Franja

zavédati se to realize, to be conscious (of), to be aware (of), to see clearly

se zavedaš svoje zmote? do you realize your error?
popolnoma se zavedamo nevarnega položaja we are well aware of the dangerous position
začenjamo se... we are becoming aware of...
zavedam se, da sem naredil napako I realize I made a mistake

zavídati to envy (koga someone); to grudge (someone), to begrudge (someone); to be envious

zavidam mu njegov uspeh I envy him his success
zavidamo jim njihovo srečo we envy them their luck
vsi mu zavidajo he is the envy of all
nimaš ga za kaj zavídati you have no reason to envy him

zazijáti to gape; to yawn; (osupniti) to gape (ob at), to be struck dumb; (od začudenja) to stand and stare, to gawk, VB žargon to gawp

na široko zazijáti to open one's mouth (wide)

zažáréti to flare up; to glow up; (železo) to become red-hot (ali white-hot); (lice) to blush (to the roots of one's hair), to be flushed, to become red in the face

zbáti se to be afraid (česa of something), to fear (something), to be frightened (of something)

zbesnéti to be enraged (ali furious); to be driven mad; pogovorno to flip one's lid, to blow one's top; to fly into a passion

zbesnim, če slišim takšne nesmisle it drives me mad to hear such nonsense

zboléti to fall ill, to fall sick, to be taken ill; to sicken

zboléti za revmatizmom to fall sick with rheumatism

zgoréti to burn down (ali away, up), to be burnt down; to be destroyed (ali consumed) by fire

zgoréti v pepel to burn to ashes
zgoréti do tal to burn to the ground
njihova hiša je zgorela their house has burnt down (ali has been burnt down)

zgrážati se to be shocked (ali scandalized), to feel disgust at, to abhor, to detest, to feel repugnance (ali loathing), to be revolted by, to become indignant

globoko se zgrážati se nad čim, nad kom to be highly indignant at something, to be most disgusted with someone

zgŕbiti se (oseba) to be bent double, to stoop, to become hunchbacked (ali humpbacked); to become crooked (ali curved, arched, bent, warped)

zgrozíti se to shudder (ob at); to be horrified (ob čem by something); to shrink (from something)

zgrozim se, če pomislim na to I shudder to think of it

zmágati (sovražnika) to conquer, to defeat, to overcome, to vanquish; to be victorious; to triumph; to carry the day; to gain the upper hand; to come off with flying colours

zmágati težave to surmount (one's) difficulties
zmágati zapreko to surmount (ali to overcome, to master, to conquer) an obstacle
ponižati se, da bi zmagali to stoop to conquer

zmôči (zmorem) to be able (kaj napraviti to do something); to manage; to afford; (premagati) to overcome, to overpower

naša polja ne zmorejo (dati) dovolj krme za našo živino our fields do not yield enough fodder for our cattle
tega ne zmorem (si ne morem privoščiti) I cannot afford it
lotiti se naloge, ki je ne zmoremo (figurativno) to bite off more than one can chew
kolikor zmorem to the best of my ability

zmrzováti to freeze; to be cold, to suffer cold

zmrzuje it freezes, (oziroma it is freezing)
močno je zmrzovalo tisto noč it was freezing hard that night

znájti se (orientirati se) to orient oneself, to orientate oneself, to know one's way around; to find one's bearings; figurativno to be resourceful; to see how the land lies

sam se znajti to shift for oneself, to make shift; to contrive
on se zelo dobro znajde he manages very well
moram se znajti I must shift as well as I can
ne morem se znajti (pogovorno) I'm at my wits' end
ne se znajti to be baffled
hitro znájti se to adapt rapidly

znebíti se to get rid of, to be rid of, to rid oneself of

znebíti se koga (figurativno) to see the back of someone
nisem se ga mogel znebíti se I could not get rid of him
znebíti se dolga to rid oneself of a debt
končno smo se jih znebili we are rid of them at last

zvédeti to learn (od from), to come to know, to get to know, to discover, to ascertain, to find out, to hear, to be informed

zvedel sem (= kot slišim) I learn, I am told, I understand, I am informed
zvedel sem, da je on odšel I heard he'd gone, (pred kratkim) I've heard he's gone
včeraj se je (ra)zvedelo it was learned yesterday
to smo zvedeli od naših prijateljev we got to know it through our friends
pravkar sem zvedel, da je umrl I've just heard he's dead
to sem zvedel iz zanesljivega vira I have it on good authority

žalováti to mourn (za for, nad, ob at, over), to be in mourning (za kom for someone), to wear mourning (for someone), to grieve (at, over, for, about)

žalováti nad izgubo to grieve over the loss, to mourn the loss (of)
ona žaluje za materjo she is in mourning for her mother

žaréti to beam; to glow; to emit rays; to radiate; to be glowing hot (ali red-hot, white-hot)

žaréti od veselja to beam with joy
obraz mu žari od sreče his face is radiant with happiness

želéti to desire, to want; to wish; to be desirous (of), to long for

zelo želéti to long, to yearn, to thirst, to crave, to hunger (after), to be dying for
želéti lahko noč (zbogom) to bid good night (goodbye)
kaj želite od mene? what do you want from me?
ali želiš, da on pride? do you want him to come?
on želi dobiti to mesto he wants to get that post
želite, gospod? (v trgovini) what can I do for you, sir?
želéti komu dobro (slabo) to be well (ill) disposed to someone
želéti si to long for, to yearn for
zelo si želéti domov to long for one's home
želel si je vesti od svoje družine he longed for news of his family
vsi želimo, da bi se kmalu vzpostavil mir we all wish that peace may soon be restored
želéti komu srečo to wish someone luck, to wish someone, well
kakor želite as you please, just as you wish
tega ne bi še psu želel! (ZDA) it shouldn't happen to a dog!
želim van srečno novo leto! I wish you a happy New Year!
želim ti vse najboljše k rojstnemu dnevu! many happy returns of the day!
kaj si želiš za svoj rojstni dan? what would you like for your birthday?
hoteti in želéti je dvoje, ni isto willing and wishing are not the same thing