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poravnáti (tla, zemljo) to level, to plane, to flatten, to even; figurativno to arrange, to settle, to balance; (ukrivljeno) to straighten; (pomiriti) to conciliate, to compose; (izenačiti) to equalize; (škodo) to compensate

poravnáti spor to settle a quarrel, to make up
poravnáti dolg to settle (to square) a debt
poravnáti zadevo to straighten a matter out
vse je poravnano med nama we're quits
poravnáti komu škodo za kaj to make it up to someone
morali so mi poravnáti škodo they had to make it up to me
poravnáti se to make an arrangement (z with), to come to an arrangement

positive¹ [pɔ́zitiv] pridevnik (positively prislov)
določen, izrecen (ukaz), jasen, nedvoumen, trden (ponudba, obljuba itd.); brezpogojen, dokončen; resničen, stvaren, konkreten, dejanski; pritrdilen, privolilen; siguren, gotov; samozavesten, trdovraten, svojeglav
filozofija pozitivističen, neskeptičen, empiričen, ki sloni na izkušnjah; pozitiven, ki ima pozitivne lastnosti
pogovorno popoln, pravi (a positive fool pravi norec)
matematika pozitiven (positive sign znak plus)
fizika, elektrika, fotografija pozitiven
medicina pozitiven

filozofija positive philosophy pozitivizem, pozitivistična filozofija
slovnica positive degree pozitiv, prva stopnja pridevnika
pogovorno a positive nuisance prava nadloga
proof positive neovrgljiv dokaz
to be positive about s.th. biti gotov česa, trdno verjeti v kaj

posréčen felicitous; (dobro izbran) well-chosen

posréčen izraz a felicitous expression
posréčen tip (figurativno) a comical fellow
ti si pa posréčen! you are funny!, you are a one!
posréčeno (zelo spretno) izraziti kaj to phrase something with felicity

possess [pəzés] prehodni glagol
imeti v lasti, imeti v posesti; obvladati (jezik, čustva)
figurativno navdahniti, obsesti (with s, z)

to possess one's soul in patience potrpežljivo čakati, potrpeti
to possess o.s. of s.th. polastiti se, prisvojiti si
what possessed him to do it? kaj ga je obsedlo, da je to storil?

possessed [pəzést] pridevnik
ki ima (of kaj)
obseden (by, with)
ki se obvlada, miren
slovnica vezan z genetivom

like a man possessed kot obsedenec, kot nor
ameriško like all possessed kakor blazen
everyone possessed of reason vsak pameten človek

possession [pəzéšən] samostalnik
posest, lastništvo
množina zemljišče, nepremičnine
figurativno obsedenost
figurativno obvladanje (čustev), navdahnjenost (by)

pravno actual possession neposredna posest
pravno adverse possession priposestvovanje
pravno naked possession stvarna posest
to be in the possession of s.o. pripadati komu
to be in the possession of s.th. imeti kaj
to put in possession of oskrbeti koga s čim
to come into possession of dobiti v last
to take possession of vzeti (v posest), prisvojiti si
to have (gain) possession of a woman spolno občevati (z žensko)

postáti¹ (postanem) to become; to get; (sčasoma) to grow (up, out of); to rise; (nenadoma) to turn, to turn out, to prove

postáti bogat to become (ali to grow) rich
postáti hud, jezen to get angry
postáti lačen (reven, star) to get hungry (poor, old)
postáti mlajši to grow younger
postáti običajen to become common
postáti slabši to grow worse, to worsen
postáti zdravnik to become a doctor
mraz (pozno, temno) postaja it is getting cold (late, dark)
postal je bled he went (ali turned, grew) pale
Napoleon je postal cesar Napoleon became emperor
postal je katolik he has turned Catholic
kaj hoče on postáti? what is he going to be?
kaj je postal (on) (kaj je z njim)? what has become of him?, what ever became of him?

posvetítev consecration; (komu) dedication; (v mašnika) ordination

posvetítev (uvedba) v kaj initiation into something

póšta (urad) post office, (pisma itd.) post, mail; (dostava) delivery

glavna póšta General Post Office, (krajšava: G.P.O.)
ekspresna póšta express post; special delivery
paketna póšta parcel post
po póšti by post
z navadno póšto by surface mail
s prvo póšto by the first delivery
z obratno póšto by return of post
avionska (zračna) póšta airmail
z današnjo póšto by today's post (ZDA mail)
z isto póšto with the same post
večerna póšta the night mail
oddaj pismo na póšti! drop the letter in the post
je kaj póšte zame? are there any letters for me?
poslati paket po póšti to send a parcel by post
póšta prihaja ob osmi uri the mail arrives at 8 a.m.
póšta je pravkar prišla the post is just in, the post has just come
opraviti póšto to dispatch the mail
odgovoriti z obratno póšto to answer by return (of post)
potovati s póšto zgodovina to travel post, to post
pregledati póšto to go through one's letters, to open one's letters

pot¹ [pɔt] samostalnik
lonec, lonček, ročka; kangla, vrč (za pivo)
tehnično talilni lonec, topilnik
pogovorno pehar denarja
šport, pogovorno pokal, nagrada
pogovorno polog (pri kvartanju); past (košara) za lov na rake
sleng marihuana; okrogel klobuk; mera za sadje; z vodo napolnjena luknja
pogovorno "visoka živina"

ink pot črnilnik
tea pot čajnik
chamber pot nočna posoda
sleng big pot visoka živina, pomembna oseba
sleng a pot of money na kupe denarja
the pot calls the kettle black sova sinici glavana pravi
to enjoy one's pot uživati ob vrčku piva
sleng to go to pot propasti, iti k vragu
to keep the pot boiling; ali to make the pot boil životariti, ohraniti stvar v teku
sleng to put on the pot visoko staviti (na dirki)
to put the pot on preveč zahtevati, pretirati
to pot a quart into a pint pot poskusiti kaj nemogočega
sleng to take a pot at streljati na koga
a watched pot never boils kdor nestrpno čaka, nikoli ne dočaka
pots and pans kuhinjska posoda

potato [pətéitou] samostalnik
krompir
ameriško, sleng "tikva", glava
ameriško, sleng dolar

French fried potatoes pommes frittes
ameriško, pogovorno small potatoes malenkost, nepomembni ljudje
he thinks himself no small potato zelo je nadut
sleng quite the potato v redu stvar
not quite the clean potato ne čisto neoporečen človek
to drop s.th. like a hot potato odvreči kaj, od strahu spustiti kaj na tla

potegníti to pull; to tug; to draw (k to)

potegníti koga (za nos) to fool someone, to pull someone's leg, pogovorno to have someone on
potegníti dol to pull down
potegníti iz žepa to pull out of one's pocket
potegníti iz vode to haul (someone ali something) out of the water
močnó potegníti to tug hard (kaj at something)
potegníti nazaj (umakniti) to pull back, to draw back
potegníti koga (figurativno) to make a fool of someone, to make fun of someone, to pull someone's leg, to take someone in
potegníti se za koga to side with someone, to take sides with someone, to take someone's side
potegnil se je zanjo he spoke up for her
potegníti se za kaj to stand up for something
potegníti s kom (figurativno) to take someone's side, to side with someone
potegnil se bom zanj, naj se zgodi, kar hoče I'll stand up for him whatever happens
potegníti se (v rasti) to grow
zelo se je potegnil he has grown a great deal
dan se je potegnil the days are growing longer
potegníti se za slabotnejšega (figurativno) to take the side of the underdog

potegováti se

potegováti se za kaj to make an application for something
potegováti se za (delovno) mesto to apply for a situation ali job
potegováti se za štipendijo to apply ali pogovorno to put in for a scholarship ➞ potegniti

potém then; after that; afterwards, thereupon

potém ko after
potém ko je končal delo, je odšel after finishing his work he left
pa kaj potém? well, what then?

poudáriti poudárjati to stress, to place stress on; to accent, to accentuate; to emphasize; to lay stress on (ali upon); to make a point of, to make the point (da that...)

močno poudáriti, poudárjati to lay great stress (kaj upon something)

pounce¹ [páuns] samostalnik
nenaden skok ali spust, zalet, napad na plen
zoologija krempelj (roparske ptice)

on the pounce pripravljen na skok
to make a pounce zaleteti se, vreči se na kaj

pound⁴ [páund]

1. prehodni glagol
tolči, raztolči, zdrobiti, razdrobiti; butati, bobnati, razbijati (s pestmi); zabijati, močno udarjati

2. neprehodni glagol
razbijati (tudi srce), bobnati; vleči noge za seboj (zlasti along)
klecati (kolena)

ameriško, sleng to pound the ear spati
to pound into s.o. vbijati komu kaj v glavo
to pound away at delati z vso vnemo; napadati, kritizirati

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

povériti

povériti komu kaj to entrust something to someone, to commit something to someone's care, to confide something to someone
povériti koga s čim to entrust someone with something
ne moreš povériti take naloge otroku you cannot confide such a task to a mere child

povòd cause, reason, occasion; inducement (za to)

dati povòd to occasion, to give occasion (za kaj for something)
ni povòda za bojazen (za jezo) there is no need ali call to be afraid (to be angry)
biti povòd za kaj to be the reason for something
brez povòda for no reason
najmanjši povòd the slightest motive
nikoli nismo imeli najmanjšega povòda za pritožbo we never had the least reason to complain
imeti povòd za to have occasion to...