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klòp -a zoologija tick; sheep-louse (pl -lice)

držati se kot klòp, -a to stick like a limpet (ali a leech, a bur, glue, wax) (koga to someone)
sredstvo za uničevanje klòp, -aov (pri ovcah) sheep dip
klopna mrzlica medicina tick fever

klóvn clown

igrati klóvna, obnašati se kot klóvn (figurativno) to play the buffoon, to clown about

knjíga book; (nevezana) loose-leaf (ali unbound) book; (zvezek) volume

blagajniška knjíga cashbook
kuharska knjíga cookery book
Bela knjíga politika White Paper
glavna knjíga trgovina ledger
priročna knjíga handbook, manual, reference book
šolska knjíga textbook, school book
vezana (broširana) knjíga bound (stitched) book
knjíga z najboljšo prodajo (uspešnica) bestseller
zemljiška knjíga land registry, estate register
antikvarična, že rabljena knjíga secondhand book
dolgočasna knjíga a dull book
kiosk za prodajo knjíg bookstall
omara za knjíge bookcase
polica za knjíge bookshelf; pl -lves
stojalo za knjíge ZDA bookrack
naslov knjíge title of a book
razstava knjíg book exhibition
ljubitelj, zbiratelj knjíg booklover, bibliophile, bibliomaniac
izposojevalnica knjíg lending library, circulating library
vsebina knjíge contents pl, subject matter
pravica ponatisa knjíge copyright
prodajalec knjíg bookseller
darilno nakazilo za knjígo book token
pisec knjíg writer (of books), author
brati, čitati iz knjíge to read from a book
knjíga se dobro bere the book reads well
ta knjíga se dobro prodaja this book sells well
knjíga je razprodana the book is sold out
knjíga je zaplenjena the book has been seized ali confiscated
izdati knjígo to bring out, to publish a book
govoriti kot iz knjíge to speak like a book
predelati knjígo to study a book thoroughly
sedeti vedno pri (svojih) knjígah to be always poring over one's books
vnesti v knjígo to record, to enter in the book(s)
voditi knjíge to keep books
založiti (izdati) knjígo to publish, to bring out a book

ko when; as; (= če) if, in case of, in the event of; (= kot, kakor) than; as

ko ne bi bilo tega »ko« if ifs and ans were pots and pans
šli bomo, ko boste pripravljeni we shall start when you are ready
to boš naredil, ko bo prepozno you'll do it when it's too late
strese me, ko samo pomislim na to I shudder even to think of it
ko ga človek samo vidi, bi mislil, da... if you only saw him, you'd think that...
aretirali so ga, ko je odhajal iz hiše he was arrested as he was leaving his house
močnejši sem kot ti I am stronger than you
več ko ima, več hoče imeti the more he has the more he wants

kóklja broody hen; hen

pišče več kot kóklja vé (figurativno) to teach one's grandmother to suck eggs

komét astronomija comet

podoben kométu, kot komét cometary, cometic

kompenzácija compensation (za for); making up (za for); offset (za to), set-off (za to); quid pro quo

za kompenzácijo, kot kompenzácija as (ali by way of ali in) compensation

komplementáren complementary

komplementárni kot complementary angle
komplementárne barve complementary colours pl

kónj horse; (kobila) mare

bojni kónj war-horse, steed
dirkalni kónj racehorse
čistokrvni kónj thoroughbred
jezdni, jahalni kónj saddle horse
gugalni kónj rocking horse, hobbyhorse
krilati kónj winged horse, hippogriff
povodni kónj hippopotamus, pl -es, -mi
neujahan kónj ZDA bronco
skopljen kónj gelding
telovadni kónj vaulting horse, long horse, pommel horse
Trojanski kónj Trojan Horse, wooden horse
tovorni kónj packhorse
vprežni kónj draught horse, carthorse, dray horse
kónj pri šahu knight
dreser konj horsebreaker
dober poznavalec konj a good judge of horseflesh
sprevod konj cavalcade
trgovec s kónji horse dealer
lahkovprežni kónj carriage-horse
na kónju on horseback, mounted
biti na kónju to be on horseback
sem na kónju (figurativno) I am in the saddle
česati kónja to curry a horse
čistiti kónja to groom
delati kot kónj to work like a horse
jahati kónja, jezditi na kónju to ride, to practise riding
podarjenemu kónju ne glej na zobe! do not look a gift-horse in the mouth
pasti s kónja to have a fall off one's horse, to be spilled from a horse, (žargon figurativno) to come a cropper
(u)krotiti kónja to break a horse (to the rein)
oskrbeti s svežimi kónji to provide fresh horses, to remount
zajahati kónja to mount a horse
sopsti kot kónj to pant like a horse
posaditi koga na kónja (tudi figurativno) to put someone into the saddle
vpreči kónje v voz to harness horses to the carriage
tudi par konj me ne spravi tja (figurativno) a team of wild horses couldn't drag me there, wild horses will not drag me there
lahko pripelješ kónja k vodi, ne moreš pa ga prisiliti, da pije you may take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
poditi, drviti kónja to drive a horse (too) hard
priti s kónja na osla (figurativno) to come down in the world

kós¹ (ptica) blackbird

vodni kós dipper, water ouzel (ali ousel)
žvižgati kot kós to whistle like a blackbird

krásti to steal, to thieve; (manjše stvari) to pilfer, to purloin, to filch; (evfemizem) to abstract; (živino) to rustle; pogovorno to lift, to pinch, to nick

krásti kot sraka to thieve (ali to steal) like a magpie
krásti denar to steal money
ne kradi! religija thou shalt not steal!

kráva cow

kráva mlekarica milk cow, dairy cow
molzna kráva milch cow (tudi figurativno), milker
breja kráva a cow with (ali in) calf
ponoči je vsaka kráva črna all cats are grey in the dark
nikoli nisva skupaj kráv pasla (figurativno) he's no partner of mine
to ti pristoji kot krávi sedlo (figurativno) it fits you like a top hat on a telegraph pole, it does not suit you at all

krókar

1. zoologija crow; raven

črn kot krókar raven
kot krókar črni kodri (las) raven locks pl

2. (ponočnjak) revel(l)er

krótek mild, gentle, meek, sweet-tempered; (miren) placid, peaceable; (žival) tame, domesticated; (ubogljiv) submissive, tractable, not refractory

krótek kot jagnje lamblike, (as) gentle as a lamb, like a lamb
krótek, da jé iz roke hand tame

krvavéti to bleed

krvavéti iz nosa to have a nosebleed, to bleed from the nose
krvavéti iz rane to bleed from a wound
krvavéti kot zaboden vol to bleed like a stuck pig
krvavéti za domovino to shed one's blood for one's country
srcé mi krvavi my heart bleeds (zate for you)
srce mi krvavi ob tem it makes my heart bleed
močnó, hudó krvavéti to lose much blood
često krvavéti iz nosa to have frequent nosebleeds (ali attacks of bleeding from the nose)

kúnec rabbit; arhaično coney

poskusni kúnec figurativno guinea pig
ploditi se kot kúnci to breed like rabbits
reja kúncev rabbit-breeding
kúncu podoben rabbity
kolibica za kúnce rabbit hutch

kvalificírati to qualify (za for)

kvalificírati se to qualify (za for, kot as)

kvalitéta quality

po kvalitéti in quality
slaba kvalitéta bad quality
najboljše kvalitéte of the best quality
kvalitéta je važnejša kot kvantiteta quality matters more than quantity
(ki je) slabe kvalitéte low-grade
kvalitéta (kake) stvari se pokaže v rabi the proof of the pudding is in the eating

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

lagáti to lie (komu to someone); to tell lies; to belie; to speak untruths; pogovorno to tell fibs, to fib; evfemizem to be economical with the truth; (pretiravati) to talk tall, to exaggerate, to stretch (ali to colour) the truth, to draw the long bow

lagal sem mu I lied to him
debelo to lie in (ali through) one's back teeth
on mi laže v obraz he lies to my face
laže tako, da sam sebi verjame he lies like a book
laže, kot pes teče she's a bare-faced liar, he lies like a gas-meter, arhaično he can spin a twister