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potíti to sweat

kri potíti to sweat blood, figurativno to be in a highly anxious state
potíti se to sweat, to perspire
močno se potíti to swelter, to be in a swelter
potim se I am perspiring, pogovorno I'm sweating
po vsem telesu se potíti to perspire (ali pogovorno to sweat) all over
noge se mu potijo he has sweaty (ali perspiring) feet
zidovi, stene se potijo the walls sweat

pótnik traveller; passenger; tourist; voyager; wayfarer; (v tramvaju, avtobusu) fare

pótnik brez cilja wanderer
slepi pótnik (na ladji ipd.) stowaway
svetovni pótnik globe-trotter
trgovski pótnik sales representative, pogovorno rep, commercial traveller, ZDA travelling salesman, pogovorno drummer
nastavljen je kot trgovski pótnik he is employed as a sales representative

potolážiti to console, to comfort, to solace, to cheer up

potolážiti se to console oneself (z with), to take comfort (z in), to be comforted (ali consoled), to cheer up
potolažite se! take comfort!, cheer up!
ni se mogel potolážiti zaradi materine smrti he was not able to get over the death of his mother

potréba need, necessity; want; needfulness

brez potrébe without need, needlessly
iz potrébe from necessity
po potrébi as necessary, as circumstances require
v primeru potrébe in case of need (ali of necessity)
za mojo osebno potrébo (rabo) for my personal use
nujna potréba urgent need
neobhodna potréba indispensability; exigency
šel je na potrébo he has gone to the toilet
opraviti telesno potrébo to relieve oneself, to obey the call of nature
zadovoljiti dolgo časa občuteno potrébo to supply a long-felt want
ne čutim potrébe, da bi to naredil I have no need to do it
imeti potrébo po to have need of

potrebováti to need; to require; to want; to necessitate; to be in need (kaj of something)

nujno potrebováti to need (ali to want) badly
potrebováti bolniško pomoč (oskrbo, nego) to require medical care
nujno potrebujem denar I need the money badly
imate vse, kar potrebujete? have you got all you require?
imam vse, kar potrebujem I have all I need
potreboval je dve uri, da je prepisal ono pismo he needed two hours to copy out that letter
koliko časa potrebuješ, da prideš na kolodvor? how long does it take you to get to the station?
potreboval sem pol ure, da sem prišel tja it took me half an hour to get there
precéj časa si potreboval za to you have been slow about it, that took you a long time

potrúditi se to endeavour; to trouble oneself; to make an effort, to try hard; to take pains

potrudil se bom, kolikor bom le mogel I'll do my best
zelo se potrúditi se to take great pains (z with)
moral se bom potrúditi se za kako drugo mesto (službo) I shall be obliged to look out for another situation
zame se je posebno potrudil he has taken special pains for my sake
potrudil se je k meni he came to see me
na vso moč potrúditi se to use one's best efforts

poučeváti

poučeváti koga v čem to instruct someone in something; to give lessons; to give instruction; to teach; (kot domači učitelj) to tutor; to coach, to drill
on dobro poučuje he is a good teacher

povésiti (glavo) to sink, to lower, to hang

povesila je glavo v roke she sank her head in her hands
povesil je glavo he bent his head, he hung his head
povesil je oči he looked down
povésiti se (rame, glava) to droop; (tram) to sag

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...

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

povrníti to return; to render; to repay; to give back

povrníti voznino to refund someone's fare
povrníti dobro za slabo to return (ali to render) good for evil
povrníti milo za drago; (šilo za ognjilo); enako z enakim to give tit for tat
povrníti zlo za zlo to return (ali to render) evil for evil, to take an eye for an eye
stroški mu bodo povrnjeni he will be reimbursed his expenses
ne povrníti česa (ne se izkazati hvaležnega) to make no return for something
povrníti se to return

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

pozábljati to forget (gradually ali frequently); to be forgetful

pozábljati imena, letnice to forget ali to have no memory for names, dates
rad pozablja dežnike he's always forgetting his umbrella
pozábljati na bolečino, grožnje to be oblivious to pain, to threats
pozábljati na obljube to be forgetful ali neglectful of one's promises
on pozablja svoje prijatelje he forgets ali neglects his friends

pozírati to pose; to strike an attitude

pozírati kot junak to pose as a hero
pozírati za svoj portret to sit for one's portrait
on preveč pozira he puts on too much side

poznáti to know (koga someone), to be acquainted (with someone), to be familiar (with someone)

samo po videzu ga poznam I know him only by sight
poznáti po imenu to know by name
že več let ga poznam I have known him for years
poznamo jih že pet let we have known them for five years
ne hoteti poznáti koga to cut someone, to turn one's back on someone, to give someone the cold shoulder, to cold-shoulder someone
ne poznáti (ne vedeti za) to be ignorant of, to be a stranger to
ne poznam strahu I am devoid of fear
on ne pozna težav he is ignorant of the difficulties, he does not know the difficulties
pozna se mu na obrazu, da je utrujen one can see by his face that he is tired
ne poznajo se mu leta he does not look his age
žal vas (jaz) ne poznam you have the advantage of me

poznaválec connoisseur (of); expert; (competent) judge

poznaválec miniatur a connoisseur of miniatures
biti dober poznaválec glasbe to be a good judge of music
on je eden najboljših poznaválcev francoske književnosti he is one of the best authorities on French literature

pôzno late; at a late hour

prepozno too late
pôzno zvečer late in the evening
hoditi pôzno spat, prihajati pozno domov to keep late hours
pôzno vstajati to get up late
pôzno postaja it is getting late
pôzno se je oženil he got married late in life
bolje pôzno kot nikoli better late than never

prág threshold; doorstep

železniški prág VB sleeper, ZDA cross-tie
ne bo več prestopil mojega praga! he shall never cross my threshold again!, he shall never darken my door again
pomesti pred svojim prágom to clean one's own doorstep; to mind one's own business
naj pometajo pred svojim prágom! (figurativno) let them mind their own business!
biti na prágu življenja figurativno to be on the threshold of life
na prágu moške dobe on the threshold of manhood

práh dust; pulverized matter; powder

cvetni práh (pelod) pollen
mleko, sladkor v práhu powdered milk, caster sugar
zlati práh gold dust
oblak práhu a cloud of dust
kakšen práh! what a dust!
(p)obrisati práh to dust
dvigniti práh figurativno to kick up (ali to make, to raise) a dust
dvignil je precéj práhu figurativno he made a great stir
to je dvignilo precéj práhu it made a great stir, it created a great sensation
otresti, stresti práh s čevljev to shake the dust off one's feet
zdrobiti, zmleti v práh to powder, to pulverize, to reduce to dust (ali to powder)
práh si in v práh se boš povrnil! religija arhaično dust thou art and unto dust thou shalt return
neprepusten za práh dustproof

práksa (navada) practice, usage, use; work in one's profession; experience; (delo) practical work

zdravnik splošne prákse general practitioner
iz prákse (iz vaje) out of practice
uvesti v prákso kaj to put something into practice
opravljati prákso to follow (ali to pursue) a profession
opustil je svojo prákso he has retired from practice
ta zdravnik ima obsežno prákso this physician has an extensive practice ali many patients