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kanalizírati to canalize; to drain; to provide with a drainage (ali sewage) system figurativno to direct, to guide (in a certain direction)

kánec a drop

kapitulánt vojska one who willingly capitulates ali surrenders; a defeatist

káplja a drop; bead; (goste tekočine) blob

káplja črnila (packa) a blob of ink
po kápljah by drops, drop by drop
nekaj deževnih kapelj a few drops of rain, a few raindrops
káplje rose dewdrops pl
znojne káplje beads pl of perspiration (ali of sweat)
to je káplja v morju (figurativno) it is a drop in the bucket (ali in the ocean)
rad imam kápljo konjaka v kavi I like just a dash of brandy in my coffee
do zadnje káplje krvi to the last drop of blood
izpiti do zadnje káplje to drink off at a draught, to drain to the dregs, to leave no heeltaps
izpil (popil) ga je kápljo preveč (figurativno) he has had a drop too much, pogovorno he's had one over the eight

kápljast shaped like a drop

kapricírati se to be choosy ali hard to please; to take a fancy (na kaj to something); to stick (na kaj to something)

karakterístika (značilnost) characteristic, typical feature; (karakterizacija) characterization, description of a character; (pismena izjava o kom) reference, arhaično character

politična karakterístika (political) record
imeti dobro (slabo) karakterístiko to have a good (a bad) record

kardinálski cardinal's, of a cardinal

kardinálski klobuk cardinal's hat
dobiti kardinálski klobuk, postati kardinal to be made a cardinal

kasnó prislov late; at a late hour

kasnó postaja it's getting late
bolje kasnó kot nikoli better late than never
nekoliko (malo) kasnó je pogovorno it's latish

kastelán zgodovina castellan; governor of a castle

kášljati to cough, to have a cough

rahlo kášljati to cough gently
močnó, hudó kášljati to have a rasping cough, pogovorno to bark
kdor dolgo kašlja, dolgo živi (figurativno) creaking hinges last long

kavalír cavalier; gallant; courtly (ali fine) gentleman; lady's man; man who squires a lady

kaznováti to punish; to castigate, to chastise; to penalize (tudi šport); to inflict punishment (ali penalty); to impose a penalty upon someone

kaznováti z globo to fine
biti kaznovan za svoje grehe to be punished for one's sins
bil je šestkrat kaznovan he had six previos convictions
kaznováti prestopnika (prestopek) to punish an offender (an offence)
kaznovan na deset let zapora sentenced to ten years' imprisonment
kaznovan si za svojo brezbrižnost you're paying the penalty for your carelessness
kaznovan bo a smrtjo vsakdo, ki... the death penalty will be inflicted on every one who...
kdor ljubi, kaznuje spare the rod and spoil the child

kémbelj tongue of a bell; clapper

kibei [kí:béi] samostalnik
v ZDA rojen, a v Japonski vzgojen Japonec

kíksniti to slip; to make a slip

kísati (solato itd.) to vinegar; to season with vinegar; to make sour, to make acid, to add a sour substance

kísati (se) (spremeniti (se) v kislino) to acidify
malo kísati to acidulate
kísati se (figurativno) to look surly, to look bitter
kísati se to become (ali turn) sour
vreme se kisa the weather is getting worse

klánjati se to bow (down) (to, before); to make a bow; (uklanjati se) to submit, to kowtow

klátiti to knock or dislodge fruit from a tree (with sticks or stones); to shake a tree

jabolka to make the apples fall

klátiti se to tramp, to be a vagrant, to bum around; to roam, to rove; arhaično to vagabond, to vagabondize; to stroll

klátiti se po gozdovih to roam the woods
kod si se klatil? where've you been roaming?