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kamén -a, -o

kamén, -a, -oa doba stone age
starejša (mlajša) kamén, -a, -oa doba palaeolithic, ZDA paleolithic (neolithic) period
kamén, -a, -oo olje mineral oil, rock oil, petroleum
kamén, -a, -oa sol mineral salt, rock salt

kámen stone; ZDA (vsake oblike) rock; medicina calculus, stone, gravel, concretion; (prodnik) pebble

brusni kámen whetstone, grindstone
drag kámen precious stone, gem
drobilec kámna (oseba) quarryman, quarrier, (stroj) crushing machine, jaw (ZDA rock) crusher
gradbeni kámen building stone
kisli kámen (galun) alum
kresilni kámen mint, flintstone, (za vžigalnik) (lighter) flint
kámen kaldrme cobble, cobblestone
ledvični kámen kidney stone
loščilni kámen (za kovine) Bath-brick
miljni kámen milestone
mlinski kámen millstone
peklenski kámen lunar caustic, silver nitrate
preskusni kámen touchstone; test
nagrobni kámen tombstone, gravestone
otesan kámen hewn stone, dressed stone, ashlar
sklepni kámen keystone
kámen spotike stumbling block
kámen modrih philosophers' stone
vinski kámen tartar
temeljni kámen foundation stone
vogelni kámen cornerstone
kámen v mehurju medicina urinary calculus
žolčni kámen gallstone
zobni kámen tartar
umeten drag kámen imitation gem
tvorba kámnov medicina lithogenesis
mrzel kot kámen stone-cold
gluh kot kámen stone-deaf
trd kot kámen (as) hard as stone, stone-hard
domet, lučaj kámna a stone's throw
kup kámnov a heap of stones
obdelovanje kámna stonework
srcé iz kámna a stony heart
trd kot kámen (figurativno) hard as stone, biblija arhaično hard as the nether millstone
lomiti kámen to quarry
metati kámne v koga to throw stones at someone
to bi še kámen omečilo it is enough to melt a heart of stone
odvaliti komu težak kámen od srca to take a load (ali a weight) off someone's mind
kámen se mi je odvalil od srca a great weight has been taken off my mind, that's a great weight off my mind
ne pustiti kámna na kámnu not to leave a single stone standing
zmrzuje, da kámen poka it freezes hard
porušiti, razdejati kámen za kámnom to pull down stone by stone
od zgradbe ni ostal kámen na kámnu not a single stone of the building was left standing
rajši bi kámne tolkel na cesti! I'd rather do hard labour, I'd rather join a chain gang
zagnati, zalučati kámen v koga to cast a stone at someone
ubiti dve muhi z enim kámnom to kill two birds with one stone
kámen do kámna palača (figurativno) look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves

kampánja campaign

delati kampánjo to campaign
volilna kampánja electoral campaign
voditi kampánjo to campaign, to wage a campaign
začeti kampánjo to launch a campaign

kandidát candidate; (prosilec za službeno mesto) applicant; (predlaganec) nominee; (na izpitu) candidate, examinee

biti kandidát za to be a candidate for
postaviti kandidáta to put up a candidate

kandidírati to stand as candidate (za for)

kandidírati za Akademijo to offer oneself for election to the Academy
kandidiral je za sedež v parlamentu he stood (as a candidate) for a seat in parliament
kandidírati koga to propose someone for election, to run someone as candidate

kángla can; jug

kángla mleka a churn of milk

káp¹ -a watershoot; drip; (odtočni strešni žleb) eaves pl

z dežja pod káp, -a iti (pasti, skočiti) to jump (to leap, to fall) out of the frying-pan into the fire

káp² -í medicina apoplexy, (apoplectic) stroke; apoplectic fit; seizure (ali fit, attack) of apoplexy

možganska káp, -í stroke
srčna káp, -í heart attack
zadet od kapi apoplectic
kap ga je zadela he was seized (ali struck) with apoplexy, he fell into an apoplexy, he had a stroke

káp³ (rtič) cape

obpluti káp to round a cape
Kap dobrega upanja the Cape of Good Hope

kapétan vojska captain; company commander

letalski kapétan captain, (vojaški) flight lieutenant
kapétan moštva šport captain of a team, pogovorno skipper, skip
biti kapétan to captain
kdo je kapétan njihovega moštva? who captains their team?
napredoval je v kapétana lani he got his captaincy (ali his company) last year

kapitán captain; (poveljnik ladje) ship's captain; (mornariški čin) Captain R.N.; (gospodar, lastnik zlasti majhne obalne, ribiške ladje) skipper

kapitán trgovske ladje master (of a merchant ship)
kapitán kratke plovbe master of a coaster (ali of the coastal trade)

kapítelj chapter

stolni kapítelj chapter (of a cathedral)

kápljica droplet

dobra kápljica (figurativno) good wine
le kápljica v morju a mere drop in the bucket (ali in the ocean)
Hoffmannove kápljice spirit of ether
izpiti do zadnje kápljice to drink off at a draught, to toss off, to drain to the dregs, to leave no heeltaps
po kápljicah (po malem) in dribs and drabs

kàr²

kàr najhitreje as soon as possible
kàr vprašaj ga! just ask him!
kàr smej se (naprej)! laugh away
kàr išči! search away!
kàr najemite nosača! just engage a porter!
kàr pridi! come without ceremony!
on še kàr dobro dela he works tolerably well

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

kárati to blame, to reprimand; to scold, to berate

kárati zaradi napake to reprimand for a mistake ali a blunder
treba ga je kárati, ker je lagal he must be scolded for lying
biti pošteno karan to get a good scolding (ali a severe reprimand)

karé (kvadrat) square, quadrangle; square piece; vojska square

formirati se v karé vojska to form a square; (format papirja) demy
goveji karé a rib of beef

kariêra career; figurativno success in life, advancement in service

napraviti dobro, lepo kariêro to have a good career, to work one's way up
škodovati kariêri to prejudice the career (koga of someone)
uničiti si kariêro to ruin one's career, to mar one's career
začeti kariêro to enter upon a career
začeti kariêro čisto od spodaj, od kraja to start on the lowest rung (of the ladder)

karitatíven charitable

karitatívno dejanje a charitable deed

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