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kárta (zemljevid) map, (pomorska) chart, (iz zraka) air survey map, aerophotogrammetric map; (vstopnica) ticket (of admission)

Atlantska Karta Atlantic Charter
kárta cest road map
avtomobilska kárta motoring map
igralne kárte playing cards pl
mesečna kárta (vozovnica) monthly season ticket, ZDA commutation ticket
krušne (živilske) kárte bread (food) ration cards pl
vremenska kárta weather map (ali chart)
hiša iz kart (figurativno) castle in the air
imena kart so: srce karo, pik, križ (tref) the names of the cards are: hearts, diamonds, spades, clubs
kup kart a pack of cards
kárte v roki hand
visoka (nizka) kárta high (low) card
kárta s figuro court card, face card
vedeževalka iz kart fortune-teller
trik s kártami card-trick
igrati kárte to play (at) cards
igrati z odkritimi kártami to lay one's cards on the table, to show one's hand
igrati svojo zadnjo kárto to play one's last card
pokazati, odkriti svoje kárte to show one's cards, to reveal one's intentions
mešati kárte to shuffle the cards
polagati kárte (za vedeževanje) to tell fortunes by the cards
(raz)deliti, dati kárte to deal (the cards)
privzdigniti kárte to cut (the cards)
skriti, skrivati svoje kárte to hide one's cards
staviti na napačno kárto (figurativno) to back the wrong horse
staviti svoje premoženje, svoje vse na eno kárto to stake one's fortune, everything on the turn of a card
ne stavi vsega na eno kárto! (figurativno) don't put all your eggs in one basket!
vedeževati iz kart to tell someone's fortune from the cards
videti komu v kárte (figurativno) to discover someone's plan
vreči, igrati kárto to discard, to throw out a card, to play a card
kruh ni več na kárte bread is off the ration

keep¹ [ki:p] samostalnik
zgodovina osrednji grajski stolp, trdnjava, temnica; življenjske potrebščine, oskrba, stanovanje in hrana, vzdrževanje; paša, krma
vojska utrdba, reduta
množina igra, pri kateri zmagovalec obdrži dobitek

to play for keeps igrati za dobitek
sleng for keeps za vedno
to earn one's keep preživljati se, zaslužiti za vsakdanji kruh

king² [kiŋ]

1. neprehodni glagol
kraljevati

2. prehodni glagol
postaviti za kralja

to king it vladati, igrati kralja

kitára guitar

igrati na kitáro to play the guitar

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

klávrn poor; depressed, low-spirited; ill-humoured, sulky, sullenly discontented, morose, out of sorts, ill-tempered

igrati klávrno vlogo to cut a poor figure
klávrno se držati to be a sorry sight

klóvn clown

igrati klóvna, obnašati se kot klóvn (figurativno) to play the buffoon, to clown about

kócka matematika cube; hexahedron; (igralna) dice sg in pl; arhaično die, pl dice

igralne kócke (pogovorno) bones, ivories
posodica za metanje kóck dice-box
sleparska kócka cogged dice, (obtežena) loaded dice
igranje s kócko, kockanje game of dice
briket v kóckah cubeshaped briquet(te)
premog v kóckah cobbles pl
sladkor v kóckah sugar cubes (ali lump sugar)
tlakovalna kócka paving stone
kócka je padla the die is cast
biti na kócki (figurativno) to be at stake
njegovo življenje je na kócki his life is at stake
staviti na kócko to stake
staviti (svoje) življenje na kócko to take one's life in one's hands, to stake (ali to risk) one's life on a throw of the dice, to dice with death
vse na kócko staviti to risk all; to go neck or nothing
igrati s kóckami, kockati to play dice
rezati v kócke to dice, to cut into small cubes

komédija comedy, play, burlesque; farce; figurativno sham, mere show

sentimentalna komédija sentimental comedy
debata je bila čista komédija (figurativno) the debate was a mere farce
igrati komédijo (figurativno) to sham, to make a pretence, to act, to put on an act
komédija je končana (figurativno) the play is finished, the thing is over and done with

králj king (tudi pri šahu, kartah)

králj živali (= lev) king of beasts
sveti trije králji religija Three Kings, Three Wise Men; Three Magi
sv. trije králji (praznik) Twelfth Day, Epiphany, feast of the Epiphany, (večer) twelfth Night
kolač na dan sv. treh králjev twelfth-cake
igrati králja to king it, to act the king
izvoliti za králja to elect a king, to elect someone king
umor, morilec králja regicide
králj Jurij King George

kríket šport cricket

igralec kríketa cricketer
igrati kríket to play cricket

krokét šport croquet

igrišče za krokét croquet lawn
igrati krokét to croquet

lady² [léidi] neprehodni glagol

to lady it igrati damo

life [laif] samostalnik
življenje; človeško življenje (lives življenja)
figurativno življenjskost, živahnost; življenjepis; živ model
ekonomija trajanje, rok uporabe, življenjska doba (tudi stroja); življenjski zavarovanec

to amend one's life poboljšati se
to be in danger of one's life biti v življenjski nevarnosti
to be the life and soul of a party biti duša družbe
to bring to life spraviti k zavesti
change of life klimakterij
to come to life osvestiti se, roditi se
my early life moja mladost
early in life v mladih letih
to escape with life and limb odnesti celo kožo
expectation of life predvidena življenjska doba
he was given a life dobil je še eno priliko
for the life of me pri svoji najboljši volji
for life dosmrten, za celo življenje
to have the time of one's life odlično se zabavati
high life življenje visoke družbe
in life za časa življenja
as large as life v naravni velikosti; osebno
to lay down one's life žrtvovati življenje
to lead a dog's life pasje živeti
a new lease on life novo življenje, nova življenjska sila
low life življenje nižjih slojev
it was a matter of life and death šlo je za življenje ali smrt
not for the life of me za nič na svetu
not on your life za živ svet ne
nothing in life sploh ne
with all the pleasure in life z največjim veseljem
to risk one's life tvegati življenje
to run for dear (ali for one's) life bežati na žive in mrtve
to see life spoznati (ali uživati) življenje
to sell one's life dear (lifely) drago prodati svoje življenje
to show (signs of) life kazati znake življenja
to take s.o.'s life ubiti koga
to take one's own life življenje si vzeti
to seek s.o.'s life streči komu po življenju
to take one's life in one's hands igrati se z življenjem, postaviti svoje življenje na kocko
to the life zvesto, natančno (upodobiti)
walk of life družben položaj, poklic
umetnost still life tihožitje
upon my life! pri moji duši!
pool-player has three lives igralec biljarda lahko še trikrat poskusi
to stake one's life on s.th. glavo staviti za kaj

ljubézenski of love, love-; erotic

ljubézensko koprnenje fond yearning
ljubézenski napoj love potion, love philtre
ljubézensko pismo love letter
ljubézenska zadeva, ljubézensko razmerje love affair, affair
ljubézenska pesem love poem
imeti ljubézenske bolečine, skrbi to be lovelorn, lovesick
začeti ljubézenske odnose z (žargon) to get off with
ljubézenska igra brez koitusa petting, žargon snogging (igrati tako ljubézensko igro to pet, žargon to snog)

lone [loun] pridevnik
(atributivno) sam; osamel, samoten; neporočena, samska (ženska)

to play a lone hand igrati karte sam proti drugim igralcem, figurativno delati brez pomoči in podpore

lord² [lɔ:d] prehodni glagol
povišati v lorda; zapovedovati, vladati

to lord it igrati velikega gospoda
to lord it over vesti se gospodovalno, hoteti komu zapovedovati

lórd lord, peer

povišati (koga) v lórda to raise (someone) to the peerage
vesti se, obnašati se kot lórd, igrati lórda to lord it, to act the lord
živeti kot lórd to live like a lord
lordstvo lordship

loteríja lottery, (predmetna) raffle

igrati v loteríji to take part in a lottery (ali raffle), to buy a lottery (ali raffle) ticket
dobiti, zadeti v loteríji to win a lottery, to win a prize in a raffle (ali lottery)

love¹ [ləv] samostalnik
ljubezen (of, for, to, towards za)
ljubica, ljubček
pogovorno ljubka stvar
šport brez zadetka, brez gola

to be in love with biti zaljubljen v
to fall in love with zaljubiti se v
for love za šalo, zastonj, iz ljubezni
to play for love igrati samo zaradi igre (ne za dobiček)
for the love of iz ljubezni do
for the love of God za božjo voljo
not for love or money za nič na svetu, za noben denar
to give (ali send) love to poslati prisrčne pozdrave
there's no love lost between them ne moreta se trpeti
to make love to dvoriti, ljubimkati, spolno občevati
all's fair in love and war v ljubezni in vojni je vse dovoljeno
love in a cottage poroka iz ljubezni, poroka brez denarja
cupboard love ljubezen iz koristoljubja
love game igra v kateri ostane premaganec brez zadetka
šport love all brez zadetka
šport the score is 2 love rezultat je 2 proti nič
a love of a tea cup ljubka čajna skodelica