mázati (strite) to lubricate, (z mastjo) to grease, (z oljem) to oil; (z maslom) to butter; to smear, arhaično to besmear; (čečkati) to scribble, to scrawl; (s katranom) to tar; (zamazati) to soil, to dirty, figurativno to sully, to defile
mázati maslo na kruh to butter (one's) bread, to spread butter on bread
mázati smučke to wax (one's) skis
mázati komu (figurativno, podkupiti) to bribe someone, to grease someone's palm, pogovorno to square someone