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poklícati to call

telefonično poklícati koga to call someone up, to ring someone up
poklícati po imenu to call someone by his name
poklícati na odgovor to call to account
poklícati za pričo to call to witness
poklícati k sebi (službeno) to summon, (prijateljsko) to invite, to ask someone to drop in
poklícati si preteklost v spomin to recall the past
mnogo je poklicanih, a malo izvoljenih many are called, but few are chosen

pokváriti to render unfit for use; (poškodovati) to damage; (posel) to botch, to bungle; (moralno) to corrupt, to deprave, to pervert, to demoralize; (zrak itd.) to pollute, to foul

pokváriti veselje to spoil someone's pleasure; to be a killjoy
pokvaril nam je veselje he spoiled our pleasure (ali fun), he was a wet blanket
pokváriti račune to upset (ali to frustrate, to thwart) someone's plans (ali calculations, ironično little plan)
pokváriti upanja to dampen someone's hopes
pokvaril si boš oči you will ruin your eyes (ali your sight)
pokváriti si tek (apetit) to spoil one's appetite
pokváriti si želodec to ruin (ali to upset) one's stomach
vročina je pokvarila ribo the fish has gone off in the heat, the heat has tainted the fish
pokvaril mi je račune (figurativno) he spiked my guns
pokváriti se to go bad, to be spoilt, to spoil, to change for the worse, to grow worse; (stroj itd.) to break down; (meso) to go bad, to go off; (moralno) to become depraved (corrupted, demoralized); (segniti) to rot
motor se mi je pokvaril I had engine trouble
vreme se je pokvarilo the weather has turned nasty

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

pôla sheet (papirja of paper)

plačilna pôla payroll
vprašalna pôla question form, questionnaire
izpolniti vprašalno pôlo to fill in a questionnaire

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

pólglásen soft; low; in low tones

pólglásno prislov softly, in an undertone, (šepetaje) in a whisper

pólje field

bojno pólje battlefield
električno pólje electric field
magnetno pólje magnetic field
minsko pólje minefield
šahovsko pólje square; (v grbu) quarter (ali field) of a shield
vidno pólje field of sight (ali of vision)
ravno pólje plain
na (odprtem) pólju in the (open) field
žitno pólje cornfield
obdelovati pólje to till the ground, to cultivate, to farm
riževo pólje rice field

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

polomíti to break up (into many pieces)

polomíti se to break
polomil sem ga (figurativno) I've spoiled it, I have made a mess of it, I've blown it
polomíti ga (figurativno) to put one's foot in it

položáj situation; position; state of affairs; condition; circumstances pl; (lega) site; lay, standing; bearings pl; (služba) rank, status; (drža telesa) attitude, posture, (pri mečevanju) guard; vojska post

resnost položája the gravity of the situation
socialni položáj social standing
položáj poslanika the post of ambassador
položáj tržišča, trga market position
težaven položáj (figurativno) a close call
materialni in družbeni položáj economic and social status
biti gospodar položája to be master of the situation
biti v neprijetnem položáju (v žalostnem položáju) to be in an unpleasant position (in a sorry plight)
določiti čemu položáj to locate something
ne biti kos (dorasel) položáju not to be equal to the situation (ali occasion)
on nima (ne zavzema) položája svojega brata he has not his brother's standing
nismo v položáju, da bi mogli narediti drugače we are not in a position to be able to do otherwise
izbrati dober položáj za svojo hišo to choose a fine position (ali site) for one's house
to je komaj izboljšalo naš položáj that has scarcely made us any better off
položáj se je poslabšal the situation has deteriorated
pojasni mu svoj položáj! show him where (ali how) you stand!
razumem tvoj položáj I see how you stand
biti v nejasnem položáju (figurativno) to be up in the air
sedeti v zelo nerodnem položáju to be seated in a very uncomfortable position
položáj je videti brezupen things look desperate
vem, kakšen je položáj (figurativno) I know how the land lies
vreči iz položája to eject, to dislodge, to supplant, to oust
vztrajati na položáju vojska to stick to one's post
on je rešil položáj he saved the situation
umakniti se na vnaprej pripravljene položáje vojska to withdraw to positions prepared beforehand
izrabiti, izkoristiti položáj to make hay while the sun shines, to strike while the iron's hot

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

pománjkanje want, lack, deficiency, insufficiency, shortage, scarcity, scantiness, absence, default; need; dearth; (revščina) great poverty, indigence

zaradi pománjkanja for want of
zaradi pománjkanja goriva due to a shortage of fuel
zaradi pománjkanja zadostnih dokazov for want of sufficient evidence
pománjkanje denarja want (ali scarcity) of money
pománjkanje finančnih sredstev lack of funds
pománjkanje hrane food shortage, shortage (ali lack) of food
pománjkanje prometnih sredstev transport shortage, lack of transport
pománjkanje vitaminov vitamin deficiency
ne biti vajen pománjkanja to be unaccustomed to hardships
trpeti veliko pománjkanje to be in great distress
trpeti pománjkanje česa to be in want of something, to be short of something
odpomoči pománjkanju to supply a need
živeti v pománjkanju to live in straitened circumstances

pomíriti to appease, to tranquillize, to calm, to quiet; to placate; to reassure; to pacify; to soothe, to assuage; to allay

pomíriti koga s kom to reconcile someone with someone
pomíriti se to calm oneself, to calm down
pomíriti se s kom to become reconciled with someone
pomíriti se (z usodo itd.) to resign oneself to, to acquiesce (z in), to submit (z to), to give in; (nevihta) to subside, to settle, to abate, (veter) to drop
pomiri se! calm yourself!
ta vest me je popolnoma pomirila this news has completely set my mind at rest
pomíriti (spraviti) dva sovražnika to reconcile two enemies
pomíriti se s svojo usodo to resign oneself to one's fate
jeza se mu bo kmalu pomirila his anger will soon subside
pomíriti deželo to pacify a country

pomirljív reassuring, soothing, conciliatory, reconciliatory; placable, propitiable; (spravljiv) reconcilable

pomirljívo delovati, učinkovati to soothe
pomirljívo prislov in a conciliatory manner (ali way)

pomlád spring, springtime

v pomládi in spring
v zgodnji pomládi in early spring
ena lastovka še ne naredi pomládi one swallow does not make a summer

pomnožíti to multiply (z by); to augment, to increase

pomnožíti se to increase, to augment
prebivalstvo se je zelo pomnožilo there has been a great increase in population

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

pómp pomp; display

z velikim pómpom in state
delati velik pómp z to make a great display of

ponjúhati to smell, to sniff; to sniff at

ponjuhal je ščepec tobaka in kihnil he took a pinch of snuff and sneezed