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worm² [wə:m] prehodni glagol
osvoboditi, očistiti črvov (žival, rastlino)
figurativno premikati, obračati v vijugah
navtika spiralno omotati vrv sidra
figurativno izvleči, izvabiti; prerezati kito (vez) pod pasjim jezikom

to worm o.s. plaziti se kot črv
to worm a secret from (ali out of) s.o. izvabiti tajnost iz koga
to worm one's way (ali o.s.) into s.o.'s confidence vriniti se, vtihotapiti se v zaupanje kake osebe
he wormed his way through the thicket kradoma se je splazil skozi goščavo
neprehodni glagol
iskati črve; vijugati se, viti se, vijugasto se plaziti; zvleči se (v), skrivaj se premikati

wrench² [renč] prehodni glagol
(iz)trgati, (iz)vleči
medicina izpahniti, izviniti; izkriviti (tudi figurativno)
popačiti (besedilo, dejstvo)
neprehodni glagol
(nenadoma) se zasukati

to wrench s.th. (away) from s.o. iztrgati komu kaj
to wrench s.th. out of iztrgati iz
to wrench open s silo odpreti (the lid pokrov)
to wrench off odtrgati
to wrench one's ankle gleženj si izviniti
I wrenched the knife from him s silo sem mu iztrgal nož

wrestle [resl]

1. samostalnik
rokoborba, borba (tudi figurativno)
težak boj

2. neprehodni glagol & prehodni glagol
pomeriti se v rokoborbi, boriti se, sproprijeti se (s kom) (tudi figurativno)
mučiti se (with pri, z)
pretolči se, prebiti se (through skozi)
ameriško z lasom vreči (žival) na tla, da bi jo žigosali

to wrestle in prayer goreče moliti
I'll wrestle you for the prize boril se bom s teboj za nagrado
to wrestle down zrušiti, podreti

wring^*2 [riŋ]

1. prehodni glagol
iztisniti, izžeti (sadje itd.), stiskati, izžemati, ožeti; zviti, zaviti (vrat), oviti, lomiti, viti (roke); skriviti, skremžiti (obraz); izkriviti, popačiti (pomen); iztisniti, izsiliti (davek, denar); stisniti (komu roko)
figurativno stiskati (srce), mučiti

to wring s.o.'s hand stisniti komu roko
to wring the neck of an animal zaviti vrat živali
I'll wring your neck vrat ti bom zavil
to wring one's hands in pain roke viti od bolečine
to wring a confession from s.o. izsiliti priznanje iz koga
to wring money from (ali of) s.o. izsiliti, izžeti denar iz koga
my shoe wrings me čevelj me tišči (žuli)
his face was wrung with pain obraz mu je bil skremžen od bolečine
it wrings my heart zelo sem potrt zaradi tega
he wrings my words from their true meaning on pači pravi pomen mojih besed

2. neprehodni glagol
zviti se, kriviti se; povzročati bolečino, mučiti

writing² [ráitiŋ] pridevnik
pišoč; pisalen

writing block dopisovalni blok
writing book beležnica, notes
writing case mapa za pisanje; neseser s pisalnimi potrebščinami
writing desk pisalna miza (pult)
writing pad pisalna podloga, pisalni blok
writing paper pisalni papir, pisemski papir
writing man pisatelj, pisec
writing master učitelj pisanja
writing down zapis
writing table pisalna miza
writing tablet blok za beležke

wrong² [rɔŋ] pridevnik
zmoten, nepravi, pogrešen, napačen, naroben; ki ni v redu, ki je v neredu; neprimeren, nepripraven; nekoristen, neugoden

wrong act prekršek
a wrong answer napačen, nepravi odgovor
the wrong side narobna stran (of material blaga)
wrong one, sleng wrong'un (kriket) žoga, ki leti čisto drugače, kot je igralec pričakoval
(the) wrong side out na ven (narobe) obrnjena notranja stran (oblačila)
the wrong side of the blanket figurativno nezakonit
to be wrong ne imeti prav
the clock is wrong ura ne gre prav
you are wrong in believing that nimaš prav (motiš se), če to verjameš
not to be far wrong ne se zelo (z)motiti
I was not far wrong in guessing skoraj sem uganil
something is wrong with him nekaj je narobe z njim
what's wrong with you? kaj pa je (narobe) s teboj?
to be in the wrong box figurativno biti v škripcih (v nerodnem položaju, v zagati); ne biti na mestu; biti na zgubi
it is the wrong side out to je narobe, obrnjeno
to be on the wrong side of 50 biti nad 50 let star
what's wrong with a cup of tea? pogovorno kako bi bilo s skodelico čaja?
to do the wrong thing in the wrong place ravno narobe (napačno) kaj napraviti
what do you find wrong with it? kaj se ti zdi pri tem narobe (ti ni pri tem všeč)?
to get (to have) hold of the wrong end of the stick figurativno (popolnoma) napačno razumeti (imeti čisto napačno mnenje, vtis)
to get out of the bed (on) the wrong side figurativno, pogovorno z levo nogo vstati; biti slabe volje
he will laugh on the wrong side of his mouth figurativno smeh ga bo že minil
to prove s.o. wrong dokazati komu, da nima prav
to go wrong zaiti; spodleteti, ne iti (biti) v redu
he holds the book the wrong way narobe drži knjigo
he found himself in the wrong shop figurativno, pogovorno ni na pravega naletel
it is very wrong of you to support him zelo napak je od vas, da ga podpirate
to take the wrong train peljati se z napačnim vlakom
to take the wrong turning (ali path) figurativno zaiti na kriva pota

wrong³ [rɔŋ] prislov
neprav, nápak, narobe, pogrešno, lažno

to act wrong ne delati prav, napačno delati
to get it wrong (z)motiti se, napačno razumeti
to get in wrong with s.o. ameriško, pogovorno lahkomiselno izgubiti (zaigrati) naklonjenost kake osebe
to go wrong iti s prave poti, zaiti na kriva pota (o ženski); pogrešiti, zmotiti se; trgovina slabo iti; tehnično slabo funkcionirati, biti pokvarjen
to get s.o. in wrong with spraviti koga ob dobro ime pri, diskreditirati koga pri
our plans went wrong naši načrti so šli po vodi
your watch is wrong vaša ura ne gre prav (točno)
to guess wrong napak uganiti, krivo zadeti

yeoman množina yeomen [jóumən] samostalnik
zgodovina svobodnik, mali posestnik; član prostovoljne konjenice
navtika, ameriško intendantski podčastnik

yeoman of the Guard vojak (kraljeve) telesne straže, gardist
yeoman('s) service (zvesta) pomoč v sili; dragocena usluga

yoke² [jóuk] prehodni glagol
vpreči (žival) v jarem, natakniti (živali) jarem; podjarmiti
figurativno spariti, povezati, združiti (to, with z, s)

yoked in marriage poročèn
neprehodni glagol
biti združen, sparjen; biti oženjen (with z)
skupaj, skupno delati

to yoke one's mind to s.th. beliti si glavo s čim

young² [jʌŋ] samostalnik
mladiči (živali)

a bear with her young medvedka s svojimi mladiči
with young breja
the animal is with young žival bo dobila mlade
the young mladi ljudje, mladina, pogovorno novinci, začetniki
young and old staro in mlado, vsi

your [jɔ:, júə, jə] pridevnik
vaš; tvoj

your father and mine, your and my father(s) tvoj in moj oče
Your Majesty Vaše Veličanstvo
it is your own fault to je tvoja (lastna) krivda, ti sam si kriv
open your mouth! odpri(te) usta!
is that your fox hunt? je to tvoj (toliko slavljeni) lov na lisice?

začénši

začénši s prihodnjim tednom starting next week

začéti to begin, to start; to commence; to set about; to make a start; (ples) to open, to lead off; (razgovor) to launch, to broach, to moot (a subject)

zopet, znova začéti to begin (ali to start) again; (biti prvi) to be a pioneer, to pave the way (for), to break (new) ground
začéti diskusijo to start a discussion
začéti delikaten pogovor (figurativno) to break the ice
začéti na napačnem koncu to begin at the wrong end
začéti pogajanja z to enter into negotiations with
začéti s proizvedbami to set enquiries on foot
začéti pravni postopek proti to institute (ali to take) legal proceedings against
začéti pogovor z to engage in a conversation with
začéti govor to begin a speech
začéti kampanjo to open a campaign
začéti prepir to begin to quarrel
začéti z učenjem latinščine to start learning Latin, pogovorno to start Latin
začéti neko stvar (lotiti se) to start on a thing
začéti trgovino to set up (ali to start in) a business
začéti pri sebi (figurativno) to begin at home
začéti peti to burst into song
začel je pisati he began writing (ali to write)
začel je z malega he began on a small scale
zopet je začelo deževati the rain has set in again
šole (pouk) se začno 1. oktobra school starts on October 1st
začéti delati to start work, to commence working (ali to work)
začni(te) od začetka! begin at the beginning!
slabo je začel he has had a bad start
začel je piti (figurativno) he has taken to drink
predstava se začne ob devetih the performance begins at nine
najslabši del poti se začne v X. the worst stretch of road begins at X.
letos se je zima zgodaj začela winter has set in early this year

zadovóljen satisfied (z with); pleased (with), contented (with), content (with)

malo zadovóljen z dissatisfied with
zelo sem zadovóljen I am highly satisfied
zadovóljen s svojo usodo contented with one's lot
nisem zadovóljen z njim I am not satisfied with him
biti z malim zadovóljen to be thankful for small mercies
mama ne bo zadovóljna Mother won't be pleased
upamo, da boste zadovóljni s poslanim blagom we hope the goods sent will give you full satisfaction

zádrga

(patentna) zádrg zip, zip fastener, ZDA zipper
torba s patentno zádrgo zip (ali zip-up, ZDA zipper) bag
odprla je torbo z zádrgo she unzipped her bag

zádružen cooperative

zádružna prodajalna (banka, zveza) cooprative shop, pogovorno co-op shop, ZDA cooperative store(s pl) (bank, association)
zádružno gibanje cooperative movement

zagrozíti to threaten; to menace

zagrozíti komu s pestjo to shake one's fist at someone
zagrozíti komu s smrtjo to threaten someone with death
vsem nam je zagrozil s kaznijo he threatened to have us all punished
zagrozili so mi s kaznijo they threatened me with punishment

zakídati

zakídati vrata s snegom to block up the door with snow

zakljúčiti to conclude (iz, da... from, that...); to draw a conclusion, to deduce, to infer (iz from); (dokončati) to bring to an end

zakljúčiti se to close
razstava se je zaključila the exhibition has closed
svoj govor je zaključil s temi besedami he concluded his speech with these words
zaključil je sejo he declared the sitting to be at an end
seja je zaključena the sitting is concluded

zamázati to soil, to sully, to smear, to stain, to dirty, to daub, to smudge

zamázati se to soil, to dirty, to smudge, to smear
zamázati si roke to dirty one's hands
zamázati s kitom, z zamazko to putty
to blago se hitro zamaže this fabric soils easily