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zainteresíran interested (za in)

biti zainteresíran za to be interested in
zainteresírana stranka the interested party

zajedálec botanika, zoologija parasite (tudi figurativno); figurativno (oseba) sponger, sponge, ZDA žargon dead-beat

sredstvo za uničevanje zajedálcev parasiticide
biti zajedálec pri kom to sponge on someone

zakonít lawful; legal

zakoníti denar legal tender
zakoníti imetnik legal holder
biti zakoníto plačilno sredstvo to be legal currency (ali coin, tender)

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

zalótati (zaspajkati, zavariti) to weld; to solder

biti zalotan to solder

zamáknjen rapt (with, by), enraptured, raptured, rapturous

biti zamáknjen to be in raptures
biti zamáknjen v premišljevanje rapt in thought

zamúda lateness; delay; coming behind one's time

imeti zamúdo to be behind time
imeli smo pet minut zamúde we were five minutes late
vlak je imel precéj zamúde the train was very late (ali was well behind time)
ladja ima veliko zamúdo the boat is long overdue
vlak ima zamúdo the train is late (ali behind time, not up to time)
vlak ima 10 minut zamúde the train is 10 minutes overdue
to je povzročilo našo zamúdo that is what delayed us (ali threw us late)
biti v zamúdi za plačilo davkov to be in arrears (ali behind) with one's taxes
sem v zamúdi s svojo korespondenco I am behindhand (ali in arrears) with my correspondence

zaostánek arrears pl

davčni zaostánek tax arrears pl
plačilni zaostánek payment in arrears
v zaostánku z behindhand with
biti v zaostánku to be in arrears, to be behindhand (z with), to be behind in (ali with)
sem v zaostánku s svojim delom I am behindhand with my work
smo v zaostánku z najemnino we are behind with the rent

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

zapôslen employed; employed in an occupation, engaged (z in, with); busy

redno zapôslen on the active list
biti zapôslen to be in employment, to be employed
biti zapôslena čim to occupy oneself with (ali in) doing something
zapôslen sem z zbiranjem gradiva za novo knjigo I am busy (ali engaged) in collecting material for my new book

zapréka obstacle, hindrance (komu to someone), impediment; hitch; obstruction; barrier; (nenadna) check; bar, hurdle

brez zaprék without obstacles, without a hitch
tek čez zapréke šport hurdles pl; obstacle race
naleteti na zapréke to meet with obstacles, to run into obstacles
naleteti na nepričakovano zapréko to run into a snag
premagati zapréke to overcome obstacles
on je rekorden tekač čez zapréke he is a record hurdler
odstraniti zapréke to remove obstacles
delati komu zapréke to put (ali to throw) obstacles in someone's way
visoke gore so velika zapréka za promet the high mountains are a great obstacle to communication
konj je padel pri prvi zapréki the horse fell at the first jump
biti zapréka za to be an obstacle to
to je bila zapréka za njegovo napredovanje it was a bar (ali a barrier) to his advancement
nekje je bila kaka zapréka (figurativno) there was a hitch somewhere
ni poti brez zaprék no road is without obstacles

zaročèn² engaged (z to), betrothed (z to)

biti zaročèn to be engaged
zaročèna je z mojim nečakom she is engaged to my nephew

zaródek embryo

v zaródku in embryo
biti še v zaródku to be still in embryo

zaséda ambush; vojska ambuscade; (preža) wait

biti v zasédi to ambush, to lie in ambush (ali in wait)
čakati v zasédi to lie in wait
napasti iz zaséde to waylay, to attack from an ambush, to ambuscade, to ambush
pasti v zasédo to fall into an ambush, to be waylaid
pripraviti zasédo to lay (ali to make) an ambush
postaviti zasédo to lay an ambush, to lie in wait (komu for someone), (prežati) to waylay
postavljač zaséd waylayer

zasídrati to anchor, to moor, to cast (ali to drop) anchor

zasidral je ladjo v zalivu he anchored his ship in the bay
zasídrati se to anchor, to come to anchor
zasidran at anchor
biti zasidran to lie (ali to ride) at anchor
njegova vera je trdno zasidrana his faith is firmly grounded

zaskrbljèn anxious, alarmed, concerned (ob, gledé about, za for); apprehensive (of); preoccupied

biti zaskrbljèn gledé, za to be anxious about
zaskrbljèn sem za njegovo zdravje his health worries me
preveč si zaskrbljèn! you worry too much!

zaslúžen earned; (oseba) deserving; well-deserved; worthy of esteem; meritorious

zaslúžen človek man of merit
zaslúžni ljudje men of worth; (kazen, nagrada) deserved, merited
biti zaslúžen za to deserve well of
zaslúžen član društva deserving member of a society

zasnežèn covered with snow; snowbound

biti zasnežèn to be snowed in
cesta je zasnežèna the road is snowed up

zasút filled up with earth; (pokopan) buried beneath

biti zasút s snegom to be snowed under
biti zasút (z delom, ponudbami, pismi itd.) to be snowed under, (z naročili) to be overwhelmed with orders

zatelebán

biti zatelebán v to be infatuated with, to be crazy about (someone)