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zastòj deadlock; standstill; stop, stopping; stagnation, stagnancy

zastòj v prometu traffic jam, traffic hold-up, tailback, bottleneck
v zastòju at a standstill, at a deadlock
priti do zastòja to come to a deadlock
privesti do zastòja to bring to a standstill

zatočíšče (place of) refuge; resort, shelter; asylum; sanctuary; retreat; (zavetišče čez noč) house of refuge

zatočíšče tatov resort of thieves
dati zatočíšče to grant sanctuary
iskati zatočíšče to seek sanctuary
nuditi zatočíšče to offer shelter
to je moje zadnje zatočíšče this is my last resort
ti si moje edino zatočíšče you are my only recourse (ali the only one I can turn to)
njegova hiša je zatočíšče nesrečnikov his home is a sanctuary (ali asylum) for the wretched
laž je njegovo običajno zatočíšče lying is his usual expedient (ali his usual way out)
v dolgočasju najti zatočíšče v branju to take refuge from boredom in reading
pravica do zatočíšča right of sanctuary

zatréti to suppress; to crush (down), to put down; to exterminate, to extirpate; to quell

brezobzirno zatréti to suppress ruthlessly
zatréti upor to put down (ali to stamp out) a rebellion
zatréti zlorabe to stamp out (ali to do away with) abuses

zavédati se to realize, to be conscious (of), to be aware (of), to see clearly

se zavedaš svoje zmote? do you realize your error?
popolnoma se zavedamo nevarnega položaja we are well aware of the dangerous position
začenjamo se... we are becoming aware of...
zavedam se, da sem naredil napako I realize I made a mistake

zavêsti to seduce (v into); to mislead; to entice

zavêsti v skušnjavo to tempt
zavêsti v vojno to seduce into war
nič me ne bi zavedlo, da bi storil nothing would tempt me to do it
ki se da, more zavêsti temptable

zdáj zdájle now, at present; this moment; actually

zdáj, zdájle! šport time!
prav zdáj, zdájle, ravno zdáj, zdájle just now, this (very) moment
zdáj, zdájle ali nikoli now or never
zdáj, zdájle to zdáj, zdájle ono now this now that
zdáj, zdájle... zdáj, zdájle now... now, sometimes... sometimes, at one time... at another
takoj zdáj, zdájle at once, immediately, instantly
do zdáj, zdájle up to now, up to this moment, till now, by now, until now, up to the present
od zdáj, zdájle from now on, from this time on
od zdáj, zdájle naprej henceforth, henceforward, in future, in the future, from this time forward
kaj zdáj, zdájle! well then?
za zdáj, zdájle (za to pot) for this once, for the time being, for the nonce
kaj boš napravil zdáj, zdájle? what are you going to do now?
kako zdáj, zdájle? how now?
šele zdáj, zdájle, ko ga poznam... only now that I know him...
sedajle nameravam (pisati) I am going (to write), I am on the point (of writing), I am about (to write)

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

zéhanje yawn, yawning

z zéhanjem je rekel lahko noč he yawned good night
spraviti koga do zéhanja (figurativno) to make someone yawn
udušiti zéhanje to stifle a yawn

zest¹ [zest] samostalnik
začimba, začimben dodatek; dišava, pikantnost; prijeten okus, slast, užitek
figurativno draž veselje, strast, vnema, interes; olupek, košček oranže ali citrone, sok iz teh koščkov

zest for gambling igralska strast
zest for living veselje do življenja
to add (to give) zest to začiniti, napraviti mikavno ali interesantno
danger adds zest to the sport nevarnost dodaja športu mikavnost (užitek)
to do s.th. with zest z užitkom nekaj napraviti

zgorél burnt

zgorél do tal burnt to the ground

zgoréti to burn down (ali away, up), to be burnt down; to be destroyed (ali consumed) by fire

zgoréti v pepel to burn to ashes
zgoréti do tal to burn to the ground
njihova hiša je zgorela their house has burnt down (ali has been burnt down)

zíbelka cradle; cot on rockers

zíbelka človeškega rodu (figurativno) the cradle of the human race
zíbelka naše civilizacije the cradle of our civilization
od zíbelke do groba from the cradle to the grave

zljubíti se

zljubi se mi I like; it pleases me
delati, kar se komu zljubi to do what one pleases; to please oneself

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

zmôči (zmorem) to be able (kaj napraviti to do something); to manage; to afford; (premagati) to overcome, to overpower

naša polja ne zmorejo (dati) dovolj krme za našo živino our fields do not yield enough fodder for our cattle
tega ne zmorem (si ne morem privoščiti) I cannot afford it
lotiti se naloge, ki je ne zmoremo (figurativno) to bite off more than one can chew
kolikor zmorem to the best of my ability

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

znánstvo acquaintance, acquaintanceship

napraviti znánstvo s kom to make the acquaintance of someone (ali someone's acquaintance), to form an acquaintance with someone, to strike up an acquaintance with someone
ne maram imeti večjega znánstva z njim I do not want any further acquaintance (ali pogovorno anything more to do) with him

znáti to know

znáti na pamet to know by heart
dobro znáti kaj to be A1 at something
ne znam angleško I cannot speak English, I do not know English
znate francosko? do you know French?
znaš igrati šah? can you play chess?
on misli, da vse zna he thinks he knows everything
on zna brati grško he can read Greek
znaš dobro današnjo lekcijo? do you know your lesson for today well?
tega si ne znam razložiti I don't know what to make of it (ali of this)
zelo dobro znáti lekcijo to have the lesson at one's fingertips
ona zna vsaj (najmanj) 5 jezikov she knows at least five languages
znáti (spoznati se na) svoj posel to know one's own business, (žargon) to know one's onions, (pogovorno) to know the ropes, to know what's what

znések amount; sum

do znéska to the amount of
lep, precejšen znések a fair amount
globalni znések sum total, total amount
znések izdatkov volume of expenditure

znoréti to become (ali to go) mad (ali insane, crazy); to go off one's head (ali pogovorno off one's rocker); to lose one's mind (ali pogovorno one's marbles)

si znorel? are you out of your senses?
človek bi znorel ob tem! it is enough to drive one mad!
menda nisem znorel, da bi to storil? surely I'm not such a fool as to do that?
je znorel? has he taken leave of his senses?