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pokloníti (podariti) to give as a gift, to give (away), to present (komu kaj someone with something); to make a present of; to donate; to bestow (komu on someone)

pokloníti se to make a bow (ali obeisance); to drop a curtsy; figurativno to pay reverence, to pay one's respects (to someone); to bow down before (someone); to do (ali to pay, to render) homage to someone

poklopíti to cover with a lid (ali cover, top)

poknéžiti to make someone a prince, to raise someone to the rank of a prince; (deželo) to raise to the rank of principality

pokopán buried; interred; arhaično inhumed; (zasut) covered by a mass, buried under a heap (a layer) of...

pokramljáti to chat, to have a chat

pokúkati to peep (noter in, v into); to get a peep at

pokúkati iz to peep out of, to peer out
pokúkati čez to peep over, to peer over

pokvárjenec a wicked (ali depraved) person, pogovorno a rotter, a bad egg

poláskati se to flatter (komu someone), to pay someone a compliment, to cajole (someone)

poldnéven half-daily; lasting half a day; of half a day; half a day's

poldrúgi one and a half

poldrúgi mesec six weeks pl
poldrúgo uro an (ali one) hour and a half

polemizírati to polemize; to carry on a controversy

poležáti (v postelji, počivati) to lie in; to have a liedown

ob nedeljah rad poleži he likes to lie in on Sundays
po kosilu navadno malo poleži he usually has a short lie-down after lunch; to crease (ali crumple) something by lying on it; (veter žito) to beat down, to lodge

politéhnik student at a polytechnic

poljánec plainsman, pl -men; inhabitant of a flat land (ali of a valley)

pollétno half-yearly; every six months; twice a year

polovíčar zgodovina small farmer; (šušmar) bungler, botcher, (polizobraženec) half-educated person; (in old Austrian currency) half a kreuzer

polovíčarstvo (šušmarstvo) bungling, botching; amateurism, figurativno a pill to cure an earthquake

pomágati to help, to aid, to assist; to support, to succour, to lend a hand; to be of assistance, to sustain, to relieve, to back up, figurativno to give a hand; (koristiti) to avail, to be of avail, to profit, to be good for, to be of use; (sredstvo, zdravilo) to remedy, to cure, to be efficacious

pomágati si to find a way (iz težave out of a difficulty)
sam si pomágati to help oneself, to shift for oneself
pomágati si brez česa to go without something
moram si pomágati, kot vem in znam I must shift as well as (ali as best) I can
moram si pomágati s slovarjem I have to use the dictionary
pri hoji si pomaga s palico he walks with the help of a stick
ne si znati pomágati to be at a loss
ti si znaš pomágati (si iznajdljiv) you are resourceful
pomágati si medsebojno to aid (ali ta help, to assist) one another (oziroma each other) mutually
pomagaj si sam in bog ti bo pomagal God helps those who help themselves
prisiljeni smo, da si pomagamo, kot vemo in znamo we are reduced to expedients
on si zna pomágati na vse načine he knows all the answers, he's up to all the tricks
kaj to pomaga? (čemú to?) what is the use of it?
tu se ne da nič pomágati it can't be helped
temu je lahkó pomágati this is easily remedied
kaj pomaga razlagati? what is the use of explaining?
to nam prav nič ne pomaga that does not help us a bit
ne vem si več pomágati I am at my wits' end, I do not know what to do
kaj pomaga to? what is the use of that?, arhaično what will it avail?
to mi nič ne pomaga that leaves me no better off, I am no better off for it
kaj ji bo to pomagalo? what good will it do her?
pomágati komu do česa to help someone to get something
vam nekoliko pomagam? may I offer you some assistance?
hočete, da vam pomagam? shall I give you (ali lend you) a hand?
pomagaj mi, da vstanem! help me up!
pomagal ji je preko potoka he helped her across the stream
pomagal sem mu nesti paket I helped him to carry (ali I helped him with) his parcel
vse skupaj ni nič pomagalo it was all no use
vse moje pritožbe mi niso nič pomagale all my complaints were useless (ali of no avail)
tako mi bog pomagaj! so help me God!
pomagali so mi na noge they helped me up, they helped me back on my feet
pomágati vdovi in siroti to befriend the widow and the orphan
to zdravilo mi je pomagalo this medicine has done me good
komur ni svetovati, temu ni mogoče pomágati he who cannot be advised, cannot be helped; where counsel fails no cure prevails

poméniti to mean; to signify; to be a sign of; to matter; to be of importance; to denote, to indicate; to express, to stand for

kaj pomeni to? what does that mean?
kaj pomeni ta beseda? what does this word mean?
ne vem, kaj to pomeni I don't know what this means
to ne pomeni nič it is of no consequence
to ne pomeni nič dobrega this augurs no good
kaj pomeni ta simbol? what is the meaning of that symbol?
to ne pomeni mnogo there is not much in that
kaj pomeni to vaše vedenje? what do you mean by such behaviour?
jaz malo pomenim svojim otrokom I matter little to my children

ponesréčen ending in a failure; failing; (neuspel) abortive

ponesréčen napad (poskus) abortive attack (attempt)