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potrebováti to need; to require; to want; to necessitate; to be in need (kaj of something)

nujno potrebováti to need (ali to want) badly
potrebováti bolniško pomoč (oskrbo, nego) to require medical care
nujno potrebujem denar I need the money badly
imate vse, kar potrebujete? have you got all you require?
imam vse, kar potrebujem I have all I need
potreboval je dve uri, da je prepisal ono pismo he needed two hours to copy out that letter
koliko časa potrebuješ, da prideš na kolodvor? how long does it take you to get to the station?
potreboval sem pol ure, da sem prišel tja it took me half an hour to get there
precéj časa si potreboval za to you have been slow about it, that took you a long time

potrpéti to have patience; to be patient; to wait patiently

potrpite malo! have a little patience!
potrpéti s kom to have patience with someone, to be patient with someone, to put up with someone, to bear with someone
moram potrpéti z njim I must bear with him

potrpežljívost patience; forbearance; endurance; indulgence

izgubiti potrpežljívost to be out of patience, to lose one's temper
moja potrpežljívost je pri kraju my patience is completely exhausted, I have lost all patience, my patience is at an end
preskusiti svojo potrpežljívost to try one's patience
nočem zlorabljati vašo potrpežljívost I will not tax your patience
še taka potrpežljívost ima svoje meje (figurativno) even a worm will turn

potrpljênje patience; endurance; forbearance

moram imeti potrpljênje z njim I must bear with him
ne imeti potrpljênja z... to have no patience with...
izgubiti potrpljênje to lose one's patience
potrpljênje (z njim) me je minilo I am out ot patience (with him)
potrpljênje je božja mast what cannot be cured must be endured

potrúditi se to endeavour; to trouble oneself; to make an effort, to try hard; to take pains

potrudil se bom, kolikor bom le mogel I'll do my best
zelo se potrúditi se to take great pains (z with)
moral se bom potrúditi se za kako drugo mesto (službo) I shall be obliged to look out for another situation
zame se je posebno potrudil he has taken special pains for my sake
potrudil se je k meni he came to see me
na vso moč potrúditi se to use one's best efforts

poúk lesson (s pl); school; instruction

imeti poúk to have lessons
prisostvovati poúku to attend classes
to naj ti bo v poúk let this be a lesson to you
imam poúk do enajstih I have lessons till eleven o'clock
poúk se bo začel 1. septembra the school meets on September 1st
neopravičeno izostati od poúka to play truant, to stay away from school, ZDA to play hooky; to cut school
danes ni poúka there is no school today
poúka je konec school is over

povabílo invitation

na povabílo at the invitation (koga of someone)
povabílo na večerjo invitation to dinner
pismeno povabílo letter of invitation
sodno povabílo (poziv) summons
sprejeti (odkloniti) povabílo to accept (to decline) an invitation
šel sem tja na njegovo povabílo I went there at his invitation (ali request)
z veseljem sprejmem vaše prijazno povabílo I accept with pleasure your kind invitation

povédati to tell; to say

povedali so mi tako I was told so
nekaj ti bom povedal (izdal) I'll tell you what
povédati svoje ime to give one's name
ne povej nikomur o mojem prihodu! don't tell anyone I've come
med nama povedano (pogovorno) between you and me (and the gatepost)
česa (kaj) ne poveste! you don't say!, you can't be serious!
komu to poveste (pravite)! you're telling me!
povédati resnico to tell the truth
povédati (reči) geslo to give the password
povej to obzirno! (žargon) put it gently!
to veliko pové that says a great deal, that tells its own tale

povêlje order; command

po povêlju, na povêlje to order, by order
dnevno povêlje vojska order of the day
izdati povêlje to issue an order
to sem storil na njegovo povêlje I did it at his command
izvršiti povêlje to carry out an order

povléči to pull; to draw; to drag; to tug (za at)

povléči iz to draw out of
povléči dol(i) to pull down
povléči noter to pull in
povléči koga za rokav to tug someone by the sleeve

povračílo return

kot, v, za povračílo za in return for; repayment; (kot kazen) retribution, (represalija) reprisal, retaliation; (denarja) refund, restitution
dan povračíla je prišel (napočil) the day of retribution has arrived
ostati dolžan povračílo komu to owe someone a favour
kaj sem dobil kot povračílo za svojo prijaznost? what did I get in return for my kindness?
izvajati povračílo (represalije) nad to carry out reprisals against

povŕh into the bargain, over and above; besides; moreover, over, above; in addition; (na površini) on the surface

to vam dam povŕh I give you this besides
povŕh tega beyond (that), at that

povsèm (popolnoma) fully, completely, to the full, utterly, quite, entirely; altogether

nekaj povsèm drugega a different thing altogether, quite a different thing
povsèm gluh (mrtev, slep) stone-deaf (stone-dead, stone-blind)
povsèm pijan dead drunk, žargon stoned
sem povsèm zadovoljen I am perfectly satisfied
ne povsèm trideset not quite thirty

povsód everywhere; in every place; in all places; throughout; ZDA all over; on all sides

o tem se govori povsód po mestu it is the talk of the town
povsód navzoč omnipresent
povsód srečujem prijatelje I meet friends everywhere
povsód drugje everywhere else
povsód, kamor grem everywhere I go, wherever I go
od (vse)povsod from all sides, from everywhere, from all quarters
povsód sem to iskal I have hunted for it high and low
govorica se je povsód razširila the rumour has spread far and wide

povšéč(i)

biti povšéč(i) to please
povšéč(i) mi je it pleases me, I am pleased (to with it)
delati, kar je komu povšéč(i) to please oneself, to do what one pleases

power¹ [páuə] samostalnik
moč, sila, sposobnost (telesna in duševna)
množina zmožnosti, sposobnosti, dar, talent; vlada, oblast, gospostvo (over nad)
vpliv
pravno polnomočje, pooblastilo
politika moč, sila, oblast (power politics politika sile)
država, velesila (great powers velesile)
vplivna oseba, vplivno mesto; višja sila, božanstvo, duhovi (the powers above višja sila, bogovi)
pogovorno množina, sila česa (a power of people sila ljudi)
matematika potenca (x to the power of three x na tretjo potenco)
fizika sila, energija, zmogljivost
elektrika (jaki) tok
tehnično mehanična, gonilna sila (horse power konjska sila)
optika zmogljivost povečanja leče

within (out of) my power (ni) v moji moči
pogovorno more power to you (ali to your elbow) ! srečno!, mnogo uspeha!
to do all in one's power storiti, kar je komu mogoče
absolute power neomejena oblast
to be in power biti na oblasti, biti na krmilu
to be in s.o.'s power biti v oblasti koga
to come into power priti na oblast
to have s.o. in one's power imeti koga v oblasti
to have (no) power over s.o. (ne) imeti oblast(i) nad kom, (ne) imeti vpliv(a) pri kom
pravno full power, s polnomočje
pravno power of attorney pooblastilo, polnomočje
the powers that be oblast, oblastniki
tehnično mechanical powers stroji
power on z motorjem v teku
power off v prostem teku (motor)
under one's own power z lastno silo (tudi figurativno)
the A.B.C. powers Argentina, Brazilija, Čile

pozabíti to forget

pozabíti (ne več misliti) na kaj to forget about something; (spregledati, izpustiti) to omit, to leave out
da ne pozabimo! lest we forget!
pozabi na to! forget it!
ne pozabi, da je to treba narediti! don't forget that it must be done!
pozabil sem (ne morem se spomniti) I forget
ne smemo pozabíti, da... it must be borne in mind that...
pozabil sem, kaj sem hotel reči I forget what I was going to say
da ne pozabim (= mimogrede povedano) by the way
pozabil sem njegov naslov I've forgotten his address
pozabíti na svoje interese to neglect one's own interests

pozdràv greeting; salutation; vojska salute

pozdràvi (v pismih, po drugih) compliments pl, regards pl, respects pl, love
lepe pozdràve vaši sestri! (give) my kindest regards to your sister!
s prisrčnimi pozdràvi (komu) with kind regards (to someone)
izročite mu moje pozdràve! give him my kindest regards, kindly remember me to him!
moram vam predati njegove pozdràve I am to present you with his compliments
tudi sestra vam pošilja pozdràve my sister joins me in kind regards
srčne pozdràve vsem! (we send) our kindest greetings to you all!
pokimati v pozdràv to nod in greeting

poznáti to know (koga someone), to be acquainted (with someone), to be familiar (with someone)

samo po videzu ga poznam I know him only by sight
poznáti po imenu to know by name
že več let ga poznam I have known him for years
poznamo jih že pet let we have known them for five years
ne hoteti poznáti koga to cut someone, to turn one's back on someone, to give someone the cold shoulder, to cold-shoulder someone
ne poznáti (ne vedeti za) to be ignorant of, to be a stranger to
ne poznam strahu I am devoid of fear
on ne pozna težav he is ignorant of the difficulties, he does not know the difficulties
pozna se mu na obrazu, da je utrujen one can see by his face that he is tired
ne poznajo se mu leta he does not look his age
žal vas (jaz) ne poznam you have the advantage of me

pozórnost attention; attentiveness

vzbujajoč pozórnost showy
središče pozórnosti centre of attraction, figurativno cynosure (of all eyes)
pozórnost je osredotočena na attention is focused on
osredotočiti pozórnost na to focus (one's) attention on, to concentrate (one's) attention on
biti v napeti pozórnosti to keep one's attention at full stretch
obrniti pozórnost na to turn one's attention to
vso pozórnost obrniti na to pay full attention to
obračam vašo pozórnost na I call (ali I draw) your attention to
pritegniti pozórnost nase to draw someone's attention to oneself
vzbujati pozórnost to attract attention
zbuditi pozórnost to excite curiosity