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obísk visit; call; (prisotnost) attendance; (oseba) visitor, company

dan obiskov visiting day
ure obiskov visiting hours pl, at home
zelo kratek obísk a flying visit
državni obísk state visit
nastopni obísk first visit
vljudnostni obísk duty call
službeni obísk formal call
poslovilni obísk farewell visit
prijateljski obísk informal call; goodwill visit
obísk bolnikov visit to (ali visiting of) patients
letni poprečni obísk average annual attendance
biti na obísku to be on a visit
biti pri kom na obísku to be calling on someone
delati obíske (o zdravniku) to make (ali to do, to go) one's rounds (z avtom by car)
sem le na obísku tu I am only a visitor here
sestra je na obísku pri teti my sister is on a visit to her aunt('s)
imeti obísk to have visitors
imamo vedno mnogo obískov we always have a lot of visitors
danes sem imel mnogo obískov today I have had many calls (ali many callers)
napraviti kratek obísk to pay a call, to drop in, (pri kom) to pay someone a flying visit
vrniti obísk komu to return someone's visit (ali someone's call)
priti na obísk to pay a visit (h komu to someone), to call (up)on someone, to come to see someone

obratováti to work; to be at work; to be in operation; (martinova peč) to be in blast

ne obratováti to be idle, to shut down; to be inactive
ta tovarna ne obratuje this factory is standing idle
ta stroj ne obratuje this machine is not working
le dve peči obratujeta only two furnaces are in blast

obséči¹ (obsežem) to comprise; to comprehend; to include; (s pogledom) to take in

moj spomin obseže le zadnjih 10 let my memory spans only the last ten years

only² [óunli] prislov
samo, edino

not only ... but (also) ne samo..., temveč tudi
if only ko bi le, samo da
only not skoraj
only just pravkar
only yesterday šele včeraj, še včeraj

oródje tool; instrument; implement; appliance; device; gadget; tackle; utensil

ročno oródje (pribor) tool kit, gear
pisalno oródje (pribor) writing materials
ribiško oródje (pribor) fishing tackle
poljedelsko oródje agricultural implements pl
rokodelsko oródje tools pl
vlomilsko oródje burglar's tools pl
vrtnarsko oródje garden implements pl
človek, ki je oródje koga drugega (figurativno) cat's-paw
torba (zaboj) za oródje toolbag (toolbox, toolchest)
on je le oródje v njihovih rokah he is a mere tool in their hands
ne bom oródje v vaših rokah (figurativno) I'm not going to be your cat's-paw
delati z oródjem, obdelovati (kaj) z oródjem to tool
odložiti, iz rok dati oródje to down tools

ovínek turn, turning; detour; corner; (dolg) roundabout way; (cestni) bend, twist, wind; (rečni) meander

brez ovínkov (figurativno) bluntly, straight
po ovínkih (figurativno) indirectly, in a devious way
oster ovínek a hairpin bend
nepregleden ovínek blind corner
velik ovínek a long way round, a roundabout way (ali route)
napraviti ovínek to make a detour
napraviti velik ovínek to go a long way round
morali smo napraviti ovínek we had to take a roundabout way
je le majhen ovínek it's only a short way round
povem brez ovínkov I don't mince my words
po ovínkih sem zvedel, da... I have learned by devious ways that...
izjaviti brez ovínkov to declare bluntly
govoriti brez ovínkov to speak straight out
rezati ovínek to cut a corner
zaviti na desno po ovínku to take a right turn round the bend, to take the right turn

penny [péni] samostalnik (množina pennies, pence)
peni (angleški drobiž, 1/100 funta)
ameriško cent (kovanec)
figurativno majhna vsota, denar

in for a penny, in for a pound kdor reče A, mora reči tudi B; začeto delo je treba končati
to make a penny zaslužiti denar
to spend a penny iti na stranišče
he hasn't a penny to bless himself with nima niti beliča
a pretty penny čedna vsota denarja
take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves kamen na kamen palača
to turn an honest penny zaslužiti denar s priložnostnim delom
in pennies s posameznimi kovanci po 1 peni
a penny for your thoughts če bi le vedel, kaj misliš
a penny plain and twopence coloured posmeh cenenemu blišču
a penny soul never came to twopence malenkosten človek nikoli ne uspe
penny number zvezek romana v nadaljevanjih
in penny numbers po malem
zgodovina Peter's penny letni davek za papeža; prispevek za dobrodelne in cerkvene namene

počákati to wait

počakaj malo! wait a bit!, wait a while!
ta zadeva lahko počaka this matter can wait! (ali can be left pending)
kar (ali le) počakaj! (bomo videli, kaj bo) wait and see!
počákati na priložnost to bide one's time
počákati na izid to await the outcome
počakal te bom I'll wait for you
počakaj, da pridem nazaj! wait till (ali until) I come back
počákati koga na postaji to meet someone at the station

počási slow, slowly

vozite počási! slow!, slow down!
(le) počási! take your time!
počási voziti to drive slowly
počási delujoč strup slow poison
on počási dojema he is slow on the uptake
počási napredovati to make slow progress
počási se daleč pride more haste, less speed; easy does it
on dela počási in zanesljivo he is slow but sure
kar počási! (se nikamor ne mudi) easy does it!, take it easy!

podóben resembling, similar, alike, like

podóben kot jajce jajcu as like as two peas
na podóben način likewise, in like manner
podóbni trikotniki similar triangles pl
bolj podóben bogu kot človeku more like to god than man
podóbna sta si they are cast in the same mould
biti podóben to be alike, to look like, to resemble, to bear a likeness (ali resemblance) (komu to someone)
podóbna vsota a similar sum, a like amount
biti komu zelo podóben to bear (ali to have) a strong resemblance to someone
fant je podóben očetu the boy takes after his father
podóben ti je kot jajce jajcu he is the dead spit and image of you
niti najmanj si nista podóbna there is not the slightest resemblance between them
to mu ni prav nič podóbno that is very unlike him
to je (čisto) njemu podóbno that is just like him
portret je čisto podóben originalu (osebi) the portrait is a speaking likeness
in (ali) podóbno and (or) suchlike, and (or) the like
briga se le za (mar so mu le) karte, biljard in podóbno he cares for nothing but cards, billiards and suchlike

pogúmen courageous, brave; plucky; bold

biti pogúmen to have pluck
le pogúmni zmagujejo none but the brave deserve the fair

pól² (polovica) half

ob pól sedmih at half past six
ob sedmih ali pól osmih at seven or half past (seven)
na pól fifty-fifty
pól na pól on a fifty-fifty basis
razdeliti si na pól s kom to go fifty-fifty with someone
pól funta half a pound
pól ure half an hour
pól deleža a half share
za pól cene at half price
za pól več half as much (oziroma many) again
lopov in pól an utter scoundrel (ali rogue)
to (pa) je klobuk in pól! that's some hat!
biti na pól pota v Ameriko to be halfway to America
na pól kaj napraviti to do something by halves
na pól se odločiti za to have half a mind to...
le na pól narejen only half finished
srečal sem jih na pól pota I met them halfway

polovíčen half; halfway

za polovíčno ceno at half the price
polovíčna nota glasba minim
le polovíčna resnica a halftruth
le polovíčno napraviti kaj to do something by halves

possible¹ [pɔ́səbl] pridevnik
možen, mogoč (with pri; to komu; for za)
morebiten
pogovorno primeren, sprejemljiv, znosen

as soon as possible čim prej; takoj, ko bo mogoče
as much as possible kolikor je le mogoče

possibly [pɔ́səbli] prislov
mogoče, morda, morebiti

if I possibly can če bom le mogel
I cannot possibly do it tega nikakor ne morem narediti
how can I possibly do it? kako le naj bi to naredil?

potápljati ➞ potopiti

potápljati se to dive, to sink, to drown, to go down; (podmornica) to submerge
potápljati se (le z masko in dihalnim aparatom) to skindive, to go skin-diving
kdor se potaplja (tone), se še bilke oprijemlje (figurativno) a drowning man clutches at a straw

potrúditi se to endeavour; to trouble oneself; to make an effort, to try hard; to take pains

potrudil se bom, kolikor bom le mogel I'll do my best
zelo se potrúditi se to take great pains (z with)
moral se bom potrúditi se za kako drugo mesto (službo) I shall be obliged to look out for another situation
zame se je posebno potrudil he has taken special pains for my sake
potrudil se je k meni he came to see me
na vso moč potrúditi se to use one's best efforts

požár fire; burning; conflagration

svetovni požár world conflagration
varen pred požárom fireproof
zaščita (zavarovanje) proti požáru fire precautions (fire insurance)
naša hiša je bila popolnoma uničena v požáru our house has been burnt down
požár izbruhne a fire breaks out
požár je celo mesto spremenil v pepel the fire has left the whole town in ashes
po požáru so od hiše ostali le štirje zidovi the house has been gutted by fire

prekmálu too soon

le prekmálu all too soon

prenágliti to hurry, to hasten; to precipitate

prenágliti se to act rashly, to act without proper (ali due, reasonable) consideration (ali thought, care)
ne se prenágliti to take one's time
ne prenagli se! take your time!, take it easy!
ne smemo se prenágliti we must not be too hasty, we must walk before we run
le ne prenágliti se! second thoughts are best!