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kúnec rabbit; arhaično coney

poskusni kúnec figurativno guinea pig
ploditi se kot kúnci to breed like rabbits
reja kúncev rabbit-breeding
kúncu podoben rabbity
kolibica za kúnce rabbit hutch

kupé compartment

kupé za kadilce smoking compartment, pogovorno smoker
kupé za nekadilce nonsmoking compartment, pogovorno nonsmoker

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

kúrji

kúrja juha chicken broth, chicken soup
kúrje oko medicina corn(s pl) (on feet)
kúrja polt gooseflesh, goose pimples
stopiti komu na kúrje oko to tread on someone's corns
operater za kúrja očesa chiropodist
kúrja polt me oblije I feel my flesh creep
kúrjo polt dobivam it makes my flesh creep (ali crawl)

kúrz (potek, tek) course

menjalni kúrz denarja exchange rate, rate of exchange
kupiti po dnevnem kúrzu to buy at the price of the day; (učni tečaj) course of instruction; course of lectures
nadaljevalni kúrz (za odrasle) extension course
risarski kúrz course in drawing (ali draughtsmanship)
udeležujem se kúrza I am taking a course

kvalificíran qualified (za for), skilled; fit (za for)

on ni kvalificíran za to mesto he is not qualified for this post
kvalificíran delavec qualified worker; artisan

kvalificírati to qualify (za for)

kvalificírati se to qualify (za for, kot as)

kváren harmful, injurious (za to); pernicious, disadvantageous, noxious (za to); deteriorative

kváren za zdravje injurious to someone's health

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)

labo(u)r¹ [léibə] samostalnik
delo, trud, muka
ekonomija delavci, delavski razred
medicina porodni popadki

Labour britanska laburistična stranka, laburisti
hard labo(u)r prisilno delo
lost labo(u)r brezplodno delo
skilled labo(u)r kvalificirano delo, kvalificirani delavci
unskilled labo(u)r nekvalificirano delo, nekvalificirani delavci
socialized labo(u)r podružbljeno delo
associated labo(u)r združeno delo
Labour and Capital delavci in delodajalci
britanska angleščina Ministry of Labour Ministrstvo za delo
labo(u)r of Hercules naporno delo
labo(u)r of love prostovoljno, neplačano delo
shortage of labo(u)r pomanjkanje delavcev
his labo(u)rs are over konec je njegovih muk, umrl je
to be in labo(u)r imeti porodne popadke
to lose one's labo(u)r zaman se truditi
to have one's labo(u)r for one's pains zaman se truditi

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

lacrosse [ləkrɔ́s] samostalnik
kanadska športna igra (podobna hokeju)

lacrosse stick palica za to igro

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

lag¹ [læg]

1. samostalnik
zaostajanje, obotavljanje
fizika retardacija

2. neprehodni glagol
zaostajati (behind za)
obotavljati se, vleči se (behind)

lák lacquer; varnish

črni, japonski lák japan (varnish), japan (lacquer)
lák za nohte nail varnish
lák za lase hair lacquer

lament [ləmént]

1. samostalnik
tožba, žalostinka, nárek

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
tožiti, objokovati, žalovati, narékati, lamentirati (for, over za, nad)

lán botanika flax

greben, mikalnik za lán hackle
grebenanje lánú flax dressing
trilca za lán flax-brake
predilnica za lán flax mill

lance¹ [la:ns] samostalnik
kopje, sulica, harpuna; kopjanik, kopjenosec

to break a lance with s.o. znanstveno se prepirati s kom; figurativno zlomiti sulico
to break a lance for (ali on behalf of) s.o. potegniti se za koga, braniti koga
free lance svoboden politik, svoboden novinar; plačan vojak

languishing [lǽŋgwišiŋ] pridevnik (languishingly prislov)
ki peša, propada; koprneč, hrepeneč (for za)
počasen, omahljiv

a languishing death počasna smrt
a languishing illness zahrbtna bolezen

lark² [la:k] samostalnik
burka, šala

to have a lark dobro se zabavati
for a lark samo za šalo
what a lark! kako zabavno!