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pljúča lungs pl; humoristično bellows pl; (zaklanih živali) lights pl

krilo pljúč lobe of the lungs, pulmonary lobe
železna pljúča medicina iron lung
bolan na pljúčih suffering from a lung complaint; affected (ali diseased) in the lungs, consumptive
vnetje pljúč inflammation of the lungs, pneumonia
dihati s polnimi pljúči to breathe (ali to inhale) deeply

pljúniti to spit; žargon to glob; to expectorate

pljúniti na kaj to spit upon something
pljúniti komu v obraz to spit in someone's face
pljuni v roke! (figurativno) pull up your socks!; put a jerk in it!

plôha shower (of rain); downpour; cloudburst; pelting rain; pogovorno drencher

aprilska plôha April shower
plôha se je ulila there was a heavy shower, it came pelting down

plósk -a, -o flat

plósk, -a, -oa noga flat-foot
plósk, -a, -oa stran flat side; blade
vložek za plósk, -a, -oo nogo arch-support, foot-easer, pad, instep-raiser

plóskati to applaud; to clap one's hands; to cheer; to acclaim

igralcu so glasno ploskali the actor was loudly applauded
igri so močno ploskali the play brought the house down
plóskati komu to clap someone, to applaud someone, pogovorno to give someone a big hand

plôšča plate; plaque; table; (fotografska, steklena, kovinska) plate; (lesena, kamnita, marmorna) slab; (za napis) tablet

bronasta plôšča bronze tablet
fotografska plôšča photographic plate
gramofonska plôšča record, disc, ZDA disk
hladna plôšča (jed) cold meat
kuhalna plôšča hot plate
marmorna plôšča marble slab
mikro gramofonska plôšča long-playing record
spominska plôšča memorial plaque
stikalna plôšča (elektrika) switchboard
votivna plôšča votive tablet
obložiti s plôščmi to slab
odkriti (postaviti) spominsko plôščo to unveil (to put up) a commemorative (ali memorial) tablet
posneti na gramofonsko plôščo to record
(avtomatski) menjalec plôšč glasba record changer

plúg plough, ZDA plow

motorni (parni, snežni) plúg tractor (steam, snow) plough (ZDA plow)
gredelj plúga plough-beam
vleči (voziti) plúg to draw (to drive) a plough (ZDA plow)

po after; on, upon; at, by; over; through; according to

po abecednem redu in alphabetical order
po božiču after Christmas
po tej ceni at this price
po 10 tolarjev kos at ten tolars each
po dolžini lengthwise
po dva by twos, two by two, two at a time
po vsej Evropi all over Europe
(samó) po imenu (only) in name
po kopnem in po morju by land and sea
po mestu about (ali through) the town
po vsem mestu all over the town
kot po maslu (figurativno) like clockwork
po kakovosti by quality
po malem little by little, by degrees
po mojem mnenju in my opinion, to my mind
po meri by measure
po modi after the fashion
po naravi from nature
po naročilu by order
narejen po naročilu made to order
po naključju by accident, by chance
po nesreči unfortunately, as ill luck would have it
po možnosti if possible
odvetnik po poklicu lawyer by profession
po navodilu as instructed
po pravilu by rule
po petkrat five times running
po pravici by rights, of right
po mojem računu by my reckoning
po poslu, po poslih on business, on an errand
po rojstvu by birth
imenovan po stricu named after his uncle
po sobi about the room
po vsem svetu all over the world, all the world over
po njegovi smrti after his death
po ulici along the street
po uvidevnosti at discretion
po vodi by water
po tem vzorcu following (ali on, after) this pattern
po vrednosti in value
enak po velikosti equal in size
po deset ur nepretrgoma ten hours at a stretch
po vsem after all
po angleškem zakonu under (the) English law
po zraku by air
po spominu from memory
po planu according to the plan (ali scheme)
po vrsti in order, one after another, every one in his turn
po vaši želji according to your wish
takoj po moji vrnitvi immediately upon my return
po prejemu tega pisma on receipt of this letter
po meni je I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
če bi bilo po tebi, bi se svet podrl if you had your way, the world would go to ruin
če vam je po volji if you choose, if you care
to ni po mojem okusu that is not to my taste
dobivati časopis po pošti to receive one's newspaper by post
igrati po posluhu to play by ear
po starosti sta enaka they are the same age
iti po vodo to fetch water, to go for water
šel je ponj (po njega) he went to fetch him
peti po notah to read music, to sight-read
poslati po zdravnika to send for the doctor
poslali so po zdravnika the doctor has been (oziroma was) sent for
pridi pome (po mene)! come and fetch me!
potoval sem po vsej Afriki I travelled all over Africa
priseči po krivem to perjure oneself, to commit perjury
prišel sem k tebi po nasvet I have come to you for advice
risati po naravi to draw from nature (ali life)
sklepati po čem to infer from
soditi po zunanjosti to judge by appearances
po vsem, kar sem slišal... from all I heard...
sprehajati se po palubi to walk (ali to pace) the deck
sprehajati se, hoditi po soncu (dežju) to walk in the sun (in the rain)
udaril me je po glavi (ustih) he hit me on the head (he struck me in the mouth)
voditi koga po mestu to show someone round the town

poánta point, sting, tag; (zbadljivka) quip

poánta šale, dovtipa the cream (ali point) of the joke
šala s poánto a jest with a sting in it (ali in the tail)

pobírati pobráti to collect; to gather; to pick up; to take up

pobírati, pobráti prostovoljne prispevke to make (ali to take up) a collection
pisma se pobirajo petkrat dnevno there are five collections (of letters) a day

pobôsti to gore; to attack with horn or tusk

kravi sta se pobodli a couple of cows were butting each other

pobótati to reconcile, to bring together

pobótati dva sovražnika to reconcile two enemies
pobótati ljudi med seboj to bring people together
pobótati se to become friends again, to come to an agreement
pobótati se s kom to make it up with someone, to come to a compromise with someone

pobótnica receipt

proti pobótnici on (ali against) receipt
pavšalna pobótnica receipt in full
dati, izstaviti pobótnico za to give a receipt for, to make out a receipt for
napisati, izdati pobótnico to give a receipt, to receipt

pobóžati to caress; (žival) to stroke; (potrepljati) to pat

pobóžati mačko po hrbtu to stroke a cat's back

pobóžen pious, devout, religious, godly; (pretirano) bigoted

na videz pobóžen sanctimonious
zelo pobóžen človek devotee
to je pobóžna želja that's a piece of wishful thinking
pobóžno prislov piously, devoutly
pobóžno poslušati (figurativno) to listen with rapt attention

pobrísati to wipe up

pobrísati razlito mleko to wipe (ali to mop) up spilt milk
pobrísati jo to run away, to take to one's heels, to make oneself scarce; to make off, to bolt; to abscond (from); (skrivaj ponoči, z dolgovi za seboj) (žargon) to do a moonlight flit, to flit, to scuttle off (ali away)

pocéni (cenen) cheap, inexpensive

zelo pocéni dirt cheap, going for a song; prislov cheaply, at a reasonable price, inexpensively
pocéni kupiti to buy cheap
prodajati bolj pocéni kot kdo drug to undersell someone
pocéni jo odnesti (figurativno) to get off cheaply (ali easily), to escape unharmed (ali unpunished), to get away scot-free
zelo pocéni (prislov) at giveaway prices

počákati to wait

počakaj malo! wait a bit!, wait a while!
ta zadeva lahko počaka this matter can wait! (ali can be left pending)
kar (ali le) počakaj! (bomo videli, kaj bo) wait and see!
počákati na priložnost to bide one's time
počákati na izid to await the outcome
počakal te bom I'll wait for you
počakaj, da pridem nazaj! wait till (ali until) I come back
počákati koga na postaji to meet someone at the station

počásen slow (v, pri of, in); tardy; (len) sluggish; (bolezen) lingering

počásen in siguren slow but sure
počásen in vztrajen slow and steady
počásen delavec slow worker
počásen tok slow current
počásna rast slow growth
ne bodi (tako) počásen! don't dawdle!, don't be such a slowcoach!
biti počásne pameti to be slow on the uptake

počístiti to clear up, to clean up; to tidy (up)

počístiti sobo to tidy up a room