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pôsel² (delo) work, (fizičen) manual labour; (izučèn) skilled work, (neizučen) unskilled labour; (priložnosten) job; (neprijeten, dolgočasen) drudgery; (površen) bungling, dabbling; (težak, mučen) toil, toiling and moiling, pains pl; (zaposlitev) employment, employ; (trgovina) business; (bančni, denarni) transaction, deal

donosen pôsel remunerative business, paying proposition
nedonosen pôsel losing proposition
brez pôsla out of work, unemployed
po pôslih on business
postranski pôsli minor occupation, sparetime work, moonlighting
tekoči pôsli current business
nujen pôsel urgent work
nadurni pôsel overtime work
nečisti pôsli foul dealing
pôsli so slabi business is slack
to je njegov pôsel, ne moj that's his job (ali lookout), not mine
to ni tvoj pôsel it's no business of yours
brigaj se za svoj pôsel! mind your own business!
pôsli mu cvetijo he is doing (ali carrying on) a roaring trade
dajati mnogo pôsla to give much trouble
da(ja)ti komu pôsla (dela) to keep someone busy, to employ someone
to mi je dalo mnogo pôsla it was a hard task
pôsel je pôsel business is business
imam drugega pôsla dovolj (figurativno) I have other fish to fry
imam pôsla čez glavo I am being overworked
imeti mnogo pôsla to be up to the eyes in work, to be fully occupied (ali engaged)
z njim ne maram imeti nobenega pôsla več I'll have no further dealings with him
večkrat sem imel pôsla z njim I have had several dealings with him
imaš pôsla z lopovom you are up against a scoundrel
če boš še enkrat to napravil, boš imel pôsla z menoj! if you do it again, you'll hear from me!
krepko se lotiti pôsla to tackle a job, to fall to, pogovorno to get stuck in
pôsli gredo slabo business is slack (ali depressed), there is a lull in business
pôsli gredo zelo dobro, so v polnem razmahu business is in full swing, (ali is doing fine)
iti za pôslom to follow a trade (ali profession)
ne moči obvladati pôslov, biti preobremenjen s pôsli to be overwhelmed with work, to be unable to cope (ali manage), pogovorno to be rushed off one's feet
ostati brez pôsla (dela) to be thrown out of work
sumiti nečist pôsel (figurativno) to smell a rat
ubijati se s pôsli (z delom) to overwork, to overdo it
on se vtika v tuje pôsle he meddles in other people's affairs, he is a meddler, he is a busybody (ali pogovorno a nosy parker)

poséstnik possessor; owner, proprietor

hišni poséstnik householder, house owner
zemljiški poséstnik landowner
poséstnik kmetije proprietor of a farm (ali estate)
mali poséstnik smallholder, small landed proprietor
hiša je menjala poséstnika the house has changed hands

poskrbéti to attend (za to), to see (za to); to look after; to provide for; to take care (of)

poskrbel bom za vstopnice (za to) I'll see to the tickets (to it)
najprej moram poskrbéti za svoje otroke first of all I must provide for my children
poskrbeli bomo, da boste dobili denar we shall see to it that you get the money
poskrbljeno je, da... arrangements have been made that (something will be done) ali for (something to be done)

poskúsiti to try, to attempt; to make an attempt; to essay; to test; to experience

poskusi srečo! try your luck!, take your chance!
poskusi to napraviti, če moreš! try and do it if you can!
poskúsiti koga udariti to try to strike someone
še enkrat bom poskusil I will make another attempt, pogovorno I'll have another try (ali go)
vse poskúsiti to make every effort, to leave no stone unturned, to do one's utmost, to leave nothing undone
vse se je poskusilo no stone was left unturned
poskúsiti se v čem to try one's hand at something

poslábšati to make worse; to aggravate; to deteriorate; to impair

poslábšati stvari to make matters worse
in kar stvari še poslabša... and what makes matters worse
poslábšati se to change for the worse, to worsen, to get worse; (položaj) to deteriorate; to grow (ali to get, to become) worse; to become impaired; (zdravje) to deteriorate; (slabeti) to go from bad to worse, to sink, to flag

posláti to send (off, away), to dispatch, to expedite, to transmit; to forward; (z ladjo) to ship; (denar) to remit

nazaj posláti to return, (z ladjo) to reship; to send back
posláti po pošti to send by post
posláti z obratno pošto to send by return (of post)
posláti darilo (sla v, prisrčen pozdrav, sporočilo) to send a present (a messenger to, one's love, a message)
posláti komu (po)vabilo to send someone an invitation
posláti komu paket to send a parcel to someone
posláti naprej, za kom (pismo itd.) to forward, to send on
prosimo posláti za naslovnikom! please forward; ZDA please redirect!
posláti po (zdravnika) to send for (the doctor)
treba je posláti po zdravnika a doctor must be sent for
posláti koga k vragu (figurativno) to tell someone to get lost (ali to drop dead, to go to the devil), to send someone packing

poslédica consequence; issue, outcome, result; effect; sequel (of)

hude, strašne poslédice dire consequences pl
poslédice vojne, bolezni the results pl of the war, of a sickness
nositi poslédice to suffer (ali to bear, to take) the consequences
če boš to storil, boš moral nositi poslédice if you do it, you must suffer (ali bear, take) the consequences
nositi poslédice svojega ravnanja (figurativno) to lie in the bed one has made
imeti za poslédico to entail

poslušálstvo audience, arhaično auditory; group of listeners; the listening public, the listeners, the public

maloštevilno poslušálstvo a thin (ali poor) audience

poslúšati to listen (koga to someone); pesniško to hearken (to); (naklonjeno) to give ear to; to pay attention (to)

poslúšati koga do konca to hear someone out
pazljivo poslúšati to give ear
poslúšati radio (London) to listen in (to London)
ni poslušal mojih svaril he turned a deaf ear (ali he was deaf) to my admonitions (mojih prošenj to my entreaties)
veselilo me bo, če me boste hoteli poslúšati I shall be glad if you will listen to what I have to say (ali give me a hearing)
poslúšati z razumevanjem to lend a sympathetic ear

poslúšen obedient, docile; tractable; compliant; dutiful; (klečeplazen) obsequious

poslúšen otrok a well-behaved (ali good, obedient, tractable) child (ali little boy, little girl)

posmèh posmehovánje mockery, derision; scoff; jeer; scorn; gibe

predmet, predmet posmèh, posmehovánjea, tarča posmèh, posmehovánjea a laughingstock
biti v posmèh, posmehovánje to become an object of derision
v posmèh, posmehovánje bom I shall be laughed at (ali laughed to scorn)
v posmèh, posmehovánje je vsej vasi he is the butt (ali laughingstock) of the whole village

posóda vessel; container, receptacle, holder; hollowware, holloware; (lončena) earthenware; (za pranje posodja) dishpan

kuhinjska posóda dishes pl, kitchenware, kitchen utensils pl
nočna posóda chamber pot, pogovorno po, (za podkladanje) bedpan, arhaično night vase
posóda za pomije swill bin
pomiti posóde to wash the pots (ali dishes), to wash up

posojílo loan

notranje, (prisilno) posojílo domestic (forced) loan
državno posojílo government (ali public) loan
vojno posojílo war loan; victory loan
posojílo na zastavo loan on security
vpis(ovanje) posojíla subscription to a loan
odplačilo posojíla redemption of a loan
dati posojílo to grant a loan
najeti, vzeti posojílo to raise a loan, to borrow money (off someone)
plasirati posojílo to place a loan
podpisati posojílo to subscribe to a loan
posredovati posojílo to negotiate a loan
razpisati posojílo to float a loan

pospráviti (poljske pridelke) to gather in, to get in; (mizo) to clear up, (mizo po jedi) to clear away

pospráviti sobo to tidy up (ali to do, to put in order) the room
pospráviti za kom to clear up after someone

posréčiti se (uspeti) to succeed (in); to manage

če se mi to posreči if I succeed in it
načrt se ni posrečil the plan did not succeed
njemu se vse posreči he succeeds in everything
posrečilo se mi je pobegniti, uiti I succeeded in escaping
posrečilo se mu je to napraviti he managed to do it (ali to get it done)
ni se nam posrečilo, da bi ga videli we did not succeed in seeing him
ni se mi posrečilo, da bi našel izgubljeni denar I failed to find the money I'd lost

posredovánje mediation; intervention; interference; intercession; agency; interposition; instrumentality

po posredovánju, s posredovánjem through the medium (ali instrumentality) of, by the intervention of

postage [póustidž] samostalnik
poštnina

additional (ali extra) postage dodatna pristojbina
postage free (ali paid) franko, brez poštnine

postája station

avtobusna postája bus stop (ali stage)
bencinska postája (črpalka) filling (ali VB petrol) station
postája za taksije taxi rank, VB cab-rank
postája prve pomoči first-aid station, dressing station
postája požarne brambe fire station
obalna reševalna postája lifeboat station
policijska postája police station
radijska oddajna postája broadcasting station, (motilna) jamming station, (tajna) secret transmitter, (kratkovalovna) (radio) shortwave station
vremenska postája weather station
preprežna (poštna) postája zgodovina posting stage
železniška postája railway (ZDA railroad) station, (končna) (rail) terminus, pl -mini, (namenilna) destination, (tovorna) goods station, (ranžirna, premikalna) marshalling yard, shunting yard, ZDA switching yard, railroad yard; (vmesna) intermediate station
tuje postáje foreign stations pl
načelnik, šef postáje stationmaster, ZDA station agent
namenjen na postájo bound for (a certain) station
spremil te bom na postájo I'll see you to the station
ujeti (radijsko) postájo to pick up a station

postal¹ [póustəl] pridevnik (postally prislov)
pošten

ameriško postal card dopisnica
postal draft (ali order) poštna nakaznica
postal cash order poštno povzetje

postárati to age (koga someone); to make (someone) look older; to add years to someone's age

postárati se to get old, to grow old; to look old; to age
zelo se je postaral he has grown very old, he has (ali is) much aged