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péšec walker, pedestrian; (vojak) foot soldier, infantryman, pl -men

on je dober (slab) péšec he is a good (bad) walker
nepreviden péšec (pogovorno) jaywalker
prehod za péšce pedestrian crossing

pêta heel (tudi pri čevlju, nogavici)

nizka (visoka) pêta low (high) heel
čevlji z visokimi pêtmi highheeled shoes pl
Ahilova pêta Achilles' heel, (občutljivo mesto) (figurativno) tender (ali weak) spot, vulnerable point, weak point
od glave do pête from head to toe
na pêtah raztrgane nogavice socks pl worn out at the heel
on je džentlemen od glave do pête he is every inch a gentleman
biti (slediti) komu za pêtami to shadow (ali to dog) someone, to dog someone's steps, to be upon someone's heels
tik za pêtami to come close upon someone's heels, to pursue someone closely
vedno mi je za pêtami he is always on my heels, he is always following me about (ali dogging my footsteps)
lizati pête komu (figurativno) to fawn on someone
napraviti čevlju novo pêto to heel, to reheel a shoe
pokazati pête (pobrisati jo) to show a clean pair of heels, to take to one's heels, to run (ali to get) away
pête odnesti (figurativno) to escape
komaj je odnesel pête he narrowly escaped, he had a narrow escape
sedeti na pêtah to sit on one's heels
zavrteti se na pêtah to spin round on one's heels

pétdeseti -a, -o the fiftieth

v pétdeseti, -a, -oh letih (starosti) in one's fifties, (stoletja) in the fifties

petícija petition

predlagatelj petícije petitioner
vložiti petícijo to submit a petition

pétje singing; song; (cerkveno) choir-singing, chanting; (ptičje) warbing

dvoglasno, triglasno pétje two-part singing, three-part singing
večglasno pétje part-singing
gregorijansko pétje Gregorian chant, plainsong
petelinje pétje crowing, cockcrow
ob petelinjem pétju at cockcrow
škrjančkovo pétje the song of the skylark
šolsko pétje class singing
učitelj, -ica pétja singing teacher, singing coach, singing master, singing mistress
učiti se pétja to learn singing
s pétjem sprejeti novo leto to sing the New Year in
uspavati otroka s pétjem to sing a child to sleep

pétnajst fifteen

pétnajstica a fifteen

píčica dot; jot

še za píčico ne not a jot
niti píčice ne odstopim od svojih zahtev I won't give up one iota of my demands
do píčice natančno to the letter; to a T
loviti píčice na i (biti pretirano natančen) to dot the i's and cross the t's

píčiti to sting

ostro píčiti to give a sharp sting
čebela ga je pičila a bee stung him

piedestál pedestal

postaviti na piedestál to place on a pedestal, to pedestal

píhati to blow; to puff; (hladiti s pihanjem) to cool (with one's breath)

veter piha the wind blows, is blowing
píhati od jeze to burst with anger, to fret and fume
píhati kot lokomotiva to puff like a steam engine

pijáča drink; beverage

alkoholna pijáča alcoholic drink
lahka (močna) pijáča soft (strong) drink
opojna pijáča intoxicating (strong, hard) drink; tipple
opojne pijáče pl spirits pl
najljubša pijáča favourite drink
zdrava pijáča wholesome drink
osvežujoča, osvežilna pijáča refreshing drink
brezalkoholna pijáča soft drink
pijáča iz visoke čaše long drink
jedača in pijáča food and drink
vdan pijáči addicted to drink
žgana pijáča spirituous (ali spiritous) liquor
sladna pijáča (pivo) malt liquor
trgovina z žganimi pijáčami liquor trade
biti vdan pijáči to be a great drinker, to drink hard, to be a (habitual) drunkard
dati za pijáčo komu to treat someone to a drink; to stand someone a glass (ali a drink), to stand treat to someone
vdati se pijáči to take to drink

píka (ločilo) full stop, stop, ZDA period; (na črki) dot; point

decimalna píka decimal point, point (2.5 = two point five)
prodajati na píke (točke) to sell on points
imeti koga na píki (figurativno) to bear (ali to owe) someone a grudge, to bear someone ill will, to have a grudge against someone, (pogovorno) to have a down on someone
vzeti koga na píko to seek out someone, ZDA žargon to put someone on the spot
tebe ima na píki he's gunning for you, he's got it in for you

pikántnost piquancy; riskiness

dati pikántnost zgodbi to add spice to (ali to spice up, to pep up) a story

píkati (žuželka) to sting, (bolha) to bite; (igla) to prick, to prickle (tudi figurativno); (zbadati, figurativno) to taunt

šivanka, ki ne pika a blunt needle

pikíran (užaljen ipd.) piqued, offended; irritated, vexed

biti nekoliko pikíran to be a little put out

pílula pill

grenka pílul bitter pill, figurativno bitter pill
požreti grenko, hudo pílulo to swallow a bitter pill
pozlatiti pílulo to gild the pill
osladiti pílulo (figurativno) to sugar (ali to gild, to sweeten) the pill

pionír Pioneer, member of

Zveza pionírjev Pioneers' Association, a sociopolitical organisation for children from the age of seven to fourteen; pioneer; figurativno trailblazer, pathfinder

pípa (vodovodna) tap; (za kajenje) pipe

kratka pípa iz gline short clay pipe
pípa miru pipe of peace, peace pipe, calumet
pokrov (cev) pípe pipe lid (pipe stem)
kaditi pípo to smoke a pipe
moja pípa še ni ukajena my pipe is not yet seasoned
nabasati pípo to fill one's pipe
pípa za toplo vodo hot (-water) pipe
odpreti (zapreti) pípo to turn the tap on (off)
nastaviti pípo pri sodu to tap (a barrel)

Pír Pyrrhus

Pírova zmaga a Pyrrhic victory

piramída pyramid (tudi geometrija)

nagrmaditi v obliki piramíde to pyramid, to heap up in the shape of a pyramid