Franja

zgórnji upper, above

zgórnji del upper part
zgórnje nadstropje the upper storey
stanujejo v zgórnjem nadstropju they live on the floor above
Zgornji (Lordski) dom upper house, VB the House of Lords
zgórnji Ren the upper Rhine
zgórnji tek Temze the headwaters (ali the upper reaches) of the Thames
zgórnja ustnica upper lip
zgornjih deset tisoč (figurativno) the upper ten (thousand)

zíbati to swing, to rock; (zibelko) to cradle

zíbati se to rock, to swing
zíbati zibelko to rock the cradle
zíbati na kolenih to dandle
zíbati v naročju to cradle in one's arms
zíbati se na (gugalnem) stolu to rock in a (rocking) chair
zíbati se sem in tja to swing to and fro
drevesa so se zibala v vetru the trees were swaying in the wind
zíbati se v upanju, da... to comfort oneself with (ali to find comfort in) the hope that...

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

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

zlésti to creep

zlésti dol to get down, to creep down, to climb down
zlésti kvišku to climb
zlésti na drevo to climb (ali to go up) a tree
zlésti noter to creep in; (v šoli, zdelati) to get (ali scrape) through
zlésti pri izpitu to scrape through an examination

zletéti to fly up; to take off; to rise in the air

zletéti v zrak (eksplodirati) to be blown up, to explode

zlíti

zlíti v to pour into; (kovino) to alloy
zlito jeklo alloy steel

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

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

zmašíti (zbasati) to stuff (v into); to cram; (na hitro narediti) to botch, to cobble up, to tinker

zmašíti ljudi v avtobus to cram people into a bus

zméren moderate; temperate; sober; frugal; modest

zmérno podnebje temperate climate
biti zméren v pijači in jedači to be moderate in drinking and eating
zmérni pas geografija Temperate Zone
zméren veter moderate breeze
zméren vihar moderate gale
zmérno prislov moderately, in moderation
zmérno živeti to live soberly

zmésti² (zmétem) to churn

zmésti smetano v maslo to churn (cream into) butter

zmléti (zmeljem) to grind; kemija to triturate

zmléti v prah to grind to powder, to grind up; to pulverize

zmlétje grinding

zmlétje v prah grinding to powder, pulverization

zmočíti to wet, to make wet

zmočíti se to get (ali to become) wet, to get soaked (v dežju in the rain)
zmočíti si grlo (pogovorno) to wet one's whistle
zmočíti si noge to get one's feet wet

zmóta mistake; error

po zmóti by mistake
sodna zmóta miscarriage of justice
biti v (veliki) zmóti to be (greatly) mistaken, to be wrong, to be in error, to bark up the wrong tree
vsaka zmóta je izključena any error is quite out of the question
zavesti v zmóto to lead into error

zmotiti to disturb (someone), to distract (someone)

zmotiti se to be mistaken, to make a mistake; to go astray
ne se zelo zmotiti not to be far wrong
vsakdo se lahko zmoti we are all apt to make mistakes
zmotil sem se v svojih računih I'am out in my calculations (ali reckoning), I miscalculated
če se nisem zmotil if I am not mistaken
zmotili smo se o njem we were quite mistaken in him
zmotil sem se o datumu I was quite mistaken about the date
ne dajte se zmotiti! don't disturb yourself!
zelo se zmotiti (figurativno) to be wide of the mark

zmračítev twilight; dusk; (Škotska ali pesniško) gloaming

v, ob zmračítvi in the dusk of the evening

zmrzovánje

globoko zmrzovánje (v hladilniku) deep freeze