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kosmàt hairy; haired; shaggy; hirsute; biologija pilose; botanika villous; figurativno obscene, bawdy, dirty, scurrilous

kosmàti dohodek gross income
kosmàta teža gross weight
kosmàta vest an elastic conscience
tristo kosmàtih! devil take it!

kót¹ angle; corner; nook; recess, retired spot

pravi (ostri, topi) kót right (acute, obtuse) angle
lomni kót angle of refraction
odbojni kót angle of reflection
vidni, zorni kót angle of sight, optic angle, visual angle, figurativno point of view
deklinacíjski kót angle of declination
sokot adjacent angle
kót ob peči (zapeček) inglenook
strel iz kóta šport corner kick, corner
iskati kaj po vseh kótih to search high and low for something, to search every nook and cranny
postaviti otroka v kót (kazen) to make a child stand in the corner
mrtvi kót (avta) blind spot, vojska spot sheltered from enemy fire
vrh kóta point of an angle

krík cry, shout; scream, shriek, outcry

bojni krík war cry
krík in krik hue and cry; commotion; outcry; roar
dvigniti krík in krik to set up a roar
nastal je krík in vik an outcry arose
zagnati huronski krík (figurativno) to raise the roof
zagnati krík in vik zaradi česa to make (ali pogovorno to kick up) a great commotion about something
zagnati krík in vik proti komu to rise a hue and cry against someone
mnogo krík za prazen nič much ado about nothing; a storm in a teacup

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

kúra¹ zoologija hen

vodna kúra water hen, moorhen
iti s kúrami spat pogovorno to turn in early
tudi slepa kúra zrno najde (figurativno) even an unskilled (ali stupid) person is sometimes favoured by luck, pogovorno mugs for luck ➞ kokoš

kvantitéta quantity; size; amount; extent

zanemarljiva kvantitéta negligible quantity
neznana kvantitéta (tudi figurativno) an unknown quantity

lastítev arrogation; claim

lastítev dediščine claim to an inheritance

lay^*1 [lei]

1. prehodni glagol
položiti, polagati, odložiti, odlagati, postaviti; (z)nesti jajca, pripraviti (kurjavo, mizo) prekriti podložiti obložiti (with , tla itd. s čim)
nanesti (barvo); predložiti, vložiti (npr. zahtevo, before pri)
pripisati, pripisovati (to komu)
zasnovati (načrt); poleči (žito); pomiriti, umiriti, ublažiti (veter, valove)
vojska nameriti (top); splesti (vrv); naložiti (kazen), na.ložiti jih komu; zastaviti (čast, glavo)
vulgarno spolno občevati

2. neprehodni glagol
valiti (jajca); staviti

to lay one's accounts with računati s kom ali čim
to lay an accusation against obtožiti, vložiti tožbo
to lay an ambush (ali snare, trap) pripraviti zasedo
to lay bare razgaliti, odkriti
to lay bricks polagati opeko
to lay blame on zvaliti krivdo na koga
to lay blows (ali stick, it) on naložiti jih komu
to lay one's bones položiti svoje kosti, pokopati
to lay claim to postaviti svojo zahtevo; zahtevati kaj zase
to lay a coat of paint premazati z barvo
to lay the cloth (ali the table) pogrniti, pripraviti mizo
to lay s.th. to s.o.'s charge (ali at s.o.'s door) zvaliti krivdo na koga
to lay the damages at zahtevati od koga povračilo za škodo
to lay the dust poškropiti, da se poleže prah
to lay eyes on zagledati, opaziti
to lay field to field povečati posest z nakupom mejnih njiv
to lay fault to s.o. pripisati komu krivdo
to lay the fire podkuriti peč
to lay one's finger on s prstom kaj pokazati, najti
to lay a finger on položiti roko na koga, tepsti
to lay for zalezovati, čakati v zasedi
to lay hands on dobiti v roke, polastiti se, dvigniti roko na koga
to lay hands on o.s. napraviti samomor
to lay (fast) by the heels zapreti v ječo
to lay hold on (ali of) zgrabiti, prijeti; figurativno ujeti se za kaj
to lay one's hopes on veliko pričakovati od, staviti upe na
to lay heads together stikati glave, posvetovati se
to lay s.th. to heart gnati si kaj k srau, položiti na srce
to lay a ghost pregnati duha
to lay an information against prijaviti koga
to lay low (ali in the dust) podreti, pobiti na tla; figurativno ponižati
to lay lunch pripraviti mizo za kosilo
to lay open odkriti, razodeti
to lay o.s. open izpostaviti se
to lay s.th. on the shelf odložiti kakšno delo
to lay to sleep (ali rest) položiti k počitku; figurativno pokopati
to lay (great, little) store upon pripisovati (veliko, majhno) važnost čemu
to lay siege to oblegati
to lay stress (ali weight, emphasis) on dati poseben povdarek čemu
to lay one's shirt on vse zastaviti
the scene is laid in Paris odigrava se v Parizu
to lay troops (on) nastaniti čete (pri)
to lay s.o. under an obligation naložiti komu nalogo
to lay s.o. under necessity prisiliti koga
to lay s.o. under contribution pripraviti koga, da kaj prispeva
to lay a wager staviti
to lay waste opustošiti
to lay wait for čakati koga v zasedi
to lay the whip to s.o.'s back (pre)bičati koga
the wind is laid veter se je umiril

lay down prehodni glagol
položiti, odložiti (orožje, položaj itd); opustiti (upanje); žrtvovati (življenje); položiti, zastaviti (denar); planirati, napraviti načrt; predpisati, določiti (pravila) postaviti (pogoje); ukletiti (vino), vložiti (jajca); posejati, zasaditi (in, to, with, under zemljo s, z)

to lay down one's arms položiti orožje, vdati se
to lay down the law samovoljno ukazovati, odločati, imeti glavno besedo
to lay down an office odreči se službi, pustiti službo
to lay down a stock pripraviti zalogo
to lay down one's tools stavkati

láž lie; untruth, falsehood; (manjša) fib

debela láž a big lie, a gross untruth, a whacking lie, pogovorno a thumper, a tough one, ZDA pogovorno a whopper, a thumping lie, an outrageous lie
grda láž a foul lie
nedolžna láž a white lie
kosmata láž blatant lie
dokazana láž a lie unmasked (ali laid bare, exposed, arhaično nailed to the counter); (izmišljotina) pogovorno flam
pogostna láž widespread lie
same láži! a pack of lies!
to je debela láž this is a gross untruth
to je čista, gola láž this is a downright lie
izmisliti si láž to invent (ali to forge) a lie
z lážmi se izvleči iz... to lie oneself out of...
povedati láž to tell a lie
na láž postaviti koga to refute (ali to rebut, to belie) someone
bil je postavljen na láž he has been refuted (ali proved a liar); he has been flatly contradicted
ujeti koga na láži to catch someone out in a lie
láž ima kratke noge lies are short-lived (ali have short wings), a liar is soon exposed
aparat za odkrivanje láži lie detector
on ne okleva pred lážjo he does not scruple to lie

lend^* [lend] prehodni glagol
posoditi (to komu)
dati (npr. poudarek čemu); prispevati

to lend one's aid to s.th. nuditi čemu podporo, podpreti kaj
to lend a blow udariti
to lend s.o. a box on the ear prisoliti komu zaučnico
to lend (an) ear; ali one's ears poslušati
to lend s.o. a (helping) hand (with) pomagati komu (pri)
to lend o.s. to s.th. spustiti se v kaj, odobravati, pristati na kaj
it lends itself to to je primerno za

lenôba lénost idleness; laziness; lounging; sluggishness; sloth, slothfulness; (oseba) lazybones

lenôbo pasti to lead an idle life, to give oneself up to idleness, to be lazy, to loll, to drone

letálo aeroplane, plane, ZDA airplane; aircraft; flying machine; (veliko tudi) ship

letálo taksi taxiplane
enomotorno, večmotorno letálo one-engined, multiengined airplane
borbeno, bojno letálo fighter plane, fighter, strike aircraft
bombno letálo, bombnik bomber plane, bomber
enosedežno letálo single seater
izvidno letálo scout
lovsko letálo, lovec fighter, interceptor
potniško letálo passenger plane, airliner
hitro potniško letálo high speed passenger airplane
jadralno letálo glider, sailplane
raketno nadzvočno letálo supersonic rocket-powered airplane
vodno letálo seaplane, hydroplane
lahko letálo light aircraft, ZDA vojska žargon grasshopper
veliko, linijsko letálo airliner
letálo na dolge proge long-range plane
gigantsko letálo giant airplane
poštno letálo mail plane
reaktivno letálo jet plane, jet
tovorno letálo air-freighter, freight plane
sanitetno letálo ambulance plane
serijsko letálo production plane
brezrepno letálo tailless airplane
poskusno letálo test plane
letalonosilsko letálo carrier-borne aircraft
transportno letálo transport plane, ZDA sky truck
matično letálo supply plane
v letálu, na letálu aboard
raketno letálo rocket plane, jetrocket plane, rocket-propelled airplane
oborožitev letála armament of an aircraft
posadka letála flight crew, aircrew
tovarna letal aircraft factory, aircraft plant
trup letála fuselage, body, frame
razbitine letála aircraft wreckage
padec, zrušitev letála (brez mrtvih ali težko poškodovanih) crack-up, (z mrtvimi) (plane) crash
sestreliti letálo to bring down an aircraft
ugrabitelj letála hijacker (of an airliner)
ugrabiti letálo to hijack an airliner
ugrabitev letála hijacking
letálo za polete v veliki višini stratocruiser

lie^*4 [lai] neprehodni glagol
ležati, počivati; nahajati se, biti v; težiti, ležati (on na duši, v želodcu)
peljati (pot)
pravno biti dopusten, biti dovoljen, priti v poštev
arhaično prenočiti, prespati
lov ne vzleteti (ptice)
vojska & navtika stati, ležati (čete, ladje)

to lie around (ali about) valjati se naokoli (stvari)
to lie asleep spati
to lie in ambush (ali wait) ležati v zasedi
to lie close skrivati se
to lie hid pritajiti se, skriti se
to lie dead ležati mrtev
to lie dying umirati
sleng to lie doggo negibno ležati, pritajiti se
to lie in ruins biti v ruševinah
to lie sick ležati bolan
it lies at his door za to je on odgovoren
the responsibility lies on you odgovornost nosiš ti
the mistake lies here napaka je tukaj
to find out how the land lies videti od kod veter piha
as far as in me lies po svojih najboljših močeh, kolikor le morem
to lie on s.o.'s hands ležati pri kom brez koristi (nerabljeno, neprodano)
to lie idle biti neizkoriščen, mirovati (zemlja, stroj), lenuhariti
to lie in prison biti zaprt
to lie in the lap of the God biti v božjih rokah
it lies in a nutshell to je na dlani
to lie open to biti čemu izpostavljen
to lie heavy (up)on težiti (krivda)
to lie out of one's money biti ogoljufan za plačilo
vojska to lie perdu ležati v skriti izvidniški točki
to lie at the root of imeti korenine v
to let sleeping dogs lie ne dregati v sršenje gnezdo
to lie in state ležati na javnem mrtvaškem odru
to lie through peljati skozi (pot)
to lie under a charge biti obdolžen
to lie under a mistake motiti se
to lie under the necessity biti prisiljen
to lie under an obligation imeti dolžnost
to lie under a sentence of death biti na smrt obsojen
to lie under suspicion biti osumljen
it lies with you to do it na tebi je, da to storiš
his talents do not lie that way za to nima sposobnosti
to lie waste biti neobdelan (zemlja)
here lies tukaj počiva
pravno the appeal lies to the Supreme Court dopusten je priziv na vrhovno sodišče
pravno to lie on s.o. biti komu obvezan
his greatness lies in his courage njegova veličina je v njegovem pogumu
he knows where his interest lies on ve kje bo imel korist
to lie in s.o.'s way biti komu pri roki; biti komu na poti
to lie to the oars pošteno veslati
you will lie on the bed you have made kakor si boš postlal, tako boš ležal

lie down neprehodni glagol
leči, zlekniti se

to lie down under an insult pogoltniti žaljivko
to lie down on the job biti malomaren, izogniti se delu
to take it lying down ne upirati se, pogoltniti (žaljivke, poraz)

likeness [láiknis] samostalnik
podobnost, sličnost, enakost (between med, to s, z)
podoba, videz; slika, portret

to have one's likeness taken dati se fotografirati
an enemy in the likeness of a friend sovražnik v podobi prijatelja
he is the exact likeness of his father je prav tak kot oče

likvidírati to liquidate; (dolg) to pay; (družbo, podjetje) to win up, to liquidate (družbo a company); (račun) to settle, to clear

likvidírati zadevo to settle (ali to deal with) an affair
likvidírati koga to liquidate someone

lithe [laið] pridevnik (lithely prislov)
upogljiv, gibčen, okreten

as lithe as an eel gibčen kot jegulja

local¹ [lóukəl] pridevnik (locally prislov)
lokalen, krajeven, mesten, tukajšnji

call mestni telefonski poziv
local colour lokalni kolorit
local custom krajevni običaj
local government krajevna uprava
ekonomija local bill domicil menice
local rates občinske pristojbine
train lokalni vlak
medicina local an(a)esthesia lokalna anastezija
ameriško, vojska local aid post vojaško obvezovališče, kraj prve pomoči

lók geometrija arc; (obok) arch; (zavoj) curve, bend, turn; (orožje, violinski) bow

napeti lók to bend (ali to draw) the bow
(pre)napenjati lók (figurativno) to push things to extremes
strelec z lókom archer, bowman, pl -men
streljanje z lókom archery
sprožiti lók to discharge a bow, to shoot an arrow
brenkati z lókom to twang
doba uporabe lóka in puščice (strelice) age of the bow and arrow
on preveč napenja lók (figurativno) he claims too much, he aims too high, he has ideas over his station