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as¹ (karta) ace

križev (karo, pikov, srčni) as ace of clubs (of diamonds, of spades, of hearts)

as² (uspešen letalec) ace; šport star player, star

as³ glasba ZDA flat

kájti for; as; seeing that

šel sem z vlakom, kájti vreme je bilo zelo grdo as (ali seeing that) the weather was vile, I took the train
nobeden ne spi, kájti napad pričakujejo vsak trenutek no one's asleep, for they're expecting an attack any moment

kákor like, as; (za primernikom) than

kákor da as if, as though
tako... kákor as... as
ne tako... kákor not so... as
ni tako star kákor jaz he is not so old as I
kákor hitro as soon as
kákor običajno as usual
kákor po maslu (figurativno) without a hitch, like clockwork, swimmingly
človek kákor on... a man like him
moj brat, kákor jaz sam... my brother like myself...
kákor ti drago as you like
stori, kákor ti drago! do as you please!
kákor se vzame! that (ali it) depends!
kákor lahkó vidite as you can see
govorim ti kákor prijatelj I speak to you as a friend
tekel je kákor veter he was running like the wind
umrl je, kákor je živel he died as he had lived
ni bogat, kákor ljudje mislijo he is not as rich as people think
vstal je, kákor da bi hotel oditi he got up as if (he wanted) to go
kákor ga imam (zelo) rada, ljubiti ga ne bi mogla nikoli much as I like him, I could never be in love with him
kákor oče, tako sin like father, like son
kákor si boš postiljal tako boš spal you have made your own bed, so lie in it
kákor boste sejali, tako boste želi as you sow, so will you reap ➞ kòt!

kákršen as; like

kákršno delo, takšno plačilo as the work, so the reward
kákršen oče, takšen sin like father, like son
kákršen gospodar, takšen sluga like master, like man
kákršno življenje, takšna smrt as man lives, so he shall die
takšen, kákršen je just as he is

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

kólikršen (such) as

kòt² as, like; (za primernikom ter za other, otherwise, else, rather) than; (za nikalnicami) but

čisto tako kòt just like
ne tako kòt unlike
več kòt 500 ljudi more than 500 people
bolje je to naredila ona kòt on she did it better than he (did) (ali pogovorno than him)
rajši kòt rather than
noben drug kòt ti none other than you
kòt kompliment by way of a compliment
to je lažje rečeno kòt storjeno it is easier said than done
prav kòt, baš kòt just as, just like, just the same as
kòt da as if, as though
kòt po maslu, kòt namazano (figurativno) like clockwork, swimmingly, without a hitch
kòt za stavo fast, quickly, hard
delal sem kòt za stavo I worked hard and fast
toliko je star kòt jaz he is old as I am (ali as I, pogovorno as me)
ni toliko star kòt jaz he is not so old as I am (ali as I, pogovorno as me)
kòt primer by way of example
kòt vedno as usual, as always
umreti kòt berač to die a pauper
kòt na primer as for instance
ona to jemlje, kòt da se to samo po sebi razume she takes it for granted
znan je kòt oderuh he is a notorious usurer
jaz bi rajši šel peš, kòt pa da bi se peljal I would rather walk than drive
ni ga bolj priljubljenega človeka, kòt je on there is no one more popular than he is (ali than he, pogovorno than him)

bliskovít lightning-like; swift (ali quick) as lightning; quick as thought

z bliskovíto hitrostjo iti to go with lightning speed, figurativno like lightning
bliskovíta vojna lightning war, blitz(krieg)
bliskovíto prislov like a streak of lightning

botrováti to act as godfather ali godmother; to act as sponsor; to sponsor (čemu something); (biti glavni vzrok) be responsible for

brezúmen unreasonable; contrary to reason; foolish, crazy; absurd; (ves iz sebe) distracted, out of one's mind; frantic; mad as a March hare

brezumno ravnati to work frantically

carováti to rule (to reign) as an emperor

cukrárna sugar works pl, sugar factory, sugar mill, arhaično sugar house; (v Ljubljani) building in Ljubljana once used as a sugar factory and associated with the poets Kette and Murn

čèš čèš da as if to say; as if; as though

četnikováti to fight as a guerrilla

čétništvo guerrilla warfare, guerrilla fighting; fighting as a guerrilla četovódja company commander; squad leader; (stotnik) captain

čím as soon as; the moment...; no sooner... than...

čímprej as soon as possible
čím prej tem bolje the sooner the better
čím več tem bolje the more the better
čím... tem... the... the...
čím večji tem važnejši the bigger the more important
čím več imaš, tem več hočeš imeti the more you have, the more you want
čím je stopil v sobo, že je videl... as soon as he entered the room, he saw..., no sooner did he enter the room than he saw...

čimpréj as soon as possible

čimpréj vam je mogoče at your earliest convenience

darováti to give, to donate, to present; to make a present of, to give as a present; to immolate; religija to sacrifice, to offer up

darujte peni za...! spare a penny for...!
darováti v dobrodelne namene to subscribe to a charity