Franja

zagóvor advocacy; intervention, intercession on behalf of, pleading (koga pri kom with someone for someone)

zajésti to eat up; to consume; to spend on eating (ali on food)

zalíti zalívati to water (rastline plants); to add water to; to pour water on; (namakati zemljo) to irrigate

zalíti, zalívati kupčijo (figurativno) to wet a bargain
zalíti, zalívati zob medicina to fill (ali to stop) a tooth
zalít watered, (namakan) irrigated
zalíta kupčija wet bargain
zalítih lic chubby-cheeked

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!

zanesljív sur qui (ali quoi) on peut compter, sûr, digne de confiance ; (novica) certain, authentique ; (zvest) fidèle

iz zanesljivega vira de source sûre
ne čisto zanesljiv (novica) sujet, -te à caution
ta človek je popolnoma zanesljiv cet homme est absolument digne de confiance, cet homme mérite une confiance absolue, c'est un homme à qui l'on peut se fier (ali sur qui l'on peut absolument compter)

zapáliti to set fire to, to set on fire; to light, to kindle, to ignite, to fire

zapáliti hišo to set a house on fire
zapáliti se to catch fire, to take fire; to begin to burn

zapáljen on fire; kindled, ignited; burning

zapopásti to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; (pogovorno) to catch on

zarádi owing to, because of, on account of; for; for the sake of

zarádi jokanja ni mogla govoriti she could not speak for weeping
zarádi tega for this reason
zarádi mene (meni na ljubo) for my sake
zarádi nas vseh for all our sakes
zarádi tvoje neubogljivosti because of your disobedience
zarádi mene in vas for my own sake as well as yours
zarádi ljubega miru for the sake of peace (and quiet), for a quiet life
zarádi vestí for conscience's sake
zarádi starih časov (starega prijateljstva) for old time's sake
zarádi dežja smo se morali vrniti domov owing to the rain we had to come back home
prav zarádi tega for that very reason
zarádi močnega deževja je promet ukinjen in consequence of the heavy rains communications are interrupted
umetnost zarádi umetnosti art for art's sake

zaskomínati to set someone's teeth on edge

zaskominalo me je ob tem this set my teeth on edge

zatégadelj for that reason, on that account; therefore

zatožíti (obtožiti) pravo to accuse (koga someone); to bring an accusation (ali an action) against someone, to sue someone (za for); to impeach (someone), to charge (koga zaradi someone with), to indict someone for; (v šoli) pogovorno to sneak on someone

zaúšnica slap in the face, box on the ear, smack in the face

to je zaúšnica zanj that is a slap in the face for him
pripeljati, prisoliti komu zaúšnico to slap someone's face, to box someone's ear, to smack someone's face, to smack someone, to cuff someone, to give someone a thick ear

zavírati to brake; to put on the brake; to skid; (s coklo) to drag, to put on the drag; figurativno to retard, to impede, to hinder, to check, to obstruct, to interfere (with)

zavóljo because of; owing to; on account of; for the sake of; in consequence of

zavozíti to take the wrong road; to lose one's way; (denar) to spend (money) on driving around

zavréti² (zavirati) to brake; to apply the brake, to put the brake on; to clog; figurativno to hold in, to check

zažgáti to set on fire; to set ablaze; to set fire (kaj to something); (o zažigalcu) to commit arson

zažgáti kres to make a bonfire
zažgáti se to catch fire, to take fire, to begin to burn

zgovoríti se to make an arrangement (s kom with someone), to arrange with someone (o čem about something); to agree (up)on (ali about)

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