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zavetíšče refuge (pred from); asylum; shelter; sanctuary

zavetíšče preko noči night shelter, house of refuge
zavetíšče za reveže almshouse
gorsko zavetíšče mountain shelter, mountain hut
otroško (dnevno) zavetíšče (vrtec) children's (day) nursery
zavetíšče za gluhoneme asylum for the deaf and dumb
zavetíšče za sirote orphan asylum

zbòr meeting, assembly; gathering; convention

državni zbòr parliament
častniški zbòr officer corps
pevski zbòr choir, chorus, ZDA glee club
cerkveni pevski zbòr church choir, choir
učiteljski zbòr teaching staff
(ekumenski) cerkveni zbòr (oecumenical) council
redni letni občni regular annual general meeting (ali assembly)
zbòr delavcev workers' assembly
zbòr delovnih ljudi assembly of working people and citizens
zbòr proizvajalcev producers' council
zbòr uporabnikov (koristnikov) consumer council
zbòr volilcev assembly of voters, meeting of voters
zbòr združenega dela chamber of associated labour
družbeno-politični zbòr the sociopolitical chamber
zbòr občin chamber of communes
zbòr krajevnih skupnosti chamber of local communities
zbòr republik in pokrajin chamber of republics and provinces
peti v zbòru to sing in chorus, to chorus
v zbòru recitirati, peti to chorus
deček, ki poje v cerkvenem zbòru choirboy, chorister
zaklicati v zbòru to cry in chours

zdráv healthy, sound, in good health, healthy-looking; (duševno) sane; wholesome, healthful (za for), salubrious

zdráva pamet common sense, good sense, horse sense, mother wit, pogovorno gumption
zdrávi zobje sound teeth
zdrávo sadje sound fruit
zdráv kot riba (as) sound as a bell, in the pink (of condition), in fine fettle
zdráv na duši in telesu sound in body and mind
cel in zdráv, zdráv in živ hale and hearty
zdrávo podnebje salubrious climate
zdráva hrana (zrak) wholesome food (air)
zdráv duh v zdrávem telesu a sound mind in a sound body
zdráva kritika sound (ali judicious) criticism
biti zdráv to be well, to be healthy, to be in (ali to enjoy, to have) good health
zdráv je kot riba v vodi he is as right as a trivet, he is as fit as a fiddle
biti duševno zdráv to be sound in mind, to be of sound mind
imeti zdráve nazore to have sound views
to je zdráva vaja this is a healthy exercise
odnesti zdrávo kožo (figurativno) to escape unscathed, to save one's bacon
ostanite zdrávi! I wish you continued good health
vrniti se živ in zdráv to return safe and sound
to je zdrávo zanj! (figurativno) (= prav mu je!) it serves him right!
gorski zrak je zelo zdráv the mountain air is very wholesome
videti je zdráva she looks well

zealous [zéləs] pridevnik (zealously prislov)
vnet, goreč (for za)
fanatičen; navdušen

zealous for liberty and freedom svobodoljuben

zgíb movement; anatomija joint

kroglasti zgíb ball and socket joint

zgódaj early; at an early hour; (ob zori) at dawn, at daybreak, at sunrise; (v mladosti) in early life

zgódaj zjutraj early in the morning
zgódaj ali pozno early or late
zgódaj popoldne in the early afternoon
prišel je zgódaj he came early
skušaj priti zgódaj! try and come early!
lasje so mu zgódaj osiveli his hair turned white early in life (ali at an early age)
on prihaja zgódaj domov he keeps good hours
zgódaj vstati to get up early
zelo zgódaj vstajati to be an early riser, to rise with the sun, to be up with the lark
hoditi zgódaj spat in zgódaj vstajati to keep early (ali good) hours

zgodíti se to happen (komu to someone), to occur, to come to pass, to come about, to chance; to take place; to befall

naj se zgodi, kar hoče! happen what may!, no matter what happens!
prav se mu je zgodilo! it served him right!
kar se je zgodilo, se je zgodilo what's done is done!
da se (ti) to več ne zgodi! don't let that happen again!
zgôdi se Tvoja volja! religija Thy will be done!
in nič se ni zgodilo and nothing happened
kdaj se je to zgodilo? when did it take place?
takó se je to zgodilo this is how it came about
zgodila se mu je nesreča he has had an accident, he has met with an accident
nesreča se nikoli ne zgodi sama misfortunes never come singly

zgór zgôraj above; (v zgodnjem nadstropju) upstairs

zgór, zgôraj imenovan above-named
zgór, zgôraj naveden above-quoted, above-cited
zgór, zgôraj omenjen abovementioned
kot zgór, zgôraj omenjeno as mentioned above, as above
modro nebo zgór, zgôraj the blue sky above
rdeč zgór, zgôraj in črn spodaj red above and black below
svarilo od zgór, zgôraj a warning from above

zíbati to swing, to rock; (zibelko) to cradle

zíbati se to rock, to swing
zíbati zibelko to rock the cradle
zíbati na kolenih to dandle
zíbati v naročju to cradle in one's arms
zíbati se na (gugalnem) stolu to rock in a (rocking) chair
zíbati se sem in tja to swing to and fro
drevesa so se zibala v vetru the trees were swaying in the wind
zíbati se v upanju, da... to comfort oneself with (ali to find comfort in) the hope that...

zíd wall

zíd hiše outer wall
podporni zíd retaining wall
slep zíd (brez oken) blind wall
ločilni, vmesni zíd partition wall
zvočni zíd sound (ali sonic) barrier
pok pri prebitju zvočnega zídu sonic boom
zíd žalovanja (Židov v Jeruzalemu) Wailing Wall
ločiti z zídom od... to wall off from...
ograditi vrt z zídom to wall in a garden
porušiti zíd to raze a wall to (ali to level a wall with) the ground
slikati vraga na zíd (figurativno) to paint the devil on the wall
biti pritisnjen ob zíd (figurativno) to have one's back to the wall
z glavo riniti, siliti skozi zíd (figurativno) to run one's head against a brick wall, to kick against the pricks
hoteti z glavo zkozi zíd (figurativno) to be rash (ali reckless), to attempt impossibilities
udarjati z glavo v zíd to butt (ali to batter) one's head against a brick wall
postaviti ob zíd to place against the wall
postaviti koga ob zíd in ga ustreliti to stand someone against a wall and shoot him
pritisniti koga ob zíd (figurativno) to drive someone into a corner
človek bi se z glavo zaletel v zíd it's enough to make you knock your brains out

zlò evil; ill; harm; mischief

delati zlò to do evil
izogibati se zlu to keep out of mischief
vzeti za zlò to take amiss, to take offence at, to take in bad part, to be offended at
ne jemljite mi tega za zlò! don't take it amiss!
iti po zlu to go to rack and ruin, to go to the dogs, to go to ruin
od dveh izberi manjše zlò! choose the lesser of two evils!
snovati zlò to mean mischief
moji posli gredo po zlu my business is going downhill
želeti komu zlò to bear malice to someone, to wish someone ill
to je potrebno zlò that is a necessary evil

zlorába abuse; misuse, misusage; improper use

groba, kričeča zlorába gross, flagrant abuse
zlorába oblasti abuse of authority (ali of power)
zlorába zaupanja abuse of confidence (ali of trust)
zlorába z zaupanim denarjem (poneverba) embezzlement, defalcation, malversation
zlorába se bolj in bolj, vse bolj širi (the) abuse is becoming more and more widespread (ali is escalating)
zlorábe je treba odpraviti abuses must be remedied

zméraj prislov always; at all times; continually

za zméraj for good, for good and all; for ever
zméraj je bilo tako it was ever thus

zméren moderate; temperate; sober; frugal; modest

zmérno podnebje temperate climate
biti zméren v pijači in jedači to be moderate in drinking and eating
zmérni pas geografija Temperate Zone
zméren veter moderate breeze
zméren vihar moderate gale
zmérno prislov moderately, in moderation
zmérno živeti to live soberly

značáj character; (narava) nature; (značilnost) characteristic

brez značája characterless, without character, unprincipled
čist značáj sterling character
čuden značáj (čudak) strange character
čvrst, odločen značáj firm character
gospodovalen značáj domineering spirit
moč, trdnost značája strength, firmness of character
napaka v značáju flaw (ali defect, fault) in someone's character
podobnost v značáju similarity in character
šibkost značája weakness of character
biti zaprtega značája to be secretive
naše informacije so skoraj uradnega značája our information is virtually (ali to all intents and purposes) official

zób¹ -a tooth, pl teeth; (glavnika) tooth; (čipk) jag; (skale) jag; (žage) tooth, jag

zób kočnik molar, grinder, molar (ali grinding) tooth
zób mlečnik milk tooth
zób podočnik canine, dogtooth, (gornje čeljusti) eyetooth
zób sekalec incisor
zób strupnik poison fang
zób čekan fang, (veprov, slonov) tusk
zób kolesa cog, tooth
modrostni zób wisdom tooth
gnil zób rotten (ali decayed) tooth
majav zób loose tooth
mlečni zóbje milk teeth, baby teeth, first teeth
drugi, stalni zóbje second, permanent teeth
spodnji (zgornji) zóbje lower (upper) teeth
sprednji zóbje front teeth
umeten zób false tooth, artificial tooth
zdrav zób sound tooth
vrsta umetnih zob denture
brez zób toothless
škrbina zóba stump of a tooth
zób za zób, oko za oko an eye for an eye, measure for measure, retaliation, (latinsko) lex talionis
zób časa (figurativno) the ravages of time
do zob oborožen armed to the teeth
dobivanje zob cutting teeth, dentition, teething
izdrtje zoba extraction
jezik za zobé! (= molči!) shut up!, hold your tongue!
boriti se z zóbmi in nohti (= na vso moč) to fight tooth and nail
dobiti kaj za pod zób to have a snack, pogovorno to get some grub
dobivati (prve) zóbe to be cutting one's teeth, to be teething
dobiti zóbe to cut one's teeth, to teethe
zób me (zelo) boli I have (a bad) toothache, my tooth aches
(o)čistiti si zóbe to clean (ali to brush) one's teeth
ničesar ne imeti za pod zób to have nothing to eat, to have neither bite nor sup
izdreti zób to pull a tooth
dati si izdreti zób to have a tooth out, to have a tooth pulled
plombirati zób to stop (ali to fill) a tooth
pokazati zóbe to show one's teeth
človek bi si pri tem polomil zóbe (figurativno) it's a hard nut to crack
tu si boste polomili zóbe (figurativno, to je za vas posebno nevarno) that's where you'll come to grief
priti ljudem v zóbe (figurativno) to become the talk of the town
stisniti zóbe to clench one's teeth, to set one's teeth, (figurativno) to keep a stiff upper lip
škripati, škrtati z zóbmi to gnash (ali to grind, to grit) one's teeth
trebiti si zóbe to pick one's teeth
upirati se zóbu časa to stand the test of time
vsi jo vlačijo po zóbeh everyone's talking (ali gossiping) about her
vreči komu kaj v zóbe (figurativno, v obraz) to cast something in someone's teeth

zópet again; once more; anew; repeatedly; afresh; another time, a second time

zópet in zópet again and again
zópet je zamudil he was late again
zópet se lotiti to resume (slikanja painting)
zópet se pojaviti, se prikazati to reappear

zvézati to bind (up); to tie together; to fasten; to connect (z with, to); to combine; to couple

zvézati komu roke to tie someone's hands (tudi figurativno)
zvezali so mu roke in noge he was bound hand and foot
zvezanih rok in nog tied hand and foot
zvežite me (telefonično) s štev. 15-13, prosim! please connect me with number 15-13
napačno ste me (telefonično) zvezali you gave me the wrong number

zvón bell

póčen zvón cracked bell
mrtvaški zvón death knell, knell, death bell, arhaično passing-bell
vrv pri zvónu bell rope
steklen zvón (za rastline) cloche
potapljaški zvón diving bell
večerni zvón religija (evening) Angelus bell
plat zvóna alarm bell, tocsin
ulivanje zvónov bell-casting
obesiti na veliki zvón (figurativno) to proclaim (ali to shout, to publish) from the housetops, to announce with loud beating of the tomtom, to broadcast, to publish (something) far and wide, to blaze (something)
zvoniti z zvónovi to ring (the) bells
zvónovi zvonijo the bells are ringing (oziroma ring)
zvonjenje, pritrkavanje zvónov chiming (ali chime) of bells

žábica zoologija small (ali little) frog; froggy; botanika snapdragon, antirrhinum; (viseča ključavnica) padlock; (alarmna patrona) (železniška) detonator, fog signal, ZDA torpedo

delati, metati žábice (na vodni gladini) to play ducks and drakes