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políca¹ shelf, pl shelves

nad kaminom mantelshelf, mantelpiece, mantel
knjižna políca bookshelf, pl -shelves
več políc shelving
skalna políca ledge
postaviti, dati na políco to shelve

polítičen (stranka, ustanova) political

polítična ekonomija political economy
polítična veda political science
polítični položaj political situation; (premeten) politic
polítičen odgovor (figurativno) an ingenious (ali shrewd, wily) answer
umakniti se iz polítičnega življenja to withdraw from politics
polítično prislov politically

polítika politics pl (s konstr. v sg), policy

polítika neuvrščenosti policy of nonalignment
notranja polítika domestic policy (ali affairs pl)
zunanja polítika foreign policy
polítika sile power politics
slepa (nojeva) polítika head-in-the-sand (ali ostrich) policy
polítika pritiska policy of squeeze
finančna polítika financial policy
igrati vlogo v polítiki to take part in politics
govoriti o polítiki to talk politics
posvetiti se polítiki to go into politics
tržna polítika marketing policy
poštenost je najboljša polítika honesty is the best policy
v polítiki je vse dovoljeno in politics no holds are barred
vodenje polítike policy making
polítika emisije denarja currency issue policy
monetarna kreditna polítika monetary credit policy

pólje field

bojno pólje battlefield
električno pólje electric field
magnetno pólje magnetic field
minsko pólje minefield
šahovsko pólje square; (v grbu) quarter (ali field) of a shield
vidno pólje field of sight (ali of vision)
ravno pólje plain
na (odprtem) pólju in the (open) field
žitno pólje cornfield
obdelovati pólje to till the ground, to cultivate, to farm
riževo pólje rice field

poljúb kiss; humoristično osculation

glasen poljúb smack
sočen poljúb a smack on the lips
Judežev poljúb a Judas kiss, a traitor's kiss
dati poljúb to give someone a kiss, to kiss
dati si poljúb sprave to kiss and be friends, to kiss and make up
z roko poslati, vreči komu poljúb to blow someone a kiss, to kiss one's hand to someone, to throw someone a kiss
z roko ji je poslal poljúb he kissed his hand to her
s poljúbi komu solze obrisati to kiss away someone's tears
poljúb na roko kissing someone's hand, kissing hands
vreden poljúba kissable

poljúden popular

napraviti poljúdno to popularize

pólka (ples) polka

plesati pólko to dance the polka, to polka

polnoléten adult; grown-up; major; come of age

postati polnoléten to come of age, to attain one's majority

polnolétnost majority; full age

nastop polnolétnosti coming of age
doseči polnolétnost to attain one's majority

polnomóčje polnomóčnost full powers pl; authorization; mandate; procuration; pravo power of attorney

imeti polnomóčje, polnomóčnost to have full powers (to act)
on ima neomejeno polnomóčje, polnomóčnost he has unlimited power
prekoračiti polnomóčje, polnomóčnost to exceed one's authority

polóm collapse

finančni, denarni polóm crash, bankruptcy
državni finančni polóm national bankruptcy; (neuspeh) failure, fiasco; žargon washout, flop
doživeti polóm to flop, to be a flop

pólotok peninsula

Balkanski pólotok Balkan peninsula
Pirenejski pólotok the Iberian peninsula
pólotok Istra the Istrian Peninsula
objadrati pólotok to sail round a peninsula

polovíca half, pl halves; moiety

na polovíco by halves
polovíca zneska half the amount
boljša polovíca (figurativno, žena) one's better half
za polovíco dražji half as dear again
za polovíco predolg too long by half
za polovíco preveč too much by half
polovíca od njih je bilo ranjenih half of them were wounded
izgubil je več kot polovíco svojega premoženja he lost more than half his fortune
dobiti že polovíco, opraviti že pol dela (figurativno) to win half the battle
za polovíco zmanjšati takso to halve the tax
zrezati na polovíce to cut in half

polovíčarski halfway, fudged, superficial; inefficient; (šušmarski) bungling, botching; unfinished

polovíčarsko delo botched work
polovíčarsko napraviti to do things by halves, to fudge

polovíčen half; halfway

za polovíčno ceno at half the price
polovíčna nota glasba minim
le polovíčna resnica a halftruth
le polovíčno napraviti kaj to do something by halves

položáj situation; position; state of affairs; condition; circumstances pl; (lega) site; lay, standing; bearings pl; (služba) rank, status; (drža telesa) attitude, posture, (pri mečevanju) guard; vojska post

resnost položája the gravity of the situation
socialni položáj social standing
položáj poslanika the post of ambassador
položáj tržišča, trga market position
težaven položáj (figurativno) a close call
materialni in družbeni položáj economic and social status
biti gospodar položája to be master of the situation
biti v neprijetnem položáju (v žalostnem položáju) to be in an unpleasant position (in a sorry plight)
določiti čemu položáj to locate something
ne biti kos (dorasel) položáju not to be equal to the situation (ali occasion)
on nima (ne zavzema) položája svojega brata he has not his brother's standing
nismo v položáju, da bi mogli narediti drugače we are not in a position to be able to do otherwise
izbrati dober položáj za svojo hišo to choose a fine position (ali site) for one's house
to je komaj izboljšalo naš položáj that has scarcely made us any better off
položáj se je poslabšal the situation has deteriorated
pojasni mu svoj položáj! show him where (ali how) you stand!
razumem tvoj položáj I see how you stand
biti v nejasnem položáju (figurativno) to be up in the air
sedeti v zelo nerodnem položáju to be seated in a very uncomfortable position
položáj je videti brezupen things look desperate
vem, kakšen je položáj (figurativno) I know how the land lies
vreči iz položája to eject, to dislodge, to supplant, to oust
vztrajati na položáju vojska to stick to one's post
on je rešil položáj he saved the situation
umakniti se na vnaprej pripravljene položáje vojska to withdraw to positions prepared beforehand
izrabiti, izkoristiti položáj to make hay while the sun shines, to strike while the iron's hot

pólst (klobučevina)

polstén felt
postati kot pólst to felt
pólst klobuk felt hat

pólž zoologija snail; (brez hišice) slug

kot pólž, pólžu podoben snaillike
po pólževo at a snail's pace
počasen kot pólž snail-paced
poln pólžev infested with slugs (ali snails)
gojišče pólžev place where snails are bred, snailery
hoditi kot pólž, po pólževo to walk at snail's pace

pomáda pomade

namazati s pomádo to pomade

pománjkanje want, lack, deficiency, insufficiency, shortage, scarcity, scantiness, absence, default; need; dearth; (revščina) great poverty, indigence

zaradi pománjkanja for want of
zaradi pománjkanja goriva due to a shortage of fuel
zaradi pománjkanja zadostnih dokazov for want of sufficient evidence
pománjkanje denarja want (ali scarcity) of money
pománjkanje finančnih sredstev lack of funds
pománjkanje hrane food shortage, shortage (ali lack) of food
pománjkanje prometnih sredstev transport shortage, lack of transport
pománjkanje vitaminov vitamin deficiency
ne biti vajen pománjkanja to be unaccustomed to hardships
trpeti veliko pománjkanje to be in great distress
trpeti pománjkanje česa to be in want of something, to be short of something
odpomoči pománjkanju to supply a need
živeti v pománjkanju to live in straitened circumstances