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poúk lesson (s pl); school; instruction

imeti poúk to have lessons
prisostvovati poúku to attend classes
to naj ti bo v poúk let this be a lesson to you
imam poúk do enajstih I have lessons till eleven o'clock
poúk se bo začel 1. septembra the school meets on September 1st
neopravičeno izostati od poúka to play truant, to stay away from school, ZDA to play hooky; to cut school
danes ni poúka there is no school today
poúka je konec school is over

povabíti to invite (na večerjo to dinner); to ask (na čaj, na večerjo to tea, to dinner)

povabíti koga noter (v sobo ipd.) to invite someone in
povabíti (pozvati) na sodišče to cite, to summon, to subpoena
povabili smo ga na čaj we invited him to take a cup of tea with us

pováljati to roll

pováljati meso v drobtinah to roll meat in breadcrumbs, to cover meat with breadcrumbs, to crumb; (obleko) to rumple, to ruffle; (testo) to roll out (zelo tanko very thin)
pováljati trato to roll a lawn; (žito) to lodge; (žensko) vulgarno to screw

povečeválen gramatika magnifying

povečeválno steklo magnifying glass, magnifier, microscope
vzeti pod povečeválno steklo to examine under a magnifying glass, figurativno to examine closely, to scrutinize

povédati to tell; to say

povedali so mi tako I was told so
nekaj ti bom povedal (izdal) I'll tell you what
povédati svoje ime to give one's name
ne povej nikomur o mojem prihodu! don't tell anyone I've come
med nama povedano (pogovorno) between you and me (and the gatepost)
česa (kaj) ne poveste! you don't say!, you can't be serious!
komu to poveste (pravite)! you're telling me!
povédati resnico to tell the truth
povédati (reči) geslo to give the password
povej to obzirno! (žargon) put it gently!
to veliko pové that says a great deal, that tells its own tale

povériti

povériti komu kaj to entrust something to someone, to commit something to someone's care, to confide something to someone
povériti koga s čim to entrust someone with something
ne moreš povériti take naloge otroku you cannot confide such a task to a mere child

povézati to bind; to tie (up); (skupaj) to fasten together, to link together

povézati v to link into (ali up)
povézati z to connect with; (z jermenom) to strap; (z vrvjo) to cord
povézati rano to bind up (ali to dress) a wound
povézati culo to pack ali to pack up one's traps, to pack up
povézati se s kom to link up with someone

povíšanje rise; elevation; enhancement; increase; (napredovanje) promotion, advancement

povíšanje mezd wage rise, pay rise, rise of wages
povíšanje plače rise in salary, increase of salary
prositi, zahtevati povíšanje plače to ask for a pay rise ali rise

povíšati to raise; to heighten; to elevate; to exalt; to enhance; to increase; (cene) to raise (to put up)

povíšati glas to raise the voice
povíšati kazen pravo to increase a sentence
povíšati cene to raise prices; glasba (noto) to sharpen
povíšati stavbo za eno nadstropje to raise a building by a storey
biti povišan to be upgraded
bil je povišan na položaj... he was promoted to the rank of...

povíteziti to knight

povíteziti koga to dub someone a knight

povódenj inundation; flood; overflowing; figurativno overwhelming spread (ali flow)

povódenj besed a flood of words

povórka (sprevod) procession

povórka kočij a string of carriages
povórka konj cavalcade
povórka avtomobilov motorcade

povozíti to run over; to run down; figurativno to overcome, to overwhelm

povozíl ga je avtomobil he was run over by a car
pravijo, da ga je povozílo they say he's been run over

povračílo return

kot, v, za povračílo za in return for; repayment; (kot kazen) retribution, (represalija) reprisal, retaliation; (denarja) refund, restitution
dan povračíla je prišel (napočil) the day of retribution has arrived
ostati dolžan povračílo komu to owe someone a favour
kaj sem dobil kot povračílo za svojo prijaznost? what did I get in return for my kindness?
izvajati povračílo (represalije) nad to carry out reprisals against

povráten (of) return; recurrent, recurring; periodic; gramatika reflexive

s povrátno pošto by return of post (ZDA mail)
povrátni glagol reflexive verb
povrátni zaimek reflexive pronoun
povrátna igra return game
povrátno potovanje return journey (oziroma voyage)
povrátna pošiljka return cargo, return freight
povrátna vozovnica return ticket
kupiti, vzeti povrátno vozovnico to buy, to take a return ticket (za Pariz for paris)

povŕšen superficial; cursory; perfunctory; desultory; (znanje) shallow, skin-deep; (nemaren) careless, negligent

povŕšni vtisi surface impressions pl
povŕšno kaj napraviti to do something by halves
povŕšno (po)znanje latinščine a smattering of Latin

površína surface; area; (izražena v jutrih) acreage

površína jezera the surface of a lake

povsèm (popolnoma) fully, completely, to the full, utterly, quite, entirely; altogether

nekaj povsèm drugega a different thing altogether, quite a different thing
povsèm gluh (mrtev, slep) stone-deaf (stone-dead, stone-blind)
povsèm pijan dead drunk, žargon stoned
sem povsèm zadovoljen I am perfectly satisfied
ne povsèm trideset not quite thirty

povzpéti se to ascend, to climb (up), to mount; to go up; to rise

povzpéti se na na Eiffelov stolp to go up (ali to climb up) to the top of the Eiffel Tower
povzpéti se na konja to mount a horse
povzpéti se na grič to climb a hill
povzpéti se na prestol to ascend the throne
povzpel se je iz navadnega vojaka he rose from the ranks
povzpel se je do polkovnika he rose to be a colonel
visoko povzpéti se to rise to the heights

povzpétnik parvenu, upstart; self-made man

družina povzpétnikov a family of rich vulgarians