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pestíti (udariti s pestjo) to punch, to fist

pestíti koga to press someone, to urge someone
pestíti koga z vprašanji to ply someone with questions
zelo pestíti koga to ride roughshod over someone, ZDA to ride someone hard
pestíti koga s prošnjami to importune someone, to give someone no peace

pešáčiti to go on foot, to walk, to tramp; to go by shank's pony (ZDA shank's mare); to ride shank's mare, to hike; (žargon) to foot (ali to leg) it, to use one's legs; (zaradi zdravja) to take a constitutional

zamudil sem vlak in sem moral pešáčiti I missed the train and had to leg it

péšati to get tired, to tire; to decline, to wane, to be on the decline (ali on the wane); to get worse; to decrease

moči mi pešajo my strength is waning
njegova moč peša his strength begins to fail
moja odločnost peša my determination is flagging
raba peša usage is on the wane

péti (pôjem) to sing, (v cerkvi) to chant; (o zvonu) to ring; (ptice) to warble, to twitter, to chirp; (petelin) to crow; (pesnikovati) to be a poet, to compose poetry

péti v zboru to sing in a choir
péti z not brez vaje to sight-read
péti po notah to read music, to sing from a score (ali from music)
prenizko péti to sing too low, to sing flat
previsoko péti to sing too high, to sing sharp
péti (vesele) božične pesmi to sing (Christmas) carols, to go carol-singing
večglasno péti to sing in parts
enoglasno péti to sing in unison
učiti se péti to learn singing
začeti péti to intone, to begin to sing
napačno péti to sing out of tune
prav(ilno) péti to sing in tune
péti na vse grlo to sing at the top of one's voice
péti komu hvalo to sing someone's praises
péti vedno isto pesem (figurativno) to be always harping on the same theme
korakali so in peli na vse grlo they marched on, singing at the top of their voices

petrificírati (spremeniti [se] v kamen) to petrify

pháti to stamp; to pound; to bruise

píčiti to sting

ostro píčiti to give a sharp sting
čebela ga je pičila a bee stung him

pigmentírati (obarvati s pigmenti) to pigment

píhati to blow; to puff; (hladiti s pihanjem) to cool (with one's breath)

veter piha the wind blows, is blowing
píhati od jeze to burst with anger, to fret and fume
píhati kot lokomotiva to puff like a steam engine

pihljáti to breeze; to breathe

pijančeváti to drink habitually, to drink excessively, to be a heavy drinker, to be addicted to drinking, to tipple, to soak, to tope; (krokati) to go out on the spree (ali pogovorno on a bender, on a pub crawl, for a booze-up) to make a night of it

pijúckati (alkohol) to tipple

píkati (žuželka) to sting, (bolha) to bite; (igla) to prick, to prickle (tudi figurativno); (zbadati, figurativno) to taunt

šivanka, ki ne pika a blunt needle

pikírati

1. aeronavtika to dive

pikírati naravnost na cilj to dive straight at (ali on) an objective

2. (zbosti ipd.) to pique (koga someone), botanika to prick out

píliti to file; figurativno to polish, to refine

píliti se (figurativno, mnogo se učiti) to swot, to grind
píliti se za izpit to swot for an exam

pilotírati to pilot; to fly; to navigate

pínjiti to churn

pinjeno mleko buttermilk

pípati (puliti) to pull out; to pluck

pirováti to feast; to banquet; to revel

písati to write; (beležiti) to take down, to make a note (of), to make notes, to note down, to set down; (črkovati) to spell

písati po nareku to write from dictation
napačno písati besedo to misspell a word
písati čistopis to make a fair (ali clean, final) copy
písati koncept to write out a rough draft (ali copy)
písati čitljivo (nečitljivo) to write legibly (illegibly)
písati knjige to write books, to be an author
ona lepo piše she writes a nice (ali good, bold) hand
on grdo, nečitljivo piše he writes a cramped (ali niggling) hand
písati note to copy out music
písati na stroj to typewrite, to type
še enkrat, ponovno písati to rewrite
pravilno písati besedo to spell a word correctly
kako se piše ta beseda? how do you spell this word?
ta beseda se piše z -i- this word is spelt with an -i-
slabó písati to write badly, to scrawl
on ne piše, ampak čečka he writes an awful scrawl
písati pismo s črnilom to pen a letter
písati beležko s svinčnikom to jot down a note in pencil, to pencil a note
kako se pišete? what is your name?
kako pišete svoje ime? how do you spell your name?
pisal se je Brown kot ti he was surnamed Brown like you
obsežno, podrobno písati to write extensively, in detail
písati o slovstvu to write on literature
písati v običajni pisavi to write longhand
písati stenografsko to write shorthand
ne zna ne písati ne brati he is illiterate (ali analphabetic)
piši mi par vrstic (ob priložnosti)! drop me a line (occasionally)!
že dva tedna mi ni pisal I haven't heard from him for a fortnight (že pet tednov these five weeks)
písati komu v dobro to put down to someone's credit
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
piši me v uho! (žargon) go and fly a kite!, let me alone!, leave me in peace!