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žéti to reap, to cut with a scythe, to harvest; to gather in

žéti lovorike (figurativno) to reap laurels
žéti, kar smo sejali to reap what one has sown
žéti, česar nismo sejali to reap where one has not sown

žívčnež a neurotic; (pogovorno) a bundle of nerves

živínsko prislov beastly, brutally; like a beast, like a brute

životáriti to lead a miserable existence; to vegetate; to linger on; to live on borrowed time

žŕd side beam or pole on a hay wagon

žrmljáti to grind in a quern; to bruise; to turn (ali to work) a quern

žrtvováti to sacrifice, to make a sacrifice; (živali) to immolate; to victimize

žrtvováti se to sacrifice oneself, to devote oneself (to), to offer oneself as a victim
žrtvováti kri (življenje) to sacrifice one's lifeblood (one's life)
žrtvováti svoje udobje to sacrifice one's comfort
mnogo je žrtvoval za vzgojo svojih otrok he has sacrificed a great deal (ali he has made great sacrifices) for the education of his children

župánstvo mayoralty, term as mayor; mayor's office; rank of a mayor

župnikováti to hold the office of a priest; to have the care of souls

žvénkelj clapper, tongue of a bell

aboard² [əbɔ́:d] predlog
na krovu, na palubi, na krov, na palubo (česa)

to lay aboard of usidrati se poleg
to fall aboard (of) a ship spopasti se z ladjo
arhaično, dobesedno to fall aboard of (ali with) s.o. zastopiti komu pot, spreti se s kom

aboníran

aboníran sedež booked seat
biti aboníran to subscribe (na to), to take
abonírani smo na dva časopisa we take two (news)papers
on je aboníran na zobobol (figurativno) he is never without a toothache

abonírati

abonírati koga na časopis to take out a subscription to a (news)paper for someone
abonírati se to subscribe, to become a subscriber
abonírati se na časopis (za knjigo) to subscribe to a (news)paper (for a book), to take a (news)paper
abonírati se v gledališču to book a season ticket
abonírati se na železnici, za avtobus to take a season ticket
na kateri časopis ste abonirani? which paper do you take?

abonmájski subscriptive, subscription

abonmájski koncert a subscription concert
abonmájska predstava (gledališka) season-ticket performance

about¹ [əbáut] prislov
naokoli, naokrog, nekje v bližini; približno

all about povsod
about and about sem ter tja, tu pa tam; ameriško zelo podobno, enako
to be about biti razširjen, prisostvovati; biti v teku; biti pokonci; biti zdrav
to be about to do s.th. pravkar nameravati kaj storiti
to bring about povzročiti, uresničiti, dokazati
to come about pripetiti, zgoditi se
vojska, ameriško about face poln obrat, na desno!
to hang about potepati se v bližini
vojska left about! na levo!
a long way about velik ovinek
much about več ali manj
vojska right about! na desno!
pogovorno about right še kar prav
rumours are about govori se, širijo se govorice
to send to the right about zapoditi, ošteti koga
to set about to do s.th. lotiti se česa, začeti kaj
vojska about turn poln obrat; na levo; ameriško na desno
what are you about? kaj počneš?, kaj nameravaš?
mind what you are about pazi se

Abraham Abraham

oditi k Abrahamu (umreti) to die, (evfemizem) to depart this life, to pass away, to go the way of all flesh, to go to one's long rest, to go to a better world
srečati se z Abrahamom (doživeti 50 let) to reach the age of fifty

abroach [əbróuč] prislov & pridevnik
na čepu; v teku

to set abroach deti na čep
to set a mischief abroach povzročiti zlo

abroad [əbrɔ́:d] prislov
daleč, zunaj, v tujini; zmotno; povsod

to be all abroad biti ves iz sebe, osupel, zbegan, zmeden
it is all abroad splošno znano je
to live abroad živeti v tujini
to be noised abroad postati povsod znan
to scatter and spread abroad širiti naokrog
there is a rumour abroad širijo se govorice, govori se
to walk abroad iti na sprehod

abstrákcija abstraction

četrta dimenzija je čista abstrákcija the fourth dimension is a mere abstraction

accident [ǽksidənt] samostalnik
nezgoda, nesreča; naključje, slučaj; dodatna lastnost; postranska stvar

by accident slučajno
mere accident golo naključje
a chapter of accidents vrsta nezgod
fatal accident smrtna nesreča
accident insurance zavarovanje proti nezgodam
to meet with an accident ponesrečiti se
quite an accident golo naključje
barring accidents če ne nastane nepričakovana ovira
accident squad raziskovalci nesreče