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place² [pléis] prehodni glagol
postaviti, položiti, namestiti; naložiti (denar); zaposliti, namestiti, dati službo, položaj
ekonomija spraviti (blago) na trg, vložiti kapital, vnesti, knjižiti, skleniti (pogodbo itd.); prepoznati, spomniti se koga
šport plasirati

to place confidence in imeti zaupanje v koga
I cannot place him ne vem, kam bi ga del; ne morem se spomniti, od kje ga poznam
to place in order urediti, postaviti na pravo mesto
to place a contract skleniti pogodbo
ekonomija to place an order naročiti
to place a call najaviti telefonski pogovor
to place on record zapisati, vknjižiti
šport to be placed plasirati se, biti med prvimi tremi

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

pobótati to reconcile, to bring together

pobótati dva sovražnika to reconcile two enemies
pobótati ljudi med seboj to bring people together
pobótati se to become friends again, to come to an agreement
pobótati se s kom to make it up with someone, to come to a compromise with someone

podelíti

podelíti komu kaj to impart something to someone; (čast, milost) to give, to grant, to bestow, to confer, to vouchsafe; (porazdeliti) to distribute, to dispense, to share (med among), (miloščino) to dole out
podelíti čast to confer an honour
podelíti (dati) zdravilo to administer a remedy
podelíti miloščino komu to give someone alms
komu red Viktorijinega križca to award someone the Victoria Cross
podelíti komu pravico to vest someone with a right, to grant someone a right
podelíti odlikovanje to award (ali to confer) a decoration

podóbnost likeness (med between, z to); resemblance; similarity (z to); similitude; analogy

najmanjše podóbnosti ni med njima there is not the slightest resemblance between them

poker¹ [póukə] samostalnik
grebljica, grebača
univerza, sleng rektorjeva palica; pedel, ki nosi to palico

between you and me and the poker med nama povedano
to be as stiff as a poker; ali to have swallowed the poker; ali to have a poker up one's back hoditi, kakor da bi kol požrl

poméšati to mix up; to blend; to mingle

poméšati v to stir into; (vino z alkoholom) to lace, to drug, to load, to adulterate, to doctor
poméšati se z to mix with, to commingle with, to blend with
poméšati se z, med to get among (ali into)
poméšati se skupaj to jumble together (ali up)

popularity [pɔpjulǽriti] samostalnik
popularnost, priljubljenost (with pri)
razširjenost (among med)

poravnáti (tla, zemljo) to level, to plane, to flatten, to even; figurativno to arrange, to settle, to balance; (ukrivljeno) to straighten; (pomiriti) to conciliate, to compose; (izenačiti) to equalize; (škodo) to compensate

poravnáti spor to settle a quarrel, to make up
poravnáti dolg to settle (to square) a debt
poravnáti zadevo to straighten a matter out
vse je poravnano med nama we're quits
poravnáti komu škodo za kaj to make it up to someone
morali so mi poravnáti škodo they had to make it up to me
poravnáti se to make an arrangement (z with), to come to an arrangement

porazdelíti to divide; to distribute (one after another)

enakomerno porazdelíti to distribute evenly, to apportion (med between, among)

pospéšiti pospeševáti to accelerate; to hasten; (hitrost) to speed up; to forward, to promote; to further, to encourage, to advance; (tempo, delo) to urge

pospéšiti, pospeševáti korak to quicken (the) pace
pospéšiti, pospeševáti stike to further (the) relations (med between)
pospéšiti, pospeševáti trgovino to promote, to foster trade

post¹ [póust] samostalnik
drog, steber, kol
šport vratnica gola, startno mesto (starting-post)
ciljna črta (winning-post)
mineralogija navpičen sloj premoga (rude), podpornik v rudniku

as deaf as a post gluh kakor kanon
to be beaten at the post za las premagan tik pred ciljem
left at the post premagan
from pillar to post od Poncija do Pilata
between you and me and the bed-post na štiri oči, med nama, zaupno
door-post vratnica

posvetováti se to consult; to deliberate, to hold a consultation; to confer (o about)

posvetováti se s kom to ask ali to seek someone's advice
posvetoval se bom z njegovim očetom I shall consult his father
posvetováti se o čem to deliberate (ali to confer) on some matter, to talk something over
posvetováti se med seboj to take counsel together, to talk matters over
posvetováti se z zdravnikom to consult a doctor
zdravnik se bo posvetoval s kolegom the doctor will hold a consultation with a colleague

povédati to tell; to say

povedali so mi tako I was told so
nekaj ti bom povedal (izdal) I'll tell you what
povédati svoje ime to give one's name
ne povej nikomur o mojem prihodu! don't tell anyone I've come
med nama povedano (pogovorno) between you and me (and the gatepost)
česa (kaj) ne poveste! you don't say!, you can't be serious!
komu to poveste (pravite)! you're telling me!
povédati resnico to tell the truth
povédati (reči) geslo to give the password
povej to obzirno! (žargon) put it gently!
to veliko pové that says a great deal, that tells its own tale

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)

pre-eminent [pri:éminənt] pridevnik (pre-eminently prislov)
prevladujoč, vzvišen, superioren

to be pre-eminent izkazati se (among med, in v)

prelòm break, breaking, breach, rupture; medicina fracture; geologija joint

prelòm obljube zakona pravo breach of promise
kostni prelòm uda fracture of a limb
prišlo je do prelòma med njimi it came to a breakup between them, they eventually broke up

prepád precipice, abyss; gulf; pesniško abysm; figurativno ruin

na robu prepáda on the brink of a precipice
dežela je na robu prepáda the country is on the brink of ruin
stal je na robu prepáda he stood on the edge of the precipice
prepád med razvitimi in nerazvitimi deželami the gulf between developed and undeveloped nations

pričujóč present

pričujóči pl (sploh) those present, (sedaj prisotni) present company
med pričujóčimi ni bo mlinarjevega sina the miller's son was not among those present
biti pričujóč pri to be present at

primérjati to compare; (z izvirnikom) to check, to collate (with)

primérjati kaj z to compare something with, to liken something to
ne da se primérjati z it cannot be compared with
primerjal sem natančno prepis z izvirnikom I have closely checked the original with the copy
brata se ne dasta (ne moreta) primérjati med seboj the two brothers are not to be compared with each other
dati se primérjati z to bear comparison with