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instalírati to install; (elektriko, plin itd.) to put in, to lay on; (stroj) to put up, to set up; (tovarno) to equip; (hišo) to fit out, to furnish

instalírati radijski aparat to install a radio (ali wireless, wireless set)
instalírati se to install oneself, to establish oneself, to settle (oneself) in
instaliral se je v kot kupeja he settled himself in a corner of the compartment
instalírati se v hotelu za kratko bivanje to put up at a hotel for a short stay
instalírati se kot odvetnik to set up as a lawyer
instalirali so se na deželi they went to live in the country
špecerist se je instaliral na uličnem vogalu a grocer has opened a shop (ali has set up shop) at te corner of the street

izbíti to beat out, to dash out, to drive out; to knock out

to izbije sodu dno (figurativno) that beats everything
izbíti komu oko to put out someone's eye
izbíti komu iz glave to drive something out of someone's head, to talk someone out of his intention
izbíti si kaj iz glave to put something out of one's head, to banish the thought of something
izbij(te) si to iz glave! forget it!

jájčar jajčarica egg-dealer

te kokoši so dobre jajčarice these hens are good layers

kakó how; in what way

kakó to? how so?
kakó lepó! how beautiful!
kakó daleč? how far?
kakó to, da... how comes it that..., how come that...
kakó vraga... how the deuce..., how the devil..., how the dickens...?
kakó, prosim? I beg your pardon, pogovorno pardon?; what was that?, what did you say?
kakó se počutiš? how do you feel?
kakó stara je? how old is she?
kakó dolgo ste že v Ljubljani? how long have you been in Ljubljana?
kakó je z vstopnicami? what about the tickets?
kakó lepo jutro! what a lovely morning!
kakó sem vesel, da te vidim! how pleased I am to see you!
kakó je nesrečna! how unhappy she is!
kakó mu je ime? what is his name?
kakó imenujete to (rečete temu) po angleško (v angleščini)? what do you call this in English?
kakó to, da si še vedno tu? how is it you're still here?
ne razumem, kakó je to možno I do not understand how this can be
nihče ne ve kakó mu je uspelo no one knows how he has done
kakó vendar... how on earth...
pa še kakó! and how
Se lahko poslužim vašega telefona? - Kako, da ne! May I use your telephone? - Why, yes! of course!

kjé where; in what place; on which side

kjé drugje somewhere else, elsewhere
kjé si dobil te informacije? where did you get the information?
ne vem kjé (= kjerkoli) somewhere or other
kjé pa!; kjé neki! (kaj še, ni govora o tem!) no such thing!

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

klíma climate

nisem še vajen te klíme I am not yet used to this climate
navaditi na klímo to acclimatize, ZDA to acclimate

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

kompeténten competent (to do something, in something); qualified; able, efficient, skilled

kompeténtna sodba a competent judgment
ni videti zelo kompeténten he does not seem up to his work
nisi kompeténten za kritiko te knjige you are not competent to criticize this book

kompromitírati to compromise

prej ali slej te bo gotovo kompromitiral sooner or later he is bound to compromise you
kompromitiral je svoj ugled he has compromised his reputation
kompromitírati se to commit oneself, to compromise oneself
ne kompromitiraj se s takimi ljudmi! do not compromise yourself (ali pogovorno don't get involved) with such people!

kós³

biti kós čemu to be equal to something, to be a match for something
nisem ti kós I'm not a match for you
nihče mu ni kós there is no one to match him
biti kós priliki to rise to occasin
on ni kós tej nalogi he is not equal (ali up) to this task
nisem mu kós I am no match for him
biti kós situaciji, položaju to cope with a (ali the) situation, to be equal to te situation, pogovorno to measure up to the job

krátko short; briefly

na krátko in a few words, in short
da na krátko povem to sum up, to be brief, in brief, briefly told, to put it briefly
jaz te krátko malo ne razumem I do not understand you at all

krívda guilt; fault

priznanje krívde plea of guilty
ni moja krívda it is not my fault, it's no fault of mine
čigava krívda je? whose fault is it?
dokazati komu krívdo to convict someone
vzeti krívdo nase to bear the blame
obtoženec je trdovratno zanikal krívdo the accused persisted in denying his guilt
zvaliti krívdo na koga to put te guilt on someone, žargon to let someone take the rap

kúga medicina plague; pestilence; figurativno pest

živinska kúga cattle plague; rinderpest; murrain
črna kúga black plague
da bi te kúga! a curse upon you!
da bi ga kúga! plague on him (oziroma it)!
bela kúga (upadanje števila rojstev) race suicide

láskati se to flatter (komu someone) to adulate, to cajole, to coax, to compliment, to fawn upon

neumen je, kdor posluša tiste, ki se mu laskajo he is a fool who listens to those who flatter him
nikar se mi ne laskaj(te)! (pogovorno) spare my blushes!

lè (samó) only; (edino) merely, solely

lè on only he, nobody but he
lè da... only that...
lè tega ne! anything but this!
lè tokrat, to pot (for) this once
lè nekaj minut just a few minutes
lè zaradi solely because of
lè malo only a little, not much
lè počasi, dečki! easy, lads (ali boys)!
vse, lè denarja ne everything except (ali but) money
ne lè..., temveč tudi... not only... but also...
ne lè on, tudi ti not only he, but you also
pa je lè res! it is true all the same!
kdo (kje) lè...? who (where) on earth...?
če lè provided (that)..., only if...
lè kdo je to naredil? whoever could have done it?
prišel sem ti lè povedat, da... I have come solely to tell you that...
kolikor lè moremo just as much as we can
prosim te lè, da mi obljubiš... I merely ask you to promise me...
če lè ne bi toliko govorila! if only she did not talk so much!

málo little; a little; few (pl)

po malem gradually; little by little
čisto málo a tiny bit
prav tako málo kot... no more than...
v málo dneh in a few days
počakaj málo! wait a moment!
jaz málo spim I don't sleep (ali I'm not sleeping) very much, I sleep little
še málo ne not a bit
on je málo znan he is little known
še málo ne slutiš, kaj te čaka you've no idea (ali arhaično you little dream) what is in store for you
málo vas je there aren't many of you, there are (only) a few of you, you are few
málo bolje mi je I am a little (a triffle) better
imam le málo prijateljev I've only a few friends, I have but few friends
málo je takih kot on there aren't many like him, there are few like him
málo ljudi misli tako few people think so
tistih málo ljudi, ki so bili navzoči the few people who were present
niti málo nisem zadovoljen I am far from being satisfied
málo, da tega nisem pozabil I had almost forgotten it
málo, da ni umrl he was likely to die
zelo málo next to nothing
málo za tem soon (ali shortly) after
málo prej a few moments ago, a short while ago; shortly before
za málo se mi zdi prositi za uslugo I scorn to ask a favour
málo (za las) je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was a near miss
málo je manjkalo, pa bi ga povozilo he was within an ace of being run over
málo je manjkalo, da se ni ubil he had a narrow escape (ali a close shave), he was within an ace of getting killed
bolje málo kot nič half a loaf is better than no bread

már

biti már za to care for, to like
már mi je! a lot I care!
ni mi már I don't care
kaj ti je to már? what's that to you?
to ti ni nič már! (te nič ne briga) that's no business of yours (ali none of your business)!
prav nič (figo) mi je már! I don't care a pin (ali rap, damn, straw, cent, brass farthing, feather, whoop)!, žargon I don't give a damn (ali VB tinker's cuss, ZDA tinker's damn)!
már ti je! a lot you care!

mirováti to stand still, to be at a standstill; to be (ali to keep) quiet, to be (ali to lie) still; to hold one's peace; (počivati) to rest, to repose, to take rest

miruj(te)! keep (ali be) quiet!
stroj miruje the machine (ali engine) is idle

mísel thought; idea

v míslih in mind, in one's thoughts
bogat z míslimi rich (ali fertile) in ideas
istih mísli like-minded, of the same mind
zatopljen v mísli engrossed (ali sunk, lost in thought)
vodilna mísel chief (ali principal) idea
že sama mísel na to the mere thought of it, merely thinking of it
prenos mísli thought-transference
branje mísli thoughtreading
svoboda mísli freedom of thought, free thought
črne mísli mi rojé po glavi I am in the doldrums
njegovo ime mi ne pride na mísel his name has slipped my memory
često vas imam v míslih you are often in my thoughts
kako si prišel na to mísel? what put such an idea into your head?
njegova edina mísel je, kako priti do denarja his sole thought is to make money
priti komu na mísel to be remembered by someone, to come (back) to mind, to be in someone's thoughts
nikoli mi ni to prišlo na mísel it never entered my head (ali my mind)
na mísel mi pride it occurs to me, it comes into (ali it crosses) my mind, I discover (da... that)
imeti samó eno mísel to have but one thing in mind (ali one thought)
tolar bi dal, da bi (zdajle) vedel za tvoje mísli! (figurativno)a penny for your thoughts!, a penny for them!
v glavo mi je šinila mísel, da... it suddenly occurred to me, the thought struck me that...
ne morem slediti tvoji mísli I don't follow you, I don't get your drift, I don't see what you're driving at
v míslih te vidim I can see you in my mind (ali in my mind's eye)
ni mu prišlo na mísel, da bi plačal svoj dolg he had no thought of paying his debt
brati, uganiti mísli koga to read someone's thoughts
želja je rodila mísel the wish is father to the thought
zaupati komu svoje mísli to open one's mind to someone
ne morem se znebiti, (otresti) te mísli I cannot banish (dismiss) this thought from my mind, I cannot get rid of this idea
kolikor glav, toliko mísli many men, many minds
še na mísel mi ne pride, da bi to storil I would not dream of doing it