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zíma winter, wintertime

blaga, mila zíma mild winter
huda, ostra zíma hard (ali severe) winter
sredi zíme, v najhujši zími in the depth of winter
zíma brez snega green winter
starka Zima Old Man Winter
zíma je pred vrati winter is upon us
krmiti živino čez zímo s senom to winter one's stock on hay
prespati zímo to hibernate
preživeti zímo to winter
pripraviti za porabo v zími ZDA to winterize

zlató gold

lov za zlatom gold rush
kopač (kopanje) zlata gold-digger (gold digging)
rudnik zlata gold mine
zlató v palicah bar gold, bullion, ingot gold
kepica, zrno zlata gold nugget
zlata žila medicina piles pl
žila zlata vein of gold
izpiralec (izpiranje) zlata gold-washer (gold-washing)
odtok zlata outflow (ali drain) of gold
zaloga zlata nahajališče zlata goldfield
plačila se morajo izvršiti v zlatu (the) payments are to be made in gold
on se valja v zlatu (figurativno) he is rolling in gold
biti plačan v zlatu to be paid in gold
biti zlata vreden (figurativno) to be worth one's weight in gold
to se ne da plačati z zlatom (figurativno) this is beyond price
govoriti je srebro, molčati pa zlató speech is silver (arhaično silvern), silence is golden
ni vse zlató, kar se sveti all that glitters is not gold, appearances are deceptive

zlò evil; ill; harm; mischief

delati zlò to do evil
izogibati se zlu to keep out of mischief
vzeti za zlò to take amiss, to take offence at, to take in bad part, to be offended at
ne jemljite mi tega za zlò! don't take it amiss!
iti po zlu to go to rack and ruin, to go to the dogs, to go to ruin
od dveh izberi manjše zlò! choose the lesser of two evils!
snovati zlò to mean mischief
moji posli gredo po zlu my business is going downhill
želeti komu zlò to bear malice to someone, to wish someone ill
to je potrebno zlò that is a necessary evil

zlòg syllable

po, v zlògih in syllables
poudarjen (nepoudarjen) zlòg stressed ali accented (atonic ali unstressed) syllable
izgovarjati (besedo) zlòg za zlògom to syllable (a word)
merjenje zlògov prosody

zlogomérje prosody

strokovnjak za zlogomérje prosodist

zmága victory (nad over), conquest; triumph

zmága na morju, pomorska zmág naval victory
moralna zmága moral victory
Pirova zmága Pyrrhic victory
sijajna zmága swingeing victory
lahka zmága (pogovorno) walkover, walkaway
odločilna zmága šport clean sweep, whitewash
boginja Zmage Victory
nagrada za zmágo reward for victory
dan zmáge victory day; (8. V. 1945) VE Day
zaupajoč v zmágo, prepričan o zmági confident of victory
pijan zmáge intoxicated (ali elated, flushed) with victory
znak zmáge trophy, (v 2. svetovni vojni) V-sign
doseči zmágo to gain (ali to win) a victory (nad over), to win (ali to carry) the day, (pogovorno) to bring home the bacon
doseči odločilno zmágo to win a decisive victory
voditi čete k zmági to lead one's troops to victory
zmága nad samim seboj to win a victory over oneself
Dan Zmage zaveznikov nad Japonsko v 2. svetovni vojni VJ-day

zmének appointment; rendezvous; pogovorno date

dogovoriti se za zmének to make a date

zméniti se (dogovoriti se)

zméniti se o to agree upon
zméniti se (paziti na) za kaj to heed something, to take heed of something, to pay (ali to give) heed to something, to care about something
ne se zméniti se za kaj to pay no heed to something
ne zmenim se za to I don't care about that
malo se zméniti se za kaj to make little of something
ni se zmenil za naše svarilo he ignored our warning
še zmenil se ni zanjo he wouldn't even give her a second thought

zméraj prislov always; at all times; continually

za zméraj for good, for good and all; for ever
zméraj je bilo tako it was ever thus

zmôči (zmorem) to be able (kaj napraviti to do something); to manage; to afford; (premagati) to overcome, to overpower

naša polja ne zmorejo (dati) dovolj krme za našo živino our fields do not yield enough fodder for our cattle
tega ne zmorem (si ne morem privoščiti) I cannot afford it
lotiti se naloge, ki je ne zmoremo (figurativno) to bite off more than one can chew
kolikor zmorem to the best of my ability

značílen characteristic (za of); distinctive (of)

biti značílen za to be typical of; to characterize (za kaj something)
značílna poteza characteristic (ali typical, significant) feature

znák¹ sign, mark, signal, symbol; token; index; (značka) badge; (bolezenski) symptom; (migljaj) wink

znáki časa signs pl of the times
znák minus matematika minus sign, negative sign
znák plus matematika plus sign
prometni znák traffic sign (ali signal), road sign
znák za odhod signal for departure
znák za umik vojska signal to retreat
znák kot prošnja za pomoč distress signal; (v nevarnosti) signal of distress (SOS)
znák za preplah alarm
znák za konec preplaha all clear
zaščitni znák trademark
znáki časti in oblasti insignia pl
kot znák spoštovanja as a mark of respect
nobenega znáka življenja no sign of life
znák (znamenje) propadanja sign of decay
razpoznavni znák distinctive mark
kot znák moje hvaležnosti in token (ali as a token) of my gratitude
v znák sprave as a sign of reconciliation
kot na dani znák as though in response to a sign
dati komu znák to give someone a sign
dati znák za streljanje to give the signal to fire
dati znák (pomigniti) to beckon, pogovorno to tip someone the wink
to je bil znák za upor this was the signal for revolt
govoriti z znáki (kretnjami) to speak in sign language, (gluhonemi) to speak in dumb show
v znák žalovanja nositi črno obleko to wear black as a token of mourning

znamenítost remarkableness; (pomembnost) importance; place (oziroma building, thing etc) worth seeing

znamenítosti pl mesta the sights of a town
ogledovanje znamenítosti sightseeing
avtobus za ogledovanje znamenítosti sightseeing bus
ogledovalec znamenítosti sightseer
ogledati si, videti znamenítosti to see the sights
ogledovati si znamenítosti to be out (ali to go) sightseeing

známenje sign; signal; mark; (slabo) portent

materino (vrojeno) známenje birthmark, mole
naglasno známenje gramatika accent
známenje propadanja sign of decay
to je slabo známenje za bodočnost this bodes ill for the future
to je slabo známenje za vas this bodes you no good
ne vidim nobenega známenja izboljšanja I do not see any sign of improvement
bila so (čudežna) známenja na nebu there were (miraculous) signs in heaven

známka

poštna známka (postage) stamp
igralna známka chip, counter
kontrolna známka ticket, ZDA check
porto (poštna) známka postage-due stamp
pasja známka dog licence disc, ZDA (dog) tag
varstvena (tovarniška) známka trademark, mark; (avto, radio itd.) make
album za známke stamp album
avtomat za prodajo známk stamp-vending machine
zbiratelj známk philatelist
zbirka známk stamp collection, collection of stamps
zbiranje známk stamp-collecting, philately
on zbira známke he collects stamps
nalepiti známko to put (ali to stick, to affix) a stamp (na pismo on a letter)
nalepljena známka affixed stamp

znojénje perspiration; sudation

sredstvo za znojénje diaphoretic, sudorific, sudatory
z znojénjem ozdraviti, pregnati prehlad (nahod) to sweat out a cold

zób¹ -a tooth, pl teeth; (glavnika) tooth; (čipk) jag; (skale) jag; (žage) tooth, jag

zób kočnik molar, grinder, molar (ali grinding) tooth
zób mlečnik milk tooth
zób podočnik canine, dogtooth, (gornje čeljusti) eyetooth
zób sekalec incisor
zób strupnik poison fang
zób čekan fang, (veprov, slonov) tusk
zób kolesa cog, tooth
modrostni zób wisdom tooth
gnil zób rotten (ali decayed) tooth
majav zób loose tooth
mlečni zóbje milk teeth, baby teeth, first teeth
drugi, stalni zóbje second, permanent teeth
spodnji (zgornji) zóbje lower (upper) teeth
sprednji zóbje front teeth
umeten zób false tooth, artificial tooth
zdrav zób sound tooth
vrsta umetnih zob denture
brez zób toothless
škrbina zóba stump of a tooth
zób za zób, oko za oko an eye for an eye, measure for measure, retaliation, (latinsko) lex talionis
zób časa (figurativno) the ravages of time
do zob oborožen armed to the teeth
dobivanje zob cutting teeth, dentition, teething
izdrtje zoba extraction
jezik za zobé! (= molči!) shut up!, hold your tongue!
boriti se z zóbmi in nohti (= na vso moč) to fight tooth and nail
dobiti kaj za pod zób to have a snack, pogovorno to get some grub
dobivati (prve) zóbe to be cutting one's teeth, to be teething
dobiti zóbe to cut one's teeth, to teethe
zób me (zelo) boli I have (a bad) toothache, my tooth aches
(o)čistiti si zóbe to clean (ali to brush) one's teeth
ničesar ne imeti za pod zób to have nothing to eat, to have neither bite nor sup
izdreti zób to pull a tooth
dati si izdreti zób to have a tooth out, to have a tooth pulled
plombirati zób to stop (ali to fill) a tooth
pokazati zóbe to show one's teeth
človek bi si pri tem polomil zóbe (figurativno) it's a hard nut to crack
tu si boste polomili zóbe (figurativno, to je za vas posebno nevarno) that's where you'll come to grief
priti ljudem v zóbe (figurativno) to become the talk of the town
stisniti zóbe to clench one's teeth, to set one's teeth, (figurativno) to keep a stiff upper lip
škripati, škrtati z zóbmi to gnash (ali to grind, to grit) one's teeth
trebiti si zóbe to pick one's teeth
upirati se zóbu časa to stand the test of time
vsi jo vlačijo po zóbeh everyone's talking (ali gossiping) about her
vreči komu kaj v zóbe (figurativno, v obraz) to cast something in someone's teeth

zófa sofa

zófa, ki rabi tudi za posteljo sofa bed

zone² [zóun] prehodni glagol
obdati s pasom; razdeliti v cone
neprehodni glagol
biti razdeljen v cone, tvoriti cono

the town-planners have zoned this district for industry urbanisti so pridržali, rezervirali ta predel za industrijo

zráčen air(-), airy; aerial; aired; atmospheric

po zráčni poti by air
zráčna armada vojska air fleet, air forces pl, air force
zráčni balon balloon
zráčna bitka air fight, aerial combat, air battle (za Anglijo Battle of Britain)
zráčna blazina air cushion
zráčna črta beeline, ZDA air line
10 milj zráčne črte 10 miles as the crow flies
zráčna črpalka pneumatic pump, air compressor
zráčni filter air cleaner
zráčno gretje hot-air heating
zráčni alarm air-raid warning
zráčna kopel air bath
zráčna ladja airship
zráčni koridor air corridor
zráčni mehur (air) bubble, air pocket
zráčna luknja air pocket, air hole
zráčni napad air raid, air attack, (močan) blitz
zráčni most air lift
zráčna obramba air defence
zráčni pojav atmospheric phenomenon
zráčna puška air gun
zráčna pošta air mail
zráčni promet aerial communication, air traffic, airborne traffic
zráčna plovba aerial navigation
zráčni pritisk atmospheric pressure
zráčna pot airway, air lane, air route, skyway
zráčna plast stratum, air layer
zráčna reklama skywriting
zráčna sesalka pneumatic pump
zráčni tlak air pressure
zráčni tovor air cargo, air freight, airborne freight
zráčni torpedo aerial torpedo
zráčni prostor air space
zráčni prevoz air transport
zráčne sile vojska air force
zráčni taksi air taxi
zráčni tok air current, air stream
zráčni upor air resistance, aeronavtika vojska air opposition
zráčna (vetrna) vreča (na letališču) wind sock, wind cone, wind sleeve, wind direction indicator
zráčni vrtinec whirlwind
zráčni vzgon air buoyancy
zráčna zavora pneumatic brake, compressed-air brake, air brake
porušiti, razrušiti s hudim zráčnim napadom to blitz
oskrbovati po zráčni poti to supply by air
prevažati po zráčnem mostu to airlift