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zero¹ množina zero(e)s [zí(ə)rou, -rouz] samostalnik
ničla, nula; najnižja točka, izhodišče (lestvice, skale); ledišče
figurativno ničè, ničla (oseba)

Zero lahko vojaško japonsko letalo v 2. svetovni vojni; aeronavtika višina pod 1000 čevljev
at zero na ničli
aeronavtika at zero level tik nad zemljo
10 degrees below (above) zero 10°C pod (nad) ničlo
zero hour vojska, britanska angleščina čas, določen za začetek vojaške operacije (napada itd.), figurativno odločilen, kritičen čas ali trenutek
Zero hour was 2 a.m. čas začetka operacije je bil ob dveh ponoči
zero point ničla
to equate to zero matematika izenačiti z ničlo
the thermometre fell to last night termometer je sinoči padel na ničlo
to fly at zero leteti niže kot 1000 čevljev
my patience had reached zero moje potrpežljivosti je bilo konec
he has started from zero začel je z nič (v življenju)

zíd wall

zíd hiše outer wall
podporni zíd retaining wall
slep zíd (brez oken) blind wall
ločilni, vmesni zíd partition wall
zvočni zíd sound (ali sonic) barrier
pok pri prebitju zvočnega zídu sonic boom
zíd žalovanja (Židov v Jeruzalemu) Wailing Wall
ločiti z zídom od... to wall off from...
ograditi vrt z zídom to wall in a garden
porušiti zíd to raze a wall to (ali to level a wall with) the ground
slikati vraga na zíd (figurativno) to paint the devil on the wall
biti pritisnjen ob zíd (figurativno) to have one's back to the wall
z glavo riniti, siliti skozi zíd (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall, to kick against the pricks
hoteti z glavo zkozi zíd (figurativno) to be rash (ali reckless), to attempt impossibilities
udarjati z glavo v zíd to butt (ali to batter) one's head against a brick wall
postaviti ob zíd to place against the wall
postaviti koga ob zíd in ga ustreliti to stand someone against a wall and shoot him
pritisniti koga ob zíd (figurativno) to drive someone into a corner
človek bi se z glavo zaletel v zíd it's enough to make you knock your brains out

zjezíti to make angry; to infuriate; to enrage

zjezíti se to get angry, to give vent to one's rage, to fly into a passion; to be enraged (ob, zaradi at)

zlomíti to break; to fracture; to snap; (ud) to break

zlomíti na dvoje to break in two
zlomíti kos krede na dvoje to snap a piece of chalk in two
zlomíti odpor to overcome (ali to crush) resistance
zlomíti komu vrat to break someone's neck
zlomíti si vrat to break one's neck
zlomil si je nogo (roko) he broke his leg (his arm)
zlomíti se to break, to fracture
zlomíti upor, vstajo to break a rebellion
to mi je zlomilo srcé it broke my heart
veja se je zlomila the branch broke
val se je zlomil ob bregu the wave broke on the shore

zméden confused; bewildered; puzzled, perplexed; chaotic

biti zméden to be confused, to be in a muddle, to puzzle (ob over, about)
biti čisto zméden (figurativno) to be all at sea
postati zméden to become confused
biti popolnoma zméden (pogovorno) to be at one's wits' end

zmračítev twilight; dusk; (Škotska ali pesniško) gloaming

v, ob zmračítvi in the dusk of the evening

znočítev (pomračitev) nightfall

ob znočítvi at nightfall

znoréti to become (ali to go) mad (ali insane, crazy); to go off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker); to lose one's mind (ali pogovorno one's marbles)

si znorel? are you out of your senses?
človek bi znorel ob tem! it is enough to drive one mad!
menda nisem znorel, da bi to storil? surely I'm not such a fool as to do that?
je znorel? has he taken leave of his senses?

zóna² (groza) shudder

zóna me obhaja it gives me the shudders, I shudder (ob tem pogledu at the sight ali at the sight of it)
zóna me spreleti, če samo pomislim na to I shudder to think of it

zôra zòr dawn, dawning; daybreak; pesniško aurora

ob zôri at dawn
pred zôro before dawn
tik pred zôro just before dawn

zvók sound; ring; tune

hitrost zvóka speed of sound
nauk o zvóku (science of) acoustics
ultrazvók ultrasound
ob zvókih narodne himne to the strains of the national anthem

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