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zaúpnica

glasovanje o zaúpnici vote of confidence
predlog zaúpnice (nezaupnice) staviti to propose a vote of confidence (of no confidence)
dati predlog zaúpnice to table (ali to introduce) a motion of confidence
vlada je dobila zaúpnico the Government won a vote of confidence

zavídati to envy (koga someone); to grudge (someone), to begrudge (someone); to be envious

zavidam mu njegov uspeh I envy him his success
zavidamo jim njihovo srečo we envy them their luck
vsi mu zavidajo he is the envy of all
nimaš ga za kaj zavídati you have no reason to envy him

zavráčati to repudiate; to renounce; to reject

zavráčati nasvet to reject advice
on ne zavrača kozarca vina he does not object (ali he would not say no) to a (good) glass of wine

zdéti se to seem; to appear; to look (like); to have the air (of)

zdi se mi it seems to me
zdi se (kazno je, kaže) it seems, it would seem
to se mi zdi zelo čudno I find that very strange
naj se zdi še tako čudno, nenavadno strange as it may appear
tako se zdi (tako je videti) so it seems
kot se vse zdi as it seems, to all appearances
kot se zdi (kot je videti) apparently, seemingly
zdi se, da bo deževalo it looks like rain
zdi se mi znan I think I know him
zdi se, da je bolan he seems to be ill
zdi se, da pomoč ni potrebna it seems there is no need of help
ni se mi zdel posebno inteligenten he did not strike me as being particularly intelligent
meni se zdi (= jaz mislim) I think, in my opinion
kakor se ti zdi primerno as you think proper (ali fit)
zdi se, da jaz (ti, mi... itd.) I (you, we... etc) seem to...
zdi se, da to verjamete (verjamejo) you seem (they seem) to believe it
zdi se, da tega ne more zanikati it seems that he cannot deny it
zdi se, da jabolka tu ne rastejo apples do not seem to grow here
ta vest se zdi resnična this news rings true

zgodíti se to happen (komu to someone), to occur, to come to pass, to come about, to chance; to take place; to befall

naj se zgodi, kar hoče! happen what may!, no matter what happens!
prav se mu je zgodilo! it served him right!
kar se je zgodilo, se je zgodilo what's done is done!
da se (ti) to več ne zgodi! don't let that happen again!
zgôdi se Tvoja volja! religija Thy will be done!
in nič se ni zgodilo and nothing happened
kdaj se je to zgodilo? when did it take place?
takó se je to zgodilo this is how it came about
zgodila se mu je nesreča he has had an accident, he has met with an accident
nesreča se nikoli ne zgodi sama misfortunes never come singly

zgrešíti to miss

popolnoma kaj zgrešíti to miss something by a mile
zgrešíti cilj to miss one's aim (ali one's target)
kamen ga je zgrešil the stone missed him
ni možno zgrešíti našo hišo there is no mistaking our house
zgrešíti pravo pot to miss the right way, to go astray
zgrešíti poklic to miss one's calling, to take the wrong turning

zmánjkati to run short, to give out, to disappear

zmanjkalo mi je denarja I have run out of money, I am short of money
kruha je zmanjkalo there is no bread to be had
zmanjkalo nam je zalog our provisions were running short
zmanjkalo nam je premoga we have run short of coal
živil je zmanjkalo supplies began to give out
sape mi je zmanjkalo I am out of breath
moči mu je zmanjkalo his strength (has) failed him
zmanjkalo ga je he is missing, he has not been heard of again
zmanjkalo ji je potrpljenja she is out of patience

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

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

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

zóper against

nimam nič zóper I have no objection to it
sem (zelo) zóper to I am (dead) against it
ona je zóper to she is opposed to this
nahujskati koga zóper to set someone against
boriti se zóper to fight (ali to struggle) against (višje sile odds)
to je dobro zóper glavobol it is good for headaches
vzdigniti se zóper svoje voditelje to revolt against one's leaders

zvéza union, association; alliance; league; federation; confederation; coalition; connection, connexion, relation; communication

v zvézi z with reference to, in connection with
v tej zvézi in this connection
v zvézi z vašim dopisom, pismom with reference to your letter, in connection with your letter
strokovna zvéza trade union
Socialistična zvéza delovnega ljudstva Jugoslavije (Slovenije) the Socialist Alliance of the Working People of Yugoslavia (of Slovenia)
Zveza komunistov Jugoslavija (ZKJ) the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Zveza sindikatov Slovenije the trade Union Federation of Slovenia
zvéza držav confederation
strokovna zvéza professional association, trade union, VB trades union
obrambna zvéza defensive alliance
poslovne zvéze business connections pl
poštne zvéze postal communications pl
Svetovna poštna zvéza Universal Postal Union
prometne zvéze traffic communications pl
železniška zvéza communication by rail
zakonska zvéza conjugal union, matrimony
to nima nobene zvéze z mojim vprašanjem it has nothing to do with my question
prav nobene zvéze ne imeti z to have no connection at all with, to have absolutely nothing to do with
to nima nobene zvéze s tem vprašanjem this has no bearing on (ali bears no relation to) this question
imeti zvézo z to be connected with; to have something to do with
sobi sta med seboj v zvézi the rooms communicate with each other
ostati v zvézi z to keep in touch with
z njimi imamo telefonsko zvézo we communicate by telephone, we keep in touch by phone
imeti (dobre) zvéze (figurativno) to have useful contacts, to know the right people
z zvézmi si priskrbeti službo (figurativno) to get a job by pulling strings
izkoristiti svoje zvéze to exploit one's contacts, to exert backstairs influence
dovesti, spraviti v zvézo to bring into contact
vlak ima zvézo s parnikom the train connects with (ali makes a connection) with the boat
prekiniti, pretrgati zvézo z to break off contact with; to sever one's connections with
skleniti vojaško zvézo to enter into a military alliance
stopiti v zvézo z (zvezati se z) to ally oneself to (ali with), to enter into an alliance, to form an alliance
stopiti v zvéze z to enter into relations with
vzdrževati trgovske (prijateljske) zvéze z to entertain (ali to maintain) commercial (friendly) relations with
zamuditi (železniško) zvézo to miss one's connection

žál

1. (medmet) alas; what a pity!

2. prislov unfortunately, regretfully

žál jutri ne morem priti I am sorry I shall not be able to come tomorrow
nič žalega mu nisem storil I have done him no harm
on ne bi muhi storil nič žalega he wouldn't hurt a fly
ni mi žál nobenega truda I don't mind (taking) any amount of trouble
žál ne morem ustreči tvoji želji I am sorry I cannot comply with your request
žál (na žalost) ne moremo tega napraviti unfortunately that can't be done
žál moram reči I regret (ali I am sorry) to say
žál vidim, da... I am sorry to see that...
žál moram iti I am afraid I have to go
žál mi je zanj I am sorry for him, I pity him
žál beseda offensive word
žál ne I am afraid not

žáliti to give offence, to offend, to insult, to outrage; (močnó) to affront

žáliti koga to give offence to someone, to hurt someone's feelings; (uho) to shock
nisem imel namena vas žáliti I did not intend to offend you, I meant no offence
ta barva žali oko this colour is an affront to the eyes, this colour hurts the eye

živéti to live, to be alive; to exist, to subsist; to be

ali ona še živi? is she still alive?
dolgo naj živi! long may he (oziroma she) live!
živéti dvojno življenje to live a double life
živéti od svojega kapitala to live off one's capital
živéti v odmaknjenosti to lead a retired life
živéti od zraka (figurativno) to live on air
živéti po svojih načelih to live up to one's principles
živéti od svoje plače, od svojih dohodkov to live on one's earnings, on one's income
živéti od sadja to live on fruit
živéti na tuj račun to sponge on others, (pogovorno) to free-load, biblija to eat the bread of idleness
živéti preko svojih sredstev, dohodkov to live beyond one's means (ali income)
živéti v mejah svojih sredstev, dohodkov to live within one's income
živéti od slikanja to live by painting
živéti kot ptiček na veji pogovorno to live the life of Riley, to have it made
živéti razkošno to live the high life, to live in style
živéti udobno to live comfortably, to keep a good table
živéti kot zajec v detelji (figurativno, v obilju) to live in clover
živéti iz rok v usta to live from hand to mouth, to be living a hand-to-mouth existence
živéti sam zase to live by oneself, to keep to oneself
živéti od pridelkov svojega vrta to subsist on the produce of one's garden
živéti od dela svojih rok to live by the labour of one's hands
živéti od svojega zaslužka to live on one's earnings
brezskrbno živéti to lead a carefree existence
tu se dobro živi! it is a good life here!
bedno živéti to lead a miserable existence, to be just (ali barely) keeping body and soul together, to keep the wolf from the door
dolgo živéti to live to (ali to reach) a great age, to live to be old
sloni dolgo živijo elephants live a long time
skromno živéti to live in a small way
razkošno živijo they lead a life of luxury
težkó živéti to manage to make a livelihood
ne imeti od česa živéti not to have enough to live on
rajši živimo na deželi kot v mestu we prefer living in the country to living in town
z njim se ne da živéti (figurativno) there is no living with him, pogovorno he's impossible
človek se uči, dokler živi live and learn!
živéti in pustiti, dati živéti to live and let live

žláhta relatives pl

ožja (daljna) žláht near (distant) relation
sem v žláhti z njim he is a relative of mine
ni v žláhti z menoj he is no relative of mine
je on v žláhti s teboj? is he a relative of yours?

žŕtev (nesreče, zločina, prevare) victim; prey, dupe, sufferer; sacrifice; martyr; offering, oblation

za vsako žŕtev at any sacrifice
pripravljen za žŕtve ready (ali willing) to make sacrifices
največja žŕtev (= smrt) za domovino the supreme sacrifice
žŕtev nesreče (potresa, kuge) victim of an accident (of an earthquake, of a plague)
vojna žŕtev victim of war
žŕtev razmer victim of circumstances
žŕtev svojega stremuštva victim of one's ambition
spravna žŕtev expiatory victim
žŕtev česa (a) prey to, (a) victim of
darovana žŕtev sacrificial victim
nobene žŕtve se ne bati to shrink from no sacrifice
to je zame velika žŕtev this is a great sacrifice for me
nobenih žŕtev mi ni žal I don't mind making any sacrifice, there is no sacrifice I would not make
biti žŕtev sleparja to be the victim of a con-man (ali a con-man's victim)
padel je kot žŕtev nesreče he was a casualty in an accident
postati žŕtev to fall (a) prey to (ali (a) victim of)