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pole² [póul] samostalnik
kol; (telegrafski) drog; prekla (za fižol)
šport palica (za skoke); ojnica (voza)
navtika jadrnik; drog za potiskanje čolnov; dolžinska mera (5,029 m); površinska mera (25,293 m²)

figurativno to climb up the greasy poles premagati velike težave, lotiti se težke stvari
navtika under bare poles s spuščenimi jadri
sleng up the pole čez les, prismojen; v škripcih
šport to have the pole biti v notranji progi

polédica slippery ice, slippery hard frost, black ice

na cestah je polédica the roads are slippery
ceste so bile pokrite s polédico the roads were covered with black ice

policy¹ [pɔ́lisi] samostalnik
politika (gospodarska, državna), taktika; državništvo, državniška modrost, razumno vodstvo, politična linija; razumnost, primernost; preračunanost, zvitost

ekonomija marketing policy tržna politika
politika foreign policy zunanja politika
politika policy of non-alignment politika neuvrščenosti
it is our policy naše pravilo je
against public policy v nasprotju z javno moralo
honesty is the best policy s poštenjem se največ doseže

politics [pɔ́litiks] samostalnik
množina (edninska konstrukcija) politika, državništvo; (množinska konstrukcija) politično prepričanje
ameriško politične mahinacije

to engage in politics baviti se s politiko
to talk politics politizirati
what are his politics? kakšno je njegovo politično prepričanje?
to play politics spletkariti

polízati (krožnik) to lick clean; to lick

polízati sladoled to lick an icecream
pes je polizal kri s tal the dog licked the blood off the floor

poljúb kiss; humoristično osculation

glasen poljúb smack
sočen poljúb a smack on the lips
Judežev poljúb a Judas kiss, a traitor's kiss
dati poljúb to give someone a kiss, to kiss
dati si poljúb sprave to kiss and be friends, to kiss and make up
z roko poslati, vreči komu poljúb to blow someone a kiss, to kiss one's hand to someone, to throw someone a kiss
z roko ji je poslal poljúb he kissed his hand to her
s poljúbi komu solze obrisati to kiss away someone's tears
poljúb na roko kissing someone's hand, kissing hands
vreden poljúba kissable

póln full; (napolnjen) filled, replete; (nabit, natrpan) crammed, filled to capacity, full up, chockfull; (obilen) abundant, abounding, plentiful; (popoln, cel) whole, entire, complete

pólno prislov fully
do roba pólna čaša brimful glass (ali bumper)
pólna luna full moon
pólna jadra swelling (ali billowing) sails pl
pólna košara (škatla, žlica, čoln) a basketful (a boxful, a spoonful, a boatful)
pólna vsota the entire sum
póln ljudi full of people, crowded
do vrha póln brim-full
pólne tri ure three good hours
póln voz a cartload
s pólno paro (figurativno) at full blast
s pólno hitrostjo (at) full speed
v pólnem diru at full gallop
v pólni vrednosti at full value
s pólno pravico justly; with perfect justice
póln predsodkov prejudiced, partial, biased, arhaično prepossessed
póln veselja in high spirits, exuberant
v pólnem pomenu besede in the full sense of the word
pólno upravičen fully authorized (ali entitled)
pólno zaposlen fully employed
pólna zaposlitev full-time job, (za vse) full employment
pólno zasedeno! (v hotelu) (we are) full up!, fully booked
v knjigi je pólno napak the book is rife (ali abounds) with errors
lokal je bil pólno nabit the place was crowded (crammed full)
da bo mera pólna let us have full measure, pogovorno let's have no short measure
da bi bila nesreča pólna to make things worse
drevje je pólno the trees are laden with fruit
sod je tri četrti póln the barrel is three quarters full
na ulici je bilo pólno ljudi there was a big crowd in the street
igrati pred polno hišo gledališče to play to a full (ali a capacity) house
trajati dve pólni minuti (tri pólna leta) to last two full minutes (three whole years)
do zadnjega kotička póln full (ali filled) to capacity
delati s pólno paro to work to capacity

pomáda pomade

namazati s pomádo to pomade

pomágati to help, to aid, to assist; to support, to succour, to lend a hand; to be of assistance, to sustain, to relieve, to back up, figurativno to give a hand; (koristiti) to avail, to be of avail, to profit, to be good for, to be of use; (sredstvo, zdravilo) to remedy, to cure, to be efficacious

pomágati si to find a way (iz težave out of a difficulty)
sam si pomágati to help oneself, to shift for oneself
pomágati si brez česa to go without something
moram si pomágati, kot vem in znam I must shift as well as (ali as best) I can
moram si pomágati s slovarjem I have to use the dictionary
pri hoji si pomaga s palico he walks with the help of a stick
ne si znati pomágati to be at a loss
ti si znaš pomágati (si iznajdljiv) you are resourceful
pomágati si medsebojno to aid (ali ta help, to assist) one another (oziroma each other) mutually
pomagaj si sam in bog ti bo pomagal God helps those who help themselves
prisiljeni smo, da si pomagamo, kot vemo in znamo we are reduced to expedients
on si zna pomágati na vse načine he knows all the answers, he's up to all the tricks
kaj to pomaga? (čemú to?) what is the use of it?
tu se ne da nič pomágati it can't be helped
temu je lahkó pomágati this is easily remedied
kaj pomaga razlagati? what is the use of explaining?
to nam prav nič ne pomaga that does not help us a bit
ne vem si več pomágati I am at my wits' end, I do not know what to do
kaj pomaga to? what is the use of that?, arhaično what will it avail?
to mi nič ne pomaga that leaves me no better off, I am no better off for it
kaj ji bo to pomagalo? what good will it do her?
pomágati komu do česa to help someone to get something
vam nekoliko pomagam? may I offer you some assistance?
hočete, da vam pomagam? shall I give you (ali lend you) a hand?
pomagaj mi, da vstanem! help me up!
pomagal ji je preko potoka he helped her across the stream
pomagal sem mu nesti paket I helped him to carry (ali I helped him with) his parcel
vse skupaj ni nič pomagalo it was all no use
vse moje pritožbe mi niso nič pomagale all my complaints were useless (ali of no avail)
tako mi bog pomagaj! so help me God!
pomagali so mi na noge they helped me up, they helped me back on my feet
pomágati vdovi in siroti to befriend the widow and the orphan
to zdravilo mi je pomagalo this medicine has done me good
komur ni svetovati, temu ni mogoče pomágati he who cannot be advised, cannot be helped; where counsel fails no cure prevails

pomériti to measure

pomériti na to aim at, to point at; to take aim (at)
pomériti komu obleko to measure someone for a suit, to take someone's measurements
pomériti se s kom to compete with someone; to try one's strength against someone
pomériti čevlje to try on (a pair of) shoes

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

pométati to sweep, to brush; to clean by sweeping; (ulice) to scavenge

pometaj(te) pred svojim pragom! sweep before your own door!, mind your own business!
pométati s kom (figurativno) žargon to wipe the floor with someone

pomíriti to appease, to tranquillize, to calm, to quiet; to placate; to reassure; to pacify; to soothe, to assuage; to allay

pomíriti koga s kom to reconcile someone with someone
pomíriti se to calm oneself, to calm down
pomíriti se s kom to become reconciled with someone
pomíriti se (z usodo itd.) to resign oneself to, to acquiesce (z in), to submit (z to), to give in; (nevihta) to subside, to settle, to abate, (veter) to drop
pomiri se! calm yourself!
ta vest me je popolnoma pomirila this news has completely set my mind at rest
pomíriti (spraviti) dva sovražnika to reconcile two enemies
pomíriti se s svojo usodo to resign oneself to one's fate
jeza se mu bo kmalu pomirila his anger will soon subside
pomíriti deželo to pacify a country

pomóč help, aid, assistance, (v sili) succour; (denarna) subvention, bounty, subsidy, support, standby; (olajšanje) relief; (lek) remedy, cure

brez pomóči helpless
na pomóč! help! help!
klic na pomóč cry for help
klic za hitro, nujno pomóč v sili emergency call
garnitura, oprema za prvo pomóč first aid kit
s pomóčjo by the help of, by means of, by dint of, by (ali with) the aid of, by the agency of
z božjo pomóčjo with God's help
temu ni pomóči there's nothing to be done about it, there's no help for it, it cannot be remedied (ali helped)
zanj ni več pomóči he is past help
klicati na pomóč to shout (ali to call) for help, to call for assistance
nuditi pomóč komu to offer help to someone
nuditi prvo pomóč na postaji prve pomóči to give first aid at the dressing station (ali first-aid post)
ponuditi svojo pomóč to offer one's aid
hoditi s pomóčjo palice to walk with the aid (ali help) of a stick
iti komu na pomóč to go to someone's help
to mi ni bilo v nobeno pomóč it was no help to me
poslati pomóč žrtvam potresa to send relief to the victims of an earthquake
priti komu na pomóč to come to someone's rescue (ali aid, assistance)
priskočil mi je na pomóč he ran (ali came) to my help (ali to my assistance)
prositi za pomóč to ask for help
napraviti kaj brez tuje pomóči to do something off one's own bat
obrniti se na koga za pomóč to turn for aid (ali help) to someone, to resort to someone
vsa zdravniška pomóč ga ni mogla rešiti all the resources of medical skill could not save him
ne vem si (več) pomóči I am at my wits' end, I am in a quandary (ali a dilemma, a rare fix), pogovorno I'm up the creek, I'm up a gum tree

ponočeváti to stay out late (drinking); (po javnih lokalih) to go pub-crawling

skoraj vsak večer ponočuje s prijatelji he's out almost every night (drinking) with his friends

pool³ [pu:l] samostalnik
vložek, banka (pri kartanju); vrsta biljardne igre (britanska angleščina z vložkom; ameriško s 15 kroglami na mizi s 6 luknjami)
ekonomija skupen fond različnih podjetij; kartel, sporazum o cenah med konkurenti

the pools lokal za športne stave

pop¹ [pɔp] samostalnik
pok, tresk
pogovorno strel
pogovorno peneča pijača, pokalica
britanska angleščina, sleng zastava, zalog (v zastavljalnici)

sleng in pop zastavljeno, v zastavljalnici
to take a pop at streljati na; figurativno poskusiti s, z

póper pepper

potresti s póprom to pepper, to sprinkle with pepper
ti bom že dal pópra! (figurativno) I'll give you what for!
dati komu pópra (figurativno, žargon) to give someone beans
suh je ko póper pogovorno he's skint

popívnati to remove (spilt liquid) with an absorbing agent; to blot; to mop up

s krpo popívnati polito kavo to mop up spilt coffee with a cloth

poplákniti to rinse; to wash (out)

poplákniti jed s pivom to wash a meal down with ale
poplákniti jedačo s pijačo to wash down one's food
poplákniti si usta to rinse out one's mouth