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píčica dot; jot

še za píčico ne not a jot
niti píčice ne odstopim od svojih zahtev I won't give up one iota of my demands
do píčice natančno to the letter; to a T
loviti píčice na i (biti pretirano natančen) to dot the i's and cross the t's

pijáča drink; beverage

alkoholna pijáča alcoholic drink
lahka (močna) pijáča soft (strong) drink
opojna pijáča intoxicating (strong, hard) drink; tipple
opojne pijáče pl spirits pl
najljubša pijáča favourite drink
zdrava pijáča wholesome drink
osvežujoča, osvežilna pijáča refreshing drink
brezalkoholna pijáča soft drink
pijáča iz visoke čaše long drink
jedača in pijáča food and drink
vdan pijáči addicted to drink
žgana pijáča spirituous (ali spiritous) liquor
sladna pijáča (pivo) malt liquor
trgovina z žganimi pijáčami liquor trade
biti vdan pijáči to be a great drinker, to drink hard, to be a (habitual) drunkard
dati za pijáčo komu to treat someone to a drink; to stand someone a glass (ali a drink), to stand treat to someone
vdati se pijáči to take to drink

piján drunk, drunken; inebriated; tipsy; intoxicated; in a drunken condition

biti piján to be drunk; evfemizem to be under the influence (ali under the weather)
piján je kot muha he is dead drunk, he is as drunk as a lord
piján kot mavra (as) tight as an owl
piján kot klada, do nezavesti dead (ali blind) drunk, pogovorno dead to the world; žargon sloshed, soused, sozzled, smashed, plastered; drunk and incapable
piján kot žolna (as) drunk as a lord (ali a fish, a fiddler)
piján krví (figurativno) drunk with blood
piján od veselja wild with joy
postati piján to get drunk
kadar je piján, ne ve, kaj govori when he is in his cups, he doesn't know what he's saying
voziti avto v pijánem stanju to drive while under the influence of drink (ali while intoxicated), pogovorno to drink-drive

pikíran (užaljen ipd.) piqued, offended; irritated, vexed

biti nekoliko pikíran to be a little put out

pikolóvski quibbling; hairsplitting; pedantic; overmethodical

biti pikolóvski (figurativno) to dot the i's and cross the t's

pirát pirate; freebooter

biti pirát to buccaneer, to pirate, to freeboot

pítje drinking; drink; (popivanje) carouse

biti vdan pítju to drink rather heavily, to be a heavy drinker, to drink hard, to be a (habitual) drinker
nagnjen k pítju hard-drinking

pláčan paid; salaried

preveč pláčan overpaid
vnaprej pláčan paid in advance
pláčan od (= podkupljen) bribed, in the pay of
slabo pláčan underpaid, poorly paid
pláčan v gotovini paid in cash
dva tedna plačanega dopusta two weeks' holiday with pay
je kruh pláčan? has the bread been paid for?
dobro pláčano delo well paying job
pláčano (mezdno) delo paid work
dolg še ni pláčan the debt is not cleared off yet
biti pláčan (najet) od koga to be in the pay of someone
pláčano! (na račun) settled, paid, discharged in full

plačljív payable; to be paid

biti plačljív to fall due, to become due (ali to mature)
plačljív ob predložitvi payable on presentation (ali at sight)
vnaprej plačljív payable in advance
plačljív ob dostavi, izročítvi cash on delivery

plámen flame; blaze

v plámenu in a flame
v plámenih ablaze
brez plámena flameless
biti v plámenih to blaze
priliti olja plámenu to pour oil upon the flames
vžgati, zanetiti v plámen to set ablaze

plén prey; booty; loot; plunder, plunderage; spoils pl, arhaično rapine

postati (biti) lahek plén to become (to be) easy prey (ali fair game) for
bogat plén rich booty
lovski plén game, quarry
vojni plén booty, spoils pl of war
razdeliti si plén to divide the spoils

plodonósen fertile, fruitful, fructuous, productive; fructiferous; profitable

biti plodonósen to bear fruit

pobít killed; defeated; knocked down; figurativno downhearted, downcast

biti pobít to be in low (ali poor) spirits, to be dispirited (ali low-spirited)

počásen slow (v, pri of, in); tardy; (len) sluggish; (bolezen) lingering

počásen in siguren slow but sure
počásen in vztrajen slow and steady
počásen delavec slow worker
počásen tok slow current
počásna rast slow growth
ne bodi (tako) počásen! don't dawdle!, don't be such a slowcoach!
biti počásne pameti to be slow on the uptake

počítnice (long) holidays pl, vacation

poletne počítnice long (summer) vacation (oziroma holidays)
parlamentarne počítnice parliamentary recess
počítnice univerza vacation
biti na počítnicah to be on vacation
iti na počítnice to go on one's holidays, to take one's holidays, to take a vacation

pod under; below, beneath

pod ceno for less than the value
pod mojo častjo beneath my dignity
pod drevesom under a tree
pod Henrikom IV under Henry IV
pod ničlo below zero
pod napačnim imenom under a false name, under an assumed name
pod vsako kritiko beneath criticism
pod milim nebom under the open sky
pod pokroviteljstvom under the patronage of
pod mojimi nogami below my feet
pod ognjem treh baterij vojska under the fire of three batteries
pod pečatom tajnosti under a pledge of secrecy
pod pretvezo, pod izgovorom under the pretext (of)
pod roko (figurativno) secretly
pod hribom at the foot of the hill
pod (s) pogojem on condition that...
pod njegovim vladanjem in his reign
pod vplivom influenced by...
pod zemljo underground
pod 20 let starosti under 20 years of age
pod kaznijo globe under the penalty of a fine
pod smrtno kaznijo under pain of death
osebe pod 30 leti the under-thirties
on je pod copato (figurativno) he is henpecked; he is tied to his wife's apron strings, the mare is the better horse
biti pod orožjem to be under arms
ničesar ne imeti za pod zob not to have a bite to eat
dajte to pod ključ! put it under lock and key!
pasti pod stečaj to go bankrupt, to fail
prodajati pod lastno ceno to sell below cost price
stanovati pod streho (v mansardi) to live in a garret
storil je to pod pritiskom he did it under pressure
šibiti se pod bremenom to sink under the load

podkován iron-shod, furnished with nails (ali hobnails)

podkován z žeblji (čevlji) hobnailed; (konj) shod
podkován za (na) led calked
biti dobro podkován v (figurativno) to be well versed in, to be well up in, to be proficient in
v tem predmetu sem dobro podkován I've had a good grounding in this subject

podóben resembling, similar, alike, like

podóben kot jajce jajcu as like as two peas
na podóben način likewise, in like manner
podóbni trikotniki similar triangles pl
bolj podóben bogu kot človeku more like to god than man
podóbna sta si they are cast in the same mould
biti podóben to be alike, to look like, to resemble, to bear a likeness (ali resemblance) (komu to someone)
podóbna vsota a similar sum, a like amount
biti komu zelo podóben to bear (ali to have) a strong resemblance to someone
fant je podóben očetu the boy takes after his father
podóben ti je kot jajce jajcu he is the dead spit and image of you
niti najmanj si nista podóbna there is not the slightest resemblance between them
to mu ni prav nič podóbno that is very unlike him
to je (čisto) njemu podóbno that is just like him
portret je čisto podóben originalu (osebi) the portrait is a speaking likeness
in (ali) podóbno and (or) suchlike, and (or) the like
briga se le za (mar so mu le) karte, biljard in podóbno he cares for nothing but cards, billiards and suchlike

pogájanje negotiation; parley

mirovna pogájanja peace negotiations pl; vojska parley
izid, rezultat pogájanj the outcome of negotiations
prekiniti (začeti) pogájanja to break off (to open) negotiations
biti v pogájanjih z to carry on negotiations with
začeti, stopiti v pogájanja z to enter into negotiations with
pogájanja so v nevarnosti the negotiations are jeopardized
pripravljen za pogájanja ready to negotiate
s pogájanji by means of negotiation
pogájanja so se zavlekla the negotiations dragged on
dati znak za prenehanje boja in začetek pogájanj vojska arhaično to sound a parley

pogíbel (poguba) danger; ruin; peril

biti v pogíbli to be in danger
komaj uiti pogíbli to escape by the skin of one's teeth