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začéti to begin, to start; to commence; to set about; to make a start; (ples) to open, to lead off; (razgovor) to launch, to broach, to moot (a subject)

zopet, znova začéti to begin (ali to start) again; (biti prvi) to be a pioneer, to pave the way (for), to break (new) ground
začéti diskusijo to start a discussion
začéti delikaten pogovor (figurativno) to break the ice
začéti na napačnem koncu to begin at the wrong end
začéti pogajanja z to enter into negotiations with
začéti s proizvedbami to set enquiries on foot
začéti pravni postopek proti to institute (ali to take) legal proceedings against
začéti pogovor z to engage in a conversation with
začéti govor to begin a speech
začéti kampanjo to open a campaign
začéti prepir to begin to quarrel
začéti z učenjem latinščine to start learning Latin, pogovorno to start Latin
začéti neko stvar (lotiti se) to start on a thing
začéti trgovino to set up (ali to start in) a business
začéti pri sebi (figurativno) to begin at home
začéti peti to burst into song
začel je pisati he began writing (ali to write)
začel je z malega he began on a small scale
zopet je začelo deževati the rain has set in again
šole (pouk) se začno 1. oktobra school starts on October 1st
začéti delati to start work, to commence working (ali to work)
začni(te) od začetka! begin at the beginning!
slabo je začel he has had a bad start
začel je piti (figurativno) he has taken to drink
predstava se začne ob devetih the performance begins at nine
najslabši del poti se začne v X. the worst stretch of road begins at X.
letos se je zima zgodaj začela winter has set in early this year

zavézništvo alliance

skleniti zavézništvo to make (ali to form, to enter into) an alliance

zvéza union, association; alliance; league; federation; confederation; coalition; connection, connexion, relation; communication

v zvézi z with reference to, in connection with
v tej zvézi in this connection
v zvézi z vašim dopisom, pismom with reference to your letter, in connection with your letter
strokovna zvéza trade union
Socialistična zvéza delovnega ljudstva Jugoslavije (Slovenije) the Socialist Alliance of the Working People of Yugoslavia (of Slovenia)
Zveza komunistov Jugoslavija (ZKJ) the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Zveza sindikatov Slovenije the trade Union Federation of Slovenia
zvéza držav confederation
strokovna zvéza professional association, trade union, VB trades union
obrambna zvéza defensive alliance
poslovne zvéze business connections pl
poštne zvéze postal communications pl
Svetovna poštna zvéza Universal Postal Union
prometne zvéze traffic communications pl
železniška zvéza communication by rail
zakonska zvéza conjugal union, matrimony
to nima nobene zvéze z mojim vprašanjem it has nothing to do with my question
prav nobene zvéze ne imeti z to have no connection at all with, to have absolutely nothing to do with
to nima nobene zvéze s tem vprašanjem this has no bearing on (ali bears no relation to) this question
imeti zvézo z to be connected with; to have something to do with
sobi sta med seboj v zvézi the rooms communicate with each other
ostati v zvézi z to keep in touch with
z njimi imamo telefonsko zvézo we communicate by telephone, we keep in touch by phone
imeti (dobre) zvéze (figurativno) to have useful contacts, to know the right people
z zvézmi si priskrbeti službo (figurativno) to get a job by pulling strings
izkoristiti svoje zvéze to exploit one's contacts, to exert backstairs influence
dovesti, spraviti v zvézo to bring into contact
vlak ima zvézo s parnikom the train connects with (ali makes a connection) with the boat
prekiniti, pretrgati zvézo z to break off contact with; to sever one's connections with
skleniti vojaško zvézo to enter into a military alliance
stopiti v zvézo z (zvezati se z) to ally oneself to (ali with), to enter into an alliance, to form an alliance
stopiti v zvéze z to enter into relations with
vzdrževati trgovske (prijateljske) zvéze z to entertain (ali to maintain) commercial (friendly) relations with
zamuditi (železniško) zvézo to miss one's connection

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