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mogóč possible; likely; (izvedljiv) feasible, achievable, practicable

vse mogóče every possible (case), all possible (cases), all the possibilities
vse mogóči ljudje people of every sort and kind
ni mogóče! no!, is it possible!; you don't say!
kar največ mogóče as much as possible, to the utmost
če je mogóče if possible
vse, kar nam je mogóče everything possible, everything within our power
kolikor mi bo le mogóče to the best of my power
storil bom vse, kar mi bo mogóče I'll do my best (ali my utmost)
napraviti vse mogóče to do all in one's power, to do (ali to try) one's best, to try every possible means, to leave no stone unturned, to strain every nerve, to exert oneself to one's utmost
ni nam bilo mogóče it was beyond us
brž ko mogóče as soon as possible
vzpon na goro je mogóč le z ene strani the ascent of the mountain is possible (ali practicable) on one side only

mórati to have to, to be obliged (ali forced, compelled) to; to be bound

vlak mora priti ob petih the train is due at five
moram I must
to mora še priti that is still (ali yet) to come
tu mora biti kaka napaka there must be some mistake
to bi ti moral vedeti you ought to know that
to bi mi ti moral poprej povedati you ought to have told me that before
to bi moralo biti (do) sedaj že pripravljeno it ought to be ready by now
zdravniki so mu morali odrezati nogo the doctors had (ali have had) to amputate his leg
moral je oditi (= najbrž je odšel) he must have left, I suppose he is gone
on mora vedno prepozno priti he always has to be late
moram se smejati, ko (če) (vidim) I cannot help laughing when (I see)...
žal mi je, da moram reči... I am sorry to say...
mora biti bolan he must be ill, most likely he is ill, he is presumably ill
to mora biti it is unavoidable
on mora vedno imeti zadnjo besedo he always will have the last word
moral je umreti he was doomed to die
tudi če bi moral umreti, bi še vedno rekel... even though I were to die for it, I would still say...
to knjigo morate (nujno) brati this book is a must for you
mora biti (= gotovo je čez) 70 let star he must be over seventy

mutírati to break one's vice

ko je bil komaj 14 let star, je začel mutírati when he was hardly fourteen, his voice began to break

nadélan figurativno (pijan) drunk, drunken, inebriated, intoxicated, tipsy; in a drunken condition

nadélan ko klada dead drunk

naigráti se to play to one's heart's content; to get tired (ali weary) of playing; to have had enough playing

ko se bo naigrala s teboj, te bo zapustila when she's had enough of you, she'll drop you
noče več kartati, se je že naigral he doesn't want to play (cards) any more, he's had enough

napóčiti to break; to dawn

dan je napočil day dawned, day was breaking
ko je napočil dan at dawn, at daybreak, at break of day
ko je napočila noč at nightfall

níti not even

níti... níti neither... nor
ne morem níti kupiti... I can't even buy...
níti odgovoril nisem I didn't even answer
níti telefoniral mi nisi, ko si bil v mestu! you never even gave me a ring (ali rang me up) when you were in town!
níti on níti njegova sestra neither he nor his sister

núditi to offer; (na dražbi) to bid; to tender

več núditi (na dražbi) to bid up, to outbid
prilika se nudi opportunity offers
brž ko se bo nudila priložnost as soon as an opportunity appears
núditi svoje usluge to tender one's services

obískati to visit; to pay a visit (koga to someone); to come to see (someone), to call on (someone); (za kratek čas) to look (someone) up, to drop in, to come round

obiščite me jutri come and see me tomorrow
dovolil si bom obískati vas, brž ko bom mogel I shall take the liberty of calling on you as soon as I can

odléči

odleže mi I am relieved; I feel better
odleglo mi je it was a relief to me
(zelo) mi je odleglo, ko sem videl... I was (much) relieved to see...

pámet (um) intellect, intelligence, sense, brains pl, wits pl; (duh) reason, mind; prudence; mother wit; (razumevanje) understanding; (spomin) memory; pogovorno gumption

na pámet by heart
zdrava pámet common sense, sanity
si ob pámet? are you out of your senses?, have you lost your wits?
ali si pri pámeti? are you in your right mind?
sem pri kraju s svojo pámetjo I am at my wit's end
bodi no pri pámeti! be sensible!, be reasonable!, have a bit of common sense!
on ni pri pravi pámeti he is not in his right mind, he is out of his mind
nisem bil pri pravi pámeti I had not my wits about me
on je počasne pámeti he is slow-witted, pogovorno he is slow on the uptake
ona je kratke pámeti she is rather slow (ali dull, slow on the uptake)
še (vedno) mi je na pámeti... it is still fresh in my mind...
nima toliko pámeti, da bi (u)videl... he has not the wits to see...
to se krega s pámetjo it is thoughtless (ali senseless)
si se s pámetjo skregal? have you taken leave of your senses?
padlo mi je na pámet it occurred to me, the idea struck me, the thought crossed my mind
na kraj pámeti mi ne pade, da bi (rekel) far be it from me to (say)
reči, kar človeku pade na pámet to say whatever comes to mind
imeti več sreče kot pámeti to have more luck than brains
izgubiti pámet to go out of one's mind (ali pogovorno off one's rocker); to lose one's mind (ali one's reason)
to presega mojo pámet this is beyond me, that's over my head, that passes my comprehension
priti k pámeti to come to one's senses
kdo, ki je pri pravi pámeti, bi šel...? who in his senses would go...?
moram ga spraviti k pámeti I must make him see reason (oziroma see sense)
spraviti koga ob pámet to drive someone out of his mind (ali pogovorno up the wall, round the bend)
sklicevati se na zdravo pámet to appeal to reason
(iz)računati na pámet to calculate mentally
učiti se na pámet to learn by heart, to commit to memory
znati na pámet to know by heart (ali from memory), (vlogo) to be word-perfect
ko te bo pámet srečala... when you see reason...

pámeten reasonable, sensible, wise, judicious, intelligent, prudent; clever, rational; pogovorno brainy

pámeten človek a man of sense
vsak pámeten človek any man in his right senses...
pámetna misel a sound (ali sensible) idea
pámetno gledišče (stališče, vidik) a sensible point of view
bodi no pámeten! use your brains (ali intelligence)!, be sensible!, be reasonable!
biti pámeten to be sensible (ali reasonable), to have one's wits about one
pámetno ravnati to act sensibly
imeti zelo pámetne nazore o življenju to have very sound ideas on life
kar govoriš, je pámetno what you say is sound
pámetno govoriti to speak wisely, to talk sense, to speak reasonably
mislim, da boš tako pámeten, da ne boš šel tja I suppose you will know better than go there
storil bom vse, kar se mi bo zdelo pámetno I will do anything in reason
pámetno je, kar praviš there is reason in what you say
poslušati pámeten nasvet to listen to reason
pametnejši popustí the wiser head gives in
lahkó je biti pámet, ko je že storjeno hindsight is easier than foresight, it's easy to be wise after the event

pijánec drunkard; a drunken (ali intoxicated, tipsy) man; toper, soaker, boozer, tippler, guzzler; habitual drunkard

kroničen pijánec confirmed drunkard, sot, soak, soaker, an inebriate
hud pijánec a heavy drinker
pijánec se spreobrne, ko se v jamo zvrne who drinks, will drink again; once a drunkard, always a drunkard

pobrígati se

pobrígati se za kaj to take care of something, to see to something, to look after something, to take something upon oneself, to attend to something, to provide for something
pobrigal se bom za vstopnice I'll see to the tickets
ti bi se bil moral pobrigati za to you ought to have seen to it
pobrigaj se, da bo to narejeno! see to it!, see that it's done!
pobrigajte se, da bo vse nared, ko pridejo! see to it that everything is ready before they come!

poléči se to subside; to abate; to calm down; (veter) to drop; (žito) to be lodged, to be beaten down; to die away

jeza se mu bo kmalu polegla his anger will soon subside
veter se je polegel the wind has dropped
ko se bo vihar polegel when the storm abates

póper pepper

potresti s póprom to pepper, to sprinkle with pepper
ti bom že dal pópra! (figurativno) I'll give you what for!
dati komu pópra (figurativno, žargon) to give someone beans
suh je ko póper pogovorno he's skint

potém then; after that; afterwards, thereupon

potém ko after
potém ko je končal delo, je odšel after finishing his work he left
pa kaj potém? well, what then?

práznik holiday; festival; gala day, feast day; (redko) fete; (v koledarju) red-letter day; cerkveno feast

práznik Dela (1. maj) Labour Day, May Day
državni práznik National Day
občinski práznik municipal festival
bančni práznik (ko so zaprte vse banke) bank holiday
premičen práznik movable feast
cerkveni práznik church festival
verski práznik religious feast
velik práznik high festival
življenje ni práznik (figurativno) life is not all beer and skittles

premísliti to think, to think over, to reflect, to consider; to deliberate; to take thought; to ponder upon; to reconsider; to weigh the pros and cons; (figurativno) to chew the cud

naj malo premislim! let me see!
premislil bom o tem I'll think it (ali the matter) over
dajte, da premislim! give me time to think!
dobro kaj premísliti to think twice about something
še enkrat stvar premísliti to give the matter second thoughts
premisli preko noči! sleep on it!
premislil je, preden je odgovoril he took thought before replying
potem ko sem dobro premislil... on second thoughts...
ko sem znova premislil, sem uvidel, da nimam prav after further thought I saw I was wrong
premísliti si (se) to change one's mind, to alter one's mind, to think better of (it)

pretrésati pretrésti (kaj) to debate, to discuss (something)

pretrésati, pretrésti pravni primer to argue a case
pretreslo me je, ko... I was shocked when... ➞ pretresti