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postáviti to raise, to erect (spomenik, stavbo a monument, a building); to set (up); to put (up), to place, to stand

postáviti za (imenovati) to nominate, to appoint
postáviti cene to fix (ali to quote) prices
postáviti komisijo to set up a commission
postáviti si hišo to build a house
postáviti mrežo to set (ali to spread) a net
postáviti past (zasedo) to set a trap (an ambush)
postáviti zanko to lay a snare
postáviti v vrsto to range, to draw up
postáviti šotor to pitch a tent
postáviti termin to fix a time (ali date), to appoint a day (ali time)
kam bomo postavili klavir? here shall we put the piano?
pred vrata so mu postavili miličnika they have posted a policeman at (ali in front of) his door
postavil ga je za svojega dediča he has appointed him his heir
postavili so ga za predsednika they nominated him president
postáviti ob stran (odložiti) to shelve
postavimo (recimo), da ne pride suppose he doesn't come
postáviti na preizkušnjo to put to the test
postáviti se (namestiti se) to place oneself, to take up one's post (ali position)
postáviti se v bran, po robu to make one's stand, to make a stand (against), to stand at bay, to show fight
postáviti se z (bahati se z) to pride oneself on, to boast of
postáviti se v špalir to form a line, to line up
postáviti se na glavo to stand on one's head
tudi če se na glavo postaviš (figurativno) in spite of anything you may do
postáviti vse na glavo to leave everything topsy-turvy, to turn everything upside down
postáviti se komu ob stran to side with someone

postréči to serve; to wait upon, to attend to; (z jedjo) to serve

postréči si (pri mizi) to help oneself
postrezite si, g. doktor! help yourself, please, doctor!
vam že strežejo?, ste že postreženi? (v trgovini) are you being attended to?
s čim vam naj postrežem? what can I do for you?, what can I show you?, what can I get you?
postregli so nam z vinom in pecivom we were offered wine and cakes
postregli vam bomo poceni in hitro we shall give you cheap and speedy service

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

pót¹ -í way, (steza) path, footpath, trail; (cesta) road, street; (utrta) track, walk; (planeta) orbit, course; (smer) route, course; (potovanje) (splošno) travel, (peš) march, (po kopnem) journey, trip, (po morju) voyage, crossing, passage

prepovedana pót! no thoroughfare!, (čez tuje zemljišče) trespassers will be prosecuted!, no trespassing!, keep out, private!
srečno pót! a pleasant journey!, arhaično God speed you!, (ironično, neprijetnemu gostu) good riddance
to pót (tokrat) this time
vsaki pót each time
božja pót (romanje) pilgrimage
pót nazaj return journey, pogovorno the way back
pót domov homeward journey, journey home, pogovorno the way home
pót po morju voyage
javna pót public road
jahalna, jezdna pót bridle path
gozdna pót forest road
križev pót religija Way of the Cross, figurativno via dolorosa
prečna pót crossroad
neravna pót bumpy road
neutrjena pót gravel road
shojena pót beaten track
trnova pót thorny path
vodna pót waterway
vozna pót carttrack, cart-road
uporabna pót serviceable road, thoroughfare
zaprta pót closed path (ali way)
ob póti by the roadside
preko póti over the way, across the road
na pol póta halfway, midway
po mirni, prijateljski póti in a friendly manner, amicably
na vsej póti od... all the way from...
biti na napačni póti to be on the wrong road ali track, to lose one's way
biti na slabi póti (figurativno) to lead a wicked life
biti na póti (potovanju) to travel, to journey, (poslovno) to be on te road
biti na dobri póti (do uspeha) to be well on the road (to success), (o stvari) to be working out well
ta pót je neprehodna, nemogoča this road is impassable, there is no through road
biti sredi póti to be halfway on one's journey
biti na najlepši póti, da... to be well on the way to...
utreti pót za... to pave the way for...
otrok je na póti (figurativno) there is a baby on the way
njen je na póti (= noseča je) she is expecting (a child), she is with child, pogovorno she is in the family way
biti komu na póti to be in someone's way, to stand in someone's light
on mi je na póti he is in my way
pót je prosta the way is clear (za koga for someone)
on je na póti v X. he is on his way to X.
biti na pravi póti to be on the right track, pogovorno to be on the ball
iti po (isti) póti nazaj to turn back
iti komu s póti to get out of someone's way (ali to shun someone, avoid someone)
iti rakovo pót to go backward
iti svojo pót to go one's own way
iti na pót to set out (ali forth, off) (on one's way), to embark upon a journey, to start out, (v tujino) to go abroad; to be bound for
iti po najkrajši póti v... to make a bee-line...
šli so vsak svojo pót they went their respective ways
krčiti si, utirati si pót to cut (ali to carve) one's way, to plough one's way through, to remove obstacles
napraviti pót komu to make way for someone
narediti, utreti pót (figurativno) to pave the way, to blaze a trail, to be a pioneer ali trailblazer
s silo si napraviti pót to force (ali to fight) one's way
kazati, voditi pót to lead the way
polena komu na pót metati (figurativno) to place difficulties in someone's way
našel bom sredstva in póti I shall find ways and means
izgubiti (najti) pót to lose (to find) one's way
pót si prihraniti (figurativno) to save shoe leather
napravite prosto pót! make way!
moramo pustiti, da gre stvar svojo pót we must let matters take their course
dobro poznati pót to know every bump (ali twist and turn) in the road
priti pol póti komu naproti to meet someone halfway
spraviti koga s póti (figurativno, na oni svet) to kill, (žargon) to bump someone off
utreti si pót skozi... to force one's way through (robidje the brambles)
ustaviti se na pol póta to stop halfway
vprašati za pót to ask one's way
vrniti se po isti póti nazaj (obrniti se) to retrace one's steps
pošteno (krepko) vzeti pót pod noge to put one's best foot forward
zaiti na krivo pót to take the wrong road ali path ali turning

potóček brook; stream; pesniško rill

potóčki znoja so mu tekli po čelu streams of sweat ran down his forehead

potrésti to shake (up); to agitate; to stir up (tekočino a liquid); (posuti) to strew; to intersperse

potrésti koga iz spanja to shake someone out of his sleep
otroci so potresli vrt z odpadki papirja the children have scattered wastepaper in the garden
potrésti se to shake, to tremble, to quake
hiša se je potresla od eksplozije the house shook with the explosion

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

kolikor sem poučèn so far as my information goes

povéčati to enlarge; to augment, to aggrandize; to amplify; to increase; to intensify; (z lečo) to magnify; (pretiravati) to exaggerate; to extend; to enhance

povéčati se to increase, to augment
v zadnjih letih se je mesto zelo povečalo the town has grown considerably in recent years
vojni stroški so povečali naš dolg the cost of war has swollen our debt
to je povečalo moje občudovanje this enhanced my admiration

povečérjati to eat one's evening meal; to eat dinner ali supper; to dine

pravkar so povečérjali they have just finished their dinner

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

pozébsti to freeze; to be nipped (ali killed) by frost; ZDA to winterkill

jabolka so pozebla the apples are touched with frost

pôzen late; behind one's time

pôzno sadje late fruits pl
pôzne ure small hours pl
v pôznih 1890. letih in the late 1890's
najpozneje at the latest
bila je pôzna noč it was late at night
govorili so pôzno v noč they talked far into the night
žetev bo letos pôzna the crop will be late this year

požár fire; burning; conflagration

svetovni požár world conflagration
varen pred požárom fireproof
zaščita (zavarovanje) proti požáru fire precautions (fire insurance)
naša hiša je bila popolnoma uničena v požáru our house has been burnt down
požár izbruhne a fire breaks out
požár je celo mesto spremenil v pepel the fire has left the whole town in ashes
po požáru so od hiše ostali le štirje zidovi the house has been gutted by fire

poženíti to marry off (in turn)

otroka sta poženila in zdaj sta spet sama they have married off their children and are now alone again
poženíti se (o moških) to get married (in turn)
sinovi so se poženili the sons got married

požírati to swallow; to gulp; to devour; to consume

požírati kilometre (figurativno) to eat up the miles
naglo, krepko požírati to swig
požírati roman to devour a novel
z očmi požírati to feast one's eyes (kaj on something)
požrla ga je neka zver a wild beast devoured him
tako me grlo boli, da komaj požiram my throat is so sore that I can hardly swallow

prairie [prɛ́əri] samostalnik
prerija, severnoameriška stepa

zoologija prairie dog stepni svizec
prairie oyster pijača iz jajca in kisa ali vinjaka
ameriško prairie schooner velik voz s platneno streho (v kakršnem so potovali ameriški pionirji na zahod)
zoologija prairie wolf kojot
Prairie State vzdevek za državi Illinois in Sev. Dakoto

práv just, right; (zelo) very

práv zdaj just now
práv rad with (great) pleasure, very (ali most) willingly, gladly
práv! all right!, okay! (krajšava: O.K., OK)
takó je práv that's right, all right
práv dobro quite well
práv takó! just so!, quite!, quite so!
práv nič nothing at all
práv škoda je, da... it is a great pity that...
práv nobenega denarja nimam I have no money whatever
nimamo práv nobenih izkušenj we have no experience whatsoever
ta klobuk mi je práv this hat suits (ali fits) me well
moja ura gre práv my watch goes well (ali keeps good time)
moja ura ne gre práv my watch is going wrong
ravno práv prihajaš you come just in time
práv blizu stanujemo we live quite close by
ne razumeš me práv you do not rightly understand me, you mistake my meaning
ne vem práv, kaj naj naredim I hardly know (ali I am at a loss) what to do
to mi je ravno práv it is just what I want
če vam je to práv if it is convenient for you, pogovorno if it's all right by you
če ti je práv ali ne whether you like it or not
práv ti je; práv se ti je zgodilo (se ti godi) it serves you right; you got what you deserved
práv mu je! serves him right!
imeti práv to be right
imaš práv you are right
práv napraviti, delati to do right, to do what is right
komu práv napraviti to suit, to please someone
vsem ne moreš práv narediti you can't please everybody
to ni práv od tebe you are wrong there
meni je práv I don't mind (ali object), that's all right with me, I agree
vam je práv, če pridete jutri? does it suit you to come to-morrow?
to mi je práv (mi ustreza) that suits me fine
práv priti (koristiti) to come in handy
vse práv pride every little helps
to utegne práv priti it may come in useful
práv tako bi lahko rekli, da... we might just as well say that...
ta vrvica utegne pozneje práv priti this string may come in handy later on
priti ravno práv (kot nalašč) to be most welcome
práv takó likewise
práv nocoj (še nocoj) this very night
práv na začetku at the very beginning

prázen empty; emptied; (službeno mesto) vacant, open; unoccupied; void, evacuated; vain; (nepopisan) blank

prázne besede empty words pl
za prázen nič for nothing, without any reason
práznih rok empty-handed
prázen izgovor a lame excuse
prázno gledališče a poor house
prázno službeno mesto vacancy
prázna soba empty room
prázen prostor an empty space
prázne trditve unfounded assertions pl
prázen strah groundless fear
prázno upanje vain hope
prázna vera superstition
na prázen želodec on an empty stomach
prázen naboj blank cartridge
on je prázne glave he is empty-headed
ta je prázna (to je čista izmišljotina) that is pure invention
hotéli so sedaj prázni the hotels are all deserted by this time
gledati, strmeti v prázno to gaze into space
mlatiti prázno slamo to talk nonsense (ali rot), to flog a dead horse
pustiti eno vrsto prázno to leave a line blank
vrnil se je práznih rok he returned empty-handed

práznik holiday; festival; gala day, feast day; (redko) fete; (v koledarju) red-letter day; cerkveno feast

práznik Dela (1. maj) Labour Day, May Day
državni práznik National Day
občinski práznik municipal festival
bančni práznik (ko so zaprte vse banke) bank holiday
premičen práznik movable feast
cerkveni práznik church festival
verski práznik religious feast
velik práznik high festival
življenje ni práznik (figurativno) life is not all beer and skittles

predáti (dati naprej) to hand over; (izročiti) to deliver, to turn over; (prenesti na) to transfer; (trdnjavo) to surrender

predal je posle, podjetje svojemu družabniku he has turned over the business to his partner
tata so predali milici the thief was handed over to the police
predáti se vojska to capitulate, to hoist (ali to show, to wave) the white flag
predáti se na milost in nemilost to surrender unconditionally
predáti se komu to give oneself up to someone
predáti se z dušo in telesom to give oneself body and soul (to)
predáti se pijači to become addicted to drink (mamilom to drugs)