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dêbel (oseba) fat, stout, thickset, corpulent, obese, portly, big; bulky; (zid ipd.) thick; (platno) coarse; (papir) stout, heavy; (glas) thick, deep; (laž) big

dêbelo črevo large gut, rectum, pl -cta
dêbela knjiga a big (voluminous) book
dêbela laž a big (ali gross) lie; pogovorno a thumping great lie, ZDA pogovorno a whopper
dêbel glas a deep voice
dêbel mož(akar) a fat (ali stout) man
dêbele ustnice blubber lips pl
to je dêbela zgodba that's a tall story
na dêbelo trgovina wholesale
trgovec na dêbelo wholesale dealer, wholesale trader, merchant; wholesaler
trgovina na dêbelo wholesale trade
dêbelo gledati figurativno to stare, to stare in amazement, to goggle
imeti dêbelo kožo figurativno to have a thick skin
kupovati na dêbelo to buy wholesale
kupec na dêbelo wholesale buyer
prodajati na dêbelo to wholesale
nakup, nabava na dêbelo wholesale purchase

dejáti to do; to put; (reči) to say

iz kože koga dejáti figurativno to skin ali to flay someone
ob glavo dejáti to behead, to decapitate
dejal je he said

dévati

v nič dévati to abase, to degrade
iz kože dévati to skin, to flay
dévati na stran to lay aside, to lay by

eel [i:l] samostalnik
zoologija jegulja

as slippery as an eel spolzek ko jegulja
to skin the eel from the tail začeti z nasprotnega konca

eke¹ [i:k] prehodni glagol
arhaično (out, with) podaljšati, povečati, doda(ja)ti; pretolči se

to eke out the lion's skin with the fox's združiti moč z zvijačo
to eke out one's livelihood, to eke out one's salary with odd jobs preživljati se z dodatnim delom poleg rednega
to eke out a miserable existence komaj se preživljati

flint [flint] samostalnik
kremen, kresilni kamen
arheologija predzgodovinsko kamnito orodje

to set one's face like a flint odločno se upreti
to skin a flint odirati, skopariti
to wring water from a flint delati čudeže
flint age kamena doba
a heart of flint brezsrčnež

gládek smooth; (spolzek) slippery; (pološčen) polished; (raven) even; (koža) smooth, satiny; (lasje) smooth, sleek, glossy, lank, unruffled; (blago) plain; ➞ gladko

gládka (obrita) brada smooth chin
gládka koža (lasje) smooth skin (hair)
gládko morje smooth sea
gládka vrv a slippery rope
kot zrcalo gládek as smooth as glass

gòl¹ naked; nude; unclothed; in the nude; in the buff; (slečen) stripped; (teren, kraj) treeless, bleak, open; (glava) bare, uncovered; (brez perja) unfledged, callow; figurativno plain, udisguised; (meč) unsheathed, drawn

z gòlim očesom with the naked eye
z gòlimi rokami with one's bare hands
čisto gòl in one's bare skin, stark naked
do gòlega slečen stripped naked, stripped to the buff
gòla dejstva the naked facts
gòlo drevo a tree bare of leaves
gòl(i) meč a naked sword
gòla, čista potrata sheer waste
iz gòle (čiste) potrebe by sheer necessity
gòla (sama, čista) skala sheer rock
gòla pokrajina bare landscape
gòla resnica the naked truth
do gòlega sleči to strip someone naked (ali to the buff)
do gòlega so jih slekli they stripped them naked

grád (fevdalen, utrjen) castle; (kraljev, knežji) palace; castle; (graščina) manor; (podeželski) country seat

grádovi na reki Loire Loire-valley chateaus (ali chateaux), chateaus on the Loire
Versajski grád the palace of Versailles
zidanje grádov v oblake (figurativno) wishful thinking; building (of) castles in the air
obljubljati komu zlate grádove to promise someone the earth
sesuti se kot grád iz kart to collapse like a house of cards
zidati grádove v oblake to build castles in the air (ali in Spain)
ne zidaj grádov v oblake! don't count your chickens before they're hatched!, arhaično sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear

hang on prehodni glagol
oklepati se, čvrsto se držati; ostati pri telefonu

to hang on by one's eyelids komaj se držati, figurativno viseti na nitki
to hang on like green death biti vztrajen, ne popustiti
to hang on by the skin of one's teeth vztrajati

jump out neprehodni glagol
izskočiti, skočiti ven
ameriško, pogovorno nahruliti koga

to jump out of one's skin iz kože skočiti

junior¹ [džú:njə] pridevnik
mlajši; podrejen, nižji po činu
šport juniorski
ameriško mladosten, mlad
ameriško, pogovorno manjši

ameriško junior books knjige za mladoletnike
junior clerk pomožni knjigovodja; odvetniški pripravnik
britanska angleščina junior forms nižji razred (šole)
ameriško junior high school nižja gimnazija, zadnji razredi osemletke
ameriško a junior hurricane manjši orkan
junior lawyer sodni pripravnik
ameriško junior miss damica, odraščajoče dekle
junior partner mlajši družabnik
junior right dedno nasledstvo najmlajšega sina
junior school osnovna šola
junior service britanska angleščina vojska, armada
junior soph študent(ka) 2. letnika v Cambridgeu
ameriško junior skin mladostna polt
junior staff podrejeni uslužbenci

káčji

káčji kamen serpentine
káčja koža snake skin
káčji pastir zoologija dragonfly
káčji pik snakebite
káčji strup snake venom
káčje usnje snake leather
káčja zalega brood of snakes, figurativno biblija generation of vipers
káčji ples serpentine dance, snake dance
káčje ride serpentine windings pl

koléno anatomija knee; (reke, ceste, poti) bend; tehnika angle; vojska salient; (rod, poreklo) descent, origin, generation, stock, lineage, family, race, birth, house

do kolen knee-deep, knee-high
do kolen globoko v knee-deep in
klečé na kolénih on bended knees
bratranec v prvem (drugem) kolénu cousin once (twice) removed
hlače do kolén kneebreeches pl
nogavice do kolén knee-length stockings pl
pregibanje koléna genuflection
vnetje koléna gonitis
zaščitni ovoj za koléno kneecap, kneepad, knee-guard
šibak v kolénih weak-kneed
biti na kolénih to be on one's knees
odrgniti si koléna to graze (ali to skin) one's knees
na kolénih prositi za kaj to beg for something on one's bended knees
prositi koga na kolénih to implore (ali to supplicate) someone on bended knee
iti, spustiti se, pasti na koléna to go down (ali to fall) on one's knees (pred kom before someone)
ne pride mu niti do kolén (figurativno) he can't hold a candle to him, pogovorno he's not a patch on him
spraviti koga na koléna to force someone to his knees; to bring someone (down) to his knees
po kolénih se udariti to slap one's knees
upogniti koléno to bend the knee
koléna se mu tresejo (figurativno) he shakes in his shoes
zlomiti kaj na (svojih) kolénih to break something on one's knees
suniti s kolénom to knee

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

krompírjev

krompírjev cmok potato dumpling
krompírjeva juha potato soup
krompírjeva lupina skin of a potato, jacket of a potato
krompírjeva moka potato flour
krompírjev piré mashed potatoes
krompírjeva solata potato salad
krompírjev škrob potato starch
krompírjev viski potato whisky
krompírjevo žganje potato spirits pl

kúnji

kúnje krzno marten fur; marten skin; marten

kúžen infectious; pestilential; contagious, catching; miasmal, miasmatic; epidemic, epidemical; (okužen) tainted

kúžna bolezen a contagious disease
kúžen zrak infected (ali poisoned, miasmal) air
kúžno znamenje arhaično plague spot (skin blemish as sign of infection)

lamb¹ [læm] samostalnik
jagnje; jagnjetina; ovčica (član verske skupnosti)

you may as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb če že grešiš, pojdi do konca (kazen ne bo nič manjša)
wolf (ali fox) in lamb's skin volk v ovčji koži, hinavec
like a lamb ko jagnje, pohleven, krotek
in (ali with) lamb breja (ovca)
the Lamb (of God) božje jagnje, Kristus

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