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part¹ [pa:t] samostalnik
del, kos; sestavni del, sestavina
matematika del ulomka (three parts tri četrtine)
tehnično posamezen del (parts list seznam posameznih delov, spare part nadomestni del)
delež, udeležba (he wanted no part in the proposal o predlogu ni hotel nič vedeti)
del telesa, ud, organ (the privy parts spolni organi)
zvezek (knjige: the book appears in parts)
stranka v sporu (he took my part postavil se je na mojo stran)
dolžnost (I did my part storil sem svojo dolžnost)
gledališče, figurativno vloga (to act a part in igrati vlogo koga v; the government's part in the strike vloga vlade v stavki)
glasba (pevski ali instrumentalni) glas, part (to sing in parts večglasno peti, for several parts za več glasov)
arhaično, množina nadarjenost, zmožnosti (a man of parts zmožen človek, pametna glava)
pokrajina, predel, območje (in foreign parts v tujini, in these parts v teh krajih)
ameriško preča

part by part del za delom, kos za kosom
in part deloma
to be art and part biti udeležen pri čem, biti sestavni del česa
to have a part in s.th. biti udeležen pri čem
for my part kar se mene tiče
on the part of od, od strani
of parts nadarjen, odličen, mnogostranski
on my part z moje strani
the most part največji del
for the most part večinoma
to have neither part nor lot in ne imeti nobenega opravka s čim
to play a part ne biti iskren, varati, igrati
to play a noble part ravnati plemenito
part and parcel bistveni del česa
to take s.th. in good (ill; ali bad) part ne zameriti, dobro sprejeti (zameriti, slabo sprejeti)
to take part in sodelovati, udeležiti se
to take the part of; ali to take s.o.'s part biti na strani koga, zagovarjati koga
payment in parts plačilo na obroke
slovnica part of speech besedna vrsta
to be careful of one's parts of speech paziti na čistočo govora

pásti¹ (padem) to fall; to drop; to slump; to tumble; to decrease, to decline; (vpliv) to wane; to ebb; (cene) to go down, to depreciate; to sink

pásti s konja to fall off (ali from) a horse, to be spilled, to come a cropper; (z višine) to topple down
pásti v boju to fall in action; (strel) to be heard; (v šoli) to do badly, to come down; (pri izpitu) to fail, to be ploughed
padel je na bojnem polju, na bojišču he was killed on the battlefield
pásti komu v besedo to interrupt someone
pásti po dolgem in širokem na tla to fall spread-eagled on the floor
pásti komu na hrbet to attack someone from behind, to stab someone in the back
pásti v oči to catch the eye
padel je z drevesa he fell from a tree
pásti v nezavest to faint, to swoon
pásti na nos to fall on one's face
padel sem v nemilost pri njem I lost his favour
padel je na izpitu he failed his examination
kocka je padla (figurativno) the die is cast
pásti na noge (tudi figurativno) to land on one's feet
pásti na zemljo to fall on the ground
novoletni dan pade na četrtek New Year's Day falls on a Thursday
otrok je padel the baby has fallen over (ali has had a tumble)
nizko pásti, globoko pásti (figurativno) to come down in the world, to sink low
to mi je padlo v naročje (figurativno) I got it without effort (ali without exertion)
padlo mi je na pamet, na um it suddenly struck me, it mashed through my mind, the thought struck me
pásti v pozabo to fall into oblivion, to fall into disuse
padla mu je okoli vratu she embraced him, she threw her arms round his neck
pásti na kolena to kneel down
pásti na kolena pred... to fall on one's knees before..., to prostrate oneself before...
padel je sovražniku v roke he fell into the hands of the enemy
to mi je kot z neba padlo (figurativno) it came as a windfall to me, it came like a godsend to me
sekira mi je padla iz rok the axe dropped from my hand
sekira mu je padla v med (figurativno) he sees his most fervent desires fulfilled, he is favoured by luck
pásti v nemilost to fall into disfavour
pásti v zmoto to fall into error
pásti pod zakon to come under a law, to fall within the scope of a law
zastor je padel the curtain has dropped
vlada je padla the government has been overthrown
nisem na glavo padel (figurativno) I am no fool
jabolko ne pade daleč od drevesa (figurativno) like father, like son
pazi, da ne padeš! mind you don't fall!

pay¹ [péi] samostalnik
plača, plačilo
pogovorno plačnik
ameriško, mineralogija donosna ruda

pogovorno he is good pay on je dober plačnik
he is in the pay of s.o. njega plačuje, najet je od, je v službi nekoga
ameriško, figurativno to strike pay dirt naleteti na vir bogastva

pay^*2 [péi]

1. prehodni glagol
plačati, odplačati, izplačati
figurativno nagraditi, poplačati, povrniti (for za kaj)
figurativno posvečati pozornost (spoštovanje), dajati čast, delati komu komplimente; obiskati koga; odškoditi, odškodovati (for za)
izplačati se za koga, koristiti komu

2. neprehodni glagol
plačati (for za)
izplačati se (crime doesn't pay zločin se ne izplača)

to pay attention (ali heed) to posvečati pozornost (komu, čemu)
to pay one's attention (ali court) to dvoriti
to pay a call (ali visit) obiskati
to pay a compliment napraviti poklon
to pay the debt of nature umreti
the devil to pay mnogo sitnosti
to pay s.o. home povrniti komu
to pay in kind plačati v naturalijah
to pay lip service to hinavsko pritrjevati
to pay on the nail takoj plačati
to pay penalty plačati globo
to pay the penalty pokoriti se, biti kaznovan
sleng to pay the piper nositi posledice; figurativno plačati za užitek koga drugega
he who pays the piper calls the tune kdor plača, tudi zapoveduje
to pay one's respects to napraviti vljudnosten obisk
to pay the shot nositi stroške
to pay through the nose (for) predrago plačati, preplačati
to pay one's way ne ostati ničesar dolžan, živeti od svojega dohodka
to pay with fine speeches izvleči se z lepimi besedami

payload [péiloud] samostalnik
ekonomija plačljiv tovor, koristen tovor

payload capacity tovorna zmogljivost; ameriško, ekonomija delež od zaslužka, tantiema

pážnja attention; attentiveness; care; heed (to); (opreznost) caution, cautiousness

obračati, posvečati pážnjo to pay (ali to show) attention (to), to give consideration (to)
obračam vašo pážnjo na... I call (ali I direct, I draw) your attention to..., I point out to you...
odvrniti pážnjo od to draw away (ali to distract, to divert) one's attention from

peach¹ [pi:č] samostalnik
botanika breskev
ameriško, sleng lepota, krasota, lepo dekle

a peach of a fellow fant od fare

pečénka roast meat, roast

goveja (svinjska, telečja) pečénka roast beef (pork, veal)
telečja ledvena pečénka roast loin of veal
mast od pečénke dripping

pen³ [pen] samostalnik
pero
figurativno pisatelj, stil

quill pen gosje pero
to wield a formidable pen ostro pisati
the best pens of the day najboljši sodobni pisatelji
to live by one's pen živeti od pisanja
pen friend (ali pal) dopisovalec

péniti se to foam; (pivo) to froth; to spume; to scum; (milo) to lather; (vino) to sparkle, pogovorno to fizz

péniti se od jeze to foam with rage
péniti se v ustih to froth at the mouth

perish [périš]

1. neprehodni glagol
giniti, slabeti, veneti, umirati (with od, by, of zaradi)
poginiti, ponesrečiti se; propasti, propadati, izumirati

2. prehodni glagol
(običajno pasiv) uničiti

to be perished with cold zmrzovati
to perish by cold zmrzniti
to perish by drowning utoniti
we nearly perished with fright skoraj smo umrli od strahu
perish the thought (of)! naj se gre solit!, še na misel mi ne pride
pogovorno perished pol mrtev (od lakote, mraza)

peró (pisalno) pen, nib; (ptičje) feather, (za okras) pume; (vzmet) spring

lahek kot peró light as a feather, feather-light
nalivno peró, nalivnik fountainpen
gosje (pisalno) peró quill(-pen)
jekleno peró steel nib
nalivnik z zlatim peresom a gold-nibbed fountainpen
risalno peró drawing-pen
poteza s peresom a stroke of the pen
rebro ptičjega peresa shaft, rib of a feather
s peresi okrašen klobuk a hat trimmed with feathers (ali plumes), a plumed hat
izpuliti peró to pluck a feather (iz peruti from the wing)
živeti od svojega peresa (figurativno) to live by one's pen

pêta heel (tudi pri čevlju, nogavici)

nizka (visoka) pêta low (high) heel
čevlji z visokimi pêtmi highheeled shoes pl
Ahilova pêta Achilles' heel, (občutljivo mesto) (figurativno) tender (ali weak) spot, vulnerable point, weak point
od glave do pête from head to toe
na pêtah raztrgane nogavice socks pl worn out at the heel
on je džentlemen od glave do pête he is every inch a gentleman
biti (slediti) komu za pêtami to shadow (ali to dog) someone, to dog someone's steps, to be upon someone's heels
tik za pêtami to come close upon someone's heels, to pursue someone closely
vedno mi je za pêtami he is always on my heels, he is always following me about (ali dogging my footsteps)
lizati pête komu (figurativno) to fawn on someone
napraviti čevlju novo pêto to heel, to reheel a shoe
pokazati pête (pobrisati jo) to show a clean pair of heels, to take to one's heels, to run (ali to get) away
pête odnesti (figurativno) to escape
komaj je odnesel pête he narrowly escaped, he had a narrow escape
sedeti na pêtah to sit on one's heels
zavrteti se na pêtah to spin round on one's heels

petticoat [pétikout] samostalnik
žensko spodnje krilo
figurativno ženska
množina otroške oblekce

petticoat government vlada žensk
she is a Cromwell in petticoats ona je ženski Cromwell
I've known him since he was in petticoats poznam ga od otroštva

pick² [pik] samostalnik
izbira, najboljši del; zbodljaj
agronomija, ekonomija pobrana letina

the pick of the bunch najboljši od vseh
to take one's pick izbrati

píčica dot; jot

še za píčico ne not a jot
niti píčice ne odstopim od svojih zahtev I won't give up one iota of my demands
do píčice natančno to the letter; to a T
loviti píčice na i (biti pretirano natančen) to dot the i's and cross the t's

píhati to blow; to puff; (hladiti s pihanjem) to cool (with one's breath)

veter piha the wind blows, is blowing
píhati od jeze to burst with anger, to fret and fume
píhati kot lokomotiva to puff like a steam engine

piján drunk, drunken; inebriated; tipsy; intoxicated; in a drunken condition

biti piján to be drunk; evfemizem to be under the influence (ali under the weather)
piján je kot muha he is dead drunk, he is as drunk as a lord
piján kot mavra (as) tight as an owl
piján kot klada, do nezavesti dead (ali blind) drunk, pogovorno dead to the world; žargon sloshed, soused, sozzled, smashed, plastered; drunk and incapable
piján kot žolna (as) drunk as a lord (ali a fish, a fiddler)
piján krví (figurativno) drunk with blood
piján od veselja wild with joy
postati piján to get drunk
kadar je piján, ne ve, kaj govori when he is in his cups, he doesn't know what he's saying
voziti avto v pijánem stanju to drive while under the influence of drink (ali while intoxicated), pogovorno to drink-drive

pillar¹ [pílə] samostalnik
steber, slop, opornik
figurativno opora, steber
(tudi tehnično) podstavek, podnožje

to drive from pillar to post pošiljati od Poncija do Pilata

písmo letter; missive; (kratko) note

trgovsko písmo commercial letter, arhaično favour
odprto písmo (v časopisu) open letter
nefrankirano písmo unpaid letter
avionsko písmo air letter, airmail letter
izgubljeno písmo missing letter
priporočeno písmo registered letter
denarno písmo money letter
kreditno písmo letter of credit
poslovno písmo business letter
ljubezensko písmo love letter
sožalno písmo letter of condolence
vrednostno písmo letter with value declared
zahvalno písmo letter of thanks
uradno písmo official letter
grozilno písmo threatening letter
ženitovanjsko písmo marriage contract
poštnoležeče písmo letter to be called for
na napačen naslov oddano písmo letter delivered to the wrong address
nedostavljivo písmo undeliverable letter, dead letter
písmo s čestitkami letter of congratulation
priporočilno písmo letter of recommendation (ali of introduction)
sveto písmo religija the Bible, the Scriptures, the Book, Holy Writ
pastirsko písmo (cerkveno) pastoral
zahvalno písmo (po obisku) bread-and-butter letter
dodatek písmu postscript
dostava, izročitev pisem delivery of mail
razdeljevanje pisem distribution of letters
ovojnica za písmo envelope, wrapper
naslov písma address
glava písma letterhead, letter heading
začetek písma opening of a letter
obtežilnik za písma paperweight, letter-weight
tehtnica za písma letter scales pl, letter balance
predal za písma pigeonhole
(poštni) nabiralnik za písma VB letter box, pillar box, ZDA mailbox
predaja písma posting (ZDA mailing) of a letter
sprejem pisem reception of letters
urad za neizročena písma returned (ali dead) letter office
Vaše cenjeno písmo trgovina arhaično your favour
pisanje pisem letter-writing
oddati písmo na pošti to post (ZDA to mail) a letter
nalepiti znamko na písmo to stamp a letter
oddati písmo priporočeno to register a letter
naša písma so se križala our letters have crossed
tvoje písmo se je izgubilo your letter has gone astray (ali got lost)
vreči písmo v nabiralnik to drop a letter in the letter box (ZDA mailbox)
če bi se (slučajno) moje písmo izgubilo if my letter should happen to get lost
izprazniti nabiralnik za písma to clear a letter box (ZDA mailbox, box), (v stebru) pillar box
tu je písmo na vaš naslov there is a letter here addressed to you
písma se pobirajo zjutraj letters are collected in the morning
písma iz tega nabiralnika se pobirajo petkrat na dan this box is cleared five times daily
prejeli smo vaše písmo od 6. t.m. your letter of the 6th (instant) has been received