Franja

založíti (knjige) to publish, to bring out, to issue; (ne najti) to mislay (knjigo a book); (oskrbeti) to provide, to supply (z with)

založíti se to provide oneself (with)
založili smo se z vsem potebnim we have provided ourselves with all the necessaries
pripravljeni smo založíti vašo knjigo we are ready to undertake the publication of your book
dobro založen z well-off for
dobro založíti z blagom well supplied with goods

zamúda lateness; delay; coming behind one's time

imeti zamúdo to be behind time
imeli smo pet minut zamúde we were five minutes late
vlak je imel precéj zamúde the train was very late (ali was well behind time)
ladja ima veliko zamúdo the boat is long overdue
vlak ima zamúdo the train is late (ali behind time, not up to time)
vlak ima 10 minut zamúde the train is 10 minutes overdue
to je povzročilo našo zamúdo that is what delayed us (ali threw us late)
biti v zamúdi za plačilo davkov to be in arrears (ali behind) with one's taxes
sem v zamúdi s svojo korespondenco I am behindhand (ali in arrears) with my correspondence

zaostánek arrears pl

davčni zaostánek tax arrears pl
plačilni zaostánek payment in arrears
v zaostánku z behindhand with
biti v zaostánku to be in arrears, to be behindhand (z with), to be behind in (ali with)
sem v zaostánku s svojim delom I am behindhand with my work
smo v zaostánku z najemnino we are behind with the rent

zarádi owing to, because of, on account of; for; for the sake of

zarádi jokanja ni mogla govoriti she could not speak for weeping
zarádi tega for this reason
zarádi mene (meni na ljubo) for my sake
zarádi nas vseh for all our sakes
zarádi tvoje neubogljivosti because of your disobedience
zarádi mene in vas for my own sake as well as yours
zarádi ljubega miru for the sake of peace (and quiet), for a quiet life
zarádi vestí for conscience's sake
zarádi starih časov (starega prijateljstva) for old time's sake
zarádi dežja smo se morali vrniti domov owing to the rain we had to come back home
prav zarádi tega for that very reason
zarádi močnega deževja je promet ukinjen in consequence of the heavy rains communications are interrupted
umetnost zarádi umetnosti art for art's sake

zasáčiti to catch; to seize; to take

tata so zasačili pri dejanju the thief was caught red-handed (ali was caught in the very act)
zasačil sem ga na laži I caught him out in a lie
zasáčiti koga pri tatvini to catch someone stealing
zasačil sem ga, ko je kradel cigarete iz moje pisalne mize I caught (ali I found) him stealing cigarettes out of my desk
večkrat smo jih zasačili na laži we have caught them lying (ali caught them out in a lie) more than once

zaslútiti to have a presentiment (of), to anticipate, to have a foreboding (of), to suspect; (predvidevati) to foresee, to guess

zaslútiti nevarnost to suspect (a) danger, (pogovorno) to smell a rat
zaslutili smo zasedo we suspected an ambush
zaslutila je, da se bo zgodila nesreča she felt that an accident was going to happen

zaslúžiti to earn, to gain (z delom by work); (kazen, pohvalo) to merit, to deserve, to be worthy (of), to be entitled (to), to have a right (to)

zaslúžiti mnogo denarja to earn a lot of money
zaslúžiti kazen to deserve punishment
on zasluži pomoč he deserves helping
zasluži, da zmaga he deserves to win
upal je, da bo pri tem kaj zaslužil he hoped to make some profit by it
ta denar sem (si) zaslužil s poštenim delom I earned this money by honest labour
on je to popolnoma zaslužil he has fully deserved it
dobiti, kar smo zaslužili to meet with one's deserts, to get one's deserts

zmánjšati to reduce; to lessen; to diminish; (izdatke) to retrench, to cut down on

zmánjšati hitrost to reduce speed
zmánjšati število uslužbencev to reduce clerical staff
zmanjšali smo svoje izdatke we cut down on our expenses

zmotiti to disturb (someone), to distract (someone)

zmotiti se to be mistaken, to make a mistake; to go astray
ne se zelo zmotiti not to be far wrong
vsakdo se lahko zmoti we are all apt to make mistakes
zmotil sem se v svojih računih I'am out in my calculations (ali reckoning), I miscalculated
če se nisem zmotil if I am not mistaken
zmotili smo se o njem we were quite mistaken in him
zmotil sem se o datumu I was quite mistaken about the date
ne dajte se zmotiti! don't disturb yourself!
zelo se zmotiti (figurativno) to be wide of the mark

znebíti se to get rid of, to be rid of, to rid oneself of

znebíti se koga (figurativno) to see the back of someone
nisem se ga mogel znebíti se I could not get rid of him
znebíti se dolga to rid oneself of a debt
končno smo se jih znebili we are rid of them at last

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

žéti to reap, to cut with a scythe, to harvest; to gather in

žéti lovorike (figurativno) to reap laurels
žéti, kar smo sejali to reap what one has sown
žéti, česar nismo sejali to reap where one has not sown