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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!

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!

kakorkóli however, howsoever; anyhow; no matter how

bodi temu kakorkóli be that as it may
kakorkóli so stvari... however things are...
kakorkóli, zanesljivo boste dobili odgovor anyhow, you are sure to get a reply

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

kalkulírati to calculate; to reckon; to compute

naše cene so tako nizko kalkulirane, da jih ne moremo več zniževati we are charging rock-bottom prices and can make no further reductions

karákter character; nature, temperament, temper

on nima karákterja (figurativno) he is a spiritless fellow, he lacks backbone, he has no grit
čuden karákter (čudak) a strange character
on je blagega karákterja he has a sweet temper
on je zaprtega karákterja he is secretive
biti togotnega karákterja to have an evil temper
naše informacije so praktično uradnega karákterja our information is practically of an official nature

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

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!

kick² [kik]

1. neprehodni glagol
brcati, ritati
pogovorno braniti se, upirati se (at, against)
godrnjati, ugovarjati, pritoževati se (about)
odskočiti, nazaj udariti (puška); visoko leteti (žoga)
ameriško, sleng umreti

2. prehodni glagol
brcniti; streljati (na gol); nazaj udariti, poriniti; pognati, priganjati

to be kicked out of a job biti vržen iz službe
to kick the beam biti malo pomemben
to make s.o. kick the beam izpodriniti koga
to kick back vrniti milo za drago; ameriško, sleng plačati podkupnino
sleng to kick the bucket umreti
sleng to kick to it umreti
to kick s.o. downstairs koga ven vreči, vreči koga po stopnicah
to kick s.o. upstairs odpustiti koga iz službe in dati v zameno časten naslov
to kick down the ladder pozabiti na ljudi, ki so ti pomagali naprej
to kick up dust dvigniti prah
to kick one's heels nestrpno čakati, zapravljati čas z brezplodnim čakanjem
to kick against the pricks zaman se upirati
to kick riot (ali noise, row) razburkati duhove
to kick over the traces iz ojnic skakati
to kick the wind (ali clouds) biti obešen

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

kólikor

kólikor vem as far as I know; from what I know; arhaično for aught I know
kólikor mogoče kmalu as soon as possible
to ni res(nično), kólikor morem ugotoviti this isn't true, as far as I can discover (ali ascertain)
v kólikor in so far as, as far as, inasmuch as, provided
toliko... as (ali so) much... as
kólikor toliko pretty, rather, somewhat, to a certain extent

kopél bath

blatna kopél mudbath
mrzla, vroča kopél cold, hot bath
nožna kopél footbath
parna kopél steam bath, vapour bath
sončna kopél (enkratna) sunbathe, sunbath, (na splošno) sunbathing
sedežna kopél hip bath
pršna kopél shower bath, shower
turška kopél Turkish bath
morske kopéli so odlične za zdravje sea-bathing is very good for the health

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)

kóv stamp; character, cast (of mind), kind, sort, nature, type, kidney; run

človek njegovega kóva a man of his type (ali stamp)
človek takega kóva a man of that kidney
on je mož starega kóva he is a man of the old stamp (ali of the good old sort)
so vsi istega kóva they are all of a kind, they're all tarred with the same brush
vsi ljudje niso istega kóva all men are not cast in the same mould

krílo (ptičje, hiše) wing; aeronavtika wing, plane; (nogomet) wing

krílo okna casement
krílo vrat fold, side, leaf
hlačno krílo divided skirt, culottes
žensko krílo skirt
spodnje (žensko) krílo petticoat, underskirt
mlinsko krílo arm (of windmill), sail, vane; (pljučno) lobe, wing; figurativno lap, (Cerkve) bosom; figurativno midst, bosom, circle
držati se za materino krílo to be always at one's mother's knee, to be tied to one's mother's apron strings
sedeti v materinem krílu to sit on one's mother's lap
kriliti s kríli to flutter
udarjati s kríli to flap the wings
razpeti kríla to stretch the wings
razpetina kríl aeronavtika wingspan, wingspread
povesiti kríla (figurativno) to be downcast
pristriči komu kríla to clip someone's wings
zrasla so mu kríla (figurativno) his spirit has got wings

krítičen critical; grave, earnest, serious; dangerous; censorious, carping, cavilling; (odločilen) crucial

krítično stanje a critical state, crisis, critical juncture, pass, pinch
krítičen položaj a tricky (ali ticklish) situation
krítičen duh criticalness
krítični dnevi (bolezni) the crisis, the turning point (of a disease)
krítična starost (ženske) change of life (of a woman)
v tem krítičnem času at this juncture
v teh krítičnih okoliščinah in this emergency
biti v krítičnem položaju (v stiski) to be in a sticky situation (ali in dire straits)
stvari so postale krítične things have come to a pass

krív (krivda) guilty, culpable, guilt-stained; (zvit, nevaren) curved, deformed, distorted, crooked, bent

po krivem falsely
krívi bogovi idols pl
krív prerok a false prophet
kríva prisega perjury, false oath
kríva vera misbelief, erroneous belief, heresy
kdo je krív? who is to blame?, whose fault is it?
jaz nisem krív it is not my fault, I am not to blame
biti krív to bear the blame, to be to blame, to be at fault
on ni čisto nič krív he is quite blameless
tega so kríve okoliščine this is due to (ali owing to) circumstances
sam si je krív (= prav mu je) serves him right
bil je po krívem obsojen he was unjustly condemned
po krívem priseči to commit perjury, to perjure oneself
priznati se za krívega to plea gullty
spoznati za krívega to find someone guilty
biti spoznan za krívega to be found guilty (za of)
zaiti na kríva pota to go astray, to leave the straight and narrow, to take the wrong turning, to go wrong

kupírati medicina to cut (off)

kupirali so mu nogo they have cut off his foot; veterina to dock
kupírati psu rep to dock a dog's tail

ladder¹ [lǽdə] samostalnik
lestva
britanska angleščina spuščena zanka na nogavici

Jacob's ladder; ali rope ladder vrvna lestev
hook-on (ali pompier) ladder kljukasta lestev
motor turntable ladder požarna vrtljiva lestev
šport wall ladder telovadne lestve
mechanical (ali sliding) ladder raztezna lestev
he can't see a hole in a ladder je popolnoma pijan
to see through a ladder videti nekaj očividnega
he kicked down the ladder by which he rose pozabil je na stare prijatelje, ki so mu pomagali do uspeha
to get one's foot on the ladder začeti, storiti prvi korak
the ladder of success pot do uspeha
figurativno at the bottom of the ladder na dnu

lake² [léik] samostalnik
jezero

the Great Lake Atlantik
the Great Lakes velika jezera med Kanado in ZDA
the Lakes; ali Lake District slikovit planinski okraj z mnogimi jezeri v severozapadni Angliji
lake poets Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey (pesniki, ki so živeli v tem okraju)