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kártanje cards, card-game, card-playing

slepar pri kártanju cardsharp, cardsharper
igra, partija kártanja a game of cards

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

kiss² [kis] prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
poljubiti (se)

to kiss the book poljubiti biblijo pri priseganju
to kiss the dust ponižati se; figurativno umreti
to kiss the ground poljubiti tla; figurativno ponižati se
to kiss one's hand to z roko poslati poljub
to kiss the rod (ali cross) pokorno sprejeti kazen
to kiss away s.o.'s tears s poljubi obrisati solze

klavír glasba piano

pri klavírju at the piano
igranje na klavír playing te piano, piano playing
igrati na klavír to play the piano
na tem klavírju se ni mnogo igralo this piano has not been played (on) very much

kljún bill, beak

ladijski kljún bow, stem, prow (of ship), zgodovina rostrum, pl -tra; (pri posodi) spout, nozzle, snout

klóp -i bench; form; seat; (šolska klóp, -i) form, (posamezna) desk

klóp, -i v cerkvi pew
zatožna klóp, -i dock
klóp, -i z naslanjalom settee; (v čolnu) thwart; (galjotov) bank; (kanoniška) stall
postaviti klóp, -ii to bench
sedeti v prvi (zadnji) šolski klóp, -ii to sit in the front (back) row
sedeti na zatožni klóp, -ii to be in the dock
kazenske klóp, -ii (pri hokeju na ledu) sin bin

klòp -a zoologija tick; sheep-louse (pl -lice)

držati se kot klòp, -a to stick like a limpet (ali a leech, a bur, glue, wax) (koga to someone)
sredstvo za uničevanje klòp, -aov (pri ovcah) sheep dip
klopna mrzlica medicina tick fever

kmét peasant; countryman, pl -men; farmer; rustic

mali kmét crofter
kmét svobodnik (z lastnim posestvom) freeholder
kmét pri šahu pawn
iti na kmete to travel to ali to visit the country
na -ih, po -ih in the country
dati otroke v rejo na kméte to farm out children

knit^* [nit]

1. prehodni glagol
plesti, splesti; skleniti, združiti; povezati, sestaviti (together); mrščiti (čelo)

2. neprehodni glagol
povezati se, združiti se; mrščiti se

knit two, purl two dve desni, dve levi (pri pletenju)
to knit the hands skleniti roke
to knit one's brows mrščiti čelo
a well-knit frame lepa postava, lepa rast

knjíga book; (nevezana) loose-leaf (ali unbound) book; (zvezek) volume

blagajniška knjíga cashbook
kuharska knjíga cookery book
Bela knjíga politika White Paper
glavna knjíga trgovina ledger
priročna knjíga handbook, manual, reference book
šolska knjíga textbook, school book
vezana (broširana) knjíga bound (stitched) book
knjíga z najboljšo prodajo (uspešnica) bestseller
zemljiška knjíga land registry, estate register
antikvarična, že rabljena knjíga secondhand book
dolgočasna knjíga a dull book
kiosk za prodajo knjíg bookstall
omara za knjíge bookcase
polica za knjíge bookshelf; pl -lves
stojalo za knjíge ZDA bookrack
naslov knjíge title of a book
razstava knjíg book exhibition
ljubitelj, zbiratelj knjíg booklover, bibliophile, bibliomaniac
izposojevalnica knjíg lending library, circulating library
vsebina knjíge contents pl, subject matter
pravica ponatisa knjíge copyright
prodajalec knjíg bookseller
darilno nakazilo za knjígo book token
pisec knjíg writer (of books), author
brati, čitati iz knjíge to read from a book
knjíga se dobro bere the book reads well
ta knjíga se dobro prodaja this book sells well
knjíga je razprodana the book is sold out
knjíga je zaplenjena the book has been seized ali confiscated
izdati knjígo to bring out, to publish a book
govoriti kot iz knjíge to speak like a book
predelati knjígo to study a book thoroughly
sedeti vedno pri (svojih) knjígah to be always poring over one's books
vnesti v knjígo to record, to enter in the book(s)
voditi knjíge to keep books
založiti (izdati) knjígo to publish, to bring out a book

kóckanje dice, game of dice, dicing

izgubiti pri kóckanju to lose at dice, to dice away
vse izgubiti s kóckanjem to lose everything at dice

koló wheel

na kolesih on wheels
brez koles wheelless; (bicikel) cycle, bicycle, machine, pogovorno bike
dirkalno koló racing bicycle, racer
gonilno koló driving-wheel
mlinsko koló mill wheel
motorno koló motorcycle, pogovorno motor bike
turno koló roadster
črpalno koló (za vodo) waterwheel
koló ladje na kolesa paddle-wheel
koló obroč (otroška igrača) hoop
mučilno koló zgodovina the wheel (mediaeval instrument of torture)
gumasto koló tyre, ZDA tire
ladja na kolesa wheel-boat, paddle-steamer
zob kolesa cog (of a wheel)
zamašno koló flywheel
voz na dve kolesi, na štiri kolesa a two-wheeled, a four-wheeled carriage
sprednje, zadnje koló front wheel, back wheel
rezervno, nadomestno koló spare wheel
zobato koló cogwheel, toothed wheel, geared wheel
vilice kolesa wheel-fork
delati, vrteti kolesa šport to turn cartwheels
on je pêto koló pri vozu (figurativno) he is not worth his salt, he is quite useless, he is a useless individual
napraviti koló (o pavu) to spread out its tail
priti pod kolesa (figurativno) to go to the dogs
mučiti koga na kolesu zgodovina to break someone on the wheel
vrteti kolesa (pri parterni telovadbi) to turn somersaults (ali cartwheels)
peljati se s kolesom to ride a bicycle
voziti koló enoročno to ride a bike one-handed
voziti koló to ride a cycle, to cycle, to bike, to pedal
treti žrtev na kolesu zgodovina to break a victim on the wheel

kônec end; finish; termination; completion, conclusion, close; (iztek) expiration; (prenehanje) cessation; (razpust) break-up; (posledica) issue, result

brez kônca endless
na kôncu finally, in the end, at the end
do kônca to the end, to the last
do kônca 19. stol. up to the end of the 19th century
proti kôncu towards the end
do samega kônca (= do smrti) up to the bitter end, to the very end
konec koncev finally, at long last, in the long run
kônec tega meseca at the end of the present month
kônec svetá the end of the world
na drugem kônu at the far end
biti pri, na kônu to be at an end
z njim je kônec (izgubljen je) he is done for, it is all over (ali up) with him, arhaično he is undone
imeti slab kônec to come to a bad end
vsega je enkrat kônec there is an end to every thing
njegovi nevednosti ni kônca there is no end to his ignorance
bližati se kôncu to draw to an end (ali to a close)
poslušaj me do kônca! hear me out!
priti do kônca to come to an end
privesti do kônca to bring to an end
napraviti kônec s kom (pokončati ga) to make an end of someone
imeti na kôncu jezika (figurativno) to have (something) on the tip of one's tongue
temu boš moral napraviti kônec (pogovorno) you will have to put your foot down on that
napraviti čemu kônec to put an end to something
to pride konec koncev na isto it comes to the same thing in the end
ni še videti kônca the end is not yet in sight
začeti na napačnem kôncu pogovorno to get hold of the wrong end of the stick
kônec dober, vse dobro all's well that ends well

kónj horse; (kobila) mare

bojni kónj war-horse, steed
dirkalni kónj racehorse
čistokrvni kónj thoroughbred
jezdni, jahalni kónj saddle horse
gugalni kónj rocking horse, hobbyhorse
krilati kónj winged horse, hippogriff
povodni kónj hippopotamus, pl -es, -mi
neujahan kónj ZDA bronco
skopljen kónj gelding
telovadni kónj vaulting horse, long horse, pommel horse
Trojanski kónj Trojan Horse, wooden horse
tovorni kónj packhorse
vprežni kónj draught horse, carthorse, dray horse
kónj pri šahu knight
dreser konj horsebreaker
dober poznavalec konj a good judge of horseflesh
sprevod konj cavalcade
trgovec s kónji horse dealer
lahkovprežni kónj carriage-horse
na kónju on horseback, mounted
biti na kónju to be on horseback
sem na kónju (figurativno) I am in the saddle
česati kónja to curry a horse
čistiti kónja to groom
delati kot kónj to work like a horse
jahati kónja, jezditi na kónju to ride, to practise riding
podarjenemu kónju ne glej na zobe! do not look a gift-horse in the mouth
pasti s kónja to have a fall off one's horse, to be spilled from a horse, (žargon figurativno) to come a cropper
(u)krotiti kónja to break a horse (to the rein)
oskrbeti s svežimi kónji to provide fresh horses, to remount
zajahati kónja to mount a horse
sopsti kot kónj to pant like a horse
posaditi koga na kónja (tudi figurativno) to put someone into the saddle
vpreči kónje v voz to harness horses to the carriage
tudi par konj me ne spravi tja (figurativno) a team of wild horses couldn't drag me there, wild horses will not drag me there
lahko pripelješ kónja k vodi, ne moreš pa ga prisiliti, da pije you may take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
poditi, drviti kónja to drive a horse (too) hard
priti s kónja na osla (figurativno) to come down in the world

kóntra (proti) against

glasovati kóntra to vote against
pro in kóntra for and against; (pri kvartanju) double
dati kóntra to double

korák step; (tempo) pace

dolg korák stride; (hoja) walk, gait
vojaški, brzi korák double, ZDA double time
hitri korák vojska quick time (ali pace)
paradni, pruski korák goose step
telovadni, gimnastični korák double-quick
čvrst korák brisk step
hlačni korák crotch
odločilen korák decisive step
napačen korák (spodrsljaj) false step
nagel korák a rash step
prvi koráki first steps pl beginnings pl (pregovorov itd.) advances pl
navadni korák vojska ordinary pace
preudaren korák prudent step; figurativno (ukrep) step, move, measure, motion
enakomernih korákov evenpaced
počasnih korákov slow-paced
naglih korákov at a fast pace
nadaljnji korák a further step
s hitrim korákom at a brisk pace
korák za korákom step by step, pace by pace, by steps, little by little, (postopoma) gradually
pri vsakem koráku at every step
na vsakem koráku (povsod) everywhere, (vedno) all the time
dolžina koráka length of stride
menjava koráka change of step
števec korákov pedometer
to je velik korák naprej! that's a big step (ali move) forward!
zima se bliža z velikimi koráki winter is coming upon us apace
držati korák z to keep pace (ali step) with, to be in step with, to keep up with, (figurativno) to keep abreast of (ali up-to-date with)
ne držati koráka to break step, to be out of step (s časom with the times)
izmeriti razdaljo s koráki to pace out the distance
delati velike koráke to make great strides
napraviti korák naprej (nazaj) to step (ali to take a step) forwards (backwards)
napraviti (potrebne) koráke (ukrepe) to take steps (proti against)
napraviti prvi korák (figurativno) to take the first step, to make the first move, to take the initiative
tudi koráka naprej ni mogel napraviti he couldn't walk a step further
napraviti velik korák do uspeha to make great progress towards success, to reach a milestone in one's career
iti v korák z to keep abreast of, to be in step with
prvi korák je vedno najtežji the first step is always the hardest
napraviti dolg korák to stride out
delati dolge koráke to take (ali to make) long strides
delati kratke koráke to take short strides
prvi korák je storjen (figurativno) the first step is taken
napraviti nekaj korákov to go a few steps, to take a few paces
(iz)meriti s koráki to pace (out)
vse moje koráke nadzorujejo they watch every step I take
napredovati z velikanskimi koráki to advance with giant strides
zadeva se ni niti za korák premaknila the affair hasn't got a step further
podaljšati korák to lengthen one's stride
priti iz koráka to get out of step
podvzeti (hitre) koráke to take (swift) steps (v zadevi in the matter)
pospešiti korák to quicken one's pace, to step out
skrajšati korák to shorten one's stride
(s)poznati koga po njegovih korákih (po hoji) to know (to recognise) someone by his step
usmeriti korák to direct one's footsteps
vzdržati korák to last the pace
voziti v koráku! slow down!, dead slow!, ZDA drive slow!

koríto (feeding ali drinking) trough; manger; figurativno sinecure

rečno koríto river bed, water channel
biti pri korítu (pogovorno) to strike it rich

kosílo lunch

svečano kosílo luncheon; early dinner, dinner
gostje na kosílu (guests at a) dinner party
prirediti kosílo v čast... to give a luncheon in honour of...
ostati brez kosíla to go without one's dinner
povabiti na kosílo to invite to dinner
boste ostali pri nas na kosílu? will you stay for dinner (with us)?, will you stay here for dinner?

koščíca anatomija small bone; ossicle; (v sadju) stone

sadje s koščíco stone fruit, drupe
koščíca slive plum stone
odstraniti koščíco (pri sadju) to stone

kráj¹ place; locality, locus, pl loci ali locuses; site; spot; (vas) village; (konec) end, finish

od krája do krája from place to place
iz krája v kráj from one place to another
od krája (od začetka) from the beginning
na kráju samem on the spot
od konca do krája from one end to the other, thoroughly
iz vseh krájev from all parts, from all quarters
na istem kráju at the same place
rojstni kráj birthplace, place of birth, one's native place
kráj in datum place and date
kráj dejanja scene of action
odmaknjen kráj a remote spot, ZDA pogovorno a one-horse town
na vseh koncih in krájih all over the place
moja potrpežljivost je pri kráju my patience is exhausted
moja zaloga gre h kráju my stock is running low (ali is running short)
z njim je pri kráju his end is near (ali nigh)
to mi ni bilo niti na kráju pameti I never dreamt of it, far be it from me
sem pri kráju s svojo pametjo I am at my wits' end
temu ni ne konca ne krája there is no end to it
kako ti ugaja ta kráj? how do you like this place?
nisi me poslušal do krája you haven't heard me out
potegniti krajši kráj (figurativno) (biti premagan, izgubiti) to come off a loser
drugi kráji druge šege every country has its customs
brez konca in krája endless, prislov endlessly
vsi do krája all without exception, nobody excepted
iti do krája (do konca) (figurativno) to go the whole hog