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place² [pléis] prehodni glagol
postaviti, položiti, namestiti; naložiti (denar); zaposliti, namestiti, dati službo, položaj
ekonomija spraviti (blago) na trg, vložiti kapital, vnesti, knjižiti, skleniti (pogodbo itd.); prepoznati, spomniti se koga
šport plasirati

to place confidence in imeti zaupanje v koga
I cannot place him ne vem, kam bi ga del; ne morem se spomniti, od kje ga poznam
to place in order urediti, postaviti na pravo mesto
to place a contract skleniti pogodbo
ekonomija to place an order naročiti
to place a call najaviti telefonski pogovor
to place on record zapisati, vknjižiti
šport to be placed plasirati se, biti med prvimi tremi

pláča (uradniška) salary; (oficirska) pay; (delavska) wage, wages pl

s polno pláčo on full pay
bedna pláča miserable pay
stalna pláča fixed salary
začetna pláča commencing salary
pláč, ki je zadostna za življenje living wage
izkustvu in učinku ustrezna pláča salary commensurate with experience and ability
nameščenec s stalno pláčo salaried employee
delavec, ki dela za bedno pláčo wage slave
dodatek k pláči additional pay, bonus
odtegljaj od pláče deduction from salary, stoppage
povišanje pláče wage rise, increase (ali rise) in salary
znižanje pláče salary cut, reduction in pay
zamrznitev pláč wage freeze
odtegniti komu od pláče to stop (something) out of someone's salary
povišati pláčo to raise (ali to increase) someone's salary
dobivati dobro pláčo to get good wages, to draw a good salary
znižati pláče to lower someone's wages (oziroma salary)
dajati komu pláčo to pay someone a wage (ali a salary)

pláčan paid; salaried

preveč pláčan overpaid
vnaprej pláčan paid in advance
pláčan od (= podkupljen) bribed, in the pay of
slabo pláčan underpaid, poorly paid
pláčan v gotovini paid in cash
dva tedna plačanega dopusta two weeks' holiday with pay
je kruh pláčan? has the bread been paid for?
dobro pláčano delo well paying job
pláčano (mezdno) delo paid work
dolg še ni pláčan the debt is not cleared off yet
biti pláčan (najet) od koga to be in the pay of someone
pláčano! (na račun) settled, paid, discharged in full

pláčati to pay

pláčati v gotovini to pay cash (down), to pay ready money, (takoj) (žargon) to pay on the nail
vnaprej pláčati to prepay, to pay in advance
pláčati račun to settle (ali to balance, to square) an account, to pay one's score, to pay one's reckoning
pláčati menico to honour a bill
ne pláčati to leave unpaid
pláčati v obrokih to pay by instalments, (v majhnih obrokih) to pay by driblets
pláčati v naturalijah to pay in kind
preveč (premalo) pláčati za delo to overpay (to underpay)
predragó, mastno pláčati to pay through the nose
pláčati previsoko ceno to pay a fancy (ali an exorbitant, an extortionate) price, to pay through the nose
preveč pláčati za blago to be overcharged
ogromno, debelo pláčati to pay a fantastic price
plačati račun, stroške za druge (figurativno) to pay the piper
takoj pláčati to pay cash on the spot, to pay spot cash, to pay cash on the nail
pláčati ob prejemu to pay cash on delivery
preveč sem plačal I was out of pocket, I was overcharged
pláčati za nazaj to repay, to refund, to reimburse
pláčati do zadnjega tolarja (pare) to pay to the last farthing
pláčati stroške to pay (ali to defray) expenses
pláčati pred rokom to anticipate payment
pláčati globo to pay a fine
pláčati upnikom to settle with one's creditors
pláčati komu njegove usluge to reward someone for his services
toliko ne morem pláčati I cannot afford it
za to je treba pláčati carino (ni treba pláčati carine) this is dutiable (dutyfree)
ne morem pláčati I am unable to pay, I am insolvent
vedno sem ti točno plačeval I have always paid you on the nail
plačal sem mu buteljko vina I treated him to a bottle of wine
kdo bo plačal zapitek? who will stand treat?
vsak od naju bo plačal zase we'll each pay his own share, we'll go dutch
za uro sem plačal urarju 50 funtov I paid (ali I gave) the watchmaker fifty pounds for my watch
zmago je plačal s svojim življenjem he paid with his own life for the victory
dragó sem jim plačal za to they made me pay through the nose for it
to mi boš plačal! (figurativno) I'll see you pay for this!, you shall smart for this!
pláčati milo za drago to pay in kind, to repay tit for tat, to get one's own back, to have one's revenge (on), to get even (with)
kdor muziko plačuje, tudi ukazuje (figurativno) who pays the piper calls the tune
natakar, plačati, prosim! waiter, the bill, please!

plačílo payment; pay; (honorar) fee; (nagrada) reward

enako plačílo equal pay
plačílo na račun payment on account, instalment
celotno plačílo payment in full
plačílo v gotovini payment in cash
vnaprejšnje plačílo prepayment, payment in advance
nezmožen plačíla insolvent
nezmožnost plačíla insolvency
ustaviti plačíla to stop payment
plačílo po učinku ekonomija merit pay
to je plačílo za moj trud that's what I got for my trouble
plačílo od kosa piece rate

plát side

zadnja plát (zadnjica) backside, buttocks pl, behind; (kovanca) reverse
druga plát medalje the reverse of the medal
plát zvona tocsin; alarm bell
zvoniti plát zvona to ring the alarm bell
slišati obe pláti to hear both sides
od vseh pláti from all sides
vsaka stvar ima dve pláti (figurativno) there are two sides to every question

play² [pléi]

1. neprehodni glagol
igrati (for za)
šaliti se, zabavati se, igračkati se; začeti igrati (karte), napraviti potezo, biti na potezi (šah); poigravati se (barve, valovi, žarki itd.); streljati (top), brizgati (vodomet), sijati
tehnično imeti prostor za gibanje, imeti toleranco, premikati se (bat), biti v pogonu; biti primeren za igro (igrišče)

2. prehodni glagol
gledališče igrati, uprizoriti
šport nastopiti, igrati proti, sprejeti igralca v moštvo; uperiti (žaromet, luč, vodni curek) na koga; ustreliti (iz topa)
tehnično spraviti v pogon, upravljati (stroj), obvladati

to play along with sodelovati, v en rog trobiti s kom
to play it cagey biti previden, omahovati
figurativno to play both ends against the middle previdno, rafinirano ravnati
to play ball with s.o. pošteno postopati s kom
to play booty prevarati
figurativno to play one's cards well (badly) (ne)spretno manevrirati
to play s.o. dirt izigrati koga
to play the devil (ali deuce) with prekrižati komu račune
to play by ear igrati po posluhu
to play fair (foul) pošteno (nepošteno) ravnati
to play s.o. false izdati koga
to play the fool zganjati neumnosti
to play a fish utruditi ribo na trnku
to play fast and loose with zlorabljati koga
to play the game držati se pravil, pošteno ravnati
to play to the gallery šopiriti se pred javnostjo
to play guns on obstreljevati
to play into s.o.'s hands koristiti drugemu, pomagati komu
to play one's hand for all it is worth izrabiti vsako priliko, uveljaviti vse svoje zmožnosti
to play the knave varati
to play a good knife and fork jesti z apetitom
to play the horses staviti na konjskih dirkah
to play for love igrati za zabavo ne za denar
sleng to play it (low) on izigrati koga, zlorabiti
to play a joke (ali prank, trick) on potegniti koga za nos
to play the races staviti na konjskih dirkah
to play a part igrati vlogo, pretvarjati se
to play possum hliniti spanje
to play upon the square pošteno ravnati
to play safe previdno ravnati, ne tvegati
to play second fiddle imeti podrejen položaj
to play a good stick dobro sabljati
to play for time zavlačevati, poskušati pridobiti na času
to play truant (ali hooky) neopravičeno izostati od pouka
to play s.o. a mean trick prevarati koga
to play tricks with nagajati
to play (up)on igrati na, figurativno izrabljati koga
to play (up)on words zbijati šale, igrati se z besedami
to play with igrati se s, z; lahkomiselno ravnati s

pléva chaff; figurativno husk (zlasti pl)

ločiti pleve od zrnja to winnow chaff from grain; (dobro od slabega) to sift the wheat from the chaff

pobégniti to escape, to make one's escape; to run away; to make one's getaway; (z ljubimcem) to elope

pobégniti od to flee from; to take to one's heels, to take (to) flight, (pogovorno) to skedaddle; (z denarjem) to abscond; (dezertirati) to desert
blagajnik je pobegnil s 5.000 funti the cashier absconded with 5,000 pounds

počénjati počéti to do

kaj počenjate? what are you doing!, what are you up to?, what are you at?
kaj počenjaš ves dan? what do you do with yourself all day?
nimam kaj počénjati, počéti s tem I have no use for it
ne ve, kaj bi počel od veselja he is mad with joy

počítek rest; repose

brez počítka restless(ly)
počítka poln restful
dan počítka day of rest, holiday
nedeljski počítek Sunday rest
potreben počítka needing a rest
počítek od napornega dela repose from toil
iti k počítku to take one's rest, (iti spat) to retire, to go to bed, to go for a rest
položiti k večnemu počítku to lay to rest
potreben sem počítka I need (a) rest
privoščiti si uro počítka to allow oneself an hour's rest
želim vam dober nočni počítek I wish you a good night's rest
ne privošči si počítka he takes no rest

póčiti to burst; to crack; (obleka) to split, to break; (eksplodirati) to explode; (zračnica) to puncture, to get a puncture

póčiti od jeze to burst with anger
póčiti od smeha to burst one's sides with laughter
zračnica mi je počila I have had a puncture

podpóra support, aid, help, relief, sustenance; assistance; (miloščina) charity, alms; (dotacija) subsidy, (denarna) subvention

s podpóro with the support (of)
državna podpóra state support
brezposelna podpóra dole
dobivati brezposleno podpóro to draw the dole, to be on the dole
prošnja za podpóro application for support
podpóra industriji bounty, allowance
da(ja)ti podpóro to grant support
imeti krepko podpóro to have the staunch support (of)
živeti od javne podpóre to live on public assistance
potreben podpóre needy
brez podpóre unassisted, unaided, unsupported, unseconded
dobivati socialno podpóro to be on relief
prejemnik podpóre person on benefit

poglèd look; gaze; (hiter, bežen) glance, glimpse; (prizor) view, sight, spectacle, prospect; (v dal javo) vista

poglèd na view of
v tem poglèdu in this respect
v vsakem poglèdu in every respect, in every way
v poglèdu (gledé)... in view (of), with regard (to), in consideration (of), in respect (of), as regards
na prvi poglèd at first sight
bežen poglèd a hasty glance
skriven poglèd furtive glance
zli poglèd the evil eye
poglèd v prihodnost looking ahead
poglèd v stran, poševen poglèd sidelong look, look out of the corner of one's eye
skrit poglèdom out of sight, hidden from view
vsem poglèdom izpostavljen kraj a very conspicuous place
imeti mil poglèd to have soft eyes
on ima oster poglèd he has a sharp eye
imeti zdrav poglèd na kaj to take a sane view of something
dvigniti poglèd proti nebu to look up, to cast one's eyes up to heaven
iskati koga s poglèdom to look round for someone
njegov poglèd je izražal prezir his look was full of scorn, he did not conceal his scorn
nuditi žalosten poglèd to offer a sorry spectacle
odvrniti svoj poglèd to look away, (od česa) to take one's eyes off something
ošinila ga je z grdim poglèdom (pogovorno) she gave him a dirty look
lepota, ki privlači vse poglède riveting beauty, arhaično beauty which is the cynosure of every eye
ustaviti, zadržati svoj poglèd na čem to let one's eyes dwell on something
videti na prvi poglèd to see at a glance
umakniti se poglèdom ljudi to keep out of people's sight
vreči poglèd na to glance at, to take a look at, to cast a look at, pogovorno to take a gander (ali a shufti) at
zapičiti poglèd v to rivet one's eyes on, to rivet one's gaze on

poglédati to look at (ali upon); to have a look at; to cast a glance at, to glance, to cast an eye at, pogovorno to take a peep (ali gander, shufti) at

debelo poglédati to open one's eyes wide, to make big eyes at, to stare (ali to gaze) in astonishment, to be all eyes
bežno poglédati to glance at
proč poglédati to look the other way
poglédati okoli sebe to look around
mrko poglédati to frown at
grdó poglédati to give someone a dirty look, to dart ugly looks at (ali upon)
kvišku poglédati to lift up one's eyes
stran poglédati to look the other way
dobro kaj poglédati to take a good look at
skrivaj koga poglédati to steal a look at someone
preteče poglédati to look black
v obraz koga poglédati to look someone full in the face
poglej! look!, behold!, lo!, lo and behold!
lahkó pogledate! you may have (ali take) a look!
morate bliže, bolj od blizu pogledati! you must get a closer look!
poglédati se (sebe) to look at oneself
pogledala sta se they looked at each other
pogledali so se they looked at one another

point¹ [pɔ́int] samostalnik
konica, bodica, ost (igle, noža, svinčnika, jezika itd.)
arhaično bodalo, meč
tehnično koničasta priprava, dleto, šilo, črtalnik, graverska igla
lov cilj, postojanka (psov)
množina udje, okončine (zlasti konjeve), parožki (jelen)
slovnica pika (tudi full point)
tisk enota za velikost tiskarskih črk (0,376 mm), izbočena točka v Braillovi pisavi
matematika točka (point of intersection sečišče)
decimalna pika; točka na zemljevidu, cesti itd.
fizika stopinja (temperature na lestvici), stopnja
geografija rtič
geografija stran neba (cardinal points glavne strani neba)
točka, kraj, mesto, cilj, namen (point of destination namembni kraj; ekonomija point of entry vstopno pristanišče)
trenutek, moment (odločilni, kritični at the point of death umirajoč)
točka dnevnega reda (to differ on several points ne strinjati se v več točkah)
poanta, bistvo, odlika, svojstvo; cilj, namen, smisel (there is no point in doing it nima smisla to narediti)
poudarek (to give point to one's words dati poudarek svojim besedam)
(karakteristična) poteza, lastnost, odlika (his strong, weak point njegova močna, šibka točka; it has its points ima svoje dobre strani)
ekonomija točka pri racioniranju ali ocenjevanju blaga
šport točka (to lose on points izgubiti po točkah, points win zmaga po točkah)
šivana čipka
glasba znak za ponovitev, karakteristični motiv, tematičen vstavek
vojska predstraža, izvidnica
britanska angleščina kretnica

ekonomija to be on points biti racioniran (blago)
to be off points biti v svobodni prodaji
ekonomija to put on points racionirati
at all points temeljito, popolnoma, v vseh ozirih
at the point of na robu, blizu
at the point of the pistol z namerjeno pištolo
at the point of the sword z grožnjo, nasilno
at this point v tem hipu, na tem mestu (v govoru itd.)
to be on the point of pravkar nameravati
beside (ali off, away from) the point neprimeren, ne na mestu
to bursting point (sit) da bi počil
boiling-point vrelišče
freezing-point ledišče
melting-point tališče
to bring to a point dovršiti, končati
a case in point ustrezen primer
to carry (ali gain) one's point doseči svoj smoter
to come (ali get) to the point priti k stvari, priti do odločilnega trenutka
to give point to s.th. poudariti kaj
šport to give points to s.o. dati komu prednost v igri, figurativno biti močnejši
figurativno nine points skoraj vse, 90 procentov
possession is nine points of the law če kaj imaš, imaš vedno prav
to dine on potatoes and points jesti samo krompir
in point ustrezen, umesten
in point of glede na
in point of fact pravzaprav, resnično
point at issue sporna točka
a point of interest zanimiva podrobnost
the point of the jaw brada
a knotty point zamotana stvar
to keep to the point ostati pri stvari
to lack point ne biti prepričljiv
to make a point of vztrajati na čem, poudarjati
šport to make (ali score) a point doseči točko; dokazati resničnost trditve
to make s.th. a point of honour smatrati kaj za častno zadevo
a moot point dvomljiv dokaz
ameriško point of origin kraj porekla
not to put too fine a point on it brez ovinkov povedati, ne prikrivati
to press a point vztrajati pri čem, pritiskati na kaj
point of no return aeronavtika nevarna cona, figurativno od kjer ni vrnitve
to see the point razumeti poanto
to stand upon points paziti na vsako malenkost, biti prenatančen
to stick to the point ostati pri stvari
to stretch (ali strain) a point narediti izjemo, pogledati skozi prste
one's sore point boleča točka
there is no point in it nima smisla
to the point stvarno
up to a point do neke mere
turning-point preokret
point of view stališče, mnenje
that is the point to je vprašanje, to je poglavitna stvar
parlament point of order dnevni red

pókati to crack, to detonate, to explode; to burst; to split

pókati z bičem to crack a whip
pókati s prsti to crack one's fingers
pókati od smeha to burst with laughing
poslušalstvo je pokalo od smeha the audience split their sides laughing (ali with laughter)

poklòn bow; reverence; compliment; obeisance; (poklonček) curtsey

delati poklòne to make (ali to pay) compliments
napraviti globok poklòn komu to bow down, to bow low, to offer a low bow, to make obeisance to someone
pričakovati, loviti poklòne to fish for compliments
poklòn od avtorja with the author's compliments
moj poklòn ge. Grey! my regards (ali kind regards) to Mrs. Grey!, my compliments to Mrs. Grey!, my best respects to Mrs. Grey!

polovíca half, pl halves; moiety

na polovíco by halves
polovíca zneska half the amount
boljša polovíca (figurativno, žena) one's better half
za polovíco dražji half as dear again
za polovíco predolg too long by half
za polovíco preveč too much by half
polovíca od njih je bilo ranjenih half of them were wounded
izgubil je več kot polovíco svojega premoženja he lost more than half his fortune
dobiti že polovíco, opraviti že pol dela (figurativno) to win half the battle
za polovíco zmanjšati takso to halve the tax
zrezati na polovíce to cut in half

pométi

pométi si oči to rub one's eyes
pométi si roke (za ogretje) to rub (ali to chafe) one's hands, (od veselja) to rub one's hands