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polovíčen half; halfway

za polovíčno ceno at half the price
polovíčna nota glasba minim
le polovíčna resnica a halftruth
le polovíčno napraviti kaj to do something by halves

položáj situation; position; state of affairs; condition; circumstances pl; (lega) site; lay, standing; bearings pl; (služba) rank, status; (drža telesa) attitude, posture, (pri mečevanju) guard; vojska post

resnost položája the gravity of the situation
socialni položáj social standing
položáj poslanika the post of ambassador
položáj tržišča, trga market position
težaven položáj (figurativno) a close call
materialni in družbeni položáj economic and social status
biti gospodar položája to be master of the situation
biti v neprijetnem položáju (v žalostnem položáju) to be in an unpleasant position (in a sorry plight)
določiti čemu položáj to locate something
ne biti kos (dorasel) položáju not to be equal to the situation (ali occasion)
on nima (ne zavzema) položája svojega brata he has not his brother's standing
nismo v položáju, da bi mogli narediti drugače we are not in a position to be able to do otherwise
izbrati dober položáj za svojo hišo to choose a fine position (ali site) for one's house
to je komaj izboljšalo naš položáj that has scarcely made us any better off
položáj se je poslabšal the situation has deteriorated
pojasni mu svoj položáj! show him where (ali how) you stand!
razumem tvoj položáj I see how you stand
biti v nejasnem položáju (figurativno) to be up in the air
sedeti v zelo nerodnem položáju to be seated in a very uncomfortable position
položáj je videti brezupen things look desperate
vem, kakšen je položáj (figurativno) I know how the land lies
vreči iz položája to eject, to dislodge, to supplant, to oust
vztrajati na položáju vojska to stick to one's post
on je rešil položáj he saved the situation
umakniti se na vnaprej pripravljene položáje vojska to withdraw to positions prepared beforehand
izrabiti, izkoristiti položáj to make hay while the sun shines, to strike while the iron's hot

polóžen¹ gentle; gradual; not steep; gently sloping (ali rising)

polóžno pobočje a gentle slope

položíti to put (ali to place, to set) down; to deposit

položíti kavcijo to deposit caution-money
položíti koga k počitku to lay someone to sleep (ali to rest)
položíti orožje to lay down arms
položíti račun to render account (of)
položíti temeljni kamen to lay a foundation stone

polúlati se to wet; pogovorno to pee

polúlati se se to pee, to have a pee
otrok polula plenice the child wets its nappies; (otroško) to wee, to wee-wee, to have a wee-wee
ali si se že polulal? have you had a wee-wee?

pólúren half an hour's; lasting half an hour

pólúrni interval half an hour's interval, thirty minutes' interval, a thirty-minute interval
pólúrni sprehod half an hour's walk

pólzek slippery; figurativno lascivious; lubricious

pólzka vrv a slippery rope

pólž zoologija snail; (brez hišice) slug

kot pólž, pólžu podoben snaillike
po pólževo at a snail's pace
počasen kot pólž snail-paced
poln pólžev infested with slugs (ali snails)
gojišče pólžev place where snails are bred, snailery
hoditi kot pólž, po pólževo to walk at snail's pace

pólžev snail's, snail(-)

po pólževo at a snail's pace
ki gre v pólževem tempu snail-paced
pólževa hišica snail shell
pólževo premikanje snail's pace (ali humoristično snail's gallop)

pománjkanje want, lack, deficiency, insufficiency, shortage, scarcity, scantiness, absence, default; need; dearth; (revščina) great poverty, indigence

zaradi pománjkanja for want of
zaradi pománjkanja goriva due to a shortage of fuel
zaradi pománjkanja zadostnih dokazov for want of sufficient evidence
pománjkanje denarja want (ali scarcity) of money
pománjkanje finančnih sredstev lack of funds
pománjkanje hrane food shortage, shortage (ali lack) of food
pománjkanje prometnih sredstev transport shortage, lack of transport
pománjkanje vitaminov vitamin deficiency
ne biti vajen pománjkanja to be unaccustomed to hardships
trpeti veliko pománjkanje to be in great distress
trpeti pománjkanje česa to be in want of something, to be short of something
odpomoči pománjkanju to supply a need
živeti v pománjkanju to live in straitened circumstances

pomehkúžiti to make (ali to render) effeminate; to mollycoddle; to unman, to soften

pomehkúžiti otroka to coddle (ali to spoil, to pamper) a child
pomehkúžiti se to become effeminate; to soften

pomémben important, significant; notable; noteworthy; imposing; momentous; consequential; meaningful

zelo pomémben človek a man of importance
pomémben dogodek significant event
pomémbno (službeno) mesto an important post
pomémbna osebnost a personage of great significance (ali consequence)
nič pomémbnega nothing to speak of, nothing particular, of little consequence
delati se pomémbnega to put on an impressive air

pomériti to measure

pomériti na to aim at, to point at; to take aim (at)
pomériti komu obleko to measure someone for a suit, to take someone's measurements
pomériti se s kom to compete with someone; to try one's strength against someone
pomériti čevlje to try on (a pair of) shoes

pomêsti to sweep up (ali away); to sweep up litter, to brush away; to clean by sweeping

pomêsti s čim (figurativno) to do away with something, to sweep something away (ali aside), to make a clean sweep
poméšan mixed; blended; mingled; miscellaneous; promiscuous

pomíriti to appease, to tranquillize, to calm, to quiet; to placate; to reassure; to pacify; to soothe, to assuage; to allay

pomíriti koga s kom to reconcile someone with someone
pomíriti se to calm oneself, to calm down
pomíriti se s kom to become reconciled with someone
pomíriti se (z usodo itd.) to resign oneself to, to acquiesce (z in), to submit (z to), to give in; (nevihta) to subside, to settle, to abate, (veter) to drop
pomiri se! calm yourself!
ta vest me je popolnoma pomirila this news has completely set my mind at rest
pomíriti (spraviti) dva sovražnika to reconcile two enemies
pomíriti se s svojo usodo to resign oneself to one's fate
jeza se mu bo kmalu pomirila his anger will soon subside
pomíriti deželo to pacify a country

pomirljív reassuring, soothing, conciliatory, reconciliatory; placable, propitiable; (spravljiv) reconcilable

pomirljívo delovati, učinkovati to soothe
pomirljívo prislov in a conciliatory manner (ali way)

pomíšljati to think (of); to imagine

pomíšljati na kaj to have a mind to..., to contemplate
pomíšljati se (si) to scruple; (oklevati) to hesitate

pomlád spring, springtime

v pomládi in spring
v zgodnji pomládi in early spring
ena lastovka še ne naredi pomládi one swallow does not make a summer

pomnožíti to multiply (z by); to augment, to increase

pomnožíti se to increase, to augment
prebivalstvo se je zelo pomnožilo there has been a great increase in population

pomóč help, aid, assistance, (v sili) succour; (denarna) subvention, bounty, subsidy, support, standby; (olajšanje) relief; (lek) remedy, cure

brez pomóči helpless
na pomóč! help! help!
klic na pomóč cry for help
klic za hitro, nujno pomóč v sili emergency call
garnitura, oprema za prvo pomóč first aid kit
s pomóčjo by the help of, by means of, by dint of, by (ali with) the aid of, by the agency of
z božjo pomóčjo with God's help
temu ni pomóči there's nothing to be done about it, there's no help for it, it cannot be remedied (ali helped)
zanj ni več pomóči he is past help
klicati na pomóč to shout (ali to call) for help, to call for assistance
nuditi pomóč komu to offer help to someone
nuditi prvo pomóč na postaji prve pomóči to give first aid at the dressing station (ali first-aid post)
ponuditi svojo pomóč to offer one's aid
hoditi s pomóčjo palice to walk with the aid (ali help) of a stick
iti komu na pomóč to go to someone's help
to mi ni bilo v nobeno pomóč it was no help to me
poslati pomóč žrtvam potresa to send relief to the victims of an earthquake
priti komu na pomóč to come to someone's rescue (ali aid, assistance)
priskočil mi je na pomóč he ran (ali came) to my help (ali to my assistance)
prositi za pomóč to ask for help
napraviti kaj brez tuje pomóči to do something off one's own bat
obrniti se na koga za pomóč to turn for aid (ali help) to someone, to resort to someone
vsa zdravniška pomóč ga ni mogla rešiti all the resources of medical skill could not save him
ne vem si (več) pomóči I am at my wits' end, I am in a quandary (ali a dilemma, a rare fix), pogovorno I'm up the creek, I'm up a gum tree