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plazíti se to creep; to crawl; (skrivaj) to sneak; figurativno (klečepaziti) to cringe (pred to), to fawn, to grovel

plazíti se se pred kom (figurativno) to lick someone's boots (ali shoes)

pledírati to plead, to speak (za for, proti against)

pledírati za kaj to speak in favour (ali for) something

plemenít (poreklo) noble, wellborn, of noble (ali gentle) birth; highborn; (po duhu) noble-minded, high-minded, magnanimous, generous, liberal; (plemiški) titled, aristocratic, patrician; (kovina) precious; (konj) highbred, thoroughbred

plemenítega rodu of noble (ali gentle) birth

plén prey; booty; loot; plunder, plunderage; spoils pl, arhaično rapine

postati (biti) lahek plén to become (to be) easy prey (ali fair game) for
bogat plén rich booty
lovski plén game, quarry
vojni plén booty, spoils pl of war
razdeliti si plén to divide the spoils

pleníca VB nappy, (formalno) napkin; ZDA diaper; (povoji) swaddling clothes, swaddling bands, swathing bands

zaviti v pleníce to change a baby, to change a baby's nappy (ali diaper), to swaddle

plés dance, dancing; ball; (zabava) dancing party; pogovorno hop; figurativno (prepir ipd.) row, quarrel

domač, hišni carpet dance, pogovorno humoristično knees-up
odpreti, začeti plés to open a ball
plés v maskah fancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade, (ki se konča opolnoči) Cinderella dance, Cinderella
mrtvaški plés danse macabre, dance of death
Vidov plés St. Vitus's (ali Vitus') dance
sedaj se plés začne! (figurativno) now the fun begins!
Vas smem prositi za prihodnji plés? may I have the next dance?

pléšast bald, bald-headed; hairless

pléšasta glava bald head, bald pate
nekoliko pléšast balding, baldish
popolnoma pléšast as bald as an egg (ali a coot, a billiard ball)
posta(ja)ti pléšast to grow bald (ali hairless), to lose hair

plíma high tide, high water, flood tide; flow; flux

najnižja plíma neap, neap tide
največja plíma spomladi spring tide
plíma in oseka the tides pl, ebb and flow, flux and reflux, high and low tide
plíma prihaja the tide is rising, there is an incoming (ali rising) tide, the tide is coming in
plíma odhaja the tide is falling, there is an ebb tide, the tide is going out

plín gas

izpušni plín exhaust gas, burnt gas
eksplozivni plín explosive gas
gorilni plín combustible gas, fuel gas, heating gas
pogonski plín power gas
bojni plín chemical weapon, poison gas
solzivi plín tear gas
močvirski plín marsh gas
pokalni plín explosive gas
premogovniški, jamski plín blackdamp
smejalni plín laughing gas
svetilni plín lighting gas, illuminating gas
strupeni plín poison gas
jamski eksplozivni plín firedamp
razredčen plín rarefied (ali rarified) gas
neprepusten za plín gastight
s polnim plínom at full throttle
rezervoar za plín gasholder, gasometer, gas tank
motor na plín gas engine, gas motor
pedal, vzvod za plín avtomobilizem accelerator, ZDA gas pedal, aeronavtika throttle lever
izbruh plína gas explosion
uhajanje plína gas leak
napeljava plína gas fittings pl
oskrba s plínom, dovod plína gas supply
pridobivanje plína gas production
neprepusten za plín gas-proof, gastight
zaščita pred strupenim plínom precautions against poison gas, gas-warfare defences, chemical-warfare defences
metalec plína vojska poison-gas mortar
zastrupljen s plínom gassed
zastrupitev s plínom gas poisoning
vonj, duh po plínu smell of gas
vojna, vojskovanje s plínom gas warfare, chemical war (ali warfare)
dati plín to step on the gas, to put one's foot down, to open the throttle
odvzeti plín to cut off the gas
spremeniti v plín to gasify
razvijati plín to evolve gas
prižgati plín to light (ali to turn on) the gas
kuhati na plínu to cook by gas
napasti s plínom to gas
ugasiti plín to turn the gas off, (priviti, da manj gori) to turn the gas down

plínski gas(-)

plínska bomba gas bomb
plínska cev gas pipe
plínska celica gas chamber
plínski generator gas generator
plínska granata gas shell
plínsko gretje gas heating
plínska (grelna) peč gas stove
plínski gorilnik gas burner, gas ring
plínski koks gas coke
plínski kuhalnik gas cooker
plínski instalater gas fitter
plínska luč, svetloba gaslight
plínski motor gas engine, gas motor
plínska mrežica gas mantle
plínska mešanica gas mixture
plínski napad gas attack
plínska maska vojska gas mask, respirator
plínska napeljava gas main, gas supply, gas pipes pl
plínsko olje gas oil, Diesel oil
plínska kopalna peč gas stove for baths (ali bathrooms) VB geyser
plínska pečica gas stove
plínski plamen gas flame, gas jet
plínski pritisk gas pressure
plínski preplah gas alarm
plínski puhalnik gas blower
plínska razsvetljava gaslight, gas lighting
plínska svetilka gas lamp, (cestna) gas street lamp
plínski štedilnik gas range, gas stove
plínska turbina gas turbine
plínski vonj smell of gas
plínska žarnica incandescent (gas) light
protiplinska obramba anti-gas defence
protiplinska oprema gas defence equipment
protiplinsko zaklonišče anti-gas shelter

pljúča lungs pl; humoristično bellows pl; (zaklanih živali) lights pl

krilo pljúč lobe of the lungs, pulmonary lobe
železna pljúča medicina iron lung
bolan na pljúčih suffering from a lung complaint; affected (ali diseased) in the lungs, consumptive
vnetje pljúč inflammation of the lungs, pneumonia
dihati s polnimi pljúči to breathe (ali to inhale) deeply

pljúsk splash; plash

pljúsk, je padel v vodo plop (ali plunk), he fell into the water

plód fruit; (v telesu) foetus, embryo; (poljski plodovi) crops pl; (dela) product, yield

dajati, prinašati bogate plódove to bear (ali to bring, to produce, to yield) rich fruit
uživati plódove svojih prizadevanj to reap the fruits of one's endeavours

plôšča plate; plaque; table; (fotografska, steklena, kovinska) plate; (lesena, kamnita, marmorna) slab; (za napis) tablet

bronasta plôšča bronze tablet
fotografska plôšča photographic plate
gramofonska plôšča record, disc, ZDA disk
hladna plôšča (jed) cold meat
kuhalna plôšča hot plate
marmorna plôšča marble slab
mikro gramofonska plôšča long-playing record
spominska plôšča memorial plaque
stikalna plôšča (elektrika) switchboard
votivna plôšča votive tablet
obložiti s plôščmi to slab
odkriti (postaviti) spominsko plôščo to unveil (to put up) a commemorative (ali memorial) tablet
posneti na gramofonsko plôščo to record
(avtomatski) menjalec plôšč glasba record changer

plóvba navigation; shipping; sailing; (potovanje) (sea) voyage

rečna plóvba river (ali inland) navigation
vozni red plóvbe sailing timetable, sailing list
obalna plóvba coasting
morska plóvba sea navigation, seafaring
ladja dolge plóvbe ocean-going vessel

plúnka glasba lute; harp

igrati na plúnko to play the lute (ali the harp)

po after; on, upon; at, by; over; through; according to

po abecednem redu in alphabetical order
po božiču after Christmas
po tej ceni at this price
po 10 tolarjev kos at ten tolars each
po dolžini lengthwise
po dva by twos, two by two, two at a time
po vsej Evropi all over Europe
(samó) po imenu (only) in name
po kopnem in po morju by land and sea
po mestu about (ali through) the town
po vsem mestu all over the town
kot po maslu (figurativno) like clockwork
po kakovosti by quality
po malem little by little, by degrees
po mojem mnenju in my opinion, to my mind
po meri by measure
po modi after the fashion
po naravi from nature
po naročilu by order
narejen po naročilu made to order
po naključju by accident, by chance
po nesreči unfortunately, as ill luck would have it
po možnosti if possible
odvetnik po poklicu lawyer by profession
po navodilu as instructed
po pravilu by rule
po petkrat five times running
po pravici by rights, of right
po mojem računu by my reckoning
po poslu, po poslih on business, on an errand
po rojstvu by birth
imenovan po stricu named after his uncle
po sobi about the room
po vsem svetu all over the world, all the world over
po njegovi smrti after his death
po ulici along the street
po uvidevnosti at discretion
po vodi by water
po tem vzorcu following (ali on, after) this pattern
po vrednosti in value
enak po velikosti equal in size
po deset ur nepretrgoma ten hours at a stretch
po vsem after all
po angleškem zakonu under (the) English law
po zraku by air
po spominu from memory
po planu according to the plan (ali scheme)
po vrsti in order, one after another, every one in his turn
po vaši želji according to your wish
takoj po moji vrnitvi immediately upon my return
po prejemu tega pisma on receipt of this letter
po meni je I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
če bi bilo po tebi, bi se svet podrl if you had your way, the world would go to ruin
če vam je po volji if you choose, if you care
to ni po mojem okusu that is not to my taste
dobivati časopis po pošti to receive one's newspaper by post
igrati po posluhu to play by ear
po starosti sta enaka they are the same age
iti po vodo to fetch water, to go for water
šel je ponj (po njega) he went to fetch him
peti po notah to read music, to sight-read
poslati po zdravnika to send for the doctor
poslali so po zdravnika the doctor has been (oziroma was) sent for
pridi pome (po mene)! come and fetch me!
potoval sem po vsej Afriki I travelled all over Africa
priseči po krivem to perjure oneself, to commit perjury
prišel sem k tebi po nasvet I have come to you for advice
risati po naravi to draw from nature (ali life)
sklepati po čem to infer from
soditi po zunanjosti to judge by appearances
po vsem, kar sem slišal... from all I heard...
sprehajati se po palubi to walk (ali to pace) the deck
sprehajati se, hoditi po soncu (dežju) to walk in the sun (in the rain)
udaril me je po glavi (ustih) he hit me on the head (he struck me in the mouth)
voditi koga po mestu to show someone round the town

poánta point, sting, tag; (zbadljivka) quip

poánta šale, dovtipa the cream (ali point) of the joke
šala s poánto a jest with a sting in it (ali in the tail)

poapnênje calcination

poapnênje žil medicina sclerosis (ali hardening) of the arteries

pobírati pobráti to collect; to gather; to pick up; to take up

pobírati, pobráti prostovoljne prispevke to make (ali to take up) a collection
pisma se pobirajo petkrat dnevno there are five collections (of letters) a day