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pedánt pedant; stickler

hud, strog pedánt stickler over trifles, formalist, excessively methodical (ali pedantic, orderly) person

peljáti to lead, to conduct; to guide; to drive, to convey, to cart

peljite ga v mojo sobo! show him into my room!
peljite me na postajo! drive me to the station!
peljáti koga na sprehod to take someone out for a ride
vse poti peljejo v Rim all roads lead to Rome
ta cesta pelje v mesto this road leads to town
peljáti se (z vozilom) to go, (z avtom) to drive, (s kolesom) to ride, (s sanmi) to ride
peljáti se z vlakom to go by train (ali rail)
peljáti se z avtom to drive, to motor, to go motoring
peljáti se z avtobusom to go by bus, to go for a bus ride
peljáti se na sprehod to go for a drive, to take a drive
peljali se bomo z vlakom we shall take the train
pelji se z avtobusom! take the bus!
peljáti se čez reko to cross the river
peljite ga noter, prosim! show him in, please

penzíjski pension(-); pensionary

penzíjski fond pension (ali superannuation) fund

pepél ash; ashes pl; cinders pl

pepél cigare cigar ash, the ash of a cigar
žareč, živ pepél embers pl
otresti pepél s cigarete to flick (ali to flip) the ash from one's cigarette
posuti, potresti s pepélom to strew (ali to sprinkle) with ashes
spremeniti, sežgati v pepél to reduce to ashes
tleti pod pepélom to smoulder

pepélnat ashen; ashy

pepélnato siv ashen grey (ali gray), ash-coloured
pepélnato bled ashy-pale
postati pepélnato bled to turn ashen (ali ashen-faced)

perílo linen

namizno perílo table linen, arhaično napery
sveže perílo change
telesno perílo underwear, underclothing, underclothes pl, arhaično underlinen
posteljno perílo bed linen
damsko, žensko perílo ladies' (ali women's) underwear, pogovorno undies
čisto perílo clean linen
umazano perílo dirty (ali soiled) linen
mesečno perílo medicina menses, monthly period
omara za perílo linen cupboard, linen press
pralnica períla laundry
vrv (ščipalka) za sušenje períla clothesline (clothespeg)
umazano perílo je treba prati doma (figurativno) one should never wash one's dirty linen in public
umazano perílo peri doma! figurativno don't cry stinking fish!, wash your dirty linen at home!

pérje (ptičje) plumage; feathers pl; plumes pl; feathering

tuje pérje borrowed plumage, borrowed feathers pl
(o)krasiti, obrobiti s pérjem to feather
(o)krasiti se s tujim pérjem (figurativno) to deck oneself out (ali to adorn oneself with) borrowed plumes
lepo pérje naredi lepega ptiča (figurativno) fine feathers make fine birds
ptiči istega pérja skupaj leté (tudi figurativno) birds of a feather flock together

peró (pisalno) pen, nib; (ptičje) feather, (za okras) pume; (vzmet) spring

lahek kot peró light as a feather, feather-light
nalivno peró, nalivnik fountainpen
gosje (pisalno) peró quill(-pen)
jekleno peró steel nib
nalivnik z zlatim peresom a gold-nibbed fountainpen
risalno peró drawing-pen
poteza s peresom a stroke of the pen
rebro ptičjega peresa shaft, rib of a feather
s peresi okrašen klobuk a hat trimmed with feathers (ali plumes), a plumed hat
izpuliti peró to pluck a feather (iz peruti from the wing)
živeti od svojega peresa (figurativno) to live by one's pen

perút perutníca wing

pristriči komu perút, perutnícai (figurativno) to clip someone's wlngs
udarjati s perút, perutnícami to flap (ali to beat) one's wings
opeči si perút, perutnícai to singe one's feathers
piščančeva perút, perutníca (jed) the wing of a chicken
razpetina perút, perutnícai wingspread
udarec s perút, perutnícajo wing-beat

pès dog; (v otroškem jeziku) bowwow; figurativno (psovka) scoundrel, rascal, cur, dog

mlad pès pup, puppy
pès čuvaj house-dog, watchdog
pès na verigi arhaično bandog
pès jazbečar terrier
lovski pès hound
trop, povezka lovskih psov a pack of hounds, dog couple
pès mešanec mongrel; ZDA žargon mutt
mesarski pès, doga mastiff
morski pès shark
ovčarski pès shepherd dog
pès prepeličar spaniel
pès ptičar pointer
stekel pès mad dog
ljubitelj psov dog lover, arhaično cynophile
oddelek za pse dog box
konopec, vrvica za psa lead, leash, slip
reja psov breeding of dogs
sledilni pès bloodhound
lačen kot pès as hungry as a wolf
utrujen kot pès dogtired
biti na psu (figurativno) to be on one's beam-ends
naščuvati psa na koga to set the dog on someone
priti na psa to go to the dogs, to go down in the world, (žargon) to go to pot
vem, kam pès taco moli (figurativno) I know which way the wind blows
razumeti se kot pès in mačka to agree like cat and dog
živita (gledata se) kot pès in mačka they live (ali lead) a cat-and-dog life
pès, ki laja, ne grize his bark is worse than his bite
psom vstop prepovedan! no dogs admitted
pozor, hud pès! beware of the dog!
vidim, kam pès taco moli pri tebi I get your drift, I see what you're getting at

pést fist

polna pést a handful, a fistful
stisnjena pést clenched (ali closed) fist
na lastno pést (figurativno) on one's own account, on one's own
udarec s pestjo punch, žargon fourpenny one
pravica, pravo pésti club law, fist law
boriti, tepsti se s péstjó to brawl, to have a punch-up (ali fistfight)
groziti s péstjó to shake one's fist at someone
imeti koga v pésti (figurativno) to have someone in the hollow of one's hand
udariti po mizi s péstjó to bring one's fist down heavily on the table
v pést se smejati to laugh inwardly, to laugh up one's sleeve
dobil sem ga v pést (figurativno) I have got him into my clutches
iti (naprej) na lastno pést to go (ahead) on one's own
bíti, udariti s péstjó to punch, to strike with one's fist, to fist
udariti koga s péstjo to give someone a punch
borba, pretep s péstmi punch-up, fistfight, humoristično bout of fisticuffs
stisniti pésti to clench one's fists

pêta heel (tudi pri čevlju, nogavici)

nizka (visoka) pêta low (high) heel
čevlji z visokimi pêtmi highheeled shoes pl
Ahilova pêta Achilles' heel, (občutljivo mesto) (figurativno) tender (ali weak) spot, vulnerable point, weak point
od glave do pête from head to toe
na pêtah raztrgane nogavice socks pl worn out at the heel
on je džentlemen od glave do pête he is every inch a gentleman
biti (slediti) komu za pêtami to shadow (ali to dog) someone, to dog someone's steps, to be upon someone's heels
tik za pêtami to come close upon someone's heels, to pursue someone closely
vedno mi je za pêtami he is always on my heels, he is always following me about (ali dogging my footsteps)
lizati pête komu (figurativno) to fawn on someone
napraviti čevlju novo pêto to heel, to reheel a shoe
pokazati pête (pobrisati jo) to show a clean pair of heels, to take to one's heels, to run (ali to get) away
pête odnesti (figurativno) to escape
komaj je odnesel pête he narrowly escaped, he had a narrow escape
sedeti na pêtah to sit on one's heels
zavrteti se na pêtah to spin round on one's heels

péti (pôjem) to sing, (v cerkvi) to chant; (o zvonu) to ring; (ptice) to warble, to twitter, to chirp; (petelin) to crow; (pesnikovati) to be a poet, to compose poetry

péti v zboru to sing in a choir
péti z not brez vaje to sight-read
péti po notah to read music, to sing from a score (ali from music)
prenizko péti to sing too low, to sing flat
previsoko péti to sing too high, to sing sharp
péti (vesele) božične pesmi to sing (Christmas) carols, to go carol-singing
večglasno péti to sing in parts
enoglasno péti to sing in unison
učiti se péti to learn singing
začeti péti to intone, to begin to sing
napačno péti to sing out of tune
prav(ilno) péti to sing in tune
péti na vse grlo to sing at the top of one's voice
péti komu hvalo to sing someone's praises
péti vedno isto pesem (figurativno) to be always harping on the same theme
korakali so in peli na vse grlo they marched on, singing at the top of their voices

pijáča drink; beverage

alkoholna pijáča alcoholic drink
lahka (močna) pijáča soft (strong) drink
opojna pijáča intoxicating (strong, hard) drink; tipple
opojne pijáče pl spirits pl
najljubša pijáča favourite drink
zdrava pijáča wholesome drink
osvežujoča, osvežilna pijáča refreshing drink
brezalkoholna pijáča soft drink
pijáča iz visoke čaše long drink
jedača in pijáča food and drink
vdan pijáči addicted to drink
žgana pijáča spirituous (ali spiritous) liquor
sladna pijáča (pivo) malt liquor
trgovina z žganimi pijáčami liquor trade
biti vdan pijáči to be a great drinker, to drink hard, to be a (habitual) drunkard
dati za pijáčo komu to treat someone to a drink; to stand someone a glass (ali a drink), to stand treat to someone
vdati se pijáči to take to drink

piján drunk, drunken; inebriated; tipsy; intoxicated; in a drunken condition

biti piján to be drunk; evfemizem to be under the influence (ali under the weather)
piján je kot muha he is dead drunk, he is as drunk as a lord
piján kot mavra (as) tight as an owl
piján kot klada, do nezavesti dead (ali blind) drunk, pogovorno dead to the world; žargon sloshed, soused, sozzled, smashed, plastered; drunk and incapable
piján kot žolna (as) drunk as a lord (ali a fish, a fiddler)
piján krví (figurativno) drunk with blood
piján od veselja wild with joy
postati piján to get drunk
kadar je piján, ne ve, kaj govori when he is in his cups, he doesn't know what he's saying
voziti avto v pijánem stanju to drive while under the influence of drink (ali while intoxicated), pogovorno to drink-drive

píka (ločilo) full stop, stop, ZDA period; (na črki) dot; point

decimalna píka decimal point, point (2.5 = two point five)
prodajati na píke (točke) to sell on points
imeti koga na píki (figurativno) to bear (ali to owe) someone a grudge, to bear someone ill will, to have a grudge against someone, (pogovorno) to have a down on someone
vzeti koga na píko to seek out someone, ZDA žargon to put someone on the spot
tebe ima na píki he's gunning for you, he's got it in for you

pikánten (okus) piquant, sharp, hot, peppery, spicy; appetizing; (pripoved) piquant, racy, risqué, risky, salty, indecent

pikántna omaka hot (ali peppery) sauce
pikánten roman sexy novel

pikántnost piquancy; riskiness

dati pikántnost zgodbi to add spice to (ali to spice up, to pep up) a story

pikírati

1. aeronavtika to dive

pikírati naravnost na cilj to dive straight at (ali on) an objective

2. (zbosti ipd.) to pique (koga someone), botanika to prick out

pilót² aeronavtika pilot

drugi pilót copilot, second pilot
avtomatski pilót automatic pilot, pogovorno George
obalni pilót coastal (ali inshore) pilot
riba pilót pilot fish
brez pilóta pilotless
pilót za poskusne polete test pilot
napredovati v pilóta aeronavtika to get one's wings