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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

zagáta (slepa ulica) blind alley; figurativno quandary

prometna zagáta traffic jam; (zastoj) deadlock
biti v zagáti to be in a quandary
v lepi zagáti smo we are in a nice (ali pretty, sorry) pickle
sem v zagáti (v škripcih) (figurativno) I am on the horns of a dilemma, I am in an awkward situation
spraviti koga v zagáto (težavo, zadrego) to drive someone into a corner, to corner someone

zaglédati to catch sight of, to sight, to see; to perceive; to lay eyes on; to behold

zaglédati luč sveta to see the light, to be born
zaglédati se v koga (figurativno) to fall in love with someone
zaglédati se kam to stare (ali to gape) at
zaglédati kopno zemljo to sight land, to make a landfall

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...

zagotovíti zagotávljati to assure (komu kaj someone of something); to give an assurance (of); to promise; (zajamčiti) to ensure

zagotavljamo vam, da... you may be assured that...
zagotovíti, zagotávljati si kaj to make sure of something, to secure something
zagotovíti, zagotávljati si večino to secure a majority
zagotovíti, zagotávljati si sedež, prostor to secure a place

zahtéva demand; claim; request; (pretirana) exaction; requirement; postulation; pretension (po to)

na zahtévo on request, on demand
na splošno zahtévo by request
utemeljena zahtéva a just claim
zahtéva za plačilo demand for payment
kakšne so vaše zahtéve? what are your demands?
biti kos vsem zahtévam to be up to all demands
napraviti kaj na zahtévo to do something at the demand (of)
umakniti svoje zahtéve to withdraw one's claims
ugoditi, ustreči zahtévam to comply with the requirements
da ustrežemo zahtévam naših odjemalcev to meet our customers' requirements
popustiti v svojih zahtévah to moderate (ali to abate) one's demands

zahtévati to demand (od of, from); to make demands (upon); to claim; to require; (plačilo) to exact (from); to ask

pravila tega ne zahtevajo this is not required by the rules
kaj zahtevate od mene? what do you want from me?
zahtévati zdravniško nego to require medical care
to vprašanje zahteva našo takojšnjo pozornost this question demands our immediate attention
zahtévati nekaj nemogočega (figurativno) to cry for the moon
bi bilo preveč zahtevano od vas, (da bi prišli...)? would it be asking too much of you (to come...)?

zainteresíran interested (za in)

biti zainteresíran za to be interested in
zainteresírana stranka the interested party

zájčji hare(-), hare's, of a hare

zájčja detelja botanika sorrel, hare's foot
zájčja ustnica medicina harelip
imeti zájčjo ustnico to be harelipped, to have a harelip
zájčje uho botanika hare's ear
zájčja koža hare's skin

zakasníti

zakasníti vlak to miss the train
zakasníti se to be late, to be behind time (ali schedule); to arrive late, to be overdue, to be belated
zakasnil sem se za predavanje I was late for the lecture

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

zákon

1. (postava, zaveza) law; act (of parliament); tehnika principle

pisani zákon statute
božji zákon divine law
Grimmov zákon gramatika Grimm's law
duh zákona the spirit of the law
po angleškem zákonu under English law
na temelju zákona by virtue of a law, under a law
zbirka zákonov digest (of laws)
zákon ponudbe in povpraševanja the law of supply and demand
zákoni perspektive the laws pl of perspective
kršilec zákona lawbreaker, transgressor, offender
kršitev zákona transgression (ali violation) of a law, offence, ZDA offense
oseba zunaj zákona outlaw
oseba, ki se pokorava zákonu law-abiding person
tolmačenje zákona interpretation of the law, law interpretation
luknja v zákonu loophole in the law
zaščiten z zákonom protected by law
novi (stari) zákon religija New (Old) Testament
z zákonom pooblaščen organ statutorily empowered authority
izdati zákon to pass (ali to promulgate) a law
izvrševati zákone to administer the law
odobriti zákon to ratify (ali to approve) a law
obiti zákon to circumvent (ali to evade) to get round the law
kršiti zákon to infringe (ali to violate, to transgress, to contravene) a law
pasti, priti pod zákon to come under a law
postati zákon to become law, to pass into law
postaviti koga izven zákona to outlaw someone
zákon je prevladal the law prevailed
sprejeti zákon parlament to pass a bill
izboljšati, spremeniti zákon to amend a law
razveljaviti, ukiniti zákon to abrogate (ali to repeal) a law
zákon velja the law is in force, the law is valid (ali binding)
zákon bo stopil v veljavo dne 1. januarja the law will come into force (ali will come into effect) on the 1st of January
temeljiti na zákonu to be based on statutory authority
urejati z zákonom to regulate by statute and constitution
uvajati z zákonom to introduce by statute
uveljaviti zákon to enforce a law, to put a law into force

2. (zakonska zveza) marriage, matrimony, wedlock

civilni zákon civil marriage
divji zákon cohabitation, concubinage
ločitev zákona divorce
nesrečen zákon an ill-assorted couple
poskusni zákon ZDA companionate marriage
njun zákon je bil srečen their marriage was a happy one
zákon je bil ločen the marriage was dissolved
ima sina iz prvega zákona she has a son by her first marriage
živela sta v srečnem zákonu they lived in connubial bliss
živeti v divjem zákonu (figurativno) to cohabit, to live together (as man and wife)

zakonít lawful; legal

zakoníti denar legal tender
zakoníti imetnik legal holder
biti zakoníto plačilno sredstvo to be legal currency (ali coin, tender)

zakonodajalka samostalnik
1. v političnem kontekstu (organizacija) ▸ törvényhozó
Vlada je v tem primeru v dvojni vlogi, delodajalke in zakonodajalke. ▸ A kormány ebben az esetben két szerepet tölt be, a munkáltató és a törvényhozó szerepét.

2. (ženska) približek prevedka ▸ törvényhozásban dolgozó nő
Ženske, ki so opravljale poklice za neindustrijski način dela, upravljale stroje in naprave ali so opravljale poklice za preprosta dela, so rodile v povprečju 1,9 otroka, zakonodajalke, visoke uradnice in menedžerke pa 1,7. ▸ Azok a nők, akik nem ipari foglalkozásokat űztek, gépeken dolgoztak vagy egyszerű munkákat végeztek, átlagosan 1,9 gyermeket szültek, míg a törvényhozásban dolgozó nők, a vezető tisztségviselők és a menedzserek 1,7-et.

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

zamakníti to ravish; to put in an ecstasy, to enrapture

zamakníti (se) to be enraptured (ali ravished), to be in raptures, pogovorno to be on cloud nine

zamáknjen rapt (with, by), enraptured, raptured, rapturous

biti zamáknjen to be in raptures
biti zamáknjen v premišljevanje rapt in thought

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

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!

zamúda lateness; delay; coming behind one's time

imeti zamúdo to be behind time
imeli smo pet minut zamúde we were five minutes late
vlak je imel precéj zamúde the train was very late (ali was well behind time)
ladja ima veliko zamúdo the boat is long overdue
vlak ima zamúdo the train is late (ali behind time, not up to time)
vlak ima 10 minut zamúde the train is 10 minutes overdue
to je povzročilo našo zamúdo that is what delayed us (ali threw us late)
biti v zamúdi za plačilo davkov to be in arrears (ali behind) with one's taxes
sem v zamúdi s svojo korespondenco I am behindhand (ali in arrears) with my correspondence