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plés dance, dancing; ball; (zabava) dancing party; pogovorno hop; figurativno (prepir ipd.) row, quarrel

domač, hišni carpet dance, pogovorno humoristično knees-up
odpreti, začeti plés to open a ball
plés v maskah fancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade, (ki se konča opolnoči) Cinderella dance, Cinderella
mrtvaški plés danse macabre, dance of death
Vidov plés St. Vitus's (ali Vitus') dance
sedaj se plés začne! (figurativno) now the fun begins!
Vas smem prositi za prihodnji plés? may I have the next dance?

plesálka (female) dancer, dancing girl, female partner

indijska poklicna plesálka nautch girl
plesálka na vrvi ropedancer
plesálka, ki za plačo pleše z gosti v nočnem lokalu taxi dancer

plight¹ [pláit] samostalnik
mučno stanje, neprijeten položaj, mizerija

in a sore (ali sad) plight v žalostnem stanju

plín gas

izpušni plín exhaust gas, burnt gas
eksplozivni plín explosive gas
gorilni plín combustible gas, fuel gas, heating gas
pogonski plín power gas
bojni plín chemical weapon, poison gas
solzivi plín tear gas
močvirski plín marsh gas
pokalni plín explosive gas
premogovniški, jamski plín blackdamp
smejalni plín laughing gas
svetilni plín lighting gas, illuminating gas
strupeni plín poison gas
jamski eksplozivni plín firedamp
razredčen plín rarefied (ali rarified) gas
neprepusten za plín gastight
s polnim plínom at full throttle
rezervoar za plín gasholder, gasometer, gas tank
motor na plín gas engine, gas motor
pedal, vzvod za plín avtomobilizem accelerator, ZDA gas pedal, aeronavtika throttle lever
izbruh plína gas explosion
uhajanje plína gas leak
napeljava plína gas fittings pl
oskrba s plínom, dovod plína gas supply
pridobivanje plína gas production
neprepusten za plín gas-proof, gastight
zaščita pred strupenim plínom precautions against poison gas, gas-warfare defences, chemical-warfare defences
metalec plína vojska poison-gas mortar
zastrupljen s plínom gassed
zastrupitev s plínom gas poisoning
vonj, duh po plínu smell of gas
vojna, vojskovanje s plínom gas warfare, chemical war (ali warfare)
dati plín to step on the gas, to put one's foot down, to open the throttle
odvzeti plín to cut off the gas
spremeniti v plín to gasify
razvijati plín to evolve gas
prižgati plín to light (ali to turn on) the gas
kuhati na plínu to cook by gas
napasti s plínom to gas
ugasiti plín to turn the gas off, (priviti, da manj gori) to turn the gas down

pljúniti to spit; žargon to glob; to expectorate

pljúniti na kaj to spit upon something
pljúniti komu v obraz to spit in someone's face
pljuni v roke! (figurativno) pull up your socks!; put a jerk in it!

pljúsk splash; plash

pljúsk, je padel v vodo plop (ali plunk), he fell into the water

pljúvati to spit; to expectorate

pljúvati v lastno skledo figurativno to foul one's own nest

pločevínka (konserva) tin, can (ananasa of pineapple)

v pločevínkah tinned, ZDA canned (meso meat)
odpirač za pločevínke tin-opener, ZDA can-opener

plot¹ [plɔt] samostalnik
majhen kos zemljišča, parcela
(tudi ameriško) gradbeni načrt, načrt, tloris, grafični prikaz; spletka, zarota; zasnova, razplet, zaplet, zgodba (drame, romana itd.)

to lay a plot kovati zaroto
the plot thickens dejanje v (drami) se zapleta

plough² [pláu]

1. prehodni glagol
britanska angleščina orati, preorati; plužiti, brazditi
figurativno utirati pot
navtika brazditi, sekati valove (ladja)
sleng vreči pri izpitu

2. neprehodni glagol
orati, plužiti, brazdati; truditi se, mučiti se, prebijati se
sleng pasti pri izpitu

to plough a lonely furrow opravljati svoje delo sam
to plough the sands mučiti se zaman
to plough the sea ploviti po morju
to plough ahead neutrudno delati naprej, počasi napredovati
to plough back obogatiti zemljo (s travo, deteljo), figurativno ponovno vložiti dobiček v podjetje
to plough out izkopati, preorati
to plough under podorati, spodkopati
to plough up zorati
to plough through prebijati se skozi, prebiti se
to plough one's way utirati si pot

pocket¹ [pɔ́kit] samostalnik
žep, vrečka, torbica
britanska angleščina vreča (mera)
figurativno denar, denarno sredstvo
mineralogija votlina polna rude; biljardna luknja
vojska žep kotel, obkoljeno področje

aeronavtika air-pocket zražni žep
figurativno a deep pocket globok žep
to be in pocket imeti denar, prislužiti
to be out of pocket imeti izgubo, biti v denarni stiski
to be 5 dollars in (out of) pocket imeti 5 dolarjev dobička (izgube)
figurativno he will suffer in his pocket to se mu bo v denarnici poznalo
to have s.o. in one's pocket imeti koga v oblasti
to have pockets to let imeti prazen žep
to line one's pockets zaslužiti mnogo denarja
out-of-pocket expenses (plačani) izdatki
to pay out of one's own pocket plačati iz svojega žepa
to pick a pocket ukrasti iz žepa
figurativno to put one's hand in one's pocket seči globoko v žep
to put one's pride in one's pocket ponižati se

počívati to rest, to take one's rest; to repose; (o tovarni) to be idle, to be at a standstill; (spati) to sleep, to be dormant; (biti neobdelan, zemlja) to lie fallow; (biti pokopan) to lie

tukaj počiva (počivajo) here lies (lie)
tukaj počiva v miru... here rests in peace...
naj v miru počiva! may he rest in peace!
počívati na stolu to take the weight off one's feet, pogovorno to have a sit-down

pod under; below, beneath

pod ceno for less than the value
pod mojo častjo beneath my dignity
pod drevesom under a tree
pod Henrikom IV under Henry IV
pod ničlo below zero
pod napačnim imenom under a false name, under an assumed name
pod vsako kritiko beneath criticism
pod milim nebom under the open sky
pod pokroviteljstvom under the patronage of
pod mojimi nogami below my feet
pod ognjem treh baterij vojska under the fire of three batteries
pod pečatom tajnosti under a pledge of secrecy
pod pretvezo, pod izgovorom under the pretext (of)
pod roko (figurativno) secretly
pod hribom at the foot of the hill
pod (s) pogojem on condition that...
pod njegovim vladanjem in his reign
pod vplivom influenced by...
pod zemljo underground
pod 20 let starosti under 20 years of age
pod kaznijo globe under the penalty of a fine
pod smrtno kaznijo under pain of death
osebe pod 30 leti the under-thirties
on je pod copato (figurativno) he is henpecked; he is tied to his wife's apron strings, the mare is the better horse
biti pod orožjem to be under arms
ničesar ne imeti za pod zob not to have a bite to eat
dajte to pod ključ! put it under lock and key!
pasti pod stečaj to go bankrupt, to fail
prodajati pod lastno ceno to sell below cost price
stanovati pod streho (v mansardi) to live in a garret
storil je to pod pritiskom he did it under pressure
šibiti se pod bremenom to sink under the load

podájati to hand; to tender; to present

podájati se v... to enter into...
podájati se s kom (prepirati se) to quarrel with

pôdkev pôdkva horseshoe

v obliki pôdkve horseshoeshaped
sneti konju pôdkvo tu unshoe a horse

podkován iron-shod, furnished with nails (ali hobnails)

podkován z žeblji (čevlji) hobnailed; (konj) shod
podkován za (na) led calked
biti dobro podkován v (figurativno) to be well versed in, to be well up in, to be proficient in
v tem predmetu sem dobro podkován I've had a good grounding in this subject

podkrepítev corroboration; substantiation; confirmation; emphasis

v podkrepítev česa in corroboration of something

podlága grounding, groundwork; foundation; figurativno basis, base

brez podlágae groundless
na podlága... on the basis of...
na novi podlágai on a fresh basis
dobra podlága v angleški slovnici a good grounding in English grammar
postaviti na trdno podlágao to place on a firm basis

podnajèm sublease; subletting; sub-tenancy

dati v podnajèm to sublet, to underlet
oseba, ki da v podnajèm sublessor
vzeti v podnajèm to sublease

podóba picture; image; (na kovancu) effigy; (ilustracija) illustration; (portret) portrait, likeness

senčna podóba silhouette
novec z Napoleonovo podóbo coin bearing the head of Napoleon
v človeški podóbi in man's likeness
po vsej podóbi (videzu) to all appearances
sovražnik v podóbi prijatelja an enemy in the guise of a friend
podóba je bila, da bo dež it looked like rain