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krítičen critical; grave, earnest, serious; dangerous; censorious, carping, cavilling; (odločilen) crucial

krítično stanje a critical state, crisis, critical juncture, pass, pinch
krítičen položaj a tricky (ali ticklish) situation
krítičen duh criticalness
krítični dnevi (bolezni) the crisis, the turning point (of a disease)
krítična starost (ženske) change of life (of a woman)
v tem krítičnem času at this juncture
v teh krítičnih okoliščinah in this emergency
biti v krítičnem položaju (v stiski) to be in a sticky situation (ali in dire straits)
stvari so postale krítične things have come to a pass

krítika critique; criticism; review; appreciation; a piece of censure (ali of criticism); censure; critical remarks pl; (ostra) strictures pl

pod vsako krítiko beneath criticism
tekstna krítika textual criticism
uničujoča, ostra krítika slashing criticism
biti izpostavljen ostri krítiki (figurativno) to run the gauntlet
ustreči krítiki to take criticism into account

kritizírati to criticize; to review; to write an appreciation; (grajati) to censure, to find fault with, to comment upon

biti ostro kritiziran to run the gauntlet
ostro kritizírati (figurativno) to excoriate, to pull to pieces, to lay strictures on

krív (krivda) guilty, culpable, guilt-stained; (zvit, nevaren) curved, deformed, distorted, crooked, bent

po krivem falsely
krívi bogovi idols pl
krív prerok a false prophet
kríva prisega perjury, false oath
kríva vera misbelief, erroneous belief, heresy
kdo je krív? who is to blame?, whose fault is it?
jaz nisem krív it is not my fault, I am not to blame
biti krív to bear the blame, to be to blame, to be at fault
on ni čisto nič krív he is quite blameless
tega so kríve okoliščine this is due to (ali owing to) circumstances
sam si je krív (= prav mu je) serves him right
bil je po krívem obsojen he was unjustly condemned
po krívem priseči to commit perjury, to perjure oneself
priznati se za krívega to plea gullty
spoznati za krívega to find someone guilty
biti spoznan za krívega to be found guilty (za of)
zaiti na kríva pota to go astray, to leave the straight and narrow, to take the wrong turning, to go wrong

krížem(a) crosswise; crossways; across, cross

vse krížem(a) crisscross
krížem(a) kražem (razmetano) higgledypiggledy, in all directions
vse krížem(a) vreči to throw all over the place (ali in all directions)
biti vse krížem(a) (v popolnem neredu) to he at sixes and sevens
držati krížem(a) roke to fold one's arms

krmílo¹ (v vodi) rudder; (zunanje) helm; figurativno (vlada) government, control

brez krmíla rudderless
kolo krmíla steering wheel
krmílo desno! starboard!
krmílo levo! port!
višinsko krmílo elevator (rudder)
biti pri krmílu to be at the helm (tudi figurativno)
priti na krmílo (na oblast) to come to power, to take the helm

krojáč tailor; garment-worker, garment-maker

damski krojáč dressmaker, ladies' tailor
izdelan po krojáču tailor-made
kdo je tvoj krojáč? who makes your clothes?, arhaično who tailors you?
biti krojáč, opravljati krojaški poklic to work as a tailor (ali dressmaker), to be a tailor

króna crown; (star angleški kovanec = 5 šilingov) crown

pol króne half crown, half-a-crown
cesarska króna imperial crown, pesniško crown imperial
drevesna króna crown (ali top) of a tree, treetop
plemiška króna coronet
zobna króna crown, cap
naslednik króne successor to the crown
prisvojitelj króne usurper of a crown
biti króna česa to be the crown (ali the chief ornament) of something
pokriti zob s króno to crown (ali to cap) a tooth

króžiti to circle, to circulate; to go round; to whirl round; to move (to turn) in a circle; to gyrate, to rotate

króžiti nad glavo to circle overhead, to circle over
vestí krožijo reports are current; (biti v prometu) to be in circulation
neka zgodba kroži a story is going the rounds

kŕsten baptismal

kŕstni boter religija godfather
kŕstna botra godmother
kŕstna ceremonija baptismal ceremony
kŕstni list baptismal certificate
kŕstno ime first name, Christian name, (saint's) name, ZDA given name
kŕstni kamen baptismal font
kŕstno darilo christening present
kŕstna knjiga, register parish register
biti kŕstni boter (botra) otroku to be (ali to stand) godfather (godmother) to a child, to stand sponsor to a child

kúp¹ (nakup) purchase

dober kúp a bargain
slab kúp a bad (ali hard, losing) bargain
biti dober kúp to be cheap

kvaliteten quality

kvalitetno blago quality goods pl
kvaliteten proizvod quality product
biti kvaliteten to have quality

kvít quits; even; square

biti kvít to be quits (z with), to get one's own back
sedaj smo kvít we are all square, we are quits now

kvórum quorum

imeti kvórum (biti sklepčen) to be (ali to constitute) a quorum

láčen hungry; (pohlepen) greedy, covetous; (česa of, for, something)

láčen sem kot volk I am as hungry as a wolf; (gladujoč) famished, starving; (izstradan) starved
láčnemu vse diši (gre vse v tek) nothing comes amiss to a hungry stomach
biti silno láčen to be starving, to be ravenously hungry, to have a wolf in one's stomach, to have a raging (ali ravenous) appetite

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

lamp¹ [læmp] samostalnik
svetilka, luč
poetično nebesno telo (sonce, zvezda, luna)
množina, ameriško, sleng oči

to smell of the lamp pokazati posledice utrudljivega nočnega dela; biti preučeno pisan (stil)
to pass (ali hand) on the lamp razvijati znanost
kerosene (ali oil) lamp petrolejka
standard (ali Hoor) lamp stoječa svetilka
safety lamp varnostna svetilka
table lamp namizna svetilka

land² [lænd]

1. prehodni glagol
(ljudi, robo) izkrcati (at v)
izvleči (ribo); (potnike) pripeljati, odložiti; spraviti (koga v težave)
pogovorno udariti, usekati koga
pogovorno ujeti, dobiti
šport pripeljati na cilj (konja), spraviti (žogo) v gol

2. neprehodni glagol
pristati (ladja, avion), dospeti, izkrcati se; ujeti se (po skoku)
šport, pogovorno priti v cilj

the cab landed him at the station taksi ga je pripeljal do postaje
he was landed in the mud pristal je v blatu
to land s.o. in difficulties spraviti koga v težave
to land s.o. with s.th. obesiti komu kaj na vrat
to land o.s. in; ali to be landed in zabresti v kaj
to land a husband ujeti, dobiti moža
to land a prize dobiti nagrado
to land in prison dospeti v ječo
he landed him one usekal ga je
to land on s.o. navaliti na koga
to land a blow udariti
to land on one's head pasti na glavo
to land on one's feet doskočiti na noge
to be nicely landed biti v dobrem položaju
to land s.o. in a coat that doesn't fit spraviti koga v zadrego
to land second biti drugi v cilju

lás lasjé hair; (ščetina) bristle

brez las hairless, (plešast) bald
kratki (dolgi) lás, lasjéje short (long) hair
gosti (redki) lás, lasjéje thick (thin) hair
kodrasti (gladki) lás, lasjéje curly (straight) hair
tanek kot lás, lasjé hair-thin; as fine as a hair
za las natančno to a hair, to a T
niti za las boljši not a bit (ali whit) better
beljeni lasje bleached hair
valoviti lasje wavy hair
rdeči lasje red hair, žargon carrots pl
na balin ostriženi lasje hair cut close to the skull
negovani lasje well-groomed hair
plavi (blond) lasje fair hair
umetni lasje false hair
za lasé privlečen (figurativno) far-fetched, strained
za lás, lasjé within (ali by) a hair's breadth; narrowly, nearly
beljenje las bleaching of hair
barva las colo(u)r of hair
barva za lase hair dye
sredstvo za krepitev lás, lasjé hair restorer
čop las tress, braid, pigtail
kita las braid of hair
čop las tuft of hair
izpadanje las hair loss, loss of hair, fall of the hair
pranje las shampoo, shampooing
losjon za lás, lasjéé hair lotion, hair tonic
pomada za lás, lasjéé pomade
puder za lás, lasjéé hair powder
navijač za lás, lasjéé wave clip, curler, curl clip, (iz papirja) curlpaper
klešče za kodranje lás, lasjé curling tongs pl, curling iron
rast las growth of hair
striženje las haircut, haircutting
sušílec za lás, lasjéé (fen) electric hairdryer, dryer
mrežica za lás, lasjéé hairnet
nakit za lás, lasjéé ornament for the hair
ščetka za lás, lasjéé hairbrush
trak za lás, lasjéé ribbon, bow for the hair
koder las curl, ringlet, lock
sredstvo za odstranjevanje las depilatory
biti si v lás, lasjééh z to be at loggerheads with, to be at daggers drawn with, (gledé, zaradi) over
lasje mi izpadajo my hair is thinning
delati sive lás, lasjéé komu (figurativno) to prove a headache for someone, to turn someone's hair grey
ne si delati sivih las glede, zaradi not to distress oneself about something
lás, lasjéé si puliti to tear one's hair
izgubiti lás, lasjéé to lose one's hair
(po)česati si lás, lasjéé to comb one's hair
urediti si lás, lasjéé, sfrizirati si lás, lasjéé to do (ali to dress) one's hair, ZDA to fix one's hair, to set one's hair
pristriči lás, lasjéé to trim the hair
razpustiti (si) lás, lasjéé to let one's hair down
(po)vleči koga za lás, lasjéé to pull someone's hair
imeti plave, blond lás, lasjéé to have fair hair
dati si ostriči lás, lasjéé to have (ali to get) one's hair cut
skočiti si v lás, lasjéé (figurativno) to come to blows; VB žargon to get stuck in
to je nekoliko za lás, lasjéé privlečeno that's a little far-fetched
lasje se mi ježé I feel my hair standing on end
lasje so se mi ježili my hair stood on end
pepelnato pobarvati lás, lasjéé to dye the hair grey
za lás, lasjé je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was within a hair's breadth, it was a near thing
za las je šlo! that was a touch too near (for comfort)!
niti lás, lasjéú ji niso skrivili they didn't harm a hair of her head, not a hair on her head has been touched
on ne bi nikomur skrivil lasá he would not hurt (ali harm) a fly
za lás, lasjéé privleči to drag in by the head and shoulders, to force in
oprati si lás, lasjéé to wash one's hair
za las uiti to have a narrow (ali a hairbreadth) escape, to have a narrow (ali close, tight) squeeze
za las smo ušli smrti we were within a hair's breadth of being killed, we just escaped death by the skin of our teeth
za lás, lasjé zgrešiti to miss by a hair
ni vredno, da si delate sive lás, lasjéé glede tega it is not worth while worrying yourself to death over it
to visi (je) na lás, lasjéu zdaj it is touch and go now
ta otrok mi dela sive lás, lasjée (figurativno) this child is a great worry (ali trial) to me

lash¹ [læš] samostalnik
jermen, priplet, pokec; udarec z bičem (at po)
šibanje, bičanje (tudi figurativno)
figurativno kar razburka (množico); trepalnica

to be under s.o.'s lash biti pod oblastjo koga
the lash bičanje (kazen); figurativno ostra kritika, posmeh
the lash of the rain šibanje dežja