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kúhati to cook; to boil; to prepare food; (v pari) to stew

kúhati čaj, kavo to make (ali to prepare) tea, coffe
ta fižol se težko kuha this bean is a bad boiler
dobro, fino kúhati to do fancy cooking
preprosto kúhati to do plain cooking
kaj se kuha v tem kotlu? what's brewing in this cauldron?
nekaj se kuha (figurativno) fresh trouble is brewing, something is brewing
jaz si sam kuham I cook my own food
ta krompir se dobro kuha these potatoes are good boilers
ona dobro kuha she cooks well, she is a good cook
kúhati na malem ognju to simmer
kúhati jezo na koga to bear someone a grudge
kúhati žganje to distil spirits (iz from)
vročina me kuha I am feverish
nekaj slabega se je kuhalo there was mischief brewing

kultúren cultural; cultured; civilized

zelo kultúren človek a very cultured man
kultúrno delo cultural work
kultúrna izmenjava cultural exchange
kultúrni film educational (ali instructional, documentary) film
kultúrna zgodovina history of civilization
kultúrno središče cultural centre
kultúrna država (narod) civilized state (nation)

kúp¹ (nakup) purchase

dober kúp a bargain
slab kúp a bad (ali hard, losing) bargain
biti dober kúp to be cheap

kúp² heap; (drv) pile; stack; figurativno great number, quantity

na kúpe, v kúpih in heaps
kúp dela a lot of work
kúp ljudi a crowd of people
ima denarja na kúpe he has heaps (ali piles) of money
dati na kúp to put on a heap
v kúpe dati to form into heaps, to heap (up), to pile up, to accumulate, to stack

kúpa (drinking) cup; goblet; (kelih) chalice

grenka kúpa (figurativno) bitter cup
izpiti kúpo do dna (figurativno arhaično) to drink (ali to drain) a cup to the lees

kupčíja bargain; business

sijajna kupčíja roaring trade
napraviti dobro kupčíja to strike a good bargain
skleniti kupčíjo to make (ali to strike) a bargain

kúpec buyer; purchaser; consumer; customer

možni, perspektivni kúpec prospective (ali potential) buyer
kúpci pl (stalni odjemalci) clientele (s konstr. v sg ali pl)

kúpen buying

kúpna cena purchase price (ali money)
kúpna moč buying power, purchasing power
kúpni pogoji conditions pl of purchase
kúpna pogodba contract of sale, sales contract
kúpna obveznost obligation to buy
brez kúpne obveznosti (obveznosti nakupa)! free inspection invited!; no obligation to buy!

kúra¹ zoologija hen

vodna kúra water hen, moorhen
iti s kúrami spat pogovorno to turn in early
tudi slepa kúra zrno najde (figurativno) even an unskilled (ali stupid) person is sometimes favoured by luck, pogovorno mugs for luck ➞ kokoš

kúra² medicina cure; course of treatment

to je temeljita kúra it is a safe (ali sure) treatment
napraviti grozdno kúro to take a grape-cure

kurjáva kúrjenje heating; pogovorno heat

centralna kurjáva, kúrjenje central heating (system); warming
vključiti kurjáva, kúrjenje to turn on the radiator (ali heat)
izkljčiti kurjáva, kúrjenje to turn off the heat
kurjáva, kúrjenje s premogom coal firing
kurjáva, kúrjenje s tekočim kurivom oil firing

kúrji

kúrja juha chicken broth, chicken soup
kúrje oko medicina corn(s pl) (on feet)
kúrja polt gooseflesh, goose pimples
stopiti komu na kúrje oko to tread on someone's corns
operater za kúrja očesa chiropodist
kúrja polt me oblije I feel my flesh creep
kúrjo polt dobivam it makes my flesh creep (ali crawl)

kúrz (potek, tek) course

menjalni kúrz denarja exchange rate, rate of exchange
kupiti po dnevnem kúrzu to buy at the price of the day; (učni tečaj) course of instruction; course of lectures
nadaljevalni kúrz (za odrasle) extension course
risarski kúrz course in drawing (ali draughtsmanship)
udeležujem se kúrza I am taking a course

kúžen infectious; pestilential; contagious, catching; miasmal, miasmatic; epidemic, epidemical; (okužen) tainted

kúžna bolezen a contagious disease
kúžen zrak infected (ali poisoned, miasmal) air
kúžno znamenje arhaično plague spot (skin blemish as sign of infection)

kvadráten square; quadratic

kvadrátna enačba quadratic equation
nauk o kvadrátnih enačbah quadratics pl
kvadrátni koren matematika square root
izvleči kvadrátni koren to extract a (ali the) square root
kvadrátni meter square metre
kvadrátno število square number
kvadrátni okvir square frame.

kvár damage; harm; disadvantage; detriment; prejudice

v kvár mu je it is to his disadvantage (ali prejudice)
v kvár iti to be spoilt, to suffer damage, to get damaged

kváriti to spoil; to damage, to ruin; to mar; (moralno) to deprave, to pervert, to corrupt, to taint, to vitiate

kváriti se to be spoilt(marred), (živež) to perish, to rot, to taint, to deteriorate, to decay
vročina kvari ribe the fish goes off in the heat, the heat taints the fish
to sadje se kvari this fruit is perishable (ali does not keep)
kváriti komu tek to spoil someone's appetite
kváriti zrak to pollute the air
kváriti si oči z branjem pri sveči to spoil one's eyes reading by candlelight
ta film kvari okus občinstva that film corrupts public taste

kvórum quorum

imeti kvórum (biti sklepčen) to be (ali to constitute) a quorum

láčen hungry; (pohlepen) greedy, covetous; (česa of, for, something)

láčen sem kot volk I am as hungry as a wolf; (gladujoč) famished, starving; (izstradan) starved
láčnemu vse diši (gre vse v tek) nothing comes amiss to a hungry stomach
biti silno láčen to be starving, to be ravenously hungry, to have a wolf in one's stomach, to have a raging (ali ravenous) appetite

ládja ship; (velika) vessel; (splošno, kolektivno) craft; (majhna) boat; pesniško argosy

cerkvena ládja nave
na ládji on board, on shipboard
sprednji (zadnji) del ládje bow (stern)
(žepna) bojna ládja (pocket) battleship
vojna ládja warsip, naval unit, man-of-war
bolniška ládja hospital ship
linijska ládja liner
potniška ládja passenger ship, passenger steamer
oskrbovalna ládja supply ship
ládja neredne plovbe za tovor tramp, (za premog) collier
prevozna ládja transport ship
šolska ládja training ship
trgovska ládja merchant ship, merchantman, pl merchantmen
petrolejska ládja (tanker) oil tanker
ládja na paro steamboat, steamer, steamship
ládja na lopate paddle steamer
ládj topničarka gunboat
zračna ládja airship, air liner
pomožna ládja auxiliary ship
roparska ládja pirate ship
poštna ládja mail boat
ribiška ládja fishing boat, trawler
gradnja ladij shipbuilding
graditelj ladij shipwright, shipbuilder
potovanje z ládjo, na ládji voyage
razbita, brodolomska ládja wreck
splovitev (krst) ládje launching (naming) of a ship
ládja na nafto oil-burner
ládja dolge plovbe ocean-going vessel
ládja je na poti (plove, je namenjena) v... the ship is bound for...
ládja je doživela brodolom, se je razbila the ship has been wrecked
dati ládjo v dok to dock a vessel
najeti ládjo to charter a ship
ládja je dobila luknjo the ship has sprung a leak
sploviti ládjo to launch a ship (ali a vessel)
privezati ládjo (z vrvmi) to moor a ship
ládja je v stiski the ship is in distress
ládja se je potopila the ship has sunk, the ship has gone down (ali to the bottom)
ládja se je prevrnila the ship has capsized
razstaviti, demontirati ládjo to break up a ship
vkrcati se na ládjo to board, to go aboard, to embark, arhaično to take ship (za for)
biti na ládji to be on board (ali on board ship, on shipboard)
zapustiti ládjo to abandon ship
zapeljati ládjo na sipino to run a ship aground