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kvadráten square; quadratic

kvadrátna enačba quadratic equation
nauk o kvadrátnih enačbah quadratics pl
kvadrátni koren matematika square root
izvleči kvadrátni koren to extract a (ali the) square root
kvadrátni meter square metre
kvadrátno število square number
kvadrátni okvir square frame.

kvátre quarter day; religija Ember Days pl

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

kvitánca acquittance; receipt; quittance; VB pravo acknowledgment, quietus

proti kvitánci on receipt
dati kvitánco to give a receipt, pogovorno to clear the slate
izstaviti kvitánco to give a receipt, to receipt (za for), to mark paid, to acknowledge receipt (of)

kvíz quiz

sodelovatelj v kvízu contestant in a quiz, humoristično quizzee
vodja kvíza questionmaster, quizmaster
kvíz predstava, kvíz program quiz show, quiz programme (krajšava: Q and A program)

kvórum quorum

imeti kvórum (biti sklepčen) to be (ali to constitute) a quorum

label² [léibl] prehodni glagol
etiketirati, oblepiti z etiketami
figurativno označiti, karakterizirati

the bottle was label(l)ed "poison " na steklenici je bil napis "strup"
to be label(l)ed a criminal imeti žig zločinca

labód zoologija swan

črn labód a black swan
labódu podoben swanlike

labo(u)r² [léibə]

1. neprehodni glagol
(težko) delati (at pri, za)
truditi se, mučiti se, boriti se (for za)
prebijati se, z muko napredovati (along)
težko se prebijati (through skozi)
močno se zibati (ladja)
medicina imeti porodne popadke
arhaično & poetično obdelovati (zemljo)

2. prehodni glagol
podrobno obdelati, dolgovezno razgljabljati

labo(u)ring man delavec
to labo(u)r a point dolgovezno razpredati
to labo(u)r under a delusion napačno domnevati
to labo(u)r under difficulties boriti se s težavami
to pull (ali ply, tug) the labo(u)ring oar opravljati glavno delo

lace² [leis]

1. prehodni glagol
(s trakom itd.) zavezati, zadrgniti, zategniti; okrasiti z resicami; obrobiti, okrasiti s čipko; potegniti trak skozi (through)
prebičati, pretepsti; primešati žganje (zlasti kavi)

2. neprehodni glagol
zadrgniti, zategniti se

her waist was laced tight v pasu je bila močno stisnjena
a story laced with jokes pripoved polna šal, zabeljena s šalami
figurativno to lace s.o.'s jacket izprašiti komu hlače, pretepsti ga

láčen hungry; (pohlepen) greedy, covetous; (česa of, for, something)

láčen sem kot volk I am as hungry as a wolf; (gladujoč) famished, starving; (izstradan) starved
láčnemu vse diši (gre vse v tek) nothing comes amiss to a hungry stomach
biti silno láčen to be starving, to be ravenously hungry, to have a wolf in one's stomach, to have a raging (ali ravenous) appetite

lad [læd] samostalnik
fant, mladenič
škotsko dvorilec, dragi
pogovorno odločnež

he is a bit of a lad je malo vetrnjaški

ladder¹ [lǽdə] samostalnik
lestva
britanska angleščina spuščena zanka na nogavici

Jacob's ladder; ali rope ladder vrvna lestev
hook-on (ali pompier) ladder kljukasta lestev
motor turntable ladder požarna vrtljiva lestev
šport wall ladder telovadne lestve
mechanical (ali sliding) ladder raztezna lestev
he can't see a hole in a ladder je popolnoma pijan
to see through a ladder videti nekaj očividnega
he kicked down the ladder by which he rose pozabil je na stare prijatelje, ki so mu pomagali do uspeha
to get one's foot on the ladder začeti, storiti prvi korak
the ladder of success pot do uspeha
figurativno at the bottom of the ladder na dnu

ládja ship; (velika) vessel; (splošno, kolektivno) craft; (majhna) boat; pesniško argosy

cerkvena ládja nave
na ládji on board, on shipboard
sprednji (zadnji) del ládje bow (stern)
(žepna) bojna ládja (pocket) battleship
vojna ládja warsip, naval unit, man-of-war
bolniška ládja hospital ship
linijska ládja liner
potniška ládja passenger ship, passenger steamer
oskrbovalna ládja supply ship
ládja neredne plovbe za tovor tramp, (za premog) collier
prevozna ládja transport ship
šolska ládja training ship
trgovska ládja merchant ship, merchantman, pl merchantmen
petrolejska ládja (tanker) oil tanker
ládja na paro steamboat, steamer, steamship
ládja na lopate paddle steamer
ládj topničarka gunboat
zračna ládja airship, air liner
pomožna ládja auxiliary ship
roparska ládja pirate ship
poštna ládja mail boat
ribiška ládja fishing boat, trawler
gradnja ladij shipbuilding
graditelj ladij shipwright, shipbuilder
potovanje z ládjo, na ládji voyage
razbita, brodolomska ládja wreck
splovitev (krst) ládje launching (naming) of a ship
ládja na nafto oil-burner
ládja dolge plovbe ocean-going vessel
ládja je na poti (plove, je namenjena) v... the ship is bound for...
ládja je doživela brodolom, se je razbila the ship has been wrecked
dati ládjo v dok to dock a vessel
najeti ládjo to charter a ship
ládja je dobila luknjo the ship has sprung a leak
sploviti ládjo to launch a ship (ali a vessel)
privezati ládjo (z vrvmi) to moor a ship
ládja je v stiski the ship is in distress
ládja se je potopila the ship has sunk, the ship has gone down (ali to the bottom)
ládja se je prevrnila the ship has capsized
razstaviti, demontirati ládjo to break up a ship
vkrcati se na ládjo to board, to go aboard, to embark, arhaično to take ship (za for)
biti na ládji to be on board (ali on board ship, on shipboard)
zapustiti ládjo to abandon ship
zapeljati ládjo na sipino to run a ship aground

lady¹ [léidi] samostalnik
gospa, dama; plemkinja; naslov za žene angl. plemičev (nižjih od vojvod) in hčerke vojvod, markizov in grofov; gospodarica
poetično ženska
vulgarno & arhaično žena, soproga, zaročenka, draga, ljubljenka; za označevanje poklicev ženskega spola (lady-doctor zdravnica, lady-president predsednica)

pogovorno his young lady njegovo dekle
lady of the house hišna gospodarica
lady of the manor graščakinja
our sovereign lady naša kraljica
your good lady tvoja žena
šaljivo the old lady moja "stara"
Our Lady Naša Gospa, mati božja
lady of bedchamber dvorna dama
Lady Mayoress gospa županja
lady of easy virtue (ali of pleasure) vlačuga
my dear (ali good) lady draga gospa
a lady's (ali ladies') man ljubljenec žensk
ameriško ladies' room javno stranišče za ženske
the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street angleška narodna banka
Lady Bountiful dobra vila

lagáti to lie (komu to someone); to tell lies; to belie; to speak untruths; pogovorno to tell fibs, to fib; evfemizem to be economical with the truth; (pretiravati) to talk tall, to exaggerate, to stretch (ali to colour) the truth, to draw the long bow

lagal sem mu I lied to him
debelo to lie in (ali through) one's back teeth
on mi laže v obraz he lies to my face
laže tako, da sam sebi verjame he lies like a book
laže, kot pes teče she's a bare-faced liar, he lies like a gas-meter, arhaično he can spin a twister

lagóden easy; comfortable; snug; pogovorno cushy; leisurely

lagóden sprehod (brez cilja) a leisurely stroll

láhek (po teži) light, weightless; lightweight; (netežaven) easy, not difficult

láhka atletika (light) athletics pl, games pl, track and field sports
láhki atlet athlete
láhko breme light burden
láhka hrana light food
láhek korak light tread, soft steps pl
láhka cigara (tobak) mild cigar (tobacco)
láhka konjenica light cavalry
láhka poškodba, rana light (ali flesh) wound
láhka roka light hand
láhka križarka light cruiser
láhko spanje light sleep
láhko noč! good night!
láhek slog easy (ali fluent) style
láhka teža (pri boksu) lightweight
láhka zmaga (figurativno) walkover
láhko vino light wine
bodi mu láhka zemlja! may the earth rest light on him!, may he rest in peace!
to je otročje láhko it is as easy as pie
načrt je otročje láhak the plan is foolproof
sedaj láhkó greš! you may go now!
láhka ženska (figurativno) fickle woman
z láhkim srcem with a light heart

lahkó lightly; easily

lahkó prebavljiv easily digestible
lahkó pokvarljivo blago perishables pl
lahkó to čitaš? can you read this?
lahkó je mogoče, da... it is likely that...
lahkó, da je zbolel he may have been taken ill
on se lahkó uči he is a quick learner
lahkó ranjen slightly wounded, slightly injured
na lahkó kaj vzeti to make light of something, not to take it (too) seriously
ti lahkó govoriš, tebi je lahkó reči it's all very well for you to say (da... that...)
on se lahkó smeje he can afford to laugh

lákota famine, starvation, hunger; dearth

lákota (pohlep) (po) greediness, craving (after, for)
volčja lákota ravenous hunger
smrt od lákote starvation
potešiti komu lákoto to appease (ali assuage, allay) someone's hunger
utešiti si lákoto to appease (ali assuage, allay, satisfy) one's hunger
trpeti lákoto to be starved, to go hungry, to be famished
umirati, umreti od lákote to die of hunger (ali of starvation), to starve (to death)
umiram od lákote I'm dying of hunger
lákota požene volka iz gozda hunger is a hard taskmaster
protestni pohod proti lákoti hunger march
z lákoto prisiliti koga k... to starve someone into...

lamb¹ [læm] samostalnik
jagnje; jagnjetina; ovčica (član verske skupnosti)

you may as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb če že grešiš, pojdi do konca (kazen ne bo nič manjša)
wolf (ali fox) in lamb's skin volk v ovčji koži, hinavec
like a lamb ko jagnje, pohleven, krotek
in (ali with) lamb breja (ovca)
the Lamb (of God) božje jagnje, Kristus