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ózek narrow; (tesen) tight; arhaično strait

ózki čevlji tight shoes pl
ózki samoglasniki close (ali narrow) vowels pl
v ožjem pomenu besede in the narrower sense of the word
ožji odbor a select committee
v ožjem smislu in a restricted sense, strictly speaking
ožja volitev second ballot

ozíroma respectively; or

moja otroka sta stara deset ozíroma štirinajst let my children are ten and fourteen years old respectively
pretekli ozíroma sedanji deležnik the past and present participle respectively
ta avtomobila sta vredna 5.000 ozíroma 7.000 funtov these cars are worth 5,000 and 7,000 pounds respectively
gledališče je ozíroma naj bi bilo središče kulturnega življenja the theatre is or should be a centre of cultural life
spomenik naj bi postavili na trgu ozíroma v parku they should put the monument up in the square or in the park

oznojèn sweating, evfemizem perspiring

biti ves oznojèn to be all of a sweat, to be in a sweat

oženíti to marry; to take for one's wife, to take in marriage, zastarelo to spouse; to wed

oženíti se to get married (z to), to marry, to take a wife
bogato se oženíti to marry an heiress

oživíti to resuscitate, to restore to life, to revive, to resurrect; figurativno to revive, to enliven, to vivify

mrtveca ni mogoče oživíti a dead man cannot be revived (ali resuscitated)

oživotvóriti ➞ oživiti; (uresničiti) to realize, to accomplish, to carry out

oživotvóriti se to come true, to become a fact

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

pack¹ [pæk] samostalnik
sveženj, cula, zavoj zavojček, zavitek, paket
vojska tornistra, nahrbtna torba; igra kart (52); bala (mera za platno, papir itd.); tovor; količina pakirane robe (rib, sadja, konserv); kopica, kup (skrbi, laži); tolpa (tatinska); trop (volkov, psov), povezka (psov)
vojska trop podmornic
šport napad moštva (rugby); skladasti led
medicina ovitek (zdravilni)

a pack of nonsense same neumnosti
open pack nesprijete ledene plošče
ice pack skladasti led

pack² [pæk]

1. prehodni glagol
pakirati, zaviti, zavijati, omotati, zložiti, zlagati; natlačiti, nagnesti, stlačiti, stisniti, stiskati, zmašiti; konservirati; zbrati (porotnike, karte) v svojo korist
tehnično zatesniti zabrtviti; natovoriti (konja), nakladati
ameriško, pogovorno imeti pri sebi, vsebovati
medicina pripraviti zdravilni ovitek

2. neprehodni glagol
natlačiti se, nagnesti se, stisniti se, stiskati se; pripraviti se za pot; zbirati se v trope

packed like sardines stisnjeni kakor sardine v škatli
a packed house popolnoma zasedena hiša
packed with poln česa (npr. avto)
I am packed gotov sem s pakiranjem
ameriško, šport to pack a hard punch močno udariti (boks)
ameriško the book packs a wealth of information knjiga je zelo poučna
to pack s.o. back poslati koga nazaj
to send s.o. packing nagnati, spoditi koga
to pack one's traps odpraviti se na pot
navtika to pack (ali put) on all sails razpeti vsa jadra

packet¹ [pǽkit] samostalnik
zavitek, zavojček, škatlica
navtika poštna ladja
figurativno serija, skupina
britanska angleščina, sleng kup denarja
figurativno kup skrbi, udarec

sleng to catch (ali stop) a packet biti zadet od strela

padálo parachute; pogovorno chute; žargon brolly

avtomatsko padálo automatic parachute
pomožno padálo auxiliary (ali lift off) parachute, ZDA pull off parachute
zložitev padála parachute folding
(od)skok s padálom parachute jump
svila za padálo parachute silk
(od)skočiti s padálom to parachute, to jump (with a parachute), (v nevarnosti) to bail out with a parachute
odvreči s padálom to parachute, to drop
spustiti se s padálom na ozemlje Slovenije to parachute into Slovenia
vrvica za odpiranje padála rip cord

padavína precipitation; precipitate

padavíne pl atmospheric precipitations pl, rainfall and snowfall
reven s padavínami with a low rainfall, (suh) dry
letna množina padavín annual rainfall
merilec padavín rain gauge

pádec fall; tumble; (s konja) spill; (cen) drop, dropping, decrease, decline; (vrednosti) depreciation; (zrušenje) crash, collapse; (strmec) decline, descent, inclination, gradient, downgrade; (propad) ruin, downfal

pádec vlade downfall of a government
pádec cen fall in prices, (nenaden) slump

pain¹ [péin] samostalnik
bolečina, bol, bridkost, trpljenje, skrb
množina trud, muka
množina, medicina porodne bolečine, popadki
kazen (samo v frazah: (up)on ali under pain of pod pretnjo kazni; pains and penalties kazni in globe)

to be in pain imeti bolečine, trpeti, biti zaskrbljen
to give (ali cause) s.o. pain zadati komu bolečino
to be at pains; ali to take pains potruditi se, truditi se
to go to great pains zelo se potruditi
to spare no pains ne prihraniti si truda
to get a thrashing for one's pains biti tepen v zahvalo za svoj trud
to have one's labours for one's pains; ali to be a fool for one's pains zaman se truditi
a pain in the neck zoprnik, zoprna zadeva

painted [péintid] pridevnik
pobarvan, popleskan; naličen, našminkan
figurativno lažen, ponarejen

a painted sepulcre hinavec
painted box krsta
Painted Lady zoologija metulj oranžne barve z rdečimi in belimi pikami, osatnik; botanika rdeča krizantema

pair¹ [pɛə] samostalnik

1.
par (stvari, ki spadajo skupaj: a pair of shoes par čevljev)

2.
dvodelen predmet (se ne prevaja: a pair of compasses, scissors šestilo, škarje)

3.
par (s slovenskimi množinskimi samostalniki: a pair of trousers par hlač)

4.
par, parček (mož in žena, samec in samica)

5. parlament
dva člana nasprotnih strank, ki se po dogovoru vzdržita glasovanja; tak dogovor; eden od teh partnerjev

6.
eden od predmetov, ki spadata skupaj (the other pair to this sock druga nogavica tega para)

that's quite another pair of boots (ali shoes, trousers) to je nekaj popolnoma drugega
in pairs paroma
a pair of lawn sleeves škof
a pair of bellows meh
a pair of stairs nadstropje
two pair front (stanovanje ali stanovalec) v drugem nadstropju v prednjem koncu

pákt pact; treaty

prijateljski pákt pact of amity
pákt o zavezništvu treaty of alliance
pákt o medsebojni pomoči pact of mutual assistance
pákt o nenapadanju pact of non-aggression
tajen pákt secret pact
skleniti pákt to make a pact

pálec thumb; (nožni) big toe; (mera) inch (krajšava: in.)

odtis, madež od pálca (na knjigi ipd.) thumbmark
brez pálca thumbless
širina pálca a thumb, a thumb's breadth
gristi (si) pálec to bite one's thumb
vijak za stiskanje pálcev zgodovina, mučilno orodje thumbscrew
potipati s pálcem to thumb
imeti pod pálcem (figurativno, biti premožen) to be rich, to be well off, to be a man of means
pálce vrteti (figurativno, dolgočasiti se, lenariti) to twirl (ali to twiddle) one's thumbs (ali one's fingers)

paltry [pɔ́:ltri] pridevnik (paltrily prislov)
reven, beden, pičel, oguljen, nepomemben; ničvreden, zaničevanja vreden

a paltry sum pičla vsota
a paltry excuse bedno opravičilo
a paltry two shillings dva borna šilinga

pámet (um) intellect, intelligence, sense, brains pl, wits pl; (duh) reason, mind; prudence; mother wit; (razumevanje) understanding; (spomin) memory; pogovorno gumption

na pámet by heart
zdrava pámet common sense, sanity
si ob pámet? are you out of your senses?, have you lost your wits?
ali si pri pámeti? are you in your right mind?
sem pri kraju s svojo pámetjo I am at my wit's end
bodi no pri pámeti! be sensible!, be reasonable!, have a bit of common sense!
on ni pri pravi pámeti he is not in his right mind, he is out of his mind
nisem bil pri pravi pámeti I had not my wits about me
on je počasne pámeti he is slow-witted, pogovorno he is slow on the uptake
ona je kratke pámeti she is rather slow (ali dull, slow on the uptake)
še (vedno) mi je na pámeti... it is still fresh in my mind...
nima toliko pámeti, da bi (u)videl... he has not the wits to see...
to se krega s pámetjo it is thoughtless (ali senseless)
si se s pámetjo skregal? have you taken leave of your senses?
padlo mi je na pámet it occurred to me, the idea struck me, the thought crossed my mind
na kraj pámeti mi ne pade, da bi (rekel) far be it from me to (say)
reči, kar človeku pade na pámet to say whatever comes to mind
imeti več sreče kot pámeti to have more luck than brains
izgubiti pámet to go out of one's mind (ali pogovorno off one's rocker); to lose one's mind (ali one's reason)
to presega mojo pámet this is beyond me, that's over my head, that passes my comprehension
priti k pámeti to come to one's senses
kdo, ki je pri pravi pámeti, bi šel...? who in his senses would go...?
moram ga spraviti k pámeti I must make him see reason (oziroma see sense)
spraviti koga ob pámet to drive someone out of his mind (ali pogovorno up the wall, round the bend)
sklicevati se na zdravo pámet to appeal to reason
(iz)računati na pámet to calculate mentally
učiti se na pámet to learn by heart, to commit to memory
znati na pámet to know by heart (ali from memory), (vlogo) to be word-perfect
ko te bo pámet srečala... when you see reason...