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pleníca VB nappy, (formalno) napkin; ZDA diaper; (povoji) swaddling clothes, swaddling bands, swathing bands

zaviti v pleníce to change a baby, to change a baby's nappy (ali diaper), to swaddle

plés dance, dancing; ball; (zabava) dancing party; pogovorno hop; figurativno (prepir ipd.) row, quarrel

domač, hišni carpet dance, pogovorno humoristično knees-up
odpreti, začeti plés to open a ball
plés v maskah fancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade, (ki se konča opolnoči) Cinderella dance, Cinderella
mrtvaški plés danse macabre, dance of death
Vidov plés St. Vitus's (ali Vitus') dance
sedaj se plés začne! (figurativno) now the fun begins!
Vas smem prositi za prihodnji plés? may I have the next dance?

plésati to dance; to waltz; pogovorno to hop; (ob jazz glasbi) to jive, to rock, to rock'n'roll, to twist, to do the twist, to jazz

plésati valček to dance a waltz
ona rada pleše she is fond of dancing
plésati, kot drugi hočejo, godejo (figurativno) to do other people's will, to string along with someone, to dance to someone else's tune

plésen -a, -o dancing; dance; ball

plésna dvorana ballroom, dance hall
plésna čajanka tea dance, thé dansant
plésni (lakasti) čevelj patent-leather dance shoe
plésen, -a, -o klub dance club
plésen, -a, -o korak step
plésni lokal (public) dance hall, palais de danse, (za mladino, s ploščami namesto orkestra) disco
plésna pesem dance song
plésni orkester dance band
plésna plošča dance-music record
plésni učitelj dancing master
plésni turnir dancing contest
plésna glasba dance music
plésna šola school
plésne vaje dancing lessons pl
plésni večer dance, dancing party
plésni venček (private) dancing party
plésna zabava ball
cenen, zanikrn plésni lokal ZDA žargon juke joint

plêsti

ročno plêsti to knit by hand; (nogavico) to knit; (vrv) to twist; (kite) to plait; to braid
plêsti venec to wreathe, to make a garland
plêsti koš to weave a basket

pléšast bald, bald-headed; hairless

pléšasta glava bald head, bald pate
nekoliko pléšast balding, baldish
popolnoma pléšast as bald as an egg (ali a coot, a billiard ball)
posta(ja)ti pléšast to grow bald (ali hairless), to lose hair

pléti to weed (out); to clear of weeds

pléti vrt to weed a garden

plézati to climb; to scale up; to clamber up; to scramble up; (o rastlini) to climb, to creep

plézati na drog, po vrvi (z rokami in nogami) to swarm up a pole, a rope
plézati na drevo to climb up a tree
plézati po lestvi to climb a ladder
plézati triglavsko steno to scale the Triglav wall

plitvína (pregaz, brod) ford; shoal; flat

poln plitvín shoaly
ladja je zavozila na plitvíno the ship ran aground on a shoal

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