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izumréti to die out, to die off; (živali itd.) to become extinct; to decay

ta rod je izumrl pred tremi stoletji this family became extinct three centuries ago

jávnost public

v jávnosti, za jávnost publicly
pred jávnostjo before the public
stik z jávnostjo public relations pl
obrniti se na jávnost to appeal to the public
izključiti jávnost pravo to exclude the public
jávnost se ne pusti prevarati s takimi obljubami the public is not (ali are not) to be deceived by such promises
prinesti v jávnost to bring before the public
priti v jávnost to become known
zasedati ob izključitvi jávnosti to meet behind closed doors (ali pravo in camera)

jump¹ [džʌmp] samostalnik
skok, preskok, skok s padalom; skok (cen itd.); nagel prehod na daljinsko snemanje (film); zdrzljaj; udarec nazaj (strelno orožje)
ameriško, pogovorno prednost, uspešen začetek

sleng the jumps delirium tremens
jump area padalčev doskočni cilj
šport high jump skok v višino
šport broad (ali long) jump skok v daljino
šport obstacle jump terenski skok (pri smučanju)
šport oblique jump prečni skok (pri smučanju)
šport pole jump skok s palico
šport jump ball met žoge med dva igralca (sodnik pri košarki)
ameriško, sleng (always) on the jump (vedno) v naglici, v razburjenju
to keep s.o. on the jump imeti koga na vajetih
to give s.o. a jump prestrašiti koga (da se zdrzne, poskoči)
to make (ali take) a jump skočiti
figurativno by jumps skokovito
to take the jump preskočiti oviro
jump in production hiter porast produkcije
to get the jump on s.o. imeti prednost pred kom, prehiteti koga
not by a long jump še zdaleč ne
ameriško from the jump od začetka

jury¹ [džúəri] samostalnik
pravno porota; žirija
šport sodniki

grand jury velika porota (12 do 23 porotnikov), preiskovalno sodišče
petty jury porota pri procesu (12 porotnikov)
coroner's jury porota, ki odloča o načinu smrti
trial by jury sojenje pred porotnim sodiščem
to sit on the jury biti porotnik

just² [džʌst] prislov
pravkar, ravno, prav; komaj, toliko da; samo, zgolj
pogovorno resnično, res; pravzaprav

just now pravkar, v tem trenutku; pred kakšnim trenutkom
just then prav tedaj
just as prav tako kot, ravno ko
just as well prav tako
just so točno, pravilno
that is just it prav to je ono
that is just like you to je čisto tebi podobno
we just managed komaj smo uspeli
the bullet just missed him toliko, da ga je strel zgrešil
just possible vendar mogoče
just for the fun of it samo za šalo
just a moment, please! samo trenutek, prosim!
just an ordinary man zgolj navaden možakar
just tell me samo povej mi
he was just too late for the train vlak mu je pred nosom ušel
just wonderful res čudovito
just how many are there? koliko jih pa pravzaprav je?

justice [džʌ́stis] samostalnik
pravičnost (to do)
zakonitost, upravičenost, utemeljenost; pravica; sodišče, sodnik

Court of Justice sodišče, sodnija
High Court of Justice vrhovno sodišče
Lord Chief of Justice vrhovni sodnik
Justice of the Peace mirovni sodnik
to administer justice deliti pravico, soditi
to bring s.o. to justice kaznovati koga, pripeljati koga pred sodnika
to flee from justice bežati pred roko pravice
to complain with justice s pravico se pritožiti
the justice of a claim upravičenost zahteve
to do justice to izkazati komu pravico; dati polno priznanje (tudi hrani, pijači)
to do o.s. justice izkazati se, pokazati, kaj kdo zna
in justice po zakonu, po pravici
in justice to pravici na ljubo
in justice to him če smo pravični do njega
in simple justice kot je pošteno in prav
justice was done pravici je bilo zadoščeno

kamín fireplace; fireside; geologija chimney

polica nad kamínom mantelpiece
preproga pred kamínom hearthrug

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 out

1. prehodni glagol
ne puščati noter, zakleniti komu vrata; obvarovati (from pred)

2. neprehodni glagol
ostati zunaj; ne mešati se, ne podajati se v kaj

to keep out of sight skrivati se
keep out of mischief! ne delaj neumnosti!

klobúk hat

damski klobúk bonnet
mehak klobúk soft (felt) hat
trd klobúk hard hat
sklopni klobúk opera hat
žameten klobúk velour hat
morski klobúk zoologija jellyfish
s klobúkom na glavi with one's hat on
klobúk dol pred X, pred njim! hats off to X, to him!
dotakniti se klobúka v pozdrav to touch one's hat
nadeti si klobúk to put on one's hat
sneti klobúk pred kom to take one's hat off to someone

knee¹ [ni:] samostalnik
koleno
botanika kolence, grča
tehnično lesen ali železen del kolenaste oblike, kolenast okov

on one's (bended) knees kleče
on the knees of the gods negotovo, v božjih rokah
to bend (ali bow) the knees to poklekniti pred kom
to bring s.o. to his knees spraviti koga na kolena
to give a knee to s.o. podpreti koga
to go on one's knees to na kolena pasti pred kom, na kolenih koga prositi

kneel^* [ni:l] neprehodni glagol
klečati (to pred)

to kneel down to poklekniti pred kom

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

krátek short; brief; (kratko povzet) summary; (čas) of short duration

na krátko in short, shortly, briefly
v krátkem within a short time, soon, shortly, before long
pred krátkim recently, the other day, lately, newly, of late, a short time ago, a short while ago, not long ago, not long since
do pred krátkim until lately, until quite recently
krátko in jedrnato short and to the point
na krátko povedano je stvar, da... the long and the short of it is that...
na krátko mu rečejo Joe he is called Joe for short
krátek čas pastime, amusement
krátka biografija profile
krátek film (film) short, (2.000 čevljev dolg) two-reeler
krátek opis précis
krátek rok short term
krátek spomin short memory
krátek val shortwave
na krátkih valovih in the shortwave (frequency) band
krátka vsebina summary, abstract
krátek stik (elektrika) short circuit
koga na krátko držati to keep someone on a short lead
krátko se izraziti to put it briefly
biti krátek s kom to be short with someone
ona ima krátek spomin she has a short memory, she is forgetful
delati komu krátek čas to amuse someone, to entertain someone
knjiga bo v krátkem izšla the book will be out soon
oddajati na krátkih valovih iz... to transmit (ali to broadcast) on shortwaves from...
posta(ja)ti krátek to become short, to shorten
krátko povedano in short
povej na krátko! cut it short!
da na krátko povem to be brief, to cut (ali to make) a long story short, to put it in a nutshell, to sum up
krátko potegniti (figurativno) to come off badly, to draw a blank, to come off second best
krajši konec potegniti (figurativno) to get the worst of it, to be the loser

Krístus Christ

Jezus Krístus Jesus Christ
pred Krístusom before Christ, B.C.
po Krístusu anno domini, A.D.

króg¹ circle; ring; (delokrog) sphere, province; (družba) company, society, class, set, coterie; (znancev) acquaintance

družinski króg family circle
živalski króg zodiac
zaključen króg (družbe) coterie, clique
v parlamentarnih krógih in parliamentary circles
v pristojnih krógih in competent quarters
trgovski krógi commercial circles pl
tokovni króg (elektrika) circuit
začarni króg vicious circle
króg pri dirkah šport lap, round
zadnji króg šport last (ali final) lap
preteči króg v treh minutah to lap the course in three minutes
za en króg je pred svojim tekmecem he is one lap in front of (ali he has lapped) his rival
sedeti v krógu to sit in a ring, to sit around in a circle
delati, opisovati króge (v teku, poletu) to ring
gibati, premikati se v krógu to go round, to circle, to ring
plesati v krógu to dance round in a ring
vrteti se v krógu to turn (ali to rotate, to spin, to twirl) round
vrteč se v krógu rotatory
opisati króg to describe a circle
imeti (temne) króge okrog oči to have (dark) rings round one's eyes
v političnih krógih in political circles

krógla ball; matematika sphere; šport shot; (iz puške) bullet; (topovska) cannonball, ball; projectile, shot

zemeljska krógla globe, orb
kegljaška krógla bowl
naboj s króglo ball cartridge
varen pred króglami ball-proof
toča krogel hail of shots
met krógle šport shot put, shot putting, putting the shot (ali weight)
suniti, vreči króglo šport to put the shot
pognati si króglo v glavo to blow one's brains out
metalec krógle shot putter
ubežna krógla stray bullet

lam² [læm]

1. samostalnik
ameriško, sleng nenaden pobeg

2. neprehodni glagol
pobrisati jo, pobegniti

on the lam na begu (pred policijo)
to take it on the lam pobrisati jo

last¹ [la:st] pridevnik
zadnji, poslednji; minuli, prejšnji; najnovejši, zadnji

last but one predzadnji
last but not least zadnji, vendar ne najmanj važen
at one's last gasp v zadnjih izdihljajih
last night sinoči
the night before last predsinoči
last year lani
on one's last legs na koncu svojih moči, pred polomom
the last lap zadnja etapa
the last straw višek, zvrhana mera
of the last importance izredno važen
last day sodni dan
the last thing in jazz najnovejše v jazzu
this is the last thing to happen kaj takega se ne more zgoditi

late¹ [léit] pridevnik
pozen, kasen, zakasnel; nedaven, prejšnji; pokojni

to be late (for) zamuditi (kaj)
at a late hour pozno
late hours pozne nočne (ali jutranje) ure
at the latest najkasneje
the latest thing najnovejša stvar, zadnji krik mode
of late nedavno, pred kratkim
of late years v zadnjih letih
late fee doplačilo k poštnini za kasno predano pošto
late dinner večerja
see you later na svidenje
pogovorno that's the latest! to je višek!