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pitcher¹ [píčə] samostalnik
lončen vrč

the pitcher goes once too often to the well z vrčem hodimo toliko časa po vodo, dokler se ne razbije
pitchers have ears stene imajo ušesa
little pitchers have long ears otroci vse slišijo

plank¹ [plæŋk] samostalnik
deska, platica, ograjnica, mostnica, ploh
figurativno opora
ameriško, politika program politične stranke

to walk the plank iti z zavezanimi očmi čez palubo, dokler ne zmanjka tal pod nogami (stara mornarska kazen), figurativno iti v gotovo smrt

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

play around neprehodni glagol
(tudi ameriško) poigravati se (with s, z)
zabavati se; ukvarjati se, družiti se (with)

please [pli:z]

1. prehodni glagol
ugajati komu, narediti veselje, razveseliti; ustreči, zadovoljiti
ironično blagovoliti (to do kaj narediti)

2. neprehodni glagol
dopasti se, ugajati, prikupiti se, biti po volji

it pleases me, I am pleased with ugaja mi
I'll be pleased veselilo me bo
I'm only too pleased to do it to naredim z največjim veseljem
I'm pleased to say veseli me, da lahko rečem
to please o.s., to do what one pleases delati, kar se komu zljubi
please yourself postrezi si, kot želiš
only to please you samo tebi na ljubo
please God če bog da
if you please če dovoliš, če ti je prav
and now if you please zamisli, lepo te prosim
please prosim
please not prosim ne

pleased [pli:zd] pridevnik
zadovoljen (with s, z)
vesel (at česa)

as pleased as Punch židane volje

pleasure¹ [pléžə] samostalnik
veselje, radost, zadovoljstvo, užitek, slast, čutna naslada; volja, želja; ugajanje, všečnost; razvedrilo, oddih, odmor

at pleasure po mili volji
at the court's pleasure po volji sodišča
man of pleasure nasladnik
it's a pleasure v veselje mi je
to do s.o. a pleasure ustreči komu
to give s.o. pleasure razveseliti, zadovoljiti koga
to submit to s.o.'s will and pleasure izročiti se komu na milost in nemilost
to take one's pleasure zabavati se
to take pleasure in uživati
with pleasure z veseljem
what is your pleasure? kaj želiš?, s čim ti lahko ustrežem?
they will not consult his pleasure ne bodo ga vprašali za njegovo željo

plesálka (female) dancer, dancing girl, female partner

indijska poklicna plesálka nautch girl
plesálka na vrvi ropedancer
plesálka, ki za plačo pleše z gosti v nočnem lokalu taxi dancer

plézati to climb; to scale up; to clamber up; to scramble up; (o rastlini) to climb, to creep

plézati na drog, po vrvi (z rokami in nogami) to swarm up a pole, a rope
plézati na drevo to climb up a tree
plézati po lestvi to climb a ladder
plézati triglavsko steno to scale the Triglav wall

pluck² [plʌk]

1. prehodni glagol
trgati, odtrgati (sadje, cvetje); puliti, izpuliti (perje, lase, plevel); skubsti, oskubiti (perutnino); potegniti, vleči (za roko)
glasba prebirati strune
pogovorno oskubsti koga, nasankati koga
sleng vreči pri izpitu

2. neprehodni glagol
puliti, vleči (at za)
loviti, grabiti po čem

sleng to be plucked pasti pri izpitu
to pluck down ponižati
to have a crow to pluck with imeti s kom obračun
to pluck up one's courage (ali heart, spirits) zbrati pogum
to pluck up a crow ukvarjati se z jalovim delom
to pluck a pigeon nasankati budalo

ply² [plái]

1. prehodni glagol
rokovati (s čim), uporabljati kaj; opravljati, izvrševati, pridno delati; obdelati, obdelovati (with)
figurativno nadlegovati, zasipati (z vprašanji, udarci), ponujati, siliti (k pijači) redno oskrbovati (with s, z)
redno voziti po

2. neprehodni glagol
redno voziti (between med)
navtika redno pluti (redna zveza), lavirati, pluti proti vetru; truditi se, sukati se pri delu
britanska angleščina čakati na stranke (nosači, taksisti itd.)

to ply one's book pridno se učiti
to ply the bottle rad ga srkati
to ply a trade opravljati obrt
the ferryboat plies the river trajekt redno vozi po reki

pobég escape; flight; getaway

pobég z ljubimcem elopement

pobégel runaway

(z doma) pobégli parček runaway couple
poroka pobéglega parčka runaway marriage
pobégel konj runaway horse
pobégel vojak (dezerter) runaway soldier
pobégli voznik (po nesreči) hit-and-run driver
nesreča, ki jo zakrivi pobégli voznik hit-andrun accident

pobégniti to escape, to make one's escape; to run away; to make one's getaway; (z ljubimcem) to elope

pobégniti od to flee from; to take to one's heels, to take (to) flight, (pogovorno) to skedaddle; (z denarjem) to abscond; (dezertirati) to desert
blagajnik je pobegnil s 5.000 funti the cashier absconded with 5,000 pounds

poblíže nearer; in detail, detailed; closely; intimately; narrowly

rad bi se poblíže z njim seznanil I should like to become more intimately acquainted with him

pobrísati to wipe up

pobrísati razlito mleko to wipe (ali to mop) up spilt milk
pobrísati jo to run away, to take to one's heels, to make oneself scarce; to make off, to bolt; to abscond (from); (skrivaj ponoči, z dolgovi za seboj) (žargon) to do a moonlight flit, to flit, to scuttle off (ali away)

podkován iron-shod, furnished with nails (ali hobnails)

podkován z žeblji (čevlji) hobnailed; (konj) shod
podkován za (na) led calked
biti dobro podkován v (figurativno) to be well versed in, to be well up in, to be proficient in
v tem predmetu sem dobro podkován I've had a good grounding in this subject

podóba picture; image; (na kovancu) effigy; (ilustracija) illustration; (portret) portrait, likeness

senčna podóba silhouette
novec z Napoleonovo podóbo coin bearing the head of Napoleon
v človeški podóbi in man's likeness
po vsej podóbi (videzu) to all appearances
sovražnik v podóbi prijatelja an enemy in the guise of a friend
podóba je bila, da bo dež it looked like rain

poét poet

z lovorom ovenčani poét poet laureate; laureate

pogájanje negotiation; parley

mirovna pogájanja peace negotiations pl; vojska parley
izid, rezultat pogájanj the outcome of negotiations
prekiniti (začeti) pogájanja to break off (to open) negotiations
biti v pogájanjih z to carry on negotiations with
začeti, stopiti v pogájanja z to enter into negotiations with
pogájanja so v nevarnosti the negotiations are jeopardized
pripravljen za pogájanja ready to negotiate
s pogájanji by means of negotiation
pogájanja so se zavlekla the negotiations dragged on
dati znak za prenehanje boja in začetek pogájanj vojska arhaično to sound a parley