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porájati se to be born; figurativno to take rise, to originate, to spring up

porodíti to bear, to give birth to, to bring forth, to be delivered of a child; (prezgodaj) to miscarry; figurativno (povzročiti) to cause, to give rise to, to lead to

porodíti se to be born, to come into being, to rise
porodila se mi je dobra misel a good idea struck me, pogovorno I've had a brain wave

poslováti to officiate; to be in office; (lokal) to be open

posredovátí to mediate; to intervene; to interfere; to interpose; to serve as agent; to be the medium

posredovátí pri kom za koga to intercede with someone for someone

póštno ležéče poste restante; to be called for

potépati se to live the life of a vagrant; to be a vagabond ali tramp; to roam; to rove

potépati se v bližini, okoli to hang about, to loiter

potoníti to sink, to go down; to founder; to float down to the bottom; (utoniti) to be drowned

potrebováti to need; to require; to want; to necessitate; to be in need (kaj of something)

nujno potrebováti to need (ali to want) badly
potrebováti bolniško pomoč (oskrbo, nego) to require medical care
nujno potrebujem denar I need the money badly
imate vse, kar potrebujete? have you got all you require?
imam vse, kar potrebujem I have all I need
potreboval je dve uri, da je prepisal ono pismo he needed two hours to copy out that letter
koliko časa potrebuješ, da prideš na kolodvor? how long does it take you to get to the station?
potreboval sem pol ure, da sem prišel tja it took me half an hour to get there
precéj časa si potreboval za to you have been slow about it, that took you a long time

potrpéti to have patience; to be patient; to wait patiently

potrpite malo! have a little patience!
potrpéti s kom to have patience with someone, to be patient with someone, to put up with someone, to bear with someone
moram potrpéti z njim I must bear with him

poučljív teachable; ready ali eager to be taught (ali to learn)

poučljív otrok an apt pupil

poveličeváti to praise; to be loud in someone's praises; to sing someone's praises

poveličeváti koga do neba to praise someone to the skies

poveljeváti to command, to be in command of; to lead

poveljeváti armadi to command an army

povzročiti to cause, to be the cause of; to occasion; to bring about; to give rise to; to provoke; to lead to

povzročiti komu bolečino to cause someone pain
povzročiti prepir to provoke (ali to bring about) a quarrel
to bo povzročilo stavko that will lead to a strike
to je povzročilo mnogo stroškov this involved much expense

pozábljati to forget (gradually ali frequently); to be forgetful

pozábljati imena, letnice to forget ali to have no memory for names, dates
rad pozablja dežnike he's always forgetting his umbrella
pozábljati na bolečino, grožnje to be oblivious to pain, to threats
pozábljati na obljube to be forgetful ali neglectful of one's promises
on pozablja svoje prijatelje he forgets ali neglects his friends

pozébsti to freeze; to be nipped (ali killed) by frost; ZDA to winterkill

jabolka so pozebla the apples are touched with frost

poznáti to know (koga someone), to be acquainted (with someone), to be familiar (with someone)

samo po videzu ga poznam I know him only by sight
poznáti po imenu to know by name
že več let ga poznam I have known him for years
poznamo jih že pet let we have known them for five years
ne hoteti poznáti koga to cut someone, to turn one's back on someone, to give someone the cold shoulder, to cold-shoulder someone
ne poznáti (ne vedeti za) to be ignorant of, to be a stranger to
ne poznam strahu I am devoid of fear
on ne pozna težav he is ignorant of the difficulties, he does not know the difficulties
pozna se mu na obrazu, da je utrujen one can see by his face that he is tired
ne poznajo se mu leta he does not look his age
žal vas (jaz) ne poznam you have the advantage of me

právdati se (na sodišču) to litigate, to carry on a lawsuit, to sue; to be party to a lawsuit, to go to law (s kom with someone)

prebežáti to desert; to go over (k sovražniku to the enemy); (iz stranke) to be a turncoat, pogovorno to rat

predsedováti to be president (oziroma chairman); to act as chairman; to preside (zborovanju over a meeting)

predsedováti seji, sestanku to chair a meeting, to take the chair at a meeting
predseduje g. X. Mr. X. is in the chair

predvídoma probably, likely, as may be easily foreseen