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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

position¹ [pəzíšən] samostalnik
lega, položaj (v prostoru); družbeni položaj, služba
navtika lega ladje na morju; (telesna) drža
vojska pozicija
glasba lega akordnih tonov, lega prstov na godalih
figurativno situacija, stanje, možnost; stališče
filozofija postavka, trditev, predpostavka, propozicija

geographical position zemljepisna lega
vojska position warfare pozicijsko vojskovanje
in (out of) position v pravi (napačni) legi
aeronavtika, navtika position lights pozicijske luči
upright position pokončna (telesna) drža
people of position vplivni ljudje
to be in a position to biti v stanju, da
to define one's position pojasniti svoje stališče
to take up a position on a question zavzeti stališče do vprašanja
to hold a responsible position imeti odgovoren položaj

positive¹ [pɔ́zitiv] pridevnik (positively prislov)
določen, izrecen (ukaz), jasen, nedvoumen, trden (ponudba, obljuba itd.); brezpogojen, dokončen; resničen, stvaren, konkreten, dejanski; pritrdilen, privolilen; siguren, gotov; samozavesten, trdovraten, svojeglav
filozofija pozitivističen, neskeptičen, empiričen, ki sloni na izkušnjah; pozitiven, ki ima pozitivne lastnosti
pogovorno popoln, pravi (a positive fool pravi norec)
matematika pozitiven (positive sign znak plus)
fizika, elektrika, fotografija pozitiven
medicina pozitiven

filozofija positive philosophy pozitivizem, pozitivistična filozofija
slovnica positive degree pozitiv, prva stopnja pridevnika
pogovorno a positive nuisance prava nadloga
proof positive neovrgljiv dokaz
to be positive about s.th. biti gotov česa, trdno verjeti v kaj

poslániški ambassadorial

poslániško mesto ambassador's post
poslániško osebje officials pl attached to a legation

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

poslóven (of) business; businesslike

poslóvni človek man of business, business man
poslóvni partner active partner
on je poslóven človek he is a business man, he is in business
poslóvno potovati to travel on business

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

posmehljív mocking, scornful; sneering; jeering; derisive, derisory; sarcastic

posmehljívo odgovoriti to reply with a sneer

posnétek imitation; copy; fotografija (trenutni) snap-shot, shot, snap

napraviti posnétek (več posnetkov) fotografija to take a snap (several snaps)

posodíti to lend

posodíti ZDA to loan (komu to someone), to give a loan
posodíti na obresti to lend at interest

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

pospánčkati

malo pospánčkati to take a snooze

posréčen felicitous; (dobro izbran) well-chosen

posréčen izraz a felicitous expression
posréčen tip (figurativno) a comical fellow
ti si pa posréčen! you are funny!, you are a one!
posréčeno (zelo spretno) izraziti kaj to phrase something with felicity

possessed [pəzést] pridevnik
ki ima (of kaj)
obseden (by, with)
ki se obvlada, miren
slovnica vezan z genetivom

like a man possessed kot obsedenec, kot nor
ameriško like all possessed kakor blazen
everyone possessed of reason vsak pameten človek

possession [pəzéšən] samostalnik
posest, lastništvo
množina zemljišče, nepremičnine
figurativno obsedenost
figurativno obvladanje (čustev), navdahnjenost (by)

pravno actual possession neposredna posest
pravno adverse possession priposestvovanje
pravno naked possession stvarna posest
to be in the possession of s.o. pripadati komu
to be in the possession of s.th. imeti kaj
to put in possession of oskrbeti koga s čim
to come into possession of dobiti v last
to take possession of vzeti (v posest), prisvojiti si
to have (gain) possession of a woman spolno občevati (z žensko)