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jésti to eat; to take food; to take one's meal(s); to have one's dinner (oziroma lunch oziroma supper oziroma breakfast); (hraniti se) to feed

dietično jésti to keep to a diet
dobro jésti (gostiti se) to enjoy sumptuous fare, to be regaled
glasno jésti to munch
jésti pri kom (biti na hrani) to board with someone
jésti s krožnika to eat from a plate
pohlepno, požrešno jésti to eat greedily, to eat like a wolf, to wolf one's food, to be a gourmandizer
naglo jésti to bolt down, to devour, to gulp down
rad jésti (svinino) to be partial to (pork)
rad jém sladice I have a sweet tooth, I like sweets
jésti na tuj račun to sponge, to be a sponger
jésti skupaj z (npr. v menzi) to mess with
jésti s tekom to relish one's food
jésti brez teka to eat without appetite
dati komu kaj jésti to give someone something to eat, to feed someone, (živalim) to feed (animals)
on ima komaj kaj jésti he lives from hand to mouth
ona malo (veliko) jé she is a poor (a hearty ali a great) eater
on obilno jé he is a great trencherman, he plies a good knife and fork
preveč jém I overeat
on jé samo ribe he eats nothing but fish
pri njih se dobro jé they keep a good table
jaz vse jém I eat anything
rajši jém teletino I prefer veal
mi jémo v restavraciji we take our meals in a restaurant
ves dan nisem ne jedel ne pil I've had nothing to eat or drink all day long
on mi jé iz roke (figurativno) he eats out of my hand, I've got him eating out of my hand
jedel sem do sitega I have eaten (ali I have had) my fill, pogovorno I'm full up
kdor ne dela, naj ne jé no work, no food
jésti kolikor kdo zmore to eat as much as one can

junák hero

junák dneva hero of the day (ali of the hour)
Neznani junák Unknown Soldier
grob Neznanega junáka Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
boriti se kot junák to fight like a hero
napraviti junáka iz koga to make someone (into) a hero, to venerate someone as a hero
umreti kot junák to die a hero
doma se vsakdo čuti junáka every cock crows on his dunghill

kakorkóli however, howsoever; anyhow; no matter how

bodi temu kakorkóli be that as it may
kakorkóli so stvari... however things are...
kakorkóli, zanesljivo boste dobili odgovor anyhow, you are sure to get a reply

kámen stone; ZDA (vsake oblike) rock; medicina calculus, stone, gravel, concretion; (prodnik) pebble

brusni kámen whetstone, grindstone
drag kámen precious stone, gem
drobilec kámna (oseba) quarryman, quarrier, (stroj) crushing machine, jaw (ZDA rock) crusher
gradbeni kámen building stone
kisli kámen (galun) alum
kresilni kámen mint, flintstone, (za vžigalnik) (lighter) flint
kámen kaldrme cobble, cobblestone
ledvični kámen kidney stone
loščilni kámen (za kovine) Bath-brick
miljni kámen milestone
mlinski kámen millstone
peklenski kámen lunar caustic, silver nitrate
preskusni kámen touchstone; test
nagrobni kámen tombstone, gravestone
otesan kámen hewn stone, dressed stone, ashlar
sklepni kámen keystone
kámen spotike stumbling block
kámen modrih philosophers' stone
vinski kámen tartar
temeljni kámen foundation stone
vogelni kámen cornerstone
kámen v mehurju medicina urinary calculus
žolčni kámen gallstone
zobni kámen tartar
umeten drag kámen imitation gem
tvorba kámnov medicina lithogenesis
mrzel kot kámen stone-cold
gluh kot kámen stone-deaf
trd kot kámen (as) hard as stone, stone-hard
domet, lučaj kámna a stone's throw
kup kámnov a heap of stones
obdelovanje kámna stonework
srcé iz kámna a stony heart
trd kot kámen (figurativno) hard as stone, biblija arhaično hard as the nether millstone
lomiti kámen to quarry
metati kámne v koga to throw stones at someone
to bi še kámen omečilo it is enough to melt a heart of stone
odvaliti komu težak kámen od srca to take a load (ali a weight) off someone's mind
kámen se mi je odvalil od srca a great weight has been taken off my mind, that's a great weight off my mind
ne pustiti kámna na kámnu not to leave a single stone standing
zmrzuje, da kámen poka it freezes hard
porušiti, razdejati kámen za kámnom to pull down stone by stone
od zgradbe ni ostal kámen na kámnu not a single stone of the building was left standing
rajši bi kámne tolkel na cesti! I'd rather do hard labour, I'd rather join a chain gang
zagnati, zalučati kámen v koga to cast a stone at someone
ubiti dve muhi z enim kámnom to kill two birds with one stone
kámen do kámna palača (figurativno) look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves

kàr¹ what; that which; which; that

povej mi, kar veš tell me what you know
kàr se mene tiče as far as I am concerned, as for me
ni vse zlato, kar se sveti all that glitters is not gold

kàr²

kàr najhitreje as soon as possible
kàr vprašaj ga! just ask him!
kàr smej se (naprej)! laugh away
kàr išči! search away!
kàr najemite nosača! just engage a porter!
kàr pridi! come without ceremony!
on še kàr dobro dela he works tolerably well

káro (karta) diamond

káro kralj (as, desetka) the king (the ace, the ten) of diamonds
káro devetica pogovorno the curse of Scotland

kávcija trgovina security; caution money; deposit; pledge; (na sodišču) bail

deponiran kot kávcija deposited as a pledge
zmožen kávcije able to afford security
dati kávcijo to give security, to give bail
biti na svobodi proti kávciji to be out on bail
položiti kávcijo to put in bail
spustiti na svobodo proti kávciji to release on bail

kér because

kér (pač) as, since
ni mogel priti, kér je bil bolan he could not come because he was ill
kér je deževalo, nismo šli na pot as it was raining, we did not start
kér se ti ne ljubi iti, lahko ostaneš doma as you don't feel like coming, you can stay at home
kér mi (že, pač) ne verjameš... since you don't believe me...
kér ni nič boljšega for want of something better

kip statue; (na konju) equestrian statue; (odlivek) cast

kipi pl (kolektivno) statuary; (oltarni) altarpiece
podnožje kipa pedestal
miren kot kip still as a statue, still as death
okrašen s kipi decorated ali ornamented with statues, arhaično statued
podoben kipu statuesque, sculpturesque
odkriti kip to unveil a statue

kmálu soon, (v kratkem) shortly; before long; early; presently

bom kmálu nazaj I'll be back soon
kmálu po moji vrnitvi soon after my return
knjiga bo kmálu izšla the book will be published shortly, the book will be out soon
kmálu se vrni! come back soon!
kmálu bom prejel pismo I'll receive a letter shortly
ti bi kmálu to obžaloval you'd soon regret it
kmálu bi bil padel I nearly (ali almost) fell
ne boš tako kmálu našel boljšega prijatelja! you won't find a better friend in a month of Sundays!
kmálu nato, kmálu potem soon afterwards
kar najbolj kmálu (čim prej) as soon as possible, at your earliest convenience

kolegiálen collegial; (tovariški) comradely; loyal to one's mates (ali fellows, chums), behaving like a good comrade (ali fellow, chum, pal)

kolegiálno ravnati to act as a good colleague

kólikor

kólikor vem as far as I know; from what I know; arhaično for aught I know
kólikor mogoče kmalu as soon as possible
to ni res(nično), kólikor morem ugotoviti this isn't true, as far as I can discover (ali ascertain)
v kólikor in so far as, as far as, inasmuch as, provided
toliko... as (ali so) much... as
kólikor toliko pretty, rather, somewhat, to a certain extent

kólikorkóli no matter how much (oziroma how many); any quantity (number, amount)

kólikorkóli je bogat, vendar... rich as he is, still...

kompenzácija compensation (za for); making up (za for); offset (za to), set-off (za to); quid pro quo

za kompenzácijo, kot kompenzácija as (ali by way of ali in) compensation

konverzacíjski conversational

konverzacíjska okretnost skill as a conversationalist, conversational facility

kóža skin; (odrta z živali, za izdelovanje usnja) hide; (polt) complexion

brez kóže skinless
debela kóža thick skin
kóža z dlako fell
kóža z glave scalp
surova kóža rawhide
strojena kóža dressed skin, tanned hide, (z lasmi) coat; (kačji lev) slough
občutljiva kóža sensitive skin
zunanja kóža epidermis
le kost in kóža nothing but skin and bone
do kóže moker, premočen wet to the skin, soaked (ali drenched) to the skin, dripping wet, sopping wet, wringing wet
barva kóže colour (of the skin), (obraza) complexion, (temna) tanned (ali bronzed) complexion, (svetla) fair complexion
krema za kóžo skin cream, cold cream, face cream
mazilo za kóžo skin ointment
presaditev kóže medicina skin-grafting
vnetje kóže medicina skin inflammation, dermatitis
srbenje kóže itching, medicina prurigo; pruritus
ne bi hotel biti v njegovi kóži I wouldn't like to be in his shoes (ali in his skin)
braniti svojo kóžo to defend oneself
sama kost in kóža ga je he is nothing but (ali he is only) skin and bone, he is as thin as a lath, he is a bag of bones
iz kóže dati to skin, to flay; to strip the skin off
za kóžo mi gre my life is at stake
on ima debelo kóžo (figurativno) he is not thin-skinned, he is thick-skinned
kóža se mi je ob tem naježila it made my flesh creep
na lastni kóži občutiti to learn something to one's cost
nositi svojo kóžo na prodaj (figurativno) to do something at one's personal risk
odnesti celo (zdravo) kóžo to escape safely, to escape without a scratch; to save one's bacon, to escape unscathed; to get away scotfree; to escape with life and limb; to get off with a whole skin; to come out of something with a whole skin
gre za mojo kóžo my safety (ali my life) is at stake (ali is in danger)
iz kóže skočiti (figurativno) to jump out of one's skin
kóžo odreti to flay
strojiti kóže to dress (ali to tan, to curry) skins (ali hides)
ustrojiti komu kóžo (figurativno) to tan (ali to curry, to warm) someone's hide

-krát times

enkrat once
dvakrat twice, two times
tri-krát three times, thrice
10 m x 5 m 10 metres by 5 metres
koliko-krát? how often?, how many times?
večkrat several times
dvakrat tako dolg twice as long
dvakrat manj ljudi half as many people
ni si dal tega dvakrat reči he didn't need (ali want) telling twice

kratkočásje pastime; (razvedrilo) amusement; sport

za kratkočásje (kratek čas) by way of pastime; as a pastime

kratkovíden shortsighted, nearsighted; myopic; (napol slep) purblind (tudi figurativno); figurativno narrow, narrow-minded; undiscerning

zelo kratkovíden as blind as a bat