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króna crown; (star angleški kovanec = 5 šilingov) crown

pol króne half crown, half-a-crown
cesarska króna imperial crown, pesniško crown imperial
drevesna króna crown (ali top) of a tree, treetop
plemiška króna coronet
zobna króna crown, cap
naslednik króne successor to the crown
prisvojitelj króne usurper of a crown
biti króna česa to be the crown (ali the chief ornament) of something
pokriti zob s króno to crown (ali to cap) a tooth

króničen chronic

krónično prislov chronically
krónična bolezen a chronic disease
króničen pijanec a confirmed drunkard
postati króničen to become chronic

krótek mild, gentle, meek, sweet-tempered; (miren) placid, peaceable; (žival) tame, domesticated; (ubogljiv) submissive, tractable, not refractory

krótek kot jagnje lamblike, (as) gentle as a lamb, like a lamb
krótek, da jé iz roke hand tame

króžek circle; club; society

króžek prijateljev a little circle (ali group) of friends

króžnik plate

globok króžnik soup plate
plitev, nizek króžnik shallow plate, dinner plate
lesén króžnik wooden platter, trencher
kositrn króžnik pewter plate
ponudilni króžnik tray
poln króžnik a plateful
grelec króžnikov plate-warmer
pomivalec, -lka króžnikov ZDA dishwasher
postrgati króžnik to scrape one's plate
leteči króžnik flying saucer

kŕst baptism; christening

kŕst v sili religija private baptism
ognjeni kŕst baptism of fire
živ kŕst tega ne vé not a living soul knows it

kŕsta coffin

položiti v kŕsto to lay in a coffin
zabiti komu žebelj v kŕsto to drive a nail into someone's coffin

kŕsten baptismal

kŕstni boter religija godfather
kŕstna botra godmother
kŕstna ceremonija baptismal ceremony
kŕstni list baptismal certificate
kŕstno ime first name, Christian name, (saint's) name, ZDA given name
kŕstni kamen baptismal font
kŕstno darilo christening present
kŕstna knjiga, register parish register
biti kŕstni boter (botra) otroku to be (ali to stand) godfather (godmother) to a child, to stand sponsor to a child

kŕšiti to trespass, to transgress; to infringe; to violate; to break

kŕšiti pogodbo, zakon to break a contract (ali treaty), to break the law
kŕšiti patentno pravico to infringe a patent

krùh bread

brez krùha breadless, (brez posla) unemployed
črn krùh brown (ali black) bread
domač krùh home-made (ali household) bread
bel krùh white bread
ječmenov krùh barley bread
koruzen krùh ZDA corn pone
ržen rye bread
svež krùh fresh (ali new) bread
star, suh krùh stale bread
(ne)kvašen krùh (un)leavened bread
vojaški krùh ration bread
pražen krùh toast
naš vsakdanji krùh our daily bread
hlebec, štruca krùha loaf of bread
kos, reženj krùha a piece, a slice of bread
ob krùhu in vodi on bread and water
krùh z maslom bread and butter
ostanki krùha left-over bread
pražilec za krùh toaster
košarica za krùh breadbasket
rezilni stroj za krùh bread slicer
skorja krùha a crust of bread
krùha in iger! bread and circuses!
boj za vsakdanji krùh the struggle for life
pomanjkanje krùha shortage (ali scarcity) of bread
deliti s kom krùh to break bread with someone
on ni vreden krùha, ki ga jé he is not worth his salt
ni imel skorje krùha he had not a crust of bread to eat
ostati brez krùha (figurativno) to be thrown out of work
pritrgovati si krùh od ust to stint oneself
odjesti komu krùh to take the bread out of someone's mouth
jesti tuj krùh (figurativno) to serve other people, to be dependent on other people
prišel je do krùha pogovorno he's got it made
peči krùh to bake bread
služiti si svoj krùh z... to get one's living by...
sam si mora služiti krùh he has to earn his own living
težko si služiti krùh to work hard for a living
kako si služi svoj krùh? (figurativno) how does he earn (ali make, win) his bread (ali his living)?
skregati se s svojim krùhom (figurativno) to quarrel with one's bread and butter, not to know which side one's bread is buttered on
stati v vrsti za krùh to stand in a bread-line
krùh je vzhajal the bread has risen
živeti ob krùhu in vodi to be put on bread and water

krúliti (prašič) to grunt

krúliti v želodcu to have a rumbling in the stomach (ali pogovorno tummy)
v črevesju, v trebuhu mi kruli my belly is rumbling; pogovorno I have the collywobbles
želodec mi kruli (figurativno) evfemizem my tummy's complaining, vulgarno my belly thinks my throat's cut

krút cruel; ferocious; fierce; harsh; inhuman, merciless

krúto dejanje a cruel action
krúti zakoni sanguinary laws pl

krvavéti to bleed

krvavéti iz nosa to have a nosebleed, to bleed from the nose
krvavéti iz rane to bleed from a wound
krvavéti kot zaboden vol to bleed like a stuck pig
krvavéti za domovino to shed one's blood for one's country
srcé mi krvavi my heart bleeds (zate for you)
srce mi krvavi ob tem it makes my heart bleed
močnó, hudó krvavéti to lose much blood
često krvavéti iz nosa to have frequent nosebleeds (ali attacks of bleeding from the nose)

kúga medicina plague; pestilence; figurativno pest

živinska kúga cattle plague; rinderpest; murrain
črna kúga black plague
da bi te kúga! a curse upon you!
da bi ga kúga! plague on him (oziroma it)!
bela kúga (upadanje števila rojstev) race suicide

kúhati to cook; to boil; to prepare food; (v pari) to stew

kúhati čaj, kavo to make (ali to prepare) tea, coffe
ta fižol se težko kuha this bean is a bad boiler
dobro, fino kúhati to do fancy cooking
preprosto kúhati to do plain cooking
kaj se kuha v tem kotlu? what's brewing in this cauldron?
nekaj se kuha (figurativno) fresh trouble is brewing, something is brewing
jaz si sam kuham I cook my own food
ta krompir se dobro kuha these potatoes are good boilers
ona dobro kuha she cooks well, she is a good cook
kúhati na malem ognju to simmer
kúhati jezo na koga to bear someone a grudge
kúhati žganje to distil spirits (iz from)
vročina me kuha I am feverish
nekaj slabega se je kuhalo there was mischief brewing

kúhinja kitchen

šef kúhinje chef, head cook; (način kuhe) cuisine, cookery, cooking
meščanska, domača kúhinja plain, home cooking
ljudska kúhinja (za reveže) soup kitchen
javna kúhinja canteen
šolska kúhinja school meals pl, school service
ljudska brezplačna kúhinja soup kitchen
kúhinja napačnih novic, poročil (figurativno) a »kitchen« where false news is cooked up

kultúren cultural; cultured; civilized

zelo kultúren človek a very cultured man
kultúrno delo cultural work
kultúrna izmenjava cultural exchange
kultúrni film educational (ali instructional, documentary) film
kultúrna zgodovina history of civilization
kultúrno središče cultural centre
kultúrna država (narod) civilized state (nation)

kúp¹ (nakup) purchase

dober kúp a bargain
slab kúp a bad (ali hard, losing) bargain
biti dober kúp to be cheap

kúp² heap; (drv) pile; stack; figurativno great number, quantity

na kúpe, v kúpih in heaps
kúp dela a lot of work
kúp ljudi a crowd of people
ima denarja na kúpe he has heaps (ali piles) of money
dati na kúp to put on a heap
v kúpe dati to form into heaps, to heap (up), to pile up, to accumulate, to stack

kúpa (drinking) cup; goblet; (kelih) chalice

grenka kúpa (figurativno) bitter cup
izpiti kúpo do dna (figurativno arhaično) to drink (ali to drain) a cup to the lees