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popeljáti se

popeljáti se z avtobusom to take the bus

popéti se to climb; to ascend; to scale

porajajóč se nascent

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

porazgovoríti se to discuss (o čem something); to have a talk (ali a discussion) all round

posladkáti se to have something sweet (ali tasty) to eat; to eat (ali to enjoy) something

poslovíti se to take (one's) leave (od of); to say goodbye (ali farewell, adieu); to bid farewell (ali good-bye); to part (od from)

po francosko poslovíti se to take French leave
odšel je, ne da bi se (bil) poslovil he took French leave

posmehováti se to deride (komu someone); to mock (someone); to sneer (at someone), to jeer (at someone); to scoff (čemu at something)

posrebríti (se) to silver

posréčiti se (uspeti) to succeed (in); to manage

če se mi to posreči if I succeed in it
načrt se ni posrečil the plan did not succeed
njemu se vse posreči he succeeds in everything
posrečilo se mi je pobegniti, uiti I succeeded in escaping
posrečilo se mu je to napraviti he managed to do it (ali to get it done)
ni se nam posrečilo, da bi ga videli we did not succeed in seeing him
ni se mi posrečilo, da bi našel izgubljeni denar I failed to find the money I'd lost

postíti se to fast; to refrain from eating (meat), to abstain from meat

posvetováti se to consult; to deliberate, to hold a consultation; to confer (o about)

posvetováti se s kom to ask ali to seek someone's advice
posvetoval se bom z njegovim očetom I shall consult his father
posvetováti se o čem to deliberate (ali to confer) on some matter, to talk something over
posvetováti se med seboj to take counsel together, to talk matters over
posvetováti se z zdravnikom to consult a doctor
zdravnik se bo posvetoval s kolegom the doctor will hold a consultation with a colleague

pošáliti se to joke; to make fun of

on se rad malo pošali he likes his little joke
saj ni mislil tako hudo, samo pošalil se je he didn't really mean any harm, he was only fooling

potajíti se to feign; to dissemble; to disguise oneself

potegováti se

potegováti se za kaj to make an application for something
potegováti se za (delovno) mesto to apply for a situation ali job
potegováti se za štipendijo to apply ali pogovorno to put in for a scholarship ➞ potegniti

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

potíkati se to roam, to ramble

potrúditi se to endeavour; to trouble oneself; to make an effort, to try hard; to take pains

potrudil se bom, kolikor bom le mogel I'll do my best
zelo se potrúditi se to take great pains (z with)
moral se bom potrúditi se za kako drugo mesto (službo) I shall be obliged to look out for another situation
zame se je posebno potrudil he has taken special pains for my sake
potrudil se je k meni he came to see me
na vso moč potrúditi se to use one's best efforts