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pítje drinking; drink; (popivanje) carouse

biti vdan pítju to drink rather heavily, to be a heavy drinker, to drink hard, to be a (habitual) drinker
nagnjen k pítju hard-drinking

pivot² [pívət]

1. prehodni glagol
tehnično oskrbeti s stožerom, nasaditi na tečaje

2. neprehodni glagol
vrteti se
figurativno vrteti se okrog (on)
vojska obrniti se; vrteti se na mestu (ples)

to be pivoted on vrteti se okrog (tudi figurativno)

place² [pléis] prehodni glagol
postaviti, položiti, namestiti; naložiti (denar); zaposliti, namestiti, dati službo, položaj
ekonomija spraviti (blago) na trg, vložiti kapital, vnesti, knjižiti, skleniti (pogodbo itd.); prepoznati, spomniti se koga
šport plasirati

to place confidence in imeti zaupanje v koga
I cannot place him ne vem, kam bi ga del; ne morem se spomniti, od kje ga poznam
to place in order urediti, postaviti na pravo mesto
to place a contract skleniti pogodbo
ekonomija to place an order naročiti
to place a call najaviti telefonski pogovor
to place on record zapisati, vknjižiti
šport to be placed plasirati se, biti med prvimi tremi

pláčan paid; salaried

preveč pláčan overpaid
vnaprej pláčan paid in advance
pláčan od (= podkupljen) bribed, in the pay of
slabo pláčan underpaid, poorly paid
pláčan v gotovini paid in cash
dva tedna plačanega dopusta two weeks' holiday with pay
je kruh pláčan? has the bread been paid for?
dobro pláčano delo well paying job
pláčano (mezdno) delo paid work
dolg še ni pláčan the debt is not cleared off yet
biti pláčan (najet) od koga to be in the pay of someone
pláčano! (na račun) settled, paid, discharged in full

pláčati to pay

pláčati v gotovini to pay cash (down), to pay ready money, (takoj) (žargon) to pay on the nail
vnaprej pláčati to prepay, to pay in advance
pláčati račun to settle (ali to balance, to square) an account, to pay one's score, to pay one's reckoning
pláčati menico to honour a bill
ne pláčati to leave unpaid
pláčati v obrokih to pay by instalments, (v majhnih obrokih) to pay by driblets
pláčati v naturalijah to pay in kind
preveč (premalo) pláčati za delo to overpay (to underpay)
predragó, mastno pláčati to pay through the nose
pláčati previsoko ceno to pay a fancy (ali an exorbitant, an extortionate) price, to pay through the nose
preveč pláčati za blago to be overcharged
ogromno, debelo pláčati to pay a fantastic price
plačati račun, stroške za druge (figurativno) to pay the piper
takoj pláčati to pay cash on the spot, to pay spot cash, to pay cash on the nail
pláčati ob prejemu to pay cash on delivery
preveč sem plačal I was out of pocket, I was overcharged
pláčati za nazaj to repay, to refund, to reimburse
pláčati do zadnjega tolarja (pare) to pay to the last farthing
pláčati stroške to pay (ali to defray) expenses
pláčati pred rokom to anticipate payment
pláčati globo to pay a fine
pláčati upnikom to settle with one's creditors
pláčati komu njegove usluge to reward someone for his services
toliko ne morem pláčati I cannot afford it
za to je treba pláčati carino (ni treba pláčati carine) this is dutiable (dutyfree)
ne morem pláčati I am unable to pay, I am insolvent
vedno sem ti točno plačeval I have always paid you on the nail
plačal sem mu buteljko vina I treated him to a bottle of wine
kdo bo plačal zapitek? who will stand treat?
vsak od naju bo plačal zase we'll each pay his own share, we'll go dutch
za uro sem plačal urarju 50 funtov I paid (ali I gave) the watchmaker fifty pounds for my watch
zmago je plačal s svojim življenjem he paid with his own life for the victory
dragó sem jim plačal za to they made me pay through the nose for it
to mi boš plačal! (figurativno) I'll see you pay for this!, you shall smart for this!
pláčati milo za drago to pay in kind, to repay tit for tat, to get one's own back, to have one's revenge (on), to get even (with)
kdor muziko plačuje, tudi ukazuje (figurativno) who pays the piper calls the tune
natakar, plačati, prosim! waiter, the bill, please!

plain¹ [pléin] pridevnik (plainly prislov)
preprost, enostaven, navaden; brez okraskov, preprost (soba itd.); nevzorčast, enobarven (blago); črno-bel (fotografija, risba); nemikaven, neprivlačen, neuglajen (obraz, dekle); jasen, razumljiv, nedvoumen, brez ovinkov (pogovor), očiten, razločen; nerazredčen (alkohol); odkrit, pošten; srednji, nepomemben, povprečen
metalurgija nelegiran (npr. jeklo); raven, plosk (dežela)
figurativno gol, čist (nesmisel)

plain clothes civilna obleka
plain cooking domača kuhinja
plain card navadna karta (razen kralja, dame in fanta)
plain fare domača hrana
as plain as plain can be; ali as plain as the nose on one's face; ali plain as a pikestaff; ali as plain as point jasno kot beli dan
plain dealer poštenjak, odkrit človek
plain dealing odkritost, iskrenost, pošteno trgovanje
plain knitting gladko pletenje (same desne)
in plain English; ali in plain language brez ovinkov, naravnost (povedati)
plain living preprost način življenja
plain paper nečrtan papir
plain sewing bela vezenina, šivanje belega perila
plain speaking odkrito govorjenje
plain truth čista resnica
to be plain with naravnost komu povedati

plakát (lepak) poster; bill; placard

papir za plakát poster paper
ulični nosač (reklamnih) plakátov sandwich man
nalepiti plakát to post a placard
prepovedano lepiti tu plakate! post no bills!, no bills to be posted here!

plakatíranje sticking bills

plakatíranje prepovedano! stick no bills!, no bills to be posted here!

plán plan; schedule; draught; project; design; draft; map; program(me); blueprint

po plánu according to plan (ali to schedule), up to schedule
osnove plána the fundamental plan
petletni plán five-year plan
ne doseči plána not to fulfil a plan, to be behind schedule
preseči plán to overfulfil the plan
izpolniti plán to fulfil a plan
delati, narediti plán to plan; to scheme; to project
ne izvršiti plána to be behind schedule
Marshallov plán Marshall plan, European Recovery Program

plasírati to place

plasírati se to be placed

plášč coat; cloak; (kratek) cape; (pelerina) mantle

zimski plášč overcoat, greatcoat; tehnika jacket, case, casing; (na kolesu) tyre, outer cover
dežni plášč raincoat, impermeable, (impregniran) waterproof, (nepremočljiv, gumiran) mackintosh, pogovorno mac, mack
krznen plášč fur coat
gumiran plášč rubberized coat
pod pláščem (figurativno) under the cloak of, under the guise of
obračati plášč po vetru (figurativno) to set (ali to trim) one's sails to the (ali to every) wind; to be a weathercock

plašíti to frighten, to intimidate; to scare; to startle; to awe; to put in fear; to make afraid; to alarm; (ptice itd.) to shoo away; to daunt; to strike fear into someone's heart; to terrify

plašíti se to be afraid, to be startled, to apprehend, to stand in fear (ali awe) of, (konj) to shy
plašíti se česa to shy at something; to dread something; to fear something

plávati to swim; (stvari, na vodi) to float, (s tokom) to drift

plávati pod vodo to swim under water
plávati v, po zraku to hover
plávati na hrbtu to swim on one's back
plávati eno miljo to swim a mile
bočno plávati to swim on one's side
plávati proti toku to swim against the current
plávati s tokom (figurativno) to swim with the tide (ali with the current)
plávati kot riba to swim like a fish
plávati čez reko, jezero, Rokavski preliv to swim a river, a lake, the Channel
plávati kot kamen to swim like a stone, to swim like a tailor's goose, to swim like a brick
plávati v krvi (figurativno) to be steeped (ali to welter) in blood
plávati v solzah to be bathed in tears, to brim with tears
on plava v denarju he is rolling in money
klet je plavala v vinu the cellar was swimming in wine
olje plava na vodi oil floats on water
predaleč (ven) plávati to swim out of one's depth
plutovina plava v vodi cork floats in water

play¹ [pléi] samostalnik
igra (na srečo, za stavo, za zabavo, športna), zabava, šala; igranje, kvartanje, poteza (pri šahu)
figurativno igra (besed, barv, valov, žarkov itd.)
gledališče gledališka igra, predstava
glasba igranje, predvajanje, glasbeno delo; spretno ravnanje s čim (običajno v sestavljenkah npr. swordplay)
delovanje, dejavnost, torišče
tehnično toleranca
figurativno svoboda gibanja
ameriško, sleng manever, (zvijačen) poskus za dosego česa
ameriško, sleng publiciteta, poznanost, propaganda

at the play v gledališču
to be at play igrati se
to bring (ali call, put) into play spraviti v pogon, izkoristiti
to come into play začeti delati, stopiti v akcijo
child's play otročarija, igračkanje
fair play pošteno ravnanje
foul play nepošteno ravnanje
in full play v polnem teku, v polnem pogonu
to give free play to one's fancy dati domišljiji prosto pot
to give the rope more play zrahljati vrv
as good as a play zelo zabavno in zanimivo
grandstand play razkazovanje
figurativno to hold in play zaposliti (koga s čim)
high play kvartanje za debel denar
in play še v igri (kvartanje), za šalo
it is your play ti imaš potezo (šah), ti igraš (karte)
out of play ne več v igri (kvartanje)
lively play of fantasy živahna domišljija
to make play imeti uspeh; utruditi preganjalce (pri lovu)
to make a play for potegovati se za naklonjenost
to make play with postavljati se, bahati se
that was pretty play to je bilo dobro (zaigrano)
a play on words besedna igra

please [pli:z]

1. prehodni glagol
ugajati komu, narediti veselje, razveseliti; ustreči, zadovoljiti
ironično blagovoliti (to do kaj narediti)

2. neprehodni glagol
dopasti se, ugajati, prikupiti se, biti po volji

it pleases me, I am pleased with ugaja mi
I'll be pleased veselilo me bo
I'm only too pleased to do it to naredim z največjim veseljem
I'm pleased to say veseli me, da lahko rečem
to please o.s., to do what one pleases delati, kar se komu zljubi
please yourself postrezi si, kot želiš
only to please you samo tebi na ljubo
please God če bog da
if you please če dovoliš, če ti je prav
and now if you please zamisli, lepo te prosim
please prosim
please not prosim ne

plén prey; booty; loot; plunder, plunderage; spoils pl, arhaično rapine

postati (biti) lahek plén to become (to be) easy prey (ali fair game) for
bogat plén rich booty
lovski plén game, quarry
vojni plén booty, spoils pl of war
razdeliti si plén to divide the spoils

pluck² [plʌk]

1. prehodni glagol
trgati, odtrgati (sadje, cvetje); puliti, izpuliti (perje, lase, plevel); skubsti, oskubiti (perutnino); potegniti, vleči (za roko)
glasba prebirati strune
pogovorno oskubsti koga, nasankati koga
sleng vreči pri izpitu

2. neprehodni glagol
puliti, vleči (at za)
loviti, grabiti po čem

sleng to be plucked pasti pri izpitu
to pluck down ponižati
to have a crow to pluck with imeti s kom obračun
to pluck up one's courage (ali heart, spirits) zbrati pogum
to pluck up a crow ukvarjati se z jalovim delom
to pluck a pigeon nasankati budalo

pobít killed; defeated; knocked down; figurativno downhearted, downcast

biti pobít to be in low (ali poor) spirits, to be dispirited (ali low-spirited)

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!

pocítrati

naj me vrag pocitra, če bom zopet začel! I'll be hanged if I'm going to start again!