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zíden wall(-); mural; used for hanging on the wall

zídna preproga hangings pl, tapestry
zídne tapete wallpaper
zídne slike wall paintings, mural paintings, murals pl
zídna omara wall cupboard
zídna ura wall clock
zídni (stenski) zemljevid wall map
zídno zrcalo (med 2 oknoma) pier glass

zmánjšati to reduce; to lessen; to diminish; (izdatke) to retrench, to cut down on

zmánjšati hitrost to reduce speed
zmánjšati število uslužbencev to reduce clerical staff
zmanjšali smo svoje izdatke we cut down on our expenses

žábina (alge na mlaki) botanika frog spit, (algae forming) scum on a pond

žêljen desirous (of), eager, anxious, keen (on), set on; (slave ipd.) eager

biti žêljen krvi (figurativno) to be bloodthirsty
žêljen slave eager (ali thirsty) for fame

životáriti to lead a miserable existence; to vegetate; to linger on; to live on borrowed time

životárjenje vegetation, vegetating; lingering on

žŕd side beam or pole on a hay wagon

a but; however

A-dur A major
a-mol A minor
a tako (= razumem) I see
a zdaj but now
a kljub vsemu temu but for all that
a kaj šele... much less, let alone
on lahko to stori, a vem, da ne bo he can do it, but I know he will not
a kaj je z njo? what about her?
a kaj zato (= ne briga me) so what? (I don't care)
oni tako pravijo, a jaz tega ne verjamem they say so, but I don't believe it
kdor reče a, mora reči tudi b in for a penny, in for a pound

aboníran

aboníran sedež booked seat
biti aboníran to subscribe (na to), to take
abonírani smo na dva časopisa we take two (news)papers
on je aboníran na zobobol (figurativno) he is never without a toothache

adépt (strokovnjak) adept (at, in)

on je adépt v sleparjenju he is a consummate swindler

ah! ah!

ah! kaj! (obžalovanje, neveličanost) ah!; (občudovanje, zadovoljnost) oh!
ah, kako je lep! oh, how nice!
ah! kaj! oh, go on!

akadémski akadémijski academic(al)

akadémsko leto academic year
on je akadémsko izobražen he has had a university education

ákcija action; move; act; activity; (delnica) share, ZDA stock, stocks

skupna ákcija joint action
stopiti v ákcijo to go into action
začeti ákcijo to initiate an action, to take an action (v in)
on je vedno v ákciji he is always active (ali busy), he is always on the go

akórd glasba chord; (delo) piecework

na akórd by (the) job
delati na akórd to work on piece rates, to do piecework, to job
vzeti delo na akórd to take on piecework
plača po akórdu piece rates pl

aktíven active; (delaven) energetic, busy; (vojak) regular; (vojska) regular; (oficir)

v aktívni službi on active service
aktívna koeksistenca active coexistence
aktívna služba active service
aktívna volilna pravica elective franchise; trgovina having assets exceeding liabilities
aktívni dolgovi debts due to an account, assets pl
aktivno prislov actively

alármen alarm

alármna pripravljenost (alarm) alert; standby
v alármni pripravljenosti on the alert
ukazati alármno stanje to put (men) on standby, to order (men) to stand to
alármni znak alarm signal
alármni zvonec alarm bell
alármni zvon, alármni znak tocsin

álga botanika alga, pl algae

morska álga seaweed, (haloga) kelp
užitna álga laver
álge na mlaki scum on a pond

áli or; (= če) whether, if; (toda) but, however

on áli njegov brat he or his brother
bil sem v dvomu, áli naj grem I was in doubt whether to go
povej mi, áli je to res ali ne tell me whether it is true or not
ni vedela, áli naj joče áli se smeje she did not know whether to laugh or cry
vsi ljudje, áli bogati áli revni all men, whether rich or poor
áli... áli either... or
eno áli drugo, ne moreš imeti obojega you can't have it both ways

àli veznik

ali …ali soit … soit, ou (bien) … ou (bien); soit que … soit que
eden ali drugi soit l'un soit l'autre, l'un ou l'autre
ali bo on to naredil ali ne (soit) qu'il le fasse ou qu'il ne le fasse pas; qu'il le fasse ou non

ambícija ambition

politične ambícije political ambitions
biti poln ambícij to be keen to get on, to be a high-flier
gojiti velike ambícije to foster great ambitions
doseči svoje ambícije to achieve one's ambitions
njegova ambícija je (imeti...) his (great) ambition is (to have...)
imeti velike ambícije to have high aspirations