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plesálka (female) dancer, dancing girl, female partner

indijska poklicna plesálka nautch girl
plesálka na vrvi ropedancer
plesálka, ki za plačo pleše z gosti v nočnem lokalu taxi dancer

plézati to climb; to scale up; to clamber up; to scramble up; (o rastlini) to climb, to creep

plézati na drog, po vrvi (z rokami in nogami) to swarm up a pole, a rope
plézati na drevo to climb up a tree
plézati po lestvi to climb a ladder
plézati triglavsko steno to scale the Triglav wall

Plimsoll [plímsəl] navtika

Plimsoll mark; ali line črta na ladji, ki pokaže, do kam se ladja lahko potopi; znamenje nadvodja

plín gas

izpušni plín exhaust gas, burnt gas
eksplozivni plín explosive gas
gorilni plín combustible gas, fuel gas, heating gas
pogonski plín power gas
bojni plín chemical weapon, poison gas
solzivi plín tear gas
močvirski plín marsh gas
pokalni plín explosive gas
premogovniški, jamski plín blackdamp
smejalni plín laughing gas
svetilni plín lighting gas, illuminating gas
strupeni plín poison gas
jamski eksplozivni plín firedamp
razredčen plín rarefied (ali rarified) gas
neprepusten za plín gastight
s polnim plínom at full throttle
rezervoar za plín gasholder, gasometer, gas tank
motor na plín gas engine, gas motor
pedal, vzvod za plín avtomobilizem accelerator, ZDA gas pedal, aeronavtika throttle lever
izbruh plína gas explosion
uhajanje plína gas leak
napeljava plína gas fittings pl
oskrba s plínom, dovod plína gas supply
pridobivanje plína gas production
neprepusten za plín gas-proof, gastight
zaščita pred strupenim plínom precautions against poison gas, gas-warfare defences, chemical-warfare defences
metalec plína vojska poison-gas mortar
zastrupljen s plínom gassed
zastrupitev s plínom gas poisoning
vonj, duh po plínu smell of gas
vojna, vojskovanje s plínom gas warfare, chemical war (ali warfare)
dati plín to step on the gas, to put one's foot down, to open the throttle
odvzeti plín to cut off the gas
spremeniti v plín to gasify
razvijati plín to evolve gas
prižgati plín to light (ali to turn on) the gas
kuhati na plínu to cook by gas
napasti s plínom to gas
ugasiti plín to turn the gas off, (priviti, da manj gori) to turn the gas down

plitvína (pregaz, brod) ford; shoal; flat

poln plitvín shoaly
ladja je zavozila na plitvíno the ship ran aground on a shoal

pljúča lungs pl; humoristično bellows pl; (zaklanih živali) lights pl

krilo pljúč lobe of the lungs, pulmonary lobe
železna pljúča medicina iron lung
bolan na pljúčih suffering from a lung complaint; affected (ali diseased) in the lungs, consumptive
vnetje pljúč inflammation of the lungs, pneumonia
dihati s polnimi pljúči to breathe (ali to inhale) deeply

pljúniti to spit; žargon to glob; to expectorate

pljúniti na kaj to spit upon something
pljúniti komu v obraz to spit in someone's face
pljuni v roke! (figurativno) pull up your socks!; put a jerk in it!

pljúskanje lap

pljúskanje valov the lapping of the waves
pljúskanje morja na obalo surf, the sound of the surf, the sound of the breakers

plôšča plate; plaque; table; (fotografska, steklena, kovinska) plate; (lesena, kamnita, marmorna) slab; (za napis) tablet

bronasta plôšča bronze tablet
fotografska plôšča photographic plate
gramofonska plôšča record, disc, ZDA disk
hladna plôšča (jed) cold meat
kuhalna plôšča hot plate
marmorna plôšča marble slab
mikro gramofonska plôšča long-playing record
spominska plôšča memorial plaque
stikalna plôšča (elektrika) switchboard
votivna plôšča votive tablet
obložiti s plôščmi to slab
odkriti (postaviti) spominsko plôščo to unveil (to put up) a commemorative (ali memorial) tablet
posneti na gramofonsko plôščo to record
(avtomatski) menjalec plôšč glasba record changer

plóvka

plóvka na vodi (bója) buoy
zvočna plóvka sonobuoy

plumbing [plʌ́miŋ] samostalnik
kleparstvo, vodovodna, plinska instalacija; ulivanje svinca

sleng to have a look at the plumbing iti na stranišče

plump⁵ [plʌmp] prislov
štrbunk
pogovorno jasno, odkrito, naravnost

to come plump upon naleteti naravnost na koga
to tell s.o. plump and plain naravnost komu povedati

plúnka glasba lute; harp

igrati na plúnko to play the lute (ali the harp)

pneumatic¹ [nju:mǽtik] pridevnik (pneumatically prislov)
zračen, vzdušen, dušen, pnevmatičen
zoologija napolnjen z zrakom (kosti nekih ptičev)
pogovorno z oblinami (dekle)

pneumatic dispatch pnevmatična pošta, cevna pošta
pneumatic tyre kolo z zračnico
pneumatic tool orodje na stisnjen zrak

pobóžen pious, devout, religious, godly; (pretirano) bigoted

na videz pobóžen sanctimonious
zelo pobóžen človek devotee
to je pobóžna želja that's a piece of wishful thinking
pobóžno prislov piously, devoutly
pobóžno poslušati (figurativno) to listen with rapt attention

pobúda initiative; incentive; instigation; suggestion; impulse; stimulus, pl -li

na pobúdo on the initiative (koga of someone), at the instigation (of someone)
poln pobúd full of suggestions
na lastno pobúdo on one's own initiative
prevzeti pobúdo to take the initiative
dati pobúdo to motivate

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

počítnice (long) holidays pl, vacation

poletne počítnice long (summer) vacation (oziroma holidays)
parlamentarne počítnice parliamentary recess
počítnice univerza vacation
biti na počítnicah to be on vacation
iti na počítnice to go on one's holidays, to take one's holidays, to take a vacation

počívanje resting

iti na počívanje (iti spat) pogovorno to go for a lie-down (ali for a kip)

počívati to rest, to take one's rest; to repose; (o tovarni) to be idle, to be at a standstill; (spati) to sleep, to be dormant; (biti neobdelan, zemlja) to lie fallow; (biti pokopan) to lie

tukaj počiva (počivajo) here lies (lie)
tukaj počiva v miru... here rests in peace...
naj v miru počiva! may he rest in peace!
počívati na stolu to take the weight off one's feet, pogovorno to have a sit-down