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izràz (beseda) expression, term, word; phrase, idiom, idiomatic expression

strokovni izràz technical term
zastarel izràz archaism
familiaren izràz colloquialism
neknjiževen izràz colloquialism, substandard form
francoski izràz (idiom) a French idiom, a gallicism
izràz v obrazu mien, air
brez izràza expressionless
besede, ki so izràz naših idej the words that we use to convey our ideas
imeti oči brez izràza to have lifeless eyes, to have a vacant look in one's eyes
priti do izràza v to find expression in
prejmite izràze mojih iskrenih čustev do Vas (v pismu) yours sincerely
da uporabim prav njegove izràze to use his own words
ona igra izvrstno, a brez izràza her execution is brilliant, but she lacks expression

jêdro kernel; core; stone; nucleus, pl nuclei; seed; (glavna točka) gist

celično jêdro cell nucleus
orehovo jêdro (nut) kernel
brez jêdra kernelless
pokvarjen do jêdra rotten to the core
jêdro zadeve the very heart of the matter

jélo ➞ jed, jedača

brez dela ni jéla you get nothing for nothing; arhaično no sweet without sweat; no gains without pains; he who will eat the kernel, must crack the nut; no cross no crown

jésti to eat; to take food; to take one's meal(s); to have one's dinner (oziroma lunch oziroma supper oziroma breakfast); (hraniti se) to feed

dietično jésti to keep to a diet
dobro jésti (gostiti se) to enjoy sumptuous fare, to be regaled
glasno jésti to munch
jésti pri kom (biti na hrani) to board with someone
jésti s krožnika to eat from a plate
pohlepno, požrešno jésti to eat greedily, to eat like a wolf, to wolf one's food, to be a gourmandizer
naglo jésti to bolt down, to devour, to gulp down
rad jésti (svinino) to be partial to (pork)
rad jém sladice I have a sweet tooth, I like sweets
jésti na tuj račun to sponge, to be a sponger
jésti skupaj z (npr. v menzi) to mess with
jésti s tekom to relish one's food
jésti brez teka to eat without appetite
dati komu kaj jésti to give someone something to eat, to feed someone, (živalim) to feed (animals)
on ima komaj kaj jésti he lives from hand to mouth
ona malo (veliko) jé she is a poor (a hearty ali a great) eater
on obilno jé he is a great trencherman, he plies a good knife and fork
preveč jém I overeat
on jé samo ribe he eats nothing but fish
pri njih se dobro jé they keep a good table
jaz vse jém I eat anything
rajši jém teletino I prefer veal
mi jémo v restavraciji we take our meals in a restaurant
ves dan nisem ne jedel ne pil I've had nothing to eat or drink all day long
on mi jé iz roke (figurativno) he eats out of my hand, I've got him eating out of my hand
jedel sem do sitega I have eaten (ali I have had) my fill, pogovorno I'm full up
kdor ne dela, naj ne jé no work, no food
jésti kolikor kdo zmore to eat as much as one can

joking [džóukiŋ] pridevnik (jokingly prislov)
šaljiv, za šalo, v šali, dovtipen

joking apart! brez šale!

kapúca (oglavnica) hood; cowl

brez kapúce hoodless
pokrit s kapúco hooded
pokriti s kapúco to hood
ženski plašč s kapúco arhaično capuchin

kázen punishment; chastisement; castigation; infliction of penalty; sentence; (denarna) penalty, fine, mulct

božja kázen divine retribution
pod káznijo on (ali under) pain of
smrtna kázen capital punishment, the extreme (ali death) penalty
telesna kázen corporal punishment
eksemplarična kázen condign punishment
knjiga kázni vojska defaulters' book
brez kázni with impunity
pod smrtno káznijo on pain of death
(dobro) zaslužena kázen a well-merited punishment
izvršitev kázni execution of a sentence
odpustitev kázni remission of a sentence
olajšanje kázni mitigation of a punishment
izreči kázen to sentence, to impose a penalty, to pass sentence (komu on someone)
uiti kázni to go scot-free
odsedeti, odslužiti kázen pogovorno to do time (ali VB žargon to do bird)

kernel [kə́:nəl]
jedro, seme, zrno, koščica, pečka
figurativno jedro, bistvo

he who will eat the kernel, must crack the nut brez dela ni jela

kid³ [kid]

1. samostalnik
šala, nesmisel; goljufija

2. prehodni glagol & neprehodni glagol
sleng vleči koga za nos, zafrkavati, napeljati koga (into k)
govoriti neumnosti, goljufati

no kidding resno, brez šale

knife¹ [náif] samostalnik
nož, bodalo, rezilo

before you can say knife nenadoma, zelo hitro
to get a knife into s.o. napasti brez milosti, ostro kritizirati
a good (poor) knife and fork dober (slab) jedec
to play a good knife and fork z apetitom jesti
war to the knife boj na nož, boj brez milosti
under the knife pod kirurškim nožem
to go under the knife biti operiran

knowledge [nɔ́lidž] samostalnik
znanje, poznavanje, vednost, spoznanje; izkustvo, veščina; poznanstvo; obvestilo, vest

carnal knowledge of s.o. spolno občevanje s kom
general knowledge splošna izobrazba
it is common knowledge splošno je znano, vsi vedo
to the best of my knowledge and belief po moji najboljši vednosti in vesti
not to my knowledge ne da bi vedel
to my certain knowledge za gotovo vem
to come to one's knowledge zvedeti, priti na ušesa
without my knowledge brez moje vednosti
it has grown out of all knowledge ne da se več prepoznati

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

konfesíja confession

brez konfesíje undenominational
kakšne konfesíje je on? to what church does he belong?

konkurénca competition; rivalry; (osebe) competitors pl, rivals pl

umazana konkurénca unfair competition
ostra, huda konkurénca keen competition
izven konkurénce not competing
brez konkurénce incomparable, matchless, peerless, unparalleled, unrivalled; non-competitive, exclusive
cene brez konkurénce unrivalled bargains pl, prices pl defying all competition
delati si medsebojno konkurénco to be in competition with each other
nelojalna konkurénca undercutting, underselling

kopréna veil

brez kopréne veilless, unveiled
sneti kopréno to unveil
potegnimo kopréno čez to, kar je sledilo! let us draw a veil over what followed!

koríst benefit, profit; good; advantage; use; behalf; arhaično avail; arhaično behoof; (porabnost) utility, use, usefulness

v koríst česa in favour of, on (ZDA in) behalf of
brez korísti useless, unprofitable, unproductive, fruitless, unavailing
v mojo koríst on my behalf
v koríst naše tvrdke for the benefit of our firm
kakšna koríst je od tega, da (če)... arhaično what boots it to...?
od tega ne bomo imeli nobene korísti we shall gain nothing by this
imeti koríst od to profit by, to benefit by, to derive (ali to realize, to have) profit from
materialna koríst material benefit
to je za tvojo koríst it is for your good (ali benefit)
je brez korísti it is of no avail (ali of no use)
brez korísti protestirati to protest without avail
obrniti (kaj) v svojo koríst to turn (something) to good account
on obrne vse v svojo koríst it is all grist to his mill
izvleči koríst iz česa to capitalize on something

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?

kóst bone

do kósti to the bone
lična kóst cheek-bone
ribja kóst fish bone
slonova kóst ivory
kóst z mozgom a marrowbone
mehčanje kósti medicina rickets pl (s konstr. v sg), softening of bones, rachitis
brez kósti without bones, boneless
moker do kósti soaked to the skin, wet through
do kósti premražen frozen (ali chilled) to the marrow
kóst glodati to pick a bone
sama kóst in koža ga je he is nothing but skin and bone, he is a bag of bones
obirati kósti to bone
kósti mu lahkó prešteješ you can count his bones
spremeniti se v kóst to ossify
ni mesa brez kósti (figurativno) every rose has its thorn
močnih kósti big-boned

kóža skin; (odrta z živali, za izdelovanje usnja) hide; (polt) complexion

brez kóže skinless
debela kóža thick skin
kóža z dlako fell
kóža z glave scalp
surova kóža rawhide
strojena kóža dressed skin, tanned hide, (z lasmi) coat; (kačji lev) slough
občutljiva kóža sensitive skin
zunanja kóža epidermis
le kost in kóža nothing but skin and bone
do kóže moker, premočen wet to the skin, soaked (ali drenched) to the skin, dripping wet, sopping wet, wringing wet
barva kóže colour (of the skin), (obraza) complexion, (temna) tanned (ali bronzed) complexion, (svetla) fair complexion
krema za kóžo skin cream, cold cream, face cream
mazilo za kóžo skin ointment
presaditev kóže medicina skin-grafting
vnetje kóže medicina skin inflammation, dermatitis
srbenje kóže itching, medicina prurigo; pruritus
ne bi hotel biti v njegovi kóži I wouldn't like to be in his shoes (ali in his skin)
braniti svojo kóžo to defend oneself
sama kost in kóža ga je he is nothing but (ali he is only) skin and bone, he is as thin as a lath, he is a bag of bones
iz kóže dati to skin, to flay; to strip the skin off
za kóžo mi gre my life is at stake
on ima debelo kóžo (figurativno) he is not thin-skinned, he is thick-skinned
kóža se mi je ob tem naježila it made my flesh creep
na lastni kóži občutiti to learn something to one's cost
nositi svojo kóžo na prodaj (figurativno) to do something at one's personal risk
odnesti celo (zdravo) kóžo to escape safely, to escape without a scratch; to save one's bacon, to escape unscathed; to get away scotfree; to escape with life and limb; to get off with a whole skin; to come out of something with a whole skin
gre za mojo kóžo my safety (ali my life) is at stake (ali is in danger)
iz kóže skočiti (figurativno) to jump out of one's skin
kóžo odreti to flay
strojiti kóže to dress (ali to tan, to curry) skins (ali hides)
ustrojiti komu kóžo (figurativno) to tan (ali to curry, to warm) someone's hide