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zgrníti to fold up, to fold together

zgrníti se, zgrinjati se to flock together, to crowd together, to throng, to troop
zgrníti se okoli koga to crowd (ali to throng) round someone

zgubíti to lose

zgubíti iz oči to lose sight (kaj of something)
zgubíti se to be lost, to get lost ➞ izgubiti

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

zip² [zip] neprehodni glagol
sikniti, sikati, žvižgati; šiniti, švigniti, naglo steči
pogovorno pokazati ali imeti polet, pogum

ameriško, sleng zip across the horizon figurativno naglo se proslaviti
prehodni glagol
dati polet (čemu); s poletom (kaj) storiti; odpreti ali zapreti s patentno zadrgo

she zipped her bag open odprla je torbo s patentno zadrgo
to zip up sleng oživiti, vnesti živost, živahnost; vnesti moči ali polet, ojačiti, okrepiti

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)

zlágati to arrange (ali to put) in layers; to pile up; (pesmi) to compose

zlágati se s kom to agree with someone, to harmonize

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

zlékniti to stretch

zlékniti se to stretch one's legs
zleknjen stretched

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

zločín crime; pravo felony, misdeed; evil deed; outrage (nad kom on, upon someone); evil deed; sin

politični zločín political crime
najhujši zločín crime of the deepest (ali blackest) dye
zločín, ki se kaznuje s smrtjo capital crime, capital offence
zločín, ki se kaznuje z zaporom in odvzemon državljanskih pravic ZDA infamous crime
zločín je, da so porušili to staro hišo it was a crying shame (ali a crime, a sin) to pull down that old house
zakriviti zločín to commit (ali to perpetrate) a crime

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

zlorába abuse; misuse, misusage; improper use

groba, kričeča zlorába gross, flagrant abuse
zlorába oblasti abuse of authority (ali of power)
zlorába zaupanja abuse of confidence (ali of trust)
zlorába z zaupanim denarjem (poneverba) embezzlement, defalcation, malversation
zlorába se bolj in bolj, vse bolj širi (the) abuse is becoming more and more widespread (ali is escalating)
zlorábe je treba odpraviti abuses must be remedied

zmágati (sovražnika) to conquer, to defeat, to overcome, to vanquish; to be victorious; to triumph; to carry the day; to gain the upper hand; to come off with flying colours

zmágati težave to surmount (one's) difficulties
zmágati zapreko to surmount (ali to overcome, to master, to conquer) an obstacle
ponižati se, da bi zmagali to stoop to conquer

zmečíti to soften; (sadje) to mellow

zmečíti vodo to soften water
zmečíti se (sadje) to mellow

zmečkáti to crush, to crumple, to mash; (klobuk) to squash; (ovratnik) to wrinkle; (obleke)

zmečkáti (se) to crease
zmečkáti si obleko to crease one's clothes
zmečkan krompir mashed potatoes pl

zmehčáti to mollify

zmehčáti (se) to soften

zmének appointment; rendezvous; pogovorno date

dogovoriti se za zmének to make a date

zmésti¹ (zmedem) to confuse (koga someone), to confound, to puzzle, to bewilder, to embarrass

zmésti se to become bewildered (ali perlexed, confused, confounded); to lose one's bearings; to be bemused

zméšati to mix (z with); to mingle (with); (spraviti v nered) to disorder, to disarrange, to muddle (up); (zbegati) to confuse, to confound, to puzzle

zméšati komu glavo (figurativno) to perplex, to baffle, to turn someone's head
zméšati se to mix, to mingle
zmešalo se mu je (figurativno) he's gone out of his mind, he's gone mad; he (has) lost his reason, he is mentally deranged
zmešalo se mu je od preobilnega dela his brain is fuddled (ali befuddled) with overwork
se ti je zmešalo? are you out of your senses?
od samega premišljevanja (tuhtanja) se mu bo zmešalo all this brooding (ali thinking, rumination) will drive him mad