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pohlépen greedy (for); avid, covetous; eager

biti pohlépen denarja to be avaricious, to crave for money
pohlépno prislov avidly, greedily

pohújšanje scandal; offence; corruption of morals; cause for shame (ali disgust); indecency

zbujati pohújšanje to create (ali to raise) a scandal
povzročitev, povzročitelj (javnega) pohújšanja scandalization, scandalizer

pohvála praise; commendation; laud, eulogy, encomium, approbation

vreden pohvále worthy of praise
poln pohvále full of praise
javna pohvála honourable mention
biti skop s pohválo to be sparing of praise

pohválen praising; laudatory; commendatory; appreciative

pohválen govor encomium, pl -mia, eulogy
pohválno pismo commendatory letter
pohválno se izraziti o čem to express appreciation of something

poiménoma by name

klicati poiménoma to call the roll

poizvedovánje inquiry, (ali enquiry); investigation (o of, into something); information

začeti poizvedovánja to initiate inquiries (ali enquiries)

pójem notion; idea; conception; filozofija concept; (čuden, muhast) conceit

meglen pójem vague idea, hazy notion
napačen pójem misconception
nenavaden, čuden pójem queer notion
osnovni pójmi pl the first rudiments pl
imeti čudne pójme o... to have queer notions about...
nimam pójma I have no idea
nimam niti najmanjšega pójma o tem I haven't the slightest (ali the haziest) idea of it
nisem imel pójma, da je tako pozno I didn't realize it was so late

pojmljív comprehensible, conceivable, thinkable; apprehensible; imaginable; that can be grasped

to ni pojmljívo this is unthinkable (ali incomprehensible)

poklíc calling, vocation; occupation; profession; (obrt, rokodelstvo) trade

akademski poklíci the learned professions
rokodelski poklíci pl manual trades pl
kaj je njegov poklíc (po poklícu)? what is his profession?
po poklícu je učitelj he is a teacher by profession
avtomehanik je po poklícu he is a motor mechanic by trade
kakšen poklíc si bo izbral? what profession will he choose?
redni (postranski) poklíc full-time, regular (secondary) occupation
izbrati poklíc to choose a vocation
ne čutim poklíca za študij prava I have no vocation for legal studies, I feel no urge to take up the law
lotiti se poklíca to enter a profession, to take up (ali to go in for) a profession
opravljati svoj poklíc to attend to one's business
zgrešiti svoj poklíc to mistake one's vocation

poklòn bow; reverence; compliment; obeisance; (poklonček) curtsey

delati poklòne to make (ali to pay) compliments
napraviti globok poklòn komu to bow down, to bow low, to offer a low bow, to make obeisance to someone
pričakovati, loviti poklòne to fish for compliments
poklòn od avtorja with the author's compliments
moj poklòn ge. Grey! my regards (ali kind regards) to Mrs. Grey!, my compliments to Mrs. Grey!, my best respects to Mrs. Grey!

pokmétiti

pokmétiti koga to rusticate someone
pokmétiti (se) to ruralize, to rusticate

pokòj retirement, superannuation; (mir) quietness, tranquillity, quiet, repose, rest, peace

biti v pokòju to be retired (ali superannuated, pensioned off)
iti v pokòj to pass into retirement, to retire from business, to go into retirement
pokòj njegovi duši! rest his soul!, may he rest in peace!
večni pokòj eternal rest, the rest beyond the grave

pokónci upright; erect; straight

biti pokónci to stand (erect), to be up
biti vso noč pokónci to be up all night
dolgo v noč biti pokónci to keep late hours, to be up till all hours
pokónci hoditi to walk upright
pokónci sedeti to sit up (ali straight, up straight)
komaj se držim pokónci I can hardly keep upright, I feel like dropping (ali keeling over)
kar me drži pokónci (figurativno) what keeps me going
upanje me je držalo pokónci hope sustained me
postaviti, dvigniti pokónci to erect, to raise (se to rise)
glavo pokónci! head up!, ZDA chin up!

pokóra penitence; expiation; penance; atonement

delati pokóro to atone (za for), to do penance, (za figurativno) to pay for
delati pokóro (trpeti) za koga to suffer for someone
naložiti komu pokóro to impose a penance on someone, to give someone a penance

pokórščina obedience

slepa pokórščina blind (ali unquestioning) obedience
odpovedal mi je pokórščino he refused to obey me

pokrovíteljstvo patronage; sponsorship

pod pokrovíteljstvom sponsored by
prevzeti pokrovíteljstvo nad čim to sponsor something
pod pokrovíteljstvom kake osebe under the aegis of someone

pól² (polovica) half

ob pól sedmih at half past six
ob sedmih ali pól osmih at seven or half past (seven)
na pól fifty-fifty
pól na pól on a fifty-fifty basis
razdeliti si na pól s kom to go fifty-fifty with someone
pól funta half a pound
pól ure half an hour
pól deleža a half share
za pól cene at half price
za pól več half as much (oziroma many) again
lopov in pól an utter scoundrel (ali rogue)
to (pa) je klobuk in pól! that's some hat!
biti na pól pota v Ameriko to be halfway to America
na pól kaj napraviti to do something by halves
na pól se odločiti za to have half a mind to...
le na pól narejen only half finished
srečal sem jih na pól pota I met them halfway

pôla sheet (papirja of paper)

plačilna pôla payroll
vprašalna pôla question form, questionnaire
izpolniti vprašalno pôlo to fill in a questionnaire

poléno log of wood

poléna pl (kurivno) firewood
metati poléna pod noge komu (figurativno) to put a spoke in someone's wheel, to throw a spanner in the works; to hinder someone
on mi vedno meče poléna pod noge he is always putting a spoke in my wheel

pólh zoologija dormouse, pl dormice; squirrel mouse, pl mice

spati kot pólh to sleep like a top (ali like a log)