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pósteljen

pósteljni okvir bedstead
pósteljna posoda chamber pot, (za bolnika, za podkladanje) bedpan
pósteljno perilo bed linen

poštêno prislov honestly, fair, honourably, fair and square; above board, squarely, loyally

poštêno ravnati to act honestly, to play fair
(bodi) poštêno povedano (it should) in fairness (be) said
poštêno se lotiti dela to set to work in earnest
poštêno vzeti pot pod noge to put one's best foot forward

pótok brook; rivulet; stream; ZDA creek

pótok krvi (solz) a stream of blood (of tears)
pot mu je v pótokih tekel po hrbtu the sweat streamed down his back

právi -a, -o right, the right one; proper; (neponarejen) natural, pure, genuine, unadulterated; perfect, quite a; (resnlčen) real, true, veritable, authentic, actual; (točen) accurate, correct; (zvest) true, true-blue; (iskren) sincere, felt

právi, -a, -o brat full brother
práva sestra full sister
právi, -a, -o denar good money
právo zlato pure gold, genuine (ali real) gold
právi, -a, -o kot geometrija rectangle
práva pot the right way
právi, -a, -o mož (človek) the right man
právi, -a, -o mož na pravem mestu (figurativno) a square peg in a square hole
o právem času in due course, at the right time, in the nick of time
na právem mestu in the proper place
právi, -a, -o Francoz, ta možakar! a true Frenchman, that man!
právi, -a, -o pravcati bedak a regular fool, a prize idiot
právi, -a, -o pravcati lopov an arrant knave, a confirmed rascal
právi, -a, -o pravcati detektiv a real, live detective
to je právi, -a, -o mož this is a real man
on je právi, -a, -o avtor te knjige he is the true author of this book
on ni čisto pri právi, -a, -o (pameti) he is not quite in his senses
on je práva ničla (figurativno) he is a mere cipher
to je práva sreča it is a piece of real good luck
to ne gre čisto po právem (figurativno) there is some skulduggery in it, I suspect foul play
ni nobene práve razlike med njima there is no real difference between the two
imeli smo právo poplavo doma we have had a real inundation at home
naleteti na právega to meet one's match
priti na právo mesto to come to the proper place
urezal si se v prst, práva reč! you have cut your finger, what's that? (ali it's nothing to make a fuss about)

precéj² (mnogo) a great deal, a good deal of; in no small measure; much, many; pretty; rather; quite a few

precéj (kar) dober rather good
precéj dolgo a pretty long time
precéj pozno rather late
precéj denarja a great deal of money
precéj knjig a good many books
precéj dolga pot rather a long way
kar precéj daleč od tu a good distance from here
njegova opazka je bila precéj bedasta his remark was rather foolish
jaz bi precéj rajši ne šel a I would (ali I'd) much rather not go there

prekŕčiti to clear

prekŕčiti si pot to force (ali to cut) one's way through

prepovédan prohibited; forbidden; suppressed; taboo

prepovédani sadež forbidden fruit
uvoz tega blaga je prepovédan the importation (ali import) of these goods is prohibited
dostop prepovédan! no admittance!, ZDA off limits!
kaditi, kajenje prepovédano! no smoking!, smoking (is) strictly prohibited!
; vstop prepovédan! no entrance, no admission!, keep out!
pod kaznijo prepovédan forbidden under penalty of law
plakatiranje prepovédano! no flyposting!, stick no bills!
(za)ustavljanje prepovédano! no loitering!
to je z zakonom prepovédano it is forbidden by law
prepovédana pot! no thoroughfare!

pristáviti (dodati) to add

pristáviti lonec to put on the pot (to boil)

ptíca ptič bird; (samec) cock bird, (samica) hen bird

divja ptíca, ptič wild fowl
ptíca, ptič pevka singing bird
rajska ptíca, ptič bird of paradise
ptíca, ptič roparica bird of prey
ptíca, ptič selivka bird of passage, migratory bird
vodna ptíca, ptič water bird, water fowl
lov na ptíce birdcatching, fowling
ptíca, ptič znanilka nesreče bird of ill omen
reja ptíc breeding of birds
nauk o ptícah ornithology
puška za lov na ptíce fowling piece
to (ti) je čuden ptíc! (figurativno) he's a bad lot! (ali a queer lot!)
ptič je odletel the bird is flown
živeti kot ptič na veji (figurativno) to live in clover, pogovorno to live the life of Riley
ptiči istega perja skupaj letijo (figurativno) birds of a feather flock together
stalna pot ptíc selilk flyway

pull up

1. prehodni glagol
povleči gor
navtika dvigniti zastavo; izpuliti; zaustaviti (vozilo, konja), zadržati koga

2. neprehodni glagol
ustaviti se
šport pomakniti se naprej
aeronavtika dvigniti se

to pull up to (ali with) dohiteti koga
to pull up one's socks pljuniti v roke, pripraviti se na težko delo
to pull up short hitro prenehati, ustaviti se
to pull up stakes odpraviti se na pot

purple¹ [pə:pl] pridevnik
škrlaten, purpuren, vijoličen; sijajen, retoričen, bombastičen (stil)

aeronavtika purple airway pot kraljevega letala
zoologija purple emperor spreminjavček (metulj)
Purple Heart ameriško odlikovanje za ranjenca; farmacija stimulans, poživilo

pustíti (dopustiti) to allow, to permit, to suffer, to yield, not to mind, not to hinder; to let; (opustiti) to give up (ali over), to leave off; to desist from, to abstain from, to refrain from, to forbear; (zapustiti) to leave, to quit, to relinquish, to abandon, to forsake; (izpustiti, spustiti) to let go, to let fly, to let loose; (prenehati, nehati) to drop, to cease, to omit

pustíti delo (o delavcu) to strike, to go on strike, to come out (on strike)
ne pustíti not to allow, not to permit, not to suffer (ali tolerate), to prevent, to hinder
pustíti koga na cedilu to leave someone in the lurch, to forsake someone, to abandon someone
pusti to! leave it alone!, let it be!
pusti to meni! leave it to me!
pusti me pri miru! leave (ali let) me alone!
pusti, naj gre stvar svojo pot! let it take its course!
pusti to tu! leave that here!
pustite ga noter! let him come in!; let him in!
pustite mi, da premislim! let me think it over!
pusti vrata odprta! leave the door open!
pustimo to za prihodnjič! we will leave that for the next time!
pustite me samega! leave me alone!
pustimo to in govorimo o čem drugem! let's drop it and talk of something else!
mi lahko pustite te dokumente dan ali dva? can you let me have those documents for a day or two?
pustil se je oslepariti he let himself be taken in
pusti si časa za premislek! leave yourself time to think!
to me pusti hladnega it leaves me cold
pustil je, da so ga pretepli he let them beat him
pustíti za seboj to leave behind
moral sem pustíti denarnico doma I must have left my purse at home
pustil je vse druge tekmovalce daleč za seboj he has outdistanced (ali has outstripped) all the other competitors
pustíti si rasti brado to grow a beard
pustíti koga v negotovosti to keep (ali to hold) someone in suspense
pustíti iz vida to lose sight of
pustíti koga čakati (pol ure) to keep someone waiting (for half an hour)
pustíti komu proste roke glede... to let someone have a free hand as regards...
ne more pustíti pijače he cannot break himself of the habit of drinking
pustíti si svetovati to listen to advice
pustíti pri starem to stick to the old ways
to se mu mora pustíti you have to grant him that
pusti, da luč gorí leave the light on!
ne se pustíti videti to keep out of sight
živeti in pustíti živeti! live and let live!
ali pusti ali vzemi! take it or leave it!
pustite dve prazni vrsti! leave two lines blank (ali blank lines)!
je oče pustil kako sporočilo? has Father left a message?
računam nate, zato me ne puščaj na cedilu! I count on you, so don't let me down!
pusti, da kdo drug opravi to! (figurativno) ZDA let George do it!
pustíti stroje teči to let the engines rip
pusti te stvari, kakor so! leave these things as they are!
pustil sem, da je avto drvel s polno hitrostjo (pogovorno) I let her rip
pustíti vprašanje odprto to leave the question open

puščíca arrow; (metalna) dart; pesniško shaft; figurativno epigram

hiter kot puščíca swift as an arrow
Amorjeva puščíca Cupid's arrow, the shaft of love
označiti s puščíco to arrow
steči kot puščíca to be off (ali to start) like an arrow (ali like a shot)
ta puščíca kaže smer (pot) this arrow points the way

put off

1. prehodni glagol
odložiti, odstaviti, postaviti stran; znebiti se, odložiti (sestanek, obleko), sleči, sezuti se; odpraviti koga (with ; npr. z izgovori)
potolažiti; ovirati, odvrniti koga (from od česa)
odsvetovati
pogovorno spraviti koga iz koncepta; odbijati (her face puts me off njen obraz me odbija)
zapreti (plin), ugasniti (luč, radio)

2. neprehodni glagol
kreniti, oditi (to put off on a long journey kreniti na dolgo pot)
navtika odpluti

to put s.th. off (up)on s.o. natvesti komu kaj

quart¹ [kwɔ:t] samostalnik
mera za tekočine (četrt galone, 1,106 l)
glasba kvarta; litrski vrč, maseljc (piva)

to put a quart into a pint pot poskusiti kaj nemogočega

ràk zoologija crayfish, ZDA crawfish; crab; astronomija Cancer, Crab

ràk samotar zoologija hermit crab; medicina cancer
loviti ràke to catch crawfish (ali crabs)
iti ràkom žvižgat (propasti) to go to the dogs; (umreti) žargon to go west, to go for a burton
šel je ràk om žvižgat (propadel je) he went to the dogs, žargon he kicked the bucket
iti ràkovo pot to go crabwise, to go backwards
postati rdeč kot kuhan ràk to blush a deep crimson, to flush crimson

rákov

rákov povratnik tropic of Cancer
iti rákovo pot to walk crab-fashion, to go crabwise, to go backwards

rather¹ [rá:ðə] prislov
prej, rajši, raje; precéj

rather good precéj dober, kar dober
rather good than bad prej dober kot slab
rather a long way precéj dolga pot, precéj daleč
rather before nekaj prej
the rather that... toliko bolj (prej, rajši), ker...
grey rather than white prej siv kot bel
I rather think that... jaz bi prej (skoraj) mislil, da...
I had rather that... jaz bi rajši...
I had rather stay jaz bi rajši ostal
he left rather than join me rajši je odpotoval, kot da bi se mi pridružil
I would rather die than betray him jaz bi rajši umrl, kot ga izdal (se mu izneveril)
he would rather have died than revealed it on bi bil rajši umrl, kot to razkril
I would (had) much rather (not) go jaz bi precéj rajši (ne) šel
thank you, I had rather not hvala, (rajši) ne
his remark was rather foolish njegova opazka je bila precéj bedasta
the play was rather a success (gledališka) igra je imela precejšen uspeh

ráven ravna, -o level, even; (izravnan) levelled; flat; (smer) straight, right; direct

rávna cesta straight road
rávno polje level field
rávna črta straight line, figurativno beeline, as the crow flies
ráven, ravna, -o kot sveča bolt upright, as straight as an arrow
rávne noge straight legs pl
rávna streha flat roof
rávna pokrajina level (ali flat) country
rávna pot je najboljša (figurativno) honesty is the best policy

rein¹ [réin] samostalnik
vajet, uzda, brzda, oglavnik, povodec; brzdanje, krotenje; nadzor(stvo)

to allow rein to one's joy ne brzdati (zadrževati) svojega veselja
to assume (to take) the reins of government prevzeti vlado
to draw (to pull up) rein pritegniti vajeti, zadržati (ustaviti) konja; ustaviti se; opustiti poskus
to drop the reins izpustiti vajeti iz rok
to give a horse the rein(s) popustiti konju vajeti
to give rein to one's whim popustiti, dati prosto pot svoji kaprici (muhavosti)
to hold the reins imeti, držati (trdno) vajeti, figurativno držati položaj v rokah
to keep a tight rein on (s.o.) imeti (koga) krepko na vajetih, brzdati, dajati malo svobode