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kupčíja bargain; business

sijajna kupčíja roaring trade
napraviti dobro kupčíja to strike a good bargain
skleniti kupčíjo to make (ali to strike) a bargain

kupírati medicina to cut (off)

kupirali so mu nogo they have cut off his foot; veterina to dock
kupírati psu rep to dock a dog's tail

kúra² medicina cure; course of treatment

to je temeljita kúra it is a safe (ali sure) treatment
napraviti grozdno kúro to take a grape-cure

kúrz (potek, tek) course

menjalni kúrz denarja exchange rate, rate of exchange
kupiti po dnevnem kúrzu to buy at the price of the day; (učni tečaj) course of instruction; course of lectures
nadaljevalni kúrz (za odrasle) extension course
risarski kúrz course in drawing (ali draughtsmanship)
udeležujem se kúrza I am taking a course

kúžen infectious; pestilential; contagious, catching; miasmal, miasmatic; epidemic, epidemical; (okužen) tainted

kúžna bolezen a contagious disease
kúžen zrak infected (ali poisoned, miasmal) air
kúžno znamenje arhaično plague spot (skin blemish as sign of infection)

kvadráten square; quadratic

kvadrátna enačba quadratic equation
nauk o kvadrátnih enačbah quadratics pl
kvadrátni koren matematika square root
izvleči kvadrátni koren to extract a (ali the) square root
kvadrátni meter square metre
kvadrátno število square number
kvadrátni okvir square frame.

kvátre quarter day; religija Ember Days pl

vsake kvátre (= zelo redko) once in a blue moon

kvitánca acquittance; receipt; quittance; VB pravo acknowledgment, quietus

proti kvitánci on receipt
dati kvitánco to give a receipt, pogovorno to clear the slate
izstaviti kvitánco to give a receipt, to receipt (za for), to mark paid, to acknowledge receipt (of)

kvíz quiz

sodelovatelj v kvízu contestant in a quiz, humoristično quizzee
vodja kvíza questionmaster, quizmaster
kvíz predstava, kvíz program quiz show, quiz programme (krajšava: Q and A program)

kvórum quorum

imeti kvórum (biti sklepčen) to be (ali to constitute) a quorum

labód zoologija swan

črn labód a black swan
labódu podoben swanlike

láčen hungry; (pohlepen) greedy, covetous; (česa of, for, something)

láčen sem kot volk I am as hungry as a wolf; (gladujoč) famished, starving; (izstradan) starved
láčnemu vse diši (gre vse v tek) nothing comes amiss to a hungry stomach
biti silno láčen to be starving, to be ravenously hungry, to have a wolf in one's stomach, to have a raging (ali ravenous) appetite

ládja ship; (velika) vessel; (splošno, kolektivno) craft; (majhna) boat; pesniško argosy

cerkvena ládja nave
na ládji on board, on shipboard
sprednji (zadnji) del ládje bow (stern)
(žepna) bojna ládja (pocket) battleship
vojna ládja warsip, naval unit, man-of-war
bolniška ládja hospital ship
linijska ládja liner
potniška ládja passenger ship, passenger steamer
oskrbovalna ládja supply ship
ládja neredne plovbe za tovor tramp, (za premog) collier
prevozna ládja transport ship
šolska ládja training ship
trgovska ládja merchant ship, merchantman, pl merchantmen
petrolejska ládja (tanker) oil tanker
ládja na paro steamboat, steamer, steamship
ládja na lopate paddle steamer
ládj topničarka gunboat
zračna ládja airship, air liner
pomožna ládja auxiliary ship
roparska ládja pirate ship
poštna ládja mail boat
ribiška ládja fishing boat, trawler
gradnja ladij shipbuilding
graditelj ladij shipwright, shipbuilder
potovanje z ládjo, na ládji voyage
razbita, brodolomska ládja wreck
splovitev (krst) ládje launching (naming) of a ship
ládja na nafto oil-burner
ládja dolge plovbe ocean-going vessel
ládja je na poti (plove, je namenjena) v... the ship is bound for...
ládja je doživela brodolom, se je razbila the ship has been wrecked
dati ládjo v dok to dock a vessel
najeti ládjo to charter a ship
ládja je dobila luknjo the ship has sprung a leak
sploviti ládjo to launch a ship (ali a vessel)
privezati ládjo (z vrvmi) to moor a ship
ládja je v stiski the ship is in distress
ládja se je potopila the ship has sunk, the ship has gone down (ali to the bottom)
ládja se je prevrnila the ship has capsized
razstaviti, demontirati ládjo to break up a ship
vkrcati se na ládjo to board, to go aboard, to embark, arhaično to take ship (za for)
biti na ládji to be on board (ali on board ship, on shipboard)
zapustiti ládjo to abandon ship
zapeljati ládjo na sipino to run a ship aground

lagáti to lie (komu to someone); to tell lies; to belie; to speak untruths; pogovorno to tell fibs, to fib; evfemizem to be economical with the truth; (pretiravati) to talk tall, to exaggerate, to stretch (ali to colour) the truth, to draw the long bow

lagal sem mu I lied to him
debelo to lie in (ali through) one's back teeth
on mi laže v obraz he lies to my face
laže tako, da sam sebi verjame he lies like a book
laže, kot pes teče she's a bare-faced liar, he lies like a gas-meter, arhaično he can spin a twister

lagóden easy; comfortable; snug; pogovorno cushy; leisurely

lagóden sprehod (brez cilja) a leisurely stroll

láhek (po teži) light, weightless; lightweight; (netežaven) easy, not difficult

láhka atletika (light) athletics pl, games pl, track and field sports
láhki atlet athlete
láhko breme light burden
láhka hrana light food
láhek korak light tread, soft steps pl
láhka cigara (tobak) mild cigar (tobacco)
láhka konjenica light cavalry
láhka poškodba, rana light (ali flesh) wound
láhka roka light hand
láhka križarka light cruiser
láhko spanje light sleep
láhko noč! good night!
láhek slog easy (ali fluent) style
láhka teža (pri boksu) lightweight
láhka zmaga (figurativno) walkover
láhko vino light wine
bodi mu láhka zemlja! may the earth rest light on him!, may he rest in peace!
to je otročje láhko it is as easy as pie
načrt je otročje láhak the plan is foolproof
sedaj láhkó greš! you may go now!
láhka ženska (figurativno) fickle woman
z láhkim srcem with a light heart

lahkó lightly; easily

lahkó prebavljiv easily digestible
lahkó pokvarljivo blago perishables pl
lahkó to čitaš? can you read this?
lahkó je mogoče, da... it is likely that...
lahkó, da je zbolel he may have been taken ill
on se lahkó uči he is a quick learner
lahkó ranjen slightly wounded, slightly injured
na lahkó kaj vzeti to make light of something, not to take it (too) seriously
ti lahkó govoriš, tebi je lahkó reči it's all very well for you to say (da... that...)
on se lahkó smeje he can afford to laugh

lákota famine, starvation, hunger; dearth

lákota (pohlep) (po) greediness, craving (after, for)
volčja lákota ravenous hunger
smrt od lákote starvation
potešiti komu lákoto to appease (ali assuage, allay) someone's hunger
utešiti si lákoto to appease (ali assuage, allay, satisfy) one's hunger
trpeti lákoto to be starved, to go hungry, to be famished
umirati, umreti od lákote to die of hunger (ali of starvation), to starve (to death)
umiram od lákote I'm dying of hunger
lákota požene volka iz gozda hunger is a hard taskmaster
protestni pohod proti lákoti hunger march
z lákoto prisiliti koga k... to starve someone into...

lápsus slip; lapse

lápsus calami (linguae) a slip of the pen (of the tongue)

lás lasjé hair; (ščetina) bristle

brez las hairless, (plešast) bald
kratki (dolgi) lás, lasjéje short (long) hair
gosti (redki) lás, lasjéje thick (thin) hair
kodrasti (gladki) lás, lasjéje curly (straight) hair
tanek kot lás, lasjé hair-thin; as fine as a hair
za las natančno to a hair, to a T
niti za las boljši not a bit (ali whit) better
beljeni lasje bleached hair
valoviti lasje wavy hair
rdeči lasje red hair, žargon carrots pl
na balin ostriženi lasje hair cut close to the skull
negovani lasje well-groomed hair
plavi (blond) lasje fair hair
umetni lasje false hair
za lasé privlečen (figurativno) far-fetched, strained
za lás, lasjé within (ali by) a hair's breadth; narrowly, nearly
beljenje las bleaching of hair
barva las colo(u)r of hair
barva za lase hair dye
sredstvo za krepitev lás, lasjé hair restorer
čop las tress, braid, pigtail
kita las braid of hair
čop las tuft of hair
izpadanje las hair loss, loss of hair, fall of the hair
pranje las shampoo, shampooing
losjon za lás, lasjéé hair lotion, hair tonic
pomada za lás, lasjéé pomade
puder za lás, lasjéé hair powder
navijač za lás, lasjéé wave clip, curler, curl clip, (iz papirja) curlpaper
klešče za kodranje lás, lasjé curling tongs pl, curling iron
rast las growth of hair
striženje las haircut, haircutting
sušílec za lás, lasjéé (fen) electric hairdryer, dryer
mrežica za lás, lasjéé hairnet
nakit za lás, lasjéé ornament for the hair
ščetka za lás, lasjéé hairbrush
trak za lás, lasjéé ribbon, bow for the hair
koder las curl, ringlet, lock
sredstvo za odstranjevanje las depilatory
biti si v lás, lasjééh z to be at loggerheads with, to be at daggers drawn with, (gledé, zaradi) over
lasje mi izpadajo my hair is thinning
delati sive lás, lasjéé komu (figurativno) to prove a headache for someone, to turn someone's hair grey
ne si delati sivih las glede, zaradi not to distress oneself about something
lás, lasjéé si puliti to tear one's hair
izgubiti lás, lasjéé to lose one's hair
(po)česati si lás, lasjéé to comb one's hair
urediti si lás, lasjéé, sfrizirati si lás, lasjéé to do (ali to dress) one's hair, ZDA to fix one's hair, to set one's hair
pristriči lás, lasjéé to trim the hair
razpustiti (si) lás, lasjéé to let one's hair down
(po)vleči koga za lás, lasjéé to pull someone's hair
imeti plave, blond lás, lasjéé to have fair hair
dati si ostriči lás, lasjéé to have (ali to get) one's hair cut
skočiti si v lás, lasjéé (figurativno) to come to blows; VB žargon to get stuck in
to je nekoliko za lás, lasjéé privlečeno that's a little far-fetched
lasje se mi ježé I feel my hair standing on end
lasje so se mi ježili my hair stood on end
pepelnato pobarvati lás, lasjéé to dye the hair grey
za lás, lasjé je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was within a hair's breadth, it was a near thing
za las je šlo! that was a touch too near (for comfort)!
niti lás, lasjéú ji niso skrivili they didn't harm a hair of her head, not a hair on her head has been touched
on ne bi nikomur skrivil lasá he would not hurt (ali harm) a fly
za lás, lasjéé privleči to drag in by the head and shoulders, to force in
oprati si lás, lasjéé to wash one's hair
za las uiti to have a narrow (ali a hairbreadth) escape, to have a narrow (ali close, tight) squeeze
za las smo ušli smrti we were within a hair's breadth of being killed, we just escaped death by the skin of our teeth
za lás, lasjé zgrešiti to miss by a hair
ni vredno, da si delate sive lás, lasjéé glede tega it is not worth while worrying yourself to death over it
to visi (je) na lás, lasjéu zdaj it is touch and go now
ta otrok mi dela sive lás, lasjée (figurativno) this child is a great worry (ali trial) to me