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piece¹ [pi:s] samostalnik
kos, komad; del (stroja itd.); primerek (npr. a piece of advice nasvet)
določena trgovska količina (npr. bala papirja, blaga; sod vina itd.)
vojska revolver, puška, top; kovanec; (umetniško) delo, manjše literarno delo, gledališki komad, odlomek; šahovska figura
sleng ženska, deklina
pogovorno kos poti, hipec, kratek čas

all of a piece izcela, iste vrste, skladen
by the piece po kosu (prodajati)
piece by piece kos za kosom, po kosih
to break to pieces razbiti na koščke
vojska, sleng it's a piece of cake to je lahko
a bad piece of business grda stvar
a piece of news novica, vest
a piece of poetry pesem
a piece of flesh ženska
a piece of beauty lepa ženska
a piece of virtue vzor kreposti
a piece of water jezero
a piece of work delo
šaljivo a piece of goods človek
a piece of luck sreča, srečen slučaj
a dramatic piece gledališka igra
test piece vzorec
a piece of eight figura (šah, dama)
to fall to pieces razpasti
field piece top
fowling piece lovska puška (za ptiče)
to give s.o. a piece of one's mind povedati komu svoje mnenje
pogovorno to say one's piece povedati, kar ti leži na duši
to go to pieces zrušiti se (človek), izgubljati živce
in pieces razbit, v kosih
of a piece with prav tak kakor, v zvezi s čim
to pay by the piece plačati po kosu, plačati na akord
to pick (ali pull) to pieces raztrgati, skritizirati
šaljivo pick up the pieces! vstani!, poberi se!
to take to pieces razstaviti (stroj)

pláža² (literarna itd.) trash; trashy goods pl; rubbish; poor stuff

literarna pláža (figurativno) tripe
kar on piše, je pláža he writes rubbish, he's a hack

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

po after; on, upon; at, by; over; through; according to

po abecednem redu in alphabetical order
po božiču after Christmas
po tej ceni at this price
po 10 tolarjev kos at ten tolars each
po dolžini lengthwise
po dva by twos, two by two, two at a time
po vsej Evropi all over Europe
(samó) po imenu (only) in name
po kopnem in po morju by land and sea
po mestu about (ali through) the town
po vsem mestu all over the town
kot po maslu (figurativno) like clockwork
po kakovosti by quality
po malem little by little, by degrees
po mojem mnenju in my opinion, to my mind
po meri by measure
po modi after the fashion
po naravi from nature
po naročilu by order
narejen po naročilu made to order
po naključju by accident, by chance
po nesreči unfortunately, as ill luck would have it
po možnosti if possible
odvetnik po poklicu lawyer by profession
po navodilu as instructed
po pravilu by rule
po petkrat five times running
po pravici by rights, of right
po mojem računu by my reckoning
po poslu, po poslih on business, on an errand
po rojstvu by birth
imenovan po stricu named after his uncle
po sobi about the room
po vsem svetu all over the world, all the world over
po njegovi smrti after his death
po ulici along the street
po uvidevnosti at discretion
po vodi by water
po tem vzorcu following (ali on, after) this pattern
po vrednosti in value
enak po velikosti equal in size
po deset ur nepretrgoma ten hours at a stretch
po vsem after all
po angleškem zakonu under (the) English law
po zraku by air
po spominu from memory
po planu according to the plan (ali scheme)
po vrsti in order, one after another, every one in his turn
po vaši želji according to your wish
takoj po moji vrnitvi immediately upon my return
po prejemu tega pisma on receipt of this letter
po meni je I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
če bi bilo po tebi, bi se svet podrl if you had your way, the world would go to ruin
če vam je po volji if you choose, if you care
to ni po mojem okusu that is not to my taste
dobivati časopis po pošti to receive one's newspaper by post
igrati po posluhu to play by ear
po starosti sta enaka they are the same age
iti po vodo to fetch water, to go for water
šel je ponj (po njega) he went to fetch him
peti po notah to read music, to sight-read
poslati po zdravnika to send for the doctor
poslali so po zdravnika the doctor has been (oziroma was) sent for
pridi pome (po mene)! come and fetch me!
potoval sem po vsej Afriki I travelled all over Africa
priseči po krivem to perjure oneself, to commit perjury
prišel sem k tebi po nasvet I have come to you for advice
risati po naravi to draw from nature (ali life)
sklepati po čem to infer from
soditi po zunanjosti to judge by appearances
po vsem, kar sem slišal... from all I heard...
sprehajati se po palubi to walk (ali to pace) the deck
sprehajati se, hoditi po soncu (dežju) to walk in the sun (in the rain)
udaril me je po glavi (ustih) he hit me on the head (he struck me in the mouth)
voditi koga po mestu to show someone round the town

počákati to wait

počakaj malo! wait a bit!, wait a while!
ta zadeva lahko počaka this matter can wait! (ali can be left pending)
kar (ali le) počakaj! (bomo videli, kaj bo) wait and see!
počákati na priložnost to bide one's time
počákati na izid to await the outcome
počakal te bom I'll wait for you
počakaj, da pridem nazaj! wait till (ali until) I come back
počákati koga na postaji to meet someone at the station

počási slow, slowly

vozite počási! slow!, slow down!
(le) počási! take your time!
počási voziti to drive slowly
počási delujoč strup slow poison
on počási dojema he is slow on the uptake
počási napredovati to make slow progress
počási se daleč pride more haste, less speed; easy does it
on dela počási in zanesljivo he is slow but sure
kar počási! (se nikamor ne mudi) easy does it!, take it easy!

pokónci upright; erect; straight

biti pokónci to stand (erect), to be up
biti vso noč pokónci to be up all night
dolgo v noč biti pokónci to keep late hours, to be up till all hours
pokónci hoditi to walk upright
pokónci sedeti to sit up (ali straight, up straight)
komaj se držim pokónci I can hardly keep upright, I feel like dropping (ali keeling over)
kar me drži pokónci (figurativno) what keeps me going
upanje me je držalo pokónci hope sustained me
postaviti, dvigniti pokónci to erect, to raise (se to rise)
glavo pokónci! head up!, ZDA chin up!

pómniti to remember; to be mindful of; to keep (ali to bear) in mind; to recollect

(od)kar ljudje pomnijo within living memory
kar pomnim, nisem videl... as long as I can remember, I've never seen...
to je najslabše leto, kar ljudje pomnijo this is the worst year in living memory

poróčanje report, reporting; information; relating, relation; account

verno poróčanje o vsem, kar se je zgodilo a faithful account of all that happened

poročílo report, relation; account; statement; bulletin

blagajniško poročílo cashier's report
podrobno poročílo detailed report (ali account)
letno poročílo annual report
mesečno poročílo monthly report
borzno poročílo stock market report
obračunsko poročílo statement of account
končno, sklepno poročílo final report
poslovno poročílo business report
posebno poročílo special report
tržno poročílo market report
radijska poročíla news bulletin
ustno poročílo verbal report
sejno poročílo report of session
vojno poročílo army communiqué
sumarično poročílo summary account
vremensko poročílo weather forecast, meteorological report
zdravniško poročílo bulletin, doctor's report
verno poročílo o vsem, kar se je zgodilo a faithful account of all that happened
dokler ni popolnejših poročíl pending fuller information
izdati tedensko (mesečno, letno) poročílo to issue a weekly (a monthly, an annual) report
napraviti poročílo to draw up a statement
pripraviti letno poročílo za 1980 to prepare the annual report for 1980

poslábšati to make worse; to aggravate; to deteriorate; to impair

poslábšati stvari to make matters worse
in kar stvari še poslabša... and what makes matters worse
poslábšati se to change for the worse, to worsen, to get worse; (položaj) to deteriorate; to grow (ali to get, to become) worse; to become impaired; (zdravje) to deteriorate; (slabeti) to go from bad to worse, to sink, to flag

potegníti to pull; to tug; to draw (k to)

potegníti koga (za nos) to fool someone, to pull someone's leg, pogovorno to have someone on
potegníti dol to pull down
potegníti iz žepa to pull out of one's pocket
potegníti iz vode to haul (someone ali something) out of the water
močnó potegníti to tug hard (kaj at something)
potegníti nazaj (umakniti) to pull back, to draw back
potegníti koga (figurativno) to make a fool of someone, to make fun of someone, to pull someone's leg, to take someone in
potegníti se za koga to side with someone, to take sides with someone, to take someone's side
potegnil se je zanjo he spoke up for her
potegníti se za kaj to stand up for something
potegníti s kom (figurativno) to take someone's side, to side with someone
potegnil se bom zanj, naj se zgodi, kar hoče I'll stand up for him whatever happens
potegníti se (v rasti) to grow
zelo se je potegnil he has grown a great deal
dan se je potegnil the days are growing longer
potegníti se za slabotnejšega (figurativno) to take the side of the underdog

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

povšéč(i)

biti povšéč(i) to please
povšéč(i) mi je it pleases me, I am pleased (to with it)
delati, kar je komu povšéč(i) to please oneself, to do what one pleases

power¹ [páuə] samostalnik
moč, sila, sposobnost (telesna in duševna)
množina zmožnosti, sposobnosti, dar, talent; vlada, oblast, gospostvo (over nad)
vpliv
pravno polnomočje, pooblastilo
politika moč, sila, oblast (power politics politika sile)
država, velesila (great powers velesile)
vplivna oseba, vplivno mesto; višja sila, božanstvo, duhovi (the powers above višja sila, bogovi)
pogovorno množina, sila česa (a power of people sila ljudi)
matematika potenca (x to the power of three x na tretjo potenco)
fizika sila, energija, zmogljivost
elektrika (jaki) tok
tehnično mehanična, gonilna sila (horse power konjska sila)
optika zmogljivost povečanja leče

within (out of) my power (ni) v moji moči
pogovorno more power to you (ali to your elbow) ! srečno!, mnogo uspeha!
to do all in one's power storiti, kar je komu mogoče
absolute power neomejena oblast
to be in power biti na oblasti, biti na krmilu
to be in s.o.'s power biti v oblasti koga
to come into power priti na oblast
to have s.o. in one's power imeti koga v oblasti
to have (no) power over s.o. (ne) imeti oblast(i) nad kom, (ne) imeti vpliv(a) pri kom
pravno full power, s polnomočje
pravno power of attorney pooblastilo, polnomočje
the powers that be oblast, oblastniki
tehnično mechanical powers stroji
power on z motorjem v teku
power off v prostem teku (motor)
under one's own power z lastno silo (tudi figurativno)
the A.B.C. powers Argentina, Brazilija, Čile

pozábljen forgotten; lost ali sunk in oblivion; out of mind

dolgo odsoten, kmalu pozábljen long gone, soon forgotten
kar je bilo, naj bo pozábljeno! (figurativno) let sleeping dogs lie!
biti pozábljen to be lost in obscurity

pozdráviti¹ medicina to cure

pozdráviti se to recover (od from)
pozdráviti se od dolge bolezni to recover from a long illness
kar se ne da pozdráviti, je treba pretrpeti what can't be cured, must be endured

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

predŕzen bold, daring, presumptuous, audacious; (nesramen) saucy, impudent, pert, insolent, impertinent; pogovorno cheeky

biti predŕzen s kom, do koga to take liberties with someone, pogovorno to get fresh with someone
kar se da predŕzen as bold as brass

predstávljati gledališče to play a part, to act, to perform, to represent (osebo a character)

predstávljati si to imagine, to picture to oneself, to form a picture of something; to fancy
živo si predstávljati to realize
kar predstavljaj si to! just imagine, fancy that!
tega si ni mogoče predstávljati it is not to be imagined
predstavljaj si to! just fancy!, fancy that!
tega si ni mogoče predstávljati it is not to be imagined
predstavljajte si moje veselje! imagine how happy I was!
živo si je lahko predstavljal tisti prizor he could well picture that scene
ni si težko predstávljati, kaj se bo zgodilo it is not hard to imagine what will happen
predstavljajte si moje začudenje! imagine my astonishment