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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

kománda command; order; (štab) headquarters pl

biti pod žensko komándo (humoristično ali poniževalno) to be under petticoat government
prevzeti komándo to take (over) command

komár

1. zoologija mosquito, pl -oes; gnat

iz komárja slona narediti (figurativno) to make a mountain out of a molehill
mreža zoper komárje mosquito net
komárjev pik gnat-bite, mosquito-bite

2. figurativno (kibic) looker-on, kibitzer

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

komfórt comfort

imeti ves komfórt to have all the comforts
on je vajen velikega komfórta he is used to great comfort

komisíja commission; board of commissioners, body of persons entrusted with some investigation; committee; (naročilo) commission, order

v komisíji on commission
kupiti in prodati v komisíji to buy and sell on commission
dati (vzeti) v komisíjo trgovina to give (to take) in commission
biti v komisíji to be (ali to sit) on a committee
imenovati, postaviti komisíjo to appoint, to set up a commission, a committee
imeti blago v komisíji trgovina to have goods on commission
seja komisíje committee meeting
arbitražna komisíja arbitration committee (ali board)
izpitna komisíja board of examiners
komisíja izvedencev committee of experts
nadzorna komisíja supervisory committee
posebna komisíja special committee
stalna komisíja permanent committee, standing committee
preiskovalna komisíja committee (ali commission) of inquiry
mandatno imunitetna komisíja credentials commission
komisíja za volitve in imenovanja commission for elections and nominations
mešana komisíja joint commission

komóden (oseba) easy, easy-going; (življenje) easy, comfortable; (soba, hiša itd.) roomy and conve-. nient; (naslanjač itd.) comfortable, convenient

napraviti si komódenno to take one's ease
napravite si komódenno! make yourself comfortable!

komólec elbow

rabiti komólce, suvati s komólci to elbow
dregniti s komólcem koga to nudge someone
sloneti na komólcih to lean on one's elbows
s komólci se je prerinil v sobo he elbowed himself (ali jostled his way) into the room
utirati si pot skozi množico s komólci to elbow one's way through the crowd
dregljaj s komólcem nudge

komparabílen comparable (z with, to)

biti komparabílen z to bear comparison with, to compare with

kómparativ gramatika comparative

pridevnik v kómparativu a comparative adjective
rabiti... v kómparativu to use in the comparative

kompeténca competence, competency

to ne spada v kompeténco tega sodišča this does not fall within the competence of this court

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

komplicíran complicated

komplicíran zlom medicina compound fracture
komplicíran postopek, komplicírano ravnanje (figurativno) wheels within wheels
to je preveč komplicírano it's too much trouble

komplimènt compliment

delati komplimènte to pay compliments
loviti komplimènte to fish for compliments

komplót conspiracy; plot; figurativno machination

komplót zoper varnost države treason-felony
preprečiti komplót to foil (ali to frustrate) a plot

kompromís compromise

doseči kompromís, priti do kompromísa to arrive at a compromise
dosegel je kompromís z upniki he reached a compromise with his creditors
napraviti kompromís to compromise, to make a compromise
obe strani sta sklenili kompromís the two sides compromised
sporazumeti se za kompromís to settle for a compromise

koncépt filozofija concept; figurativno (zasnutek ipd.) rough copy, first (ali rough) draft

priti iz koncépta (figurativno) to lose the thread, to grow confused
spraviti iz koncépta koga to put someone off (ali out), to disconcert someone
vržen iz koncépta (iztirjen, zmeden) (figurativno) off the rails

koncesíja concession; licence; franchise; charter

koncesíja za točenje alkohola v lokalu (čez cesto) on licence (off licence)
imetnik koncesíje concessionaire
dati komu koncesíjo to license someone, to grant a licence
dobiti koncesíjo to take out a licence
dati koncesíje komu (figurativno) to make concessions to someone, to meet someone halfway

končávati se

končávati se na samoglasnik to end (ali to terminate) in a vowel

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...