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Karíbda Charybdis

med Scilo in Karíbdo between Scylla and Charybdis; between the devil and the deep blue sea

kárta (zemljevid) map, (pomorska) chart, (iz zraka) air survey map, aerophotogrammetric map; (vstopnica) ticket (of admission)

Atlantska Karta Atlantic Charter
kárta cest road map
avtomobilska kárta motoring map
igralne kárte playing cards pl
mesečna kárta (vozovnica) monthly season ticket, ZDA commutation ticket
krušne (živilske) kárte bread (food) ration cards pl
vremenska kárta weather map (ali chart)
hiša iz kart (figurativno) castle in the air
imena kart so: srce karo, pik, križ (tref) the names of the cards are: hearts, diamonds, spades, clubs
kup kart a pack of cards
kárte v roki hand
visoka (nizka) kárta high (low) card
kárta s figuro court card, face card
vedeževalka iz kart fortune-teller
trik s kártami card-trick
igrati kárte to play (at) cards
igrati z odkritimi kártami to lay one's cards on the table, to show one's hand
igrati svojo zadnjo kárto to play one's last card
pokazati, odkriti svoje kárte to show one's cards, to reveal one's intentions
mešati kárte to shuffle the cards
polagati kárte (za vedeževanje) to tell fortunes by the cards
(raz)deliti, dati kárte to deal (the cards)
privzdigniti kárte to cut (the cards)
skriti, skrivati svoje kárte to hide one's cards
staviti na napačno kárto (figurativno) to back the wrong horse
staviti svoje premoženje, svoje vse na eno kárto to stake one's fortune, everything on the turn of a card
ne stavi vsega na eno kárto! (figurativno) don't put all your eggs in one basket!
vedeževati iz kart to tell someone's fortune from the cards
videti komu v kárte (figurativno) to discover someone's plan
vreči, igrati kárto to discard, to throw out a card, to play a card
kruh ni več na kárte bread is off the ration

Kástor

Kástor in Poluks Castor and Pollux

káša groats pl; pap; gruel; grits pl; mash

prosena káša porridge made from boiled millet
ovsena káša VB porridge; (papirna) pulp
celulozna káša cellulose pulp
naj si sami pojejo kášo, ki so si jo skuhali let them stew in their own juice (ali grease)
biti v lepi káši (figurativno) to be in a pretty predicament
hoditi kot mačka okoli vrele káše to beat about the bush
lepo kášo (si) si skuhal a fine mess you've made of it
lepa káša! (figurativno) a pretty kettle of fish!

kášča granary, pesniško garner; (silos) silo; ZDA grain elevator

spraviti v káščo to gather in, to store, pesniško to garner

katrán; katránski tar

do golega sleči in namazati s katrán; katránskiom (kazen) žargon to paint the lion

kávcija trgovina security; caution money; deposit; pledge; (na sodišču) bail

deponiran kot kávcija deposited as a pledge
zmožen kávcije able to afford security
dati kávcijo to give security, to give bail
biti na svobodi proti kávciji to be out on bail
položiti kávcijo to put in bail
spustiti na svobodo proti kávciji to release on bail

kávs peck

ravs in kávs brawling and quarrelling

kdó who; anybody, anyone

kdó drugi? who else?
kdó še? who else?
je kdó v hiši? is there anyone (ali anybody) in the house?
ne vem več, kdó vse je bil tam I don't remember everybody who was there
kdó bi si bil to mislil! who would have thought it!
malokdó hardly anyone, very few
vedeti, kdó je kdó to know who's who

kemíja chemistry

analitična kemíja analytical chemistry
(an)organska kemíja (in)organic chemistry
tehnična kemíja technical chemistry, chemical engineering
uporabna kemíja applied (ali practical) chemistry
kemíja živil chemistry of food
inženir kemíje chemical engineer

kís vinegar

vinski kís wine vinegar
začímbeni kís aromatic vinegar
dodati kís čemu to vinegar something
vložiti v kís to pickle (in vinegar)

kládivo hammer; (na vratih) knocker

težko, kovaško kládivo sledge-hammer
leseno kládivo mallet
met kládiva šport throwing he hammer
med kládivom in nakovalom between the devil and the deep blue sea

kléšče tongs pl, a pair of tongs, (manjše) pincers pl; pliers pl; medicina forceps (s konstr. v sg ali pl); (za orehe) nutcracker (večinoma pl) nutcrackers; (mučilno orodje) barnacle; zoologija, pri rakih claws pl, pincers pl

še s kléščami se ne bi tega dotaknil I would not touch it with a pair of tongs (oziroma with a bargepole)
dobiti koga v kléšče (figurativno) to get someone in one's grip
mučiti, ščipati s kléščami to pincer

klíca botanika, zoologija germ, (kal) seed, bud; shoot, sprout; (zametek) origin

v klíci in germ
v klíci zatreti, zadušiti to nip in the (very) bud, to stifle in embryo

klín wedge; peg; pin; spike; (tesarski) tenon; (osi) cotter, (razcepljen) split pin; tiskarstvo quoin; wooden nail; (zagozda) chock; (sadilni) dibble; (pri lestvi) rung; (za obleko) peg

klín hladnega zraka wedge of cold air
obesiti na klín (figurativno, službo, mesto itd.) to quit, to give up, to throw up, to throw in the sponge (ali the towel)
obesiti medicino na klín (figurativno) to give up medicine
obesiti službo na klín to throw up one's job
pritrditi s klínom to wedge
razdvojiti s klínom to wedge apart
klínu podoben wedgelike
zabiti klín v (med) to drive a wedge into (between)
klín se s klínom izbija one nail drives out another, diamond cut diamond, like cures like, rudeness must be met with rudeness

klínast wedged; wedge-shaped; wedgy; cuneate; cuneiform

klínasto prislov in the shape of a wedge

kljubováti

kljubováti komu to spite someone, to act in defiance of someone; to defy, to confront, to brave; to face
kljubováti težavam to weather one's difficulties
kljubováti vremenu to defy the weather

kljúč key; glasba clef

altovski kljúč alto clef
basovski kljúč bass clef
violinski kljúč treble clef
navojni kljúč tehnika spanner; (vitrih) skeleton key; (od vseh sob v določenem poslopju) master key
kljúč od hišnih vrat, patentni kljúč latchkey; (serpentina, rida) hairpin bend
pod kljúčem (figurativno) under lock and key
tat je že pod kljúčem the thief is already under lock and key
imeti pod kljúčem (zaklenjeno) to have under lock and key
hraniti pod kljúčem to keep under lock and key
kljúč problema je v... the key to the question lies in...
projekt »na kljúč« turnkey project

klofúta slap, clip, smack, box on the ear

to je zanj klofúta v obraz that is a slap in the face (ali a smack in the eye) for him

klóp -i bench; form; seat; (šolska klóp, -i) form, (posamezna) desk

klóp, -i v cerkvi pew
zatožna klóp, -i dock
klóp, -i z naslanjalom settee; (v čolnu) thwart; (galjotov) bank; (kanoniška) stall
postaviti klóp, -ii to bench
sedeti v prvi (zadnji) šolski klóp, -ii to sit in the front (back) row
sedeti na zatožni klóp, -ii to be in the dock
kazenske klóp, -ii (pri hokeju na ledu) sin bin