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zahtéven pretentious, pretending, exacting

zelo zahtéven of great pretension
zahtévno delo exacting piece of work
zahtéven učitelj exacting master
on je zelo zahtéven he is very demanding

zajáhati

zajáhati konja to mount a horse, to back a horse; to climb (ali to get) on a horse
zajahal je konja in oddirjal he took horse and galloped off

zakadíti to smoke, to fill with smoke

zakadíti se v (planiti na) to fall upon, to rush at, to pounce on
on vse zakadi he spends all his money on smoking
zakadilo se je za njim a cloud of smoke rose behind him

zakléti (zakolnem) to curse, to swear (at), to spit out an oath

zakléti se to swear (by), to vow
zaklel se je, da se bo maščeval za žalitev he vowed to avenge the insult
zaklel sem se, da ne bom več kadil, pil I've sworn off tobacco, drink
zakléti se pri vsem, kar je svetega to swear by all that's holy (ali sacred)

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

zakóten remote; obscure; secluded; sequestered

zakóten kraj secluded spot, out-of-the-way place
zakótna vas remote village
zakóten odvetnik pettifogger; hedge lawyer
naselil se je v nekem zakótnem kraju na deželi he has settled in some out-of-the-way place in the country
zakóten kot, kotiček, kraj sequestered nook, place

zaljúbljen in love (v with), (knjižno) enamoured (v of)

noro zaljúbljen v doting on
biti zaljúbljen to be in love (v with), (knjižno) to be enamoured (v of)
biti noro zaljúbljen v koga to dote on someone, (pogovorno) to be crazy (ali nuts) about someone, to have a crush on someone
biti zaljúbljen v to be sweet on (someone)
biti do ušes zaljúbljen v to be over head and heels in love with, pogovorno to be dead stuck on
bil je slepo zaljúbljen v njo he was madly in love with her, he was completely infatuated with her
nesrečno zaljúbljen lovelorn

zalopútniti

zalopútniti vrata to bang (ali to slam) the door, to bang to, to shut the door with a bang
zaloputnil mi je vrata pred nosom he slammed the door in my face

zaméjstvo foreign countries pl, foreign country

v zaméjstvu abroad
odšel je v zaméjstvo he went abroad
živeti v zaméjstvu to live abroad

zaménjati to exchange; trgovina to barter (za for), to truck, to swap (ali to swop); (koga s kom drugim) to mistake for; to confound

zaménjati stražo to relieve a guard (ali sentinel); (nadomeščati v službi) to be deputy, to deputize (for), to be proxy, to substitute, to be substitute for, to replace, to represent, to act on (ZDA in) behalf (of), to be acting for; (nadomestovati zdravnika, duhovnika) to act as a locum (ali formalno locum tenens) for
zamenjal me je z mojim bratom he mistook me for my brother
zamenjal sem staro obleko za živila I exchanged my old clothes for provisions
zamenjala sva klobuke we have exchanged our hats
papirnati denar je zamenjal kovanega paper money has replaced specie
ne zamenjujte naše tvrdke z drugimi, ki imajo isto ime! don't confuse our firm with others of the same name!
zaménjati konja za kravo to swap a horse for a cow

zamériti to resent, to take amiss, to take offence (at); to be in a huff (at something); to huff

zamériti komu to bear someone a grudge, to hold (ali to have) a grudge against someone
ne zamériti komu to bear no grudge against someone
zamerim to I resent it
zameril je, da so se norčevali iz njega he resented them making fun of him
zameril mi je mojo opazko he resented my remark
ne zamerite mi tega! don't take it amiss!, don't hold it against me!
nihče nam ne more tega zamériti no one can blame us for it
zamériti se komu to lose someone's favour, to incur someone's displeasure
zameril se mi je he lost (ali forfeited) my esteem

zamísliti zamíšljati to conceive, to imagine, to picture to oneself, to fancy; (izumiti) to invent, to contrive

zamísliti, zamíšljati se to be absorbed in thought, to be lost in (deep) thought
ne morem si zamísliti, zamíšljati, kako je to storil I cannot conceive how he did it
si ga lahko zamisliš kot vojaka? can you imagine him as a soldier?
skušaj si zamísliti, zamíšljati, v kakšnem stanju sem bil! try to picture to yourself the state I was in!

zanalàšč for (ali out of) spite; (namenoma) on purpose, purposely

zanalàšč je to storil he did it out of spite
zdaj pa zanalàšč (= še sploh) ne! less than ever!

zanášati to carry away

zanášati se na koga to rely on (ali upon) someone, to trust someone; to place one's trust in, to have confidence in
na mojo uro se ni zanášati there is no relying upon my watch
popolnoma se zanašam nanj I have every confidence in him
zanášati se na srečo to trust to luck
zanaša ga (opoteka se) he is staggering

zanêsti to carry away

avto je zaneslo v stran the car went into a skid, the car skidded
zanêsti koga (figurativno, očarati, navdušiti) to carry someone away
zanêsti se na koga to rely upon someone, to depend on someone
nanj se lahko zaneseš he is as good as his word
nanj se ne moreš zanêsti he is not to be trusted
se nanjo lahko zanesem? is she dependable?
se lahko zanesemo na njegovo besedo? can we rely on his word?
upam, da se lahko zanesem na to I hope I can rely upon it
na to se lahko zaneseš! you may depend upon it!, depend upon it!
zanêsti se na srečo to trust to luck

zaníkati to deny, to say no; to disavow; to answer in the negative; gramatika to negative; (zastarelo) to gainsay

zanikal je, da bi bil šel tja he denied having gone (pogovorno going, being) there

zanímanje interest (za in); (za zabavo) hobby

živo zanímanje lively interest
ima zanímanje za vse, kar vidi he takes an interest in everything he sees
izgubiti vse zanímanje za... to lose all interest in...
pokazati zanímanje za to take an interest in
zbuditi pri kom zanímanje za... to excite someone's interest in..., to interest someone in...
zbujati splošno zanímanje to arouse public interest

zanímati to interest (koga someone), to be of interest (to someone), to be interesting (to someone)

to me ne zanima I am not interested in it, it has no interest for me, this is of no interest to me
zanimalo te bo zvedeti, da... if will be interesting for you to know that...
zanímati se za... to be interested in, to take an interest in, to have an interest in, to interest oneself in
zelo se zanimam za glasbo I take a great interest in music
njega zanima vse (zanima se za vse), kar vidi he takes an interest in everything he sees

zaostájati to lag behind; to fall behind; (s plačilom ipd.) to be in arrears (z with), to be behindhand (z with); not to keep abreast (z with); (v učenju) to be backward; (v kvaliteti) not to be equal, not to be a match for

oni zaostajajo za našimi vojaki glede hrabrosti they are no match for our soldiers in courage
moja ura zaostaja pet minut my watch is five minutes slow
zaostájati za kom (za čim) to lag behind (ali not to keep up with) someone (something)
on ne zaostaja za nikomer (v) he is second to none (in)
ne smeš zaostájati za njim v vljudnosti you must not be outdone by him in politeness

zapísati to write down; to note down; to jot (down); to put down (za for); to register

zapísati voznika zaradi prehitre vožnje to take down a motorist's name and address for speeding (ali for exceeding the speed limit)
zapísati si to take a note (of), to take down
zapišite me za 50.000 tolarjev put me down for 50,000 tolars
zapisan noted down, registered, jotted down
biti dobro zapisan pri kom (figurativno) to be well thought of by someone, (pogovorno) to be well in with someone
on je dobro (slabo) zapisan pri meni (figurativno) he is in my good (bad, black) books
slabo je zapisan pri svojem šefu he is in a tough spot with his boss
smrt mu je zapisana v obrazu arhaično he has the seal of death in his face