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pót² -u (znoj) sweat; perspiration

v pótu svojega obraza by the sweat of one's brow (ali face)
krvavi pót bloody sweat
oblit z mrzlim pótom in a cold sweat, all of a sweat
to me je oblilo z mrzlim pótom it sent me into a cold sweat
od strahu ga je oblil mrzel pót he broke out in a cold sweat
biti moker od pótu (od strahu) to be all of a sweat, to be in a sweat
pót mu je curljal, tekel z obraza his face was streaming with perspiration
pót mi teče po obrazu my face is running with sweat
krvavi pót potiti to sweat blood, (figurativno) to be kept (ali held) with one's nose to the grindstone
živeti od pótu ljudstva to live on the sweat of the people
služiti si kruh v pótu svojega obraza to earn one's living by the sweat of one's brow

potép vagrancy; vagabondage

biti na potépu to be on the road

potovánje travel, travelling; (po kopnem) journey; (zlasti po morju) voyage; (krajše, izlet) trip, excursion; tour

na potovánju on a journey
potovánje čez morje crossing, passage
krožno potovánje a round trip, (z ladjo) voyage
potovánje za zabavo pleasure trip
poročno potovánje honeymoon
potovánje domov homeward voyage
potovánje tja (in nazaj) voyage out (and home)
odhodno potovánje voyage outward
potovánje z ladjo v domovino (iz domovine) homeward (outward) voyage
prekinjeno potovánje broken voyage
raziskovalno potovánje expedition, exploration
skupinsko potovánje z vodnikom conducted tour
iti na potovánje to go on a journey (oziroma voyage), to make a voyage
poslati koga na potovánje to send someone on a voyage
voščiti komu srečno potovánje to wish someone Godspeed on his journey
srečno potovánj! pleasant journey!
biti na potovánju to be on a journey, to be travelling, to be away from home
odpraviti se na potovánje to start (ali to set off) on a journey
vrniti se s potovánja to come back ali to return from a journey
napraviti potovánje v Ameriko to make a trip to America
napraviti kratko potovánje v Pariz to take a short trip to Paris

potrében necessary (za for, to); required; needed; requisite (za for, to); (reven) needy, poor, indigent, needful, necessitous, wanting

zelo potrében much needed
neobhodno potrében indispensable, exigent
potrébno zlo a necessary evil
če (je) potrébno if required
če bo (je) potrébno (v sili) if need be, if (the) need arise, in case of need
kakor bo pač potrébno as may be required
več kot nam je potrébno more than we need
več kot (je) potrébno more than enough, more than is needed
biti česa potrében to need something, to be in need (ali want) of something
opravičilo ni potrébno there is no need for an excuse
ura je potrébna popravila the clock (oziroma watch) needs repairing
ni potrébno, da si grob you don't need to be rude
ni potrébno to ponavljati this does not need repeating
potrében je strokovnjak, da to naredi it requires an expert to do this
ukreniti vse potrébno to take all the necessary steps
ne pojasnjuj več, kot je potrébno! do not explain more than is required!
potrében sem oddiha, okrepitve I need a rest, recreation

potŕt dejected, depressed, low-spirited, downhearted, in low spirits, distressed, shaken

biti potŕt (pogovorno) to be in the doldrums

povézan linked (up); connected (z with); medicina bandaged, bound up, (rana) dressed

tesno povézan z closely linked with
biti povézan z to be linked with

povíšati to raise; to heighten; to elevate; to exalt; to enhance; to increase; (cene) to raise (to put up)

povíšati glas to raise the voice
povíšati kazen pravo to increase a sentence
povíšati cene to raise prices; glasba (noto) to sharpen
povíšati stavbo za eno nadstropje to raise a building by a storey
biti povišan to be upgraded
bil je povišan na položaj... he was promoted to the rank of...

povòd cause, reason, occasion; inducement (za to)

dati povòd to occasion, to give occasion (za kaj for something)
ni povòda za bojazen (za jezo) there is no need ali call to be afraid (to be angry)
biti povòd za kaj to be the reason for something
brez povòda for no reason
najmanjši povòd the slightest motive
nikoli nismo imeli najmanjšega povòda za pritožbo we never had the least reason to complain
imeti povòd za to have occasion to...

povóljen satisfactory; (ugoden) favourable, propitious, auspicious; (cena) fair, reasonable, acceptable

povóljni pogoji satisfactory terms pl
biti povóljen za koga to suit someone, to be convenient for someone, to be agreeable (ali suitable) to someone
če bo vreme povóljno (za ladjo) wind and weather permitting

povšéč(i)

biti povšéč(i) to please
povšéč(i) mi je it pleases me, I am pleased (to with it)
delati, kar je komu povšéč(i) to please oneself, to do what one pleases

powder¹ [páudə] samostalnik
prah, prašek; smodnik
farmacija prašek; puder; zagon, polet

to keep one's powder dry biti pripravljen na vse
the smell of powder borbeno izkustvo, ognjeni krst
sleng to take a powder izginiti, pobrisati jo
pogovorno not worth powder and shot ni vredno truda
food powder hrana za topove, vojaki
šport to put more powder into it močneje udariti, igrati z več poleta

power¹ [páuə] samostalnik
moč, sila, sposobnost (telesna in duševna)
množina zmožnosti, sposobnosti, dar, talent; vlada, oblast, gospostvo (over nad)
vpliv
pravno polnomočje, pooblastilo
politika moč, sila, oblast (power politics politika sile)
država, velesila (great powers velesile)
vplivna oseba, vplivno mesto; višja sila, božanstvo, duhovi (the powers above višja sila, bogovi)
pogovorno množina, sila česa (a power of people sila ljudi)
matematika potenca (x to the power of three x na tretjo potenco)
fizika sila, energija, zmogljivost
elektrika (jaki) tok
tehnično mehanična, gonilna sila (horse power konjska sila)
optika zmogljivost povečanja leče

within (out of) my power (ni) v moji moči
pogovorno more power to you (ali to your elbow) ! srečno!, mnogo uspeha!
to do all in one's power storiti, kar je komu mogoče
absolute power neomejena oblast
to be in power biti na oblasti, biti na krmilu
to be in s.o.'s power biti v oblasti koga
to come into power priti na oblast
to have s.o. in one's power imeti koga v oblasti
to have (no) power over s.o. (ne) imeti oblast(i) nad kom, (ne) imeti vpliv(a) pri kom
pravno full power, s polnomočje
pravno power of attorney pooblastilo, polnomočje
the powers that be oblast, oblastniki
tehnično mechanical powers stroji
power on z motorjem v teku
power off v prostem teku (motor)
under one's own power z lastno silo (tudi figurativno)
the A.B.C. powers Argentina, Brazilija, Čile

pozábljen forgotten; lost ali sunk in oblivion; out of mind

dolgo odsoten, kmalu pozábljen long gone, soon forgotten
kar je bilo, naj bo pozábljeno! (figurativno) let sleeping dogs lie!
biti pozábljen to be lost in obscurity

pozabljív forgetful; oblivious

biti pozabljív za (imeti slab spomin za) to be forgetful of, to have a poor memory for

poznaválec connoisseur (of); expert; (competent) judge

poznaválec miniatur a connoisseur of miniatures
biti dober poznaválec glasbe to be a good judge of music
on je eden najboljših poznaválcev francoske književnosti he is one of the best authorities on French literature

pozóren attentive (na to) watchful, mindful, heedful

biti pozóren na to pay attention to
biti zelo pozóren to be all ears

pozórnost attention; attentiveness

vzbujajoč pozórnost showy
središče pozórnosti centre of attraction, figurativno cynosure (of all eyes)
pozórnost je osredotočena na attention is focused on
osredotočiti pozórnost na to focus (one's) attention on, to concentrate (one's) attention on
biti v napeti pozórnosti to keep one's attention at full stretch
obrniti pozórnost na to turn one's attention to
vso pozórnost obrniti na to pay full attention to
obračam vašo pozórnost na I call (ali I draw) your attention to
pritegniti pozórnost nase to draw someone's attention to oneself
vzbujati pozórnost to attract attention
zbuditi pozórnost to excite curiosity

practice¹ [prǽktis] samostalnik
običaj, navada, splošna raba, običajen postopek; urjenje, vaja; praksa, izkustvo; opravljanje česa, (zdravnikova, advokatova) praksa, pacienti, stranke, klientela
pravno postopek, pravila postopka
množina spletkarjenje, spletke
tehnično ravnanje, tehnika dela

practice time čas za trening (avtomobilske dirke)
practice run vožnja za trening (avto)
practice alarm poskusni alarm
practice ammunition municija za vajo
aeronavtika practice flight poskusni let
in practice imeti prakso, biti v vaji, praktično
it is my practice to navajen sem, da
to make a practice of imeti navado, da
practice makes perfect z vajo se doseže popolnost
out of practice ne imeti prakse, biti iz vaje
to put in(to) practice izvesti, praktično uporabiti
it was then the practice tedaj je bilo v navadi

prág threshold; doorstep

železniški prág VB sleeper, ZDA cross-tie
ne bo več prestopil mojega praga! he shall never cross my threshold again!, he shall never darken my door again
pomesti pred svojim prágom to clean one's own doorstep; to mind one's own business
naj pometajo pred svojim prágom! (figurativno) let them mind their own business!
biti na prágu življenja figurativno to be on the threshold of life
na prágu moške dobe on the threshold of manhood

praise¹ [préiz] samostalnik
hvala, poveličevanje

to damn with faint praise strgati koga na nežen način
to be sparing of praise biti skop s hvalo
to be loud in one's praises; ali to sing one's praises kovati koga v zvezde
praise be to God! hvala bogu!