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popràskati to scratch

popràskati se po glavi, za ušesom to scratch one's head, one's ears
popraskaj me po hrbtu! scratch my back!

popraševánje inquiring after; trgovina demand, request

po tej knjigi je veliko popraševánje this book is in great demand
dobava močno zaostaja za popraševánjem supply is far short of the current demand

poprijéti

pošteno poprijéti za delo to go (ali to set) to work with a will; to launch out (into)

porába consumption; (uporaba, raba) use; (izdatki) expenditure

za mojo osebno porábo for my personal use
blago za splošno porábo consumer goods
namenjeno za domačo porábo intended for domestic use

poravnáti (tla, zemljo) to level, to plane, to flatten, to even; figurativno to arrange, to settle, to balance; (ukrivljeno) to straighten; (pomiriti) to conciliate, to compose; (izenačiti) to equalize; (škodo) to compensate

poravnáti spor to settle a quarrel, to make up
poravnáti dolg to settle (to square) a debt
poravnáti zadevo to straighten a matter out
vse je poravnano med nama we're quits
poravnáti komu škodo za kaj to make it up to someone
morali so mi poravnáti škodo they had to make it up to me
poravnáti se to make an arrangement (z with), to come to an arrangement

pork [pɔ:k] samostalnik
svinjina

ameriško, sleng pork barrel zvezna dotacija za javna dela v strankino korist

poročeválec reporter

on je poročeválec za (časopis) Times he reports for the "Times"

poročílo report, relation; account; statement; bulletin

blagajniško poročílo cashier's report
podrobno poročílo detailed report (ali account)
letno poročílo annual report
mesečno poročílo monthly report
borzno poročílo stock market report
obračunsko poročílo statement of account
končno, sklepno poročílo final report
poslovno poročílo business report
posebno poročílo special report
tržno poročílo market report
radijska poročíla news bulletin
ustno poročílo verbal report
sejno poročílo report of session
vojno poročílo army communiqué
sumarično poročílo summary account
vremensko poročílo weather forecast, meteorological report
zdravniško poročílo bulletin, doctor's report
verno poročílo o vsem, kar se je zgodilo a faithful account of all that happened
dokler ni popolnejših poročíl pending fuller information
izdati tedensko (mesečno, letno) poročílo to issue a weekly (a monthly, an annual) report
napraviti poročílo to draw up a statement
pripraviti letno poročílo za 1980 to prepare the annual report for 1980

pôrok warrantor, -ter, guarantor, guarantee; (za denar) surety; (na sodišču) bailsman

biti pôrok za to vouch for someone, to answer for, to stand security, to give security; to stand (ali to be) surety for; (na sodišču) to go bail for, to bail
jaz ti bom za pôroka I'll stand security for you, I'll be your guarantor, I'll vouch for you
najti pôroka to find surety

poróka wedding; nuptials pl; marriage

srebrna (zlata, diamantna) poróka silver (golden, diamond) wedding
poróka iz ljubezni, brez denarja love match
goden za poróko marriageable
cerkvena, (civilna) poróka church wedding, civil marriage
razumska, preračunana poróka marriage of convenience
tajna poróka secret marriage

porridge [pɔ́ridž] samostalnik
britanska angleščina ovsena kaša, ovseni kosmiči

to keep one's breath to cool one's porridge držati jezik za zobmi, obdržati dobre nasvete zase

port¹ [pɔ:t] samostalnik
pristanišče, luka, pristaniško mesto
figurativno zavetje, pristan

port of call pristanišče, kjer ladja pristane
to call at a port pristati v nekem pristanišču
to clear port izpluti iz pristanišča
to make port pripluti v pristanišče
close port rečno pristanišče
port of destination namembno pristanišče
port of distress oskrbovalno pristanišče
port of entry (exit) carinska luka
free port svobodna luka
naval port vojna luka
port of embarcation luka za vkrcavanje
port of discharge luka za izkrcavanje
picked port pristanišče po izbiri, izbrano pristanišče
port of refuge pristanišče v sili
port of registry domače pristanišče
ekonomija port of risk insurance zavarovanje pred nevarnostjo v pristanišču
port admiral admiral vojne luke
any port in a storm v sili je vsako zavetje dobro

portal-to-portal [pɔ́:tltəpɔ́:tl] pridevnik

portal-to-portal pay ameriško, ekonomija plačilo za delo od prihoda v tovarno do odhoda

porter [pɔ́:tə] samostalnik
nosač
ameriško strežnik v spalniku
britanska angleščina portir, vratar
britanska angleščina porter, črno pivo

porter's knot oprta, obramnica (za nosače)

pose² [póuz]

1. prehodni glagol
postaviti, postaviti v pozo (to pose s.o. for a photograph)
sprožiti, postaviti (vprašanje, problem, trditev, zahtevo); izdajati (as za)

2. neprehodni glagol
postaviti se (v pozo); biti model, pozirati; izdajati se (as za)

posében special, especial; extra; separate; particular; distinct; additional

posébna izdaja (časopisa) extra
ne smatram ga za nič posébnega I don't think he's anything special

pôsel¹ (služabnik) servant, domestic

hišni pôsli (služinčad) domestic servants pl
soba za pôsle servants' room

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)

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)

poskús experiment; test; trial; essay; attempt

za poskús (poskusno) by way of experiment
naključni poskús random sample; spot check, spot test