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pobúda initiative; incentive; instigation; suggestion; impulse; stimulus, pl -li

na pobúdo on the initiative (koga of someone), at the instigation (of someone)
poln pobúd full of suggestions
na lastno pobúdo on one's own initiative
prevzeti pobúdo to take the initiative
dati pobúdo to motivate

počákati to wait

počakaj malo! wait a bit!, wait a while!
ta zadeva lahko počaka this matter can wait! (ali can be left pending)
kar (ali le) počakaj! (bomo videli, kaj bo) wait and see!
počákati na priložnost to bide one's time
počákati na izid to await the outcome
počakal te bom I'll wait for you
počakaj, da pridem nazaj! wait till (ali until) I come back
počákati koga na postaji to meet someone at the station

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

počívanje resting

iti na počívanje (iti spat) pogovorno to go for a lie-down (ali for a kip)

počívati to rest, to take one's rest; to repose; (o tovarni) to be idle, to be at a standstill; (spati) to sleep, to be dormant; (biti neobdelan, zemlja) to lie fallow; (biti pokopan) to lie

tukaj počiva (počivajo) here lies (lie)
tukaj počiva v miru... here rests in peace...
naj v miru počiva! may he rest in peace!
počívati na stolu to take the weight off one's feet, pogovorno to have a sit-down

pód -a floor

na pód, -au on the floor

podáti to hand; to give; to pass; to administer; (ponuditi) to offer, to reach; to extend

podáti roko to offer (ali to hold out) one's hand
podaj mi knjigo, prosim! reach me that book, will you?
podáti se (iti) to go (k to), arhaično to repair (to); (pristajati) to become, to suit, to fit
klobuk se ti lepo poda the hat suits you well
podáti se na potovanje to undertake a a journey, to set out on one's journey

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

podkováti

podkováti konja to shoe a horse; (čevlje) to stud (a boot) with hobnails; to furnish with nails
podkováti za na led to calk (konja a horse)

podlága grounding, groundwork; foundation; figurativno basis, base

brez podlágae groundless
na podlága... on the basis of...
na novi podlágai on a fresh basis
dobra podlága v angleški slovnici a good grounding in English grammar
postaviti na trdno podlágao to place on a firm basis

podmórnica submarine; pogovorno sub

član posadke na podmórnici submariner
lovec na podmórnice submarine chaser
vojna s podmórnicami to attack by submarine, to launch a submarine attack
lovec na podmórnice ZDA pomorstvo subchaser

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

podpísati podpisováti to sign, put one's name to; (prispevek itd.) to subscribe; politika to ratify; (sliko) to sign

podpísati, podpisováti na celi črti (figurativno) to sign on the dotted line
podpišem vsako vaših besed (figurativno) I subscribe to your every word
podpísati, podpisováti pogodbo to subscribe (one's name) to a contract, to witness a contract
posojilo to subsribe to a loan (državno, vojno podpísati, podpisováti government loan, war loan)

podpréti to support; (pomagati) to assist, to aid, to help, to sustain, to favour, to give (ali to lend) assistance; (predlog) to second; (odobriti) to uphold, to countenance; (s prispevki) to contribute; (da ne pade) to hold up, to keep from falling; (s kolom) to prop up; (z zidom) to retain, to underpin; (jambor z vrvjo) to stay; (braniti) to back (up) to advocate

podpréti predlog to support (ali, kot glavni podpiratelj: to second) a motion
predlog so podprli... the proposal was supported by...
podpréti svoje mnenje to back one's opinion
podpréti se na, ob to lean on

podróbnost detail; particular

do najmanjših podróbnosti down to the smallest detail
podróbnosti problema the details (ali the ins and outs) of a problem
nimamo še nobenih podróbnosti we have no particulars yet
ne moremo se spuščati v podróbnosti we cannot go into details
iti v podróbnosti to enter into details, to go into details
izdelati podróbnosti to work out the details (of)
za podrobnosti se obrnite na... for particulars apply to...

podróčje province, region, sphere; area, territory, district; circuit; department; jurisdiction; (stroka) field, line; (oblast) domain; (doseg) reach; (obseg) range, compass

podróčje dejavnosti sphere of activity, field of work
temperaturno podróčje temperature range
nevarno podróčje danger area
podróčje slabega prejema (TV, radio) mush area
podróčje pod ognjem, obstreljavano podróčj vojska covered area
industrijsko podróčje manufacturing district
moje posebno podróčje my particular sphere
raziskovalno podróčje field of research
interesno, vplivno podróčje politika sphere of influence
podróčje nizkega pritiska low-pressure area
na podróčju nacionalnih znanosti in the field of national sciences
to je zunaj (znotraj) mojega podróčja that is beyond (within) my scope
to ne spada v moje podróčje this is not within my province

poglèd look; gaze; (hiter, bežen) glance, glimpse; (prizor) view, sight, spectacle, prospect; (v dal javo) vista

poglèd na view of
v tem poglèdu in this respect
v vsakem poglèdu in every respect, in every way
v poglèdu (gledé)... in view (of), with regard (to), in consideration (of), in respect (of), as regards
na prvi poglèd at first sight
bežen poglèd a hasty glance
skriven poglèd furtive glance
zli poglèd the evil eye
poglèd v prihodnost looking ahead
poglèd v stran, poševen poglèd sidelong look, look out of the corner of one's eye
skrit poglèdom out of sight, hidden from view
vsem poglèdom izpostavljen kraj a very conspicuous place
imeti mil poglèd to have soft eyes
on ima oster poglèd he has a sharp eye
imeti zdrav poglèd na kaj to take a sane view of something
dvigniti poglèd proti nebu to look up, to cast one's eyes up to heaven
iskati koga s poglèdom to look round for someone
njegov poglèd je izražal prezir his look was full of scorn, he did not conceal his scorn
nuditi žalosten poglèd to offer a sorry spectacle
odvrniti svoj poglèd to look away, (od česa) to take one's eyes off something
ošinila ga je z grdim poglèdom (pogovorno) she gave him a dirty look
lepota, ki privlači vse poglède riveting beauty, arhaično beauty which is the cynosure of every eye
ustaviti, zadržati svoj poglèd na čem to let one's eyes dwell on something
videti na prvi poglèd to see at a glance
umakniti se poglèdom ljudi to keep out of people's sight
vreči poglèd na to glance at, to take a look at, to cast a look at, pogovorno to take a gander (ali a shufti) at
zapičiti poglèd v to rivet one's eyes on, to rivet one's gaze on

pogodíti (zadeti cilj) to hit; (uganiti) to guess, to divine

pogodil sem njene misli, namene I read her thoughts, I saw through her intentions
pogodíti jo (zadeti žebico na glavico) to hit the nail on the head
pogodíti pravo to touch the spot
pogodíti se to make an agreement (ali a contract), to come to an arrangement (ali to an understanding)
pogodíti se s kom to come to terms with someone
pogodíti se o čem to agree about (ali on) something
pogodíti se o ceni to agree about the price

pogójen¹ conditional

pogójni dopust (zapornika) parole, zgodovina ticket of leave
biti na pogójni svobodi (o zaporniku) to be out on parole, zgodovina to have ticket of leave
pogójna obsodba suspended sentence
pogójni stavek conditional clause

pogòn drive

pogòn na daljavo remote drive
pogòn na ročico crank drive
mehanični pogòn mechanical (ali machine) drive
ročni pogòn hand drive
parni pogòn steam drive
turbinski pogòn turbine drive
nožni pogòn treadle drive, treadle operation
strojni pogòn machine drive
verižni pogòn chain drive
jermenski pogòn belt drive, belt transmission
pogòn z vrvmi rope driving
lovski pogòn battue, ZDA surround
pogòn na divje svinje boar hunt
na električen pogòn electrically driven
na reakcijski pogòn jet-propelled
biti nepretrgano v pogònu to be running nonstop
spraviti v pogòn to start up