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jéča (zgradba) jail, prison, gaol; (zapor) imprisonment, arrest, custody, detention, incarceration, committal to prison; (na policiji) custody, confinement, giving in charge

grajska, podzemeljska jéča dungeon
vojaška jéča detention barracks pl, VB žargon glasshouse
stroga jéča close arrest; (zaprt)
v jéči in custody, imprisoned, incarcerated
oseba, ki je pogosto v jéči pogovorno jailbird
(po)beg iz jéče breakout, escape from jail, jailbreak, (nasilna osvoboditev) jail delivery
ubežnik iz jéče jailbreaker
biti, sedeti v jéči to be in prison, pogovorno to pick oakum, to do time, žargon to do bird
bil, sedel je v jéči pogovorno he has done time
izpustiti iz jéče to release
izpustiti iz jéče proti jamstvu (kavciji) to release someone from prison on bail
bil je obsojen na tri mesece (pol leta) jéče he was sentenced to three months' (six months') imprisonment, ali pogovorno to a three (six) months' stretch
obsoditi na dosmrtno jéčo to sentence someone to prison for life, to give someone a life sentence
vreči v jéčo to throw someone in gaol, to imprison
on bo končal v jéči he'll wind up in prison
vtakniti v jéčo to put (ali to clap) in prison, to send to prison, to commit to prison, to imprison
zapreti v jéčo to jail, to take into custody, to imprison, to incarcerate

jézen angry (na with); irritated (na at something, with someone); vexed; exasperated; wrathful (against, with someone); pogovorno mad (na at), cross; out of temper; in a passion

jézen je name he is angry (ali cross) with me (zaradi česa for something)
jézen pogled an angry look
jézno gledati to have an angry look
biti jézen to be in a passion
biti jézen na to be angry with, to have a grudge against
postati jézen to get (ali to become) angry (ali vexed)
jezno prislov angrily

justíranje (stroja) adjustment, adjusting, putting in good trim; (tehtnice) adjustment; (strojnih delov) adjustment, fitting together, assembling

júžinati (kositi) to take lunch, (malicati) to eat (ali to have) a short meal in the afternoon (at teatime)

k ➞ h (smer) to, toward(s); in the direction of

pridi k meni (na dom) come to my house, pogovorno come round (ali over) to my place
pridi sem k meni! come here to me!, come over here!
grem k bratrancu, k svojemu odvetniku I am going to my cousin's (house), to my lawyer's (office)
iti k mesarju to go to the butcher's (shop)
šel je k direktorju he has gone to see the manager
včeraj so prišli k nam they came to our house (ali place) yesterday
priti k sebi (zavesti se) to come to, to come round
k orožju! to arms!
k sreči fortunately
predgovor k njegovi knjigi preface to his book
tendenca k sodelovanju a tendency toward cooperation

kadét cadet; student in a naval (military) college (ali academy)

mornariški kadét midshipman

kakó how; in what way

kakó to? how so?
kakó lepó! how beautiful!
kakó daleč? how far?
kakó to, da... how comes it that..., how come that...
kakó vraga... how the deuce..., how the devil..., how the dickens...?
kakó, prosim? I beg your pardon, pogovorno pardon?; what was that?, what did you say?
kakó se počutiš? how do you feel?
kakó stara je? how old is she?
kakó dolgo ste že v Ljubljani? how long have you been in Ljubljana?
kakó je z vstopnicami? what about the tickets?
kakó lepo jutro! what a lovely morning!
kakó sem vesel, da te vidim! how pleased I am to see you!
kakó je nesrečna! how unhappy she is!
kakó mu je ime? what is his name?
kakó imenujete to (rečete temu) po angleško (v angleščini)? what do you call this in English?
kakó to, da si še vedno tu? how is it you're still here?
ne razumem, kakó je to možno I do not understand how this can be
nihče ne ve kakó mu je uspelo no one knows how he has done
kakó vendar... how on earth...
pa še kakó! and how
Se lahko poslužim vašega telefona? - Kako, da ne! May I use your telephone? - Why, yes! of course!

kám where (to); to what place; which way; arhaično whither; in which direction

kám pa? where (are you off) to?
kám greš? where are you going (ali where are you off to)?
povej mi, kám greš! tell me where you're going!
kám (na kaj) meriš (namiguješ)? what are you driving at (ali getting at?)
kám drugam somewhere else
pojdimo kám! let's go somewhere!

kániti¹ (nameravati) to intend; to purpose; to think; to have (something) in mind (ali in view); to mean; to aim at

kam kaniš? where are you off to?

kapljáti to drip; to dribble; to trickle; to ooze; to fall in small drops

že kapljá some drops are falling already

kapút ruined; broken; dead; (preutrujen) worn out; all in; dead beat

karantenírati to quarantine; to detain in quarantine

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)

kartoníranje (vezava v lepenko) binding in boards

kartonírati (vezati v karton) to bind in boards

kartoníran (knjiga) in boards

képast cloddish; cloddy; in lumps

kilometráža measuring in kilometres; distance measured in kilometres

kjé where; in what place; on which side

kjé drugje somewhere else, elsewhere
kjé si dobil te informacije? where did you get the information?
ne vem kjé (= kjerkoli) somewhere or other
kjé pa!; kjé neki! (kaj še, ni govora o tem!) no such thing!

klánec slope; upward gradient; rise in the road; acclivity; ZDA upgrade; ascent

smo na vrhu klánca we are at the top of the slope

klasênje earing; shooting out into ears, formation of grains in the ears; swelling of grain in the cereal ear