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kanú (čoln) (Canadian) canoe

voziti (se) s kanújem to canoe
vožnja s kanújem canoeing

kapúca (oglavnica) hood; cowl

brez kapúce hoodless
pokrit s kapúco hooded
pokriti s kapúco to hood
ženski plašč s kapúco arhaično capuchin

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

kastanjéte castanet, (večinoma) pl

kastanjéte s

kášelj cough

dušljiv oslovski kášelj whooping cough
moker kášelj loose cough (with phlegm)
suh kášelj dry (ali hacking) cough
napad kášelja a fit of coughing
jetičen kášelj pogovorno churchyard cough
bonboni proti kášelju cough-drops pl, cough lozenges pl
dobiti kášelj to catch a cough
s kášeljljem koga prisiliti k molku to cough someone down

kategoríčen categorical; explicit; unconditional

odgovoril mi je s kategoríčno odklonitvijo he met me with a downright (ali categorical) refusal

katéri -a, -o which; who; that

kateri od vas je to storil? which of you has done this?
katerega smo danes? what day is it today?
katera je najboljša pot v...? which is the best way to...?
s katero roko pišeš? which hand do you write with?
katera je boljša od obeh? which is the better of the two?

katrán; katránski tar

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

kázati to show; to point out; to indicate; to present; to display; to exhibit

kázati pot (voditi) to lead the way
kázati slab okus to show bad taste
s prstom kázati na koga to point (one's finger) at someone
kázati znake utrujenosti to show signs of fatigue
toplomer je kazal 20° the termometer registered 20 degrees
ni kazal nobenega znaku strahu he showed no sign of fear
na dež kaže it looks like rain
kot vse kaže to all appearances
vse kaže, da... there is every indication that...
vse kaže, da bo izvoljen there is every prospect that he will be elected
letina dobro kaže the crop promises well, there are good prospects of an abundant harvest
stvar dobro kaže the business ali the affair looks promising
če bi kaj slabo kazalo (šlo narobe) if anything should go amiss
stvari slabo kažejo things have an ugly look, things seem to be taking a bad turn
ne kaže hoditi tja it is not advisable to go there
ne kaže mi drugega kot, da grem I can do nothing but go away
sedaj se kaže, da... now it turns out that...
njegov obraz je kazal razočaranje his face showed his disappointment
luna se je začela kázati th moon was beginning to appear (ali to come out)
dobro kaže za... it looks promising (ali it bodes well) for...
slabo kázati to bode ill

keep^*2 [ki:p]

1. prehodni glagol
držati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.)

2. neprehodni glagol
ostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se (he keeps well)
držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati (she keeps smiling)
pogovorno stanovati (where do you keep?)

to keep an appointment držati se zmenka
trgovina we don't keep this article tega artikla nimamo v zalogi
to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu do sebe
to keep in bread and water komaj se preživljati
to keep one's balance obdržati ravnotežje
to keep the ball rolling ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep body and soul together životariti
trgovina to keep books voditi knjige
to keep cool ostati miren
to keep one's counsel obdržati kaj zase
to keep s.o.'s counsel varovati tujo skrivnost
to keep a close check on skrbno nadzirati
to keep in countenance bodriti koga
to keep one's countenance ostati resen, zadrževati smeh
to keep clear of izogniti se česa, čuvati se česa
to keep s.o. company delati komu družbo
to keep company with skupaj hoditi, družiti se z
to keep s.th. dark obdržati zase, ne izdati
to keep a diary voditi dnevnik
to keep one's distance držati se ob strani
to keep one's end up braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje delo
to keep an eye on (ali out for); ali to keep one's eyes open (ali skinned); ali to keep one's weather eye lifted imeti odprte oči, budno paziti
to keep the field vztrajati, ne se umakniti
to keep one's feet obdržati se na nogah
to keep a straight face zadrževati smeh
to keep friends ostati v prijateljstvu
to keep guard stražiti
to keep (a) guard over s.o. čuvati koga
šport to keep (the) goal biti vratar, čuvati gol
God keep you! bog te varuj!
to keep s.th. going ohraniti kaj v teku
to keep s.o. going komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenju
to keep the game alive ohraniti v teku
to keep one's ground ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrst
to keep early (ali good) hours prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spat
to keep bad (ali late) hours prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spat
to keep one's hand in ne priti iz vaje
to keep one's head ne izgubiti glave, ostati miren
to keep one's head above water ne zaiti v dolgove
to keep house vzdrževati družino, gospodinjiti
to keep open house biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem času
to keep hold of ne puščati iz rok
to keep in good health ostati pri dobrem zdravju
to keep a good look-out budno opazovati, paziti
to keep s.o. for lunch zadržati koga pri kosilu
to keep a stiff upper lip ne izgubiti poguma
to keep the law držati se zakona
to keep in mind zapomniti si
to keep one's nose to the grindstone neprestano garati
to keep pace (ali step) with iti v korak, ne zaostajati
to keep peace between obdržati mir med
to keep the peace držati se reda
ameriško to keep plugging along kar naprej garati
to keep s.o. posted (ali advised, informed, up to date) stalno koga obveščati
to keep the pot boiling životariti, komaj se prebijati
to keep one's pecker up ne izgubiti poguma in odločnosti
to keep good relations with s.o. ostati s kom v dobrih odnosih
to keep a record of s.th. voditi zapise o čem
to keep in good repair ohraniti v dobrem stanju
to keep sight of imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti na
to keep the stage obdržati se na odru
to keep straight on iti naravnost naprej
to keep in suspense pustiti koga v negotovosti; trgovina imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)
to keep time držati se takta
to keep good time biti točen (ura)
to keep track of zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočem
to keep one's temper zadržati se, ne razburjati se
ameriško to keep tabs on nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti si
to keep in touch with ostati s kom v stikih
to keep together biti složen, držati skupaj
to keep one's word držati besedo
to keep watch (over, on) stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom
to keep the wolf from the door komaj se preživljati

keep at neprehodni glagol
ne odnehati, vztrajati; ne pustiti koga pri miru, nadlegovati

keep at it! ne odnehaj!
they keep at me with appeals neprestano me nadlegujejo s prošnjami

keep in

1. prehodni glagol
zadržati, obdržati v čem; pridržati (dih); zadržati v šoli (kazen); obvladati, krotiti (čustva)

2. neprehodni glagol
ostati v čem, ne dati se videti

to keep in with s.o. ostati s kom v dobrih odnosih

kégelj pin; skittle-pin

kéglji pl skittles pl (s konstr. v sg), ninepins pl (s konstr. v sg); ZDA tenpins pl (s konstr. v sg) ali tenpin bowling
postavljač kégljev skittle-boy, ZDA pin-boy

képa (rough) lump; (zemlje) clod, clump

snežna képa snowball
zlata képa nugget
narediti képo to lump
obmetavati se s snežnimi képami to snowball

key¹ [ki:] samostalnik
ključ
figurativno ključ do česa, pojasnilo (to k)
knjiga rešenih matematičnih problemov
vojska ključni položaj; oblast (to nad)
botanika, zoologija klasifikacija, tabela; geslo, šifra (v inseratih)
tehnično zagozda, zatič, svornik, privijalo (za drsalke); tipka pisalnega stroja, tipka električnega aparata; moznik, (lesen) klin
arhitektura sklepnik
glasba tipka, ključ, tonovski način; barvni odtenek; glasovna višina

glasba major (minor) key dur (mol)
glasba key of C major (minor) C dur (mol)
golden (ali silver) key podkupnina
master key ključ, ki odpira vsa vrata
skeleton key odpirač
House of Keys poslanski dom na otoku Man
the Keys poslanci na otoku Man
all in the same key v istem tonu, monotono
painted in a low key slikano v zamolklih barvah
to have (ali get) the key of the street ne imeti hišnega ključa, biti brezdomec
to turn the key zakleniti
figurativno to be in key with s.h. biti v skladu s čim
cerkev power of the keys papeževa oblast

kibe [káib] samostalnik
gnojna ozeblina

figurativno to tread on s.o.'s kibe; ali to gall s.o.'s kibe raniti koga (z besedo), nadlegovati

kíj club; zgodovina buzdovan, žezlo mace; (tolkač) beetle

vaje s kíji šport club-swinging

kill³ [kil]

1. prehodni glagol
ubiti, ubijati; klati, zaklati (živino); ubiti, ustreliti (divjad)
vojska uničiti, potopiti (ladjo); pokončati, ugonobiti, udušiti, zatreti
figurativno preklicati, stornirati, razveljaviti, črtati
figurativno potlačiti, zadušiti (čustva), obsipati (s pretirano dobroto); olajšati, ublažiti (bolečino), nevtralizirati (barvo, hrup); odbiti, preprečiti (zakonski osnutek), prekrižati (načrt)
šport zaustaviti (žogo); zabiti čas
ameriško, pogovorno popiti celo steklenico

2. neprehodni glagol
povzročiti smrt
pogovorno biti neudržljiv, biti očarljiv

to kill two birds with one stone ubiti dve muhi na en mah
to kill the fatted calf for s.o. z veseljem sprejeti, sprejeti kot izgubljenega sina
the sight nearly killed me ob pogledu na to sem skoraj počil od smeha
to kill s.o. with kindness škoditi komu s preveliko dobroto
to kill time zabijati čas
dressed up to kill zapeljivo oblečen, gizdavo oblečen
to kill by inches počasi ubijati
to kill the goose that lays golden eggs s svojo grabežljivostjo uničiti vir dohodkov
a kill or cure remedy drastično zdravilo
to dance to kill plesati do iznemoglosti
pigs do not kill well at that age v tej starosti svinje niso godne za klanje

kin² [kin] samostalnik
rod, (krvno) sorodstvo, družina; vrsta, rasa, veja

of good kin iz dobre družine
of kin to s.o. v sorodu s kom
of the same kin iste vrste, iste veje
near of kin bližnji sorodnik
next of kin najbližji sorodnik

kind¹ [káind] pridevnik (kindly prislov)
prijazen, ljubezniv, nežen dobrotljiv (to do)
krotek, dober (konj)

to be as kind as to; ali to be kind enough to biti tako prijazen, da
with kind regards s prisrčnimi pozdravi