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plačljív payable; to be paid

biti plačljív to fall due, to become due (ali to mature)
plačljív ob predložitvi payable on presentation (ali at sight)
vnaprej plačljív payable in advance
plačljív ob dostavi, izročítvi cash on delivery

plačník payer

on je točen plačník he is punctual (ali prompt) in his payments, he pays on the nail

plague¹ [pléig] samostalnik
medicina kuga
figurativno muka, nadloga, udarec, kazen
pogovorno pokora, nadloga (človek)

plague on it! naj gre k vragu!
plague boil kužna bula

plain¹ [pléin] pridevnik (plainly prislov)
preprost, enostaven, navaden; brez okraskov, preprost (soba itd.); nevzorčast, enobarven (blago); črno-bel (fotografija, risba); nemikaven, neprivlačen, neuglajen (obraz, dekle); jasen, razumljiv, nedvoumen, brez ovinkov (pogovor), očiten, razločen; nerazredčen (alkohol); odkrit, pošten; srednji, nepomemben, povprečen
metalurgija nelegiran (npr. jeklo); raven, plosk (dežela)
figurativno gol, čist (nesmisel)

plain clothes civilna obleka
plain cooking domača kuhinja
plain card navadna karta (razen kralja, dame in fanta)
plain fare domača hrana
as plain as plain can be; ali as plain as the nose on one's face; ali plain as a pikestaff; ali as plain as point jasno kot beli dan
plain dealer poštenjak, odkrit človek
plain dealing odkritost, iskrenost, pošteno trgovanje
plain knitting gladko pletenje (same desne)
in plain English; ali in plain language brez ovinkov, naravnost (povedati)
plain living preprost način življenja
plain paper nečrtan papir
plain sewing bela vezenina, šivanje belega perila
plain speaking odkrito govorjenje
plain truth čista resnica
to be plain with naravnost komu povedati

plan² [plæn] prehodni glagol
planirati, načrtovati, napraviti načrt
figurativno snovati, umisliti
ameriško nameravati

to plan on računati na kaj, zanašati se na kaj
planned economy plansko gospodarstvo
planned parenthood načrtovanje družine

plane³ [pléin] samostalnik
ravnina, ravan, nižina
geometrija ploskev
figurativno stopnja, višina, nivo, raven
pogovorno letalo
mineralogija glavni hodnik v rudniškem rovu

figurativno on the upward plane v vzponu
on the same plane as na istem nivoju kot

planíti

planíti na to fall upon, to leap on, to rush upon, to dash upon, to set upon, to pounce on (upon, at)
planíti noter to rush in
planíti na koga to rush at someone
planíti kvišku to rise impetuously
planíti na sovražnika to charge the enemy
planíti za čem to make a dash for something
planíti (navaliti) na vlak to pile into a train
kri ji je planila v obraz the blood rushed to her face

plant² [pla:nt] prehodni glagol
saditi, posaditi (in v)
zasaditi (with s, z)
posejati (on na, with s, z)
polagati (ribe, ikre v vodo); naseliti, kolonizirati, ustanoviti (naselje, društvo), urediti, okrasiti, posaditi z drevjem
figurativno vcepiti (misel); postaviti, podtakniti, vtihotapiti (npr. špijona)
sleng pritisniti, udariti koga, prebosti z bodalom
sleng skriti ukradeno blago
sleng podtakniti komu kaj, pustiti koga na cedilu

to plant s.th. on s.o. podtakniti komu kaj
to plant out posaditi v presledkih
to plant o.s. postaviti se, vtihotapiti se (npr. za špijona)

plaster² [plá:stə] prehodni glagol
ometati (zid), beliti, premazati z mavcem, štukirati; nalepiti (obliž, plakat, nalepke on, to)
pripraviti ovitek
pogovorno obmetavati (s kamni, bombami)
figurativno zasipati (s hvalo)

to plaster down nalepiti
to plaster over premazati z mavcem, figurativno ublažiti (bolečino)

platter [plǽtə] samostalnik
pladenj, velik (lesen) krožnik
ameriško, sleng gramofonska plošča

figurativno on a platter kot na pladnju, igraje (dobiti)

plávati to swim; (stvari, na vodi) to float, (s tokom) to drift

plávati pod vodo to swim under water
plávati v, po zraku to hover
plávati na hrbtu to swim on one's back
plávati eno miljo to swim a mile
bočno plávati to swim on one's side
plávati proti toku to swim against the current
plávati s tokom (figurativno) to swim with the tide (ali with the current)
plávati kot riba to swim like a fish
plávati čez reko, jezero, Rokavski preliv to swim a river, a lake, the Channel
plávati kot kamen to swim like a stone, to swim like a tailor's goose, to swim like a brick
plávati v krvi (figurativno) to be steeped (ali to welter) in blood
plávati v solzah to be bathed in tears, to brim with tears
on plava v denarju he is rolling in money
klet je plavala v vinu the cellar was swimming in wine
olje plava na vodi oil floats on water
predaleč (ven) plávati to swim out of one's depth
plutovina plava v vodi cork floats in water

play¹ [pléi] samostalnik
igra (na srečo, za stavo, za zabavo, športna), zabava, šala; igranje, kvartanje, poteza (pri šahu)
figurativno igra (besed, barv, valov, žarkov itd.)
gledališče gledališka igra, predstava
glasba igranje, predvajanje, glasbeno delo; spretno ravnanje s čim (običajno v sestavljenkah npr. swordplay)
delovanje, dejavnost, torišče
tehnično toleranca
figurativno svoboda gibanja
ameriško, sleng manever, (zvijačen) poskus za dosego česa
ameriško, sleng publiciteta, poznanost, propaganda

at the play v gledališču
to be at play igrati se
to bring (ali call, put) into play spraviti v pogon, izkoristiti
to come into play začeti delati, stopiti v akcijo
child's play otročarija, igračkanje
fair play pošteno ravnanje
foul play nepošteno ravnanje
in full play v polnem teku, v polnem pogonu
to give free play to one's fancy dati domišljiji prosto pot
to give the rope more play zrahljati vrv
as good as a play zelo zabavno in zanimivo
grandstand play razkazovanje
figurativno to hold in play zaposliti (koga s čim)
high play kvartanje za debel denar
in play še v igri (kvartanje), za šalo
it is your play ti imaš potezo (šah), ti igraš (karte)
out of play ne več v igri (kvartanje)
lively play of fantasy živahna domišljija
to make play imeti uspeh; utruditi preganjalce (pri lovu)
to make a play for potegovati se za naklonjenost
to make play with postavljati se, bahati se
that was pretty play to je bilo dobro (zaigrano)
a play on words besedna igra

play² [pléi]

1. neprehodni glagol
igrati (for za)
šaliti se, zabavati se, igračkati se; začeti igrati (karte), napraviti potezo, biti na potezi (šah); poigravati se (barve, valovi, žarki itd.); streljati (top), brizgati (vodomet), sijati
tehnično imeti prostor za gibanje, imeti toleranco, premikati se (bat), biti v pogonu; biti primeren za igro (igrišče)

2. prehodni glagol
gledališče igrati, uprizoriti
šport nastopiti, igrati proti, sprejeti igralca v moštvo; uperiti (žaromet, luč, vodni curek) na koga; ustreliti (iz topa)
tehnično spraviti v pogon, upravljati (stroj), obvladati

to play along with sodelovati, v en rog trobiti s kom
to play it cagey biti previden, omahovati
figurativno to play both ends against the middle previdno, rafinirano ravnati
to play ball with s.o. pošteno postopati s kom
to play booty prevarati
figurativno to play one's cards well (badly) (ne)spretno manevrirati
to play s.o. dirt izigrati koga
to play the devil (ali deuce) with prekrižati komu račune
to play by ear igrati po posluhu
to play fair (foul) pošteno (nepošteno) ravnati
to play s.o. false izdati koga
to play the fool zganjati neumnosti
to play a fish utruditi ribo na trnku
to play fast and loose with zlorabljati koga
to play the game držati se pravil, pošteno ravnati
to play to the gallery šopiriti se pred javnostjo
to play guns on obstreljevati
to play into s.o.'s hands koristiti drugemu, pomagati komu
to play one's hand for all it is worth izrabiti vsako priliko, uveljaviti vse svoje zmožnosti
to play the knave varati
to play a good knife and fork jesti z apetitom
to play the horses staviti na konjskih dirkah
to play for love igrati za zabavo ne za denar
sleng to play it (low) on izigrati koga, zlorabiti
to play a joke (ali prank, trick) on potegniti koga za nos
to play the races staviti na konjskih dirkah
to play a part igrati vlogo, pretvarjati se
to play possum hliniti spanje
to play upon the square pošteno ravnati
to play safe previdno ravnati, ne tvegati
to play second fiddle imeti podrejen položaj
to play a good stick dobro sabljati
to play for time zavlačevati, poskušati pridobiti na času
to play truant (ali hooky) neopravičeno izostati od pouka
to play s.o. a mean trick prevarati koga
to play tricks with nagajati
to play (up)on igrati na, figurativno izrabljati koga
to play (up)on words zbijati šale, igrati se z besedami
to play with igrati se s, z; lahkomiselno ravnati s

pláža² (literarna itd.) trash; trashy goods pl; rubbish; poor stuff

literarna pláža (figurativno) tripe
kar on piše, je pláža he writes rubbish, he's a hack

plea [pli:] samostalnik
izgovor, opravičilo; prošnja (for)
pravno obramba, zagovor, ugovor, priziv, pledoaje

pravno to put in a plea; ali to make a plea vložiti priziv
pravno plea of guilty priznanje krivde
on (ali under) the plea of (that) kot izgovor za (da)

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

plitvína (pregaz, brod) ford; shoal; flat

poln plitvín shoaly
ladja je zavozila na plitvíno the ship ran aground on a shoal

pljúskati pljúskniti to splash, to plash; to dash; to splatter

pljuskajoč splashy, plashy
valovi pljuskajo ob obalo the waves are breaking on the beach

plod² [plɔd]

1. neprehodni glagol
vleči se, vlačiti se, s trudom hoditi (along, on)
figurativno truditi se, garati, guliti se (at, on, upon)

2. prehodni glagol
s trudom si utirati pot (to plod one's way)

plume² [plu:m] prehodni glagol
okrasiti s peresi; čistiti perje (ptič)

to plume o.s. on postavljati se s čim, kititi se s tujim perjem