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Z, z [britanska angleščina zed ameriško zi:] množina Z's Zs, z's, zs [britanska angleščina zedz ameriško zi:z]

1. samostalnik
(črka) Z, z
matematika neznanka z; predmet v obliki črke Z

2. pridevnik
ki ima obliko črke Z; šestindvajseti

a capital (large) Z velika črka Z
a little (small) z mala črka z
from A to Z od A do Ž, od začetka do konca
Z-shaped v obliki črke Z

začétek beginning; start; commencement; outset; origin; (pisma) opening

v začétku at (ali in) the beginning, initially, first, at the outset
od vsega začétka, od samega začétka from the very beginning, from the start
od začétka do konca from beginning to end, from start to finish, from first to last
za začétek for the present, to begin with
začétek in konec (figurativno) alpha and omega
dober začétek v življenju a good start in life
skromen začétek (figurativno) the thin end of the wedge
slab začétek, slab konec a bad beginning makes a bad ending
dober začétek je že pol zmage a good start (ali beginning) is half the battle, well begun is half done
to je začétek konca it is the beginning of the end
vsak začétek je težak the beginning is always hard, it is always hard to make a start
dober začétek je že pol opravljenega dela (figurativno) a good lather is half the shave

začéti to begin, to start; to commence; to set about; to make a start; (ples) to open, to lead off; (razgovor) to launch, to broach, to moot (a subject)

zopet, znova začéti to begin (ali to start) again; (biti prvi) to be a pioneer, to pave the way (for), to break (new) ground
začéti diskusijo to start a discussion
začéti delikaten pogovor (figurativno) to break the ice
začéti na napačnem koncu to begin at the wrong end
začéti pogajanja z to enter into negotiations with
začéti s proizvedbami to set enquiries on foot
začéti pravni postopek proti to institute (ali to take) legal proceedings against
začéti pogovor z to engage in a conversation with
začéti govor to begin a speech
začéti kampanjo to open a campaign
začéti prepir to begin to quarrel
začéti z učenjem latinščine to start learning Latin, pogovorno to start Latin
začéti neko stvar (lotiti se) to start on a thing
začéti trgovino to set up (ali to start in) a business
začéti pri sebi (figurativno) to begin at home
začéti peti to burst into song
začel je pisati he began writing (ali to write)
začel je z malega he began on a small scale
zopet je začelo deževati the rain has set in again
šole (pouk) se začno 1. oktobra school starts on October 1st
začéti delati to start work, to commence working (ali to work)
začni(te) od začetka! begin at the beginning!
slabo je začel he has had a bad start
začel je piti (figurativno) he has taken to drink
predstava se začne ob devetih the performance begins at nine
najslabši del poti se začne v X. the worst stretch of road begins at X.
letos se je zima zgodaj začela winter has set in early this year

začúdenje astonishment, amazement; surprise

na (veliko) moje začúdenje to my (great) surprise
strmeti, debelo gledati od začúdenja to stare in surprise
spraviti koga v začúdenje, zbuditi komu začúdenje to astonish someone
nobena stvar me ne spravi več v začúdenje nothing surprises me any more

zádaj zád behind; at (ali in) the rear; at the back

od zádaj, zád from behind, from the back
od zádaj, zád napasti sovražnika to attack the enemy from the rear (ali from behind)

zadoščênje satisfaction

dati komu zadoščênje to give satisfaction to someone
dobiti zadoščênje to obtain satisfaction
zahtevati zadoščênje od koga to demand satisfaction from someone

zadrhtéti to shudder (od with); to shiver; to tremble

zadrhtéti od razburjenja to shiver with excitement
zadrhtéti od strahu to shudder with fear
zadrhtéti po vseh udih, po vsem telesu to tremble in every limb, to tremble all over

zadušíti to suffocate, to stifle, to choke, to throttle, to smother

zadušíti upor to stifle (ali to smother) a rebellion
zadušíti se to get suffocated (ali stifled, choked, smothered)
zadušíti se v delu (figurativno) to be overwhelmed with work
skoraj zadušil se je od smeha he nearly choked with laughter

zagoréti to catch fire, to begin to burn

zagoréti od sonca to become sunburnt

zagotovílo assurance; promise

imamo zagotovílo od njega, da... he gave us an assurance that...
sprejmite zagotovílo, da... be assured that..., I beg to assure you that...

zahòd west, Occident; pesniško (sonca) sunset, ZDA sundown

na zahòdu westwards
veter piha od zahòda the wind is in the west
pluti proti zahòdu to sail west (ali westward, westwards)
po 3 dneh poti proti zahòdu after sailing west for 3 days, arhaično after 3 days' westing

zahódno prislov (to the) west; westward(s)

zahódno od Ljubljane (to the) west of Ljubljana

zahtévati to demand (od of, from); to make demands (upon); to claim; to require; (plačilo) to exact (from); to ask

pravila tega ne zahtevajo this is not required by the rules
kaj zahtevate od mene? what do you want from me?
zahtévati zdravniško nego to require medical care
to vprašanje zahteva našo takojšnjo pozornost this question demands our immediate attention
zahtévati nekaj nemogočega (figurativno) to cry for the moon
bi bilo preveč zahtevano od vas, (da bi prišli...)? would it be asking too much of you (to come...)?

zaigráti to begin to play, to play; (izgubiti v igri) to gamble away, to lose by gambling (ali by gaming); (zapraviti) figurativno to forfeit

zaigráti v hazardni igri to lose in a game of chance
zaigráti svoje premoženje to fritter away (ali to squander, to dissipate) one's wealth in gambling
zaigráti simpatije to forfeit sympathy
srcé mi je zaigralo od veselja my heart leapt with joy, my heart swelled, it did my heart good, it warmed the cockles of my heart

zaiskríti se to sparkle; to twinkle

oči so se mu zaiskrile od jeze his eyes sparkled with anger
zvezde so se zaiskrile na nebu the stars twinkled in the sky

zaječáti to groan, to moan

zaječáti pod bremenom to groan under a heavy burden
zaječáti od bolečine to groan with pain

zamajáti to shake

zamajáti se to begin to vacillate, to shake, to reel
hiša se je zamajala od eksplozije the house shook with the explosion
država se je zamajala do temeljev the state was rocked to its foundations

zapečátiti to seal (up); to affix a seal; to set one's seal (kaj on ali to something)

to je zapečatilo njegovo usodo that sealed his fate
zapečátiti usodo Rima to seal the fate of Rome
njegova usoda je zapečatena his fate is sealed
podpisano in zapečateno od mene given under my hand and seal
mučenci so zapečatili svojo vero s svojo krvjo religija the martyrs sealed their faith with their blood
s sedmimi pečati zapečatena knjiga a book sealed with seven seals, (figurativno) a profound mystery

zaprávljati to be prodigal (ali lavish) with; ➞ zapraviti

zaprávljati čas in denar to waste one's time and money
kdor lahkomiselno zapravlja, se od premoženja že poslavlja (arhaično) wilful waste makes woeful want

zarípel zarípljen flushed

zarípel, zarípljen od jeze flushed with anger