Franja

ponéhati ponehávati to cease; to stop, to finish; (veter) to abate, to get less violent, to slacken; (mraz) to relent; (vročina) to subside, to slacken

veter ponehuje the wind slackens
dež ponehuje the rain is slackening off

ponočevánje nocturnal revelry; keeping late hours; staying up late

popivanje in ponočevánje drinking and late hours
ponočevánje ob televizorju ni preveč priporočljivo sitting up late watching television is not highly recommended

ponôsen proud (na of); (ohol) haughty, lofty, stuckup

biti ponôsen na kaj to pride oneself on something, to be proud of something, to take pride in something
ponôsen na imetje purseproud
na to si lahko ponôsen (figurativno) that's a feather in your cap
na to ti res ni treba biti ponôsen that is nothing to be proud of

poosébljen personified

poosébljeno usmiljenje kindness personified
on je poosébljena čast he is the soul of honour
on je poosébljena poštenost he is the soul of honesty (ali a paragon of honesty)

poplitvéti to become shallow; figurativno to become shallow-minded

zaradi suše je reka poplitvela the river is shallow because of the drought

popraševánje inquiring after; trgovina demand, request

po tej knjigi je veliko popraševánje this book is in great demand
dobava močno zaostaja za popraševánjem supply is far short of the current demand

popráviti to repair; (hišo) to do up; (čevlje, stroj itd.) to mend; to set right, to overhaul; (ladjo) to refit; (izboljšati) to improve; (napake) to correct, to put right, to rectify; to recondition; (sliko) to touch up; (zakrpati) to mend, to patch, to refit, to botch, to darn; (zdravje) to restore; (zakon) to amend; (figurativno, krivico itd.) to repair, to remedy, to redress, to make amends for, (povzročeno škodo) to make good, to compensate

popráviti napako, instrument to rectify an error, to repair an instrument
popráviti krivico to repair a wrong, to make good an injury
popráviti (nadomestiti) izgubo to repair a loss
vedno kaj popravlja pri svojem avtu he is always tinkering at his car
popravil je svoje mladostne napake he has atoned for his youthful misdeeds
popráviti se to improve, to better oneself, to grow better, to reform; (razmere) to take a turn for the better; (zdravstveno) to mend, to be on the mend, to recover, to come round, to be restored
to se ne da popráviti this is past mending
bolnik se je popravil the patient has improved (ali has recovered)
vreme se je popravilo the weather has improved
upam, da se bo popravil v bodoče I hope he will do better (ali will improve) for the future
popráviti posledice to redress the consequences

porédnost mischievousness; wantonness; roguery

sama porédnost ga je he is bent on mischief

poróčati to report, to relate (komu to someone); to make (ali to give) a report (to someone), to inform (someone), to give an account (o čem of something)

sproti poróčati komu to keep someone currently informed
poročajo o skupini sovražnikov na drugem bregu vojska a hostile party is reported on the other bank
podrobno poróčati to report in detail, to give full particulars

poročèn² married (z to)

poročèn je s Francozinjo he is married to a Frenchwoman

poročíti (starši sina, hčer) to give in marriage (one's son, one's daughter); (duhovnik ženina in nevesto) to marry, to join in wedlock (ali in holy matrimony)

poročíti se to marry, to get married (to), to wed
dobro se je poročila she has made a good match
dovolj je star, da se poroči he is old enough to get married (ali to settle down)
poročíti se iz ljubezni to marry for love

pôsel² (delo) work, (fizičen) manual labour; (izučèn) skilled work, (neizučen) unskilled labour; (priložnosten) job; (neprijeten, dolgočasen) drudgery; (površen) bungling, dabbling; (težak, mučen) toil, toiling and moiling, pains pl; (zaposlitev) employment, employ; (trgovina) business; (bančni, denarni) transaction, deal

donosen pôsel remunerative business, paying proposition
nedonosen pôsel losing proposition
brez pôsla out of work, unemployed
po pôslih on business
postranski pôsli minor occupation, sparetime work, moonlighting
tekoči pôsli current business
nujen pôsel urgent work
nadurni pôsel overtime work
nečisti pôsli foul dealing
pôsli so slabi business is slack
to je njegov pôsel, ne moj that's his job (ali lookout), not mine
to ni tvoj pôsel it's no business of yours
brigaj se za svoj pôsel! mind your own business!
pôsli mu cvetijo he is doing (ali carrying on) a roaring trade
dajati mnogo pôsla to give much trouble
da(ja)ti komu pôsla (dela) to keep someone busy, to employ someone
to mi je dalo mnogo pôsla it was a hard task
pôsel je pôsel business is business
imam drugega pôsla dovolj (figurativno) I have other fish to fry
imam pôsla čez glavo I am being overworked
imeti mnogo pôsla to be up to the eyes in work, to be fully occupied (ali engaged)
z njim ne maram imeti nobenega pôsla več I'll have no further dealings with him
večkrat sem imel pôsla z njim I have had several dealings with him
imaš pôsla z lopovom you are up against a scoundrel
če boš še enkrat to napravil, boš imel pôsla z menoj! if you do it again, you'll hear from me!
krepko se lotiti pôsla to tackle a job, to fall to, pogovorno to get stuck in
pôsli gredo slabo business is slack (ali depressed), there is a lull in business
pôsli gredo zelo dobro, so v polnem razmahu business is in full swing, (ali is doing fine)
iti za pôslom to follow a trade (ali profession)
ne moči obvladati pôslov, biti preobremenjen s pôsli to be overwhelmed with work, to be unable to cope (ali manage), pogovorno to be rushed off one's feet
ostati brez pôsla (dela) to be thrown out of work
sumiti nečist pôsel (figurativno) to smell a rat
ubijati se s pôsli (z delom) to overwork, to overdo it
on se vtika v tuje pôsle he meddles in other people's affairs, he is a meddler, he is a busybody (ali pogovorno a nosy parker)

poslóven (of) business; businesslike

poslóvni človek man of business, business man
poslóvni partner active partner
on je poslóven človek he is a business man, he is in business
poslóvno potovati to travel on business

posmèh posmehovánje mockery, derision; scoff; jeer; scorn; gibe

predmet, predmet posmèh, posmehovánjea, tarča posmèh, posmehovánjea a laughingstock
biti v posmèh, posmehovánje to become an object of derision
v posmèh, posmehovánje bom I shall be laughed at (ali laughed to scorn)
v posmèh, posmehovánje je vsej vasi he is the butt (ali laughingstock) of the whole village

possibility [pɔsəbíliti] samostalnik
možnost (of)
morebitnost
množina možnosti, pričakovanja, zmožnosti, sposobnosti

by any possibility na katerikoli način
within the range of possibility v okviru možnosti
there is no possibility of his coming ni možnosti, da bi prišel

postárati to age (koga someone); to make (someone) look older; to add years to someone's age

postárati se to get old, to grow old; to look old; to age
zelo se je postaral he has grown very old, he has (ali is) much aged

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?

póstelja bed, (brez posteljnine) bedstead; (ležišče) couch

dvojna póstelja double bed; (zasilna na podu) shakedown; (otroška) cot, crib
bolniška póstelja sickbed, bed of sickness; (s štirimi stebri in baldahinom) four-poster
smrtna póstelja deathbed
póstelja divan sofa-bed
poljska, zložljiva póstelja camp bed, folding bed
rezervna póstelja spare bed; (ladijska, vgrajena) bunk
viseča póstelja (mornarska) hammock
póstelja na koleščkih truckle bed, trundle bed
zložljiva póstelja folding bed
železna póstelja an iron bedstead
otročja póstelja (figurativno, porod) childbed, lying-in
Prokrustova póstelja Procrustean bed
v póstelji in bed, abed
ob, pri póstelji at the bedside
bolan v póstelji, priklenjen na pósteljo bedridden, confined to bed; (porodnica) confined, in childbed
soba z eno, z dvema pósteljama a single (ali a single-bedded) room, a double (ali a doublebedded) room
ločitev od póstelje in mize separation from bed and board
biti, ostati v póstelji to stay in bed, to keep to one's bed
že tri dni sem v póstelji I've been laid up for three days
biti na smrtni póstelji to be on one's deathbed, to be at death's door
leči v pósteljo (zaradi bolezni) to take to one's bed
ležati v póstelji to be laid up, (težko bolan) to be confined to bed, to be bedridden
ostati moram v póstelji I must stay in bed
postlati pósteljo to make the bed
postaviti pósteljo to put up a bedstead
preobleči pósteljo to change the bedclothes
spraviti koga v pósteljo to put someone to bed
spraviti se v pósteljo to go to bed, pogovorno to turn in
vstati iz póstelje to get up, to get out of bed
vstajam zgodaj iz póstelje I am an early riser
pozno vstajati iz póstelje to get up late
ni še vstal (iz póstelje) he has not got up yet, he is still in bed

postláti to make the bed

dobro, mehkó si postláti figurativno to feather one's nest
kakor si boš postlal, tako boš spal you've made your bed, now you must lie on it!
ni mi z rožicami postlano figurativno my life is not a bed of roses
kdor si dobro postelje, dobro spi arhaično do well and have well

postránski incidental; additional; extra; secondary

postránski dohodek additional income
postránski izdatki incidental expenses pl
postránski zaslužek incidental ali casual earnings pl
to je postránska stvar figurativno it's of no consequence
denar je postránska stvar figurativno money is a secondary consideration, money is no object