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vojskujóč se belligerent; engaged in war

vojskujóč sea se država the belligerent (country)

volítev volítve pl election, elections pl; poll; balloting; polling

ožja volítev, volítve second (ali final) ballot
spodbijana, sporna volítev, volítve disputed (ZDA contested) election
priti v ožjo volítev, volítve to be on a short list
volítve v zvezne organe elections for federal agencies
javne volítve (glasovanje) open voting
tajne volítve (glasovanje) secret ballot
občinske volítve municipal elections
splošne volítve general election, parliamentary elections
dopolnilne (delne) volítve byelection
dan volítev election day, polling day
neveljavne volítve void election
visoka (nizka) udeležba na volítvah heavy (light) poll
razpisati (nove) volítve to issue writs for an election, (figurativno) to go to the country
snubiti glasove pri volítvah to canvass, to solicit votes, to electioneer
iti na volítve to go to the polls, (kandidat) to stand for election
poraziti koga pri volítvah to defeat someone at the polls
izgubiti mandat na volítvah to lose one's seat, to be unseated
volítve so odložene the poll is postponed
delavska stranka vodi pri volítvah the Labour party is in the lead
razglasiti, objaviti rezultat volítev to declare the result of the election
biti poražen na volítvah to be defeated at the polls
dobiti največje število glasov pri volítvah to get most votes, to head (ali to top) the poll

vréti to boil; to seethe (tudi figurativno); (mošt) to ferment

v meni vre že dolgo časa I have been boiling up inside for a long time
v deželi vre nezadovoljstvo the country is seething with discontent
vréti k (zgrinjati se k) to flock to, to crowd to

vsepovsód everywhere, all over; throughout; far and near

vsepovsód v deželi throughout the country
vsepovsód iskati to search high and low (kaj for something)

war¹ [wɔ:] samostalnik
vojna; boj, borba; prepir, razprtija, mržnja, sovraštvo, sovražnost; vojna umetnost, vojništvo
pogovorno orožje, vojna oprema, vojna moč, čete

in the war v vojni, v vojnem času
the War 1. svetovna vojna
War between the States ameriška državljanska vojna
war of nerves živčna vojna
holy war sveta vojna
a war of words besedna vojna
war of the elements naravne katastrofe, hude nevihte
war to the knife boj na nož, vojna do iztrebljenja
the war to end all wars zadnja vojna (nobene več!)
the dogs of war poetično, figurativno vojne strahote
perfect (imperfect) war pravno, vojska splošna (omejena) vojna
man-of-war vojna ladja
trade of war vojaški poklic
laws; množina of war vojno pravo
rights; množina of war (nezakonito) vojno pravo
untrained in war neizurjen v orožju
war baby pogovorno nezakonsko vojaško dete (rojeno v času vojne); šaljivo mornariški kadet, ki je opravljal službo mornariškega častnika v 1. svetovni vojni; ameriško, sleng vojni proizvod; delnica, katere vrednost se je dvignila v vojni
war bond vojna obveznica, zadolžnica
war cloud pogovorno grožnja vojne, vojna nevarnost
war craft umetnost vojskovanja
war correspondent vojni dopisnik
war crime, war criminal vojni zločin, vojni zločinec
to raise the war cry zagnati bojni krik
war dance bojni ples
war debt vojni dolg
war fever vojna psihoza
war god bog vojne
war hatchet bojna sekira
war footing vojno stanje, vojna pripravljenost
war grave vojni, vojaški grob
war guilt vojna krivda
war horse bojni konj; pogovorno star vojščak, veteran (tudi figurativno)
war of liberation osvobodilna vojna
war lord najvišji poveljnik vojske, vojaški diktator, generalisim
War Office britanska angleščina vojno ministrstvo (do leta 1964)
War of the Nations zgodovina 1. svetovna vojna
war orphan vojna sirota
war paint barva, s katero si Indijanci prebarvajo obraz in telo pred bojem; figurativno svečana obleka; ameriško, pogovorno našminkanost
war path bojni pohod Indijancev
pogovorno to be on the war biti napadalen, biti pasje volje
war plane vojno letalo
war-ravaged opustošen od vojne
war widow vojna vdova
war song bojevito petje; bojna pesem
war zone vojna cona
all is fair in love and war v ljubezni in v vojni je vse dovoljeno
to be at war with biti v vojni z
he's been in the wars figurativno pošteno ga je zdelalo
to carry the war into the enemy's country prenesti vojno v sovražnikovo deželo, figurativno preiti v protinapad, tolči sovražnika z njegovim lastnim orožjem
to declare war upon s.o. napovedati vojno komu
to drift into war biti vpleten (potegnjen) v vojno, figurativno priti v spor z
to go to war spustiti se v vojno, začeti vojno
to go to the wars iti v vojsko, v vojno
to make war biti v vojni, vojskovati se
to wage war voditi vojno, biti v vojni, vojskovati se

zakóten remote; obscure; secluded; sequestered

zakóten kraj secluded spot, out-of-the-way place
zakótna vas remote village
zakóten odvetnik pettifogger; hedge lawyer
naselil se je v nekem zakótnem kraju na deželi he has settled in some out-of-the-way place in the country
zakóten kot, kotiček, kraj sequestered nook, place

zamórski (prekmorski) overseas, oversea, (redko) transmarine; (redko) ultramarine

zamórska dežela overseas country

zaslúga merit; (zasluženje) deserts; worth; credit

po tvoji zaslúgi thanks to you
po zaslúgah deservedly
lastiti si zaslúge za to take credit for
šteti, pripisovati komu v zaslúgo to credit someone with
šteti si v zaslúgo to make a merit of
imeti, pridobiti si zaslúge to deserve well (za of)
ima zaslúge za domovino he has deserved well of his country, he has served his country well
nagraditi koga po njegovih zaslúgah to reward someone according to his merits
pripisovati si, lastiti si zaslúgo za iznajdbo to claim for oneself the credit for a discovery
v glavnem je njegova zaslúga, da... it's largely owing to him that...

zêmlja (planet) earth, Earth, (terrestrial) globe; (svet) world; (dežela) land, (tla) soil, ground

na zêmlji on earth
nad zêmljo above ground, overground
pod zêmljo underground
vse stvari na zêmlji all things on earth
izčrpana zêmlja poor soil, impoverished (ali exhausted) soil
mastna zêmlja fat earth
rodovitna zêmlja rich soil, fertile soil
slaba zêmlja poor soil
kopna zêmlja land, (celina, kopno) mainland
žgana zêmlja terra cotta
Sveta zêmlja religija the Holy Land
Ognjena zêmlja Tierra del Fuego
zêmlja! (na vidiku!) land ho!
sadovi zêmlje the fruits of the earth
naša zêmlja je lepa our country is beautiful
ležati na zêmlji to lie on the ground
obdelovati zêmljo to cultivate, to till the soil
pasti na zêmljo to fall to the ground
pogrezniti se v zêmljo to sink into the ground
spati na goli zêmlji (na tleh) to sleep on the bare ground
Zemlja se vrti okoli Sonca the earth revolves around the sun
zravnati z zêmljo to level (ali to lay level) with the ground, to raze (ali to rase) with the ground
zvezati z zêmljo VB to earth (ZDA to ground)

žíten corn(-), of corn; cereal, of cereals; corn, grain

žítna borza corn exchange
žítna pokrajina corngrowing country
žítno polje cornfield, ZDA grainfield
žítni silos silo
žítno skladišče granary, ZDA grain elevator
žítna snet smut, grain rust, rust
žítni trg corn market, ZDA grain market
žítne vrste cereals pl
žítna zaloga stock(s) of corn (ali grain)

živéti to live, to be alive; to exist, to subsist; to be

ali ona še živi? is she still alive?
dolgo naj živi! long may he (oziroma she) live!
živéti dvojno življenje to live a double life
živéti od svojega kapitala to live off one's capital
živéti v odmaknjenosti to lead a retired life
živéti od zraka (figurativno) to live on air
živéti po svojih načelih to live up to one's principles
živéti od svoje plače, od svojih dohodkov to live on one's earnings, on one's income
živéti od sadja to live on fruit
živéti na tuj račun to sponge on others, (pogovorno) to free-load, biblija to eat the bread of idleness
živéti preko svojih sredstev, dohodkov to live beyond one's means (ali income)
živéti v mejah svojih sredstev, dohodkov to live within one's income
živéti od slikanja to live by painting
živéti kot ptiček na veji pogovorno to live the life of Riley, to have it made
živéti razkošno to live the high life, to live in style
živéti udobno to live comfortably, to keep a good table
živéti kot zajec v detelji (figurativno, v obilju) to live in clover
živéti iz rok v usta to live from hand to mouth, to be living a hand-to-mouth existence
živéti sam zase to live by oneself, to keep to oneself
živéti od pridelkov svojega vrta to subsist on the produce of one's garden
živéti od dela svojih rok to live by the labour of one's hands
živéti od svojega zaslužka to live on one's earnings
brezskrbno živéti to lead a carefree existence
tu se dobro živi! it is a good life here!
bedno živéti to lead a miserable existence, to be just (ali barely) keeping body and soul together, to keep the wolf from the door
dolgo živéti to live to (ali to reach) a great age, to live to be old
sloni dolgo živijo elephants live a long time
skromno živéti to live in a small way
razkošno živijo they lead a life of luxury
težkó živéti to manage to make a livelihood
ne imeti od česa živéti not to have enough to live on
rajši živimo na deželi kot v mestu we prefer living in the country to living in town
z njim se ne da živéti (figurativno) there is no living with him, pogovorno he's impossible
človek se uči, dokler živi live and learn!
živéti in pustiti, dati živéti to live and let live

življênje life; living; existence; being; subsistence

brez življênja lifeless; inanimate, inactive
v cvetu življênja in the prime of life
za vse življênje for life, for one's lifetime
v vsakdanjem življênju in everyday life
v vsem mojem življênju in all my born days
(skozi) vse moje življênje all my life (ali lifetime)
pasje življênje dog's life
vojaško življênje army (ali military) life
enolično življênje humdrum existence
sit življênja sick of life, pogovorno fed up, žargon browned off
posmrtno življênje afterlife
golo življênje bare existence
bedno življênje wretched life
dolgo življênje longevity
družbeno življênje social life
razvratno življênje dissolute (ali depraved) life, dissipation
udobno življênje easy life
borba za življênje struggle for life
način življênja way (ali manner) of life, ways pl, conduct
aktivno življênje active (ali busy) life
brezdelno življênje idle life
denar ali življênje! stand and deliver!
boj na življênje in smrt life-and-death struggle, mortal combat
le enkrat v življênju only once in a lifetime
takšno je (pač) življênje! such is life!
dokler je življênje, je upanje while there is life, there is hope
življênje ni samo zabava, ni praznik life is not all beer and skittles
dati (svoje) življênje za domovino to lay down one's life for one's country
imeti žilavo življênje to have nine lives
imeti komaj dovolj za življênje to have barely enough to live on
gre za življênje ali smrt it is a matter of life and death
gre za moje življênje my life is at stake
izgubiti življênje to lose one's life
deset oseb je izgubilo življênje ten persons lost their lives
ostati pri življênju to remain alive, to survive, to keep body and soul together
nihati, viseti med življênjem in smrtjo to be hovering between life and death
njeno življênje visi na nitki her life is hanging on a thread
rešiti si življênje to save one's life
ne poznaš še dosti življênja you haven't yet seen much of life
podariti sovražniku življênje to spare an enemy, to spare an enemy's life
prositi za (svoje) življênje to beg for one's life
obuditi koga k življênju to revive someone
staviti na kocko svoje življênje to take one's life in one's hands
enako vzeti dobro in slabo v življênju to take the rough with the smooth
spremeniti svoje življênje to change one's way of living
poklicati kaj v življênje (figurativno) to start something, to initiate something, to call something into being
stopiti v življênje to come into being, to enter the world
streči komu po življênju to make an attempt on someone's life, to seek someone's life
tvegati svoje življênje to risk one's life, to dice with death
umakniti se izjavnega življênja to withdraw from (ali to give up) public life
uspeti v življênju to make one's way in the world, to rise in the world
vzeti si življênje (napraviti samomor) to take one's own life
življênje si je vzel he made away with himself, he committed suicide, he took his own life
zaslužiti ravno za (golo) življênje to earn just enough to live on, to earn a bare living, to make just enough to get by (ali to rub along)
imam dovolj do konca (svojega) življênja I have enough to last me for life
ne zasluži dovolj za življênje he doesn't make enough to keep body and soul together
začeti novo življênje to start a new life, (figurativno) to turn over a new leaf
živeti dvojno življênje to lead a double life
živeti enolično življênje to lead a humdrum existence
zagreniti komu življênje to embitter someone's life
živeti žalostno življênje to live a miserable life
živeti veseljaško, uživaško, razburljivo življênje (žargon, figurativno) to burn the candle at both ends
žrtvovati svoje življênje to sacrifice one's life