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popárjen scalded; figurativno dispirited, disheartened, crestfallen, chapfallen, dejected, damped, down in the mouth

odšel je od mene ves popárjen I sent him away with a flea in his ear

popólnoma completely, entirely, wholly, fully, to the full, thoroughly, utterly, altogether, quite, perfectly, absolutely

sem popólnoma za... I am all for...
popólnoma vas razumem I understand you perfectly
sem popólnoma tvojega mnenja I am entirely of your opinion
nekaj popólnoma drugega a different thing altogether
popólnoma gluh (mrtev, pijan, slep) stone-deaf (stone-dead, dead drunk, stone-blind)
popólnoma spodleteti to fail utterly

popráviti to repair; (hišo) to do up; (čevlje, stroj itd.) to mend; to set right, to overhaul; (ladjo) to refit; (izboljšati) to improve; (napake) to correct, to put right, to rectify; to recondition; (sliko) to touch up; (zakrpati) to mend, to patch, to refit, to botch, to darn; (zdravje) to restore; (zakon) to amend; (figurativno, krivico itd.) to repair, to remedy, to redress, to make amends for, (povzročeno škodo) to make good, to compensate

popráviti napako, instrument to rectify an error, to repair an instrument
popráviti krivico to repair a wrong, to make good an injury
popráviti (nadomestiti) izgubo to repair a loss
vedno kaj popravlja pri svojem avtu he is always tinkering at his car
popravil je svoje mladostne napake he has atoned for his youthful misdeeds
popráviti se to improve, to better oneself, to grow better, to reform; (razmere) to take a turn for the better; (zdravstveno) to mend, to be on the mend, to recover, to come round, to be restored
to se ne da popráviti this is past mending
bolnik se je popravil the patient has improved (ali has recovered)
vreme se je popravilo the weather has improved
upam, da se bo popravil v bodoče I hope he will do better (ali will improve) for the future
popráviti posledice to redress the consequences

popúst reduction, discount, rebate; concession; abatement, allowance

polovičen popúst 50% discount
poseben popúst special discount
dovoljujemo vam 5% popúst we allow (ali grant) you 5% (five per cent) discount
dovoljujemo vam zaprošeni popúst v ceni we agree to grant you the desired reduction in price
odobriti popúst to agree to a reduction in price
prodajati s popústom to sell at a discount, (pogovorno) to knock something off (the price)
kupil sem to s popústom (pogovorno) I bought it on the cheap

poscáti (vulgarno) to piss (kaj on something)

poscáti se to piss, to piss oneself, to pee oneself; to urinate, to make water
poscati se v posteljo to piss (ali to pee, to wet) the bed
skoraj bi se poscal od smeha I almost pissed myself laughing

posében special, especial; extra; separate; particular; distinct; additional

posébna izdaja (časopisa) extra
ne smatram ga za nič posébnega I don't think he's anything special

pôsel² (delo) work, (fizičen) manual labour; (izučèn) skilled work, (neizučen) unskilled labour; (priložnosten) job; (neprijeten, dolgočasen) drudgery; (površen) bungling, dabbling; (težak, mučen) toil, toiling and moiling, pains pl; (zaposlitev) employment, employ; (trgovina) business; (bančni, denarni) transaction, deal

donosen pôsel remunerative business, paying proposition
nedonosen pôsel losing proposition
brez pôsla out of work, unemployed
po pôslih on business
postranski pôsli minor occupation, sparetime work, moonlighting
tekoči pôsli current business
nujen pôsel urgent work
nadurni pôsel overtime work
nečisti pôsli foul dealing
pôsli so slabi business is slack
to je njegov pôsel, ne moj that's his job (ali lookout), not mine
to ni tvoj pôsel it's no business of yours
brigaj se za svoj pôsel! mind your own business!
pôsli mu cvetijo he is doing (ali carrying on) a roaring trade
dajati mnogo pôsla to give much trouble
da(ja)ti komu pôsla (dela) to keep someone busy, to employ someone
to mi je dalo mnogo pôsla it was a hard task
pôsel je pôsel business is business
imam drugega pôsla dovolj (figurativno) I have other fish to fry
imam pôsla čez glavo I am being overworked
imeti mnogo pôsla to be up to the eyes in work, to be fully occupied (ali engaged)
z njim ne maram imeti nobenega pôsla več I'll have no further dealings with him
večkrat sem imel pôsla z njim I have had several dealings with him
imaš pôsla z lopovom you are up against a scoundrel
če boš še enkrat to napravil, boš imel pôsla z menoj! if you do it again, you'll hear from me!
krepko se lotiti pôsla to tackle a job, to fall to, pogovorno to get stuck in
pôsli gredo slabo business is slack (ali depressed), there is a lull in business
pôsli gredo zelo dobro, so v polnem razmahu business is in full swing, (ali is doing fine)
iti za pôslom to follow a trade (ali profession)
ne moči obvladati pôslov, biti preobremenjen s pôsli to be overwhelmed with work, to be unable to cope (ali manage), pogovorno to be rushed off one's feet
ostati brez pôsla (dela) to be thrown out of work
sumiti nečist pôsel (figurativno) to smell a rat
ubijati se s pôsli (z delom) to overwork, to overdo it
on se vtika v tuje pôsle he meddles in other people's affairs, he is a meddler, he is a busybody (ali pogovorno a nosy parker)

posíliti (žensko) to violate, to rape, to ravish, to force; to assault

posíliti se to force oneself, to constrain oneself (k to)
spanec me je posilil I was overcome by sleep

poskrbéti to attend (za to), to see (za to); to look after; to provide for; to take care (of)

poskrbel bom za vstopnice (za to) I'll see to the tickets (to it)
najprej moram poskrbéti za svoje otroke first of all I must provide for my children
poskrbeli bomo, da boste dobili denar we shall see to it that you get the money
poskrbljeno je, da... arrangements have been made that (something will be done) ali for (something to be done)

poskúsiti to try, to attempt; to make an attempt; to essay; to test; to experience

poskusi srečo! try your luck!, take your chance!
poskusi to napraviti, če moreš! try and do it if you can!
poskúsiti koga udariti to try to strike someone
še enkrat bom poskusil I will make another attempt, pogovorno I'll have another try (ali go)
vse poskúsiti to make every effort, to leave no stone unturned, to do one's utmost, to leave nothing undone
vse se je poskusilo no stone was left unturned
poskúsiti se v čem to try one's hand at something

poslúšati to listen (koga to someone); pesniško to hearken (to); (naklonjeno) to give ear to; to pay attention (to)

poslúšati koga do konca to hear someone out
pazljivo poslúšati to give ear
poslúšati radio (London) to listen in (to London)
ni poslušal mojih svaril he turned a deaf ear (ali he was deaf) to my admonitions (mojih prošenj to my entreaties)
veselilo me bo, če me boste hoteli poslúšati I shall be glad if you will listen to what I have to say (ali give me a hearing)
poslúšati z razumevanjem to lend a sympathetic ear

posmèh posmehovánje mockery, derision; scoff; jeer; scorn; gibe

predmet, predmet posmèh, posmehovánjea, tarča posmèh, posmehovánjea a laughingstock
biti v posmèh, posmehovánje to become an object of derision
v posmèh, posmehovánje bom I shall be laughed at (ali laughed to scorn)
v posmèh, posmehovánje je vsej vasi he is the butt (ali laughingstock) of the whole village

posráti to soil (ali to foul) with excrement, evfemizem to make a mess, vulgarno to shit (ali to crap) all over something

posráti se vulgarno to shit oneself
posráti se v hlače vulgarno to shit (evfemizem to do it in) one's pants
poserjem se na predpise I don't give a shit for the regulations

posréčiti se (uspeti) to succeed (in); to manage

če se mi to posreči if I succeed in it
načrt se ni posrečil the plan did not succeed
njemu se vse posreči he succeeds in everything
posrečilo se mi je pobegniti, uiti I succeeded in escaping
posrečilo se mu je to napraviti he managed to do it (ali to get it done)
ni se nam posrečilo, da bi ga videli we did not succeed in seeing him
ni se mi posrečilo, da bi našel izgubljeni denar I failed to find the money I'd lost

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

postréči to serve; to wait upon, to attend to; (z jedjo) to serve

postréči si (pri mizi) to help oneself
postrezite si, g. doktor! help yourself, please, doctor!
vam že strežejo?, ste že postreženi? (v trgovini) are you being attended to?
s čim vam naj postrežem? what can I do for you?, what can I show you?, what can I get you?
postregli so nam z vinom in pecivom we were offered wine and cakes
postregli vam bomo poceni in hitro we shall give you cheap and speedy service

posvaríti to warn (proti of, against, da... that...), to caution (proti against); (opomniti, ošteti) to admonish

posvarili so jo pred njim they warned her against him
posvaril me je, naj ne kadim he warned me against smoking
posvaril sem ga pred nevarnostjo I warned him of the danger
posvaril nas je, naj tega ne storimo he warned us not to do it

posvetováti se to consult; to deliberate, to hold a consultation; to confer (o about)

posvetováti se s kom to ask ali to seek someone's advice
posvetoval se bom z njegovim očetom I shall consult his father
posvetováti se o čem to deliberate (ali to confer) on some matter, to talk something over
posvetováti se med seboj to take counsel together, to talk matters over
posvetováti se z zdravnikom to consult a doctor
zdravnik se bo posvetoval s kolegom the doctor will hold a consultation with a colleague

pošíti (pošijem) to sew

vse sem že pošíla I have done all my sewing ali I have finished sewing

pošténje poštênost honesty; probity; hono(u)r, fairness, integrity, uprightness

s poštenostjo se največ doseže honesty is the best policy
jamčim za njegovo pošténje, poštênost I will vouch for his honesty
madež na poštenosti a stain (ali blot, blemish) on someone's reputation (ali character)