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zanemáriti zanemárjati to neglect; (delo) to leave undone; to be remiss, to be negligent (ali neglectful) of, to be careless in (ali of, about); (ne upoštevati) to disregard, to ignore

zanemáriti, zanemárjati svojo dolžnost to fail in one's duty, to be remiss in one's duties, ZDA to be derelict in one's duty
dejstvo, ki ga ne smemo zanemáriti, zanemárjati a fact that must not be overlooked
zanemáriti, zanemárjati svoje zdravje to be (oziroma to become) careless about one's health
zanemáriti, zanemárjati se to neglect oneself, to be (ozir. to become) slovenly

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

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

zapísnik minutes pl; protocol; record

zapísnik o 1. seji skupščine minutes of the 1st session of the assembly
sejni zapísnik minutes of a meeting
iz zapísnika 10. seje izvršilnega odbora RSS from the minutes of the 10th session of the executive committee of the RSS
pisati, voditi zapísnik to take (ali to keep) the minutes
dati na zapísnik to make a deposition (ali a statement)
napisati zapísnik to draw up the minutes
smem smatrati, da je zapísnik odobren? may I take the minutes as read?
ne določen za zapísnik not minuted, off the record

zapómniti si to keep (ali to bear) in mind, not to forget, to memorize; to remember; to commit to memory, to retain (in one's mind, in one's memory); to mark

zapómniti si si melodijo to memorize a tune
ona si ne more zapómniti si imen she cannot remember names
to sem si dobro zapomnil it sank deep into my mind
zapomni si, kaj ti pravim! remember what I tell you!
nisem si zapomnil njegovega imena his name has escaped me
zapomnite si moje besede! you mark my words!, ZDA get this straight!
ne morem si zapómniti si datumov I have no head for dates
dobro si zapomni tole! take note of this!, take this to heart!
zapomnil si bom to! I'll not forget that!
zapomnil si te bom! I'll remember you!

zapráviti to waste, (denar) to squander; to fritter away; (razpisano) to spend lavishly, to lavish, to be prodigal with; to dissipate; to throw away (svoj denar one's money)

zapravil je veliko premoženje he squandered a large fortune
zapráviti (svoj) čas to waste one's time
ne zapravljaj časa! don't waste your time!

zapréti (knjigo, vrata ipd.) to shut; to close; to shut in; (s ključem) to lock (up); (z zapahom) to bolt; (ulico) to block, to bar, to obstruct

zapréti dežnik to fold one's umbrella
zapréti v ječo to lock up in jail, to take to jail, to imprison, to commit to prison, to take into custody
zapréti jetnika v njegovo celico to shut a prisoner up in his cell
zapréti oči to shut one's eyes, (umreti) to close one's eyes, to die, to expire
zapréti oči pred čim (= ne hoteti videti) to connive at something, to shut one's eyes to something
zapréti vodovodno pipo to turn the tap off
zapréti plin to turn the gas off
zaprl (zamašil) sem mu usta I shut him up
zapréti steklenico to cork (up) a bottle
zapréti za promet to close to traffic
zapréti tovarno (nehati z delom) to shut (ali to close) down a factory, to shut the works down
zapréti prodajalno, trgovino (pogovorno) to shut up shop
zapréti vstop v pristanišče to bar (ali to close) the entrance to a port
zaprli so pot, ki pelje preko njihovega polja they have closed the path that leads across their field
zapréti vrata pred kom (ne hoteti govoriti z njim) to shut the door on someone
pred nosom komu zapréti vrata to shut the door in someone's face
silovito zapréti vrata to bang (ali to slam) the door
zapréti se (zakleniti se) to shut oneself up
zapréti se (o vratih) to swing to, to swing shut
zapréti se vase (figurativno) to shut oneself away, to immure oneself

zapustíti zapúščati to leave; (v oporoki) to will, to bequeath; (pustiti na cedilu) to abandon, to forsake, to desert

zapustíti, zapúščati neizbrisen vtis to leave one's mark (na upon, on)
sluh in vid sta ga zapustila he lost both sight and hearing
zapustila mi je ves svoj denar she bequeathed all her money to me
svoj denar je zapustil neki bolnišnici he left his money to a hospital
delavci so zapustili delo (the) workmen have struck work, (ali are on strike)
zapustíti, zapúščati ljubimca (ljubico) to jilt (ali to reject, to throw over, pogovorno to drop, to ditch) one's lover (one's girl, one's sweetheart)
stražar ne sme zapustíti, zapúščati svojega mesta a sentinel must not desert his post
moči ga zapuščajo he is sinking, his health is failing
moči so ga zapustile his strength failed him
zapustíti, zapúščati se (figurativno) to neglect oneself, to grow careless and slovenly

zarêči se to make a slip of the tongue

zarekel sem se I made a slip of the tongue, the word slipped out; (nehote povedati resnico) to let slip
zareklo se mi je I made a slip of the tongue
človek se ne sme nikoli zarêči se (figurativno) never is a long day

zarjavéti to get rusty, to rust; (koža od sonca) to tan

ki lahko zarjavi rustable
ki ne zarjavi rustresistant

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

zaúpati to confide (v in), to trust, to rely upon, to have confidence (in)

zaúpati v kaj, čému to put (ali arhaično to repose) trust in something, to have faith in something, to feel one can rely on (ali upon) something
zaúpati komu kaj to entrust something to someone (ali someone with something)
zaupamo mu we confide in him
ne zaúpati komu to distrust someone
ne zaupaj mu svoje ure! don't trust him with your watch!
zaupaj sreči! trust to luck!
zaúpati komu to admit (ali to take) someone into one's confidence
človek, ki mu ni zaúpati a man not to be trusted
ali lahko zaupamo njegovi besedi? can his word be trusted?
lahko ji zaupamo svoje otroke we can trust her with our children
zaupajoč v svetlejšo bodočnost trusting in a brighter future
zaúpati se (razkriti se) komu to confide in someone, to unbosom oneself to someone

zavêsti to seduce (v into); to mislead; to entice

zavêsti v skušnjavo to tempt
zavêsti v vojno to seduce into war
nič me ne bi zavedlo, da bi storil nothing would tempt me to do it
ki se da, more zavêsti temptable

zavlačeváti to temporize; to delay; to retard; to defer; to spin out; to postpone; to protract; to procrastinate

ne moremo zavlačeváti svojega odhoda we cannot delay our departure
zavlačeváti obisk, bivanje za nekaj dni to extend a visit for some days
zavlačeváti se to drag on; to spin out

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

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

zdŕžati to hold out, to endure

ne morem več zdŕžati I cannot endure it (ali pogovorno I can't stand it) any longer
zdŕžati napad to withstand an attack
zdŕžati napor to keep up (ali to sustain) an effort
tega napada ni mogoče zdŕžati this attack cannot be repulsed

zelèn green, verdant; (nezrel) unripe, immature; (neizkušen) green (v at)

zelèn od zavisti green with envy
slep za zelèno barvo green-blind
zelèna krma green crop
zelèna luč (figurativno, dovoljenje) green light
prižgati zelèno luč (tudi figurativno) to give the green light
pri zelèni mizi at the green table
priti na zelèno vejo (figurativno) to make one's fortune, to begin to thrive (ali to prosper)
ne priti na zelèno vejo not to get on in the world
postati zelèn od jeze to turn green with vexation
zelène površine open spaces pl

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