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káfra kemija camphor

izginiti kot káfra to vanish (ali to melt) into thin air, to vanish into the blue, to disappear like smoke

klimatizácija air-conditioning

naprava za klimatizácijo air conditioner

klín wedge; peg; pin; spike; (tesarski) tenon; (osi) cotter, (razcepljen) split pin; tiskarstvo quoin; wooden nail; (zagozda) chock; (sadilni) dibble; (pri lestvi) rung; (za obleko) peg

klín hladnega zraka wedge of cold air
obesiti na klín (figurativno, službo, mesto itd.) to quit, to give up, to throw up, to throw in the sponge (ali the towel)
obesiti medicino na klín (figurativno) to give up medicine
obesiti službo na klín to throw up one's job
pritrditi s klínom to wedge
razdvojiti s klínom to wedge apart
klínu podoben wedgelike
zabiti klín v (med) to drive a wedge into (between)
klín se s klínom izbija one nail drives out another, diamond cut diamond, like cures like, rudeness must be met with rudeness

knock-out [nɔ́káut] samostalnik
šport knockout
britanska angleščina nepoštena dražba; član nepoštene družbe, ki skupno zbija ceno na dražbi
ameriško, sleng prima (človek, stvar)

knock-out match izločilna tekma
knock-out air attack uničevalen zračni napad

komprimírati to compress

komprimiran zrak compressed air
sveder na komprimiran zrak pneumatic drill, borer

kúžen infectious; pestilential; contagious, catching; miasmal, miasmatic; epidemic, epidemical; (okužen) tainted

kúžna bolezen a contagious disease
kúžen zrak infected (ali poisoned, miasmal) air
kúžno znamenje arhaično plague spot (skin blemish as sign of infection)

kváriti to spoil; to damage, to ruin; to mar; (moralno) to deprave, to pervert, to corrupt, to taint, to vitiate

kváriti se to be spoilt(marred), (živež) to perish, to rot, to taint, to deteriorate, to decay
vročina kvari ribe the fish goes off in the heat, the heat taints the fish
to sadje se kvari this fruit is perishable (ali does not keep)
kváriti komu tek to spoil someone's appetite
kváriti zrak to pollute the air
kváriti si oči z branjem pri sveči to spoil one's eyes reading by candlelight
ta film kvari okus občinstva that film corrupts public taste

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

letálski of aviation; aircraft

letálska industrija aircraft industry
letálski konstruktor aircraft designer
letálski mehanik aircraft mechanic
letálski motor aircraft engine
letálsko moštvo aircraft crew
letálski radiotelegrafist aircraft wireless operator
letálska proga air route, airline
letálsko oporišče air base
letálski napad air raid
hud napad in razrušenje blitz
letálska vleka aircraft towing
letálska nesreča flying accident

letálstvo aviation; aeronautics pl

vojno letálstvo Air Force
civilno letálstvo civil aviation
ministrstvo za letálstvo air ministry

liquid¹ [líkwid] pridevnik (liquidly prislov)
tekoč, voden; prozoren (zrak), jasen (nebo), bister, vlažen (oči); čist, jasen (glas); tekoč (stih)
figurativno nestalen, spremenljiv
ekonomija likviden, plačila zmožen

liquid measure votla mera
liquid air mrzel in čist zrak
liquid manure gnojnica
liquid fuel tekoče gorivo
ekonomija liquid assets obratna sredstva, obratni kapital
ekonomija liquid debts takoj plačljivi dolgovi
ekonomija liquid securities takoj vnovčljivi vrednostni papirji

live (up) on prehodni glagol
živeti od česa; prehraniti se s čim; biti odvisen od koga

to live (up) on the fat of the land živeti v izobilju
he lives on his wife žena ga preživlja
to live on fruit (one's salary) živeti ob sadju (svoji plači)
to live on air živeti od zraka

mail² [méil] samostalnik
pošta, poštna pošiljka; poštna torba; poštna služba

air mail zračna pošta
by return of mails povratno pošto

mattress [mǽtris] samostalnik
žimnica

air mattress zračna blazina
spring mattress vzmetnica

mid¹ [mid] pridevnik
srednji (zlasti v sestavljankah)

in mid air v zraku
in mid ocean na odprtem morju
from mid June to mid August od srede junija do srede avgusta

míl (značaj) gentle, sweet; (podnebje) soft, mild, balmy, bland, temperate, genial; (ljubek) graceful; (obziren) benign, benignant, mild, indulgent, lenient; (zima) mild, gentle; (barva, zvok) mellow

pod mílim nebom in the open air
míla kazen a mild (ali lenient) punishment
míla klima mild climate
míl značaj mild temper
mílo povedano, rečeno to put it mildly, to say the least of it
zima je bila míla the winter was mild
drži se kot míla jera he is cutting a sorry figure
mílo soditi to judge leniently
sreča mi ni míla fortune does not favour me
vrniti mílo za drago to return tit for tat, to give as good as one got, to get one's own back, arhaično to give a Roland for an Oliver
vrnil sem mu mílo za drago I paid him back in his own coin; I served him with the same sauce

miníster minister, VB Secretary of State, ZDA Secretary

finančni miníster Minister of Finance, VB Chancellor of the Exchequer, ZDA Secretary of the Treasury
notranji miníster VB Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Home Secretary; Minister of the Interior
zunanji miníster VB Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Secretary, ZDA State Secretary, Secretary of State
miníster brez listnice Minister without Portfolio
prosvetni miníster Minister of Education
poštni miníster VB Postmaster General
vojni miníster War Secretary, Minister for War, VB Secretary of State for War
miníster za zdravstvo Minister of Health
pravosodni miníster Minister of Justice
miníster za trgovino Minister of Commerce, VB president of the Board of Trade
miníster za delo Minister of Labour
miníster za letalstvo Air Minister
mornariški miníster VB First Lord of the Admiralty, ZDA Secretary of the Navy
miníster za prehrano Minister of Food
miníster za preskrbo Minister of Supply
miníster za poljedelstvo in gozdarstvo Minister of Agriculture and Forests
miníster za javna dela, delo in socialno varnost Minister of Public Works, Labour and Social Security
pooblaščeni miníster minister plenipotentiary

minístrstvo Ministry; Office; ZDA Department

zunanje minístrstvo VB Foreign Office, ZDA State Department
notranje minístrstvo VB Home Office, ZDA Department of the Interior
vojno minístrstvo VB War Office, ZDA War Department
mornariško minístrstvo VB Admiralty, ZDA Navy Department
letalsko minístrstvo Air Ministry
prosvetno minístrstvo Board of Education
minístrstvo za trgovino Board of Trade
finančno minístrstvo VB Exchequer, Treasury, ZDA Treasury Department
minístrstvo za delo Ministry of Labour
minístrstvo za javna dela Ministry of Public Works

mornáriški naval, nautical; maritime

mornáriška akademija naval academy
mornáriški atašé Naval Attaché
mornáriški častnik naval officer, officer of the marine
mornáriški letalec Fleet Air Arm pilot, naval pilot
mornáriško letalstvo Fleet Air Arm, naval aviation
mornáriška bolnica navy hospital
mornáriška pehota marines pl, ZDA marine corps
mornáriški minister VB First Lord of the Admiralty, ZDA Secretary of the Navy
mornáriško ministrstvo VB Admiralty, ZDA Navy Department
mornáriška šola naval training school

mràz cold; chill; frost

mràz brez slane black frost
oster mràz biting (ali severe) frost; hard (ali sharp) frost
suh mràz ground frost
leden mràz frostiness
trd od mràza numb with cold
Dedek Mraz Jack Frost
občutljiv za mràz sensitive to cold
odporen proti mràzu resistant to cold, cold-resistant
občutek mràza sensation of cold
nenaden nastop mràza sudden inroad of cold weather, ZDA cold snap
val mràza cold wave
10° mràza 10 degrees of frost
mràz mi je I am (ali I feel) cold
mràz mi je v noge my feet are cold
mràz je danes it is cold today
mràz me je rezal do kosti the cold pierced me to the bone
drgetati, tresti se od mràza to shiver with cold
mràz grize, ščiplje there is a nip in the air
mràz je kar grizel it was a biting cold
mràz popušča the cold is abating
mràz me spreletava I feel cold all over
mràz me spreleti ob tem that gives me the shivers; it gives me the creeps
težko prenašati mràz, trpeti od mràza to suffer from the cold