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patch¹ [pæč] samostalnik
krpa (tudi zemlje), zaplata
vojska suknen znak
medicina obliž, ščitek za oko; lepotni nalepek; odlomek, odstavek (v knjigi)
zoologija lisa

not a patch on niti senca česa, neprimerno slabše
to strike a bad patch imeti smolo
purple patch najlepši odlomek v knjigi
in patches mestoma, tu in tam

Pável Paul

Pavl(in)a Pauline

pay^*2 [péi]

1. prehodni glagol
plačati, odplačati, izplačati
figurativno nagraditi, poplačati, povrniti (for za kaj)
figurativno posvečati pozornost (spoštovanje), dajati čast, delati komu komplimente; obiskati koga; odškoditi, odškodovati (for za)
izplačati se za koga, koristiti komu

2. neprehodni glagol
plačati (for za)
izplačati se (crime doesn't pay zločin se ne izplača)

to pay attention (ali heed) to posvečati pozornost (komu, čemu)
to pay one's attention (ali court) to dvoriti
to pay a call (ali visit) obiskati
to pay a compliment napraviti poklon
to pay the debt of nature umreti
the devil to pay mnogo sitnosti
to pay s.o. home povrniti komu
to pay in kind plačati v naturalijah
to pay lip service to hinavsko pritrjevati
to pay on the nail takoj plačati
to pay penalty plačati globo
to pay the penalty pokoriti se, biti kaznovan
sleng to pay the piper nositi posledice; figurativno plačati za užitek koga drugega
he who pays the piper calls the tune kdor plača, tudi zapoveduje
to pay one's respects to napraviti vljudnosten obisk
to pay the shot nositi stroške
to pay through the nose (for) predrago plačati, preplačati
to pay one's way ne ostati ničesar dolžan, živeti od svojega dohodka
to pay with fine speeches izvleči se z lepimi besedami

páznik keeper; attendant; warder; watcher; (nadzornik) overseer; foreman, pl -men

páznik v muzeju museum attendant
páznik nezasedene hiše caretaker of an unoccupied house
blaznež in njegov páznik a lunatic and his keeper
páznik v parku park-keeper
páznik v živalskem vrtu keeper at a Zoo

pea [pi:] samostalnik
botanika grah; košček premoga, košček rude

like two peas in a pod; ali as like as two peas podobna kakor jajce jajcu

peg¹ [peg] samostalnik
klin, klinček, količ, zatič, čep; kljukica za perilo
glasba ključ na violini; sponka
figurativno predmet pogovora, pretveza
pogovorno lesena noga
britanska angleščina kozarček (zlasti whiskey s sodo)

to come down a peg or two postati skromnejši
to take s.o. down a peg or two ponižati koga
off the peg z obešalnika, konfekcija
a square (ali round) peg in a round (ali square) hole človek na neprimernem položaju
vojska, sleng to put a man on the peg dati koga na raport
figurativno a peg to hang on predmet pogovora, pretveza
a peg to hang a discourse on nekdo s katerim se da razpravljati

peljáti to lead, to conduct; to guide; to drive, to convey, to cart

peljite ga v mojo sobo! show him into my room!
peljite me na postajo! drive me to the station!
peljáti koga na sprehod to take someone out for a ride
vse poti peljejo v Rim all roads lead to Rome
ta cesta pelje v mesto this road leads to town
peljáti se (z vozilom) to go, (z avtom) to drive, (s kolesom) to ride, (s sanmi) to ride
peljáti se z vlakom to go by train (ali rail)
peljáti se z avtom to drive, to motor, to go motoring
peljáti se z avtobusom to go by bus, to go for a bus ride
peljáti se na sprehod to go for a drive, to take a drive
peljali se bomo z vlakom we shall take the train
pelji se z avtobusom! take the bus!
peljáti se čez reko to cross the river
peljite ga noter, prosim! show him in, please

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

perfect¹ [pə́:fikt] pridevnik (perfectly prislov)
popoln, dovršen, vzoren, perfekten; gotov, končan; točen; spreten, okreten, vešč (in)
slovnica dovršen
matematika cel

to make perfect izpopolniti, perfektuirati
a perfect stranger popoln tujec
slovnica perfect participle pretekli deležnik
matematika perfect number celo število
letter perfect dovršen, odličen, neprekosljiv

person [pə:sn] samostalnik
oseba, posameznik, individuum; zunanjost, telo
slovnica oseba

in person osebno
for my person kar se mene tiče
artificial (ali juristic) person pravna oseba
natural person fizična oseba
he has a fine person ima lepo telo
you are the very person I want prav tebe želim
search of the person osebna preiskava
to carry s.th. on one's person imeti kaj pri sebi

pès dog; (v otroškem jeziku) bowwow; figurativno (psovka) scoundrel, rascal, cur, dog

mlad pès pup, puppy
pès čuvaj house-dog, watchdog
pès na verigi arhaično bandog
pès jazbečar terrier
lovski pès hound
trop, povezka lovskih psov a pack of hounds, dog couple
pès mešanec mongrel; ZDA žargon mutt
mesarski pès, doga mastiff
morski pès shark
ovčarski pès shepherd dog
pès prepeličar spaniel
pès ptičar pointer
stekel pès mad dog
ljubitelj psov dog lover, arhaično cynophile
oddelek za pse dog box
konopec, vrvica za psa lead, leash, slip
reja psov breeding of dogs
sledilni pès bloodhound
lačen kot pès as hungry as a wolf
utrujen kot pès dogtired
biti na psu (figurativno) to be on one's beam-ends
naščuvati psa na koga to set the dog on someone
priti na psa to go to the dogs, to go down in the world, (žargon) to go to pot
vem, kam pès taco moli (figurativno) I know which way the wind blows
razumeti se kot pès in mačka to agree like cat and dog
živita (gledata se) kot pès in mačka they live (ali lead) a cat-and-dog life
pès, ki laja, ne grize his bark is worse than his bite
psom vstop prepovedan! no dogs admitted
pozor, hud pès! beware of the dog!
vidim, kam pès taco moli pri tebi I get your drift, I see what you're getting at

pések sand

fin pések fine sand
kup péska a heap of sand
plast péska a layer of sand
zaboj za pések sandbox
grad iz péska (na plaži) sandcastle
trosilec péska (pri lokomotivi) sander
zrno péska grain of sand
vreča péska sandbag
živ pések quicksand, shifting sands pl, (sipina) syrtis
zgrajen na pésku built on sand
graditi na pésku (figurativno) to build on sand, to plough the sands, to rely on a broken reed
to je samo pések v oči (figurativno) that's pure eyewash
nasuti komu pések v oči (figurativno) to throw dust in someone's eyes, to hoodwink someone, to bamboozle someone
posuti s péskom to sand, to strew with sand
zasuti s péskom, zakopati v to sand

pést fist

polna pést a handful, a fistful
stisnjena pést clenched (ali closed) fist
na lastno pést (figurativno) on one's own account, on one's own
udarec s pestjo punch, žargon fourpenny one
pravica, pravo pésti club law, fist law
boriti, tepsti se s péstjó to brawl, to have a punch-up (ali fistfight)
groziti s péstjó to shake one's fist at someone
imeti koga v pésti (figurativno) to have someone in the hollow of one's hand
udariti po mizi s péstjó to bring one's fist down heavily on the table
v pést se smejati to laugh inwardly, to laugh up one's sleeve
dobil sem ga v pést (figurativno) I have got him into my clutches
iti (naprej) na lastno pést to go (ahead) on one's own
bíti, udariti s péstjó to punch, to strike with one's fist, to fist
udariti koga s péstjo to give someone a punch
borba, pretep s péstmi punch-up, fistfight, humoristično bout of fisticuffs
stisniti pésti to clench one's fists

pet⁴ [pet] samostalnik
jeza, nevolja, zamera

in a pet jezen, nejevoljen, slabe volje
in a great pet zelo slabe volje
to take a pet at zameriti komu kaj
to get in a pet razburiti se

pétdeseti -a, -o the fiftieth

v pétdeseti, -a, -oh letih (starosti) in one's fifties, (stoletja) in the fifties

péti (pôjem) to sing, (v cerkvi) to chant; (o zvonu) to ring; (ptice) to warble, to twitter, to chirp; (petelin) to crow; (pesnikovati) to be a poet, to compose poetry

péti v zboru to sing in a choir
péti z not brez vaje to sight-read
péti po notah to read music, to sing from a score (ali from music)
prenizko péti to sing too low, to sing flat
previsoko péti to sing too high, to sing sharp
péti (vesele) božične pesmi to sing (Christmas) carols, to go carol-singing
večglasno péti to sing in parts
enoglasno péti to sing in unison
učiti se péti to learn singing
začeti péti to intone, to begin to sing
napačno péti to sing out of tune
prav(ilno) péti to sing in tune
péti na vse grlo to sing at the top of one's voice
péti komu hvalo to sing someone's praises
péti vedno isto pesem (figurativno) to be always harping on the same theme
korakali so in peli na vse grlo they marched on, singing at the top of their voices

petition¹ [pətíšən] samostalnik
peticija, prošnja, pismena vloga
pravno zahteva

britanska angleščina, zgodovina Petition of Right prošnja za dodelitev pravic (l. 1628.)
to grant a petition uslišati prošnjo
to present a petition vložiti prošnjo
to file one's petition in bankruptcy razglasiti stečaj
to file a petition for divorce vložiti tožbo za razvezo zakona
petition for clemency prošnja za pomilostitev

pétje singing; song; (cerkveno) choir-singing, chanting; (ptičje) warbing

dvoglasno, triglasno pétje two-part singing, three-part singing
večglasno pétje part-singing
gregorijansko pétje Gregorian chant, plainsong
petelinje pétje crowing, cockcrow
ob petelinjem pétju at cockcrow
škrjančkovo pétje the song of the skylark
šolsko pétje class singing
učitelj, -ica pétja singing teacher, singing coach, singing master, singing mistress
učiti se pétja to learn singing
s pétjem sprejeti novo leto to sing the New Year in
uspavati otroka s pétjem to sing a child to sleep

petticoat [pétikout] samostalnik
žensko spodnje krilo
figurativno ženska
množina otroške oblekce

petticoat government vlada žensk
she is a Cromwell in petticoats ona je ženski Cromwell
I've known him since he was in petticoats poznam ga od otroštva

pick³ [pik]

1. prehodni glagol
kopati, izkopati (luknjo), prekopati; pobrati (s prsti, kljunom), zobati, kljuvati (ptiči), počasi jesti (ljudje); trgati, nabirati (cvetice, jagode); prebirati, čistiti (zelenjavo); skubsti, skubiti (perutnino); pukati, puliti, česati (volno); čistiti, trebiti (zobe); (o)glodati (kosti); prebirati, odbirati (rudo); spraskati (z nohti); vrtati, drezati (v) kaj; krasti, vlomiti (ključavnico); iz trte izviti, izvati (prepir)
figurativno skrbno izbrati, izbirati; strgati, scefrati (tudi figurativno)
ameriško, glasba brenkati

2. neprehodni glagol
krasti; jesti po malem; popraviti se (up)

to pick a bone with; ali to have a bone to pick with imeti s kom še račune
to give s.o. a bone to pick zapreti komu usta
to pick s.o.'s brains ukrasti komu idejo
to pick and choose prenatančno izbirati
figurativno to pick holes in najti šibko točko, skritizirati
to pick a lock vlomiti ključavnico
to pick one's nose vrtati po nosu
to pick s.o.'s pocket izprazniti komu žep (žepar)
to pick to pieces skritizirati; figurativno koga do kosti obrati
to pick a quarrel with s.o. izzvati prepir
to pick and steal krasti
to pick one's teeth trebiti si zobe
to pick one's way (ali steps) previdno stopati
to pick one's words izbirati besede