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W, w [dʌ́blju:] množina Ws, W's

1. samostalnik
(črka) W; w

a capital (ali large) W veliki W
a little (ali small) w mali w
W samostalnik predmet v obliki črke W

2. pridevnik
ki ima obliko črke W

wain [wéin] samostalnik
poetično voz; tovorni voz

the Wain, Charles's Wain, Arthur's Wain astronomija Veliki voz

week [wi:k] samostalnik
teden, teden dni; 6 delovnih dni

a week, per week na teden, tedensko
a week or two nekaj tednov
week and week about, week by week teden za tednom
in the week med tednom
to-day week, this day week danes teden
yesterday week včeraj teden
Monday week v ponedeljek teden
week in week out teden za tednom
week of Sundays sedem tednov; dolgo, celo večnost
holy week, passion week religija velikonočni, veliki teden
feast of weeks židovski praznik žetve

why [wái]

1. prislov
zakaj; čemú; zaradi česar

why not? zakaj ne?
not to know why ne vedeti zakaj
this (ali that) is why zato

2. samostalnik
razlog, vzrok; problem

the why and the wherefore motivi in razlogi
the great whys of life veliki življenjski problemi
never mind the why ne brigaj se za vzrok

3. medmet
no; zares, seveda, vendar

How much is 2 and 8? -- Why, 10 Koliko je 2 in 8? -- No, 10; 10 vendar (seveda)

X, x [eks] množina X's, x's, Xs, xs [éksiz]

1. samostalnik
(črka) X, x

a capital (large) X veliki X
a little (small) x mali x; matematika (prva) neznanka, figurativno nedoločeno število, neznana veličina, neznan faktor; x-os, abscisa; X (rimska številka) 10; cerkev krajšava za Christ Kristus; predmet v obliki črke X; ameriško, pogovorno desetdolarski bankovec

2. pridevnik
štiriindvajseti

x, x- iksaste oblike
X hook kavelj v obliki črke X
double X (XX), triple X (XXX) dvojne, trojne jakosti (ale, stout pivo)

Y, y [wái] množina Y's, Ys, y's, ys [wáiz] samostalnik

1. samostalnik
(črka) Y, y
matematika druga neznanka; ordinata (v koordinatnem sistemu); predmet v obliki črke Y; viličast cevni priključek

a capital (large) Y veliki Y
a little (small) y mali y
y-gun vrsta topa za izstrelitev globinskih bomb proti podmornicam; (= y-track) viličast železniški tir

2. pridevnik
petindvajseti; ki ima obliko črke Y, viličast

zadréga embarrassment; difficulty; quandary; perplexity; predicament

denarne zadrége financial difficulties pl, evfemizem humoristično pecuniary embarrassment
biti v zadrégi to be in difficulties, to be in a quandary, to be ill at ease, to be at a loss, to be in a fix, to be in embarrassed circumstances
v lepi zadrégi smo we are in a nice (pretty, sorry) pickle
sem v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj storim I am completely at a loss what to do
biti v denarni zadrégi to be short of money
bili smo v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj odgovorimo we were hard put to it to find an answer, we were completely at a loss (ali we were stumped) for an answer
moja edina zadréga je, kaj naj izberem my only trouble is which one to choose
spretno se izvleči iz zadrége (iz stiske) to extricate oneself neatly from a predicament, to find a neat way out of a difficult situation
pomagati komu iz zadrége to save someone from embarrassment
spraviti koga v zadrégo to put (ali pogovorno to land) someone in an embarrassing situation, to embarrass someone, to put someone in a predicament (ali in a quandary)
njega hitro spraviš v zadrégo he is easily embarrassed
biti v zadrégi za odgovor to be stumped for an answer

zaskrbljênost anxiousness, anxiety; alarm; concern (za for); apprehensiveness; solicitude

v veliki zaskrbljênosti in a state of great anxiety
resna zaskrbljênost serious concern, worry, disquiet

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

zvón bell

póčen zvón cracked bell
mrtvaški zvón death knell, knell, death bell, arhaično passing-bell
vrv pri zvónu bell rope
steklen zvón (za rastline) cloche
potapljaški zvón diving bell
večerni zvón religija (evening) Angelus bell
plat zvóna alarm bell, tocsin
ulivanje zvónov bell-casting
obesiti na veliki zvón (figurativno) to proclaim (ali to shout, to publish) from the housetops, to announce with loud beating of the tomtom, to broadcast, to publish (something) far and wide, to blaze (something)
zvoniti z zvónovi to ring (the) bells
zvónovi zvonijo the bells are ringing (oziroma ring)
zvonjenje, pritrkavanje zvónov chiming (ali chime) of bells