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zgodíti se to happen (komu to someone), to occur, to come to pass, to come about, to chance; to take place; to befall

naj se zgodi, kar hoče! happen what may!, no matter what happens!
prav se mu je zgodilo! it served him right!
kar se je zgodilo, se je zgodilo what's done is done!
da se (ti) to več ne zgodi! don't let that happen again!
zgôdi se Tvoja volja! religija Thy will be done!
in nič se ni zgodilo and nothing happened
kdaj se je to zgodilo? when did it take place?
takó se je to zgodilo this is how it came about
zgodila se mu je nesreča he has had an accident, he has met with an accident
nesreča se nikoli ne zgodi sama misfortunes never come singly

zgrabíti to seize, to grab, to grasp, to grip; to catch, to snatch, to clutch; to get (ali to take) hold of; to lay hold of

jeza ga je zgrabila he got angry, he became furious, he flew into a rage
zgrabíti priliko to seize an opportunity
zgrabíti (za) ponudbo to snatch at an offer
zgrabíti za vsako bilko (figurativno) to clutch at a straw
zgrabíti (za) orožje to seize a weapon, to take up arms
zgrabíti koga za vrat to grab someone by the neck
množico je zgrabila panika panic seized the crowd
zgrabíti za vrv to snatch at a rope
kdor vse grabi, nič ne zgrabi grasp all, lose all

zíniti to open one's mouth; to utter

ne zini besede! don't utter a word!, none of your jaw!, not a word out of you!
nobene ni zinil he never said a word

zlató gold

lov za zlatom gold rush
kopač (kopanje) zlata gold-digger (gold digging)
rudnik zlata gold mine
zlató v palicah bar gold, bullion, ingot gold
kepica, zrno zlata gold nugget
zlata žila medicina piles pl
žila zlata vein of gold
izpiralec (izpiranje) zlata gold-washer (gold-washing)
odtok zlata outflow (ali drain) of gold
zaloga zlata nahajališče zlata goldfield
plačila se morajo izvršiti v zlatu (the) payments are to be made in gold
on se valja v zlatu (figurativno) he is rolling in gold
biti plačan v zlatu to be paid in gold
biti zlata vreden (figurativno) to be worth one's weight in gold
to se ne da plačati z zlatom (figurativno) this is beyond price
govoriti je srebro, molčati pa zlató speech is silver (arhaično silvern), silence is golden
ni vse zlató, kar se sveti all that glitters is not gold, appearances are deceptive

zlò evil; ill; harm; mischief

delati zlò to do evil
izogibati se zlu to keep out of mischief
vzeti za zlò to take amiss, to take offence at, to take in bad part, to be offended at
ne jemljite mi tega za zlò! don't take it amiss!
iti po zlu to go to rack and ruin, to go to the dogs, to go to ruin
od dveh izberi manjše zlò! choose the lesser of two evils!
snovati zlò to mean mischief
moji posli gredo po zlu my business is going downhill
želeti komu zlò to bear malice to someone, to wish someone ill
to je potrebno zlò that is a necessary evil

zméniti se (dogovoriti se)

zméniti se o to agree upon
zméniti se (paziti na) za kaj to heed something, to take heed of something, to pay (ali to give) heed to something, to care about something
ne se zméniti se za kaj to pay no heed to something
ne zmenim se za to I don't care about that
malo se zméniti se za kaj to make little of something
ni se zmenil za naše svarilo he ignored our warning
še zmenil se ni zanjo he wouldn't even give her a second thought

zmôči (zmorem) to be able (kaj napraviti to do something); to manage; to afford; (premagati) to overcome, to overpower

naša polja ne zmorejo (dati) dovolj krme za našo živino our fields do not yield enough fodder for our cattle
tega ne zmorem (si ne morem privoščiti) I cannot afford it
lotiti se naloge, ki je ne zmoremo (figurativno) to bite off more than one can chew
kolikor zmorem to the best of my ability

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

znájti se (orientirati se) to orient oneself, to orientate oneself, to know one's way around; to find one's bearings; figurativno to be resourceful; to see how the land lies

sam se znajti to shift for oneself, to make shift; to contrive
on se zelo dobro znajde he manages very well
moram se znajti I must shift as well as I can
ne morem se znajti (pogovorno) I'm at my wits' end
ne se znajti to be baffled
hitro znájti se to adapt rapidly

známenje sign; signal; mark; (slabo) portent

materino (vrojeno) známenje birthmark, mole
naglasno známenje gramatika accent
známenje propadanja sign of decay
to je slabo známenje za bodočnost this bodes ill for the future
to je slabo známenje za vas this bodes you no good
ne vidim nobenega známenja izboljšanja I do not see any sign of improvement
bila so (čudežna) známenja na nebu there were (miraculous) signs in heaven

znánstvo acquaintance, acquaintanceship

napraviti znánstvo s kom to make the acquaintance of someone (ali someone's acquaintance), to form an acquaintance with someone, to strike up an acquaintance with someone
ne maram imeti večjega znánstva z njim I do not want any further acquaintance (ali pogovorno anything more to do) with him

znáti to know

znáti na pamet to know by heart
dobro znáti kaj to be A1 at something
ne znam angleško I cannot speak English, I do not know English
znate francosko? do you know French?
znaš igrati šah? can you play chess?
on misli, da vse zna he thinks he knows everything
on zna brati grško he can read Greek
znaš dobro današnjo lekcijo? do you know your lesson for today well?
tega si ne znam razložiti I don't know what to make of it (ali of this)
zelo dobro znáti lekcijo to have the lesson at one's fingertips
ona zna vsaj (najmanj) 5 jezikov she knows at least five languages
znáti (spoznati se na) svoj posel to know one's own business, (žargon) to know one's onions, (pogovorno) to know the ropes, to know what's what

zób¹ -a tooth, pl teeth; (glavnika) tooth; (čipk) jag; (skale) jag; (žage) tooth, jag

zób kočnik molar, grinder, molar (ali grinding) tooth
zób mlečnik milk tooth
zób podočnik canine, dogtooth, (gornje čeljusti) eyetooth
zób sekalec incisor
zób strupnik poison fang
zób čekan fang, (veprov, slonov) tusk
zób kolesa cog, tooth
modrostni zób wisdom tooth
gnil zób rotten (ali decayed) tooth
majav zób loose tooth
mlečni zóbje milk teeth, baby teeth, first teeth
drugi, stalni zóbje second, permanent teeth
spodnji (zgornji) zóbje lower (upper) teeth
sprednji zóbje front teeth
umeten zób false tooth, artificial tooth
zdrav zób sound tooth
vrsta umetnih zob denture
brez zób toothless
škrbina zóba stump of a tooth
zób za zób, oko za oko an eye for an eye, measure for measure, retaliation, (latinsko) lex talionis
zób časa (figurativno) the ravages of time
do zob oborožen armed to the teeth
dobivanje zob cutting teeth, dentition, teething
izdrtje zoba extraction
jezik za zobé! (= molči!) shut up!, hold your tongue!
boriti se z zóbmi in nohti (= na vso moč) to fight tooth and nail
dobiti kaj za pod zób to have a snack, pogovorno to get some grub
dobivati (prve) zóbe to be cutting one's teeth, to be teething
dobiti zóbe to cut one's teeth, to teethe
zób me (zelo) boli I have (a bad) toothache, my tooth aches
(o)čistiti si zóbe to clean (ali to brush) one's teeth
ničesar ne imeti za pod zób to have nothing to eat, to have neither bite nor sup
izdreti zób to pull a tooth
dati si izdreti zób to have a tooth out, to have a tooth pulled
plombirati zób to stop (ali to fill) a tooth
pokazati zóbe to show one's teeth
človek bi si pri tem polomil zóbe (figurativno) it's a hard nut to crack
tu si boste polomili zóbe (figurativno, to je za vas posebno nevarno) that's where you'll come to grief
priti ljudem v zóbe (figurativno) to become the talk of the town
stisniti zóbe to clench one's teeth, to set one's teeth, (figurativno) to keep a stiff upper lip
škripati, škrtati z zóbmi to gnash (ali to grind, to grit) one's teeth
trebiti si zóbe to pick one's teeth
upirati se zóbu časa to stand the test of time
vsi jo vlačijo po zóbeh everyone's talking (ali gossiping) about her
vreči komu kaj v zóbe (figurativno, v obraz) to cast something in someone's teeth

zràk air; atmosphere

tekoči zràk liquid air
neprepusten za zràk airtight
dvigniti se v zràk to rise in the air
iti na zràk to take an airing, to take the air
izpostaviti zràku to air
zràk je čist figurativno (nikogar ni) (žargon) the coast is clear
ta plin je lažji kot zràk this gas is lighter than air
nekaj leži v zràku (figurativno) there's something in the air
pognati v zràk to blow up
zleteti v zràk (figurativno) to be blown up
ne pridem do zràka (figurativno) I can't breathe
prinesti na zràk to air
postaviti, vreči na zràk (figurativno) to throw out, to turn out
iz zràka sneti (figurativno) to invent
dve lovski letali sta trčili v zràku two fighter planes collided in mid-air
viseti v zràku (figurativno) to be undecided yet
sušiti na zràku to dry outdoors, ZDA to air-dry

zvéza union, association; alliance; league; federation; confederation; coalition; connection, connexion, relation; communication

v zvézi z with reference to, in connection with
v tej zvézi in this connection
v zvézi z vašim dopisom, pismom with reference to your letter, in connection with your letter
strokovna zvéza trade union
Socialistična zvéza delovnega ljudstva Jugoslavije (Slovenije) the Socialist Alliance of the Working People of Yugoslavia (of Slovenia)
Zveza komunistov Jugoslavija (ZKJ) the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Zveza sindikatov Slovenije the trade Union Federation of Slovenia
zvéza držav confederation
strokovna zvéza professional association, trade union, VB trades union
obrambna zvéza defensive alliance
poslovne zvéze business connections pl
poštne zvéze postal communications pl
Svetovna poštna zvéza Universal Postal Union
prometne zvéze traffic communications pl
železniška zvéza communication by rail
zakonska zvéza conjugal union, matrimony
to nima nobene zvéze z mojim vprašanjem it has nothing to do with my question
prav nobene zvéze ne imeti z to have no connection at all with, to have absolutely nothing to do with
to nima nobene zvéze s tem vprašanjem this has no bearing on (ali bears no relation to) this question
imeti zvézo z to be connected with; to have something to do with
sobi sta med seboj v zvézi the rooms communicate with each other
ostati v zvézi z to keep in touch with
z njimi imamo telefonsko zvézo we communicate by telephone, we keep in touch by phone
imeti (dobre) zvéze (figurativno) to have useful contacts, to know the right people
z zvézmi si priskrbeti službo (figurativno) to get a job by pulling strings
izkoristiti svoje zvéze to exploit one's contacts, to exert backstairs influence
dovesti, spraviti v zvézo to bring into contact
vlak ima zvézo s parnikom the train connects with (ali makes a connection) with the boat
prekiniti, pretrgati zvézo z to break off contact with; to sever one's connections with
skleniti vojaško zvézo to enter into a military alliance
stopiti v zvézo z (zvezati se z) to ally oneself to (ali with), to enter into an alliance, to form an alliance
stopiti v zvéze z to enter into relations with
vzdrževati trgovske (prijateljske) zvéze z to entertain (ali to maintain) commercial (friendly) relations with
zamuditi (železniško) zvézo to miss one's connection

žál

1. (medmet) alas; what a pity!

2. prislov unfortunately, regretfully

žál jutri ne morem priti I am sorry I shall not be able to come tomorrow
nič žalega mu nisem storil I have done him no harm
on ne bi muhi storil nič žalega he wouldn't hurt a fly
ni mi žál nobenega truda I don't mind (taking) any amount of trouble
žál ne morem ustreči tvoji želji I am sorry I cannot comply with your request
žál (na žalost) ne moremo tega napraviti unfortunately that can't be done
žál moram reči I regret (ali I am sorry) to say
žál vidim, da... I am sorry to see that...
žál moram iti I am afraid I have to go
žál mi je zanj I am sorry for him, I pity him
žál beseda offensive word
žál ne I am afraid not

žalostíti to sadden, to afflict, to grieve, to distress; to make unhappy

žalostíti se to be sad (ali distressed, grieved); to feel sad; to pine; to grieve (at), to distress oneself
ne žalostite se zaradi tega! do not distress yourself about it!

želéti to desire, to want; to wish; to be desirous (of), to long for

zelo želéti to long, to yearn, to thirst, to crave, to hunger (after), to be dying for
želéti lahko noč (zbogom) to bid good night (goodbye)
kaj želite od mene? what do you want from me?
ali želiš, da on pride? do you want him to come?
on želi dobiti to mesto he wants to get that post
želite, gospod? (v trgovini) what can I do for you, sir?
želéti komu dobro (slabo) to be well (ill) disposed to someone
želéti si to long for, to yearn for
zelo si želéti domov to long for one's home
želel si je vesti od svoje družine he longed for news of his family
vsi želimo, da bi se kmalu vzpostavil mir we all wish that peace may soon be restored
želéti komu srečo to wish someone luck, to wish someone, well
kakor želite as you please, just as you wish
tega ne bi še psu želel! (ZDA) it shouldn't happen to a dog!
želim van srečno novo leto! I wish you a happy New Year!
želim ti vse najboljše k rojstnemu dnevu! many happy returns of the day!
kaj si želiš za svoj rojstni dan? what would you like for your birthday?
hoteti in želéti je dvoje, ni isto willing and wishing are not the same thing

žêlja desire, wish; request; (hrepenenje) longing, yearning, craving, hankering, yen; (pohlep) cupidity, avidity, greed, greediness; (čestitka) congratulation

na žêljo trgovina if desired, on request
po žêlji as (ali if) requested, according to one's wish
na izrecno žêljo at the express wish (of)
dobre (slabe) žêlje pl good (bad) wishes pl
na splošno žêljo by general request
na žêljo g. X-a at the request (ali by desire) of Mr. X.
po moji žêlji in accordance with my wishes
moja srčna žêlja my heartfelt wish
pobožna žêlja (figurativno) pious hope (ali wish)
vroča žêlja ardent desire
to je moja edina žêlja it is the only thing I wish for, it is my only wish
naj bo po vaši žêlji! let it be as you wish!
izraziti žêljo to express one's desire
to so pobožne žêlje (figurativno, pogovorno) that's a piece of wishful thinking
od (dobrih) žêlja še nihče ni bil sit if wishes were horses beggars might ride
imeti žêljo to entertain a wish
vse je šlo (se je izšlo) po mojih žêljah everything turned out the way I wanted
to je bila le moja pobožna žêlja (figurativno) that was only my wishful thinking
uganiti žêlje koga to anticipate someone's wishes
ne morem ustreči tvoji žêlji I cannot comply with your wish
treba je znati brzdati svoje žêlje one must learn to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
izpolniti žêljo to satisfy a desire

želódec stomach; pogovorno tummy; (prežvekovalcev) maw; (ptičji) gizzard

bolan na želódcu dyspeptic
pokvarjen želódec disordered (ali upset) stomach
bolečine v želódcu stomachache
občutljiv, izbirčen želódec delicate stomach, easily upset stomach
rak na želódcu stomach cancer
zdravilo za želódec stomachic
na prazen želódec on an empty stomach
kruljenje v želódcu rumbling in the stomach
razširjanje želódca stomachic dilatation
ima slab želódec he suffers from indigestion
ona ima dober želódec (figurativno) she can stand (ali put up with) a good deal
imeti koga v želódcu (figurativno) to be unable to stand someone
hrana mi težko leži na želódcu food lies heavy on my stomach
to mi leži v želódcu (tega ne morem prebaviti) (figurativno) it sticks in my gizzard
želódec mi kruli my stomach (ali pogovorno tummy) is rumbling
obračati komu želódec (figurativno) to turn someone's stomach
želódec se mi obrača ob tem it's giving me the stomachache (ali vulgarno the bellyache)
potešiti si želódec to stay one's stomach
ta hrana ne prija mojemu želódcu this food disagrees with me
želódec se mi vzdiguje (= slabo mi postaja) my stomach rises