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push¹ [puš] samostalnik
poriv, porivanje; sunek, udarec, zbodljaj
arhitektura, geologija, tehnično horizontalen pritisk
figurativno pobuda, pogon, podjetnost, energija; trud, napor; sila, nuja, kritičen moment
vojska prodor, prodiranje, napredovanje, ofenziva; reklamna kampanja; protekcija
ameriško množica ljudi
sleng družba, druščina (tatinska, zločinska)

at a push v sili, v kritičnem momentu
at the first push na prvi mah
at one push naenkrat
to bring to the last push gnati do skrajnosti, pognati v skrajnost
when it comes to the push ko pride do skrajnosti
sleng to get the push dobiti brco, biti odpuščen iz službe
to get a job by push dobiti službo po protekciji
to give s.o. a push poriniti koga
sleng to give s.o. the push odpustiti koga iz službe
to have a push together pretepati se
to make a push potruditi se, vojska z vso silo napasti
to have another push for it še enkrat poskusiti

push² [puš]

1. prehodni glagol
suniti, suvati, riniti, poriniti, porivati, potisniti, potiskati; priganjati, siliti (to k)
gnati, nagnati, pognati, poganjati, pospešiti, forsirati
figurativno pomagati, podpirati koga; delati reklamo za kaj
sleng prodajati, preprodajati (mamila)

2. neprehodni glagol
poriniti se, porivati se, prerivati se, preriniti se; pošteno se lotiti; prizadevati si, težiti za čem

to push open odpahniti, odpreti
to push one's way ahead (through) preriniti se naprej (skozi)
to be pushed for time (money) biti v časovni (denarni) stiski
to push s.th. on s.o. vsiliti komu kaj
to push s.th. too far gnati kaj predaleč
to push one's fortune izzivati svojo srečo
to push a friend s svojim vplivom pomagati prijatelju

pushover [púšouvə] samostalnik
pogovorno lahko premagljiv nasprotnik, slabič; tepec

he is a pushover for that temu vedno nasede

púst -a, -o desolate, waste, deserted; dreary; (kraj) bleak; flat; (nemasten) fatless; (samoten) solitary; (neobdelan) uncultivated; (zapuščen) abandoned, forsaken, forlorn; (razseljen) depopulated; (brez okusa) insipid, tasteless

púst, -a, -o predel dežele a desolate stretch of country

pustíti (dopustiti) to allow, to permit, to suffer, to yield, not to mind, not to hinder; to let; (opustiti) to give up (ali over), to leave off; to desist from, to abstain from, to refrain from, to forbear; (zapustiti) to leave, to quit, to relinquish, to abandon, to forsake; (izpustiti, spustiti) to let go, to let fly, to let loose; (prenehati, nehati) to drop, to cease, to omit

pustíti delo (o delavcu) to strike, to go on strike, to come out (on strike)
ne pustíti not to allow, not to permit, not to suffer (ali tolerate), to prevent, to hinder
pustíti koga na cedilu to leave someone in the lurch, to forsake someone, to abandon someone
pusti to! leave it alone!, let it be!
pusti to meni! leave it to me!
pusti me pri miru! leave (ali let) me alone!
pusti, naj gre stvar svojo pot! let it take its course!
pusti to tu! leave that here!
pustite ga noter! let him come in!; let him in!
pustite mi, da premislim! let me think it over!
pusti vrata odprta! leave the door open!
pustimo to za prihodnjič! we will leave that for the next time!
pustite me samega! leave me alone!
pustimo to in govorimo o čem drugem! let's drop it and talk of something else!
mi lahko pustite te dokumente dan ali dva? can you let me have those documents for a day or two?
pustil se je oslepariti he let himself be taken in
pusti si časa za premislek! leave yourself time to think!
to me pusti hladnega it leaves me cold
pustil je, da so ga pretepli he let them beat him
pustíti za seboj to leave behind
moral sem pustíti denarnico doma I must have left my purse at home
pustil je vse druge tekmovalce daleč za seboj he has outdistanced (ali has outstripped) all the other competitors
pustíti si rasti brado to grow a beard
pustíti koga v negotovosti to keep (ali to hold) someone in suspense
pustíti iz vida to lose sight of
pustíti koga čakati (pol ure) to keep someone waiting (for half an hour)
pustíti komu proste roke glede... to let someone have a free hand as regards...
ne more pustíti pijače he cannot break himself of the habit of drinking
pustíti si svetovati to listen to advice
pustíti pri starem to stick to the old ways
to se mu mora pustíti you have to grant him that
pusti, da luč gorí leave the light on!
ne se pustíti videti to keep out of sight
živeti in pustíti živeti! live and let live!
ali pusti ali vzemi! take it or leave it!
pustite dve prazni vrsti! leave two lines blank (ali blank lines)!
je oče pustil kako sporočilo? has Father left a message?
računam nate, zato me ne puščaj na cedilu! I count on you, so don't let me down!
pusti, da kdo drug opravi to! (figurativno) ZDA let George do it!
pustíti stroje teči to let the engines rip
pusti te stvari, kakor so! leave these things as they are!
pustil sem, da je avto drvel s polno hitrostjo (pogovorno) I let her rip
pustíti vprašanje odprto to leave the question open

pustolóvščina adventure

iskati pustolóvščine to seek adventure
rad se spušča v pustolóvščine he likes throwing himself into hazardous undertakings
vedno je imel rad pustolóvščine he always had the spirit (ali a love) of adventure
doživel sem mnogo pustolóvščin I met with many adventures
oni radi iščejo pustolóvščine they like to go in search of adventure

pustóšiti to ravage, to devastate, to desolate; to lay waste; to wreak havoc, to spread havoc; to ruin

pustóšiti deželo to ravage a country

puščáva desert; wilderness

glas vpijočega v puščávi a voice crying in the wilderness
vojskovanje v puščávi desert warfare

puščíca arrow; (metalna) dart; pesniško shaft; figurativno epigram

hiter kot puščíca swift as an arrow
Amorjeva puščíca Cupid's arrow, the shaft of love
označiti s puščíco to arrow
steči kot puščíca to be off (ali to start) like an arrow (ali like a shot)
ta puščíca kaže smer (pot) this arrow points the way

púška gun, (risanka) rifle, breechloader

púška za lov na ptice fowling piece; (starinska) musket, muzzle-loader
lovska púška hunting gun
púška kremenjača flintlock, firelock
púška karabinka carbine
strojna púška machine gun, Lewis gun
malokalibrska púška small-bore rifle
zračna púška air gun
avtomatska púška tommy gun, submachine gun, automatic firearm, automatic
protitankovska púška bazooka
púška repetirka repeater
dvocevna púška double-barrelled gun
s púško oborožen vojak rifleman, pl -men
cev púške (gun-)barrel
kopito púške butt of a rifle, rifle-butt
krogla iz púške bullet
v dosegu púške (zunaj dosega púške) within (out of) gunshot
stojalo za púške gun rack
municija za púško small-arms (ali rifle) ammunition
ogenj iz púšk rifle fire
strel iz púške gunshot, rifle shot
strelec s púško rifleman, pl -men
vizir púške backsight, (muha) sight
naboj za púško cartridge
jermen pri púški rifle sling
piramida púšk pile of arms
pritikline za púško rifle accessories pl
púške k nogi! ground arms!
púška je počila the gun went off
púška nese 2.000 m the gun has a range of 2,000 metres
držati púško vzporedno z zemljo to trail arms
dati púško na rame (z jermenom) to shoulder arms, (brez jermena) to slope arms
nabiti púško to load a gun
postaviti púške v piramido to pile (ali to stack) arms
slišati strel iz púške to hear a gunshot
ustreliti s púško to fire a shot
zgrabiti za púške to take up arms
vreči púško v koruzo (figurativno) to hang up one's axe, to throw up the sponge, to give in
púška je odpovedala the gun misfired (ali failed to go off)

púškin rifle-

púškino kopito butt of a rifle, rifle-butt
púškina granata rifle grenade
púškina cev (gun-) barrel
púškin lesni del, ogrodje gun stock
púškin zaklep gunlock
slep (oster) púškin naboj blank (ball) cartridge

put^*2 [put]

1. prehodni glagol
položiti, postaviti, dati kam, vtakniti (in one's pocket v žep; in prison v ječo)
spraviti (koga v posteljo, v neprijeten položaj, v red, v tek); izpostaviti, podvreči čemu (to put to death usmrtiti koga)
posaditi (into, under s čim; the land was put under potatoes)
poslati, dati, siliti, naganjati (to v, k; to put to school poslati v šolo, to put to trade dati koga v uk, to put the horse to the fence nagnati konja v skok čez ograjo)
napeljati, zvabiti (on, to k)
napisati (to put one's signature to a document)
prestaviti, prevesti (into French v francoščino)
izraziti, formulirati (I cannot put it into words ne znam tega z besedami izraziti; how shall I put it kako naj to formuliram?)
oceniti, preceniti (at; I put his income at £ 1000 a year po mojem zasluži 1000 funtov na leto)
uporabiti (to; to put s.th. to a good use dobro kaj uporabiti)
zastaviti, postaviti (vprašanje, predlog I put it to you apeliram na vas, obračam se na vas)
staviti (on denar na kaj)
vložiti, investirati (into v)
naložiti (npr. davek, to put a tax on obdavčiti kaj)
naprtiti, pripisati komu kaj (on; they put the blame on him krivdo valijo na njega)
šport metati, vreči (kroglo); poriniti (bodalo), streljati (in, into)

2. neprehodni glagol
podati se, napotiti se, iti, hiteti (for kam; to put to land podati se na kopno; to put to sea odpluti; to put for home napotiti se domov)
navtika jadrati, krmariti, pluti
ameriško izlivati se (into v)

to put s.o. above s.o. else postaviti koga pred drugega
to put one's brain to it koncentrirati se na kaj, lotiti se česa
to put a bullet through ustreliti, preluknjati koga
to put in black and white, to put in writing napisati
to be put to it biti prisiljen
to be hard put to it biti v zagati, v škripcih, biti prisiljen k čemu
to put the cow to the bull pripeljati kravo k biku
put the case that recimo, da
to put the cart before the horse nesmiselno ravnati
to put o.s. in (under) the care of s.o. postaviti se pod zaščito koga
to put out of action onesposobiti
to put s.o. out of countenance spraviti koga iz ravnotežja
to put down the drain vreči v vodo, neumno zapraviti
to put all one's eggs in one basket staviti vse na eno karto
to put an end (ali stop, period) to napraviti konec s čim, končati
to put the good face on it mirno kaj prenesti
to put one's foot in it narediti napako, osramotiti se, blamirati se
to put in force uveljaviti
to put s.o. on his feet spraviti koga na noge
to put the finger on pokazati s prstom na, identificirati koga (kaj)
to put s.o. on guard opozoriti koga na previdnost
to put one's hands to lotiti se; pomagati
to put into the hands of s.o. prepustiti komu, dati komu v roke
to put out of one's head izbiti si iz glave, pozabiti
to put a horse to vpreči konja
to put s.o. in a hole spraviti koga v neugodon položaj
to put the hand to the plough prijeti za delo
to put one's hands in one's pocket globoko seči v žep
to put it to s.o. apelirati na koga, dati komu na voljo
to put a knife into zabosti
sleng to put the lid on presegati vse meje, biti višek česa
to put money on staviti na kaj
to put the money to a good use pametno porabiti denar
to put a matter right izgladiti (zadevo)
to put it mildly milo rečeno
to put in mind spomniti koga
to put s.o.'s nose out of joint spodriniti koga
to put in order urediti
to put s.o. on his oath zapriseči koga
to put in practice izvajati
to put o.s. in s.o.'s place vživeti se v položaj koga drugega
to put on paper napisati
not to put it past one pripisati komu kaj slabega
to put to ransom zahtevati odkupnino za
to put s.o. right popraviti koga
to put in shape spraviti v dobro kondicijo, oblikovati
to put one's shoulder to the wheel potruditi se
to put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel metati komu polena pod noge
to put to the sword prebosti z mečem
to stay put ostati na mestu
figurativno to put teeth into zagristi se v kaj
to put s.o. through it dajati koga na sito in rešeto
to put in use uporabiti
to put a veto on it uporabiti veto
to put into words izraziti z besedami, točno opisati
to put s.o. in the wrong postaviti koga na laž, dokazati, da nima prav
to put s.o. out of the way spraviti koga s poti
sleng to put s.o. wise odpreti komu oči
sleng to put the wind up s.o. prestrašiti koga, dati mu vetra
well put dobro povedano
to put the weight metati kroglo
to put everything wrong narediti vse narobe

put away

1. prehodni glagol
pospraviti, dati na svoje mesto; odložiti (delo, breme); prihraniti, dati na stran (denar); znebiti se prenehati (he put away drinking)
ločiti se
sleng "pospraviti" (jed, pijačo), pojesti, popiti (he put away a big steak)
pogovorno spraviti koga kam, zapreti (v zavod)
pogovorno spraviti koga s poti, ubiti; zavreči, pognati (ženo)

2. neprehodni glagol
navtika odpluti (for kam)

put down

1. prehodni glagol
položiti, postaviti dol (npr. orožje); odložiti, pripeljati koga do kam; ukletiti, spraviti v klet; odstraniti koga (v službi), ponižati, odvzeti (komu oblast); zapreti komu usta, zavezati jezik; zadušiti, zatreti (upor); prenehati (z nepravilnostmi)
narečno ubiti (žival)
britanska angleščina odreči se čemu; napisati
ekonomija (to) napisati, dati na račun koga, vknjižiti (to put s.th. down to s.o.'s account)
ekonomija znižati (cene), zmanjšati (stroške); vpisati, zapisati koga (for za; put me down for £ 5)
pripisati komu kaj (I put it down to his inexperience to pripisujem njegovi neizkušenosti)
smatrati, meniti (as, for; I put him down as a fool menim, da je bedak)

2. neprehodni glagol
aeronavtika spustiti se

to put one's foot down odločno nastopiti proti čemu

put in

1. prehodni glagol
dati, položiti, vtakniti v kaj; vložiti (prošnjo); predložiti (dokument); namestiti (uradnika); dati (oglas); prebiti (čas)

2. neprehodni glagol
navtika vpluti v pristanišče (zaradi popravila, zavetja); zaviti v, ustaviti se (at ; npr. v gostilno, v gostilni)
potegovati se za, prositi (for za)

to put in an appearance pokazati se, biti navzoč; pravno priti na razpravo
to put in for s.th. vložiti prošnjo za kaj, kandidirati
to put in a claim for damages vložiti zahtevo za odškodnino
to put s.o. in evidence pripeljati koga za pričo
to put in motion spraviti v tek, sprožiti (zadevo)
to put in one's oar prekiniti, vmešati se
to put in a word for založiti dobro besedo za koga
to put in an hour's extra work delati eno uro več

put off

1. prehodni glagol
odložiti, odstaviti, postaviti stran; znebiti se, odložiti (sestanek, obleko), sleči, sezuti se; odpraviti koga (with ; npr. z izgovori)
potolažiti; ovirati, odvrniti koga (from od česa)
odsvetovati
pogovorno spraviti koga iz koncepta; odbijati (her face puts me off njen obraz me odbija)
zapreti (plin), ugasniti (luč, radio)

2. neprehodni glagol
kreniti, oditi (to put off on a long journey kreniti na dolgo pot)
navtika odpluti

to put s.th. off (up)on s.o. natvesti komu kaj

put on prehodni glagol
obleči, obuti, dati (klobuk na glavo), natakniti (očala), namazati se (z ličilom); pretvarjati se, hliniti; staviti (to put a fiver on a horse staviti na konja)
pomakniti naprej (kazalce); odpreti (plin), dodati (paro), prižgati (luč, radio), pospešiti (tempo); dodati (posebni vlak); zategniti (zavoro, vijak)
gledališče postaviti na oder, uprizoriti; naložiti (kazen)
šport dobiti točko, napraviti gol

to put on airs (and graces) prisiljeno se vesti
to put on airs postavljati se, šopiriti se
to put on an act pretvarjati se
to put on the dog postavljati se, bahati se
to put on flesh (ali weight) zrediti se
pogovorno to put it on pretirano zaračunati
figurativno to put it on thick pretiravati
his modesty is put on njegova skromnost je narejena, je samo pretveza
to put s.o. on a job zaupati, dati komu delo
to put s.o. on to namigniti komu kaj, spraviti koga na neko misel

put up

1. prehodni glagol
dvigniti (roko, zastavo, jadra itd.); obesiti (sliko, zastor); nalepiti (plakat); razpeti (dežnik); postaviti (šotor)
pogovorno fingirati, izmisliti (a put up job naprej domenjena stvar, prevara)
pomoliti se, zahvaliti se (bogu); sprejeti gosta, vzeti pod streho, prenočiti; shraniti, spraviti; zaviti, zložiti, paketirati (in v)
vtakniti (meč) v nožnico; konservirati, vkuhati, vložiti (sadje); pripraviti zdravilo (v lekarni)
gledališče uprizoriti (igro); postaviti, predlagati (kandidata); ponuditi, dati v prodajo; zvišati (ceno); spoditi, splašiti, pregnati iz brloga (divjad); dati na oklice; plačati; staviti, zastaviti (na stavi); napeljati, nagovoriti, naščuvati (to k)

2. neprehodni glagol
nastaniti se, ustaviti se pri kom (at)
kandidirati, potegovati se (for za)
plačati (for za)
sprijazniti se s čim, prenašati, mirno sprejeti (with)

sleng to put s.o.'s back up užaliti, zjeziti koga
to put up a fight dobro se upirati, dobro se boriti
to put up a front pretvarjati se
to put up for sale dati v prodajo
to put up the shutters zapreti trgovino
to put s.o. up to nagovoriti koga k čemu, poučiti koga
to put up to s.o. prepustiti komu odločitev
to put up with prenašati, potrpeti, zadovoljiti se s čim

puzzle¹ [pʌzl] samostalnik
uganka, težek problem; osuplost, zbeganost, zmeda

to be in a puzzle about biti zbegan zaradi česa
cross-word puzzle križanka
jig-saw puzzle sestavljalnica (igra)

quagmire [kwǽgmaiə] samostalnik
močvirje, barje
figurativno stiska, škripec

to be caught in a quagmire biti v škripcih