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jazz jazz

v slogu jazza jazz
jazz orkester jazz band
igrati jazz to play jazz

kárta (zemljevid) map, (pomorska) chart, (iz zraka) air survey map, aerophotogrammetric map; (vstopnica) ticket (of admission)

Atlantska Karta Atlantic Charter
kárta cest road map
avtomobilska kárta motoring map
igralne kárte playing cards pl
mesečna kárta (vozovnica) monthly season ticket, ZDA commutation ticket
krušne (živilske) kárte bread (food) ration cards pl
vremenska kárta weather map (ali chart)
hiša iz kart (figurativno) castle in the air
imena kart so: srce karo, pik, križ (tref) the names of the cards are: hearts, diamonds, spades, clubs
kup kart a pack of cards
kárte v roki hand
visoka (nizka) kárta high (low) card
kárta s figuro court card, face card
vedeževalka iz kart fortune-teller
trik s kártami card-trick
igrati kárte to play (at) cards
igrati z odkritimi kártami to lay one's cards on the table, to show one's hand
igrati svojo zadnjo kárto to play one's last card
pokazati, odkriti svoje kárte to show one's cards, to reveal one's intentions
mešati kárte to shuffle the cards
polagati kárte (za vedeževanje) to tell fortunes by the cards
(raz)deliti, dati kárte to deal (the cards)
privzdigniti kárte to cut (the cards)
skriti, skrivati svoje kárte to hide one's cards
staviti na napačno kárto (figurativno) to back the wrong horse
staviti svoje premoženje, svoje vse na eno kárto to stake one's fortune, everything on the turn of a card
ne stavi vsega na eno kárto! (figurativno) don't put all your eggs in one basket!
vedeževati iz kart to tell someone's fortune from the cards
videti komu v kárte (figurativno) to discover someone's plan
vreči, igrati kárto to discard, to throw out a card, to play a card
kruh ni več na kárte bread is off the ration

kitára guitar

igrati na kitáro to play the guitar

klavír glasba piano

pri klavírju at the piano
igranje na klavír playing te piano, piano playing
igrati na klavír to play the piano
na tem klavírju se ni mnogo igralo this piano has not been played (on) very much

klávrn poor; depressed, low-spirited; ill-humoured, sulky, sullenly discontented, morose, out of sorts, ill-tempered

igrati klávrno vlogo to cut a poor figure
klávrno se držati to be a sorry sight

klóvn clown

igrati klóvna, obnašati se kot klóvn (figurativno) to play the buffoon, to clown about

kócka matematika cube; hexahedron; (igralna) dice sg in pl; arhaično die, pl dice

igralne kócke (pogovorno) bones, ivories
posodica za metanje kóck dice-box
sleparska kócka cogged dice, (obtežena) loaded dice
igranje s kócko, kockanje game of dice
briket v kóckah cubeshaped briquet(te)
premog v kóckah cobbles pl
sladkor v kóckah sugar cubes (ali lump sugar)
tlakovalna kócka paving stone
kócka je padla the die is cast
biti na kócki (figurativno) to be at stake
njegovo življenje je na kócki his life is at stake
staviti na kócko to stake
staviti (svoje) življenje na kócko to take one's life in one's hands, to stake (ali to risk) one's life on a throw of the dice, to dice with death
vse na kócko staviti to risk all; to go neck or nothing
igrati s kóckami, kockati to play dice
rezati v kócke to dice, to cut into small cubes

komédija comedy, play, burlesque; farce; figurativno sham, mere show

sentimentalna komédija sentimental comedy
debata je bila čista komédija (figurativno) the debate was a mere farce
igrati komédijo (figurativno) to sham, to make a pretence, to act, to put on an act
komédija je končana (figurativno) the play is finished, the thing is over and done with

králj king (tudi pri šahu, kartah)

králj živali (= lev) king of beasts
sveti trije králji religija Three Kings, Three Wise Men; Three Magi
sv. trije králji (praznik) Twelfth Day, Epiphany, feast of the Epiphany, (večer) twelfth Night
kolač na dan sv. treh králjev twelfth-cake
igrati králja to king it, to act the king
izvoliti za králja to elect a king, to elect someone king
umor, morilec králja regicide
králj Jurij King George

kríket šport cricket

igralec kríketa cricketer
igrati kríket to play cricket

krokét šport croquet

igrišče za krokét croquet lawn
igrati krokét to croquet

ljubézenski of love, love-; erotic

ljubézensko koprnenje fond yearning
ljubézenski napoj love potion, love philtre
ljubézensko pismo love letter
ljubézenska zadeva, ljubézensko razmerje love affair, affair
ljubézenska pesem love poem
imeti ljubézenske bolečine, skrbi to be lovelorn, lovesick
začeti ljubézenske odnose z (žargon) to get off with
ljubézenska igra brez koitusa petting, žargon snogging (igrati tako ljubézensko igro to pet, žargon to snog)

lórd lord, peer

povišati (koga) v lórda to raise (someone) to the peerage
vesti se, obnašati se kot lórd, igrati lórda to lord it, to act the lord
živeti kot lórd to live like a lord
lordstvo lordship

loteríja lottery, (predmetna) raffle

igrati v loteríji to take part in a lottery (ali raffle), to buy a lottery (ali raffle) ticket
dobiti, zadeti v loteríji to win a lottery, to win a prize in a raffle (ali lottery)

lútnja glasba lute

igrati na lútnjo to play the lute, arhaično to lute

míš zoologija mouse, pl mice

poljska míš field mouse
gorska míš (egiptovski skakač) jerboa
vodna míš shrew mouse
slepe míši (igra) blind man's buff
ne ptič ne míš neither fish, flesh nor fowl
moker sem kot míš (figurativno) I am soaking wet
bil je moker kot míš he was soaked to the skin
reven kot cerkvena míš as poor as a church mouse
igrati se slepe míši to play blind man's buff
loviti míši to catch mice, (maček) to mouse
prežati kot mačka na míš to watch like a cat watching a mouse
videti bele míši (imeti delirium tremens) (žargon) to see pink elephants
kadar mačke ni doma, míši plešejo when the cat's away the mice will play
tresla se gora, rodila se míš (figurativno) the mountain has laboured, the mountain has brought forth a mouse

na on, upon; at; in; up, upward; to; over

na cesti on the road
na ulici in the street, ZDA on the street
na deželi in the country
na dvorišču in the courtyard
na desni, na levi on the right, on the left
na desno, na levo to the right, to the left
na kredit, na up on credit
na mojo čast on my honour, honestly
na primer for instance, for example
na morju at sea
na nebu in the sky
na sliki in the picture
na soncu in the sun
na polju in the field
na travniku in the meadow
na (živilskem) trgu at the market-place
na postaji at the station
na mizi on (ali upon) the table
na svetu in the world
na razstavi at the exposition
na minuto a minute, to the minute
na mestu (takoj) on the spot, at once
na moji strani on my side
na obeh straneh on both sides
na ta način in this manner
na najlepši način in the finest manner
na povelje to order
na zemljevidu on the map
na moje priporočilo on (ali upon) my recommendation
na moje presenečenje to my surprise (ali astonishment)
na moj račun at my expense
na moje veliko obžalovanje to my deep regret
na svojo škodo to one's detriment (ali cost ali disadvantage)
na mojo škodo to my cost
na temelju on the grounds of, by virtue of
na mojo sramoto to my disgrace
na srečo fortunately
na slepo blindly, at random, gropingly
na vsak način at any rate, by all means
na noben način on no account
na vrat na nos head over heels, headlong
na svidenje! goodbye!, ZDA goodby!, au revoir!, so long!, see you again!
na prvi pogled at first sight, at first glance
na mojo prošnjo at my request
na vaše priporočilo on the strength of your recommendation
na potovanju in travelling
na stotine by hundreds
dvakrat na dan twice a day
X tolarjev na dan X tolars a day
en četrt na pet a quarter past four
tri četrt na pet a quarter to five
na moje stroške at my expense
vpliv na... influence over (ali on)...
X SIT na uro X tolars per hour
biti na lovu to be out hunting
na tebi je, da rečeš... it is up to you (to say)...
biti na obisku pri kom to stay with someone
biti hud na koga to have a grudge against someone
biti gluh na obe ušesi to be deaf in both ears
na luči mi je (stoji) he is (stands) in my light
kdo je zdaj na vrsti? whose turn is it now?
jaz sem na vrsti it is my turn
ljubosumen je na svojo ženo he is jealous of his wife
slep je na eno oko he is blind in one eye
hrom je na eno nogo he is lame in one leg
moje okno gleda na dvorišče my window looks out on to the backyard
igrati na flavto to play the flute
imeti kaj črno na belem to have something in black and white
imaš velik vpliv nanj you have a great influence over (ali on) him
biti ves dan na nogah to be busy (ali pogovorno on the go) all day long
iti na pošto to go to the post office
iti komu na roko (figurativno) to oblige someone, to help someone, to lend someone a helping hand
osvojiti na juriš trdnjavo to take a fortress by storm
(s)plezati na drevo to climb (up) a tree
motiti se na vsej črti to be mistaken all along the line
verjeti komu na besedo to take someone's word for it
zidati na pesek to build on sand
želim sobo na ulico I want a room overlooking the street
iti na lov to go out hunting
iti na potovanje to go abroad

naspróten contrary, opposite, arhaično contrariant, zastarelo contrarious; (nenaklonjen) opposed, unwilling, hostile, adverse to, disinclined to; (obraten) converse

nasprótni dokaz counterevidence
nasprótna izjava counterdeclaration
nasprótna sila counterforce; opposed force
nasprótna stran ulice the opposite side of the street
nasprótna stranka the opposite party
nasprótna terjatev counterdemand, counterclaim
naspróten veter a contrary wind, an adverse wind
biti čisto naspróten od to be opposite to
igrati na nasprótni strani šport to play for the opposing (ali opposite) side
storil si prav nasprótno od tistega, kar bi bil moral storiti you have done the exact opposite of what you ought to have done

níka (frnikola) marble

níke pl marbles pl
igra z níkami marbles
igrati se z níkami to play marbles, to shoot marbles

nogomèt football

igrati nogomèt to play football; association foothall, pogovorno soccer
mali nogomèt seven-a-side