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krík cry, shout; scream, shriek, outcry

bojni krík war cry
krík in krik hue and cry; commotion; outcry; roar
dvigniti krík in krik to set up a roar
nastal je krík in vik an outcry arose
zagnati huronski krík (figurativno) to raise the roof
zagnati krík in vik zaradi česa to make (ali pogovorno to kick up) a great commotion about something
zagnati krík in vik proti komu to rise a hue and cry against someone
mnogo krík za prazen nič much ado about nothing; a storm in a teacup

krív (krivda) guilty, culpable, guilt-stained; (zvit, nevaren) curved, deformed, distorted, crooked, bent

po krivem falsely
krívi bogovi idols pl
krív prerok a false prophet
kríva prisega perjury, false oath
kríva vera misbelief, erroneous belief, heresy
kdo je krív? who is to blame?, whose fault is it?
jaz nisem krív it is not my fault, I am not to blame
biti krív to bear the blame, to be to blame, to be at fault
on ni čisto nič krív he is quite blameless
tega so kríve okoliščine this is due to (ali owing to) circumstances
sam si je krív (= prav mu je) serves him right
bil je po krívem obsojen he was unjustly condemned
po krívem priseči to commit perjury, to perjure oneself
priznati se za krívega to plea gullty
spoznati za krívega to find someone guilty
biti spoznan za krívega to be found guilty (za of)
zaiti na kríva pota to go astray, to leave the straight and narrow, to take the wrong turning, to go wrong

krivíčnik unjust person

pravičnik in krivíčnik the just and the unjust

kríž cross; (razpelo) crucifix; (pri kartah) club (s pl); anatomija loins pl, the small of the back; (živalski) croup; (konjski) crupper; (goveji) rump; figurativno affliction, grief, sorrow, tribulation

Rdeči kríž Red Cross
kljukasti kríž swastika, hooked cross
grški (latinski, Andrejev) kríž Greek (Latin, St. Andrew's) cross
malteški kríž Maltese cross
Južni kríž astronomija the Southern Cross
vrtljiv kríž (pri vhodu itd.) turnstile
trganje, bolečine v krížu medicina lumbago
snemanje s kríža religija descent from the cross, deposition
kríž me boli my back aches
imeti že štiri kríže (= 40 let) za seboj to be on the wrong side of forty
še ne imeti štirih krížev za seboj to be on the right side of forty
kríž napraviti (pokrižati se) to cross oneself, to make the sign of the cross
vsak mora nositi svoj kríž (figurativno) everyone must bear his own cross
napraviti kríž čez kaj (figurativno) to give something up as lost
prebresti vse kríže in težave to come through all the troubles and tribulations
hrabro prenašati svoje kríže to bear one's tribulations bravely
pribiti na kríž to nail to the cross
umreti na krížu to die on the cross

krížem(a) crosswise; crossways; across, cross

vse krížem(a) crisscross
krížem(a) kražem (razmetano) higgledypiggledy, in all directions
vse krížem(a) vreči to throw all over the place (ali in all directions)
biti vse krížem(a) (v popolnem neredu) to he at sixes and sevens
držati krížem(a) roke to fold one's arms

krógi

telovadni krógi rings pl (for hanging, swinging and balancing feats)

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

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)

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

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

lastnína property

zasebna lastnína private property
zasebna lastnína proizvodnih sredstev private ownership of the means of production
podružbljena lastnína socialized property
zasebna in družbena lastnína private and common (ali corporate) ownership

lebdéti to float; to hover

lebdéti med življenjem in smrtjo to hover between life and death
vedno mi bo to lebdelo pred očmi I shall never lose sight of it, I shall always have it in mind

ledén ice; icy

ledén, ledeno mrzel ice-cold
ledéna doba ice age, glacial period
ledéna kocka (za pijače) ice cube
ledéna gora iceberg
ledéna kava iced coffee
ledéna odeja ice cap, ice sheet
ledéni pas frigid zone
ledén obkladek medicina ice pack
ledén greben ice ridge
ledéna poljana ice field
ledéna plošča ice floe
Severno Ledeno morje the Arctic (Ocean)
Južno Ledeno morje the Antarctic (Ocean)
ledéno morje polar sea
ledéni možje (svetniki) the feasts of Sts. Pancras, Servatius and Boniface, the 12th, 13th and 14th of May, the last cold spring days
ledéne rože (na oknu) figures made by freezing moisture on a windowpane, frostwork; ice-ferns pl, the tracery on a frosted window
ledéna sveča icicle
ledéna stena ice-slope
ledéna voda iced water, ZDA ice water
ledéna vrečica medicina ice bag

lésti (lezem) to creep; to trail; to crawl; to move slowly, to walk slowly

lésti na drevo to climb a tree
lésti iz jajca (izvaliti se) to hatch
to vino leze v glavo this wine turns one's head
lésti v dolgove to incur debts
vse, kar leze in gre, je bilo tam all the world and his wife were there

létati to fly; to run

létati sem in tja to run to and fro
létati okoli po (potepati se) to gad (about)
visoko létati (figurativno) to fly high
kdor visoko leta, nizko pade pride goes before a fall, pride will have a fall

léto year; arhaično, pesniško twelvemonth

koledarsko léto calendar (ali civil) year
šolsko léto school year
akademsko léto academic year
navadno léto common (365-day) year
prestopno léto leap year, bissextile year
tekoče léto the current year
cerkveno léto church year
preteklo léto last year
prihodnje léto next year
sončno léto solar (ali astronomical) year
staro léto old year
Novo léto New Year, New Year's Day
srečno novo léto! Happy New Year!
nora, nerodna léta (figurativno) years pl of indiscretion, the awkward age
v létu Gospodovem religija in the year of Our Lord (A.D.), in the year of grace
enkrat na léto once a year
v létu 1950 in nineteen (hundred and) fifty
na starega léta dan on New Year's Eve
v cvetju (svojih) lét in the prime of life
skozi vse léto odprto open all the year round
v poznejših létih in after years
v 70ih létih in the '70s
v teku léta in the course of the year
vsako léto every year
iz léta v léto, léto za létom year by year, year after year, year in year out, from year's end to year's end
pol léta six months
tri četrtine léta nine months
četrt léta three months
ob létu within a year
(skozi) vse léto all the year round, from one year's end to another
v létu 1910 in (the year) 1910
v enem létu in a year's time, arhaično this day twelvemonth
v zadnjih létih of late (ali recent) years
léto dni trajajoč year-long
pred mnogimi léti many years ago (ali since, back)
že mnogo, precéj lét for many years past
z léti with the years
v starosti 50 lét at the age of fifty
po mnogih létih after many years
že nekaj lét (sém) for some years past
pred létom dni a year ago
30 funtov na léto 30 pounds a year (ali per annum)
za prihodnja léta for years to come
danes léto (dni) (bodočnost) twelve months from now, twelve months today, a year hence, (za preteklost) a year ago (ali since, back)
konec léta year-end, close of the year
biti že v létih to be advanced in years, to be well on in years
biti iz svojih najboljših lét to be past one's best
on je že čez 50 (let star) he is on the wrong (ali humoristično shady) side of 50
on še ni 50 (let star) he is on the right (ali sunny) side of 50
10 lét star deček a ten-year-old boy
mlad za svoja léta young for his years
v najlepših létih in the prime of life
ona ne kaže svojih lét she does not look her age
iti v léta to be getting on in years
priti v léta to come to a good age, to get old, to begin to grow old
ona je mojih lét she is my age
priti iz norih lét to sow one's wild oats
dobro nositi svoja léta to bear one's age well
stopiti v novo léto to usher in the New Year
léta bežijo the years race by
umrla je v starosti 20 lét she died at the age of twenty
bistra je za svoja léta she is clever for her age
ta revija izhaja dvakrat na léto this magazine comes out twice a year, this magazine is a biannual (ali semiannual)
čez 7 lét vse prav pride every little helps

lipov (made of) lime; linden

lipovo cvetje lime(-tree) blossoms pl
lipov čaj lime-blossom tea, decoction of lime blossoms and leaves
stati (stojim) kot lipov bog (figurativno) to stand like a graven image (ali like a stone idol); to stand stock-still

líti tehnika (vlivati) to found; (dež) to rain hard, to pour

lije kot iz škafa it is pouring (ali pelting) down, it is pouring (ali pelting) with rain, it is bucketing down, it's coming down in bucketfuls (ali torrents), it's a real downpour, it's raining cats and dogs
solze líti to shed tears

ljúb dear; (v pridigah) dearly beloved

zaradi ljúbega miru for peace and quiet, for a quiet life
karkoli ti je ljúbo anything you like (ali please)
stori to meni na ljúbo do if for my sake, do it to please me
napravi, kar ti je ljúbo! do as you like
tebi na ljúbo bom to naredil I shall do it to please you
ljúbo bi mi bilo, če... I should like (ali appreciate) it if...
kava mi je ljubša kot čaj I prefer coffee to tea
ta roman je moja najljubša knjiga this novel is my favourite book
najljubše opravilo (»konjiček«) hobby

ljubézen love (do koga of, for someone); affection; passion; fondness; liking; fancy; amour, love affair

ljubézen do bližnjega love of one's neighbour, charity, Christian love
materinska ljubézen mother's love, maternal love
platonična ljubézen platonic love
stara ljubézen old flame
bratovska ljubézen brotherly love
nenaravna ljubézen unnatural love
prva, mlada, petošolska ljubézen first love, calf love, puppy love
nesrečna ljubézen disappointment in love
svobodna ljubézen promiscuity
ljubézen do domovine the love of one's country, patriotism
ljubézen iz koristoljubja cupboard love
(ne)vračana ljubézen (un)requited love
boginja ljubézni goddess of love
otrok ljubézni love child, natural child, illegitimate child
gineč od ljubézni lovesick
zakon, poroka iz ljubézni love match, arhaično love in a cottage
razkritje ljubézni declaration of love
ljubézen je slepa love is blind
zanj je to bila ljubézen na prvi pogled with him it was a case of love at first sight
v ljubézni in vojni je vse dovoljeno all's fair in love and war
gojiti ljubézen do to have warm feelings for
napraviti kaj iz ljubézni to do something for love
umirati od (same) ljubézni to be dying all for love
vračati ljubézen za ljubézen to return someone's affection
stara ljubézen ne zarjavi old love never fades