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pea [pi:] samostalnik
botanika grah; košček premoga, košček rude

like two peas in a pod; ali as like as two peas podobna kakor jajce jajcu

peace [pi:s] samostalnik
mir; dušni mir, spokojnost

at peace with v miru s, miren
breach of the peace kaljenje miru, nemir
to break the peace kaliti mir, razsajati
to hold one's peace biti miren, molčati
to keep the peace zadržati se, ostati miren
pravno the king's (ali queen's) peace mir v deželi
to make peace skleniti mir
to make one's peace with spraviti se s kom
to leave s.o. in peace pustiti koga pri miru
peace of mind dušni mir
pipe of peace mirovna pipa
peace treaty mirovna pogodba
britanska angleščina, vojska peace establishment, peace footing vojska v mirnem času

peat [pi:t] samostalnik
šota
arhaično miljenec, -nka

to cut (ali dig) peat rezati šoto

pečát seal; (za podpis) signet; (žig) stamp; (štampiljka) rubber stamp

tajni (zasebni) kraljev pečát privy signet
veliki državni pečát lorda kanclerja VB the Great Seal
mali državni pečát VB the Privy Seal
čuvar (državnega) pečáta Lord Privy Seal
dati, pritisniti pečát na to set the seal on, to signet (na kaj something)
dati romanu pečát dobe to give a novel the character (ali the stamp) of the period
to je zame knjiga s sedmimi pečáti (figurativno) it is a sealed book for me
nositi pečát resnice to bear the stamp of truth
pod pečátom molčečnosti under the seal of secrecy
pod spovednim pečátom under the seal of the confessional

péd pédenj (mera, 9 col, 2,5 cm) span

(eno) péd, pédenj širok a span wide
péd, pédenj za péd, pédenjjo little by little, arhaično inchmeal
niti za péd, pédenj se ne premaknem I'm not budging an inch
niti za péd, pédenj ne odstopim, popustim gledé... as regards... I'm not yielding an inch
premikati se péd, pédenj za péd, pédenjjo to inch along, to move inch by inch (ali by inches)

pedánt pedant; stickler

hud, strog pedánt stickler over trifles, formalist, excessively methodical (ali pedantic, orderly) person

peep¹ [pi:p] samostalnik
skriven pogled, radoveden pogled, bežen pogled; svit, zora

at peep of day ob zori
to have (ali take) a peep skrivaj pogledati

peg¹ [peg] samostalnik
klin, klinček, količ, zatič, čep; kljukica za perilo
glasba ključ na violini; sponka
figurativno predmet pogovora, pretveza
pogovorno lesena noga
britanska angleščina kozarček (zlasti whiskey s sodo)

to come down a peg or two postati skromnejši
to take s.o. down a peg or two ponižati koga
off the peg z obešalnika, konfekcija
a square (ali round) peg in a round (ali square) hole človek na neprimernem položaju
vojska, sleng to put a man on the peg dati koga na raport
figurativno a peg to hang on predmet pogovora, pretveza
a peg to hang a discourse on nekdo s katerim se da razpravljati

peg² [peg]

1. prehodni glagol
zakoliti, pribiti; zakoličiti (zemljo)
ekonomija umetno zadržati ceno (na borzi)
sleng metati kamne (at na)

2. neprehodni glagol
truditi se; meriti (at na)

to peg away (ali along, on) vztrajno delati
to peg down zakoliti; figurativno omejiti, odrediti smernice (dela itd.)
to peg s.o. down priviti koga
to peg out omejiti, zakoličiti (mejo itd.); šport končati igro (kroket); sleng umreti, izdihniti; biti uničen, izčrpan

pelican [pélikən] samostalnik
zoologija pelikan

figurativno pelican in her piety pelikan, ki hrani mladiče s svojo krvjo (prispodoba Kristusa ali ljubezni do bližnjega)

peljáti to lead, to conduct; to guide; to drive, to convey, to cart

peljite ga v mojo sobo! show him into my room!
peljite me na postajo! drive me to the station!
peljáti koga na sprehod to take someone out for a ride
vse poti peljejo v Rim all roads lead to Rome
ta cesta pelje v mesto this road leads to town
peljáti se (z vozilom) to go, (z avtom) to drive, (s kolesom) to ride, (s sanmi) to ride
peljáti se z vlakom to go by train (ali rail)
peljáti se z avtom to drive, to motor, to go motoring
peljáti se z avtobusom to go by bus, to go for a bus ride
peljáti se na sprehod to go for a drive, to take a drive
peljali se bomo z vlakom we shall take the train
pelji se z avtobusom! take the bus!
peljáti se čez reko to cross the river
peljite ga noter, prosim! show him in, please

pen³ [pen] samostalnik
pero
figurativno pisatelj, stil

quill pen gosje pero
to wield a formidable pen ostro pisati
the best pens of the day najboljši sodobni pisatelji
to live by one's pen živeti od pisanja
pen friend (ali pal) dopisovalec

penalty [pénəlti] samostalnik
kazen, globa, penale

šport penalty area kazenski prostor
šport penalty kick kazenski strel (nogomet)
the extreme penalty smrtna kazen
to pay (ali bear) the penalty of pokoriti se za kaj
under (ali on) penalty of pod kaznijo

penzíjski pension(-); pensionary

penzíjski fond pension (ali superannuation) fund

pepél ash; ashes pl; cinders pl

pepél cigare cigar ash, the ash of a cigar
žareč, živ pepél embers pl
otresti pepél s cigarete to flick (ali to flip) the ash from one's cigarette
posuti, potresti s pepélom to strew (ali to sprinkle) with ashes
spremeniti, sežgati v pepél to reduce to ashes
tleti pod pepélom to smoulder

pepélnat ashen; ashy

pepélnato siv ashen grey (ali gray), ash-coloured
pepélnato bled ashy-pale
postati pepélnato bled to turn ashen (ali ashen-faced)

peppermint [pépəmint] samostalnik
botanika poprova mota

peppermint oil olje iz poprove mete
peppermint drop (ali lozenge) bonbon iz poprove mete

peradventure² [pərədvénčə] samostalnik
slučaj, dvom

beyond (ali without) peradventure nedvomno, gotovo

perílo linen

namizno perílo table linen, arhaično napery
sveže perílo change
telesno perílo underwear, underclothing, underclothes pl, arhaično underlinen
posteljno perílo bed linen
damsko, žensko perílo ladies' (ali women's) underwear, pogovorno undies
čisto perílo clean linen
umazano perílo dirty (ali soiled) linen
mesečno perílo medicina menses, monthly period
omara za perílo linen cupboard, linen press
pralnica períla laundry
vrv (ščipalka) za sušenje períla clothesline (clothespeg)
umazano perílo je treba prati doma (figurativno) one should never wash one's dirty linen in public
umazano perílo peri doma! figurativno don't cry stinking fish!, wash your dirty linen at home!

pérje (ptičje) plumage; feathers pl; plumes pl; feathering

tuje pérje borrowed plumage, borrowed feathers pl
(o)krasiti, obrobiti s pérjem to feather
(o)krasiti se s tujim pérjem (figurativno) to deck oneself out (ali to adorn oneself with) borrowed plumes
lepo pérje naredi lepega ptiča (figurativno) fine feathers make fine birds
ptiči istega pérja skupaj leté (tudi figurativno) birds of a feather flock together