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kolofónija rosin, colophony

namazati lok violine s kolofónijo to rosin a violin bow

kolòp (dir) gallop

v kolòpu at a gallop
teči, jezditi v kolòpu to gallop

komád (kos) piece

po komádih piecemeal, piece by piece
po 1 tolar komád at a tolar each
gledališki komád play, piece
prodajati po komádih to sell by the piece

kómaj scarcely; hardly

kómaj..., že... (ko...) no sooner... than
kómaj kaj scarcely anything
kómaj kdaj hardly ever
kómaj kdo hardly anyone
kómaj 20 let je star he is only just (ali scarcely) twenty
kómaj ga poznam I scarcely know him
kómaj (da) si upam I hardly dare
kómaj je ušel (za las je ušel) he had a narrow escape, he had a narrow squeak
to moreš kómaj (skoraj ne moreš) pričakovati you can hardly expect that
kómaj je mogel govoriti he was hardly able to speak
kómaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes
kómaj še, da je bil vljuden he was barely polite
kómaj smo (še) ujeli vlak we only just caught the train
imam kómaj še dovolj volne, da spletem par nogavic I have only just enough wool left to knit a pair of socks
kómaj je spregovoril, ko... he had scarcely spoken when...
kómaj sem začel brati, že je stopil oče v sobo no sooner had I begun to read than my father entered the room

komár

1. zoologija mosquito, pl -oes; gnat

iz komárja slona narediti (figurativno) to make a mountain out of a molehill
mreža zoper komárje mosquito net
komárjev pik gnat-bite, mosquito-bite

2. figurativno (kibic) looker-on, kibitzer

komédija comedy, play, burlesque; farce; figurativno sham, mere show

sentimentalna komédija sentimental comedy
debata je bila čista komédija (figurativno) the debate was a mere farce
igrati komédijo (figurativno) to sham, to make a pretence, to act, to put on an act
komédija je končana (figurativno) the play is finished, the thing is over and done with

komemorácija commemoration; celebration

komemorácija zmage commemoration of a victory

komfórten comfortable; easy

komfórten naslanjač a comfortable armchair
komfórtno življenje easy life

komisíja commission; board of commissioners, body of persons entrusted with some investigation; committee; (naročilo) commission, order

v komisíji on commission
kupiti in prodati v komisíji to buy and sell on commission
dati (vzeti) v komisíjo trgovina to give (to take) in commission
biti v komisíji to be (ali to sit) on a committee
imenovati, postaviti komisíjo to appoint, to set up a commission, a committee
imeti blago v komisíji trgovina to have goods on commission
seja komisíje committee meeting
arbitražna komisíja arbitration committee (ali board)
izpitna komisíja board of examiners
komisíja izvedencev committee of experts
nadzorna komisíja supervisory committee
posebna komisíja special committee
stalna komisíja permanent committee, standing committee
preiskovalna komisíja committee (ali commission) of inquiry
mandatno imunitetna komisíja credentials commission
komisíja za volitve in imenovanja commission for elections and nominations
mešana komisíja joint commission

kómparativ gramatika comparative

pridevnik v kómparativu a comparative adjective
rabiti... v kómparativu to use in the comparative

kompeténten competent (to do something, in something); qualified; able, efficient, skilled

kompeténtna sodba a competent judgment
ni videti zelo kompeténten he does not seem up to his work
nisi kompeténten za kritiko te knjige you are not competent to criticize this book

kompléks complex

manjvrednostni kompléks inferiority complex
kompléks hiš a group of houses
zemljiški kompléks (usually large) plot of land (ali ZDA real estate)

kompléksen complex; many-sided

kompléksno vprašanje a many-sided question
kompléksno število a compound number

komplót conspiracy; plot; figurativno machination

komplót zoper varnost države treason-felony
preprečiti komplót to foil (ali to frustrate) a plot

kompromís compromise

doseči kompromís, priti do kompromísa to arrive at a compromise
dosegel je kompromís z upniki he reached a compromise with his creditors
napraviti kompromís to compromise, to make a compromise
obe strani sta sklenili kompromís the two sides compromised
sporazumeti se za kompromís to settle for a compromise

kompromísen

kompromísen predlog a compromise-proposal

kompromitirajóč compromising

kompromitirajóča listina a compromising document

koncesíja concession; licence; franchise; charter

koncesíja za točenje alkohola v lokalu (čez cesto) on licence (off licence)
imetnik koncesíje concessionaire
dati komu koncesíjo to license someone, to grant a licence
dobiti koncesíjo to take out a licence
dati koncesíje komu (figurativno) to make concessions to someone, to meet someone halfway

končáti to finish, to end, to terminate; to complete; to accomplish, to achieve

končáti se to end, to come to an end; to stop, to cease; (miniti) to be over
končáti se v, z to result in; (šola, za počitnice) to break up
končáti s čim to put an end to something
delo je končano the work is finished
končal sem z delom I have finished work, pogovorno I'm knocking off
končali smo z branjem we have finished reading
slabo se končáti to come to a bad end
to se ne bo dobro končalo no good will come of it
slabo se je končalo it turned out badly
on bo končal v ječi he'll wind up in prison
končáti s seboj (s svojim življenjem) to do away with oneself
vse je dobro kar se dobro konča all's well that ends well

končávati se

končávati se na samoglasnik to end (ali to terminate) in a vowel