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móž man, pl men

velik (visok) móž a tall man, (figurativno) a great man; (soprog) husband
kot en móž (enoglasno) as one man
móž proti móžu (bližinski) hand-tohand
borba móža proti móžu hand-to-hand struggle
slamnati móž (figura, statist) man of straw, dummy
divji móž wild man of the woods
povodni móž water sprite
do zadnjega móža (= vsi) to the last man, (all) to a man
padli so (v boju) do zadnjega móža they perished to a man
pravi móž na pravem mestu the right man in the right job (ali place)
vsi možje brez izjeme every man jack
priti, naleteti na pravega móža to come to the right man
biti le pol móža (figurativno) to be only a half man
izkazati se za móža to play the man, (ne se ustrašiti) to stand up to it like a man
dvigniti se kot en móž to rise like one man
pokaži, da si móž! show yourself a man!, show us what you're made of!
govorita kot móž móžu! let us have a man-to-man talk!
biti móž beseda to keep one's word, to be a man of one's word
on je móž beseda he is a man of his word
ladja se je potopila z vsemi móžmí na krovu the ship went down (ali sank) with all hands
móž jo tepe, kadar je pijan her husband (ali man) beats her when he is drunk

múčiti to torture; to torment; to rack; to inflict pain on, to martyr; to maltreat; (bolečina) to hurt, to ail; (v šoli) to bully, to intimidate; (dražiti z varljivimi upi) to tantalize; (nadlegovati, jeziti) to bother, to worry, to vex, to plague, to tease, to grieve, to harass

skrbi jo mučijo she is tormented with worry
muči ga protin he is a martyr to gout
muči me misel na... I am uneasy (ali anxious) about...
do smrti múčiti to martyr
múčiti se (z delom) to labour, to slave, to toil, to moil, to toil and moil; to be at pains; to take pains, to make efforts, to strive hard, to struggle; to trouble oneself
múčiti se navkreber, v hrib to toil up the hill
múčiti se kot črna živina to drudge
muči se na žive in mrtve he is working himself to death

must³ [məst] pridevnik
nujen, neizogibno potreben

a must book knjiga, ki jo je treba brati, obvezno čtivo

nós nose; figurativno, pogovorno snout, žargon nozzle, ZDA schnozzle; humoristično proboscis; (ladje) head; (voh) scent; (vrča) beak, spout; figurativno (graja) rebuke; (vonj) scent, smell

prav pred nósom, izpred nósa under the very nose (of)
na vrat na nós head over heels, in a great hurry, precipitately, helter-skelter
orlovski nós aquiline nose, Roman nose
ploščat nós flat nose
potlačen nós pug nose
velik nós big nose
zakrivljen nós hawk nose, beak, hook nose, hooked nose
zavihan nós turned-up nose
pijančev nós grog-nose
govorjenje skozi nós nasal twang
dobiti jo po nósu (figurativno) to be reproved (ali rebuked, reprimanded, snubbed)
dobil jo je po nósu he went away with a flea in his ear
govoriti skozi nós to speak through one's nose, to speak with a nasal twang
imeti kaj (prav) pred nósom to have something under one's (very) nose (ali in plain view)
imeti dober nós to be keen-scented, (za kaj) to have a good (ali sharp) nose (for something), to have a keen scent (for something)
povsod ima svoj nós (figurativno) he is a busybody
imeti zamašen nós (od nahoda) to have a stuffy (ali stuffed up) nose
iti, hoditi za nósom (delati po nagonu) to follow one's nose
oditi z dolgim nósom to go away with a long face, to go off with a flea in one's ear
obrisati se pod nósom (figurativno) to go away empty-handed, to have one's trouble for nothing, to be left out in the cold
lahko se pod nósom obrišeš za to! (figurativno) you may whistle for it!, pogovorno you'll be lucky!
čistiti si nós (usekniti se) to blow one's nose
krvaveti iz nósa to have a nose bleed
iz nósa mi teče my nose is running
komu kaj pod nós dati to bring something home to someone, to rub it in
visoko nós nositi (figurativno) to turn up one's nose; to be self-conceited
kri mi teče iz nósa my nose is bleeding
premagati koga za dolžino nósú šport to win (ali to beat someone) by a nose
potegniti koga za nós to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone
vlak mi je pred nósom ušel (odpeljal) I missed the train by a hair
ne videti dalj od nósa to see no farther than the end of one's nose
nikoli ne vildiš niti ped pred nósom! you never see an inch before your nose!
ne vidiš ped pred nósom! you can't see beyond the end of your nose!
vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose at, to look down one's nose at, to look disdainfully at (someone)
zaničljivo vihati nós nad to turn up one's nose in disdain at; to sneer at
voditi, vleči koga za nós (figurativno) to lead someone by the nose, to dupe someone, to fool someone, to make a fool of someone, to hoax someone
vtikati svoj nós v to pry (ali to nose) into, to poke one's nose into
vtikati svoj nós v tuje zadeve to stick one's nose into other people's business
v vse vtika svoj nós he pokes his nose into everything
zapreti komu vrata pred nósom to shut the door in someone's face, (zaloputniti) to slam the door in someone's face
on ima dober nós za ceneno blago he has a nose for bargains
dati se voditi za nós to be a dupe (of someone)

oblíti² (oblijem)

oblívati to pour (ali to souse, to drench) all over; to run (ali flow) all over
solze so jo oblile she burst into ears, tears fell down her cheeks, she had a tearstained face
znoj me je oblil I was dripping with sweat, I was all in (ali of) a sweat
kurja polt me obliva ob tem it makes my flesh creep
obalo obliva Jadransko morje the coast is washed by the Adriatic (Sea)

oddáti to give away; (na pošti) to post; (pismo) to deliver

oddáti v najem to let, to lease (out), to let out on lease
oddáti sobe to let rooms
odda(ja)jo se sobe rooms to let
oddaj to pismo na pošti! post this letter!

odkúriti

odkúriti jo to make oneself scarce; to take to one's heels; to run away

odnêsti to carry (ali to take, to bear) off (ali away)

reka je odnesla most the river swept away the bridge
poceni jo odnêsti (figurativno) to come off with a small loss
celo kožo odnêsti to save one's bacon, to emerge safe and sound, to escape with life and limb
peté odnêsti to escape

pêta heel (tudi pri čevlju, nogavici)

nizka (visoka) pêta low (high) heel
čevlji z visokimi pêtmi highheeled shoes pl
Ahilova pêta Achilles' heel, (občutljivo mesto) (figurativno) tender (ali weak) spot, vulnerable point, weak point
od glave do pête from head to toe
na pêtah raztrgane nogavice socks pl worn out at the heel
on je džentlemen od glave do pête he is every inch a gentleman
biti (slediti) komu za pêtami to shadow (ali to dog) someone, to dog someone's steps, to be upon someone's heels
tik za pêtami to come close upon someone's heels, to pursue someone closely
vedno mi je za pêtami he is always on my heels, he is always following me about (ali dogging my footsteps)
lizati pête komu (figurativno) to fawn on someone
napraviti čevlju novo pêto to heel, to reheel a shoe
pokazati pête (pobrisati jo) to show a clean pair of heels, to take to one's heels, to run (ali to get) away
pête odnesti (figurativno) to escape
komaj je odnesel pête he narrowly escaped, he had a narrow escape
sedeti na pêtah to sit on one's heels
zavrteti se na pêtah to spin round on one's heels

Peter [pí:tə] samostalnik
Peter

to rob Peter to pay Paul ➞ Paul
Peter's penny Petrov novčič, letni davek papeževi blagajni
navtika Blue Peter modra zastavica, ki jo ladja izobesi pred izplutjem
ameriško Peter boat prevozni, ribiški čoln

pidgin [pídžin] samostalnik
latovščina, žargon
pogovorno posel, delo, zadeva

pidgin English spačena angleščina, ki jo govorijo v Aziji
pogovorno that's not my pidgin to ni moje delo, to se me ne tiče

pobégel runaway

(z doma) pobégli parček runaway couple
poroka pobéglega parčka runaway marriage
pobégel konj runaway horse
pobégel vojak (dezerter) runaway soldier
pobégli voznik (po nesreči) hit-and-run driver
nesreča, ki jo zakrivi pobégli voznik hit-andrun accident

pobráti to pick up; to collect, to gather; to take up

poberi se! be off!, clear off!, be off with you!, get out!, clear out!, go away!, begone!, arhaično get you gone!
pobráti jo (figurativno) to get away, to decamp, to take to one's heels, to steal away, to go away, to slope off
vse (zase) pobráti to sweep everything into one's net
epidemija je pobrala polovico prebivalcev the epidemic carried off half of the population
pobráti davek to raise tax, to levy (tax)
pobráti šila in kopita to pack up bag and baggage, to pack up one's goods and chattels
pobráti se (oditi) humoristično to toddle
poberi se odtod! take yourself off; pogovorno scram!, beat it!

pobrísati to wipe up

pobrísati razlito mleko to wipe (ali to mop) up spilt milk
pobrísati jo to run away, to take to one's heels, to make oneself scarce; to make off, to bolt; to abscond (from); (skrivaj ponoči, z dolgovi za seboj) (žargon) to do a moonlight flit, to flit, to scuttle off (ali away)

pocéni (cenen) cheap, inexpensive

zelo pocéni dirt cheap, going for a song; prislov cheaply, at a reasonable price, inexpensively
pocéni kupiti to buy cheap
prodajati bolj pocéni kot kdo drug to undersell someone
pocéni jo odnesti (figurativno) to get off cheaply (ali easily), to escape unharmed (ali unpunished), to get away scot-free
zelo pocéni (prislov) at giveaway prices

podkúriti to light a fire; to make a fire

podkúriti jo komu (figurativno) to make it warm for someone; to press someone hard; to make a place too hot for someone

pogodíti (zadeti cilj) to hit; (uganiti) to guess, to divine

pogodil sem njene misli, namene I read her thoughts, I saw through her intentions
pogodíti jo (zadeti žebico na glavico) to hit the nail on the head
pogodíti pravo to touch the spot
pogodíti se to make an agreement (ali a contract), to come to an arrangement (ali to an understanding)
pogodíti se s kom to come to terms with someone
pogodíti se o čem to agree about (ali on) something
pogodíti se o ceni to agree about the price

pop² [pɔp]

1. neprehodni glagol
počiti (zamašek), odpreti se (kostanj, koruza itd.); sprožiti, ustreliti (at)
nenadoma se pojaviti; izbuljiti (oči)

2. prehodni glagol
hitro odpreti, izvleči (zamašek), sprožiti, izstreliti (naboj)
ameriško peči koruzo; hitro vtakniti (kaj kam), pomoliti (glavo)
britanska angleščina, sleng zastaviti

to pop along švigniti mimo
to pop away hitro dati stran
to pop in oglasiti se pri kom, priti na kratek skok
pogovorno to pop off izginiti, pobrisati jo; zadremati
pogovorno tudi to pop off the hooks umreti
to pop on dati klobuk na glavo
to pop out pomoliti ven; ugasniti luč; pobrisati jo
to pop up pojaviti se (tudi figurativno npr. težave)
to pop one's head in the door pomoliti glavo skozi vrata
pogovorno to pop the question zasnubiti

popíhati to blow (off), to blow (away)

popíhati jo to run away, to take to one's heels, to fly, to take (to) flight, (z ukradenim) to make off, to decamp

posvaríti to warn (proti of, against, da... that...), to caution (proti against); (opomniti, ošteti) to admonish

posvarili so jo pred njim they warned her against him
posvaril me je, naj ne kadim he warned me against smoking
posvaril sem ga pred nevarnostjo I warned him of the danger
posvaril nas je, naj tega ne storimo he warned us not to do it