone
vzéti v roke to take in one's hands
vzéti za zlo to take amiss, to take in bad part
vzéti pod streho (koga) to lodge, to take in, to shelter, to give shelter
vzéti nazaj to take back
vzéti življenje takšno, kot je to take the rough with the smooth
narazen vzéti to take apart, to take asunder
vzéti kaj za sveto resnico to take something for gospel truth
vzéti si življenje to take one's (own) life, to commit suicide
vzemi ali pa pusti! take it or leave it!
vzemi dežnik s seboj! take your umbrella!
vzemi to resno! take it seriously!
kakor se vzame (figurativno) that depends
vrag vzemi to! deuce take it!
vzela sta se they got married
tega si ne pustim vzéti I insist on it
vzemi se skupaj! (pridi spet k sebi!) be yourself!
vzemite se skupaj! (figurativno) pull yourself together!
vzemite me s seboj! take me along!
vse so mu vzeli they took everything from him

vzgójen educational; pedagogic, pedagogical

vzgójna metoda educational method
vzgójni sistem educational system, education
vzgójni zavod educational establishment, za mladoletnike VB borstal, ZDA reformatory
dati, izročiti v vzgójni zavod to commit to a reformatory
vzgójèn educated
dobro (slabo) vzgójen well (badly) educated

vzhóden east, eastern, easterly

Vzhodna Azija East Asia
vzhódna (pravoslavna) Cerkev Eastern Church
Vzhodna Indija the East Indies
Vzhodno (Baltiško) morje the Baltic (Sea)
vzhódni Got Ostrogoth
v vzhódni Sloveniji in eastern Slovenia, in the east of Slovenia
vzhódno krilo (zgradbe) east wing
vzhódna fronta eastern front
vzhódni veter easterly wind, easterly

vzpòn gradient, slope; ascent, ascension

v blagem vzpònu in a gentle slope
strm vzpòn a sharp ascent

vživéti se to get (ali to become) accustomed (v to); to accustom oneself (to); to familiarize oneself (with)

vživel se je v nove razmere he became accustomed to the new conditions (ali circumstances)

z with; by

z odprtimi rokami with open arms
z vso močjo with all one's might
udariti z gorjačo to strike with a cudgel
z vašim dovoljenjem with (ali by) your leave
vstopil je z menoj he went in with me
pojdi z menoj! come along with me!
kaj (pa) je z vami? what is the matter with you?
z današnjim dnem (naprej) from this day (forth)
z eno besedo in a word
z enim udarcem at a blow
z avtom by car
potovati z vlakom, z ladjo to travel by train, by boat
smo v sorodu z njimi we are relations of theirs
zmagati z mnogimi glasovi to win by many votes

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

zabíti¹

zabíti v to drive in, to beat in, to ram in(to), to hammer in(to); to knock in
zabíti drog v zemljo to sink a post
zabíti žebelj to drive a nail in

zablóda aberration; error; mistake; delusion; fallacy, false belief

biti v zablódi to be (ali to labour) under a misapprehension, to be mistaken

zabôden stabbed

zabôden v hrbet stabbed in the back
gledati kot zabôden vol to stare like a stuck pig

zabôsti to stab; to stick; to prick

zabôsti koga v hrbet to stick a knife into someone's back

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

zabrísati to blur; figurativno to obliterate; to efface

zabrísati se to become effaced, figurativno to vanish
zabrísati vse sledove to remove all traces
podpis je bil zabrisan the signature was blurred
zabrísati (vreči) komu resnico v obraz to fling the truth in someone's teeth

zabrúsiti

zabrúsiti komu resnico v obraz to fling the truth in someone's teeth

začétek beginning; start; commencement; outset; origin; (pisma) opening

v začétku at (ali in) the beginning, initially, first, at the outset
od vsega začétka, od samega začétka from the very beginning, from the start
od začétka do konca from beginning to end, from start to finish, from first to last
za začétek for the present, to begin with
začétek in konec (figurativno) alpha and omega
dober začétek v življenju a good start in life
skromen začétek (figurativno) the thin end of the wedge
slab začétek, slab konec a bad beginning makes a bad ending
dober začétek je že pol zmage a good start (ali beginning) is half the battle, well begun is half done
to je začétek konca it is the beginning of the end
vsak začétek je težak the beginning is always hard, it is always hard to make a start
dober začétek je že pol opravljenega dela (figurativno) a good lather is half the shave

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

začúdenje astonishment, amazement; surprise

na (veliko) moje začúdenje to my (great) surprise
strmeti, debelo gledati od začúdenja to stare in surprise
spraviti koga v začúdenje, zbuditi komu začúdenje to astonish someone
nobena stvar me ne spravi več v začúdenje nothing surprises me any more

zadétek hit

direkten zadétek direct hit
zadétek v polno good shot
zadétek (dobitek) v loteriji lottery prize, prize in a raffle
trikratni (zaporedni) zadétek istega igralca šport hat trick

zadéti to hit

zadéti na mino pomorstvo to hit a mine
zadéti terno, glavni dobitek (figurativno, priti nenadoma do denarja) to hit the jackpot
zadéti z glavo ob kaj to hit one's head against (ali upon) something
zadéti v črno to hit the nail on the head, to hit it
zadéti na (najti) nafto to strike oil
zadel si! you have hit it!
slikar ni zadel izraza mojega obraza the painter has not caught the expression of my face
zadéti v loteriji to win (ali to gain, to draw) a prize in a lottery (ali in a raffle)
zadéti ob, na to strike (ali to knock, to jostle) against, to bump into (ali against)
zadéti na to strike upon, to hit on
zadéti v polno to score a direct hit