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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

ponúdba offer; bid, bidding; proffer; tender; (ženitna ipd.) overture

najnižja ponúdba (pri licitaciji za kako delo) the lowest tender
nižja ponúdba underbid
ponúdba in povpraševanje supply and demand
raziskovalna ponúdba research tender
ženitna ponúdba offer (ali proposal) of marriage
oseba, ki ji predložimo ponúdbo ZDA tenderee
predložiti ponúdbo to submit a tender
odbiti ponúdbo to turn down an offer
razpisati licitacijo za ponúdbe to invite tenders
sprejemamo ponúdbe we are open to receive tenders
staviti višjo ponúdbo to outbid

poor [púə] pridevnik (poorly prislov)
reven, ubog; skromen, pičel, nezadosten, nerodoviten (zemlja); slaboten, mršav, slab, suh
figurativno ubog (in v)
zaničevalno beden

to cut a poor figure revno izgledati
poor consolation slaba tolažba
a poor lookout slabo kaže
poor in spirit ubog v duhu
šaljivo poor man's treacle čebula
botanika poor man's weather-glass njivska kurja česnica
botanika poor man's cabbage zimska kreša
in my poor opinion po mojem skromnem mnenju
the poor reveži
poor white siromašen belec na jugu ZDA
poor me! jojmene!
poor little thing ubožec, revica
geologija poor rock jalovina

pop¹ [pɔp] samostalnik
pok, tresk
pogovorno strel
pogovorno peneča pijača, pokalica
britanska angleščina, sleng zastava, zalog (v zastavljalnici)

sleng in pop zastavljeno, v zastavljalnici
to take a pop at streljati na; figurativno poskusiti s, z

póp priest of the Orthodox Church

reči bobu bob in pópu póp to call a spade a spade

popáriti to scald; to pour hot water on; figurativno (vzeti pogum) to dispirit, to discourage, to dishearten, to deject, to pour cold water on; (rastline) to wilt

popáriti perje perutnine to singe fowl
popáriti (in oskubsti) prašiča to singe a pig

popárjen scalded; figurativno dispirited, disheartened, crestfallen, chapfallen, dejected, damped, down in the mouth

odšel je od mene ves popárjen I sent him away with a flea in his ear

popísati to make (ali to take) an inventory, to inventory, to list, to catalogue

popísati prebivalstvo to take a census
popísati zaloge (in blago) to take stock

popúst reduction, discount, rebate; concession; abatement, allowance

polovičen popúst 50% discount
poseben popúst special discount
dovoljujemo vam 5% popúst we allow (ali grant) you 5% (five per cent) discount
dovoljujemo vam zaprošeni popúst v ceni we agree to grant you the desired reduction in price
odobriti popúst to agree to a reduction in price
prodajati s popústom to sell at a discount, (pogovorno) to knock something off (the price)
kupil sem to s popústom (pogovorno) I bought it on the cheap

popustíti (ceno) to reduce, to rebate, to make an allowance for, to lower (a price), to deduct, to allow (ali to grant, to make) a reduction (ali concession), to lower one's figure; (bolečina, vročica) to pass off, to ease, to abate; (marljivost) to cool down, to relax, to abate, to fail, to flag; (sili) to yield, to knuckle under (ali down); (mraz) to abate; (napetost) to ease, arhaično to slake off; (veter) to abate, to subside, to calm; (struno, žico) to slacken (and lower the pitch of) a string

popustíti komu to indulge someone
ne popustíti (= odbiti) to persist in, to insist on, not to yield one iota, not to relent, not to remit a point
diciplina je popustila discipline has slackened (ali has weakened)
učenec je popustil v svoji marljivosti the pupil has been slacking
popustíti v ceni to make a reduction in the price
cene so popustile the prices have dropped (ali have come down)
nadzorstvo je popustilo control has been relaxed
nič ne popustíti v svojih zahtevah not to abate one iota of one's pretensions
od naših zahtev ne moremo popustíti we can abate none of our demands
popustíti strastem to give way to one's passions
popustíti vrv to slacken (ali to loosen) a rope

pórcija porcijón portion; (jedi) helping; deal

pórcija, porcijón pudinga a portion of pudding
tri pórcije mesa in sočivja three helpings of meat and vegetables
imeti pošteno pórcijo... (figurativno) to have a good deal of..., pogovorno a bellyful of...

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

port¹ [pɔ:t] samostalnik
pristanišče, luka, pristaniško mesto
figurativno zavetje, pristan

port of call pristanišče, kjer ladja pristane
to call at a port pristati v nekem pristanišču
to clear port izpluti iz pristanišča
to make port pripluti v pristanišče
close port rečno pristanišče
port of destination namembno pristanišče
port of distress oskrbovalno pristanišče
port of entry (exit) carinska luka
free port svobodna luka
naval port vojna luka
port of embarcation luka za vkrcavanje
port of discharge luka za izkrcavanje
picked port pristanišče po izbiri, izbrano pristanišče
port of refuge pristanišče v sili
port of registry domače pristanišče
ekonomija port of risk insurance zavarovanje pred nevarnostjo v pristanišču
port admiral admiral vojne luke
any port in a storm v sili je vsako zavetje dobro

posejáti to sow; (ročno) to sow by hand, arhaično to broadcast

posejáti njivo to sow a field
posejan sown
ročno posejan sown by hand, arhaično broadcast
malo jih je in na redko so posejani (figurativno) they are few and far between

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)

position¹ [pəzíšən] samostalnik
lega, položaj (v prostoru); družbeni položaj, služba
navtika lega ladje na morju; (telesna) drža
vojska pozicija
glasba lega akordnih tonov, lega prstov na godalih
figurativno situacija, stanje, možnost; stališče
filozofija postavka, trditev, predpostavka, propozicija

geographical position zemljepisna lega
vojska position warfare pozicijsko vojskovanje
in (out of) position v pravi (napačni) legi
aeronavtika, navtika position lights pozicijske luči
upright position pokončna (telesna) drža
people of position vplivni ljudje
to be in a position to biti v stanju, da
to define one's position pojasniti svoje stališče
to take up a position on a question zavzeti stališče do vprašanja
to hold a responsible position imeti odgovoren položaj

poslédica consequence; issue, outcome, result; effect; sequel (of)

hude, strašne poslédice dire consequences pl
poslédice vojne, bolezni the results pl of the war, of a sickness
nositi poslédice to suffer (ali to bear, to take) the consequences
če boš to storil, boš moral nositi poslédice if you do it, you must suffer (ali bear, take) the consequences
nositi poslédice svojega ravnanja (figurativno) to lie in the bed one has made
imeti za poslédico to entail

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

poslúšati to listen (koga to someone); pesniško to hearken (to); (naklonjeno) to give ear to; to pay attention (to)

poslúšati koga do konca to hear someone out
pazljivo poslúšati to give ear
poslúšati radio (London) to listen in (to London)
ni poslušal mojih svaril he turned a deaf ear (ali he was deaf) to my admonitions (mojih prošenj to my entreaties)
veselilo me bo, če me boste hoteli poslúšati I shall be glad if you will listen to what I have to say (ali give me a hearing)
poslúšati z razumevanjem to lend a sympathetic ear

posráti to soil (ali to foul) with excrement, evfemizem to make a mess, vulgarno to shit (ali to crap) all over something

posráti se vulgarno to shit oneself
posráti se v hlače vulgarno to shit (evfemizem to do it in) one's pants
poserjem se na predpise I don't give a shit for the regulations