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pedál (kolesa, klavirja ipd.) pedal; (pri orglah) pedals pl; (pri klavirju)

desni pedál loud pedal
levi pedál soft pedal; (pri šivalnem stroju) treadle; (v avtomobilu)
pedál za plin accelerator
poganjati pedál to pedal

penzión (hotel) private hotel; boarding house; (hrana in stanovanje) board

cenén penzión dosshouse, ZDA flophouse
polni penzión full board and lodging
biti v penziónu pri to board with

persist [pəsíst] neprehodni glagol
vztrajati (in pri čem)
držati se, ne popustiti; dalje delati (with na)
dalje trajati

person [pə:sn] samostalnik
oseba, posameznik, individuum; zunanjost, telo
slovnica oseba

in person osebno
for my person kar se mene tiče
artificial (ali juristic) person pravna oseba
natural person fizična oseba
he has a fine person ima lepo telo
you are the very person I want prav tebe želim
search of the person osebna preiskava
to carry s.th. on one's person imeti kaj pri sebi

pès dog; (v otroškem jeziku) bowwow; figurativno (psovka) scoundrel, rascal, cur, dog

mlad pès pup, puppy
pès čuvaj house-dog, watchdog
pès na verigi arhaično bandog
pès jazbečar terrier
lovski pès hound
trop, povezka lovskih psov a pack of hounds, dog couple
pès mešanec mongrel; ZDA žargon mutt
mesarski pès, doga mastiff
morski pès shark
ovčarski pès shepherd dog
pès prepeličar spaniel
pès ptičar pointer
stekel pès mad dog
ljubitelj psov dog lover, arhaično cynophile
oddelek za pse dog box
konopec, vrvica za psa lead, leash, slip
reja psov breeding of dogs
sledilni pès bloodhound
lačen kot pès as hungry as a wolf
utrujen kot pès dogtired
biti na psu (figurativno) to be on one's beam-ends
naščuvati psa na koga to set the dog on someone
priti na psa to go to the dogs, to go down in the world, (žargon) to go to pot
vem, kam pès taco moli (figurativno) I know which way the wind blows
razumeti se kot pès in mačka to agree like cat and dog
živita (gledata se) kot pès in mačka they live (ali lead) a cat-and-dog life
pès, ki laja, ne grize his bark is worse than his bite
psom vstop prepovedan! no dogs admitted
pozor, hud pès! beware of the dog!
vidim, kam pès taco moli pri tebi I get your drift, I see what you're getting at

pések sand

fin pések fine sand
kup péska a heap of sand
plast péska a layer of sand
zaboj za pések sandbox
grad iz péska (na plaži) sandcastle
trosilec péska (pri lokomotivi) sander
zrno péska grain of sand
vreča péska sandbag
živ pések quicksand, shifting sands pl, (sipina) syrtis
zgrajen na pésku built on sand
graditi na pésku (figurativno) to build on sand, to plough the sands, to rely on a broken reed
to je samo pések v oči (figurativno) that's pure eyewash
nasuti komu pések v oči (figurativno) to throw dust in someone's eyes, to hoodwink someone, to bamboozle someone
posuti s péskom to sand, to strew with sand
zasuti s péskom, zakopati v to sand

piano¹ [piǽnou] samostalnik (množina pianos)
glasba klavir

at the piano pri klavirju
on the piano na klavirju
cottage piano kratek klavir
grand piano koncertni klavir
upright piano pianino
piano accordion klavirska harmonika
piano recital klavirski solo koncert

pink² [piŋk] samostalnik
rožnata barva
botanika vrtni nagelj
figurativno višek, vrhunec, vrh
britanska angleščina rdeča suknja lovcev na lisice, lovec na lisice
britanska angleščina mlad losos
ameriško, politika, sleng radikal, levičar

the pink of fashion najnovejša moda
the pink of perfection višek popolnosti
sleng in the pink (of health) pri najboljšem zdravju
he is the pink of politeness on je poosebljena vljudnost

pípa (vodovodna) tap; (za kajenje) pipe

kratka pípa iz gline short clay pipe
pípa miru pipe of peace, peace pipe, calumet
pokrov (cev) pípe pipe lid (pipe stem)
kaditi pípo to smoke a pipe
moja pípa še ni ukajena my pipe is not yet seasoned
nabasati pípo to fill one's pipe
pípa za toplo vodo hot (-water) pipe
odpreti (zapreti) pípo to turn the tap on (off)
nastaviti pípo pri sodu to tap (a barrel)

pištóla pistol; firearm; handgun; automatic

brizgalna pištóla (za barvo itd.) spray gun
z naperjeno pištólo at pistol point, at the point of the pistol
strel iz pištóle pistol shot
ročaj pištóle pistol butt, butt of a pistol; (ta vrsta roča pri večjih puškah in orodjih) pistol grip
nastaviti komu pištólo na prsi to hold a pistol to someone's breast
streljati, ustreliti, ubiti koga s pištólo to shoot someone, to gun someone down
udariti koga s pištólo to pistol-whip someone
tok za pištólo holster
streljati s pištólo to shoot
otroška pištóla popgun

play¹ [pléi] samostalnik
igra (na srečo, za stavo, za zabavo, športna), zabava, šala; igranje, kvartanje, poteza (pri šahu)
figurativno igra (besed, barv, valov, žarkov itd.)
gledališče gledališka igra, predstava
glasba igranje, predvajanje, glasbeno delo; spretno ravnanje s čim (običajno v sestavljenkah npr. swordplay)
delovanje, dejavnost, torišče
tehnično toleranca
figurativno svoboda gibanja
ameriško, sleng manever, (zvijačen) poskus za dosego česa
ameriško, sleng publiciteta, poznanost, propaganda

at the play v gledališču
to be at play igrati se
to bring (ali call, put) into play spraviti v pogon, izkoristiti
to come into play začeti delati, stopiti v akcijo
child's play otročarija, igračkanje
fair play pošteno ravnanje
foul play nepošteno ravnanje
in full play v polnem teku, v polnem pogonu
to give free play to one's fancy dati domišljiji prosto pot
to give the rope more play zrahljati vrv
as good as a play zelo zabavno in zanimivo
grandstand play razkazovanje
figurativno to hold in play zaposliti (koga s čim)
high play kvartanje za debel denar
in play še v igri (kvartanje), za šalo
it is your play ti imaš potezo (šah), ti igraš (karte)
out of play ne več v igri (kvartanje)
lively play of fantasy živahna domišljija
to make play imeti uspeh; utruditi preganjalce (pri lovu)
to make a play for potegovati se za naklonjenost
to make play with postavljati se, bahati se
that was pretty play to je bilo dobro (zaigrano)
a play on words besedna igra

plead [pli:d]

1. neprehodni glagol
pravno pledirati, zagovarjati se (for za)
braniti se pred sodiščem, navesti dokaze (for za, against proti)
prositi (for za, with koga)
potegovati, potegniti se (for za, with pri kom)

2. prehodni glagol
pravno braniti, zagovarjati, zastopati, navajati, sklicevati se na kaj, izgovarjati se; obravnavati, navesti dokaze

to plead s.o.'s cause zagovarjati koga
to plead guilty priznati krivdo
to plead not guilty zanikati krivdo
his youth pleads for him njegova mladost govori zanj

plóskanje applause; applauding; clapping; acclamation

povzročiti plóskanje pri občinstvu gledališče to bring down the house

podpís signature; signing

podpís žig stamp bearing a signature
lastnoročni podpís autograph
podpís po u listine after the signing of the deed
zavojica pri podpísu flourish
dati, predložiti v podpís to present (ali to submit) for signature
dati podpís in pečat to deliver under one's hand and seal
ponarediti podpís to forge a signature
umakniti, preklicati svoj podpís to withdraw one's signature

poedínec individual

igra poedínecev (tenis) singles, (golf) single
kdo je zmagal pri poedínecih? (tenis) who won the singles?

pogòj condition; term; stipulation; clause; understanding; pravo proviso

pod pogòjem on condition, under the proviso
s pogòjem, da... on condition that..., provided that...
pod istim pogòjem on the same condition
pod kakšnimi pogòji? on what conditions (ali terms)?
pod sedanjimi pogòji under present conditions
pod nobenim pogòjem not on any terms, on no account
delovni pogòji working conditions
plačilni pogòji terms pl of payment
prodajni pogòji terms pl of sale
življenjski pogòji living conditions pl
predaja brez pogòjev vojska unconditional surrender
diktirati svoje pogòje to dictate one's terms
izpolniti pogòje to fulfil (the) conditions
radi bi spoznali vaše pogòje we should like to know your conditions
(po)staviti kot pogòj za... to stipulate as a condition for...
staviti kot pogòj to make it a condition
kot pogòj staviti, da... to stipulate that...
predati se brez pogòjev vojska to surrender unconditionally
sprejeti pogòje to accept the conditions
sporočite nam, prosimo, svoje pogòje! let us know your terms, please!
vztrajati pri (svojih) pogòjih to abide by (one's) conditions
postaviti pogòj, da... to make it a proviso that...

pogréti to warm up; to hot (up)

pogréti jed to warm up a meal
pogréti kavo to reheat (ali to warm up) coffee
pogréti krožnike to warm the plates
pogréti se pri ognju to have a warm at the fire
malo se pogréti to have a little warm (ali warm-up)
še enkrat pogréti mleko to warm the milk up again

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

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

pomágati to help, to aid, to assist; to support, to succour, to lend a hand; to be of assistance, to sustain, to relieve, to back up, figurativno to give a hand; (koristiti) to avail, to be of avail, to profit, to be good for, to be of use; (sredstvo, zdravilo) to remedy, to cure, to be efficacious

pomágati si to find a way (iz težave out of a difficulty)
sam si pomágati to help oneself, to shift for oneself
pomágati si brez česa to go without something
moram si pomágati, kot vem in znam I must shift as well as (ali as best) I can
moram si pomágati s slovarjem I have to use the dictionary
pri hoji si pomaga s palico he walks with the help of a stick
ne si znati pomágati to be at a loss
ti si znaš pomágati (si iznajdljiv) you are resourceful
pomágati si medsebojno to aid (ali ta help, to assist) one another (oziroma each other) mutually
pomagaj si sam in bog ti bo pomagal God helps those who help themselves
prisiljeni smo, da si pomagamo, kot vemo in znamo we are reduced to expedients
on si zna pomágati na vse načine he knows all the answers, he's up to all the tricks
kaj to pomaga? (čemú to?) what is the use of it?
tu se ne da nič pomágati it can't be helped
temu je lahkó pomágati this is easily remedied
kaj pomaga razlagati? what is the use of explaining?
to nam prav nič ne pomaga that does not help us a bit
ne vem si več pomágati I am at my wits' end, I do not know what to do
kaj pomaga to? what is the use of that?, arhaično what will it avail?
to mi nič ne pomaga that leaves me no better off, I am no better off for it
kaj ji bo to pomagalo? what good will it do her?
pomágati komu do česa to help someone to get something
vam nekoliko pomagam? may I offer you some assistance?
hočete, da vam pomagam? shall I give you (ali lend you) a hand?
pomagaj mi, da vstanem! help me up!
pomagal ji je preko potoka he helped her across the stream
pomagal sem mu nesti paket I helped him to carry (ali I helped him with) his parcel
vse skupaj ni nič pomagalo it was all no use
vse moje pritožbe mi niso nič pomagale all my complaints were useless (ali of no avail)
tako mi bog pomagaj! so help me God!
pomagali so mi na noge they helped me up, they helped me back on my feet
pomágati vdovi in siroti to befriend the widow and the orphan
to zdravilo mi je pomagalo this medicine has done me good
komur ni svetovati, temu ni mogoče pomágati he who cannot be advised, cannot be helped; where counsel fails no cure prevails