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káplja a drop; bead; (goste tekočine) blob

káplja črnila (packa) a blob of ink
po kápljah by drops, drop by drop
nekaj deževnih kapelj a few drops of rain, a few raindrops
káplje rose dewdrops pl
znojne káplje beads pl of perspiration (ali of sweat)
to je káplja v morju (figurativno) it is a drop in the bucket (ali in the ocean)
rad imam kápljo konjaka v kavi I like just a dash of brandy in my coffee
do zadnje káplje krvi to the last drop of blood
izpiti do zadnje káplje to drink off at a draught, to drain to the dregs, to leave no heeltaps
izpil (popil) ga je kápljo preveč (figurativno) he has had a drop too much, pogovorno he's had one over the eight

karakterístičen characteristic (za of), typical

karakterístično prislov characteristically
to je eden karakterístičih znakov bolezni it is one of the specific (ali characteristic) symptoms of the disease

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

kaznováti to punish; to castigate, to chastise; to penalize (tudi šport); to inflict punishment (ali penalty); to impose a penalty upon someone

kaznováti z globo to fine
biti kaznovan za svoje grehe to be punished for one's sins
bil je šestkrat kaznovan he had six previos convictions
kaznováti prestopnika (prestopek) to punish an offender (an offence)
kaznovan na deset let zapora sentenced to ten years' imprisonment
kaznovan si za svojo brezbrižnost you're paying the penalty for your carelessness
kaznovan bo a smrtjo vsakdo, ki... the death penalty will be inflicted on every one who...
kdor ljubi, kaznuje spare the rod and spoil the child

képati

képati koga to snowball someone
képati se to snowball (one another)

kick¹ [kik] samostalnik
brca
šport strel (nogomet)
ameriško spurt; udarec, sunek, sunkovita vožnja; sunek, udarec nazaj (strelno orožje); udarna moč, odporna sila, elan, energija
ameriško, sleng opojnost alkoholne pijače; dražljaj, mik
ameriško ugovor, očitek, pritožba
britanska angleščina, sleng kovanec za 6 penijev
britanska angleščina najnovejša moda

ameriško to get a kick out of uživati v čem
sleng to get the kick biti vržen iz službe
for kicks le za šalo
that cocktail has got a kick ta koktajl ima nekaj v sebi
he's got a kick pijan je
to give a kick to pognati kaj v tek
to have no kick left biti na koncu svojih moči
to have the kick on one's side imeti srečo
let's have one more kick! poskusimo še enkrat!
more kicks than halfpence več graje kot hvale
šport free kick prosti strel (nogomet)

kill³ [kil]

1. prehodni glagol
ubiti, ubijati; klati, zaklati (živino); ubiti, ustreliti (divjad)
vojska uničiti, potopiti (ladjo); pokončati, ugonobiti, udušiti, zatreti
figurativno preklicati, stornirati, razveljaviti, črtati
figurativno potlačiti, zadušiti (čustva), obsipati (s pretirano dobroto); olajšati, ublažiti (bolečino), nevtralizirati (barvo, hrup); odbiti, preprečiti (zakonski osnutek), prekrižati (načrt)
šport zaustaviti (žogo); zabiti čas
ameriško, pogovorno popiti celo steklenico

2. neprehodni glagol
povzročiti smrt
pogovorno biti neudržljiv, biti očarljiv

to kill two birds with one stone ubiti dve muhi na en mah
to kill the fatted calf for s.o. z veseljem sprejeti, sprejeti kot izgubljenega sina
the sight nearly killed me ob pogledu na to sem skoraj počil od smeha
to kill s.o. with kindness škoditi komu s preveliko dobroto
to kill time zabijati čas
dressed up to kill zapeljivo oblečen, gizdavo oblečen
to kill by inches počasi ubijati
to kill the goose that lays golden eggs s svojo grabežljivostjo uničiti vir dohodkov
a kill or cure remedy drastično zdravilo
to dance to kill plesati do iznemoglosti
pigs do not kill well at that age v tej starosti svinje niso godne za klanje

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

know^*2 [nóu]

1. prehodni glagol
vedeti, poznati, znati prepoznati; razpoznati, ločiti (from)

2. neprehodni glagol
vedeti (of za, o)
spoznati se (about na)

to know one's bussiness; ali to know a thing or two about, to know all about it, to know what is what, to know the ropes dobro se na kaj spoznati, vedeti vse o čem, biti izkušen v čem
to be known to biti komu znan
to be known as biti znan po čem
I know better than to nisem tako neumen, da bi
to know by heart znati na pamet
to know by sight poznati na videz
to know one from the other razločiti med dvema, razpoznati
to know a hawk from a handsaw biti dovolj bister
don't know him from Adam nimam pojma, kdo je
to get (ali come) to know spoznati, zvedeti
to let s.o. know sporočiti komu
to make known razglasiti, oznaniti
to make o.s. known to predstaviti se komu, seznaniti se s kom
to know one's own mind vedeti, kaj hočeš, ne omahovati
not to know what to make of a thing ne razumeti česa, ne znati si česa razložiti
not that I know ne da bi vedel, kolikor je meni znano ne
to know one's place vedeti, kje je komu mesto, ne riniti se naprej
to know one's way around znajti se, spoznati se
to know which side one's bread is buttered vedeti kdo ti reže kruh, vedeti, kaj ti koristi
to know from a bull's foot znati razlikovati, znati ločiti
before you know where you are hipoma, preden se zaveš
don't I know it! pa še kako to vem!
he wouldn't know (that) težko, da bi vedel, ne more vedeti
I would have you know that rad bi ti povedal, da; rad bi ti pojasnil
I have never known him to lie kolikor jaz vem, ni nikoli lagal
after I first knew him potem ko sem ga spoznal
he has known better days doživel je že boljše čase
I know of s.o. who vem za nekoga, ki
pogovorno not that I know of ne da bi vedel
pogovorno do (ali don't) you know? ali ni res?

knowing [nóuiŋ] pridevnik
pretkan, prekanjen; razumen, pameten, moder; razumeven, uvideven; izkušen, vešč; nameren
pogovorno eleganten

there is no knowing nihče ne more vedeti
a knowing one prekanjenec

kompozícija composition; making up; compounding; glasba composition

ena njbolj gracioznih Mozartovih kompozícij one of the most graceful of Mozart's compositions

konkurírati to compete (z with, za for); to enter into competition, to compete with someone for something

on uspešno konkurira z drugimi tvrdkami he successfully competes with other firms
malo dežel more konkurírati s Francijo v izvozu vina few countries can compete with France in the export of wine
medsebojno si konkurírati to compete with one another

konvenírati to suit; to fit; to be suitable (for); to be appropriate (for)

ta klima mi ne konvenira this climate does not suit me
kar enemu konvenira, drugemu ne (figurativno) one man's meat is another man's poison
pridi jutri, če ti konvenira come tomorrow if that suits you
bi ti konveniralo, da bi se sešla ob...? would it be convenient for you to meet me at...?

kós² (komad) piece; (velik) chunk; (tanka rezina) slice; (del) part; (sladkorja) lump; (predmet) article

kós pohištva piece (ali pogovorno stick) of furniture; (glasbeni) piece (of music); (poti) stretch; (zemlje, gredica) bed, patch, plot
po kósu apiece, each
kós za kósom piece by piece, piecemeal
na kóse to pieces
kós mila a cake of soap
kós zemlje a plot (ali a piece, a patch) of land (ali of ground)
po čem je kós? how much apiece?
prodajajo se po kósu they are sold separately (ali singly)
blago (tekstil) po kósu piece goods pl
po tri funte kós at three pounds each
delo po kósu piecework, paid for piece rate (ali by the piece)
iz enega kósa of one piece
delati po kósu, od kósa (na akord) to do piecework, to work piece rate
hiša razpada kós za kósom the house is crumbling away bit by bit
razpasti na kóse to fall to (ali to break into) pieces
raztrgati na kóse to tear (ali to cut) to pieces, (skritizirati) to pull to pieces, to pick holes in
prodajati po kósu (na drobno) to sell by retail, to retail
razstaviti na kóse (demontirati) to take to pieces
razbiti na kóse to smash in pieces

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

kòt² as, like; (za primernikom ter za other, otherwise, else, rather) than; (za nikalnicami) but

čisto tako kòt just like
ne tako kòt unlike
več kòt 500 ljudi more than 500 people
bolje je to naredila ona kòt on she did it better than he (did) (ali pogovorno than him)
rajši kòt rather than
noben drug kòt ti none other than you
kòt kompliment by way of a compliment
to je lažje rečeno kòt storjeno it is easier said than done
prav kòt, baš kòt just as, just like, just the same as
kòt da as if, as though
kòt po maslu, kòt namazano (figurativno) like clockwork, swimmingly, without a hitch
kòt za stavo fast, quickly, hard
delal sem kòt za stavo I worked hard and fast
toliko je star kòt jaz he is old as I am (ali as I, pogovorno as me)
ni toliko star kòt jaz he is not so old as I am (ali as I, pogovorno as me)
kòt primer by way of example
kòt vedno as usual, as always
umreti kòt berač to die a pauper
kòt na primer as for instance
ona to jemlje, kòt da se to samo po sebi razume she takes it for granted
znan je kòt oderuh he is a notorious usurer
jaz bi rajši šel peš, kòt pa da bi se peljal I would rather walk than drive
ni ga bolj priljubljenega človeka, kòt je on there is no one more popular than he is (ali than he, pogovorno than him)

kozárček small glass, small cup, dram-glass

en kozárček čez mero (figurativno) one over the top
on ga ima rad kozárček (figurativno) he's fond of his glass

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)

kráj¹ place; locality, locus, pl loci ali locuses; site; spot; (vas) village; (konec) end, finish

od krája do krája from place to place
iz krája v kráj from one place to another
od krája (od začetka) from the beginning
na kráju samem on the spot
od konca do krája from one end to the other, thoroughly
iz vseh krájev from all parts, from all quarters
na istem kráju at the same place
rojstni kráj birthplace, place of birth, one's native place
kráj in datum place and date
kráj dejanja scene of action
odmaknjen kráj a remote spot, ZDA pogovorno a one-horse town
na vseh koncih in krájih all over the place
moja potrpežljivost je pri kráju my patience is exhausted
moja zaloga gre h kráju my stock is running low (ali is running short)
z njim je pri kráju his end is near (ali nigh)
to mi ni bilo niti na kráju pameti I never dreamt of it, far be it from me
sem pri kráju s svojo pametjo I am at my wits' end
temu ni ne konca ne krája there is no end to it
kako ti ugaja ta kráj? how do you like this place?
nisi me poslušal do krája you haven't heard me out
potegniti krajši kráj (figurativno) (biti premagan, izgubiti) to come off a loser
drugi kráji druge šege every country has its customs
brez konca in krája endless, prislov endlessly
vsi do krája all without exception, nobody excepted
iti do krája (do konca) (figurativno) to go the whole hog

króg¹ circle; ring; (delokrog) sphere, province; (družba) company, society, class, set, coterie; (znancev) acquaintance

družinski króg family circle
živalski króg zodiac
zaključen króg (družbe) coterie, clique
v parlamentarnih krógih in parliamentary circles
v pristojnih krógih in competent quarters
trgovski krógi commercial circles pl
tokovni króg (elektrika) circuit
začarni króg vicious circle
króg pri dirkah šport lap, round
zadnji króg šport last (ali final) lap
preteči króg v treh minutah to lap the course in three minutes
za en króg je pred svojim tekmecem he is one lap in front of (ali he has lapped) his rival
sedeti v krógu to sit in a ring, to sit around in a circle
delati, opisovati króge (v teku, poletu) to ring
gibati, premikati se v krógu to go round, to circle, to ring
plesati v krógu to dance round in a ring
vrteti se v krógu to turn (ali to rotate, to spin, to twirl) round
vrteč se v krógu rotatory
opisati króg to describe a circle
imeti (temne) króge okrog oči to have (dark) rings round one's eyes
v političnih krógih in political circles