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zeal I believe
Though she is a violent church-woman, of the most intolerant zeal, I believe in my conscience she would have no objection, at present, to treat on the score of matrimony with an Anabaptist, Quaker, or Jew; and even ratify the treaty at the expense of her own conversion.
— from The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by T. (Tobias) Smollett

Zverkov I beg
"Zverkov, I beg your pardon," I said abruptly and resolutely.
— from Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Zachariæ in Bühler
Zachariæ in Bühler’s Encyclopædia , pp. 27–28.
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell

Zampach in Bohemia
For five years, ever since I had discovered the documents in the Venetian archives, I had wanted to go to Dux; and in 1899, when I was staying with Count Lutzow at Zampach, in Bohemia, I found the way kindly opened for me.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova

zumbar i buzz
zumbar i buzz, hum.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

Zounds I bleed
MONTANO Zounds, I bleed still; I am hurt to the death.
— from Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare

Zahlung in bar
Lebenszeit life estate Wohnsitz abode Wohnsitz residence Wohnsitzverlegung change of domicile Wohnungsänderung change of residence Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft building society Wohnungsnot housing shortage Wohnungssuche house hunting Wohnungsvermittlung housing agency Wohnungsvermittlung lodgings agency Wohnungszuschuss housing allowance wollen Auslandsaufträge hereinbringen we intend to secure orders from abroad Wortklauberei hair-splitting Wortlaut eines Briefes wording of a letter Wortlaut eines Vertrages wording of a contract Wortlaut eines Wechsels wording of a bill Wortlaut; Formulierung wording wörtlich zu nehmen to be taken literally wörtliche Übertragung literal interpretation Wualitätsware goods of quality Wucher usury Wucherer usurer wucherische Zinsen excessive interest Wucherpreis exorbitant price Wucherzins excessive interest Wucherzins usurious interest Wucherzins; überhöhter Zins excessive interest wünschen; brauchen; Mangel want wurde durchgeführt has been carried out wurden berücksichtigt have been borne in mind wurden heraufgesetzt were marked up wurden später gemacht were later made wurden unverändert beibehalten have been retained unchanged würdigen appreciate Würdigung appreciation X X-Achse abscissa Y Z Zahl figure Zahl; Figur figure zahlbar payable zählbar countable zahlbar an Überbringer payable to bearer zahlbar an uns payable to us zahlbar auf Verlangen payable on demand zahlbar bei Auftragserteilung cash with order zahlbar bei Einfuhr der Ware payable upon the import of the goods zahlbar bei Fälligkeit payable when due zahlbar bei Sicht payable at sight zahlbar bei Sicht payable on demand zahlbar bei Verfall payable at expiration zahlbar bei Verfall payable at maturity zahlbar bei Vorlage payable on presentation zahlbar erst später payable at a future date zahlbar im Todesfall payable at death zahlbar in Raten payable by instalment zahlbar mittels Scheck payable by cheque Zahlbarstellung domiciliation Zählbezirk registration district zahlen pay Zählen counting zahlen Sie an der Kasse pay at the cash desk zahlen Sie diesen Scheck an mich selbst pay self Zählen; Abzählen counting zahlende Bank paying bank zahlender Gast in einem Privathaus paying guest zahllose Aspekte innumerable aspects Zahlmeister paymaster zahlreich numerous Zahlstelle paying office zahlt die Versicherungsprämie pays the insurance premium zahlt die Versicherungssumme pays the insurance premium Zahltag pay day Zahlung payment Zählung census Zahlung bei Lieferung payment on delivery Zahlung der Dividende payment of dividend Zahlung der Miete payment of rent Zahlung der Rückstände payment of arrears Zahlung eingestellt payment stopped Zahlung einstellen suspend payment Zahlung entsprechend der Leistung payment by results Zahlung erbitten request payment Zahlung gegen Dokumente documents against payment Zahlung in bar payment in cash Zahlung in Naturalien payment in kind Zahlung leisten effect a payment Zahlung leisten make payment Zahlung leisten to effect payment Zahlung leisten an die Order von to make a payment to the order of Zahlung mittels Scheck payment by cheque Zahlung nach Belieben payment as you feel inclined Zahlung ohne Verpflichtung ex gratia payment Zahlung soll geleistet werden payment is to be made Zahlung unter Protest payment supra protest Zahlung verschieben postpone payment Zahlung verweigern refuse payment Zahlung von Schulden payment of debts
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Zeus interfered between
A terrible struggle ensued, which had lasted some time, when Zeus interfered between the brothers, and put an end to the strife by hurling a thunderbolt between them.
— from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E. M. Berens

zikir intoned by
The marriage procession ( pĕrarakan ) then sets out, the women heading it ( pĕnganjor ) and the men following, the bridegroom carried upon somebody’s [ 381 ] shoulders ( di-sompoh ), and right and left the musicians beating drums, tabors, etc., whilst those who have any skill amuse the company with exhibitions of Malay fencing ( main silat ) and dancing, etc., to the accompaniment of the zikir intoned by their companions.
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

Zingis is bestowed
From the same idea of magnitude, the appellation of Zingis is bestowed on the ocean.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

Zuinglius introduced by
All that had once been held sacred was decaying or disused; and the Reformed Church of England had become eclipsed by the doctrines and writings of Zuinglius, introduced by Dr. Humphrey, the then Vice-Chancellor, who had received his impressions, 289 when deprived of his fellowship by Queen Mary, at Zurich, the very hot-bed of Calvinism.
— from The life and times of George Villiers, duke of Buckingham, Volume 2 (of 3) From original and authentic sources by Thomson, A. T., Mrs.

ze ink bags
Zere is two or t'ree people here zat catch ze octopus an' sen' ze ink bags to Frisco.
— from The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

zealous intermediary between
Ludmilla, or Lussia, was, as you remember, a very zealous intermediary between me and the B. girls to whom I was so attached.
— from Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916 by Olga Metchnikoff

zeal in behalf
Take my word for it, in a little time the holy father shall have to praise my designs, my piety, and my zeal in behalf of the faith.”
— from The Girls' Book of Famous Queens by Lydia Hoyt Farmer

zone in Black
*Turkey, Geography Location: Southeastern Europe/Southwest Asia, bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Iran Map references: Africa, Europe, Middle East, Standard Time Zones of the World Area: total area: 780,580 km2 land area: 770,760 km2 comparative area: slightly larger than Texas Land boundaries: total 2,627 km, Armenia 268 km, Azerbaijan 9 km, Bulgaria 240 km, Georgia 252 km, Greece 206 km, Iran 499 km, Iraq 331 km, Syria 822 km Coastline: 7,200 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: in Black Sea only - to the maritime boundary agreed upon with the former USSR territorial sea: 6 nm in the Aegean Sea, 12 nm in the Black Sea and in the Mediterranean Sea International disputes: complex maritime and air (but not territorial) disputes with Greece in Aegean Sea; Cyprus question; Hatay question with Syria; ongoing dispute with downstream riparians (Syria and Iraq) over water development plans for the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Climate: temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior Terrain: mostly mountains; narrow coastal plain; high central plateau (Anatolia) Natural resources: antimony, coal, chromium, mercury, copper, borate, sulphur, iron ore Land use: arable land: 30% permanent crops: 4% meadows and pastures: 12% forest and woodland: 26% other: 28% Irrigated land: 22,200 km2 (1989 est.)
— from The 1993 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Zola is both
Émile Zola is both a thinker and an artist.
— from Russia: Its People and Its Literature by Pardo Bazán, Emilia, condesa de

Zion is become
64:10 Your holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
— from The World English Bible (WEB), Complete by Anonymous

Zounds I bleed
'Zounds, I bleed still; I am hurt to the death [ Faints.
— from The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 8 of 9] by William Shakespeare

Zulus in blood
All three chiefs were Zulus in blood.
— from Impressions of South Africa by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount


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