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zamudíti to be late (for); to miss; to come late; to be behind time

zamudíti šolo to be late for school
zamudíti vlak to miss the train
zamudíti priložnost, priliko to miss (ali to lose, to neglect, to omit, to let slip) an opportunity
zamudil sem 1. dejanje I missed the first act
pohiti, sicer boš zamudil vlak! hurry up or you'll miss the train!
zamudila boš vlak you are going to miss the train
zamudíti se to make too long a stay, to stay too long

zamújati to be late; to persist in (ali to continue) coming (ali being) late

zanemáriti zanemárjati to neglect; (delo) to leave undone; to be remiss, to be negligent (ali neglectful) of, to be careless in (ali of, about); (ne upoštevati) to disregard, to ignore

zanemáriti, zanemárjati svojo dolžnost to fail in one's duty, to be remiss in one's duties, ZDA to be derelict in one's duty
dejstvo, ki ga ne smemo zanemáriti, zanemárjati a fact that must not be overlooked
zanemáriti, zanemárjati svoje zdravje to be (oziroma to become) careless about one's health
zanemáriti, zanemárjati se to neglect oneself, to be (ozir. to become) slovenly

zanímati to interest (koga someone), to be of interest (to someone), to be interesting (to someone)

to me ne zanima I am not interested in it, it has no interest for me, this is of no interest to me
zanimalo te bo zvedeti, da... if will be interesting for you to know that...
zanímati se za... to be interested in, to take an interest in, to have an interest in, to interest oneself in
zelo se zanimam za glasbo I take a great interest in music
njega zanima vse (zanima se za vse), kar vidi he takes an interest in everything he sees

zaostájati to lag behind; to fall behind; (s plačilom ipd.) to be in arrears (z with), to be behindhand (z with); not to keep abreast (z with); (v učenju) to be backward; (v kvaliteti) not to be equal, not to be a match for

oni zaostajajo za našimi vojaki glede hrabrosti they are no match for our soldiers in courage
moja ura zaostaja pet minut my watch is five minutes slow
zaostájati za kom (za čim) to lag behind (ali not to keep up with) someone (something)
on ne zaostaja za nikomer (v) he is second to none (in)
ne smeš zaostájati za njim v vljudnosti you must not be outdone by him in politeness

zapásti (zastavek, zalog) to be forfeited; (menica) to mature, to become due, to be payable; (poteči) to expire

sneg je visoko zapadel there has been a heavy snowfall
zapásti v letargijo to fall into a lethargy (ali a torpor), to become lethargic
zapásti globi to incur a fine

zapovedováti to be in command (of), to have command; (v hiši, doma) (figurativno) to rule the roost

zapoznéti to be late, to come late; to be behind one's time; to be belated, to be overdue

zapráviti to waste, (denar) to squander; to fritter away; (razpisano) to spend lavishly, to lavish, to be prodigal with; to dissipate; to throw away (svoj denar one's money)

zapravil je veliko premoženje he squandered a large fortune
zapráviti (svoj) čas to waste one's time
ne zapravljaj časa! don't waste your time!

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

zasánjati se to be lost in dreams

zasédati to be in session; vojska to occupy (položaj a position)

zaslúžiti to earn, to gain (z delom by work); (kazen, pohvalo) to merit, to deserve, to be worthy (of), to be entitled (to), to have a right (to)

zaslúžiti mnogo denarja to earn a lot of money
zaslúžiti kazen to deserve punishment
on zasluži pomoč he deserves helping
zasluži, da zmaga he deserves to win
upal je, da bo pri tem kaj zaslužil he hoped to make some profit by it
ta denar sem (si) zaslužil s poštenim delom I earned this money by honest labour
on je to popolnoma zaslužil he has fully deserved it
dobiti, kar smo zaslužili to meet with one's deserts, to get one's deserts

zasôpsti se to breathe heavily, to gasp for breath, to pant, to be winded, to be out of breath, to puff

zastájati (voda) to stagnate (tudi figurativno); to be at a standstill (ali at a deadlock)

zastajajoč (voda) stagnant (tudi figurativno)
zastajajoč ribnik stagnant pond
zastajajoče tržišče, trg stagnant market

zastárati to fall under the statute of limitations; to be obsolete

zastópati to represent; (nadomestovati) to act as a substitute (koga for someone); to deputize; to act as deputy (for), to be deputy (of), to stand proxy (for)

odvetnik, ki stalno zastopa stranko retained barrister

zatelebáti se to become infatuated (v koga with someone), to be swept away (ali swept off one's feet) (v koga by someone)

zatemnéti to grow dark (ali obscure, dim, blurred), to be eclipsed; (nebo) to become overcast (ali gloomy)

zatrapáti se to fall in love (v koga with someone); to be head over heels in love (with someone), to dote (on someone)