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konkurírati to compete (z with, za for); to enter into competition, to compete with someone for something

on uspešno konkurira z drugimi tvrdkami he successfully competes with other firms
malo dežel more konkurírati s Francijo v izvozu vina few countries can compete with France in the export of wine
medsebojno si konkurírati to compete with one another

konkúrz bankruptcy; failure; insolvency

napovedati konkúrz to file one's (petition in) bankruptcy, to declare oneself insolvent
napoved konkúrza declaration of bankruptcy
odločba o konkúrzu bankruptcy act
priti v konkúrz to go bankrupt, to become insolvent

konsêrva preserve; tinned (ZDA canned) food

konsêrve pl tinned (ZDA canned) goods pl (ali food)
tovarna konsêrv cannery
dati v konsêrvo to tin, to can

konstituírati to constitute; to organize; to set up; to establish

konstituírati se v odbor to resolve itself into a committee
konstituírati vlado, kabinet VB to form a government, a cabinet

kontákt contact; touch

biti v kontáktu z to be in contact with
stopiti v kontákt z to come into contact with, pogovorno to contact (s kom someone)
obdržati (izgubiti) kontákt z to keep in touch (to lose touch) with
vzpostaviti, prekiniti kontákt (elektrika) to make, to break contact

kontékst context

biti zajet v kontékstu to be implied by the context

kontrolór controller; surveyor; (računov) auditor; (avtobusni, tramvajski) conductor

železniški kontrolór ticket inspector; (v tovarni) inspector, timekeeper

kontumác

1. (zdravstveni zapor) isolation, quarantine

2. pravo contumacy; default

sodba v kontumáci judgment by default

konverzácija conversation; talk

prestanek, zastoj v konverzáciji lull in the conversation

kopalíšče baths pl, (javno) public baths pl, swimming pool; (kopališki kraj) watering place, spa, seaside resort

zdraviti se v kopalíšču to take the waters

kópati² to bath

kópati se (v kadi) to have (ali to take) a bath, (na prostem) to bathe, to go swimming
on se ravno koplje he is having a bath
kópati se v tekoči vodi to have a bath (ali bathe) in running water
kópati se v kopališču ali v kadi to have a bath in a bathing establishment or in a tub
kópati se v solzah to melt into tears

kopíca stack; heap; a lot

kopíca sena a stack of hay, haystack, hayrick
kopíca snopov (navadno 12) a shock
kopíca slame stack of straw
zložiti, spraviti v kopíce to stack
moram odgovoriti na kopíco pisem I have stacks of letters to answer

kór

1. (v cerkvi) choir, (pred oltarjem) chancel, (dvignjeni del, za orgle in pevce) organ loft

2. (pevski zbor) choir, chorus, band of singers

peti v kóru to sing in a choir (ali the choir)

korák step; (tempo) pace

dolg korák stride; (hoja) walk, gait
vojaški, brzi korák double, ZDA double time
hitri korák vojska quick time (ali pace)
paradni, pruski korák goose step
telovadni, gimnastični korák double-quick
čvrst korák brisk step
hlačni korák crotch
odločilen korák decisive step
napačen korák (spodrsljaj) false step
nagel korák a rash step
prvi koráki first steps pl beginnings pl (pregovorov itd.) advances pl
navadni korák vojska ordinary pace
preudaren korák prudent step; figurativno (ukrep) step, move, measure, motion
enakomernih korákov evenpaced
počasnih korákov slow-paced
naglih korákov at a fast pace
nadaljnji korák a further step
s hitrim korákom at a brisk pace
korák za korákom step by step, pace by pace, by steps, little by little, (postopoma) gradually
pri vsakem koráku at every step
na vsakem koráku (povsod) everywhere, (vedno) all the time
dolžina koráka length of stride
menjava koráka change of step
števec korákov pedometer
to je velik korák naprej! that's a big step (ali move) forward!
zima se bliža z velikimi koráki winter is coming upon us apace
držati korák z to keep pace (ali step) with, to be in step with, to keep up with, (figurativno) to keep abreast of (ali up-to-date with)
ne držati koráka to break step, to be out of step (s časom with the times)
izmeriti razdaljo s koráki to pace out the distance
delati velike koráke to make great strides
napraviti korák naprej (nazaj) to step (ali to take a step) forwards (backwards)
napraviti (potrebne) koráke (ukrepe) to take steps (proti against)
napraviti prvi korák (figurativno) to take the first step, to make the first move, to take the initiative
tudi koráka naprej ni mogel napraviti he couldn't walk a step further
napraviti velik korák do uspeha to make great progress towards success, to reach a milestone in one's career
iti v korák z to keep abreast of, to be in step with
prvi korák je vedno najtežji the first step is always the hardest
napraviti dolg korák to stride out
delati dolge koráke to take (ali to make) long strides
delati kratke koráke to take short strides
prvi korák je storjen (figurativno) the first step is taken
napraviti nekaj korákov to go a few steps, to take a few paces
(iz)meriti s koráki to pace (out)
vse moje koráke nadzorujejo they watch every step I take
napredovati z velikanskimi koráki to advance with giant strides
zadeva se ni niti za korák premaknila the affair hasn't got a step further
podaljšati korák to lengthen one's stride
priti iz koráka to get out of step
podvzeti (hitre) koráke to take (swift) steps (v zadevi in the matter)
pospešiti korák to quicken one's pace, to step out
skrajšati korák to shorten one's stride
(s)poznati koga po njegovih korákih (po hoji) to know (to recognise) someone by his step
usmeriti korák to direct one's footsteps
vzdržati korák to last the pace
voziti v koráku! slow down!, dead slow!, ZDA drive slow!

korén root; matematika root; gramatika root, radical, (osnova) stem

kvadratni korén square root
kubični korén cube root
potegniti kvadratni (kubični) korén to extract the square (cube) root (of)
priti do koréna problema to get at (ali to) the root of the problem
imeti korén v to stem from

korespondénca korespondíranje correspondence

biti v korespondénci s kom to maintain (ali to keep up) a correspondence with someone, to be in correspondence with someone
opravljati korespondénco to deal with (ali to attend to) one's correspondence, to answer one's mail

koríst benefit, profit; good; advantage; use; behalf; arhaično avail; arhaično behoof; (porabnost) utility, use, usefulness

v koríst česa in favour of, on (ZDA in) behalf of
brez korísti useless, unprofitable, unproductive, fruitless, unavailing
v mojo koríst on my behalf
v koríst naše tvrdke for the benefit of our firm
kakšna koríst je od tega, da (če)... arhaično what boots it to...?
od tega ne bomo imeli nobene korísti we shall gain nothing by this
imeti koríst od to profit by, to benefit by, to derive (ali to realize, to have) profit from
materialna koríst material benefit
to je za tvojo koríst it is for your good (ali benefit)
je brez korísti it is of no avail (ali of no use)
brez korísti protestirati to protest without avail
obrniti (kaj) v svojo koríst to turn (something) to good account
on obrne vse v svojo koríst it is all grist to his mill
izvleči koríst iz česa to capitalize on something

korúza maize, ZDA corn; Indian corn

pečena korúza parched corn
ličkati korúzo to husk (ali to hull) corn
vreči puško v korúzo (figurativno) to throw in the sponge (ali towel)
živeti na korúzi (figurativno) to cohabit, to live in sin, arhaično to be married over the broomstick

kosílo lunch

svečano kosílo luncheon; early dinner, dinner
gostje na kosílu (guests at a) dinner party
prirediti kosílo v čast... to give a luncheon in honour of...
ostati brez kosíla to go without one's dinner
povabiti na kosílo to invite to dinner
boste ostali pri nas na kosílu? will you stay for dinner (with us)?, will you stay here for dinner?

kóst bone

do kósti to the bone
lična kóst cheek-bone
ribja kóst fish bone
slonova kóst ivory
kóst z mozgom a marrowbone
mehčanje kósti medicina rickets pl (s konstr. v sg), softening of bones, rachitis
brez kósti without bones, boneless
moker do kósti soaked to the skin, wet through
do kósti premražen frozen (ali chilled) to the marrow
kóst glodati to pick a bone
sama kóst in koža ga je he is nothing but skin and bone, he is a bag of bones
obirati kósti to bone
kósti mu lahkó prešteješ you can count his bones
spremeniti se v kóst to ossify
ni mesa brez kósti (figurativno) every rose has its thorn
močnih kósti big-boned