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potolážiti to console, to comfort, to solace, to cheer up

potolážiti se to console oneself (z with), to take comfort (z in), to be comforted (ali consoled), to cheer up
potolažite se! take comfort!, cheer up!
ni se mogel potolážiti zaradi materine smrti he was not able to get over the death of his mother

potopíti to plunge (v in, into); to dip (in, into; v vodo into the water); to immerse; (ladjo) to sink; to drown; (poplaviti) to overflow, to flood, to swallow up, to engulf; (ladjo z navrtanjem luknje) to scuttle;

potopíti se to sink, to go down; (utoniti) to drown, to be drowned
potopíti se v to plunge into; to founder, to be wrecked, to go to the bottom

potovánje travel, travelling; (po kopnem) journey; (zlasti po morju) voyage; (krajše, izlet) trip, excursion; tour

na potovánju on a journey
potovánje čez morje crossing, passage
krožno potovánje a round trip, (z ladjo) voyage
potovánje za zabavo pleasure trip
poročno potovánje honeymoon
potovánje domov homeward voyage
potovánje tja (in nazaj) voyage out (and home)
odhodno potovánje voyage outward
potovánje z ladjo v domovino (iz domovine) homeward (outward) voyage
prekinjeno potovánje broken voyage
raziskovalno potovánje expedition, exploration
skupinsko potovánje z vodnikom conducted tour
iti na potovánje to go on a journey (oziroma voyage), to make a voyage
poslati koga na potovánje to send someone on a voyage
voščiti komu srečno potovánje to wish someone Godspeed on his journey
srečno potovánj! pleasant journey!
biti na potovánju to be on a journey, to be travelling, to be away from home
odpraviti se na potovánje to start (ali to set off) on a journey
vrniti se s potovánja to come back ali to return from a journey
napraviti potovánje v Ameriko to make a trip to America
napraviti kratko potovánje v Pariz to take a short trip to Paris

potrében necessary (za for, to); required; needed; requisite (za for, to); (reven) needy, poor, indigent, needful, necessitous, wanting

zelo potrében much needed
neobhodno potrében indispensable, exigent
potrébno zlo a necessary evil
če (je) potrébno if required
če bo (je) potrébno (v sili) if need be, if (the) need arise, in case of need
kakor bo pač potrébno as may be required
več kot nam je potrébno more than we need
več kot (je) potrébno more than enough, more than is needed
biti česa potrében to need something, to be in need (ali want) of something
opravičilo ni potrébno there is no need for an excuse
ura je potrébna popravila the clock (oziroma watch) needs repairing
ni potrébno, da si grob you don't need to be rude
ni potrébno to ponavljati this does not need repeating
potrében je strokovnjak, da to naredi it requires an expert to do this
ukreniti vse potrébno to take all the necessary steps
ne pojasnjuj več, kot je potrébno! do not explain more than is required!
potrében sem oddiha, okrepitve I need a rest, recreation

potŕgati (cvetje ipd.) to pluck, to pick; (obleko) to tear; (gumbe) to tear off

potŕgati si obleko na žeblju to tear one's dress on a nail
potŕgati se to be torn off

potrpežljívost patience; forbearance; endurance; indulgence

izgubiti potrpežljívost to be out of patience, to lose one's temper
moja potrpežljívost je pri kraju my patience is completely exhausted, I have lost all patience, my patience is at an end
preskusiti svojo potrpežljívost to try one's patience
nočem zlorabljati vašo potrpežljívost I will not tax your patience
še taka potrpežljívost ima svoje meje (figurativno) even a worm will turn

potrpljênje patience; endurance; forbearance

moram imeti potrpljênje z njim I must bear with him
ne imeti potrpljênja z... to have no patience with...
izgubiti potrpljênje to lose one's patience
potrpljênje (z njim) me je minilo I am out ot patience (with him)
potrpljênje je božja mast what cannot be cured must be endured

potŕt dejected, depressed, low-spirited, downhearted, in low spirits, distressed, shaken

biti potŕt (pogovorno) to be in the doldrums

potrúditi se to endeavour; to trouble oneself; to make an effort, to try hard; to take pains

potrudil se bom, kolikor bom le mogel I'll do my best
zelo se potrúditi se to take great pains (z with)
moral se bom potrúditi se za kako drugo mesto (službo) I shall be obliged to look out for another situation
zame se je posebno potrudil he has taken special pains for my sake
potrudil se je k meni he came to see me
na vso moč potrúditi se to use one's best efforts

potujčeváti potújčiti to denationalize, to deprive of national rights

potujčeváti, potújčiti se to be denationalized

poúk lesson (s pl); school; instruction

imeti poúk to have lessons
prisostvovati poúku to attend classes
to naj ti bo v poúk let this be a lesson to you
imam poúk do enajstih I have lessons till eleven o'clock
poúk se bo začel 1. septembra the school meets on September 1st
neopravičeno izostati od poúka to play truant, to stay away from school, ZDA to play hooky; to cut school
danes ni poúka there is no school today
poúka je konec school is over

povédati to tell; to say

povedali so mi tako I was told so
nekaj ti bom povedal (izdal) I'll tell you what
povédati svoje ime to give one's name
ne povej nikomur o mojem prihodu! don't tell anyone I've come
med nama povedano (pogovorno) between you and me (and the gatepost)
česa (kaj) ne poveste! you don't say!, you can't be serious!
komu to poveste (pravite)! you're telling me!
povédati resnico to tell the truth
povédati (reči) geslo to give the password
povej to obzirno! (žargon) put it gently!
to veliko pové that says a great deal, that tells its own tale

povézan linked (up); connected (z with); medicina bandaged, bound up, (rana) dressed

tesno povézan z closely linked with
biti povézan z to be linked with

povíšati to raise; to heighten; to elevate; to exalt; to enhance; to increase; (cene) to raise (to put up)

povíšati glas to raise the voice
povíšati kazen pravo to increase a sentence
povíšati cene to raise prices; glasba (noto) to sharpen
povíšati stavbo za eno nadstropje to raise a building by a storey
biti povišan to be upgraded
bil je povišan na položaj... he was promoted to the rank of...

povòd cause, reason, occasion; inducement (za to)

dati povòd to occasion, to give occasion (za kaj for something)
ni povòda za bojazen (za jezo) there is no need ali call to be afraid (to be angry)
biti povòd za kaj to be the reason for something
brez povòda for no reason
najmanjši povòd the slightest motive
nikoli nismo imeli najmanjšega povòda za pritožbo we never had the least reason to complain
imeti povòd za to have occasion to...

povóljen satisfactory; (ugoden) favourable, propitious, auspicious; (cena) fair, reasonable, acceptable

povóljni pogoji satisfactory terms pl
biti povóljen za koga to suit someone, to be convenient for someone, to be agreeable (ali suitable) to someone
če bo vreme povóljno (za ladjo) wind and weather permitting

povrníti to return; to render; to repay; to give back

povrníti voznino to refund someone's fare
povrníti dobro za slabo to return (ali to render) good for evil
povrníti milo za drago; (šilo za ognjilo); enako z enakim to give tit for tat
povrníti zlo za zlo to return (ali to render) evil for evil, to take an eye for an eye
stroški mu bodo povrnjeni he will be reimbursed his expenses
ne povrníti česa (ne se izkazati hvaležnega) to make no return for something
povrníti se to return

povzpéti se to ascend, to climb (up), to mount; to go up; to rise

povzpéti se na na Eiffelov stolp to go up (ali to climb up) to the top of the Eiffel Tower
povzpéti se na konja to mount a horse
povzpéti se na grič to climb a hill
povzpéti se na prestol to ascend the throne
povzpel se je iz navadnega vojaka he rose from the ranks
povzpel se je do polkovnika he rose to be a colonel
visoko povzpéti se to rise to the heights

pozabíti to forget

pozabíti (ne več misliti) na kaj to forget about something; (spregledati, izpustiti) to omit, to leave out
da ne pozabimo! lest we forget!
pozabi na to! forget it!
ne pozabi, da je to treba narediti! don't forget that it must be done!
pozabil sem (ne morem se spomniti) I forget
ne smemo pozabíti, da... it must be borne in mind that...
pozabil sem, kaj sem hotel reči I forget what I was going to say
da ne pozabim (= mimogrede povedano) by the way
pozabil sem njegov naslov I've forgotten his address
pozabíti na svoje interese to neglect one's own interests

pozábljen forgotten; lost ali sunk in oblivion; out of mind

dolgo odsoten, kmalu pozábljen long gone, soon forgotten
kar je bilo, naj bo pozábljeno! (figurativno) let sleeping dogs lie!
biti pozábljen to be lost in obscurity