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plávž smelting furnace, blast furnace; tall iron blastfurnace

dva plávža sta v obratu two furnaces are in blast

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

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

plémstvo nobility; aristocracy; pogovorno the nobles; (visoko) peers pl, peerage, nobility; (nižje) gentry; noble rank

višje in nižje plémstvo the nobility and the gentry

plenáren plenary

plenárna seja plenary session
plenárno prislov plenarily, in full session

plézati to climb; to scale up; to clamber up; to scramble up; (o rastlini) to climb, to creep

plézati na drog, po vrvi (z rokami in nogami) to swarm up a pole, a rope
plézati na drevo to climb up a tree
plézati po lestvi to climb a ladder
plézati triglavsko steno to scale the Triglav wall

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

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

pljúniti to spit; žargon to glob; to expectorate

pljúniti na kaj to spit upon something
pljúniti komu v obraz to spit in someone's face
pljuni v roke! (figurativno) pull up your socks!; put a jerk in it!

plót (lesen) fence, (iz desk) (gradbišča) hoarding; (iz kolov) paling, palisade; (ograda) enclosure; (kamnit) (dead) hedge

obdati, ograditi s plótom to hedge in, to fence in, to enclose

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)

pobít killed; defeated; knocked down; figurativno downhearted, downcast

biti pobít to be in low (ali poor) spirits, to be dispirited (ali low-spirited)

pobótnica receipt

proti pobótnici on (ali against) receipt
pavšalna pobótnica receipt in full
dati, izstaviti pobótnico za to give a receipt for, to make out a receipt for
napisati, izdati pobótnico to give a receipt, to receipt

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

poberi se! be off!, clear off!, be off with you!, get out!, clear out!, go away!, begone!, arhaično get you gone!
pobráti jo (figurativno) to get away, to decamp, to take to one's heels, to steal away, to go away, to slope off
vse (zase) pobráti to sweep everything into one's net
epidemija je pobrala polovico prebivalcev the epidemic carried off half of the population
pobráti davek to raise tax, to levy (tax)
pobráti šila in kopita to pack up bag and baggage, to pack up one's goods and chattels
pobráti se (oditi) humoristično to toddle
poberi se odtod! take yourself off; pogovorno scram!, beat it!

počásen slow (v, pri of, in); tardy; (len) sluggish; (bolezen) lingering

počásen in siguren slow but sure
počásen in vztrajen slow and steady
počásen delavec slow worker
počásen tok slow current
počásna rast slow growth
ne bodi (tako) počásen! don't dawdle!, don't be such a slowcoach!
biti počásne pameti to be slow on the uptake

počási slow, slowly

vozite počási! slow!, slow down!
(le) počási! take your time!
počási voziti to drive slowly
počási delujoč strup slow poison
on počási dojema he is slow on the uptake
počási napredovati to make slow progress
počási se daleč pride more haste, less speed; easy does it
on dela počási in zanesljivo he is slow but sure
kar počási! (se nikamor ne mudi) easy does it!, take it easy!

počívati to rest, to take one's rest; to repose; (o tovarni) to be idle, to be at a standstill; (spati) to sleep, to be dormant; (biti neobdelan, zemlja) to lie fallow; (biti pokopan) to lie

tukaj počiva (počivajo) here lies (lie)
tukaj počiva v miru... here rests in peace...
naj v miru počiva! may he rest in peace!
počívati na stolu to take the weight off one's feet, pogovorno to have a sit-down

pod under; below, beneath

pod ceno for less than the value
pod mojo častjo beneath my dignity
pod drevesom under a tree
pod Henrikom IV under Henry IV
pod ničlo below zero
pod napačnim imenom under a false name, under an assumed name
pod vsako kritiko beneath criticism
pod milim nebom under the open sky
pod pokroviteljstvom under the patronage of
pod mojimi nogami below my feet
pod ognjem treh baterij vojska under the fire of three batteries
pod pečatom tajnosti under a pledge of secrecy
pod pretvezo, pod izgovorom under the pretext (of)
pod roko (figurativno) secretly
pod hribom at the foot of the hill
pod (s) pogojem on condition that...
pod njegovim vladanjem in his reign
pod vplivom influenced by...
pod zemljo underground
pod 20 let starosti under 20 years of age
pod kaznijo globe under the penalty of a fine
pod smrtno kaznijo under pain of death
osebe pod 30 leti the under-thirties
on je pod copato (figurativno) he is henpecked; he is tied to his wife's apron strings, the mare is the better horse
biti pod orožjem to be under arms
ničesar ne imeti za pod zob not to have a bite to eat
dajte to pod ključ! put it under lock and key!
pasti pod stečaj to go bankrupt, to fail
prodajati pod lastno ceno to sell below cost price
stanovati pod streho (v mansardi) to live in a garret
storil je to pod pritiskom he did it under pressure
šibiti se pod bremenom to sink under the load

podkován iron-shod, furnished with nails (ali hobnails)

podkován z žeblji (čevlji) hobnailed; (konj) shod
podkován za (na) led calked
biti dobro podkován v (figurativno) to be well versed in, to be well up in, to be proficient in
v tem predmetu sem dobro podkován I've had a good grounding in this subject

podkrepítev corroboration; substantiation; confirmation; emphasis

v podkrepítev česa in corroboration of something