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zamáhniti to swing; to brandish; to flourish

zamáhniti z mečem to brandish a sword

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

zaménjati to exchange; trgovina to barter (za for), to truck, to swap (ali to swop); (koga s kom drugim) to mistake for; to confound

zaménjati stražo to relieve a guard (ali sentinel); (nadomeščati v službi) to be deputy, to deputize (for), to be proxy, to substitute, to be substitute for, to replace, to represent, to act on (ZDA in) behalf (of), to be acting for; (nadomestovati zdravnika, duhovnika) to act as a locum (ali formalno locum tenens) for
zamenjal me je z mojim bratom he mistook me for my brother
zamenjal sem staro obleko za živila I exchanged my old clothes for provisions
zamenjala sva klobuke we have exchanged our hats
papirnati denar je zamenjal kovanega paper money has replaced specie
ne zamenjujte naše tvrdke z drugimi, ki imajo isto ime! don't confuse our firm with others of the same name!
zaménjati konja za kravo to swap a horse for a cow

zaničevánje disdain; scorn; contempt; disregard

z zaničevánjem se izraziti to scoff (at)
zaničevánja vreden contemptible, despicable

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

zapád¹ west, test; Occident

proti zapádu westward, westwards, towards the west ➞ zahod
kavboj z divjega zapáda Western cowboy

zapeljáti (voz) to drive, (z vozom) to carry; figurativno to seduce; (prevarati) to mislead (v into), to lead astray; (zvabiti) to entice, to allure; (preslepiti) to ensnare

zapeljáti deklè to seduce a girl, to get a girl into trouble
zapeljal sem se z avtom k prijatelju I ran my car over to my friend's
ki se da (lahko) zapeljáti seducible, temptable

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

zaposlíti to occupy, to employ, to give employment

zaposlíti se to employ oneself, to occupy oneself (z, v with, in)
zaposlíti večje število ljudi, kot je potrebno (za zmanjšanje nezaposlenosti) to overman, to featherbed

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

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

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

zarožljáti to rattle; to clank

zarožljáti s sabljo (z verigo) to rattle the sabre (a chain)

zasípati to fill up, to fill in (jarke ditches, trenches)

zasípati koga z vprašanji to ply someone with questions

zasloníti to screen; to shade

zasloníti si oči z roko to shade one's eyes with one's hand

zastáva¹ (prapor) flag, (zlasti vojska) colours pl; standard; banner

zastáva na pol droga flag at half-mast
bela (parlamentarska) zastáva flag of truce
bela zastáva white flag
piratska zastáva skull and crossbones, Jolly Roger, (pirate's) black flag
kraljevska zastáva (prapor) royal standard
državna zastáva Velike Britanije Union Jack
zastáva britanske vojne mornarice White Ensign
zastáva angleške trgovske mornarice Red Ensign
zastáva ZDA Stars and Stripes
zastáva trgovske mornarice merchant flag
pozdrav zastávi trooping of the colour
z razvitimi zastávami with flying colours
pred odhodom ladje dvignjena modra zastáva Blue Peter
mesto je v zastávah the town is decorated (ali hung) with flags (ali with bunting)
okrasiti z zastávami to flag
izobesiti zastávo to hoist the flag (ali the colours)
izobesiti belo zastávo (figurativno, vdati se) to hang out the white flag
dvigniti zastávo svobode (figurativno) to raise the standard of liberty
pluti pod napačno zastávo (figurativno) to sail under false colours
razviti zastávo to unfurl the banner
priseči zastávi to swear allegiance to the flag
spustiti zastávo (= priznati poraz) to lower (ali to strike) the flag (ali one's colours)
spuščati in dvigati zastávo v pozdrav to dip the flag

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

zasúti (jarek) to fill up (a trench, a hole); to cover with; to bury beneath

zasúti z zemljo to cover in; figurativno to overwhelm
zasúti (z naročili) with orders
zasúti z bombami to bomb
zasúti koga (živega) to bury someone (alive)

zaškŕtati

zaškŕtati z zobmi to grind (ali to grit, to gnash) one's teeth

zatíkati se

zatíkati se v govorjenju to stammer, to falter
zatíkati se z besedami, v besedah to stumble over one's words; (pogovor) to flag

zaúpanje confidence (v in), trust (in), faith (in)

zaúpanje v samega sege self-confidence, self-reliance
slepo zaúpanje blind confidence
zaúpanja vreden trustworthy; reliable; sound
zbujajoč zaúpanje, navdajajoč z zaúpanjem inspiring confidence
zloraba zaúpanja breach of trust
zaúpanja vredna firma a reliable firm
dobiti zaúpanje v koga to place (arhaično to repose) confidence in someone
gledati z zaúpanjem v prihodnost to look with confidence to the future
imeti zaúpanje v koga to trust someone
imeti polno zaúpanje v koga to have every confidence in someone, to have complete trust in someone
nimam zaúpanja vanj I have no confidence in him
izgubiti zaúpanje v koga to lose faith in someone
znal si je pridobiti zaúpanje svojega gospodarja he has managed to win his master's confidence
nimam zaúpanja vase I lack self confidence, I have an inferiority complex