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kriminálen criminal; figurativno shameful, horrible, awful

kriminálno je takó zapravljati svoj čas it is a criminal waste of time
kriminálen roman thriller; detective story; mystery novel

krvodajalski pridevnik
(o darovanju krvi) ▸ véradó-, véradási Krvodajalska mreža je stabilna in krvodajalstvo ostaja najbolj množična solidarnostna akcija pri nas. ▸ A véradói hálózat stabil, és a véradás továbbra is a legtömegesebb szolidaritási akció hazánkban.

kúhati to cook; to boil; to prepare food; (v pari) to stew

kúhati čaj, kavo to make (ali to prepare) tea, coffe
ta fižol se težko kuha this bean is a bad boiler
dobro, fino kúhati to do fancy cooking
preprosto kúhati to do plain cooking
kaj se kuha v tem kotlu? what's brewing in this cauldron?
nekaj se kuha (figurativno) fresh trouble is brewing, something is brewing
jaz si sam kuham I cook my own food
ta krompir se dobro kuha these potatoes are good boilers
ona dobro kuha she cooks well, she is a good cook
kúhati na malem ognju to simmer
kúhati jezo na koga to bear someone a grudge
kúhati žganje to distil spirits (iz from)
vročina me kuha I am feverish
nekaj slabega se je kuhalo there was mischief brewing

kúra² medicina cure; course of treatment

to je temeljita kúra it is a safe (ali sure) treatment
napraviti grozdno kúro to take a grape-cure

lahkó lightly; easily

lahkó prebavljiv easily digestible
lahkó pokvarljivo blago perishables pl
lahkó to čitaš? can you read this?
lahkó je mogoče, da... it is likely that...
lahkó, da je zbolel he may have been taken ill
on se lahkó uči he is a quick learner
lahkó ranjen slightly wounded, slightly injured
na lahkó kaj vzeti to make light of something, not to take it (too) seriously
ti lahkó govoriš, tebi je lahkó reči it's all very well for you to say (da... that...)
on se lahkó smeje he can afford to laugh

lákota famine, starvation, hunger; dearth

lákota (pohlep) (po) greediness, craving (after, for)
volčja lákota ravenous hunger
smrt od lákote starvation
potešiti komu lákoto to appease (ali assuage, allay) someone's hunger
utešiti si lákoto to appease (ali assuage, allay, satisfy) one's hunger
trpeti lákoto to be starved, to go hungry, to be famished
umirati, umreti od lákote to die of hunger (ali of starvation), to starve (to death)
umiram od lákote I'm dying of hunger
lákota požene volka iz gozda hunger is a hard taskmaster
protestni pohod proti lákoti hunger march
z lákoto prisiliti koga k... to starve someone into...

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

láskati se to flatter (komu someone) to adulate, to cajole, to coax, to compliment, to fawn upon

neumen je, kdor posluša tiste, ki se mu laskajo he is a fool who listens to those who flatter him
nikar se mi ne laskaj(te)! (pogovorno) spare my blushes!

láž lie; untruth, falsehood; (manjša) fib

debela láž a big lie, a gross untruth, a whacking lie, pogovorno a thumper, a tough one, ZDA pogovorno a whopper, a thumping lie, an outrageous lie
grda láž a foul lie
nedolžna láž a white lie
kosmata láž blatant lie
dokazana láž a lie unmasked (ali laid bare, exposed, arhaično nailed to the counter); (izmišljotina) pogovorno flam
pogostna láž widespread lie
same láži! a pack of lies!
to je debela láž this is a gross untruth
to je čista, gola láž this is a downright lie
izmisliti si láž to invent (ali to forge) a lie
z lážmi se izvleči iz... to lie oneself out of...
povedati láž to tell a lie
na láž postaviti koga to refute (ali to rebut, to belie) someone
bil je postavljen na láž he has been refuted (ali proved a liar); he has been flatly contradicted
ujeti koga na láži to catch someone out in a lie
láž ima kratke noge lies are short-lived (ali have short wings), a liar is soon exposed
aparat za odkrivanje láži lie detector
on ne okleva pred lážjo he does not scruple to lie

lažník lažnívec, -vka liar; pogovorno fibber

notoričen lažník, lažnívec, -vka notorious (ali habitual) liar
ona je velika lažník, lažnívec, -vka she is a bare-faced liar

léksikon lexicon; glossary

geografski léksikon gazetteer
on je živ léksikon (figurativno) he is a mine of information, he's a walking dictionary (ali encyclopedia)

léto year; arhaično, pesniško twelvemonth

koledarsko léto calendar (ali civil) year
šolsko léto school year
akademsko léto academic year
navadno léto common (365-day) year
prestopno léto leap year, bissextile year
tekoče léto the current year
cerkveno léto church year
preteklo léto last year
prihodnje léto next year
sončno léto solar (ali astronomical) year
staro léto old year
Novo léto New Year, New Year's Day
srečno novo léto! Happy New Year!
nora, nerodna léta (figurativno) years pl of indiscretion, the awkward age
v létu Gospodovem religija in the year of Our Lord (A.D.), in the year of grace
enkrat na léto once a year
v létu 1950 in nineteen (hundred and) fifty
na starega léta dan on New Year's Eve
v cvetju (svojih) lét in the prime of life
skozi vse léto odprto open all the year round
v poznejših létih in after years
v 70ih létih in the '70s
v teku léta in the course of the year
vsako léto every year
iz léta v léto, léto za létom year by year, year after year, year in year out, from year's end to year's end
pol léta six months
tri četrtine léta nine months
četrt léta three months
ob létu within a year
(skozi) vse léto all the year round, from one year's end to another
v létu 1910 in (the year) 1910
v enem létu in a year's time, arhaično this day twelvemonth
v zadnjih létih of late (ali recent) years
léto dni trajajoč year-long
pred mnogimi léti many years ago (ali since, back)
že mnogo, precéj lét for many years past
z léti with the years
v starosti 50 lét at the age of fifty
po mnogih létih after many years
že nekaj lét (sém) for some years past
pred létom dni a year ago
30 funtov na léto 30 pounds a year (ali per annum)
za prihodnja léta for years to come
danes léto (dni) (bodočnost) twelve months from now, twelve months today, a year hence, (za preteklost) a year ago (ali since, back)
konec léta year-end, close of the year
biti že v létih to be advanced in years, to be well on in years
biti iz svojih najboljših lét to be past one's best
on je že čez 50 (let star) he is on the wrong (ali humoristično shady) side of 50
on še ni 50 (let star) he is on the right (ali sunny) side of 50
10 lét star deček a ten-year-old boy
mlad za svoja léta young for his years
v najlepših létih in the prime of life
ona ne kaže svojih lét she does not look her age
iti v léta to be getting on in years
priti v léta to come to a good age, to get old, to begin to grow old
ona je mojih lét she is my age
priti iz norih lét to sow one's wild oats
dobro nositi svoja léta to bear one's age well
stopiti v novo léto to usher in the New Year
léta bežijo the years race by
umrla je v starosti 20 lét she died at the age of twenty
bistra je za svoja léta she is clever for her age
ta revija izhaja dvakrat na léto this magazine comes out twice a year, this magazine is a biannual (ali semiannual)
čez 7 lét vse prav pride every little helps

levíčar politika leftist, left wing supporter, left-winger

on je levíčar politika he is a leftist, pogovorno slabšalno he's a leftie

lisják zoologija dog-fox, he-fox

zvit lisják (figurativno) a sly old fox, a cunning old rascal, pogovorno a tricky customer, arhaično a sly blade
lisják zviti! the cunning fox!; (zvitorepec) a slyboots, a wily old bird
on je pravi lisják he is a sly dog
ta lisják me je osleparil that crafty old soand-so has done me in the eye

ljúdje people (s konstr. v sg ali pl); folk(s); (svet) the public, the world, mankind

stari ljúdje old people
(zelo) mnogo ljudi (a great) many people
preprosti ljúdje simple people, ordinary folks
ljúdje z dežele country people, country folk
mali ljúdje (figurativno) people of small means and no standing
prijatelj ljudi philanthropist
izkorišcevalec ljudi slave driver, hard taskmaster
iti med ljudi to mix with society, to go into society
on ne hodi med ljudi he keeps himself to himself, he shuns company, he avoids society, he lives out of the world
on sovraži ljudi he is a misanthrope
oni so pošteni ljúdje they are honest people
Angleži so čudni ljúdje the English are a strange lot
ljúdje govorijo, da... it is rumoured that... there's a story going the rounds that...
vsi ljúdje to vedó it is generally known, all the world knows it
kaj bodo rekli ljúdje? (figurativno) what will Mrs. Grundy say?, what will the world say?
kar ljúdje pomnijo within the memory of men, within living memory
ljudi morate vzeti kakršni (pač) so you must take the world as it is

lóvka lóvica (ženska) huntress; (organ) tentacle; arm

ki ima lóvke tentacled
mačka je dobra lóvka, lóvica the cat is a good mouser

lútka puppet (tudi figurativno), hand puppet, marionette; (igrača) doll

krojaška lútka (tailor's) dummy
on je lútka v njihovih rokah he is a mere puppet in their hands

málce a little, a bit, a little (ali tiny) bit; a trifle, a small quantity

počutiti se málce bolje to feel slightly better
on je málce staromoden he is a little bit oldfashioned

malénkost a small quantity, a trifle; small (ali trifling, minor, insignificant) matter; a matter of secondary importance; a mere trifle, a bit, a scrap

to je malénkost that's a small matter
zapravljati čas z malénkostmi to waste one's time on trifles
za malénkost predolg a trifle too long
to je le malénkost zame that is a mere trifle to me
moja malénkost my own little self, my humble self, my poor self
ustavljati se ob malénkostih, a iti preko velikih stvari (figurativno) to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel

mèd (predlog) (mèd dvema) between, pesniško betwixt; (med mnogimi) among, amongst, amid(st); (časovno) during

mèd učno uro during the lesson
biti mèd dvema alternativama to be between two alternatives
nobene podobnosti ni mèd njima there is no likeness between them, they bear no likeness to each other
to naj ostane mèd nama this must remain a secret between us
mèd nama rečeno between you and me, between ourselves, humoristično between you, me and the gatepost
lebdeti mèd nebom in zemljo to hover between heaven and earth
zaprt med štirimi stenami shut up within four walls
oče je razdelil svoje imetje mèd otroke the father shared his property among his children
mèd štirimi očmi in private, tête-à-tête
je razlika mèd njim in menoj there is a difference between him and me
ni ga več mèd nami he is no more amongst us
razdeliti si vsoto mèd seboj! divide the sum among you!, pogovorno split the lot between you!
ženijo, poročajo se mèd seboj they intermarry