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pokmétiti

pokmétiti koga to rusticate someone
pokmétiti (se) to ruralize, to rusticate

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!

pokoríti to subdue, to submit, to subjugate; to reduce to subjection; to vanquish, to conquer; to reduce to obedience

pokoríti se to submit, to obey; to give way, to yield; (delati pokoro) to atone (za for), figurativno to pay for, to expiate

pokríti pokrivati to cover; to lay on; to overlay; to superimpose; to spread over; (s slamo) to thatch, (z opeko) to tile

pokríti, pokrivati s streho to roof; (s skrilom) to slate; (s pokrovom) to cover with a lid
pokríti, pokrivati se to put on one's hat (oziroma cap itd.); to be covered
pokrijte se, prosim! don't take your hat off!, keep your hat on!, put your hat on!
hiša še ni pokrita s streho the house is not roofed yet

pokrížati to bless (with the sign of the Cross)

pokrížati se to bless someone, to cross someone, to make the sign of the Cross

pokváriti to render unfit for use; (poškodovati) to damage; (posel) to botch, to bungle; (moralno) to corrupt, to deprave, to pervert, to demoralize; (zrak itd.) to pollute, to foul

pokváriti veselje to spoil someone's pleasure; to be a killjoy
pokvaril nam je veselje he spoiled our pleasure (ali fun), he was a wet blanket
pokváriti račune to upset (ali to frustrate, to thwart) someone's plans (ali calculations, ironično little plan)
pokváriti upanja to dampen someone's hopes
pokvaril si boš oči you will ruin your eyes (ali your sight)
pokváriti si tek (apetit) to spoil one's appetite
pokváriti si želodec to ruin (ali to upset) one's stomach
vročina je pokvarila ribo the fish has gone off in the heat, the heat has tainted the fish
pokvaril mi je račune (figurativno) he spiked my guns
pokváriti se to go bad, to be spoilt, to spoil, to change for the worse, to grow worse; (stroj itd.) to break down; (meso) to go bad, to go off; (moralno) to become depraved (corrupted, demoralized); (segniti) to rot
motor se mi je pokvaril I had engine trouble
vreme se je pokvarilo the weather has turned nasty

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

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

policy² [pɔ́lisi] samostalnik
(zavarovalna) polica
ameriško (tudi policy racket) igranje na številke državne loterije

to take out a policy on zavarovati se
life policy polica življenjskega zavarovanja
third party policy zavarovanje za tretjo osebo
comprehensive policy kasko zavarovanje

polite [pəláit] pridevnik (politely prislov)
vljuden (to do)
uglajen, olikan, dostojen, izbran

pogovorno to do the polite vesti se dostojno
polite letters (ali literature) leposlovje, beletristika
polite arts lepe umetnosti
polite society olikana družba

politics [pɔ́litiks] samostalnik
množina (edninska konstrukcija) politika, državništvo; (množinska konstrukcija) politično prepričanje
ameriško politične mahinacije

to engage in politics baviti se s politiko
to talk politics politizirati
what are his politics? kakšno je njegovo politično prepričanje?
to play politics spletkariti

polítičen (stranka, ustanova) political

polítična ekonomija political economy
polítična veda political science
polítični položaj political situation; (premeten) politic
polítičen odgovor (figurativno) an ingenious (ali shrewd, wily) answer
umakniti se iz polítičnega življenja to withdraw from politics
polítično prislov politically

polítika politics pl (s konstr. v sg), policy

polítika neuvrščenosti policy of nonalignment
notranja polítika domestic policy (ali affairs pl)
zunanja polítika foreign policy
polítika sile power politics
slepa (nojeva) polítika head-in-the-sand (ali ostrich) policy
polítika pritiska policy of squeeze
finančna polítika financial policy
igrati vlogo v polítiki to take part in politics
govoriti o polítiki to talk politics
posvetiti se polítiki to go into politics
tržna polítika marketing policy
poštenost je najboljša polítika honesty is the best policy
v polítiki je vse dovoljeno in politics no holds are barred
vodenje polítike policy making
polítika emisije denarja currency issue policy
monetarna kreditna polítika monetary credit policy

poljubíti to kiss; humoristično to smack; to osculate

poljubíti biblijo pri priseganju to kiss the book
poljubíti komu roko to kiss someone's hand
poljubila sta se they kissed each other
poljubíti tla, zemljo to kiss the ground

poljúbljati to kiss (frequently)

vse se je poljúbljalo there was kissing all round

polníti to fill (up), (steklenice) to bottle, (sode) to barrel, (puško) to load; (nalivati v) to pour into; (sipati v) to pour into

znova polníti to replenish
polníti se to fill up; (dvorana) to become full (ali crowded)

polomíti to break up (into many pieces)

polomíti se to break
polomil sem ga (figurativno) I've spoiled it, I have made a mess of it, I've blown it
polomíti ga (figurativno) to put one's foot in it

položáj situation; position; state of affairs; condition; circumstances pl; (lega) site; lay, standing; bearings pl; (služba) rank, status; (drža telesa) attitude, posture, (pri mečevanju) guard; vojska post

resnost položája the gravity of the situation
socialni položáj social standing
položáj poslanika the post of ambassador
položáj tržišča, trga market position
težaven položáj (figurativno) a close call
materialni in družbeni položáj economic and social status
biti gospodar položája to be master of the situation
biti v neprijetnem položáju (v žalostnem položáju) to be in an unpleasant position (in a sorry plight)
določiti čemu položáj to locate something
ne biti kos (dorasel) položáju not to be equal to the situation (ali occasion)
on nima (ne zavzema) položája svojega brata he has not his brother's standing
nismo v položáju, da bi mogli narediti drugače we are not in a position to be able to do otherwise
izbrati dober položáj za svojo hišo to choose a fine position (ali site) for one's house
to je komaj izboljšalo naš položáj that has scarcely made us any better off
položáj se je poslabšal the situation has deteriorated
pojasni mu svoj položáj! show him where (ali how) you stand!
razumem tvoj položáj I see how you stand
biti v nejasnem položáju (figurativno) to be up in the air
sedeti v zelo nerodnem položáju to be seated in a very uncomfortable position
položáj je videti brezupen things look desperate
vem, kakšen je položáj (figurativno) I know how the land lies
vreči iz položája to eject, to dislodge, to supplant, to oust
vztrajati na položáju vojska to stick to one's post
on je rešil položáj he saved the situation
umakniti se na vnaprej pripravljene položáje vojska to withdraw to positions prepared beforehand
izrabiti, izkoristiti položáj to make hay while the sun shines, to strike while the iron's hot