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pogréšati to miss; to do without

lahkó pogréšati to spare, to do (ali manage) without
dve osebi se pogrešata two persons are missing
zelo ga pogrešamo we badly miss him
zelo jih bomo pogrešali we shall much regret their loss
ne morem pogréšati te knjige I can't do without this book
lahkó pogrešam njegove nasvete I can do (ali manage) without his advice
lahko pogrešaš (svoj) avto danes? can you spare the car to-day?
zdaj ne moremo pogréšati nobenega delavca we can ill spare any hands now
lahko pogrešam (se odrečem, sem brez) I can dispense with
ničesar ne pogrešam (nič mi ne manjka) I lack nothing

pól² (polovica) half

ob pól sedmih at half past six
ob sedmih ali pól osmih at seven or half past (seven)
na pól fifty-fifty
pól na pól on a fifty-fifty basis
razdeliti si na pól s kom to go fifty-fifty with someone
pól funta half a pound
pól ure half an hour
pól deleža a half share
za pól cene at half price
za pól več half as much (oziroma many) again
lopov in pól an utter scoundrel (ali rogue)
to (pa) je klobuk in pól! that's some hat!
biti na pól pota v Ameriko to be halfway to America
na pól kaj napraviti to do something by halves
na pól se odločiti za to have half a mind to...
le na pól narejen only half finished
srečal sem jih na pól pota I met them halfway

póleg beside, by the side of; by, close by; next to

póleg tega besides, furthermore, moreover; as well; in addition; also, too
stanuje póleg mene he is living next door to me, he lives close by
tudi on je bil póleg he, too, was one of the company (ali party)
mene ni bilo póleg I was not around, I did not take part in it
stal je čisto póleg he stood close by
hodil sem póleg nje I walked beside her (ali by her side)
póleg hiše je vrt there is a garden adjoining the house

polomíti to break up (into many pieces)

polomíti se to break
polomil sem ga (figurativno) I've spoiled it, I have made a mess of it, I've blown it
polomíti ga (figurativno) to put one's foot in it

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

popólnoma completely, entirely, wholly, fully, to the full, thoroughly, utterly, altogether, quite, perfectly, absolutely

sem popólnoma za... I am all for...
popólnoma vas razumem I understand you perfectly
sem popólnoma tvojega mnenja I am entirely of your opinion
nekaj popólnoma drugega a different thing altogether
popólnoma gluh (mrtev, pijan, slep) stone-deaf (stone-dead, dead drunk, stone-blind)
popólnoma spodleteti to fail utterly

popúst reduction, discount, rebate; concession; abatement, allowance

polovičen popúst 50% discount
poseben popúst special discount
dovoljujemo vam 5% popúst we allow (ali grant) you 5% (five per cent) discount
dovoljujemo vam zaprošeni popúst v ceni we agree to grant you the desired reduction in price
odobriti popúst to agree to a reduction in price
prodajati s popústom to sell at a discount, (pogovorno) to knock something off (the price)
kupil sem to s popústom (pogovorno) I bought it on the cheap

pôsel² (delo) work, (fizičen) manual labour; (izučèn) skilled work, (neizučen) unskilled labour; (priložnosten) job; (neprijeten, dolgočasen) drudgery; (površen) bungling, dabbling; (težak, mučen) toil, toiling and moiling, pains pl; (zaposlitev) employment, employ; (trgovina) business; (bančni, denarni) transaction, deal

donosen pôsel remunerative business, paying proposition
nedonosen pôsel losing proposition
brez pôsla out of work, unemployed
po pôslih on business
postranski pôsli minor occupation, sparetime work, moonlighting
tekoči pôsli current business
nujen pôsel urgent work
nadurni pôsel overtime work
nečisti pôsli foul dealing
pôsli so slabi business is slack
to je njegov pôsel, ne moj that's his job (ali lookout), not mine
to ni tvoj pôsel it's no business of yours
brigaj se za svoj pôsel! mind your own business!
pôsli mu cvetijo he is doing (ali carrying on) a roaring trade
dajati mnogo pôsla to give much trouble
da(ja)ti komu pôsla (dela) to keep someone busy, to employ someone
to mi je dalo mnogo pôsla it was a hard task
pôsel je pôsel business is business
imam drugega pôsla dovolj (figurativno) I have other fish to fry
imam pôsla čez glavo I am being overworked
imeti mnogo pôsla to be up to the eyes in work, to be fully occupied (ali engaged)
z njim ne maram imeti nobenega pôsla več I'll have no further dealings with him
večkrat sem imel pôsla z njim I have had several dealings with him
imaš pôsla z lopovom you are up against a scoundrel
če boš še enkrat to napravil, boš imel pôsla z menoj! if you do it again, you'll hear from me!
krepko se lotiti pôsla to tackle a job, to fall to, pogovorno to get stuck in
pôsli gredo slabo business is slack (ali depressed), there is a lull in business
pôsli gredo zelo dobro, so v polnem razmahu business is in full swing, (ali is doing fine)
iti za pôslom to follow a trade (ali profession)
ne moči obvladati pôslov, biti preobremenjen s pôsli to be overwhelmed with work, to be unable to cope (ali manage), pogovorno to be rushed off one's feet
ostati brez pôsla (dela) to be thrown out of work
sumiti nečist pôsel (figurativno) to smell a rat
ubijati se s pôsli (z delom) to overwork, to overdo it
on se vtika v tuje pôsle he meddles in other people's affairs, he is a meddler, he is a busybody (ali pogovorno a nosy parker)

póstelja bed, (brez posteljnine) bedstead; (ležišče) couch

dvojna póstelja double bed; (zasilna na podu) shakedown; (otroška) cot, crib
bolniška póstelja sickbed, bed of sickness; (s štirimi stebri in baldahinom) four-poster
smrtna póstelja deathbed
póstelja divan sofa-bed
poljska, zložljiva póstelja camp bed, folding bed
rezervna póstelja spare bed; (ladijska, vgrajena) bunk
viseča póstelja (mornarska) hammock
póstelja na koleščkih truckle bed, trundle bed
zložljiva póstelja folding bed
železna póstelja an iron bedstead
otročja póstelja (figurativno, porod) childbed, lying-in
Prokrustova póstelja Procrustean bed
v póstelji in bed, abed
ob, pri póstelji at the bedside
bolan v póstelji, priklenjen na pósteljo bedridden, confined to bed; (porodnica) confined, in childbed
soba z eno, z dvema pósteljama a single (ali a single-bedded) room, a double (ali a doublebedded) room
ločitev od póstelje in mize separation from bed and board
biti, ostati v póstelji to stay in bed, to keep to one's bed
že tri dni sem v póstelji I've been laid up for three days
biti na smrtni póstelji to be on one's deathbed, to be at death's door
leči v pósteljo (zaradi bolezni) to take to one's bed
ležati v póstelji to be laid up, (težko bolan) to be confined to bed, to be bedridden
ostati moram v póstelji I must stay in bed
postlati pósteljo to make the bed
postaviti pósteljo to put up a bedstead
preobleči pósteljo to change the bedclothes
spraviti koga v pósteljo to put someone to bed
spraviti se v pósteljo to go to bed, pogovorno to turn in
vstati iz póstelje to get up, to get out of bed
vstajam zgodaj iz póstelje I am an early riser
pozno vstajati iz póstelje to get up late
ni še vstal (iz póstelje) he has not got up yet, he is still in bed

posvaríti to warn (proti of, against, da... that...), to caution (proti against); (opomniti, ošteti) to admonish

posvarili so jo pred njim they warned her against him
posvaril me je, naj ne kadim he warned me against smoking
posvaril sem ga pred nevarnostjo I warned him of the danger
posvaril nas je, naj tega ne storimo he warned us not to do it

pošíti (pošijem) to sew

vse sem že pošíla I have done all my sewing ali I have finished sewing

potéza line, stroke, trait; (šah in figurativno) move; (v obrazu) feature

jaz sem na potézi it is my move
mojstrska potéza a masterly stroke
glavne potéze pl outlines pl
v nekaj potézah (v orisu) in outlines
ostre, izrazite potéze (v obrazu) rugged features pl
potéza s peresom a stroke of the pen
spretna, vešča potéza a clever stroke
par potéz s čopičem a few brush strokes
mojstrska diplomatska potéza a master-stroke of diplomacy

potrdíti potrjevati to confirm; to certify; to corroborate; (pogodbo) to ratify; (uradno) to attest, to verify, to sanction; (prejem, trgovina) to acknowledge

potrdíti, potrjevati s prisego to confirm by oath; (sodno) to legalise
potrdite prejem, prosim! please acknowledge receipt!
vest se ne potrjuje the news has not been corroborated
s tem se potrjuje, da... this is to certify that...
s tem potrjujem, da sem prejel I hereby acknowledge the receipt of...
potrdíti, potrjevati prejem pisma to acknowledge the receipt of a letter

potrében necessary (za for, to); required; needed; requisite (za for, to); (reven) needy, poor, indigent, needful, necessitous, wanting

zelo potrében much needed
neobhodno potrében indispensable, exigent
potrébno zlo a necessary evil
če (je) potrébno if required
če bo (je) potrébno (v sili) if need be, if (the) need arise, in case of need
kakor bo pač potrébno as may be required
več kot nam je potrébno more than we need
več kot (je) potrébno more than enough, more than is needed
biti česa potrében to need something, to be in need (ali want) of something
opravičilo ni potrébno there is no need for an excuse
ura je potrébna popravila the clock (oziroma watch) needs repairing
ni potrébno, da si grob you don't need to be rude
ni potrébno to ponavljati this does not need repeating
potrében je strokovnjak, da to naredi it requires an expert to do this
ukreniti vse potrébno to take all the necessary steps
ne pojasnjuj več, kot je potrébno! do not explain more than is required!
potrében sem oddiha, okrepitve I need a rest, recreation

potrebováti to need; to require; to want; to necessitate; to be in need (kaj of something)

nujno potrebováti to need (ali to want) badly
potrebováti bolniško pomoč (oskrbo, nego) to require medical care
nujno potrebujem denar I need the money badly
imate vse, kar potrebujete? have you got all you require?
imam vse, kar potrebujem I have all I need
potreboval je dve uri, da je prepisal ono pismo he needed two hours to copy out that letter
koliko časa potrebuješ, da prideš na kolodvor? how long does it take you to get to the station?
potreboval sem pol ure, da sem prišel tja it took me half an hour to get there
precéj časa si potreboval za to you have been slow about it, that took you a long time

poučèn² informed (o of); acquainted (o with); initiated (o into)

kolikor sem poučèn so far as my information goes

povabílo invitation

na povabílo at the invitation (koga of someone)
povabílo na večerjo invitation to dinner
pismeno povabílo letter of invitation
sodno povabílo (poziv) summons
sprejeti (odkloniti) povabílo to accept (to decline) an invitation
šel sem tja na njegovo povabílo I went there at his invitation (ali request)
z veseljem sprejmem vaše prijazno povabílo I accept with pleasure your kind invitation

povêlje order; command

po povêlju, na povêlje to order, by order
dnevno povêlje vojska order of the day
izdati povêlje to issue an order
to sem storil na njegovo povêlje I did it at his command
izvršiti povêlje to carry out an order

povračílo return

kot, v, za povračílo za in return for; repayment; (kot kazen) retribution, (represalija) reprisal, retaliation; (denarja) refund, restitution
dan povračíla je prišel (napočil) the day of retribution has arrived
ostati dolžan povračílo komu to owe someone a favour
kaj sem dobil kot povračílo za svojo prijaznost? what did I get in return for my kindness?
izvajati povračílo (represalije) nad to carry out reprisals against

povsèm (popolnoma) fully, completely, to the full, utterly, quite, entirely; altogether

nekaj povsèm drugega a different thing altogether, quite a different thing
povsèm gluh (mrtev, slep) stone-deaf (stone-dead, stone-blind)
povsèm pijan dead drunk, žargon stoned
sem povsèm zadovoljen I am perfectly satisfied
ne povsèm trideset not quite thirty