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oddájati to emit; to give off (radio) to broadcast, to transmit

oddájati sobe to let rooms
vrela voda oddaja paro boiling water gives off steam

oddáti to give away; (na pošti) to post; (pismo) to deliver

oddáti v najem to let, to lease (out), to let out on lease
oddáti sobe to let rooms
odda(ja)jo se sobe rooms to let
oddaj to pismo na pošti! post this letter!

odgovórnost responsibility; žargon the buck, the can

brez odgovórnosti without responsibility
na vašo odgovórnost at your risk
čut odgovórnosti sense of responsibility
na lastno odgovórnost on one's own account
poln odgovórnosti involving great responsibility, responsible
bati se odgovórnosti to be afraid of responsibility
odgovórnost je na tebi the responsibility rests on you
delati na lastno odgovórnost to act on one's own responsibility
izogniti se odgovórnosti to avoid (ali to shirk) responsibility
nositi polno odgovórnost to shoulder (ali to bear) one's full responsibility
naprtiti komu odgovórnost to pin responsibility on someone
napravi to na mojo odgovórnost do it and let me answer for it
obesili so mi vso odgovórnost za vrat (pogovorno) I was left holding the baby
odklanjati vso odgovórnost to disclaim all responsibility
poklicati na odgovórnost to call to account, to take someone to task; to hold someone responsible
prevzeti odgovórnost za kaj to take (the) responsibility for something, to take it upon oneself
jaz bom prevzel odgovórnost za ta korak I'll take responsibility for this step
prevzeti nezaželeno odgovórnost (figurativno, pogovorno) to carry the can (ali to be left holding the baby)
ne sprejeti, ne prevzeti odgovórnosti to accept no responsibility
osvoboditi, razrešiti, razbremeniti odgovórnosti to relieve of responsibility
otresti se odgovórnosti to shed (ali to shrug off) responsibilities
zahvaliti, naprtiti odgovórnost na to shift the responsibility on to, to pin responsibility on, (pogovorno) to pass the buck

okóli round, around; (približno) about, near, some

okóli vogala (čisto blizu) round the corner
okóli 100 (nekaj več) a hundred odd
okóli 10 let je tega ten years or so ago
okóli petih about five o'clock
okóli hiše round the house
vse okóli all round
tu nekje okóli around here
pričakuj me okóli treh! expect me at 3 o'clock, or thereabouts!
število znaša (je) okóli 3.000 the figure is in the region of 3,000
hoditi okóli to walk about
pogovor se je sukal okóli politike the conversation centred on politics
pogledal sem okóli sebe I looked round about me

ósemdeset eighty

ósemdeset let star 80 years old

ozíroma respectively; or

moja otroka sta stara deset ozíroma štirinajst let my children are ten and fourteen years old respectively
pretekli ozíroma sedanji deležnik the past and present participle respectively
ta avtomobila sta vredna 5.000 ozíroma 7.000 funtov these cars are worth 5,000 and 7,000 pounds respectively
gledališče je ozíroma naj bi bilo središče kulturnega življenja the theatre is or should be a centre of cultural life
spomenik naj bi postavili na trgu ozíroma v parku they should put the monument up in the square or in the park

pa and; but, however

pa četudi (al)though, even though
pa tudi (celó) če even if...
pa dobro well then
pa vendar (and) yet, still, nevertheless, but yet, for all that, notwithstanding
pa naj bo! then let it be!
kaj pa je? what is the matter (here)?
pa kaj zato (potem)? what of it?, so what?
moj oče pa moja mati my father and my mother
pa to je jasno! why, that is clear!
tako pravijo, pa jaz tega ne verjamem so they say, but I (myself) do not believe it
on lahkó to stori, pa vem, da ne bo he can do it, but I know he will not
prosili smo ga, on pa tega ni hotel storiti we asked him, but he would not do it
pa tudi če bi tako bilo... even so...

painter² [péintə] samostalnik
navtika vrv za privezovanje čolna

to cut the painter ločiti se, osamosvojiti se; sleng izginiti
to cut s.o.'s painter poslati koga stran, prekrižati komu račune
to let go the painter hrabro udariti

pára³ (hlapi) steam, vapour; (izparina) exhalation, fume, reek, evaporation

s polno páro at full speed, at full steam; full out
delam s polno páro I am working at high pressure
mlin na páro steam mill
delovati s polno páro to run full blast, to work full blast
povečati pritisk páre to get up (ali to raise) steam
spustiti páro to let off steam, to emit steam
s polno páro naprej full speed (ali full steam) ahead
ki ne prepušča, izpušča páre steam-tight

part³ [pa:t]

1. prehodni glagol
deliti, razdeliti, razčleniti; ločiti (prijatelje, sovražnike), razdreti (prijateljstvo)
ameriško počesati lase na prečo; podeliti, razdeliti (among med)
fiziologija izločati
kemija razstaviti, ločiti (kovine)

2. neprehodni glagol
ločiti se, raziti se, razdeliti se
navtika strgati se (sidrna vrv, kabel)
pogovorno ločiti se od denarja, plačati

to part company ločiti se, raziti se
let us part friends razidimo se kot prijatelji
navtika, sleng to part brass-rags razdreti prijateljstvo
to part with opustiti, ločiti se od česa, prodati, znebiti se
to part with s.o. odpustiti koga, posloviti se od koga
to part up with prodati, izročiti kaj

pás belt; girdle; (telesni, stas) waist; geografija zone

gol do pasu stripped to the waist
do pasu globoko v snegu waist-deep in snow
zaponka za pás buckle
mrzli (vroči) pás geografija frigid (torrid) zone
kilni pás medicina hernia truss; (prepasnica, ešarpa) sash
rešilni pás life belt, ZDA life preserver
pás z naboji cartridge belt
varnostni pás (avto, letalo) seat belt
pripnite si pasove, prosim! fasten your belts, please!
zadrgniti si pás (še za eno luknjo) to tighten one's belt, to pull in one's belt (another hole)
popustiti pás (po obilni jedi) (figurativno) to let out a reef
pás za nogavice, steznik ipd. suspender belt

pass³ [pa:s]

1. prehodni glagol
iti mimo (naprej, čez, skozi, preko); peljati mimo, prehiteti (npr. avto)
figurativno izpustiti, preskočiti, ne zmeniti se za kaj; narediti izpit; prekoračiti, preseči, presegati (it passes my comprehension tega ne razumem, presega moj razum)
ekonomija ne plačati (dividend); speljati skozi (žico), pogladiti (z roko); pasirati, pretlačiti (skozi sito); prebiti (čas), preživljati; podati (npr. sladkor), razpečavati (ponarejen denar)
šport podati (žogo)
pravno prenesti (premoženje na koga), izreči sodbo (on komu)
naložiti kazen; sprejeti (predlog), izglasovati (zakon); predati (npr. predsedstvo to komu)
priznati veljavnost, privoliti, potrditi, dopustiti; povedati (svoje mnenje on, upon o)
pripomniti, narediti (komu kompliment)
medicina izrezati (ledvične kamne), izprazniti (črevesa, mehur)

2. neprehodni glagol
iti, hoditi (along naprej, by mimo, over čez)
iti ven (out)
voziti se, potovati, prepotovati, priti, jahati; miniti, minevati (čas, bolečina); preminiti, umreti; priti v druge roke, pripasti (to komu)
preiti (iz trdega v tekoče stanje; from ... to)
zgoditi se, pripetiti se; krožiti, iti iz rok v roke; sloveti (for, as za, kot)
veljati za (material that passed for silk)
priti skozi, izdelati (izpit); preiti, izginiti, končati se
parlament biti sprejet (zakon), biti izglasovan, biti potrjen
pravno biti izrečen (sodba); preskočiti igro pri kvartanju, ne igrati

ekonomija to pass an account sprejeti obračun
to pass to s.o.'s account pripisati komu kaj
ameriško, sleng to pass the buck (ali baby) izogniti se odgovornosti; naprtiti odgovornost (to komu), zvaliti krivdo na koga
to bring to pass povzročiti
to come to pass pripetiti se
to pass the customs priti skozi carino, ocariniti
to pass s.th. to s.o.'s credit šteti komu kaj v dobro
to pass one's eye over preleteti kaj z očmi
figurativno to pass the hat pobirati prispevke
to pass hence umreti
to pass judgment obsojati koga
let that pass ne bomo več govorili o tem
to pass muster zadovoljiti, biti zadovoljiv
to pass a remark napraviti neumestno pripombo
it just passed through my mind pravkar mi je šinilo v glavo
it has passed into a proverb prišlo je v pregovor
to pass out of sight izginiti izpred oči, izgubiti kaj izpred oči
to pass s.o. over poslati koga komu
to pass the time prebiti čas
to pass the time of the day izmenjati pozdrave s kom
to pass water izprazniti mehur, urinirati
to pass one's word dati besedo
it will pass dobro je, šlo bo

past⁴ [pa:st] predlog
(časovno) čez (half past seven pol osmih, she is past forty ima čez 40 let)
figurativno brez, izven (dosega, območja, področja)

past all belief neverjeten
past comparison brez primere
past cure neozdravljiv
past comprehension popolnoma nerazumljiv
past endurance neznosen, nevzdržen
past hope brezupcn
past all shame popolnoma brez sramu
to be past one's Latin ne vedeti ne kod ne kam
he is past praying for ni mu več pomoči
pogovorno I wouldn't put it past him to bi mu zlahka pripisal

pekèl hell; inferno; infernal region; figurativno (peklenski hrup) pandemonium

pekèl na zemlji hell on earth
bil je pravi pekèl (figurativno) it was hell let loose

písati to write; (beležiti) to take down, to make a note (of), to make notes, to note down, to set down; (črkovati) to spell

písati po nareku to write from dictation
napačno písati besedo to misspell a word
písati čistopis to make a fair (ali clean, final) copy
písati koncept to write out a rough draft (ali copy)
písati čitljivo (nečitljivo) to write legibly (illegibly)
písati knjige to write books, to be an author
ona lepo piše she writes a nice (ali good, bold) hand
on grdo, nečitljivo piše he writes a cramped (ali niggling) hand
písati note to copy out music
písati na stroj to typewrite, to type
še enkrat, ponovno písati to rewrite
pravilno písati besedo to spell a word correctly
kako se piše ta beseda? how do you spell this word?
ta beseda se piše z -i- this word is spelt with an -i-
slabó písati to write badly, to scrawl
on ne piše, ampak čečka he writes an awful scrawl
písati pismo s črnilom to pen a letter
písati beležko s svinčnikom to jot down a note in pencil, to pencil a note
kako se pišete? what is your name?
kako pišete svoje ime? how do you spell your name?
pisal se je Brown kot ti he was surnamed Brown like you
obsežno, podrobno písati to write extensively, in detail
písati o slovstvu to write on literature
písati v običajni pisavi to write longhand
písati stenografsko to write shorthand
ne zna ne písati ne brati he is illiterate (ali analphabetic)
piši mi par vrstic (ob priložnosti)! drop me a line (occasionally)!
že dva tedna mi ni pisal I haven't heard from him for a fortnight (že pet tednov these five weeks)
písati komu v dobro to put down to someone's credit
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
piši me v uho! (žargon) go and fly a kite!, let me alone!, leave me in peace!

pocket¹ [pɔ́kit] samostalnik
žep, vrečka, torbica
britanska angleščina vreča (mera)
figurativno denar, denarno sredstvo
mineralogija votlina polna rude; biljardna luknja
vojska žep kotel, obkoljeno področje

aeronavtika air-pocket zražni žep
figurativno a deep pocket globok žep
to be in pocket imeti denar, prislužiti
to be out of pocket imeti izgubo, biti v denarni stiski
to be 5 dollars in (out of) pocket imeti 5 dolarjev dobička (izgube)
figurativno he will suffer in his pocket to se mu bo v denarnici poznalo
to have s.o. in one's pocket imeti koga v oblasti
to have pockets to let imeti prazen žep
to line one's pockets zaslužiti mnogo denarja
out-of-pocket expenses (plačani) izdatki
to pay out of one's own pocket plačati iz svojega žepa
to pick a pocket ukrasti iz žepa
figurativno to put one's hand in one's pocket seči globoko v žep
to put one's pride in one's pocket ponižati se

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

poglèd look; gaze; (hiter, bežen) glance, glimpse; (prizor) view, sight, spectacle, prospect; (v dal javo) vista

poglèd na view of
v tem poglèdu in this respect
v vsakem poglèdu in every respect, in every way
v poglèdu (gledé)... in view (of), with regard (to), in consideration (of), in respect (of), as regards
na prvi poglèd at first sight
bežen poglèd a hasty glance
skriven poglèd furtive glance
zli poglèd the evil eye
poglèd v prihodnost looking ahead
poglèd v stran, poševen poglèd sidelong look, look out of the corner of one's eye
skrit poglèdom out of sight, hidden from view
vsem poglèdom izpostavljen kraj a very conspicuous place
imeti mil poglèd to have soft eyes
on ima oster poglèd he has a sharp eye
imeti zdrav poglèd na kaj to take a sane view of something
dvigniti poglèd proti nebu to look up, to cast one's eyes up to heaven
iskati koga s poglèdom to look round for someone
njegov poglèd je izražal prezir his look was full of scorn, he did not conceal his scorn
nuditi žalosten poglèd to offer a sorry spectacle
odvrniti svoj poglèd to look away, (od česa) to take one's eyes off something
ošinila ga je z grdim poglèdom (pogovorno) she gave him a dirty look
lepota, ki privlači vse poglède riveting beauty, arhaično beauty which is the cynosure of every eye
ustaviti, zadržati svoj poglèd na čem to let one's eyes dwell on something
videti na prvi poglèd to see at a glance
umakniti se poglèdom ljudi to keep out of people's sight
vreči poglèd na to glance at, to take a look at, to cast a look at, pogovorno to take a gander (ali a shufti) at
zapičiti poglèd v to rivet one's eyes on, to rivet one's gaze on

pogòj condition; term; stipulation; clause; understanding; pravo proviso

pod pogòjem on condition, under the proviso
s pogòjem, da... on condition that..., provided that...
pod istim pogòjem on the same condition
pod kakšnimi pogòji? on what conditions (ali terms)?
pod sedanjimi pogòji under present conditions
pod nobenim pogòjem not on any terms, on no account
delovni pogòji working conditions
plačilni pogòji terms pl of payment
prodajni pogòji terms pl of sale
življenjski pogòji living conditions pl
predaja brez pogòjev vojska unconditional surrender
diktirati svoje pogòje to dictate one's terms
izpolniti pogòje to fulfil (the) conditions
radi bi spoznali vaše pogòje we should like to know your conditions
(po)staviti kot pogòj za... to stipulate as a condition for...
staviti kot pogòj to make it a condition
kot pogòj staviti, da... to stipulate that...
predati se brez pogòjev vojska to surrender unconditionally
sprejeti pogòje to accept the conditions
sporočite nam, prosimo, svoje pogòje! let us know your terms, please!
vztrajati pri (svojih) pogòjih to abide by (one's) conditions
postaviti pogòj, da... to make it a proviso that...

pogóvor conversation; talk, talking; discourse; discussion; (kramljanje) chat, chatting; (v dvoje) dialogue; (s samim seboj) soliloquy, monologue; colloquy; (pri mizi) table talk; (o nepomembnih stvareh) small talk, everyday talk; (le o svoji stroki) shop, ZDA shoptalk; (med štirimi očmi) a talk in private

telefonski pogóvor call
nujen (telefonski) pogóvor emergency (ali priority) call
predmet pogóvora subject of conversation, subject under discussion
ona je predmet pogóvora vsega mesta she is the talk of the whole town
biti v pogóvoru s kom to be in conversation with someone
napeljati pogóvor na kak predmet to introduce a subject
menjati predmet pogóvora to change the subject, to turn the conversation round (to another topic)
opustiti pogóvor o kakem predmetu to let the subject drop
pustimo pogóvor o tem! let's drop the subject!
pridružiti se pogóvoru to join in a (ali the) conversation
prekiniti svoj pogóvor to stop talking, to break off
stopiti v pogóvor, začeti pogóvor s kom to get, to enter into conversation with someone
podaljšati telefonski pogóvor (čez tri minute) to extend a call (beyond three minutes)
prijaviti telefonski pogóvor to book a call
spustiti se v pogóvor s kom, zaplesti koga v pogóvor to engage someone in conversation
udeležiti se pogóvora to take part in a conversation, to follow a conversation
vzdrževati pogóvor (figurativno) to keep the ball rolling