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kómaj scarcely; hardly

kómaj..., že... (ko...) no sooner... than
kómaj kaj scarcely anything
kómaj kdaj hardly ever
kómaj kdo hardly anyone
kómaj 20 let je star he is only just (ali scarcely) twenty
kómaj ga poznam I scarcely know him
kómaj (da) si upam I hardly dare
kómaj je ušel (za las je ušel) he had a narrow escape, he had a narrow squeak
to moreš kómaj (skoraj ne moreš) pričakovati you can hardly expect that
kómaj je mogel govoriti he was hardly able to speak
kómaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes
kómaj še, da je bil vljuden he was barely polite
kómaj smo (še) ujeli vlak we only just caught the train
imam kómaj še dovolj volne, da spletem par nogavic I have only just enough wool left to knit a pair of socks
kómaj je spregovoril, ko... he had scarcely spoken when...
kómaj sem začel brati, že je stopil oče v sobo no sooner had I begun to read than my father entered the room

kónčno finally, at last, in the end, ultimately; at length; definitely; in the long run, after all; eventually; lastly

kónčno smo ga pregovorili k... we at length persuaded him to...

kônec end; finish; termination; completion, conclusion, close; (iztek) expiration; (prenehanje) cessation; (razpust) break-up; (posledica) issue, result

brez kônca endless
na kôncu finally, in the end, at the end
do kônca to the end, to the last
do kônca 19. stol. up to the end of the 19th century
proti kôncu towards the end
do samega kônca (= do smrti) up to the bitter end, to the very end
konec koncev finally, at long last, in the long run
kônec tega meseca at the end of the present month
kônec svetá the end of the world
na drugem kônu at the far end
biti pri, na kônu to be at an end
z njim je kônec (izgubljen je) he is done for, it is all over (ali up) with him, arhaično he is undone
imeti slab kônec to come to a bad end
vsega je enkrat kônec there is an end to every thing
njegovi nevednosti ni kônca there is no end to his ignorance
bližati se kôncu to draw to an end (ali to a close)
poslušaj me do kônca! hear me out!
priti do kônca to come to an end
privesti do kônca to bring to an end
napraviti kônec s kom (pokončati ga) to make an end of someone
imeti na kôncu jezika (figurativno) to have (something) on the tip of one's tongue
temu boš moral napraviti kônec (pogovorno) you will have to put your foot down on that
napraviti čemu kônec to put an end to something
to pride konec koncev na isto it comes to the same thing in the end
ni še videti kônca the end is not yet in sight
začeti na napačnem kôncu pogovorno to get hold of the wrong end of the stick
kônec dober, vse dobro all's well that ends well

kónj horse; (kobila) mare

bojni kónj war-horse, steed
dirkalni kónj racehorse
čistokrvni kónj thoroughbred
jezdni, jahalni kónj saddle horse
gugalni kónj rocking horse, hobbyhorse
krilati kónj winged horse, hippogriff
povodni kónj hippopotamus, pl -es, -mi
neujahan kónj ZDA bronco
skopljen kónj gelding
telovadni kónj vaulting horse, long horse, pommel horse
Trojanski kónj Trojan Horse, wooden horse
tovorni kónj packhorse
vprežni kónj draught horse, carthorse, dray horse
kónj pri šahu knight
dreser konj horsebreaker
dober poznavalec konj a good judge of horseflesh
sprevod konj cavalcade
trgovec s kónji horse dealer
lahkovprežni kónj carriage-horse
na kónju on horseback, mounted
biti na kónju to be on horseback
sem na kónju (figurativno) I am in the saddle
česati kónja to curry a horse
čistiti kónja to groom
delati kot kónj to work like a horse
jahati kónja, jezditi na kónju to ride, to practise riding
podarjenemu kónju ne glej na zobe! do not look a gift-horse in the mouth
pasti s kónja to have a fall off one's horse, to be spilled from a horse, (žargon figurativno) to come a cropper
(u)krotiti kónja to break a horse (to the rein)
oskrbeti s svežimi kónji to provide fresh horses, to remount
zajahati kónja to mount a horse
sopsti kot kónj to pant like a horse
posaditi koga na kónja (tudi figurativno) to put someone into the saddle
vpreči kónje v voz to harness horses to the carriage
tudi par konj me ne spravi tja (figurativno) a team of wild horses couldn't drag me there, wild horses will not drag me there
lahko pripelješ kónja k vodi, ne moreš pa ga prisiliti, da pije you may take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
poditi, drviti kónja to drive a horse (too) hard
priti s kónja na osla (figurativno) to come down in the world

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

kòt² as, like; (za primernikom ter za other, otherwise, else, rather) than; (za nikalnicami) but

čisto tako kòt just like
ne tako kòt unlike
več kòt 500 ljudi more than 500 people
bolje je to naredila ona kòt on she did it better than he (did) (ali pogovorno than him)
rajši kòt rather than
noben drug kòt ti none other than you
kòt kompliment by way of a compliment
to je lažje rečeno kòt storjeno it is easier said than done
prav kòt, baš kòt just as, just like, just the same as
kòt da as if, as though
kòt po maslu, kòt namazano (figurativno) like clockwork, swimmingly, without a hitch
kòt za stavo fast, quickly, hard
delal sem kòt za stavo I worked hard and fast
toliko je star kòt jaz he is old as I am (ali as I, pogovorno as me)
ni toliko star kòt jaz he is not so old as I am (ali as I, pogovorno as me)
kòt primer by way of example
kòt vedno as usual, as always
umreti kòt berač to die a pauper
kòt na primer as for instance
ona to jemlje, kòt da se to samo po sebi razume she takes it for granted
znan je kòt oderuh he is a notorious usurer
jaz bi rajši šel peš, kòt pa da bi se peljal I would rather walk than drive
ni ga bolj priljubljenega človeka, kòt je on there is no one more popular than he is (ali than he, pogovorno than him)

kozárček small glass, small cup, dram-glass

en kozárček čez mero (figurativno) one over the top
on ga ima rad kozárček (figurativno) he's fond of his glass

kozárec glass; cup; (velik) rummer, bumper, beaker; (za vodo) tumbler; (kupica) goblet, drinkingcup; (poln) brimmer

kozárec vode a glass of water
ostanek v kozárcu heeltap
žvenket kozárcev clink of glasses
en kozárec čez mero (figurativno) one over the top
izpiti, izprazniti kozárec do dna to drink (ali to drain) to the last drop
izpiti kozárec na dušek to drain at one gulp, to gulp down, to knock back
rad pogleda v kozárec (figurativno), rad ga ima kozárec he is fond of his glass
piti šampanjec s polnimi kozárci to drink champagne by the glassful
pregloboko pogledati v kozárec (figurativno) to have a glass too much, to take a sip too much, to be in one's cups
trčiti kozárec to touch glasses, to clink glasses (s kom with someone)

kóža skin; (odrta z živali, za izdelovanje usnja) hide; (polt) complexion

brez kóže skinless
debela kóža thick skin
kóža z dlako fell
kóža z glave scalp
surova kóža rawhide
strojena kóža dressed skin, tanned hide, (z lasmi) coat; (kačji lev) slough
občutljiva kóža sensitive skin
zunanja kóža epidermis
le kost in kóža nothing but skin and bone
do kóže moker, premočen wet to the skin, soaked (ali drenched) to the skin, dripping wet, sopping wet, wringing wet
barva kóže colour (of the skin), (obraza) complexion, (temna) tanned (ali bronzed) complexion, (svetla) fair complexion
krema za kóžo skin cream, cold cream, face cream
mazilo za kóžo skin ointment
presaditev kóže medicina skin-grafting
vnetje kóže medicina skin inflammation, dermatitis
srbenje kóže itching, medicina prurigo; pruritus
ne bi hotel biti v njegovi kóži I wouldn't like to be in his shoes (ali in his skin)
braniti svojo kóžo to defend oneself
sama kost in kóža ga je he is nothing but (ali he is only) skin and bone, he is as thin as a lath, he is a bag of bones
iz kóže dati to skin, to flay; to strip the skin off
za kóžo mi gre my life is at stake
on ima debelo kóžo (figurativno) he is not thin-skinned, he is thick-skinned
kóža se mi je ob tem naježila it made my flesh creep
na lastni kóži občutiti to learn something to one's cost
nositi svojo kóžo na prodaj (figurativno) to do something at one's personal risk
odnesti celo (zdravo) kóžo to escape safely, to escape without a scratch; to save one's bacon, to escape unscathed; to get away scotfree; to escape with life and limb; to get off with a whole skin; to come out of something with a whole skin
gre za mojo kóžo my safety (ali my life) is at stake (ali is in danger)
iz kóže skočiti (figurativno) to jump out of one's skin
kóžo odreti to flay
strojiti kóže to dress (ali to tan, to curry) skins (ali hides)
ustrojiti komu kóžo (figurativno) to tan (ali to curry, to warm) someone's hide

krí blood; figurativno family, race

dajalec krvi blood donor
kaplja krvi drop of blood
izliv krvi shedding of blood, effusion of blood
bljuvanje krvi spitting of blood
naval krvi rush of blood, congestion of blood
prelivanje krvi bloodshed, slaughter
transfuzija krvi blood transfusion
izguba krvi loss of blood
zastrupljenje krvi blood poisoning, sepsis
puščanje krvi bleeding, blood-letting, cupping
sredstvo za ustavitev krvi styptic
preobilica krvi plethora
kepica, strdek krvi clot of blood
centralno zbirališče človeške krvi blood bank
huda krí (sovraštvo) bad blood
soroden po krvi related by blood (z to), consanguineous
strnjena krí coagulated blood
mlada krí young blood
modra krí blue blood, high birth
omadeževan s krvjo bloodstained
žejen krvi bloodthirsty
huda krí (antagonizem) ill (bad) blood
kraljevska krí royal blood
brez krvi bloodless, anaemic
iz mesa in krvi flesh and blood
v krvi (prirojen) bred in the bone
krí je brizgnila iz rane blood gushed from the wound
delati hudo krí to breed ill blood
krí ni voda blood is thicker than water
biti vroče krvi to have a passionate temper
biti plemenite krvi to be of a noble stock
po krvi mi je soroden he is a blood relation of mine
boriti se do zadnje kaplje krvi to fight to the last drop of blood
kar mirno krí! keep your temper!
biti, ležati v krvi (figurativno) to run in the blood
to mu je v krvi it runs in his blood, it is bred in the bone
krí ga je oblila he is running with blood
obdržati hladno krí to keep cool
ohranite mirno krí! keep your hair on! take it easy!
ohraniti mirno krí to retain one's composure
krí mi je šla v glavo the blood rushed to my head
krí mu je planila v obraz there was a rush of blood to his face
krí mi je poledenela (od groze) my blood ran cold; it made my blood freeze (ali run cold)
krí ji je šinila v obraz the blood rushed into her cheeks
krí puščati to let blood, to bleed (ali to phlebotomize) (komu someone); arhaično to cup
piti komu krí (figurativno) to suck someone's lifeblood
to mu je prešlo v meso in krí it has become second nature with (ali to) him
omadeževati si roke s krvjo (figurativno) to bathe one's hands in blood
prelil je mnogo krvi he has spilt much blood
šibati do krvi to flog till the blood runs
krí mi teče iz nosa I have a nosebleed, my nose is bleeding (ali pogosto bleeds)
krí mi je zastala it made my blood run cold
krí mi je zavrela my blood began to boil, my blood was up
krí prelivati to shed blood

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

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

lásten own; proper; of one's own

lástno ime proper noun
imate lástno hišo? have you a house of your own?
na lástno pest on one's own (account)
na (svoj) lásten rizik at one's own risk
na lásten račun on one's own account
na moje lástne stroške at my own expense
rad bi imel lástno sobo I should like to have a room of my own
iz lástnega nagiba on one's own impulse (ali inclination)
to so njene lástne besede those are her very (ali own, very own) words
njegovi lástni otroci ga sovražijo his own (ali his very own) children hate him
s svojimi lástni očmi with one's own eyes
z lástnimi rokami sem to naredil I did it with my own hand

lomíti to break; to fracture, (žarke) to refract

lomíti se to break (up)
sila kola lomi necessity knows no law
lomíti ga (šušmariti) to dabble (v politiki in politics)
preveč ga lomíti (figurativno) to go too far
lomíti roké (figurativno) to wring one's hands
lomíti francoščino to speak broken French

lovíti to hunt; to chase; (zasledovati) to pursue; to race

divje, brez dovoljenja lovíti to poach
lovíti ribe to fish
lovíti miši to catch mice
lovíti postrvi to fish for trout
bolje je drži ga kot lovi ga a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
lovíti se (igra) to play at cat and mouse, to play at catching, to have a game of tag

lúna moon

polna lúna full moon
nova lúna new moon
pojemajoča (rastoča) lúna decreasing, decrescent, waning ali old (waxing ali crescent) moon
obraz kot polna lúna a face like the full moon
lúna je sijala the moon was shining, there was a moon
pasti z lúne (figurativno) to fall from the clouds
mi tudi nismo z lúne padli we weren't born yesterday
lúna ga trka (figurativno) he is crazy (ali žargon loony, touched), pogovorno he's off his rocker

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

márati to like, to care for; to be fond of; to be keen on

ne márati to dislike
ne maram za kavo I'm not very keen on coffee, I don't care for coffee
ne maramo ga we dislike him
ne mara delati he doesn't like working
ne maramo mu tega povedati we'd rather not tell him that
toliko maram za to kot za lanski sneg I don't care a button (ali a farthing, a pin) for it

mása mass; (kup) heap, pile; figurativno a great deal, pile, lots pl (of); (množica) crowd, multitude; pogovorno loads, bags

konkurzna, zapuščinska mása estate
uradni, sodni upravitelj konkurzne máse official receiver
široke máse (množice) broad masses pl
to ga je stalo máso denarja it has cost him a good deal of money
papirna mása pulp
v velikih másah in large numbers, in droves
psihologija más mass psychology
brezpravne máse voiceless millions pl

mèd (predlog) (mèd dvema) between, pesniško betwixt; (med mnogimi) among, amongst, amid(st); (časovno) during

mèd učno uro during the lesson
biti mèd dvema alternativama to be between two alternatives
nobene podobnosti ni mèd njima there is no likeness between them, they bear no likeness to each other
to naj ostane mèd nama this must remain a secret between us
mèd nama rečeno between you and me, between ourselves, humoristično between you, me and the gatepost
lebdeti mèd nebom in zemljo to hover between heaven and earth
zaprt med štirimi stenami shut up within four walls
oče je razdelil svoje imetje mèd otroke the father shared his property among his children
mèd štirimi očmi in private, tête-à-tête
je razlika mèd njim in menoj there is a difference between him and me
ni ga več mèd nami he is no more amongst us
razdeliti si vsoto mèd seboj! divide the sum among you!, pogovorno split the lot between you!
ženijo, poročajo se mèd seboj they intermarry