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kóder¹ (las) curl, lock; frizzle; (dolg) ringlet

trajni kódri permanent wave
navijač kódrov curler
dati si delati trajne kódre to have a permanent wave ali pogovorno a perm
izgubiti kódre to come (ali to go) out of curl

kóga whom

kóga vidiš? whom (ali pogovorno who) do you see?
od kóga? from whom?
za kóga me pa imate? whom (ali pogovorno who) do you take me for?

koléno anatomija knee; (reke, ceste, poti) bend; tehnika angle; vojska salient; (rod, poreklo) descent, origin, generation, stock, lineage, family, race, birth, house

do kolen knee-deep, knee-high
do kolen globoko v knee-deep in
klečé na kolénih on bended knees
bratranec v prvem (drugem) kolénu cousin once (twice) removed
hlače do kolén kneebreeches pl
nogavice do kolén knee-length stockings pl
pregibanje koléna genuflection
vnetje koléna gonitis
zaščitni ovoj za koléno kneecap, kneepad, knee-guard
šibak v kolénih weak-kneed
biti na kolénih to be on one's knees
odrgniti si koléna to graze (ali to skin) one's knees
na kolénih prositi za kaj to beg for something on one's bended knees
prositi koga na kolénih to implore (ali to supplicate) someone on bended knee
iti, spustiti se, pasti na koléna to go down (ali to fall) on one's knees (pred kom before someone)
ne pride mu niti do kolén (figurativno) he can't hold a candle to him, pogovorno he's not a patch on him
spraviti koga na koléna to force someone to his knees; to bring someone (down) to his knees
po kolénih se udariti to slap one's knees
upogniti koléno to bend the knee
koléna se mu tresejo (figurativno) he shakes in his shoes
zlomiti kaj na (svojih) kolénih to break something on one's knees
suniti s kolénom to knee

kolésce little wheel; (na ostrogi) rowel; (na nogi pohištva) caster, castor, trundle

zobato kolésce ratchet-wheel
biti kolésce v stroju (figurativno) to be a small cog in the machinery (of)
eno kolésce mu manjka v glavi (figurativno) he has a screw (ali a slate) loose
postelja na koléscih trundle bed

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

kolizíja collision; figurativno clash, conflict

priti v kolizíjo z to come into collision with, to collide with; (trčiti z) to run into, to smash into (tudi figurativno); (spreti se s kom) to fall (ali to run) foul of someone

koló wheel

na kolesih on wheels
brez koles wheelless; (bicikel) cycle, bicycle, machine, pogovorno bike
dirkalno koló racing bicycle, racer
gonilno koló driving-wheel
mlinsko koló mill wheel
motorno koló motorcycle, pogovorno motor bike
turno koló roadster
črpalno koló (za vodo) waterwheel
koló ladje na kolesa paddle-wheel
koló obroč (otroška igrača) hoop
mučilno koló zgodovina the wheel (mediaeval instrument of torture)
gumasto koló tyre, ZDA tire
ladja na kolesa wheel-boat, paddle-steamer
zob kolesa cog (of a wheel)
zamašno koló flywheel
voz na dve kolesi, na štiri kolesa a two-wheeled, a four-wheeled carriage
sprednje, zadnje koló front wheel, back wheel
rezervno, nadomestno koló spare wheel
zobato koló cogwheel, toothed wheel, geared wheel
vilice kolesa wheel-fork
delati, vrteti kolesa šport to turn cartwheels
on je pêto koló pri vozu (figurativno) he is not worth his salt, he is quite useless, he is a useless individual
napraviti koló (o pavu) to spread out its tail
priti pod kolesa (figurativno) to go to the dogs
mučiti koga na kolesu zgodovina to break someone on the wheel
vrteti kolesa (pri parterni telovadbi) to turn somersaults (ali cartwheels)
peljati se s kolesom to ride a bicycle
voziti koló enoročno to ride a bike one-handed
voziti koló to ride a cycle, to cycle, to bike, to pedal
treti žrtev na kolesu zgodovina to break a victim on the wheel

kómaj scarcely; hardly

kómaj..., že... (ko...) no sooner... than
kómaj kaj scarcely anything
kómaj kdaj hardly ever
kómaj kdo hardly anyone
kómaj 20 let je star he is only just (ali scarcely) twenty
kómaj ga poznam I scarcely know him
kómaj (da) si upam I hardly dare
kómaj je ušel (za las je ušel) he had a narrow escape, he had a narrow squeak
to moreš kómaj (skoraj ne moreš) pričakovati you can hardly expect that
kómaj je mogel govoriti he was hardly able to speak
kómaj verjamem svojim očem I can hardly believe my eyes
kómaj še, da je bil vljuden he was barely polite
kómaj smo (še) ujeli vlak we only just caught the train
imam kómaj še dovolj volne, da spletem par nogavic I have only just enough wool left to knit a pair of socks
kómaj je spregovoril, ko... he had scarcely spoken when...
kómaj sem začel brati, že je stopil oče v sobo no sooner had I begun to read than my father entered the room

kománda command; order; (štab) headquarters pl

biti pod žensko komándo (humoristično ali poniževalno) to be under petticoat government
prevzeti komándo to take (over) command

komisíja commission; board of commissioners, body of persons entrusted with some investigation; committee; (naročilo) commission, order

v komisíji on commission
kupiti in prodati v komisíji to buy and sell on commission
dati (vzeti) v komisíjo trgovina to give (to take) in commission
biti v komisíji to be (ali to sit) on a committee
imenovati, postaviti komisíjo to appoint, to set up a commission, a committee
imeti blago v komisíji trgovina to have goods on commission
seja komisíje committee meeting
arbitražna komisíja arbitration committee (ali board)
izpitna komisíja board of examiners
komisíja izvedencev committee of experts
nadzorna komisíja supervisory committee
posebna komisíja special committee
stalna komisíja permanent committee, standing committee
preiskovalna komisíja committee (ali commission) of inquiry
mandatno imunitetna komisíja credentials commission
komisíja za volitve in imenovanja commission for elections and nominations
mešana komisíja joint commission

komólec elbow

rabiti komólce, suvati s komólci to elbow
dregniti s komólcem koga to nudge someone
sloneti na komólcih to lean on one's elbows
s komólci se je prerinil v sobo he elbowed himself (ali jostled his way) into the room
utirati si pot skozi množico s komólci to elbow one's way through the crowd
dregljaj s komólcem nudge

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

kompléks complex

manjvrednostni kompléks inferiority complex
kompléks hiš a group of houses
zemljiški kompléks (usually large) plot of land (ali ZDA real estate)

komplicírati to complicate

to komplicira zadevo, stvari that complicates matters
komplicírati se to become complicated (ali entangled, intricate)

komplót conspiracy; plot; figurativno machination

komplót zoper varnost države treason-felony
preprečiti komplót to foil (ali to frustrate) a plot

kompromitírati to compromise

prej ali slej te bo gotovo kompromitiral sooner or later he is bound to compromise you
kompromitiral je svoj ugled he has compromised his reputation
kompromitírati se to commit oneself, to compromise oneself
ne kompromitiraj se s takimi ljudmi! do not compromise yourself (ali pogovorno don't get involved) with such people!

komunálen communal; municipal

komunálna politika municipal policy (ali politics pl)
komunálna uprava municipal administration, ZDA local government

koncéntričen concentric

koncéntrično prislov concentrically
koncéntričen ogenj concentric (ali converging) fire

koncépt filozofija concept; figurativno (zasnutek ipd.) rough copy, first (ali rough) draft

priti iz koncépta (figurativno) to lose the thread, to grow confused
spraviti iz koncépta koga to put someone off (ali out), to disconcert someone
vržen iz koncépta (iztirjen, zmeden) (figurativno) off the rails

koncíl (cerkveni) council

ekumenski koncíl ecumenical (ali oecumenical) council