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kandidatúra candidature; candidacy; (za službeno mesto) application (for)

prijaviti kandidatúro za člana Akademije to offer oneself for election to the Academy

kànt failure; bankruptcy

priti na kànt to go (ali to become) bankrupt

kanú (čoln) (Canadian) canoe

voziti (se) s kanújem to canoe
vožnja s kanújem canoeing

káp¹ -a watershoot; drip; (odtočni strešni žleb) eaves pl

z dežja pod káp, -a iti (pasti, skočiti) to jump (to leap, to fall) out of the frying-pan into the fire

káp³ (rtič) cape

obpluti káp to round a cape
Kap dobrega upanja the Cape of Good Hope

kapára earnest money; handsel, hansel

dati kapáro to give earnest money

kapétan vojska captain; company commander

letalski kapétan captain, (vojaški) flight lieutenant
kapétan moštva šport captain of a team, pogovorno skipper, skip
biti kapétan to captain
kdo je kapétan njihovega moštva? who captains their team?
napredoval je v kapétana lani he got his captaincy (ali his company) last year

kapitál capital; fund (s pl); (glavnica) principal

kapitál in obresti principal and interest
kapitál delniške družbe stock
angažiran kapitál tied-up capital
mrtev kapitál dead (ali locked up) capital, idle funds pl, unapplied funds pl, unproductive capital
naloženi kapitál invested capital
prosti kapitál unemployed capital
obratni kapitál circulating (ali floating, working, operating) capital
razpoložljivi kapitál available funds pl
vplačani, efektivni kapitál paid-in capital
začetni kapitál initial capital
beg kapitála exodus (ali flight) of capital
naložba, investicija kapitála investment
pomanjkanje kapitála shortage of capital
potreba po kapitálu want of funds, capital requirement, demand for money
povečanje kapitála increase of capital
dotok kapitála influx of capital
stiska za kapitál financial stringency, lack of capital
delati, kovati kapitál iz to make capital out of; to profit by
naložiti kapitál to invest capital
priskrbeti kapitál to raise capital

kapítel (poglavje) chapter

to je kapítel zase (figurativno) that's another story

káplja a drop; bead; (goste tekočine) blob

káplja črnila (packa) a blob of ink
po kápljah by drops, drop by drop
nekaj deževnih kapelj a few drops of rain, a few raindrops
káplje rose dewdrops pl
znojne káplje beads pl of perspiration (ali of sweat)
to je káplja v morju (figurativno) it is a drop in the bucket (ali in the ocean)
rad imam kápljo konjaka v kavi I like just a dash of brandy in my coffee
do zadnje káplje krvi to the last drop of blood
izpiti do zadnje káplje to drink off at a draught, to drain to the dregs, to leave no heeltaps
izpil (popil) ga je kápljo preveč (figurativno) he has had a drop too much, pogovorno he's had one over the eight

kápljica droplet

dobra kápljica (figurativno) good wine
le kápljica v morju a mere drop in the bucket (ali in the ocean)
Hoffmannove kápljice spirit of ether
izpiti do zadnje kápljice to drink off at a draught, to toss off, to drain to the dregs, to leave no heeltaps
po kápljicah (po malem) in dribs and drabs

kapúca (oglavnica) hood; cowl

brez kapúce hoodless
pokrit s kapúco hooded
pokriti s kapúco to hood
ženski plašč s kapúco arhaično capuchin

karákter character; nature, temperament, temper

on nima karákterja (figurativno) he is a spiritless fellow, he lacks backbone, he has no grit
čuden karákter (čudak) a strange character
on je blagega karákterja he has a sweet temper
on je zaprtega karákterja he is secretive
biti togotnega karákterja to have an evil temper
naše informacije so praktično uradnega karákterja our information is practically of an official nature

karakterístičen characteristic (za of), typical

karakterístično prislov characteristically
to je eden karakterístičih znakov bolezni it is one of the specific (ali characteristic) symptoms of the disease

karakterístika (značilnost) characteristic, typical feature; (karakterizacija) characterization, description of a character; (pismena izjava o kom) reference, arhaično character

politična karakterístika (political) record
imeti dobro (slabo) karakterístiko to have a good (a bad) record

karantena quarantine

v karanteni in quarantine
biti v karanteni to be quarantined
dati v karanteno to quarantine, to detain in quarantine

kardinálski cardinal's, of a cardinal

kardinálski klobuk cardinal's hat
dobiti kardinálski klobuk, postati kardinal to be made a cardinal

karé (kvadrat) square, quadrangle; square piece; vojska square

formirati se v karé vojska to form a square; (format papirja) demy
goveji karé a rib of beef

kariêra career; figurativno success in life, advancement in service

napraviti dobro, lepo kariêro to have a good career, to work one's way up
škodovati kariêri to prejudice the career (koga of someone)
uničiti si kariêro to ruin one's career, to mar one's career
začeti kariêro to enter upon a career
začeti kariêro čisto od spodaj, od kraja to start on the lowest rung (of the ladder)

karkóli whatever; anything

karkóli drugega anything else
karkóli delaš,... whatever you do,...
karkóli hočete anything you please
karkóli se utegne zgoditi, tega ne bom storil I won't do it, whatever happens
karkóli on prosi, bo gotovo dobil whatever he asks for, he is sure to get