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ozírati se

ozírati se nazaj to look back
okoli to look round
ozírati se po čem to look out for, to seek
ozírati se na to have (ali to pay) due regard to, to take into consideration
ne ozírati se na kaj (ne upoštevati) to disregard something, to pay no attention to, to take no notice of
na nič se ne ozírati se (iti prek vsega) to press on regardless

pace¹ [péis] samostalnik
korak, koračaj (tudi figurativno dolžinska mera)
hoja; hitrost, tempo; korak, drnec, kljusanje (konja)

at a great (ali spanking) pace v hitrem tempu
pace for pace korak za korakom
to go the pace hitro iti (hoditi), figurativno veselo živeti, zapravljati
to hit the pace hiteti
to keep pace with iti v korak s čim
figurativno to put s.o. through his paces preizkusiti koga; dati komu priložnost, da pokaže svoje zmožnosti
to quicken one's pace pospešiti korak
to set the pace diktirati tempo
to show one's paces pokazati svoje zmožnosti
geometrical (ali great) pace 5 čevljev (1,524 m)
vojska ordinary pace navadni korak
vojska quick pace hitri korak

pasture¹ [pá:sčə] samostalnik
pašnik, paša, krma; pravica do paše

figurativno to seek greener pasture iskati boljše možnosti
to retire to pasture iti v pokoj

path [pa:ɵ] samostalnik
steza, pot (tudi figurativno)
šport proga
astronomija tirnica

to leave the path to s.o. iti komu s poti
to cross s.o.'s path prekrižati komu pot

paw¹ [pɔ:] samostalnik
šapa, taca
pogovorno roka, "taca"
pogovorno pisava

paws off roke proč!
to be s.o.'s cat's paw iti za koga po kostanj v žerjavico

penny [péni] samostalnik (množina pennies, pence)
peni (angleški drobiž, 1/100 funta)
ameriško cent (kovanec)
figurativno majhna vsota, denar

in for a penny, in for a pound kdor reče A, mora reči tudi B; začeto delo je treba končati
to make a penny zaslužiti denar
to spend a penny iti na stranišče
he hasn't a penny to bless himself with nima niti beliča
a pretty penny čedna vsota denarja
take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves kamen na kamen palača
to turn an honest penny zaslužiti denar s priložnostnim delom
in pennies s posameznimi kovanci po 1 peni
a penny for your thoughts če bi le vedel, kaj misliš
a penny plain and twopence coloured posmeh cenenemu blišču
a penny soul never came to twopence malenkosten človek nikoli ne uspe
penny number zvezek romana v nadaljevanjih
in penny numbers po malem
zgodovina Peter's penny letni davek za papeža; prispevek za dobrodelne in cerkvene namene

pést fist

polna pést a handful, a fistful
stisnjena pést clenched (ali closed) fist
na lastno pést (figurativno) on one's own account, on one's own
udarec s pestjo punch, žargon fourpenny one
pravica, pravo pésti club law, fist law
boriti, tepsti se s péstjó to brawl, to have a punch-up (ali fistfight)
groziti s péstjó to shake one's fist at someone
imeti koga v pésti (figurativno) to have someone in the hollow of one's hand
udariti po mizi s péstjó to bring one's fist down heavily on the table
v pést se smejati to laugh inwardly, to laugh up one's sleeve
dobil sem ga v pést (figurativno) I have got him into my clutches
iti (naprej) na lastno pést to go (ahead) on one's own
bíti, udariti s péstjó to punch, to strike with one's fist, to fist
udariti koga s péstjo to give someone a punch
borba, pretep s péstmi punch-up, fistfight, humoristično bout of fisticuffs
stisniti pésti to clench one's fists

péš on foot; walking

iti, hoditi péš to go on foot, to walk; to tramp
péš pot footpath, footway
péš hoja ramble, walk

picture¹ [píkčə] samostalnik
slika, podoba, risba, portret; predstava, duševna slika
pogovorno utelešenje, videz, slika; natančna podoba koga
figurativno grafičen prikaz, oris, nazoren opis
pogovorno lepa oseba, lep predmet
fotografija fotografija; film
množina kino
medicina klinična slika (blood picture krvna slika)

to be in the picture biti poznan, slaven
to come into the picture postati slaven, postati zanimiv
out of the picture nepomemben, pozabljen
to have one's picture taken fotografirati se
to sit for one's picture dati se slikati, pozirati za portret
to form a picture of s.th. ustvariti si sliko o čem, predstavljati si kaj
to keep s.o. in the picture stalno koga obveščati, gledati, da je na tekočem
to go to the pictures iti v kino
to be the picture of misery biti utelešena beda
the child is the very picture of his father otrok je izrezan oče
he looks the very picture of health videti je kot utelešeno zdravje
she is a perfect picture lepa je kot slika
TV picture frequency slikovna frekvenca
TV picture tube slikovna elektronka

pig¹ [pig] samostalnik
prašič, svinja; svinjina.
tehnično šibika, kos surovega železa, kalup za vlivanje; pomarančni krhelj
pogovorno umazanec, požeruh, svinja

in pig breja (svinja)
sucking pig odojek
guinea pig morski prešiček
ameriško, sleng blind pig skrivna točilnica
figurativno to carry pigs to market hoteti kupčevati
to bring one's pigs to a pretty (ali wrong) market narediti slabo kupčijo
figurativno to buy a pig in a poke kupiti mačka v žaklju
pigs in clover ljudje, ki so hitro obogateli, pa ne vedo kam z denarjem; vrsta družabne igre
to go to pigs and whistles iti rakom žvižgat, propasti
in less than a pig's whistle na mah
ameriško, sleng in a (ali the) pig's eye! traparija!
when the pigs fly nikoli
to make a pig of o.s. požrešno jesti, žreti
please the pigs če bo šlo vse po sreči, če bodo okoliščine dopuščale
pigs might fly čudeži se utegnejo zgoditi
to stare like a stuck pig gledati ko zaboden vol

plank¹ [plæŋk] samostalnik
deska, platica, ograjnica, mostnica, ploh
figurativno opora
ameriško, politika program politične stranke

to walk the plank iti z zavezanimi očmi čez palubo, dokler ne zmanjka tal pod nogami (stara mornarska kazen), figurativno iti v gotovo smrt

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

sleng to have a look at the plumbing iti na stranišče

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

počítek rest; repose

brez počítka restless(ly)
počítka poln restful
dan počítka day of rest, holiday
nedeljski počítek Sunday rest
potreben počítka needing a rest
počítek od napornega dela repose from toil
iti k počítku to take one's rest, (iti spat) to retire, to go to bed, to go for a rest
položiti k večnemu počítku to lay to rest
potreben sem počítka I need (a) rest
privoščiti si uro počítka to allow oneself an hour's rest
želim vam dober nočni počítek I wish you a good night's rest
ne privošči si počítka he takes no rest

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)

podáti to hand; to give; to pass; to administer; (ponuditi) to offer, to reach; to extend

podáti roko to offer (ali to hold out) one's hand
podaj mi knjigo, prosim! reach me that book, will you?
podáti se (iti) to go (k to), arhaično to repair (to); (pristajati) to become, to suit, to fit
klobuk se ti lepo poda the hat suits you well
podáti se na potovanje to undertake a a journey, to set out on one's journey

podróbnost detail; particular

do najmanjših podróbnosti down to the smallest detail
podróbnosti problema the details (ali the ins and outs) of a problem
nimamo še nobenih podróbnosti we have no particulars yet
ne moremo se spuščati v podróbnosti we cannot go into details
iti v podróbnosti to enter into details, to go into details
izdelati podróbnosti to work out the details (of)
za podrobnosti se obrnite na... for particulars apply to...

pokòj retirement, superannuation; (mir) quietness, tranquillity, quiet, repose, rest, peace

biti v pokòju to be retired (ali superannuated, pensioned off)
iti v pokòj to pass into retirement, to retire from business, to go into retirement
pokòj njegovi duši! rest his soul!, may he rest in peace!
večni pokòj eternal rest, the rest beyond the grave

poll² [póul] samostalnik
volitve, glasovanje, štetje glasov, volilni imenik, število glasov, volilni izid
(tudi množina) volišče; anketiranje
šaljivo glava, betica, zatilje, teme, oseba, človek

to be at the head of the poll dobiti večino glasov
to count the polls prešteti glasove
to go to the polls iti volit
a heavy (light) poll številna (slaba) udeležba na volitvah