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kontrákt contract; bargain; agreement; (dvostranski) compact; pact; (pismen) indenture

kontráktu nasproten countrary to the contract
prelom kontrákta breach of contract
napraviti, skleniti kontrákt to enter into a contract

kontribúcija contribution; imposition

naložiti (mestu) kontribúcijo to impose (ali levy) a tax (on a town), to lay (a town) under contribution

kontróla control; supervision; inspection; checking; checkup; superintendence

imeti pod kontrólo to be in control of, to keep under control
izvajati kontrólo nad to exercise (ali to exert) control over
dobiti kontrólo nad čim to get something under control, to bring something under control
izgubiti kontrólo nad to lose control over
družbena kontróla public control
samoupravna delavska kontróla self-management workers' supervision
kontróla mér supervision of weights and measures
kontróla nad prometom blaga in storitev čez mejo supervision of exports and imports of goods and their crossing the State border
politična kontróla political control
ukiniti kontrólo cen to revoke (ali cancel) a price freeze

konvertít(ka) convert

biti konvertít(ka) to be a convert (to)

konzóla arhitektura console; bracket; corbel, cantilever

podpreti s konzólaami, ležati na konzólah to corbel

kooptácija co-optation

kooptírati to co-opt

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

zdraviti se v kopalíšču to take the waters

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

kopítar zoologija hoofed mammal, hoofed animal; ungulate

kopítarji pl hoofed animals pl
izdelovalec kopit last-maker; (čevljarski krpač) cobbler
le čevlje sodi naj kopítar! (figurativno) let the cobbler stick to his last!, every man to his own trade!

kopíto hoof, pl hooves, -fs

čevljarsko kopíto last
dati na kopíto to put on the last
puškino kopíto rifle butt, butt end of a rifle
pobrati šila in kopíta to pack up one's traps, to pack up one's goods and chattels, to clear out with bag and baggage, to clear out

kópje (orožje) spear, lance; šport javelin; (kratko) dart; (afriško) assegai

konica kópja spearhead
prebosti, raniti s kópjem to spear, to lance
met kópja šport throwing the javelin
metalec kópja javelin thrower
lomiti kópja za (figurativno) to break a lance for, to espouse a cause

kôpno land; mainland

po kôpnem by land
na kôpnem ashore
po kôpnem in po morju by land and sea
doseči kôpno to reach land
iti na kôpno to go ashore; to disembark
prevoz po kôpnem land transport
zagledati kôpno pomorstvo to make land, to sight land
kôpno na vidiku! pomorstvo land ho!
izgubiti kôpno iz vida to lose sight of land

kopréna veil

brez kopréne veilless, unveiled
sneti kopréno to unveil
potegnimo kopréno čez to, kar je sledilo! let us draw a veil over what followed!

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)

korájža courage; courageousness; pluck

izgubiti korájžo to lose courage
korájža me pusti na cedilu my courage fails me
vzeti komu korájžo to dampen someone's courage
zbrati korájžo to take one's courage (in both hands), to pluck up (ali to muster, to summon, to screw up) one's courage

korájžen courageous; plucky

korájžno se česa lotiti (figurativno) to take the bull by the horns

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!

kordón cordon

napraviti kordón to cordon
ulica je zaprta s kordónom the street is cordoned off
s kordónom zaprta ulica a cordoned-off street

korektúra correction

korektúre proofs pl, proof-sheets pl
opraviti korektúre to check (ali to correct) proofs
brati korektúre to read (the) proofs; to proof-read
druga korektúr tiskarstvo revise, printing proofs

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