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záse (= za sebe)

to je stvar záse that's a thing apart
nimam (nimamo, nimajo) nikoli prostega trenutka záse I (we, they) never have a moment for myself (for ourselves, for themselves)
ohrani to záse! keep that to yourself!
on (ona) živi čisto záse he lives by himself (she lives by herself)

zaslúžiti to earn, to gain (z delom by work); (kazen, pohvalo) to merit, to deserve, to be worthy (of), to be entitled (to), to have a right (to)

zaslúžiti mnogo denarja to earn a lot of money
zaslúžiti kazen to deserve punishment
on zasluži pomoč he deserves helping
zasluži, da zmaga he deserves to win
upal je, da bo pri tem kaj zaslužil he hoped to make some profit by it
ta denar sem (si) zaslužil s poštenim delom I earned this money by honest labour
on je to popolnoma zaslužil he has fully deserved it
dobiti, kar smo zaslužili to meet with one's deserts, to get one's deserts

zasmíliti se

zasmilil se mi je I felt sorry for him, I had (ali I took) pity on him

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

zatón

sončni zatón sunset, sundown; figurativno fall, decline, wane
zatón življenja (dneva) evening (pesniško eventide) of life (close of day)
leto gre v zatón the year is on the wane
poletje gre v zatón summer is drawing to a close (ali pogovorno is on its way out)

zaudárjati (smrdeti) to stink (po of)

on zaudarja po viskiju he stinks of whisky

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

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

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

zavléči to protract; to drag out

zavléči se (stvar) to drag on; to be delayed (ali retarded), to be prolonged
zavléči se (nekam) v to creep (ali to crawl) into
pogajanja so se zavlekla the negotiations have dragged on

zavóra brake

brez zavóre brakeless
bobnasta zavóra drum brake
čeljustna zavóra shoe brake
diskasta (kolutna) zavóra disc (ZDA disk) brake
hidravlična zavóra hydraulic brake
nožna (ročna) zavóra foot brake (hand brake)
zračna zavóra air brake
ročica zavóre brake lever
vagon z zavóro brake van, VB guard's van, ZDA caboose
tračna, oklepna zavóra band brake
zasilna zavóra emergency brake
popustiti zavóro to release the brake, to take the brake off
uporabiti zavóro, pritisniti na zavóro to apply the brake, to put the brake on
zavirati z zavóro to brake

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

zavréči to reject; to cast off; to discard; to refuse; to turn down

zavréči nasvet to reject (a piece of) advice
zavréči načrt to reject a plan
zavréči ponudbo to refuse an offer
zavréči povabilo to refuse an invitation
zavrgla se je zaradi tega človeka she has thrown herself away on that man

zavzéti (osvojiti) to conquer; to capture, to occupy

zavzéti trdnjavo z naskokom to take (ali to carry) a fortress by storm
zavzéti se za koga pri kom to intercede on (ZDA in) behalf of (ali for) someone with someone, to side (ali to take sides) with someone, to take someone's side, to espouse someone's cause, to exert one's influence for someone (pri kom with someone), pogovorno to pull strings

zbíjati to nail (ali to rivet, to join) together

zbíjati šale to crack jokes, to make fun (ali game), to poke fun (at), to play tricks (on), pogovorno to take the mickey (out of)

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

zdáj zdájle now, at present; this moment; actually

zdáj, zdájle! šport time!
prav zdáj, zdájle, ravno zdáj, zdájle just now, this (very) moment
zdáj, zdájle ali nikoli now or never
zdáj, zdájle to zdáj, zdájle ono now this now that
zdáj, zdájle... zdáj, zdájle now... now, sometimes... sometimes, at one time... at another
takoj zdáj, zdájle at once, immediately, instantly
do zdáj, zdájle up to now, up to this moment, till now, by now, until now, up to the present
od zdáj, zdájle from now on, from this time on
od zdáj, zdájle naprej henceforth, henceforward, in future, in the future, from this time forward
kaj zdáj, zdájle! well then?
za zdáj, zdájle (za to pot) for this once, for the time being, for the nonce
kaj boš napravil zdáj, zdájle? what are you going to do now?
kako zdáj, zdájle? how now?
šele zdáj, zdájle, ko ga poznam... only now that I know him...
sedajle nameravam (pisati) I am going (to write), I am on the point (of writing), I am about (to write)

zedíniti to unite; to unify

zedíniti se to unite, to agree (o čem on something), to come to an agreement (ali to terms) (s kom with someone)

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

zélnik cabbage patch, cabbage plot, cabbage field

hoditi komu v zélnik (v škodo) (figurativno) to trespass on someone's preserves, to encroach on someone's domain
to ni zraslo na njegovem zélniku (figurativno) it is not flour from his mill