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pálec thumb; (nožni) big toe; (mera) inch (krajšava: in.)

odtis, madež od pálca (na knjigi ipd.) thumbmark
brez pálca thumbless
širina pálca a thumb, a thumb's breadth
gristi (si) pálec to bite one's thumb
vijak za stiskanje pálcev zgodovina, mučilno orodje thumbscrew
potipati s pálcem to thumb
imeti pod pálcem (figurativno, biti premožen) to be rich, to be well off, to be a man of means
pálce vrteti (figurativno, dolgočasiti se, lenariti) to twirl (ali to twiddle) one's thumbs (ali one's fingers)

pálica stick; (sprehajalna) walking stick, cane; staff; (kovine) ingot; rod; (majhna) baton, cane; zgodovina, orožje quarterstaff, pl -staves

biljardna pálica (billiard) cue
Eskulapova pálica rod of Aesculapius, caduceus
beraška pálica beggar's staff
priti na beraško pálico to be reduced to beggary, to be utterly ruined, to go to the dogs
spraviti koga na beraško pálico to bring someone to the parish, to reduce someone to beggary (ali to mendicancy), to eat someone out of house and home
čarovna pálica magic wand
gorska pálica alpenstock
hokejska pálica hockey stick
maršalska pálica baton
ribiška pálica fishing rod
romarska pálica pilgrim's staff
skok s pálico šport pole vault
škofovska pálica crosier, crook, pastoral staff
kratka, zelo obtežena pálic short, heavily weighted stick, žargon cosh
predati štafetno pálica to pass the baton
biti tepen z lastno pálico to be beaten with one's own stick
on je potreben pálice (figurativno) he needs the cane

palúba deck, board

na palúbi on deck, on board, aboard
glavna palúba main deck
spredaj na palúbi fore
zadaj na palúbi aft
sprednja, zadnja palúba foredeck, afterdeck
pripraviti palúbo za boj to clear the deck
palúba za vzlet in pristanek letal na letalonosilki flight deck

pámet (um) intellect, intelligence, sense, brains pl, wits pl; (duh) reason, mind; prudence; mother wit; (razumevanje) understanding; (spomin) memory; pogovorno gumption

na pámet by heart
zdrava pámet common sense, sanity
si ob pámet? are you out of your senses?, have you lost your wits?
ali si pri pámeti? are you in your right mind?
sem pri kraju s svojo pámetjo I am at my wit's end
bodi no pri pámeti! be sensible!, be reasonable!, have a bit of common sense!
on ni pri pravi pámeti he is not in his right mind, he is out of his mind
nisem bil pri pravi pámeti I had not my wits about me
on je počasne pámeti he is slow-witted, pogovorno he is slow on the uptake
ona je kratke pámeti she is rather slow (ali dull, slow on the uptake)
še (vedno) mi je na pámeti... it is still fresh in my mind...
nima toliko pámeti, da bi (u)videl... he has not the wits to see...
to se krega s pámetjo it is thoughtless (ali senseless)
si se s pámetjo skregal? have you taken leave of your senses?
padlo mi je na pámet it occurred to me, the idea struck me, the thought crossed my mind
na kraj pámeti mi ne pade, da bi (rekel) far be it from me to (say)
reči, kar človeku pade na pámet to say whatever comes to mind
imeti več sreče kot pámeti to have more luck than brains
izgubiti pámet to go out of one's mind (ali pogovorno off one's rocker); to lose one's mind (ali one's reason)
to presega mojo pámet this is beyond me, that's over my head, that passes my comprehension
priti k pámeti to come to one's senses
kdo, ki je pri pravi pámeti, bi šel...? who in his senses would go...?
moram ga spraviti k pámeti I must make him see reason (oziroma see sense)
spraviti koga ob pámet to drive someone out of his mind (ali pogovorno up the wall, round the bend)
sklicevati se na zdravo pámet to appeal to reason
(iz)računati na pámet to calculate mentally
učiti se na pámet to learn by heart, to commit to memory
znati na pámet to know by heart (ali from memory), (vlogo) to be word-perfect
ko te bo pámet srečala... when you see reason...

pámeten reasonable, sensible, wise, judicious, intelligent, prudent; clever, rational; pogovorno brainy

pámeten človek a man of sense
vsak pámeten človek any man in his right senses...
pámetna misel a sound (ali sensible) idea
pámetno gledišče (stališče, vidik) a sensible point of view
bodi no pámeten! use your brains (ali intelligence)!, be sensible!, be reasonable!
biti pámeten to be sensible (ali reasonable), to have one's wits about one
pámetno ravnati to act sensibly
imeti zelo pámetne nazore o življenju to have very sound ideas on life
kar govoriš, je pámetno what you say is sound
pámetno govoriti to speak wisely, to talk sense, to speak reasonably
mislim, da boš tako pámeten, da ne boš šel tja I suppose you will know better than go there
storil bom vse, kar se mi bo zdelo pámetno I will do anything in reason
pámetno je, kar praviš there is reason in what you say
poslušati pámeten nasvet to listen to reason
pametnejši popustí the wiser head gives in
lahkó je biti pámet, ko je že storjeno hindsight is easier than foresight, it's easy to be wise after the event

páničen panic; panic-stricken; pogovorno panicky

páničen strah panic (ali unreasoning) fear
v páničnem strahu in panic fear
biti, zbežati v páničnem strahu to panic

pánika panic; scare; stampede

pánika na Borzi a panic on the Stock Exchange
pániko povzročajoč panicky
povzročíti pániko to panic
polastila se jih je pánika they were struck with panic, they became panic-stricken
pánika se je polastila množice panic seized the crowd
prebivalstva se je polastila splošna pánika the population was seized with a general panic

pánj (čebelni) beehive; hive; (drevesni) tree-stump, stump

ruvati pánje to uproot, to dig up roots, to grub up stumps

papír paper

na papírju (tudi figurativno) on paper
debel papír stout p.
državni papírji public funds pl, government securities pl, government stocks pl
brezlesni papír wood-free paper
cigaretni papír cigarette p.
časopisni papír newsprint
pisarniški papír office paper
pisemski papír notepaper, letter paper
risalni papír drawing p.
notni papír music paper
krep papír crepe p.
ovojni papír brown paper, packing paper, wrapping p., strong p.
kopirni papír carbon, carbon paper
pisalni papír writing p.
papír za prerisavanje tracing paper
svilen papír tissue p.
papír za pisalni stroj, za tipkanje typing paper
črtani papír lined (ali ruled) p.
fotografski papír photographic paper
smirkov papír emery paper, sandpaper, glasspaper
tapetni papír wallpaper
papír za tisk printing p.
toaletni papír toilet paper
tanek papír thin p.
odpadni papír wastepaper
konceptni papír scribbling paper
pergamentni papír greaseproof paper
list, pola papírja sheet of paper
krpa papírja scrap of paper
izdelovanje papírja papermaking
tovarna papírja paper mill, paper factory
trgovec s papírjem paper merchant, stationer
trgovina s papírjem paper trade, stationery
tovarnar papírja papermaker
nož za papír paper knife
stroj za rezanje papírja paper cutter, guillotine
papír je potrpežljiv, vse prenese (figurativno) paper does not blush
na papírju ste močnejši (figurativno) you are stronger on paper
zaviti v papír to wrap up in paper

par (dvojica) pair, couple, two; (psov, divjadi) brace; set of two; (volov) a yoke (ali ZDA span) of oxen; (nekoliko) one or two, some, a few, several

po parih by twos, by pairs, two by two
par dni a couple of days, a day or two, (več kot dva dni) a day or so
v par dneh in a couple of (ali in a few) days, in a matter of days
par vrstic a line or two
par rokavic a pair of gloves
izgubil sem par te rokavice I have lost the companion to this glove
poročen par married couple, wedded couple
par zaročencev an engaged couple
vrsta šolark, ki hodijo v parih (pogovorno) a crocodile
ni mu ga para (ni mu enakega) there is no one to equal him, he has no equal; he is matchless; he is unrivalled

pára¹ (denar)

plačati dolg do zadnje párae to pay one's debt down to the last farthing
niti (prebite) párae nimam I am penniless
prebite párae ne vreden not worth a damn (ali a hoot), not worth a tinker's curse (ali VB cuss, ZDA dam(n)), žargon worth damn all

pára²

uboga pára poor fellow; poor devil; vulgarno poor bastard; arhaično luckless wight
počutiti se kot uboga pára to feel like nothing on earth

pára³ (hlapi) steam, vapour; (izparina) exhalation, fume, reek, evaporation

s polno páro at full speed, at full steam; full out
delam s polno páro I am working at high pressure
mlin na páro steam mill
delovati s polno páro to run full blast, to work full blast
povečati pritisk páre to get up (ali to raise) steam
spustiti páro to let off steam, to emit steam
s polno páro naprej full speed (ali full steam) ahead
ki ne prepušča, izpušča páre steam-tight

paragráf (odstavek) paragraph; (znak §) sectionmark

razdeliti na paragráfe to paragraph

paraléla parallel; analogy

napraviti paralélo to draw a parallel (z with), to parallel (with)

parazít parasite (tudi figurativno); figurativno hanger-on, toady

biti parazít to sponge on (someone)

pardón pardon; forgiveness

pardón! pardon!, sorry!, (I) beg your pardon!
pardón, da to rečem pardon my saying so
pardón, toda vi sami ste rekli to excuse me, but it was you who said so

parentéza parenthesis, pl -theses

dati v parentézo to put in parentheses, to parenthesize

parkét parquet; (en kos) parquet block; (parketni pod) parquetry, parquet floor, polished floor; (v gledališču)

sprednji parkét orchestra stalls pl
zadnji parkét pit
polagati, položiti parkét to parquet

parlamént parliament

zgradba parlaménta parliament building
seja parlaménta sitting of parliament
odgoditev (zasedanja) parlaménta prorogation of parliament
zasedanje parlaménta session
sklicati parlamént to convene (ali summon) parliament
parlamént je bil odgoden parliament was prorogued
nanovo odpreti parlamént to reopen parliament
parlamént se bo sestal parliament will meet
razpustiti parlamént to dissolve parliament
član parlaménta member of parliament (krajšava: M.P.)
parlamént kimavcev (figurativno) rubber-stamp parliament