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pogrézniti se to sink; to go down; to plunge (v into)

pogrézniti se na dno to sink to the bottom
pogrézniti se v globoko premišljevanje to be deep in thought
pogrézniti se v spanje to drop off (to sleep)
pogrézniti se v globoko spanje to sink into a deep sleep

pogréznjen sunk

pogréznjen v globoke misli sunk deep in thought

pogúba damnation; ruin; religija perdition; destruction; bane; pesniško bale

pijača je bila njegova pogúba drink has been the bane of his life, wine has been his undoing
drveti v pogúbo to be well on the road to ruin

pogúgati to rock; (poguncati) to swing

pogúgati otroka v spanje to rock a child to sleep
pogúgati otroka to swing a child

point² [pɔ́int]

1. prehodni glagol
ostriti, šiliti (svinčnik itd.)
figurativno poudariti, poudarjati (svoje besede); meriti, nameriti (at na)
matematika označiti decimalno mesto s piko, vejico; označiti z ločili, točkami; prekopati zemljo; upozoriti

2. neprehodni glagol
kazati s prstom (at, to)
upozoriti na divjačino (lovski pes); ležati, biti obrnjen, gledati (to na; hiša)
medicina zoreti (gnoj)

to point one's finger at s.o. s prstom koga pokazati
to point (up)on (oči, misli) upreti v, na
to point to (pozornost) usmeriti k
to point out pokazati, opozoriti na kaj
to point up tehnično zamazati razpoke, luknje v zidu; pokazati (s prstom, glavo); ameriško podčrtati, poudariti

pointed [pɔ́intid] pridevnik (pointedly prislov)
šilast, koničast
figurativno oster, zbadljiv
figurativno duhovit, odločen; vperjen (at v kaj)

arhitektura pointed roof gotska šilasta streha
pointed arch šilast lok
pointed style gotski stil
pointed fox imitacija srebrne lisice

poise¹ [pɔ́iz] samostalnik
dobesedno, figurativno ravnotežje, ravnovesje
figurativno uravnovešenost, mirnost; hladnokrvnost, samozavesten nastop; drža glave, telesa; utež (v uri, rimski tehtnici); lebdenje (v zraku)

to hang at poise biti nerešen (zadeva), viseti v zraku

poískati to look for; to seek (out); to search (for); to try to find

poískati besedo v slovarju to look a word up (in the dictionary)
poískati slavo to seek fame
poískati pri kom nasveta to seek someone's advice
poískati službo to seek a situation

pojáviti se pojávljati se to appear; (priti) to make one's appearance; (nenadoma) to turn up; (na vidiku) to come in sight (ali in view), (ladja na obzorju) to heave in sight; to show someone, to present someone; (bolezen) to break out; (nastati) to arise, to spring up; (na površini) to emerge

prvič se je pojavil v družbi he made his first appearance in society
obklej se je pojavil (je prišel)? (at) what time did he turn up?
nenadoma pojáviti se, pojávljati se (pogovorno) to bob up
on se vedno pojavi, kadar tega nihče ne pričakuje he always turns up when nobody expects it
pojáviti se, pojávljati se v daljavi to loom

pokázati to show; to demonstrate; to indicate; to point (na at); to expose to view, to exhibit; to manifest, to display

pokaži mi to! let me see it!, show it to me!
ti bom že pokazal! I'll teach you!, I'll show you!
pokázati s prstom na koga to point one's finger at someone
pokázati svoje načrte, namere to show one's plans, intentions
pokázati svoje dokumente to show one's papers
pokázati svoje karte to show one's cards (tudi figurativno)
pokázati pête (zbežati) to show someone a clean pair of heels
pokazali so mi sobo I was shown the room
pokazal je veliko spretnost he displayed great skill
pokázati svojo strahopetnost (figurativno, arhaično) to show the white feather
pokázati svojo zlobno naravo (figurativno) to show one's cloven hoof
pokázati slab okus to show bad taste
pokázati znake utrujenosti to show signs of fatigue
pokázati (opozoriti) na kaj to point out something
pokázati zobe to show one's teeth (tudi figurativno)
pokázati komu vrata to show someone the door
pokaži, kaj znaš! do your stuff!
pokázati se (v javnosti) to show someone; to appear, to turn up; to become manifest, to come to light; (izkazati se) to prove (oneself)
pokazal se je (prišel je) šele ob desetih he didn't show up until ten
pokazal se je hvaležnega he showed himself grateful, he proved to be grateful
on bi rad pokazal, kaj zna he wants to show off
se bo že pokazalo! time will show!
pokazalo se je, da... it turned out (ali it became evident, it was found) that...
kmalu se bo pokazalo, ali imate prav we shall soon see if you are right

poke² [póuk]

1. prehodni glagol
suniti, suvati, dregniti, dregati, poriniti, porivati (in v, noter)
preluknjati, napraviti luknjo (in v)
podrezati (ogenj); pomoliti (glavo), vtakniti (nos into v)

2. neprehodni glagol
vtikati se; bosti, dregniti, dregati (at)
bezati, brskati (in)
iskati, stikati, tipati (v mraku)

don't poke your nose into my affairs ne vtikaj nosu v moje zadeve
to poke and pry biti radoveden, brskati za čem
to poke fun at norčevati se iz koga
to poke one's head iztegniti vrat, pomoliti glavo

poke³ [póuk] samostalnik
narečno vreča, žakelj
arhaično žep

to buy a pig in a poke kupiti mačka v žaklju

pokímati to nod; to make a sign

pokímati v slovo to nod one's farewells
pokímati komu to nod to someone

poklícati to call

telefonično poklícati koga to call someone up, to ring someone up
poklícati po imenu to call someone by his name
poklícati na odgovor to call to account
poklícati za pričo to call to witness
poklícati k sebi (službeno) to summon, (prijateljsko) to invite, to ask someone to drop in
poklícati si preteklost v spomin to recall the past
mnogo je poklicanih, a malo izvoljenih many are called, but few are chosen

pokòj retirement, superannuation; (mir) quietness, tranquillity, quiet, repose, rest, peace

biti v pokòju to be retired (ali superannuated, pensioned off)
iti v pokòj to pass into retirement, to retire from business, to go into retirement
pokòj njegovi duši! rest his soul!, may he rest in peace!
večni pokòj eternal rest, the rest beyond the grave

pokónci upright; erect; straight

biti pokónci to stand (erect), to be up
biti vso noč pokónci to be up all night
dolgo v noč biti pokónci to keep late hours, to be up till all hours
pokónci hoditi to walk upright
pokónci sedeti to sit up (ali straight, up straight)
komaj se držim pokónci I can hardly keep upright, I feel like dropping (ali keeling over)
kar me drži pokónci (figurativno) what keeps me going
upanje me je držalo pokónci hope sustained me
postaviti, dvigniti pokónci to erect, to raise (se to rise)
glavo pokónci! head up!, ZDA chin up!

pól² (polovica) half

ob pól sedmih at half past six
ob sedmih ali pól osmih at seven or half past (seven)
na pól fifty-fifty
pól na pól on a fifty-fifty basis
razdeliti si na pól s kom to go fifty-fifty with someone
pól funta half a pound
pól ure half an hour
pól deleža a half share
za pól cene at half price
za pól več half as much (oziroma many) again
lopov in pól an utter scoundrel (ali rogue)
to (pa) je klobuk in pól! that's some hat!
biti na pól pota v Ameriko to be halfway to America
na pól kaj napraviti to do something by halves
na pól se odločiti za to have half a mind to...
le na pól narejen only half finished
srečal sem jih na pól pota I met them halfway

pole² [póul] samostalnik
kol; (telegrafski) drog; prekla (za fižol)
šport palica (za skoke); ojnica (voza)
navtika jadrnik; drog za potiskanje čolnov; dolžinska mera (5,029 m); površinska mera (25,293 m²)

figurativno to climb up the greasy poles premagati velike težave, lotiti se težke stvari
navtika under bare poles s spuščenimi jadri
sleng up the pole čez les, prismojen; v škripcih
šport to have the pole biti v notranji progi

polétje summer; summer season

babje polétje Indian summer
v polnem polétju, sredi polétja in the height of summer

policy¹ [pɔ́lisi] samostalnik
politika (gospodarska, državna), taktika; državništvo, državniška modrost, razumno vodstvo, politična linija; razumnost, primernost; preračunanost, zvitost

ekonomija marketing policy tržna politika
politika foreign policy zunanja politika
politika policy of non-alignment politika neuvrščenosti
it is our policy naše pravilo je
against public policy v nasprotju z javno moralo
honesty is the best policy s poštenjem se največ doseže