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zatêči

1. (oteči: noga, roka itd.) to swell (up)

zatekle noge swollen legs pl
lice mi zateka my cheek is swelling

2.

zatêči koga to catch, to surprise, to overtake someone
tema ga je zatekla he was overtaken by darkness
zatêči vlomilca pri dejanju to surprise a burglar in the act

3.

zatêči se k čemu to have recourse to something, to fall back on something, to resort to something
zatêči se k orožju to have recourse to arms
zatêči se k sili to have resort to force

4.

zatêči se (izgubiti se) to go astray
zatêči k slovarju to refer to a dictionary
zatêči se v gozdove to take to the woods

zatéti to surprise; to overtake

tema ga je zatela he was overtaken by darkness

zatísniti to close, to shut

zatísniti oči pred (nekim) dejstvom to close (ali to shut) one's eyes to a fact
vso noč nisem zatisnil očesa I did not sleep a wink all night
niti za hip ni zatisnil očesa vso noč he could not get a wink of sleep all night
zatísniti eno oko nad čem to overlook something

zatrjeváti to affirm, to assert

zatrjeváti komu kaj to assure someone of something
zatrjuje, da je nedolžen he maintains (ali protests) his innocence

zaudárjati (smrdeti) to stink (po of)

on zaudarja po viskiju he stinks of whisky

zaúpanje confidence (v in), trust (in), faith (in)

zaúpanje v samega sege self-confidence, self-reliance
slepo zaúpanje blind confidence
zaúpanja vreden trustworthy; reliable; sound
zbujajoč zaúpanje, navdajajoč z zaúpanjem inspiring confidence
zloraba zaúpanja breach of trust
zaúpanja vredna firma a reliable firm
dobiti zaúpanje v koga to place (arhaično to repose) confidence in someone
gledati z zaúpanjem v prihodnost to look with confidence to the future
imeti zaúpanje v koga to trust someone
imeti polno zaúpanje v koga to have every confidence in someone, to have complete trust in someone
nimam zaúpanja vanj I have no confidence in him
izgubiti zaúpanje v koga to lose faith in someone
znal si je pridobiti zaúpanje svojega gospodarja he has managed to win his master's confidence
nimam zaúpanja vase I lack self confidence, I have an inferiority complex

zaúpno confidentially; in confidence; in private; between ourselves

zaúpno povedano confidentially
zaúpno mi je to povedal he told it to me (ali he told me of it) in confidence
zaúpno se s kom pogovarjati o čem to confide in someone about something
strogo zaúpno in strict confidence

zavést consciousness; senses pl; (prepričanje, vednost) knowledge, perception

brez zavésti senseless, insensible, unconscious
on ni pri zavésti he is not conscious
imam zavést, da sem storil svojo dolžnost I feel conscious of having done my duty
izgubiti zavést to lose consciousness, to lose one's senses, to faint
priti k zavésti to recover (ali to regain) one's senses

zavídati to envy (koga someone); to grudge (someone), to begrudge (someone); to be envious

zavidam mu njegov uspeh I envy him his success
zavidamo jim njihovo srečo we envy them their luck
vsi mu zavidajo he is the envy of all
nimaš ga za kaj zavídati you have no reason to envy him

zavíst envy; invidiousness; jealousy, jaundice

iz zavísti out of envy
zelen od zavísti green with envy
sama zavíst ga je he is eaten up with envy
iz zavísti govoré tako škandalozne stvari o meni they say such scandalous things about me out of envy
pozelenela je od zavísti it turned her green with envy
počiti od zavísti to burst with envy
zbuditi, zbujati zavíst pri kom to rouse someone's envy, to excite the envy of someone, to he the envy of someone
bolje je zbujati zavíst kot pa usmiljenje better be envied than pitied

zavráčati to repudiate; to renounce; to reject

zavráčati nasvet to reject advice
on ne zavrača kozarca vina he does not object (ali he would not say no) to a (good) glass of wine

zavrníti to reject; to rebut; to refuse; (ponudbo, kandidata) to turn down

zavrníti ponudbe to rebut someone's offers
zavrníti pomoč (povabilo) to refuse help (an invitation)
zavrníti prošnjo to refuse a request
zasnubil jo je, pa ga je zavrnila he asked her to marry him but she turned him down
zavrnili so nas we have been refused
biti zavrnjen (odklonjen, dobiti »košarico«) to meet with (ali to receive) a rebuff, pogovorno to get the brush-off

zbírati to collect, to gather; to assemble; to rally; to accumulate

zbírati (denarna) sredstva to collect (financial) resources
on zbira znamke he collects stamps
zbírati se to gather, to assemble, to rally, to converse

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

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

zéhanje yawn, yawning

z zéhanjem je rekel lahko noč he yawned good night
spraviti koga do zéhanja (figurativno) to make someone yawn
udušiti zéhanje to stifle a yawn

zero¹ množina zero(e)s [zí(ə)rou, -rouz] samostalnik
ničla, nula; najnižja točka, izhodišče (lestvice, skale); ledišče
figurativno ničè, ničla (oseba)

Zero lahko vojaško japonsko letalo v 2. svetovni vojni; aeronavtika višina pod 1000 čevljev
at zero na ničli
aeronavtika at zero level tik nad zemljo
10 degrees below (above) zero 10°C pod (nad) ničlo
zero hour vojska, britanska angleščina čas, določen za začetek vojaške operacije (napada itd.), figurativno odločilen, kritičen čas ali trenutek
Zero hour was 2 a.m. čas začetka operacije je bil ob dveh ponoči
zero point ničla
to equate to zero matematika izenačiti z ničlo
the thermometre fell to last night termometer je sinoči padel na ničlo
to fly at zero leteti niže kot 1000 čevljev
my patience had reached zero moje potrpežljivosti je bilo konec
he has started from zero začel je z nič (v življenju)

zgódaj early; at an early hour; (ob zori) at dawn, at daybreak, at sunrise; (v mladosti) in early life

zgódaj zjutraj early in the morning
zgódaj ali pozno early or late
zgódaj popoldne in the early afternoon
prišel je zgódaj he came early
skušaj priti zgódaj! try and come early!
lasje so mu zgódaj osiveli his hair turned white early in life (ali at an early age)
on prihaja zgódaj domov he keeps good hours
zgódaj vstati to get up early
zelo zgódaj vstajati to be an early riser, to rise with the sun, to be up with the lark
hoditi zgódaj spat in zgódaj vstajati to keep early (ali good) hours