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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

pómp pomp; display

z velikim pómpom in state
delati velik pómp z to make a great display of

ponávljanje ponovítev (besed) repetition, (neprestano, večkratno) reiteration; reproduction; (naučenega) revision; (vračanje) recurrence

nočno ponávljanje, ponovítev mrzlice medicina nightly recurrence of a fever

Póncij Pontius

od Póncija do Pilata (figurativno) from pillar to post
pošiljati koga od Póncija do Pilata (figurativno) to lead someone a nice dance, (od enega urada do drugega) to give someone the runaround

ponížen humble, submissive; meek

postati ponižnejši (pogovorno) to change one's tune (ali note), to sing another (ali a different) tune

ponjúhati to smell, to sniff; to sniff at

ponjuhal je ščepec tobaka in kihnil he took a pinch of snuff and sneezed

ponôsen proud (na of); (ohol) haughty, lofty, stuckup

biti ponôsen na kaj to pride oneself on something, to be proud of something, to take pride in something
ponôsen na imetje purseproud
na to si lahko ponôsen (figurativno) that's a feather in your cap
na to ti res ni treba biti ponôsen that is nothing to be proud of

ponúdba offer; bid, bidding; proffer; tender; (ženitna ipd.) overture

najnižja ponúdba (pri licitaciji za kako delo) the lowest tender
nižja ponúdba underbid
ponúdba in povpraševanje supply and demand
raziskovalna ponúdba research tender
ženitna ponúdba offer (ali proposal) of marriage
oseba, ki ji predložimo ponúdbo ZDA tenderee
predložiti ponúdbo to submit a tender
odbiti ponúdbo to turn down an offer
razpisati licitacijo za ponúdbe to invite tenders
sprejemamo ponúdbe we are open to receive tenders
staviti višjo ponúdbo to outbid

ponúditi to offer; to bid; to tender; to proffer

ponúditi več (na dražbi) to bid up; to outbid
ponúditi jed to offer (someone) something to eat
ponúditi roko, ponúditi zakon to offer one's hand
ponúditi svoje usluge to tender one's services
ponúditi se to offer (one's services); (prostovoljno) to volunteer
ponudila se je, da bo zapela pesem she volunteered a song
ponudil seje, da mi bo pokazal pot he volunteered to show me the way
kadar se ponudi prilika when the opportunity arises

poosébljen personified

poosébljeno usmiljenje kindness personified
on je poosébljena čast he is the soul of honour
on je poosébljena poštenost he is the soul of honesty (ali a paragon of honesty)