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pójmiti to comprehend, to understand, to apprehend; to take in, to grasp, to conceive

tega ne morem pójmiti this is beyond (ali way beyond) me, this is beyond my comprehension, (to mi je uganka) I find this incomprehensible

pojmljív comprehensible, conceivable, thinkable; apprehensible; imaginable; that can be grasped

to ni pojmljívo this is unthinkable (ali incomprehensible)

poklíc calling, vocation; occupation; profession; (obrt, rokodelstvo) trade

akademski poklíci the learned professions
rokodelski poklíci pl manual trades pl
kaj je njegov poklíc (po poklícu)? what is his profession?
po poklícu je učitelj he is a teacher by profession
avtomehanik je po poklícu he is a motor mechanic by trade
kakšen poklíc si bo izbral? what profession will he choose?
redni (postranski) poklíc full-time, regular (secondary) occupation
izbrati poklíc to choose a vocation
ne čutim poklíca za študij prava I have no vocation for legal studies, I feel no urge to take up the law
lotiti se poklíca to enter a profession, to take up (ali to go in for) a profession
opravljati svoj poklíc to attend to one's business
zgrešiti svoj poklíc to mistake one's vocation

pokrít covered (z with)

s slamo pokrít thatched
z opeko pokrít tiled
s skrilom pokrít slated
z deščicami, skodlami pokrít shingled
nebo je pokrito z oblaki the sky is cloudy (ali overcast)

pokríti pokrivati to cover; to lay on; to overlay; to superimpose; to spread over; (s slamo) to thatch, (z opeko) to tile

pokríti, pokrivati s streho to roof; (s skrilom) to slate; (s pokrovom) to cover with a lid
pokríti, pokrivati se to put on one's hat (oziroma cap itd.); to be covered
pokrijte se, prosim! don't take your hat off!, keep your hat on!, put your hat on!
hiša še ni pokrita s streho the house is not roofed yet

póleg beside, by the side of; by, close by; next to

póleg tega besides, furthermore, moreover; as well; in addition; also, too
stanuje póleg mene he is living next door to me, he lives close by
tudi on je bil póleg he, too, was one of the company (ali party)
mene ni bilo póleg I was not around, I did not take part in it
stal je čisto póleg he stood close by
hodil sem póleg nje I walked beside her (ali by her side)
póleg hiše je vrt there is a garden adjoining the house

poléno log of wood

poléna pl (kurivno) firewood
metati poléna pod noge komu (figurativno) to put a spoke in someone's wheel, to throw a spanner in the works; to hinder someone
on mi vedno meče poléna pod noge he is always putting a spoke in my wheel

policy¹ [pɔ́lisi] samostalnik
politika (gospodarska, državna), taktika; državništvo, državniška modrost, razumno vodstvo, politična linija; razumnost, primernost; preračunanost, zvitost

ekonomija marketing policy tržna politika
politika foreign policy zunanja politika
politika policy of non-alignment politika neuvrščenosti
it is our policy naše pravilo je
against public policy v nasprotju z javno moralo
honesty is the best policy s poštenjem se največ doseže

polítika politics pl (s konstr. v sg), policy

polítika neuvrščenosti policy of nonalignment
notranja polítika domestic policy (ali affairs pl)
zunanja polítika foreign policy
polítika sile power politics
slepa (nojeva) polítika head-in-the-sand (ali ostrich) policy
polítika pritiska policy of squeeze
finančna polítika financial policy
igrati vlogo v polítiki to take part in politics
govoriti o polítiki to talk politics
posvetiti se polítiki to go into politics
tržna polítika marketing policy
poštenost je najboljša polítika honesty is the best policy
v polítiki je vse dovoljeno in politics no holds are barred
vodenje polítike policy making
polítika emisije denarja currency issue policy
monetarna kreditna polítika monetary credit policy

póln full; (napolnjen) filled, replete; (nabit, natrpan) crammed, filled to capacity, full up, chockfull; (obilen) abundant, abounding, plentiful; (popoln, cel) whole, entire, complete

pólno prislov fully
do roba pólna čaša brimful glass (ali bumper)
pólna luna full moon
pólna jadra swelling (ali billowing) sails pl
pólna košara (škatla, žlica, čoln) a basketful (a boxful, a spoonful, a boatful)
pólna vsota the entire sum
póln ljudi full of people, crowded
do vrha póln brim-full
pólne tri ure three good hours
póln voz a cartload
s pólno paro (figurativno) at full blast
s pólno hitrostjo (at) full speed
v pólnem diru at full gallop
v pólni vrednosti at full value
s pólno pravico justly; with perfect justice
póln predsodkov prejudiced, partial, biased, arhaično prepossessed
póln veselja in high spirits, exuberant
v pólnem pomenu besede in the full sense of the word
pólno upravičen fully authorized (ali entitled)
pólno zaposlen fully employed
pólna zaposlitev full-time job, (za vse) full employment
pólno zasedeno! (v hotelu) (we are) full up!, fully booked
v knjigi je pólno napak the book is rife (ali abounds) with errors
lokal je bil pólno nabit the place was crowded (crammed full)
da bo mera pólna let us have full measure, pogovorno let's have no short measure
da bi bila nesreča pólna to make things worse
drevje je pólno the trees are laden with fruit
sod je tri četrti póln the barrel is three quarters full
na ulici je bilo pólno ljudi there was a big crowd in the street
igrati pred polno hišo gledališče to play to a full (ali a capacity) house
trajati dve pólni minuti (tri pólna leta) to last two full minutes (three whole years)
do zadnjega kotička póln full (ali filled) to capacity
delati s pólno paro to work to capacity

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

pomanjkljív deficient, defective, faulty; insufficient; (nepopoln) incomplete; inadequate; poor; unsatisfactory

pomanjkljíva organizacija faulty organization
pomanjkljíva prehrana malnutrition
pomanjkljívo stanje defective state, defectiveness
moja izgovarjava je še vedno pomanjkljíva my pronunciation is still faulty
vaše znanje je pomanjkljívo your knowledge leaves much to be desired

pomén meaning; sense; (važnost) importance, significance, import

brez poména meaningless, insignificant, of no account, void of importance
v najširšem (najožjem) poménu besede giving the word its broadest (its strictest) meaning
v dobesednem (prenesenem) poménu in the literal (in the figurative ali in the metaphorical) meaning
v običajnem poménu besede in the usual sense of the word
dejavnosti posebnega družbenega poména activities pl of special social interest
biti največjega poména to be of the greatest significance
stvar je brez poména the matter is of no importance
nima poména it's of no account
nima poména govoriti z njim, iti tja there's no point in speaking to him, going there
to vprašanje je vitalnega poména this question is of vital importance (ali concern)
ne razumeš poména teh besed you misunderstand the meaning of these words
temu pripisujete prevelik pomén you make too much of it
razširiti (zožiti) pomén to broaden (to narrow) the meaning
ti obračaš, sprevračaš pomén mojih besed you are distorting the sense of my words

poméniti to mean; to signify; to be a sign of; to matter; to be of importance; to denote, to indicate; to express, to stand for

kaj pomeni to? what does that mean?
kaj pomeni ta beseda? what does this word mean?
ne vem, kaj to pomeni I don't know what this means
to ne pomeni nič it is of no consequence
to ne pomeni nič dobrega this augurs no good
kaj pomeni ta simbol? what is the meaning of that symbol?
to ne pomeni mnogo there is not much in that
kaj pomeni to vaše vedenje? what do you mean by such behaviour?
jaz malo pomenim svojim otrokom I matter little to my children

pomilovánje pity; compassion; commiseration

on je pomilovánja vreden he is much to be pitied
pomilovánja vreden pitiable, deplorable, deserving pity, worthy of compassion

pomísliti to think (na of); to imagine, to conceive; to fancy; to consider (na kaj something); to be struck by an idea; to reflect

pomisli! imagine!, fancy!, just think!
pomisli, kaj delaš! think what you are doing!
samó pomislite! just fancy (ali think)!
pomisli, da si na mojem mestu! suppose you were in my place!
na to ni niti pomísliti it is out of the question!
na to še v sanjah ne bi pomislil nothing is further from my mind
čakaj, da pomislim (vidim)! let me see!
niti pomisliti ne smem na to I can't bear the thought of it
pomisli(te) si to!, pomisli(te) kaj takega! fancy that!
če pomislimo, da... considering that...
pomísliti na najhujše to anticipate the worst

pómniti to remember; to be mindful of; to keep (ali to bear) in mind; to recollect

(od)kar ljudje pomnijo within living memory
kar pomnim, nisem videl... as long as I can remember, I've never seen...
to je najslabše leto, kar ljudje pomnijo this is the worst year in living memory

pomóč help, aid, assistance, (v sili) succour; (denarna) subvention, bounty, subsidy, support, standby; (olajšanje) relief; (lek) remedy, cure

brez pomóči helpless
na pomóč! help! help!
klic na pomóč cry for help
klic za hitro, nujno pomóč v sili emergency call
garnitura, oprema za prvo pomóč first aid kit
s pomóčjo by the help of, by means of, by dint of, by (ali with) the aid of, by the agency of
z božjo pomóčjo with God's help
temu ni pomóči there's nothing to be done about it, there's no help for it, it cannot be remedied (ali helped)
zanj ni več pomóči he is past help
klicati na pomóč to shout (ali to call) for help, to call for assistance
nuditi pomóč komu to offer help to someone
nuditi prvo pomóč na postaji prve pomóči to give first aid at the dressing station (ali first-aid post)
ponuditi svojo pomóč to offer one's aid
hoditi s pomóčjo palice to walk with the aid (ali help) of a stick
iti komu na pomóč to go to someone's help
to mi ni bilo v nobeno pomóč it was no help to me
poslati pomóč žrtvam potresa to send relief to the victims of an earthquake
priti komu na pomóč to come to someone's rescue (ali aid, assistance)
priskočil mi je na pomóč he ran (ali came) to my help (ali to my assistance)
prositi za pomóč to ask for help
napraviti kaj brez tuje pomóči to do something off one's own bat
obrniti se na koga za pomóč to turn for aid (ali help) to someone, to resort to someone
vsa zdravniška pomóč ga ni mogla rešiti all the resources of medical skill could not save him
ne vem si (več) pomóči I am at my wits' end, I am in a quandary (ali a dilemma, a rare fix), pogovorno I'm up the creek, I'm up a gum tree

pomôči ➞ pomagati

temu je lahkó pomôči this is easily remedied

ponatís reprint; reissue; reproduction

knjiga je v ponatísu the book is reprinting (ali being reprinted)
ponatís prepovedan copyright reserved