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nagróbnik tombstone; headstone

postaviti nagróbnik to erect a tombstone

nôga foot, pl feet; (krak) leg; (klavnih živali) hoof, pl -s, hooves, (za jed) trotter; (čaše) stem, foot; (mize, stola) leg

prednja nôga foreleg
zadnja nôga hind leg
od glave do nôg from head to foot, from top to toe
prekrižanih nôg cross-legged
zaspale nôge (mravljinci v nogah) pins and needles
lahkih nôg light-footed, light-foot
umivanje nôg footwashing
ki ima nôge na O bandy-legged, bandy, bowlegged
nôge na X knock-knees
ki ima nôga na X knock-kneed
že biti na nôgah to be on one's feet
ves dan sem že na nôgah I have been on the go (ali run off my feet) all day
biti z eno nôgo v grobu to have one foot (ali one's feet) in the grave, to be on one's last legs
biti šibak v nôgah to be unsteady (ali groggy) on one's feet (ali pogovorno on one's pins)
on je slab v nôgah (slab hodec, pešec) he is a poor walker
pomagati komu na nôge to help someone up on his feet
sam si pomagati na nôge (figurativno) to lift oneself up by one's own bootstraps
obdržati se na nôgah to keep one's legs
metati komu polena pod nôge to put a spoke in someone's wheel, to thwart someone
nôge me bolijo my legs hurt, I have a pain in my legs
on ima umetno nôgo he has an artificial leg
podstaviti komu nôgo to trip someone (up)
postaviti koga na nôge to set someone on his feet
spraviti, postaviti koga zopet na nôge to put someone back on his feet
postaviti se na lastne nôge (figurativno) to stand on one's own two feet
postaviti se spet na nôge to recover one's footing
prestopati se z nôge na nôgo to shift one's weight from one foot to the other
pretegniti si nôge, iztegniti nôge to stretch one's legs
skočiti na nôge to spring (ali to start, to leap) to one's feet
skakati po eni nôgi to hop
stati na šibkih nôgah (figurativno) to stand on a weak foundation
stopiti komu na nôgo to tread upon someone's foot
teptati z nôgami to trample (ali to tread) underfoot
udariti z nôgo ob tla to tap (ali to stamp) one's foot
vidim sledove njegovih nôg v snegu I can see his footprints in the snow
vstati z levo nôgo (figurativno) to get out of bed on the wrong side
nôge so me začele boleti I became footsore
nôga mi je zaspala my leg (ali foot) has gone to sleep
izviniti si nôgo to sprain one's ankle
braniti se z rokami in nôgami proti čemu to fight against something tooth and nail
pasti komu k nôgam to fall at someone's feet
živeti na veliki nôgi (razkošno) to live in grand style
stati na lastnih nôgah to stand on one's own feet, to be on one's own, to be independent

óder (gradbeni, zidarski) scaffolding, scaffold; (gledališki) stage, pogovorno, humoristično the boards pl; (šolski) platform; (govorniški) platform, rostrum, hustings, tribune

mali (gledališki) óder little theatre
sramotni óder pillory
krvavi óder (morišče) scaffold
viseči óder (npr. za pleskanje hiše ipd.) cradle
mrtvaški óder catafalque
ležati na svečanem mrtvaškem odru to lie in state
postaviti na sramotni óder to pillory
postaviti na gledališki óder (uprizoriti) to stage, to present, to produce
držati se na odru (o gledališčki igri) to continue a successful run

osnóva (baza) base, basis; groundwork; (temelj) foundation; (začetki) elements pl, rudiments pl; (pri tkanju) warp

brez osnóve baseless, groundless, without foundation
obtožbe so brez osnóve the charges are baseless
postaviti na trdno osnóvo to place on a firm basis; jezikoslovje stem
ajevska, ijevska osnóva a-stem, i-stem
nadomestna osnóva suppletive stem
nedoločniška, sedanjiška osnóva infinitive stem, present stem

osprédje foreground, forefront; fore; front

biti v osprédju politične dejavnosti to be prominently active in politics, to be in the forefront of political activity
on je rad v osprédju (figurativno) he is fond of the limelight
v osprédje se postaviti (siliti, riniti) to put oneself forward
stopiti v osprédje to come to the fore (ali to the front), to stand out
ne siliti v osprédje (figurativno) to take a back seat, to stay (ali keep) in the background, to keep a low profile

ozádje background; back; rear

držati se v ozádju to stay (ali keep) in the background, (figurativno) to take a back seat
postaviti v ozádje to put (ali to place) in the rear
umakniti se v ozádje to recede into the background

piedestál pedestal

postaviti na piedestál to place on a pedestal, to pedestal

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

podlága grounding, groundwork; foundation; figurativno basis, base

brez podlágae groundless
na podlága... on the basis of...
na novi podlágai on a fresh basis
dobra podlága v angleški slovnici a good grounding in English grammar
postaviti na trdno podlágao to place on a firm basis

podména hypothesis, pl -ses; supposition

postaviti podméno to hypothesize

pogòj condition; term; stipulation; clause; understanding; pravo proviso

pod pogòjem on condition, under the proviso
s pogòjem, da... on condition that..., provided that...
pod istim pogòjem on the same condition
pod kakšnimi pogòji? on what conditions (ali terms)?
pod sedanjimi pogòji under present conditions
pod nobenim pogòjem not on any terms, on no account
delovni pogòji working conditions
plačilni pogòji terms pl of payment
prodajni pogòji terms pl of sale
življenjski pogòji living conditions pl
predaja brez pogòjev vojska unconditional surrender
diktirati svoje pogòje to dictate one's terms
izpolniti pogòje to fulfil (the) conditions
radi bi spoznali vaše pogòje we should like to know your conditions
(po)staviti kot pogòj za... to stipulate as a condition for...
staviti kot pogòj to make it a condition
kot pogòj staviti, da... to stipulate that...
predati se brez pogòjev vojska to surrender unconditionally
sprejeti pogòje to accept the conditions
sporočite nam, prosimo, svoje pogòje! let us know your terms, please!
vztrajati pri (svojih) pogòjih to abide by (one's) conditions
postaviti pogòj, da... to make it a proviso that...

pokónci upright; erect; straight

biti pokónci to stand (erect), to be up
biti vso noč pokónci to be up all night
dolgo v noč biti pokónci to keep late hours, to be up till all hours
pokónci hoditi to walk upright
pokónci sedeti to sit up (ali straight, up straight)
komaj se držim pokónci I can hardly keep upright, I feel like dropping (ali keeling over)
kar me drži pokónci (figurativno) what keeps me going
upanje me je držalo pokónci hope sustained me
postaviti, dvigniti pokónci to erect, to raise (se to rise)
glavo pokónci! head up!, ZDA chin up!

políca¹ shelf, pl shelves

nad kaminom mantelshelf, mantelpiece, mantel
knjižna políca bookshelf, pl -shelves
več políc shelving
skalna políca ledge
postaviti, dati na políco to shelve

postávljati ➞ postaviti (bahati se) to boast, to brag, to swagger (z about), (prsiti se) to throw out one's chest

póstelja bed, (brez posteljnine) bedstead; (ležišče) couch

dvojna póstelja double bed; (zasilna na podu) shakedown; (otroška) cot, crib
bolniška póstelja sickbed, bed of sickness; (s štirimi stebri in baldahinom) four-poster
smrtna póstelja deathbed
póstelja divan sofa-bed
poljska, zložljiva póstelja camp bed, folding bed
rezervna póstelja spare bed; (ladijska, vgrajena) bunk
viseča póstelja (mornarska) hammock
póstelja na koleščkih truckle bed, trundle bed
zložljiva póstelja folding bed
železna póstelja an iron bedstead
otročja póstelja (figurativno, porod) childbed, lying-in
Prokrustova póstelja Procrustean bed
v póstelji in bed, abed
ob, pri póstelji at the bedside
bolan v póstelji, priklenjen na pósteljo bedridden, confined to bed; (porodnica) confined, in childbed
soba z eno, z dvema pósteljama a single (ali a single-bedded) room, a double (ali a doublebedded) room
ločitev od póstelje in mize separation from bed and board
biti, ostati v póstelji to stay in bed, to keep to one's bed
že tri dni sem v póstelji I've been laid up for three days
biti na smrtni póstelji to be on one's deathbed, to be at death's door
leči v pósteljo (zaradi bolezni) to take to one's bed
ležati v póstelji to be laid up, (težko bolan) to be confined to bed, to be bedridden
ostati moram v póstelji I must stay in bed
postlati pósteljo to make the bed
postaviti pósteljo to put up a bedstead
preobleči pósteljo to change the bedclothes
spraviti koga v pósteljo to put someone to bed
spraviti se v pósteljo to go to bed, pogovorno to turn in
vstati iz póstelje to get up, to get out of bed
vstajam zgodaj iz póstelje I am an early riser
pozno vstajati iz póstelje to get up late
ni še vstal (iz póstelje) he has not got up yet, he is still in bed

pozòr attention

pozòr na stopnico! mind the step!
pozòr! vojska attention!; look out!, take care!, (umaknite se!, žargon) mind out!
pozòr pred psom! beware of the dog!
postaviti se v pozòr to come to attention
stati v pozòru to stand at attention
pozòr pred žeparji! beware of pickpockets!

pravílo rule; principle; standard; regulation, axiom, maxim, law; precept

po pravílu as a rule, according to the regulations
brez pravíla irregular, anomalous
pravíla pl rules pl, statutes, pl, regulations pl, standing orders pl, standing rule, bylaws pl, ordinances pl
društvena pravíla the regulations of a society
izjema k pravílu an exception to the rule
trojno pravílo rule of three
zlato pravílo golden rule
stalno pravílo hard and fast rule
pravílo drži the rule holds good
držati se pravíl to observe the rules
držati se (nekega) pravíla to go by a rule
pravílo je, da... it is the rule that...
to je proti pravílom it is against the rules
moje pravílo je zgodaj vstajati I make it a rule to get up early
postati pravílo to become the rule
prelomiti pravílo to break a rule
postaviti pravílo to lay down a rule
izjema potrjuje pravílo the exception proves the rule

preizkúšnja test, trial, proof; tryout

stroga preizkúšnja ordeal
težka preizkúšnja stern test
biti na preizkúšnji to be on probation
najtežja preizkúšnja crucial test
postaviti na preizkúšnjo to put to the test, to test
na hudo preizkúšnjo stavljaš mojo potrpežljivost you are trying my patience
preizkúšnja z ognjem (vodo) zgodovina ordeal by fire (water)

préstol throne

(ki je) brez préstola throneless
dedič préstola heir to the throne
zasedba préstola accession to the throne
posaditi, postaviti na préstol koga to enthrone
zopet postaviti na préstol to restore to the throne
pahniti s préstola, vreči s préstola to dethrone
priti na préstol, zasesti préstol to accede to the throne, to come to the throne, to mount the throne
slediti na préstolu to succeed to the throne

primér example; instance; case; illustration; (vzorec) model, pattern

kot na primér... such as...
za primér, kot primér as an example, as an illustration; by way of example
na primér for instance, for example, e.g.
v tem priméru in that case, in this instance
v vsakem priméru in any case, at any rate
v priméru, da... in case...
za vsak primér at all events
v najslabšem priméru at the worst, if the worst comes to the worst
v skrajnem priméru at a stretch, (največ, maksimalno) at the outside
brez priméra matchless, unparalleled, unprecedented
jaz, na primér... I, for one,...
po priméru... following the example of, in imitation of
v najboljšem priméru at the best
v devetih primérih od desetih nine times out of ten
precedenčen primér precedent
slab primér a poor example
svarilen, strašilen primér a deterrent example, an awful warning
kričeč primér a blatant case (ali example)
šolski primér a copybook case, a test case
tipičen, šolski primér test case
smrtni priméri fatal cases pl
moramo biti pripravljeni za vsak primér we must be ready for any contingency
krutost, ki nima (ji ni) priméra an act of unexampled (ali unprecedented) cruelty
dati primér to set an example
dajati dober primér komu to set a good example to someone
vzemi brata za primér! follow your brother's example, model yourself on your brother
kaznovati koga za primér (zgled) to make an example of someone
postaviti kot primér to set an example
navesti kot primér to exemplify, to instance, to cite as an example
naj vam navedem le nekaj primérov let me cite a few instances only
slediti priméru kake osebe to follow someone's example
služiti za primér to exemplify, to serve as an example
primere nudi... examples are afforded by...
ti priméri naj zadoščajo these instances may suffice