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za for; for the purpose of; in favour of; after; behind; (= za časa) during

dan za dnem day by day
eden za drugim one after another, one behind the other
korak za korakom step by step
enkrat za vselej once and for all
za ves svet ne not for (all) the world
za gorami beyond the mountains
jaz za svojo osebo as far as I am concerned
za mojim hrbtom behind my back
za primer (v primeru) potrebe in case of need
za glavo večji taller by a head
za sedaj for the present
za šalo by way of a joke
argumenti za in proti the pros and the cons
razlogi za in proti the reasons for and against
za menoj! follow me!
(kar) za menoj, prosim! this way, please!
starejši za pet let five years older
jaz, za sebe (zase) as for me
beseda za besedo word for word
mož za možem man by man
zanimanje za... interest in...
za mladino neprimeren film a film unsuitable (ali not suitable) for young people
vstopnica za gledališče a theatre ticket
za vlade (vladanja) kralja Karla II during the reign of Charles II
za (= po pooblastilu) (acting) for, per pro., latinsko per procurationem (krajšava: p.p.)
biti za kaj to be in favour of something
kdo je za (to)? who is in favour?
sem za to, da mu odpustimo I'm in favour of (ali I'm for) pardoning him
večina je za nadaljevanje stavke there is a majority in favour of continuing the strike
to je važno zame (za mene) this is important to me
nekaj je za tem (figurativno) there's something behind it
za hišo je vrt there is a garden behind the house
to je hud udarec za nas it is a hard blow for us
brali smo eden za drugim we took it in turns to read
za koga me (pa) imate (smatrate)? who (arhaično whom) do you take me for?
nimam ga za genija I do not regard him as a genius
za to ceno lahko dobiš to blago povsod you can get these goods anywhere at that price
on jé za tri he eats as much as three
povleči koga za lase to pull someone by the hair
on porabi preveč za sebe (zase) he spends too much on himself
smatrati za dobro to think it advisable
odšel je za vedno he left for good
voditi koga za roko to lead someone by the hand
vzel jo je za ženo he has married her, arhaično he has taken her to wife (ali as his wife)
on zaostaja za časom he is behind the times
zapri vrata za seboj! shut the door after (ali behind) you!
zgrešil je za pol metra he missed by half a metre
zmotil sem se za 10.000 SIT I made a mistake of 10,000 tolars
sedeti za mizo to sit at the table
pustiti za seboj to leave behind

zanalàšč for (ali out of) spite; (namenoma) on purpose, purposely

zanalàšč je to storil he did it out of spite
zdaj pa zanalàšč (= še sploh) ne! less than ever!

zarés truly; really; indeed; in fact; actually; in truth

zarés? indeed?, really?
zarés mi je žal I am truly sorry
to je (pa) zarés preveč! really, that's too much, that's really too much!
ali zarés verjameš to zgodbo? do you really (ali actually) believe that story?
zarés je bilo vroče (ZDA pogovorno) it sure was hot
človek bi zarés ponorel! it's enough to drive you crazy!

zavíst envy; invidiousness; jealousy, jaundice

iz zavísti out of envy
zelen od zavísti green with envy
sama zavíst ga je he is eaten up with envy
iz zavísti govoré tako škandalozne stvari o meni they say such scandalous things about me out of envy
pozelenela je od zavísti it turned her green with envy
počiti od zavísti to burst with envy
zbuditi, zbujati zavíst pri kom to rouse someone's envy, to excite the envy of someone, to he the envy of someone
bolje je zbujati zavíst kot pa usmiljenje better be envied than pitied

zavrníti to reject; to rebut; to refuse; (ponudbo, kandidata) to turn down

zavrníti ponudbe to rebut someone's offers
zavrníti pomoč (povabilo) to refuse help (an invitation)
zavrníti prošnjo to refuse a request
zasnubil jo je, pa ga je zavrnila he asked her to marry him but she turned him down
zavrnili so nas we have been refused
biti zavrnjen (odklonjen, dobiti »košarico«) to meet with (ali to receive) a rebuff, pogovorno to get the brush-off

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

zlómek (vrag) devil, pogovorno deuce, dickens

zlomka! dash it!, what the dickens!
kaj zlómek pa je to? what the deuce (ali the dickens) is that?
kaj zlómek si šel tja? what the dickens did you go there for?