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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

konfrontírati to confront

biti konfrontiran z to be confronted with

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

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

konsekvénten consequent; consistent (z with)

biti konsekvénten do sebe to be consistent

kontákt contact; touch

biti v kontáktu z to be in contact with
stopiti v kontákt z to come into contact with, pogovorno to contact (s kom someone)
obdržati (izgubiti) kontákt z to keep in touch (to lose touch) with
vzpostaviti, prekiniti kontákt (elektrika) to make, to break contact

kontékst context

biti zajet v kontékstu to be implied by the context

kónto account

imeti bančni kónto to have a bank account
prekoračiti svoj kónto to overdraw one's account, to have an overdraft, pogovorno to be in the red
odpreti kónto to open an account
imetnik kónta account holder
za moj kónto for my account
tekoči kónto current account
odprtje kónta opening an account

kontróla control; supervision; inspection; checking; checkup; superintendence

imeti pod kontrólo to be in control of, to keep under control
izvajati kontrólo nad to exercise (ali to exert) control over
dobiti kontrólo nad čim to get something under control, to bring something under control
izgubiti kontrólo nad to lose control over
družbena kontróla public control
samoupravna delavska kontróla self-management workers' supervision
kontróla mér supervision of weights and measures
kontróla nad prometom blaga in storitev čez mejo supervision of exports and imports of goods and their crossing the State border
politična kontróla political control
ukiniti kontrólo cen to revoke (ali cancel) a price freeze

konvertít(ka) convert

biti konvertít(ka) to be a convert (to)

kopáti¹ to dig; to delve; (jamo, jarek) to trench, to ditch; to excavate; (podkopati) to sap, to undermine

kopáti jarke to dig trenches
kopáti krompir to lift (ali to dig) potatoes
kopáti vodnjak to sink (ali to bore) a well
sam sebi jamo kopáti to be hoist with one's own petard, to make a rod for one's own back
kdor drugim jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade he who digs a pit for others, often falls in himself; curses come home to roost; the biter bit

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!

korespondénca korespondíranje correspondence

biti v korespondénci s kom to maintain (ali to keep up) a correspondence with someone, to be in correspondence with someone
opravljati korespondénco to deal with (ali to attend to) one's correspondence, to answer one's mail

korespondènt correspondent

biti slab korespondènt to be a bad correspondent

korúza maize, ZDA corn; Indian corn

pečena korúza parched corn
ličkati korúzo to husk (ali to hull) corn
vreči puško v korúzo (figurativno) to throw in the sponge (ali towel)
živeti na korúzi (figurativno) to cohabit, to live in sin, arhaično to be married over the broomstick

kós³

biti kós čemu to be equal to something, to be a match for something
nisem ti kós I'm not a match for you
nihče mu ni kós there is no one to match him
biti kós priliki to rise to occasin
on ni kós tej nalogi he is not equal (ali up) to this task
nisem mu kós I am no match for him
biti kós situaciji, položaju to cope with a (ali the) situation, to be equal to te situation, pogovorno to measure up to the job

kôstanj botanika chestnut; (drevo) chestnut tree

divji kôstanj horse chestnut
užitni kôstanj (sweet, Spanish) chestnut
iti za koga po kôstanj v žerjavico to pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire, to be someone's cat's-paw
poslati koga po kôstanj v žerjavico to make someone pull one's chestnuts out of the fire

košárica small basket

košárica za kruh bread basket; (za jagode itd.) chip basket
dati komu košárico (figurativno) to turn someone down, to rebuff
dobiti košárico (figurativno) to be turned down, to meet with a rebuff, to suffer a rebuff (od koga from someone), to be rejected

kozárec glass; cup; (velik) rummer, bumper, beaker; (za vodo) tumbler; (kupica) goblet, drinkingcup; (poln) brimmer

kozárec vode a glass of water
ostanek v kozárcu heeltap
žvenket kozárcev clink of glasses
en kozárec čez mero (figurativno) one over the top
izpiti, izprazniti kozárec do dna to drink (ali to drain) to the last drop
izpiti kozárec na dušek to drain at one gulp, to gulp down, to knock back
rad pogleda v kozárec (figurativno), rad ga ima kozárec he is fond of his glass
piti šampanjec s polnimi kozárci to drink champagne by the glassful
pregloboko pogledati v kozárec (figurativno) to have a glass too much, to take a sip too much, to be in one's cups
trčiti kozárec to touch glasses, to clink glasses (s kom with someone)

kôzel

1. zoologija he-goat, pogovorno billy goat; (smrdljiva oseba) stinker, arhaično stinkard

grešni kôzel (figurativno, vsegakriv) scapegoat
biti grešni kôzel (figurativno trpeti za druge) to be the scapegoat (ali pogovorno the fall guy)
kôzle streljati (figurativno) to commit blunders
kôzla ustreliti (figurativno) to drop a brick (ali pogovorno a clanger), to put one's foot in it, to blunder
postaviti kôzla za vrtnarja to set a thief to catch a thief

2.

kôzel na kočiji coach box, dickey seat