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króžiti to circle, to circulate; to go round; to whirl round; to move (to turn) in a circle; to gyrate, to rotate

króžiti nad glavo to circle overhead, to circle over
vestí krožijo reports are current; (biti v prometu) to be in circulation
neka zgodba kroži a story is going the rounds

krútež a cruel person (ali man)

kújati se to pout; to sulk (napram komu with someone); to be in a huff (ali in a sulk); to huff

kujón a good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

kukálnik (linica) peephole in a door

kúpiti kupováti to buy, to purchase, to make a purchase (od from)

kúpiti, kupováti za gotovino to buy for cash
kúpiti, kupováti na kredit to buy on credit
kúpiti, kupováti na obroke to buy on the instalment plan
kúpiti, kupováti na račun to buy on account
kúpiti, kupováti na dražbi to buy at an auction
kúpiti, kupováti na debelo to buy wholesale, to buy in bulk, to bulk-buy
iti kupovat v trgovino to go shopping, to do the shopping
iti kupovat na trg to go shopping in the market
poceni kúpiti, kupováti to buy cheap, to buy a bargain
kúpiti, kupováti skoraj za nič, zastonj, zelo poceni to buy for a song, to buy dirt cheap
dobro kúpiti, kupováti to strike a good bargain
kúpiti, kupováti iz druge roke to buy secondhand
kúpiti, kupováti mačka v vreči to buy a pig in a poke
(pod)kúpiti, kupováti koga to bribe someone, to corrupt, to suborn someone; pogovorno to grease someone's palm

kurbáti se (vulgarno) to be a whore, to work as a whore; žargon to be on the game; ZDA to hustle; arhaično to harlot

kúriti to heat; to make a fire; to fuel; to burn (fuel)

ta soba se ne da dobro kúriti this room does not heat well, one cannot get this room warm

kvánta a dirty story, an indecent (ali smutty) joke, obscenity

kvárgelj a soft cheese of strong aroma and piquant flavour

lahkožívka a frivolous woman; a lady of easy virtue

lájnati to grind a barrel-organ; figurativno to parrot, to recite in a singsong voice

vedno isto lájnati (figurativno) to keep harping on the same string
organist vse leto lajna iste melodije the organist churns out the same tunes all year round

laksírati to purge; to take a laxative (ali an aperient)

lampás (tkanina) red or blue stripes along the trouser seams of a dress uniform; lampas

leksikográf lexicographer; compiler of a dictionary

lektorírati to read manuscripts for a publisher

lepôtec a handsome man; (zlasti filmski) humoristično answer to the maiden's prayer

lepotíca a beauty, a belle; pogovorno a smasher

leprozórij leprosarium, pl -a ali -s, leper colony, hospital for lepers; zgodovina lazaretto

letovati to spend the summer (na deželi, ob morju in the country, at the seaside); to summer (v Italiji in Italy); ZDA to vacationize; to spend one's holiday, ZDA to vacation; to take a holiday

kje boš letoval letos? where will you spend your holiday this year?