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pomirljív reassuring, soothing, conciliatory, reconciliatory; placable, propitiable; (spravljiv) reconcilable

pomirljívo delovati, učinkovati to soothe
pomirljívo prislov in a conciliatory manner (ali way)

pomlád spring, springtime

v pomládi in spring
v zgodnji pomládi in early spring
ena lastovka še ne naredi pomládi one swallow does not make a summer

pomnožíti to multiply (z by); to augment, to increase

pomnožíti se to increase, to augment
prebivalstvo se je zelo pomnožilo there has been a great increase in population

pomóč help, aid, assistance, (v sili) succour; (denarna) subvention, bounty, subsidy, support, standby; (olajšanje) relief; (lek) remedy, cure

brez pomóči helpless
na pomóč! help! help!
klic na pomóč cry for help
klic za hitro, nujno pomóč v sili emergency call
garnitura, oprema za prvo pomóč first aid kit
s pomóčjo by the help of, by means of, by dint of, by (ali with) the aid of, by the agency of
z božjo pomóčjo with God's help
temu ni pomóči there's nothing to be done about it, there's no help for it, it cannot be remedied (ali helped)
zanj ni več pomóči he is past help
klicati na pomóč to shout (ali to call) for help, to call for assistance
nuditi pomóč komu to offer help to someone
nuditi prvo pomóč na postaji prve pomóči to give first aid at the dressing station (ali first-aid post)
ponuditi svojo pomóč to offer one's aid
hoditi s pomóčjo palice to walk with the aid (ali help) of a stick
iti komu na pomóč to go to someone's help
to mi ni bilo v nobeno pomóč it was no help to me
poslati pomóč žrtvam potresa to send relief to the victims of an earthquake
priti komu na pomóč to come to someone's rescue (ali aid, assistance)
priskočil mi je na pomóč he ran (ali came) to my help (ali to my assistance)
prositi za pomóč to ask for help
napraviti kaj brez tuje pomóči to do something off one's own bat
obrniti se na koga za pomóč to turn for aid (ali help) to someone, to resort to someone
vsa zdravniška pomóč ga ni mogla rešiti all the resources of medical skill could not save him
ne vem si (več) pomóči I am at my wits' end, I am in a quandary (ali a dilemma, a rare fix), pogovorno I'm up the creek, I'm up a gum tree

pómp pomp; display

z velikim pómpom in state
delati velik pómp z to make a great display of

ponjúhati to smell, to sniff; to sniff at

ponjuhal je ščepec tobaka in kihnil he took a pinch of snuff and sneezed

ponôsen proud (na of); (ohol) haughty, lofty, stuckup

biti ponôsen na kaj to pride oneself on something, to be proud of something, to take pride in something
ponôsen na imetje purseproud
na to si lahko ponôsen (figurativno) that's a feather in your cap
na to ti res ni treba biti ponôsen that is nothing to be proud of

ponúdba offer; bid, bidding; proffer; tender; (ženitna ipd.) overture

najnižja ponúdba (pri licitaciji za kako delo) the lowest tender
nižja ponúdba underbid
ponúdba in povpraševanje supply and demand
raziskovalna ponúdba research tender
ženitna ponúdba offer (ali proposal) of marriage
oseba, ki ji predložimo ponúdbo ZDA tenderee
predložiti ponúdbo to submit a tender
odbiti ponúdbo to turn down an offer
razpisati licitacijo za ponúdbe to invite tenders
sprejemamo ponúdbe we are open to receive tenders
staviti višjo ponúdbo to outbid

póp priest of the Orthodox Church

reči bobu bob in pópu póp to call a spade a spade

popáriti to scald; to pour hot water on; figurativno (vzeti pogum) to dispirit, to discourage, to dishearten, to deject, to pour cold water on; (rastline) to wilt

popáriti perje perutnine to singe fowl
popáriti (in oskubsti) prašiča to singe a pig

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

popísati to make (ali to take) an inventory, to inventory, to list, to catalogue

popísati prebivalstvo to take a census
popísati zaloge (in blago) to take stock

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

popustíti (ceno) to reduce, to rebate, to make an allowance for, to lower (a price), to deduct, to allow (ali to grant, to make) a reduction (ali concession), to lower one's figure; (bolečina, vročica) to pass off, to ease, to abate; (marljivost) to cool down, to relax, to abate, to fail, to flag; (sili) to yield, to knuckle under (ali down); (mraz) to abate; (napetost) to ease, arhaično to slake off; (veter) to abate, to subside, to calm; (struno, žico) to slacken (and lower the pitch of) a string

popustíti komu to indulge someone
ne popustíti (= odbiti) to persist in, to insist on, not to yield one iota, not to relent, not to remit a point
diciplina je popustila discipline has slackened (ali has weakened)
učenec je popustil v svoji marljivosti the pupil has been slacking
popustíti v ceni to make a reduction in the price
cene so popustile the prices have dropped (ali have come down)
nadzorstvo je popustilo control has been relaxed
nič ne popustíti v svojih zahtevah not to abate one iota of one's pretensions
od naših zahtev ne moremo popustíti we can abate none of our demands
popustíti strastem to give way to one's passions
popustíti vrv to slacken (ali to loosen) a rope

pórcija porcijón portion; (jedi) helping; deal

pórcija, porcijón pudinga a portion of pudding
tri pórcije mesa in sočivja three helpings of meat and vegetables
imeti pošteno pórcijo... (figurativno) to have a good deal of..., pogovorno a bellyful of...

poróčati to report, to relate (komu to someone); to make (ali to give) a report (to someone), to inform (someone), to give an account (o čem of something)

sproti poróčati komu to keep someone currently informed
poročajo o skupini sovražnikov na drugem bregu vojska a hostile party is reported on the other bank
podrobno poróčati to report in detail, to give full particulars

posejáti to sow; (ročno) to sow by hand, arhaično to broadcast

posejáti njivo to sow a field
posejan sown
ročno posejan sown by hand, arhaično broadcast
malo jih je in na redko so posejani (figurativno) they are few and far between

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)

poslédica consequence; issue, outcome, result; effect; sequel (of)

hude, strašne poslédice dire consequences pl
poslédice vojne, bolezni the results pl of the war, of a sickness
nositi poslédice to suffer (ali to bear, to take) the consequences
če boš to storil, boš moral nositi poslédice if you do it, you must suffer (ali bear, take) the consequences
nositi poslédice svojega ravnanja (figurativno) to lie in the bed one has made
imeti za poslédico to entail

poslóven (of) business; businesslike

poslóvni človek man of business, business man
poslóvni partner active partner
on je poslóven človek he is a business man, he is in business
poslóvno potovati to travel on business