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zadréga embarrassment; difficulty; quandary; perplexity; predicament

denarne zadrége financial difficulties pl, evfemizem humoristično pecuniary embarrassment
biti v zadrégi to be in difficulties, to be in a quandary, to be ill at ease, to be at a loss, to be in a fix, to be in embarrassed circumstances
v lepi zadrégi smo we are in a nice (pretty, sorry) pickle
sem v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj storim I am completely at a loss what to do
biti v denarni zadrégi to be short of money
bili smo v veliki zadrégi, kaj naj odgovorimo we were hard put to it to find an answer, we were completely at a loss (ali we were stumped) for an answer
moja edina zadréga je, kaj naj izberem my only trouble is which one to choose
spretno se izvleči iz zadrége (iz stiske) to extricate oneself neatly from a predicament, to find a neat way out of a difficult situation
pomagati komu iz zadrége to save someone from embarrassment
spraviti koga v zadrégo to put (ali pogovorno to land) someone in an embarrassing situation, to embarrass someone, to put someone in a predicament (ali in a quandary)
njega hitro spraviš v zadrégo he is easily embarrassed
biti v zadrégi za odgovor to be stumped for an answer

zadŕžati zadrževáti to keep back, to hold back, to retain; to detain, to restrain; to withhold; (ne vrniti) not to return; (ustaviti) to stop, to hold up

zadŕžati, zadrževáti sapo to hold in one's breath
zadŕžati, zadrževáti solze to hold back one's tears
kaj te je zadržalo? what kept you?
ne bom vas dolgo zadrževal I shan't take up much of your time
ne smem vas več zadŕžati, zadrževáti I mustn't keep you any longer
zadŕžati, zadrževáti se to be delayed, to stay (too) long, to make a stay
za krajši čas se zadŕžati, zadrževáti (se muditi) to sojourn (v, pri in, with)
zadŕžati, zadrževáti se pri predmetu to dwell upon a subject
obširno se zadŕžati, zadrževáti ob to expatiate on (ali upon)
kako se je zadrževal (obnašal)? how did he behave?
zadŕžati, zadrževáti predpis to withhold (ali to hold in abeyance, to stay) a regulation

zadušíti to suffocate, to stifle, to choke, to throttle, to smother

zadušíti upor to stifle (ali to smother) a rebellion
zadušíti se to get suffocated (ali stifled, choked, smothered)
zadušíti se v delu (figurativno) to be overwhelmed with work
skoraj zadušil se je od smeha he nearly choked with laughter

zagábiti se to disgust, to sicken

mastna hrana se mi je zagabila rich food sickens me
ta prizor se mi je zagabil this sight sickened me
zagabilo se mi je delati vedno eno in isto I am sick of doing the same thing
življenje se mu je zagabilo he is sick (ali weary) of life
kruh se nam nikoli ne zagabi bread never turns the stomach
zagabi se mi it makes me sick

zagotovílo assurance; promise

imamo zagotovílo od njega, da... he gave us an assurance that...
sprejmite zagotovílo, da... be assured that..., I beg to assure you that...

zagrozíti to threaten; to menace

zagrozíti komu s pestjo to shake one's fist at someone
zagrozíti komu s smrtjo to threaten someone with death
vsem nam je zagrozil s kaznijo he threatened to have us all punished
zagrozili so mi s kaznijo they threatened me with punishment

zahtéven pretentious, pretending, exacting

zelo zahtéven of great pretension
zahtévno delo exacting piece of work
zahtéven učitelj exacting master
on je zelo zahtéven he is very demanding

zajáhati

zajáhati konja to mount a horse, to back a horse; to climb (ali to get) on a horse
zajahal je konja in oddirjal he took horse and galloped off

zakadíti to smoke, to fill with smoke

zakadíti se v (planiti na) to fall upon, to rush at, to pounce on
on vse zakadi he spends all his money on smoking
zakadilo se je za njim a cloud of smoke rose behind him

zakléti (zakolnem) to curse, to swear (at), to spit out an oath

zakléti se to swear (by), to vow
zaklel se je, da se bo maščeval za žalitev he vowed to avenge the insult
zaklel sem se, da ne bom več kadil, pil I've sworn off tobacco, drink
zakléti se pri vsem, kar je svetega to swear by all that's holy (ali sacred)

zakljúčiti to conclude (iz, da... from, that...); to draw a conclusion, to deduce, to infer (iz from); (dokončati) to bring to an end

zakljúčiti se to close
razstava se je zaključila the exhibition has closed
svoj govor je zaključil s temi besedami he concluded his speech with these words
zaključil je sejo he declared the sitting to be at an end
seja je zaključena the sitting is concluded

zakóten remote; obscure; secluded; sequestered

zakóten kraj secluded spot, out-of-the-way place
zakótna vas remote village
zakóten odvetnik pettifogger; hedge lawyer
naselil se je v nekem zakótnem kraju na deželi he has settled in some out-of-the-way place in the country
zakóten kot, kotiček, kraj sequestered nook, place

zaljúbljen in love (v with), (knjižno) enamoured (v of)

noro zaljúbljen v doting on
biti zaljúbljen to be in love (v with), (knjižno) to be enamoured (v of)
biti noro zaljúbljen v koga to dote on someone, (pogovorno) to be crazy (ali nuts) about someone, to have a crush on someone
biti zaljúbljen v to be sweet on (someone)
biti do ušes zaljúbljen v to be over head and heels in love with, pogovorno to be dead stuck on
bil je slepo zaljúbljen v njo he was madly in love with her, he was completely infatuated with her
nesrečno zaljúbljen lovelorn

zalopútniti

zalopútniti vrata to bang (ali to slam) the door, to bang to, to shut the door with a bang
zaloputnil mi je vrata pred nosom he slammed the door in my face

zaméjstvo foreign countries pl, foreign country

v zaméjstvu abroad
odšel je v zaméjstvo he went abroad
živeti v zaméjstvu to live abroad

zaménjati to exchange; trgovina to barter (za for), to truck, to swap (ali to swop); (koga s kom drugim) to mistake for; to confound

zaménjati stražo to relieve a guard (ali sentinel); (nadomeščati v službi) to be deputy, to deputize (for), to be proxy, to substitute, to be substitute for, to replace, to represent, to act on (ZDA in) behalf (of), to be acting for; (nadomestovati zdravnika, duhovnika) to act as a locum (ali formalno locum tenens) for
zamenjal me je z mojim bratom he mistook me for my brother
zamenjal sem staro obleko za živila I exchanged my old clothes for provisions
zamenjala sva klobuke we have exchanged our hats
papirnati denar je zamenjal kovanega paper money has replaced specie
ne zamenjujte naše tvrdke z drugimi, ki imajo isto ime! don't confuse our firm with others of the same name!
zaménjati konja za kravo to swap a horse for a cow

zamériti to resent, to take amiss, to take offence (at); to be in a huff (at something); to huff

zamériti komu to bear someone a grudge, to hold (ali to have) a grudge against someone
ne zamériti komu to bear no grudge against someone
zamerim to I resent it
zameril je, da so se norčevali iz njega he resented them making fun of him
zameril mi je mojo opazko he resented my remark
ne zamerite mi tega! don't take it amiss!, don't hold it against me!
nihče nam ne more tega zamériti no one can blame us for it
zamériti se komu to lose someone's favour, to incur someone's displeasure
zameril se mi je he lost (ali forfeited) my esteem

zamísliti zamíšljati to conceive, to imagine, to picture to oneself, to fancy; (izumiti) to invent, to contrive

zamísliti, zamíšljati se to be absorbed in thought, to be lost in (deep) thought
ne morem si zamísliti, zamíšljati, kako je to storil I cannot conceive how he did it
si ga lahko zamisliš kot vojaka? can you imagine him as a soldier?
skušaj si zamísliti, zamíšljati, v kakšnem stanju sem bil! try to picture to yourself the state I was in!

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!

zanášati to carry away

zanášati se na koga to rely on (ali upon) someone, to trust someone; to place one's trust in, to have confidence in
na mojo uro se ni zanášati there is no relying upon my watch
popolnoma se zanašam nanj I have every confidence in him
zanášati se na srečo to trust to luck
zanaša ga (opoteka se) he is staggering