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poznáti to know (koga someone), to be acquainted (with someone), to be familiar (with someone)

samo po videzu ga poznam I know him only by sight
poznáti po imenu to know by name
že več let ga poznam I have known him for years
poznamo jih že pet let we have known them for five years
ne hoteti poznáti koga to cut someone, to turn one's back on someone, to give someone the cold shoulder, to cold-shoulder someone
ne poznáti (ne vedeti za) to be ignorant of, to be a stranger to
ne poznam strahu I am devoid of fear
on ne pozna težav he is ignorant of the difficulties, he does not know the difficulties
pozna se mu na obrazu, da je utrujen one can see by his face that he is tired
ne poznajo se mu leta he does not look his age
žal vas (jaz) ne poznam you have the advantage of me

pozóbati to eat up by pecking

kokoš je hitro pozobala vso koruzo the hen quickly ate up the maize
pozóbati grozdne jagode to eat grapes one after another

pozváti (poklicati) to call; to summon; (na dvoboj) to challenge; (sodno) to cite; (povabiti) to invite

pozvédeti pozvedovati to inquire

pozvoníti to ring, to ring the bell

pozvoníti komu (po telefonu) to ring someone up

poželéti to desire; to wish for; to long for; to lust after; to crave for; to covet

poženíti to marry off (in turn)

otroka sta poženila in zdaj sta spet sama they have married off their children and are now alone again
poženíti se (o moških) to get married (in turn)
sinovi so se poženili the sons got married

požéti to reap (njivo a field); to finish reaping

požet reaped

požgáti to burn down; to destroy by fire; (sonce) to scorch

požgečkáti to tickle; to titillate

požígati to burn down

požírati to swallow; to gulp; to devour; to consume

požírati kilometre (figurativno) to eat up the miles
naglo, krepko požírati to swig
požírati roman to devour a novel
z očmi požírati to feast one's eyes (kaj on something)
požrla ga je neka zver a wild beast devoured him
tako me grlo boli, da komaj požiram my throat is so sore that I can hardly swallow

poživíniti to brutalize

požíviti to enliven, reanimate; to revive; to comfort

požláhtniti to ennoble; to refine

požréti to swallow (up); to devour

požréti svojo besedo to eat one's words
žalitev to swallow the affront, an insult
to požre ves moj zaslužek this swallows up all my earnings

požrtvoválen self-sacrificing, unselfish; willing to make sacrifices

požrtvoválnost self-sacrifice, unselfishness; willingness to make sacrifices

požúriti se to hurry up, to hasten, to make haste, pogovorno to get a move on

požuri se! hurry up!, make haste!, pogovorno look alive!, look sharp!, get a move on!

požvéčiti to chew; to masticate