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kríž cross; (razpelo) crucifix; (pri kartah) club (s pl); anatomija loins pl, the small of the back; (živalski) croup; (konjski) crupper; (goveji) rump; figurativno affliction, grief, sorrow, tribulation

Rdeči kríž Red Cross
kljukasti kríž swastika, hooked cross
grški (latinski, Andrejev) kríž Greek (Latin, St. Andrew's) cross
malteški kríž Maltese cross
Južni kríž astronomija the Southern Cross
vrtljiv kríž (pri vhodu itd.) turnstile
trganje, bolečine v krížu medicina lumbago
snemanje s kríža religija descent from the cross, deposition
kríž me boli my back aches
imeti že štiri kríže (= 40 let) za seboj to be on the wrong side of forty
še ne imeti štirih krížev za seboj to be on the right side of forty
kríž napraviti (pokrižati se) to cross oneself, to make the sign of the cross
vsak mora nositi svoj kríž (figurativno) everyone must bear his own cross
napraviti kríž čez kaj (figurativno) to give something up as lost
prebresti vse kríže in težave to come through all the troubles and tribulations
hrabro prenašati svoje kríže to bear one's tribulations bravely
pribiti na kríž to nail to the cross
umreti na krížu to die on the cross

krmílo¹ (v vodi) rudder; (zunanje) helm; figurativno (vlada) government, control

brez krmíla rudderless
kolo krmíla steering wheel
krmílo desno! starboard!
krmílo levo! port!
višinsko krmílo elevator (rudder)
biti pri krmílu to be at the helm (tudi figurativno)
priti na krmílo (na oblast) to come to power, to take the helm

krojáč tailor; garment-worker, garment-maker

damski krojáč dressmaker, ladies' tailor
izdelan po krojáču tailor-made
kdo je tvoj krojáč? who makes your clothes?, arhaično who tailors you?
biti krojáč, opravljati krojaški poklic to work as a tailor (ali dressmaker), to be a tailor

krojáški tailor's, dressmaker's; of (ali used by) a tailor (ali dressmaker)

krojáška obrt, krojáško delo tailoring, dressmaking
opravljati krojáški poklic to work as a tailor (ali dressmaeker), to be a tailor

króna crown; (star angleški kovanec = 5 šilingov) crown

pol króne half crown, half-a-crown
cesarska króna imperial crown, pesniško crown imperial
drevesna króna crown (ali top) of a tree, treetop
plemiška króna coronet
zobna króna crown, cap
naslednik króne successor to the crown
prisvojitelj króne usurper of a crown
biti króna česa to be the crown (ali the chief ornament) of something
pokriti zob s króno to crown (ali to cap) a tooth

króžiti to circle, to circulate; to go round; to whirl round; to move (to turn) in a circle; to gyrate, to rotate

króžiti nad glavo to circle overhead, to circle over
vestí krožijo reports are current; (biti v prometu) to be in circulation
neka zgodba kroži a story is going the rounds

kŕsten baptismal

kŕstni boter religija godfather
kŕstna botra godmother
kŕstna ceremonija baptismal ceremony
kŕstni list baptismal certificate
kŕstno ime first name, Christian name, (saint's) name, ZDA given name
kŕstni kamen baptismal font
kŕstno darilo christening present
kŕstna knjiga, register parish register
biti kŕstni boter (botra) otroku to be (ali to stand) godfather (godmother) to a child, to stand sponsor to a child

krtača samostalnik
1. (pripomoček za čiščenje) ▸ kefeGumijasta krtača se izvrstno obnese za odstranjevanje odmrlih dlak in je še posebej primerna za negovanje vzhodnjaških mačk s fino kratko dlako. ▸ A gumikefe kiválóan alkalmas az elhalt szőrzet eltávolítására, és különösen alkalmas a rövidszőrű keleti macskák ápolására.
Občasno s čistilom za tla in krtačo za ribanje zdrgnite kamnita in betonska tla ter tla s ploščicami, da odstranite umazanijo, ki se je nabrala. ▸ Időnként padlótisztítóval és súroló kefével dörzsölje át a kő- és betonpadlókat, valamint a kerámialappal burkolt padlót, hogy eltávolítsa a felgyülemlett szennyeződéseket.
Za čiščenje vzmetne žimnice uporabite mehko krtačo, moč sesanja naj ne bo prevelika, za peno pa uporabite nastavek za sesanje težko dostopnih mest. ▸ A rugós matracot puha kefével tisztítsa , állítsa alacsonyra a szívóteljesítményt, a habhoz pedig használja azt a szívófejet, ami a nehezen elérhető helyek porszívózására szolgál.
Konja najprej skrtačimo z grobo krtačo, da odstranimo večje kose umazanije, nato pa še z mehko krtačo. ▸ A lovat először durvább kefével kell átkefélni, hogy eltávolítsuk a szőrére tapadt nagyobb szennyeződéseket, majd puhaszőrű kefével.
Povezane iztočnice: sirkova krtača

2. (pripomoček za nego telesa) ▸ kefeSvojo pričesko oblikujte s sušenjem z veliko okroglo krtačo. ▸ A frizuráját nagyméretű körkefével szárítsa be.

krùh bread

brez krùha breadless, (brez posla) unemployed
črn krùh brown (ali black) bread
domač krùh home-made (ali household) bread
bel krùh white bread
ječmenov krùh barley bread
koruzen krùh ZDA corn pone
ržen rye bread
svež krùh fresh (ali new) bread
star, suh krùh stale bread
(ne)kvašen krùh (un)leavened bread
vojaški krùh ration bread
pražen krùh toast
naš vsakdanji krùh our daily bread
hlebec, štruca krùha loaf of bread
kos, reženj krùha a piece, a slice of bread
ob krùhu in vodi on bread and water
krùh z maslom bread and butter
ostanki krùha left-over bread
pražilec za krùh toaster
košarica za krùh breadbasket
rezilni stroj za krùh bread slicer
skorja krùha a crust of bread
krùha in iger! bread and circuses!
boj za vsakdanji krùh the struggle for life
pomanjkanje krùha shortage (ali scarcity) of bread
deliti s kom krùh to break bread with someone
on ni vreden krùha, ki ga jé he is not worth his salt
ni imel skorje krùha he had not a crust of bread to eat
ostati brez krùha (figurativno) to be thrown out of work
pritrgovati si krùh od ust to stint oneself
odjesti komu krùh to take the bread out of someone's mouth
jesti tuj krùh (figurativno) to serve other people, to be dependent on other people
prišel je do krùha pogovorno he's got it made
peči krùh to bake bread
služiti si svoj krùh z... to get one's living by...
sam si mora služiti krùh he has to earn his own living
težko si služiti krùh to work hard for a living
kako si služi svoj krùh? (figurativno) how does he earn (ali make, win) his bread (ali his living)?
skregati se s svojim krùhom (figurativno) to quarrel with one's bread and butter, not to know which side one's bread is buttered on
stati v vrsti za krùh to stand in a bread-line
krùh je vzhajal the bread has risen
živeti ob krùhu in vodi to be put on bread and water

kúp¹ (nakup) purchase

dober kúp a bargain
slab kúp a bad (ali hard, losing) bargain
biti dober kúp to be cheap

kvár damage; harm; disadvantage; detriment; prejudice

v kvár mu je it is to his disadvantage (ali prejudice)
v kvár iti to be spoilt, to suffer damage, to get damaged

kváriti to spoil; to damage, to ruin; to mar; (moralno) to deprave, to pervert, to corrupt, to taint, to vitiate

kváriti se to be spoilt(marred), (živež) to perish, to rot, to taint, to deteriorate, to decay
vročina kvari ribe the fish goes off in the heat, the heat taints the fish
to sadje se kvari this fruit is perishable (ali does not keep)
kváriti komu tek to spoil someone's appetite
kváriti zrak to pollute the air
kváriti si oči z branjem pri sveči to spoil one's eyes reading by candlelight
ta film kvari okus občinstva that film corrupts public taste

kvít quits; even; square

biti kvít to be quits (z with), to get one's own back
sedaj smo kvít we are all square, we are quits now

kvórum quorum

imeti kvórum (biti sklepčen) to be (ali to constitute) a quorum

label² [léibl] prehodni glagol
etiketirati, oblepiti z etiketami
figurativno označiti, karakterizirati

the bottle was label(l)ed "poison " na steklenici je bil napis "strup"
to be label(l)ed a criminal imeti žig zločinca

labo(u)r¹ [léibə] samostalnik
delo, trud, muka
ekonomija delavci, delavski razred
medicina porodni popadki

Labour britanska laburistična stranka, laburisti
hard labo(u)r prisilno delo
lost labo(u)r brezplodno delo
skilled labo(u)r kvalificirano delo, kvalificirani delavci
unskilled labo(u)r nekvalificirano delo, nekvalificirani delavci
socialized labo(u)r podružbljeno delo
associated labo(u)r združeno delo
Labour and Capital delavci in delodajalci
britanska angleščina Ministry of Labour Ministrstvo za delo
labo(u)r of Hercules naporno delo
labo(u)r of love prostovoljno, neplačano delo
shortage of labo(u)r pomanjkanje delavcev
his labo(u)rs are over konec je njegovih muk, umrl je
to be in labo(u)r imeti porodne popadke
to lose one's labo(u)r zaman se truditi
to have one's labo(u)r for one's pains zaman se truditi

láčen hungry; (pohlepen) greedy, covetous; (česa of, for, something)

láčen sem kot volk I am as hungry as a wolf; (gladujoč) famished, starving; (izstradan) starved
láčnemu vse diši (gre vse v tek) nothing comes amiss to a hungry stomach
biti silno láčen to be starving, to be ravenously hungry, to have a wolf in one's stomach, to have a raging (ali ravenous) appetite

ládja ship; (velika) vessel; (splošno, kolektivno) craft; (majhna) boat; pesniško argosy

cerkvena ládja nave
na ládji on board, on shipboard
sprednji (zadnji) del ládje bow (stern)
(žepna) bojna ládja (pocket) battleship
vojna ládja warsip, naval unit, man-of-war
bolniška ládja hospital ship
linijska ládja liner
potniška ládja passenger ship, passenger steamer
oskrbovalna ládja supply ship
ládja neredne plovbe za tovor tramp, (za premog) collier
prevozna ládja transport ship
šolska ládja training ship
trgovska ládja merchant ship, merchantman, pl merchantmen
petrolejska ládja (tanker) oil tanker
ládja na paro steamboat, steamer, steamship
ládja na lopate paddle steamer
ládj topničarka gunboat
zračna ládja airship, air liner
pomožna ládja auxiliary ship
roparska ládja pirate ship
poštna ládja mail boat
ribiška ládja fishing boat, trawler
gradnja ladij shipbuilding
graditelj ladij shipwright, shipbuilder
potovanje z ládjo, na ládji voyage
razbita, brodolomska ládja wreck
splovitev (krst) ládje launching (naming) of a ship
ládja na nafto oil-burner
ládja dolge plovbe ocean-going vessel
ládja je na poti (plove, je namenjena) v... the ship is bound for...
ládja je doživela brodolom, se je razbila the ship has been wrecked
dati ládjo v dok to dock a vessel
najeti ládjo to charter a ship
ládja je dobila luknjo the ship has sprung a leak
sploviti ládjo to launch a ship (ali a vessel)
privezati ládjo (z vrvmi) to moor a ship
ládja je v stiski the ship is in distress
ládja se je potopila the ship has sunk, the ship has gone down (ali to the bottom)
ládja se je prevrnila the ship has capsized
razstaviti, demontirati ládjo to break up a ship
vkrcati se na ládjo to board, to go aboard, to embark, arhaično to take ship (za for)
biti na ládji to be on board (ali on board ship, on shipboard)
zapustiti ládjo to abandon ship
zapeljati ládjo na sipino to run a ship aground

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...

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