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zamàn in vain, vainly; to no purpose, to no profit; ineffectually, unavailingly, fruitlessly

zamàn govoriti to waste words
vse je bilo zamàn it was all to no effect, it was all for nothing, it came to nothing, it achieved nothing
zamàn se mučiti to labour in vain
trud je bil zamàn the efforts proved abortive
zamàn trošiti to waste, to squander
zamàn se truditi (figurativno) to beat the air, to beat one's head against a brick wall

zapóren

zapórna kazen pravo imprisonment
zapórni ogenj vojska (artillery) barrage
zapórno povelje warrant for the arrest (of someone)
proti njemu je bilo izdano zapórno povelje (ukaz) a warrant was issued for his arrest

zarés truly; really; indeed; in fact; actually; in truth

zarés? indeed?, really?
zarés mi je žal I am truly sorry
to je (pa) zarés preveč! really, that's too much, that's really too much!
ali zarés verjameš to zgodbo? do you really (ali actually) believe that story?
zarés je bilo vroče (ZDA pogovorno) it sure was hot
človek bi zarés ponorel! it's enough to drive you crazy!

zastónj gratis, gratuitously; for nothing, free, free of charge; (zaman) in vain, to no purpose

skoraj zastónj sem to dobil I got it dirt cheap
to se lahko zastónj dobi it can be had for the asking
to sem kupil skoraj zastónj I bought it for a song
zastónj se mučiti to labour in vain, (figurativno) to beat the air
še zastónj tegá ne bi hotel imeti I would not have it as a gift
vse moje prizadevanje je bilo zastónj all my efforts were in vain
ta zdravnik zdravi reveže zastónj that doctor treats poor people free

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)

zgódba story; tale

zgódbe pl za otroke tales pl (ali stories pl) for children
zgódba o Carusu the Caruso story
smešna, zabavna zgódba funny story
spolzka zgódba risqué story
toda to je (že) druga zgódba but that is another story
kup zgódb pripovedujejo o njem there are lots of stories told about him
vedno ista zgódba always the same old story
zgódbe sv. pisma religija Holy Scripture, Bible
njegova zgódba je bila zelo žalostna his was a very sad story
zgódbe ni bilo ne konca ne kraja, zgódba se je vlekla brez konca in kraja the story dragged on

zméraj prislov always; at all times; continually

za zméraj for good, for good and all; for ever
zméraj je bilo tako it was ever thus