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pŕsi chest, breast (tudi figurativno); anatomija thorax; (ženske) bosom, breast

do pŕsi (prislov) breast-deep
do pŕsi v vodi chest-deep in water
ploskih pŕsi flatchested
razgaljenih pŕsi bare-bosomed
nastaviti komu meč, revolver na pŕsi (figurativno) to force someone at the point of one's sword, at pistol point
odstaviti od pŕsi to wean
pritisniti koga na pŕsi to press someone to one's bosom
trkati se po pŕsih to beat one's breast

pŕst¹ -a finger; (živali) toe, digit

mali pŕst little finger
nožni pŕst toe
srednji pŕst middle finger
blazinica pŕsta fingertip
po, na pŕstih on tiptoe
od kajenja rjavi pŕsti nicotine-stained fingers pl
umazani pŕsti dirty fingers
pŕst rokavice finger of a glove
dati jih komu po pŕstih to rap someone's fingers
imeti dolge pŕste (figurativno, krasti) to steal, to be one of the light-fingered gentry
imeti svoje pŕste zraven (pri kaki zadevi) to have a finger in the pie, to have a hand in something
za dva pŕsta je imela rdečila na licih she had a layer of rouge two fingers deep on her cheeks
on ima več pameti v malem pŕstu kot ti v glavi he has more wit in his little finger than you in your whole body
imeti v malem pŕstu (figurativno) to have at one's finger's end
daj, pomôli mu pŕst, pa bo zgrabil vso roko (figurativno) give him an inch, and he will take an ell!
daj pŕste proč od teh stvari! don't tamper with these things!
gledati komu na pŕste to keep a close eye upon someone, to watch someone closely
krcniti koga po pŕstih to tap someone's fingers
dati komu znak s pŕstom to beckon to someone
hoditi po pŕstih to tiptoe
s pŕstom ne migniti (komu v pomoč) not to stir a finger (to help someone), not to lift a finger, not to turn a hand (to help someone)
pŕste si oblizniti (figurativno) to lick one's fingers
opeči si pŕste (figurativno) to burn one's fingers, to singe one's feathers
pokazati s pŕstom na to point one's finger at
požugati s pŕstom to wag one's finger
okoli pŕstov oviti (figurativno) to twist (ali to wind, to wrap) someone round one's little finger
komu na pŕste stopiti to tread on someone's toes
iti po pŕstih po stopnicah navzgor to tiptoe upstairs
pogledati skozi pŕste ob... (figurativno) to connive at, to turn a blind eye to
pogledati komu skozi pŕste (figurativno) to condone someone's shortcomings
na pŕste šteti to count on one's fingers' ends (ali on the fingers)
urezati se v pŕst to cut one's finger
pŕsti me srbijo (da bi to storil) my fingers are itching (to do it)
temno je, da ne vidiš pŕsta pred nosom it is pitch-dark
znati svojo lekcijo iz malega pŕsta to have one's lesson at one's fingertips

psíček (little) doggie; pup, puppy; pet dog; (ščenè) cur

odplaziti se kot tepen psíček to slink away like a beaten cur

psihologíja psychology

mladinska psihologíja adolescent psychology
ukvarjati se s psihologíjo to psychologize
uporabna (otroška, eksperimentalna) psihologíja applied (child, experimental) psychology

public² [pʌ́blik] samostalnik
javnost, občinstvo, publika

in public javno
the public at large široke plasti ljudstva
to appeal to the public obrniti se na javnost
pravno to exclude the public izločiti javnost

pudding [púdiŋ] samostalnik
puding, kipnik; klobasa
navtika bokobran
sleng zastrupljeno meso (ki ga vlomilec vrže psu)

black pudding krvavica
white pudding jetrna klobasa
more praise than pudding več hvale ko nagrade
the proof of the pudding is in the eating kakovost spoznamo šele, ko se sami o njej prepričamo
pudding time odločilen trenutek

púder (cosmetic, toilet) powder

posipati se s púdrom to apply powder
blazinica za púder powder puff
doza za púder powder compact, (za ročno torbico) compact, vanity case

púliti to pull, to pluck

púliti se za kaj to care for something, to be concerned about something, to be keen on something
za to se ne pulim I don't care for it
kar pulijo se za to blago there is a great demand for these goods

pull together neprehodni glagol
složno delati, sodelovati

to pull o.s. together zbrati, pomiriti se

pulse¹ [pʌls] samostalnik
pulz, utrip, bilo
fizika, elektrika (tokovni) sunek, impulz
figurativno polet, vitalnost

to feel s.o.'s pulse tipati žilo, meriti utrip
to stir one's pulses razvneti se

púlt desk, (pisalni) writing desk; (v prodajalni) counter

ki se prodaja pod púltom (= skrivaj) under-the-counter (goods)

pump¹ [pʌmp] samostalnik
črpalka, sesalka
pogovorno izpraševalec, poizvedovalec

bicycle pump tlačilka za kolo
to work the pump črpati, polniti
pogovorno to stand under the pumps dati se izprašati

púntati

púntati koga to incite someone to rebellion
púntati se to rebel, to revolt, to mutiny

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

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

put forward prehodni glagol
poriniti naprej, pomakniti naprej (kazalce)
figurativno postaviti v ospredje, uveljaviti; predložiti (načrt)

to put o.s. forward uveljaviti se, preriniti se naprej
to put one's best foot forward napraviti najboljši vtis

put together prehodni glagol
sestaviti (dele, spis), zgraditi

all put together vse skupaj
to put two and two together sklepati iz dejstev, skombinirati
to put heads together stikati glave, posvetovati se

Q, q [kju:]

1. samostalnik (množina Q's, Qs, q's, qs)
črka q; predmet oblike črke Q
šport drsalna figura

2. pridevnik
sedemnajsti; oblike črke Q

Q-ship (ali boat) v vojno ladjo preurejena trgovska ladja
britanska angleščina, vojska Q department oddelek za nastanitev vojakov
to mind one's Ps and Qs biti previden, paziti se (zlasti v vedenju)

quality [kwɔ́liti] samostalnik
lastnost svojstvo; kakovost, vrednost
(tudi ekonomija) kvaliteta, prvorazrednost; vrsta; imenitnost, odličnost
arhaično visoka družba, stan, čast
glasba barva zvoka

in quality kvalitativen, po kakovosti, po vrednosti
in the quality of kot, v svojstvu
quality goods kvalitetno blago
to have quality odlikovati se, biti kvaliteten
people of quality visoka družba