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pomanjkljív deficient, defective, faulty; insufficient; (nepopoln) incomplete; inadequate; poor; unsatisfactory

pomanjkljíva organizacija faulty organization
pomanjkljíva prehrana malnutrition
pomanjkljívo stanje defective state, defectiveness
moja izgovarjava je še vedno pomanjkljíva my pronunciation is still faulty
vaše znanje je pomanjkljívo your knowledge leaves much to be desired

pomémben important, significant; notable; noteworthy; imposing; momentous; consequential; meaningful

zelo pomémben človek a man of importance
pomémben dogodek significant event
pomémbno (službeno) mesto an important post
pomémbna osebnost a personage of great significance (ali consequence)
nič pomémbnega nothing to speak of, nothing particular, of little consequence
delati se pomémbnega to put on an impressive air

pomémbnost importance, significance; consideration; gravity, consequence; weight; moment; import

pripisovati čemu pomémbnost to attach importance to something
preveč pomémbnosti pripisujete temu you make too much of it

pomén meaning; sense; (važnost) importance, significance, import

brez poména meaningless, insignificant, of no account, void of importance
v najširšem (najožjem) poménu besede giving the word its broadest (its strictest) meaning
v dobesednem (prenesenem) poménu in the literal (in the figurative ali in the metaphorical) meaning
v običajnem poménu besede in the usual sense of the word
dejavnosti posebnega družbenega poména activities pl of special social interest
biti največjega poména to be of the greatest significance
stvar je brez poména the matter is of no importance
nima poména it's of no account
nima poména govoriti z njim, iti tja there's no point in speaking to him, going there
to vprašanje je vitalnega poména this question is of vital importance (ali concern)
ne razumeš poména teh besed you misunderstand the meaning of these words
temu pripisujete prevelik pomén you make too much of it
razširiti (zožiti) pomén to broaden (to narrow) the meaning
ti obračaš, sprevračaš pomén mojih besed you are distorting the sense of my words

pométi

pométi si oči to rub one's eyes
pométi si roke (za ogretje) to rub (ali to chafe) one's hands, (od veselja) to rub one's hands

pomilostítev amnesty; pardon; reprieve

splošna pomilostítev general amnesty (ali pardon)
prošnja za pomilostítev petition for clemency
zakon o pomilostítvi act of grace
odbor za pomilostítve parole board
prositi za pomilostítev to beg for clemency

pomilovánje pity; compassion; commiseration

on je pomilovánja vreden he is much to be pitied
pomilovánja vreden pitiable, deplorable, deserving pity, worthy of compassion

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

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

pomíslek scruple; doubt; hesitation

brez pomíslekov without hesitation
imeti pomísleke to scruple, to have (ali to entertain) scruples, to demur; to hesitate
imeti pomísleke gledé to have scruples about
ona ima verske pomísleke she has religious scruples
glede tega nimam nobenih pomíslekov I have no scruples about it

pomíšljanje (oklevanje) hesitation, scruple, demur

sprejeti brez pomíšljanja to accept something without demur

pomljív mindful; bearing in mind

biti pomljív česa to be mindful of something, to remember something

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

pomóta mistake; error; blunder

po pomóti by mistake, mistakenly, by error, inadvertently
pisna pomóta clerical error
tiskovna pomóta printer's error, misprint
napraviti tiskovno pomóto to misprint
delati vedno nove pomóte to blunder along
pomóta se je vrinila an error has crept in
za pomóte ne odgovarjamo trgovina we disclaim responsibility for mistakes; errors excepted

pomožíti

pomožíti svoje hčere to marry off one's daughters

pómp pomp; display

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

Póncij Pontius

od Póncija do Pilata (figurativno) from pillar to post
pošiljati koga od Póncija do Pilata (figurativno) to lead someone a nice dance, (od enega urada do drugega) to give someone the runaround

ponedéljek Monday

v ponedéljek on Monday
ob ponedéljkih on Mondays, every Monday
binkoštni ponedéljek religija Whit Monday
velikonočni ponedéljek religija Easter Monday
zaspani ponedéljek arhaično blue (ali idle) Monday, arhaično, humoristično Saint Monday
ne delati v ponedéljek to take Monday off

ponevérba embezzlement; peculation; misappropriation; arhaično malversation, defalcation; graft

zagrešiti ponevérbo to peculate, to misappropriate, to embezzle

ponížen humble, submissive; meek

postati ponižnejši (pogovorno) to change one's tune (ali note), to sing another (ali a different) tune

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