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jump² [džʌmp]

1. neprehodni glagol
skočiti (tudi cene), skakati, poskakovati, skakljati, poskočiti, odskočiti, skočiti na noge; vskočiti (in)
skočiti mimo (past)
priskočiti (to)
figurativno trzniti, zdrzniti se, kvišku planiti, prestrašiti se (at)
figurativno preskočiti (to na)
preskočiti vrsto pri branju; tresti, zibati se (voz); izskočiti, iztiriti se (vlak)
figurativno razbijati (srce)

2. prehodni glagol
preskočiti (across, over)
pomagati komu skočiti, pripraviti konja k skoku; s silo vzeti, prisvojiti si; zibati, ujčkati; zviševati cene

to jump clear of s.th. odskočiti od česa
sleng to jump to it z vnemo se česa lotiti
to jump for joy poskočiti od veselja
ameriško to jump channels preskočiti službeno stopnjo
britanska angleščina to jump the queue ne držati se vrste zriniti se naprej
to jump one's bail pobegniti kljub danemu poroštvu
to jump town pobegniti iz mesta
to jump a claim prisvojiti si tujo parcelo (zlatokopa itd.)
to jump the rails iztiriti se (vlak)
to jump a child on one's knees ujčkati otroka v naročju
to jump s.o. into s.th. nagovoriti koga k čemu
to jump prices cene zelo zvišati
don't jump my nerves! ne žri mi živcev!
ameriško to jump the gun prenagliti se
his tastes and his means do not jump njegov okus se ne ujema z njegovimi sredstvi

kájti for; as; seeing that

šel sem z vlakom, kájti vreme je bilo zelo grdo as (ali seeing that) the weather was vile, I took the train
nobeden ne spi, kájti napad pričakujejo vsak trenutek no one's asleep, for they're expecting an attack any moment

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!

kalkulácija calculation; computation

napačna kalkulácija miscalculation
po zelo vestni kalkuláciji after most careful (ali thorough) calculation

keen² [ki:n] pridevnik (keenly prislov)
oster (rob, veter, vid, bolečina); piker, rezek, jedek, prediren (pogled); globok, močno občuten; slepeč (svetloba), močen, oster (konkurenca); prefinjen, izostren; bister, ostroumen
pogovorno (on) goreč, vnet, željan česa, pohlepen po čem, poln zanimanja za, navdušen za
ameriško, pogovorno prima, brezhiben

to have a keen mind biti bistroumen
as keen as mustard zelo navdušen, vnet
I am not keen on it ni mi za to, ne da se mi tega
trgovina keen prices konkurenčne cene

kindly² [káindli] prislov
prijazno, dobrotljivo, dobrohotno, naklonjeno, prisrčno

to take kindly to vzljubiti, naklonjeno sprejeti
I would take it kindly of you if bil bi ti zelo hvaležen, če
would you kindly (tell me the time) (vljudno vprašanje) bi bili tako prijazni, da
kindly let me know bodi tako prijazen in me obvesti
we thank you kindly prisrčno se vam zahvaljujemo
would you kindly shut up bi prosim utihnil

knife¹ [náif] samostalnik
nož, bodalo, rezilo

before you can say knife nenadoma, zelo hitro
to get a knife into s.o. napasti brez milosti, ostro kritizirati
a good (poor) knife and fork dober (slab) jedec
to play a good knife and fork z apetitom jesti
war to the knife boj na nož, boj brez milosti
under the knife pod kirurškim nožem
to go under the knife biti operiran

kočljív delicate; ticklish; (težaven) difficult; (kritičen) critical

zelo kočljív of utmost (ali of extreme) delicacy
kočljívo vprašanje a delicate question
kočljíva zadeva a ticklish matter

kompeténten competent (to do something, in something); qualified; able, efficient, skilled

kompeténtna sodba a competent judgment
ni videti zelo kompeténten he does not seem up to his work
nisi kompeténten za kritiko te knjige you are not competent to criticize this book

kratkovíden shortsighted, nearsighted; myopic; (napol slep) purblind (tudi figurativno); figurativno narrow, narrow-minded; undiscerning

zelo kratkovíden as blind as a bat

kultúren cultural; cultured; civilized

zelo kultúren človek a very cultured man
kultúrno delo cultural work
kultúrna izmenjava cultural exchange
kultúrni film educational (ali instructional, documentary) film
kultúrna zgodovina history of civilization
kultúrno središče cultural centre
kultúrna država (narod) civilized state (nation)

kúpiti kupováti to buy, to purchase, to make a purchase (od from)

kúpiti, kupováti za gotovino to buy for cash
kúpiti, kupováti na kredit to buy on credit
kúpiti, kupováti na obroke to buy on the instalment plan
kúpiti, kupováti na račun to buy on account
kúpiti, kupováti na dražbi to buy at an auction
kúpiti, kupováti na debelo to buy wholesale, to buy in bulk, to bulk-buy
iti kupovat v trgovino to go shopping, to do the shopping
iti kupovat na trg to go shopping in the market
poceni kúpiti, kupováti to buy cheap, to buy a bargain
kúpiti, kupováti skoraj za nič, zastonj, zelo poceni to buy for a song, to buy dirt cheap
dobro kúpiti, kupováti to strike a good bargain
kúpiti, kupováti iz druge roke to buy secondhand
kúpiti, kupováti mačka v vreči to buy a pig in a poke
(pod)kúpiti, kupováti koga to bribe someone, to corrupt, to suborn someone; pogovorno to grease someone's palm

kvátre quarter day; religija Ember Days pl

vsake kvátre (= zelo redko) once in a blue moon

láskav flattering; fawning; adulatory, coaxing; cajoling; complimentary

(zelo) láskavo zame! I am flattered
láskavo se izraziti o to speak in flattering terms of

last⁵ [la:st] neprehodni glagol
trajati, vztrajati, zdržati

to last out zadostovati, zdržati, dlje zdržati
to last well biti zelo trpežen

late² [léit] prislov
kasno, pozno; prej
poetično nedavno

as late as vse do
as late as last year šele (ali še) lansko leto
better late than never boljše kasno, kakor nikoli
pogovorno late in the day zelo pozno, prekasno
to sit up late ostati dolgo pokonci, bedeti
early or late; ali sooner or later prej ali slej
late of prej stanujoč v, prej zaposlen pri
later on potem, kasneje

lean^*4 [li:n]

1. neprehodni glagol
nagniti se, nagibati se; opirati se, nasloniti se (on na)
figurativno zanašati se (on na)
figurativno nagibati se k čemu, dajati prednost čemu (to, towards)
biti prislonjen, sloneti (against)

2. prehodni glagol
nagniti, nasloniti (against ob, na)
opreti, podpreti (on, upon)

pogovorno to lean over backward(s) zelo se potruditi

leap¹ [li:p] samostalnik
skok (tudi figurativno)
preskok

a great leap forward velik skok naprej
a leap in the dark tvegan poskus, pot v neznano
by leaps and bounds skokovito, zelo hitro
with a leap hitro, nenadoma

leg¹ [leg] samostalnik
noga, bedro, stegno; krača, bočnik; etapa (pri potovanju, letenju); hlačnica, nogavica, golenica (škornja); noga stola, mize
navtika ena smer pri cikcak vožnji; stranica trikotnika, tangenta, krak šestila
šport stran igrišča desno od metalca (kriket)

to be all legs nogat, dolgonog
to be off one's legs biti slab v nogah
to be on one's last legs biti z eno nogo v grobu, biti na koncu svojih moči
the boot is on the other leg resnica je čisto drugačna, razmere so se spremenile
to fall on one's legs postaviti se na noge, končno uspeti, imeti srečo
to feel (ali find) one's legs shoditi (otrok)
to get a leg in pridobiti zaupanje
to get upon one's legs razjeziti se, planiti kvišku
to get on one's hind legs postaviti se po robu, pripraviti se k obrambi
to give s.o. a leg up pomagati komu naprej
not to have a leg to stand on ne imeti se na kaj opreti, ne imeti opravičila
to have a bone in one's leg dati šaljiv odklonilen odgovor
to have the legs of biti hitrejši od koga
to have legs biti zelo hiter (zlasti ladja)
to have good sea legs ne dobiti morske bolezni, biti pravi mornar
to keep one's legs obdržati se na nogah
leg and leg enako stanje v igri, enako število točk
on one's (hind) legs na nogah, pri dobrem zdravju
to pull s.o.'s leg imeti koga za norca, šaliti se s kom
to put one's best leg foremost pohiten
to run s.o. off his legs nalagati komu prevež dela, obremeniti koga z delom
to set s.o. on his legs pomagati komu na noge
arhaično to make a leg prikloniti se
to shake a leg britanska angleščina, pogovorno plesati, ameriško, sleng pohiteti, podvizati se
to shake a loose leg razuzdano živeti
to show a leg vstati
to show a clean pair of legs zbežati
to stand on one's own legs biti samostojen, postaviti se na lastne noge
to stretch one's legs iti na sprehod
to take to one's legs popihati jo
to walk s.o. off his legs utruditi koga s hojo
black-leg slepar, stavkokaz

length [leŋɵ] samostalnik
dolžina; oddaljenost (časovna), trajanje; odmerjen kos (blaga, žice, vrvi itd.)

at length nadrobno; končno
at arm's length na doseg roke; čim delj od sebe
to keep s.o. at arm's length ne dati komu blizu, ne biti preveč prijateljski
to know the length of s.o.'s foot koga dobro poznati
at full length v naravni velikosti
at great (ali some, full) length na drobno, na dolgo in široko
to go to great length daleč iti; zelo se potruditi
to go all lengths; ali to go to any length iti do skrajnosti
to go to the length of mnogo si dovoliti; iti tako daleč, da
to win by a length zmagati za eno dolžino (konj, čoln)
when will you come our length? kdaj vas bo pot zanesla k nam?