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pokrovíteljstvo patronage; sponsorship

pod pokrovíteljstvom sponsored by
prevzeti pokrovíteljstvo nad čim to sponsor something
pod pokrovíteljstvom kake osebe under the aegis of someone

pomêsti to sweep up (ali away); to sweep up litter, to brush away; to clean by sweeping

pomêsti s čim (figurativno) to do away with something, to sweep something away (ali aside), to make a clean sweep
poméšan mixed; blended; mingled; miscellaneous; promiscuous

poslúžiti

poslúžiti (postreči) koga s čim to serve someone with something; (z jedjo) to help, to wait on someone, to serve
poslúžiti s hladnim narezkom to serve (someone with) cold meat
poslúžiti se to avail someone (of), to make use (of), (pri mizi) to help someone (s čim to something)
poslužite se! help yourself!, pogovorno dig in!

possession [pəzéšən] samostalnik
posest, lastništvo
množina zemljišče, nepremičnine
figurativno obsedenost
figurativno obvladanje (čustev), navdahnjenost (by)

pravno actual possession neposredna posest
pravno adverse possession priposestvovanje
pravno naked possession stvarna posest
to be in the possession of s.o. pripadati komu
to be in the possession of s.th. imeti kaj
to put in possession of oskrbeti koga s čim
to come into possession of dobiti v last
to take possession of vzeti (v posest), prisvojiti si
to have (gain) possession of a woman spolno občevati (z žensko)

possible¹ [pɔ́səbl] pridevnik
možen, mogoč (with pri; to komu; for za)
morebiten
pogovorno primeren, sprejemljiv, znosen

as soon as possible čim prej; takoj, ko bo mogoče
as much as possible kolikor je le mogoče

postréči to serve; to wait upon, to attend to; (z jedjo) to serve

postréči si (pri mizi) to help oneself
postrezite si, g. doktor! help yourself, please, doctor!
vam že strežejo?, ste že postreženi? (v trgovini) are you being attended to?
s čim vam naj postrežem? what can I do for you?, what can I show you?, what can I get you?
postregli so nam z vinom in pecivom we were offered wine and cakes
postregli vam bomo poceni in hitro we shall give you cheap and speedy service

povériti

povériti komu kaj to entrust something to someone, to commit something to someone's care, to confide something to someone
povériti koga s čim to entrust someone with something
ne moreš povériti take naloge otroku you cannot confide such a task to a mere child

praise² [préiz] prehodni glagol
hvaliti, pohvaliti; slaviti, poveličevati (for)

don't praise the day till it is over ne hvali dneva pred večerom
to praise to the skies hvalo peti, povzdigovati do neba, kovati v zvezde
to praise o.s. on a thing hvaliti se s čim

precedence [pri:sfídəns] samostalnik
predhodnost; prednost, prioriteta

to give (ali yield) precedence to dati komu prednost
to have precedence of s.th. biti pred čim (časovno)
to take precedence of imeti prednost, biti po činu najvišji
table of precedence službena prednostna lestvica
the order of precedence vrstni red

préj sooner, earlier; before, beforehand, previously; formerly, prior to; rather

préj ali slej sooner or later, some time or other
malo préj a while ago
čim préj tem bolje the sooner the better
čim préj as soon as possible, at your earliest convenience
préj kot ne as likely as not
vse préj kot anything but
dan préj the day before, on the preceding day
préj navedeni aforementioned, aforesaid
X.Y., préj Z.U. X.Y., formerly Z.U.
préj sovražnik kot prijatelj rather an enemy than a friend
toliko préj all the sooner
on je vse préj kot bogat he is anything but rich
moj položaj je vse préj kot siguren my position is anything but a safe one
préj kot odideš before your departure
ne da bi nas préj obvestil(i) without giving us any previous notice
nismo pisali préj, ker nismo vedeli vašega naslova we did not write before, not knowing your address
jaz bi préj (= rajši) (šel) kot... I would rather (ali I would sooner, I prefer to) (go) than...

preliminary¹ [prilimínəri] pridevnik (preliminarily prislov)
uvoden, pripravljalen, predhoden, sprejemen

preliminary to pred(čim)
preliminary advice predhodna objava, napoved
preliminary estimate predračun, precenitev
preliminary inquiry pravno predhodna preiskava; ekonomija predhodno povpraševanje
preliminary examination sprejemni izpit
preliminary measures pripravljalni ukrepi
preliminary work pripravljalno delo, predpriprava
medicina preliminary dressing zasilna obveza

prenéhati to stop (s čim sth, doing something); to cease, to finish; to desist (s, z from, from doing)

prenéhati s kajenjem to stop smoking
prenéhati z ognjem vojska to cease fire
prenéhati z naročnino časopisa to stop taking (ali to discontinue) a newspaper
prenéhati s plačevanjem to stop (ali to cease) payment
prenéhati z delom (ustaviti delo) to stop (ali to cease) work
prenéhati s čim (napraviti konec čemu) to bring something to a stop, to put a stop to something
prenehaj vendar s tem ropotom! do stop that noise!

present⁵ [prizént] prehodni glagol
dati, obdarovati (with s čim)
ponuditi, vročiti, pokloniti, podariti (to komu)
predstaviti koga (to komu)
vpeljati koga (at pri)
nuditi, kazati (vesel obraz)
ekonomija predložiti (račun, ček)
pravno vložiti (tožbo, prijavo), ovaditi (prestopek); pokazati, prikazati (igro, film); predlagati, priporočiti (koga za službo)
vojska prezentirati (puško), meriti (at na)

to present o.s. priti, prikazati se, predstaviti se, priglasiti se (for k), priti k izpitu
to present a message prinesti sporočilo
to present one's compliments izkazati komu spoštovanje
to present one's apologies opravičiti se

pretext¹ [prí:tekst] samostalnik
pretveza, izgovor, pretekst

on (ali under) pretext of pod pretvezo, z izgovorom
to make a pretext of izgovarjati se s čim

pride² [práid] glagol

to pride o.s. (up)on biti ponosen na kaj, ponašati se s čim

procés kemija, tehnika process

sodni procés trial, case, legal proceedings, lawsuit, action at law
napraviti kratek procés s čim (figurativno) to make short work of something
delovni procés operation, procedure
kazenski procés criminal suit
razvojni procés process of development (ali of evolution)
procés proti čarovniku (-ici) zgodovina trial for witchcraft
civilni procés civil action (ali suit)
dobiti (izgubiti) procés to win (to lose) a suit
voditi procés to carry on a lawsuit
grozili so nam s procésom they threatened to bring an action against us
začeti procés to file a suit
začeti procés proti to commence (ali to institute) legal proceedings against, to bring someone up for trial

profit¹ [prɔ́fit] samostalnik
ekonomija dobiček, korist
(često množina) dohodek, skupiček, čisti dohodek
pravno donos (od zemlje); korist, prednost

gross profit bruto dohodek
net profit neto dohodek
excess profit izredni dobiček
rate of profit profitna mera
to leave a profit prinesti dobiček
to make a profit on zaslužiti kaj s čim
to sell at a profit prodati z dobičkom
profit and loss account obračun
small profits quick returns majhen, a takojšen dobiček
to turn s.th. to profit obrniti kaj sebi v prid
to his profit v njegovo korist

profit² [prɔ́fit]

1. neprehodni glagol
imeti dobiček, narediti dobiček (by, from s čim)
biti koristen

2. prehodni glagol
koristiti komu (čemu), izkoriščati kaj

prolific [prəlífik] pridevnik (prolifically prislov)
ploden, rodoviten; poln česa, bogat (of, in s čim)

a measure prolific of much misery ukrep, ki ima za posledico veliko bridkost
a prolific writer ploden pisatelj

proportion¹ [prəpɔ́:šən] samostalnik
proporcija (tudi matematika)
sorazmerje, razmerje, skladnost; (sorazmeren) del, delež
(tudi množina) velikost, razsežnost, dimenzije
figurativno harmonija, simetrija

in proportion to v skladu s čim
out of proportion to ne v skladu s čim
matematika rule of proportion regeldetrija, sklepni račun