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pést fist

polna pést a handful, a fistful
stisnjena pést clenched (ali closed) fist
na lastno pést (figurativno) on one's own account, on one's own
udarec s pestjo punch, žargon fourpenny one
pravica, pravo pésti club law, fist law
boriti, tepsti se s péstjó to brawl, to have a punch-up (ali fistfight)
groziti s péstjó to shake one's fist at someone
imeti koga v pésti (figurativno) to have someone in the hollow of one's hand
udariti po mizi s péstjó to bring one's fist down heavily on the table
v pést se smejati to laugh inwardly, to laugh up one's sleeve
dobil sem ga v pést (figurativno) I have got him into my clutches
iti (naprej) na lastno pést to go (ahead) on one's own
bíti, udariti s péstjó to punch, to strike with one's fist, to fist
udariti koga s péstjo to give someone a punch
borba, pretep s péstmi punch-up, fistfight, humoristično bout of fisticuffs
stisniti pésti to clench one's fists

pét five

bilo jih je pét there were five of them
ura je pét it's five o'clock
ob petih at five o'clock
čaj (malica) ob petih five o'clock tea
bilo je pét minut do sedmih it was five to seven

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

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

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pétje singing; song; (cerkveno) choir-singing, chanting; (ptičje) warbing

dvoglasno, triglasno pétje two-part singing, three-part singing
večglasno pétje part-singing
gregorijansko pétje Gregorian chant, plainsong
petelinje pétje crowing, cockcrow
ob petelinjem pétju at cockcrow
škrjančkovo pétje the song of the skylark
šolsko pétje class singing
učitelj, -ica pétja singing teacher, singing coach, singing master, singing mistress
učiti se pétja to learn singing
s pétjem sprejeti novo leto to sing the New Year in
uspavati otroka s pétjem to sing a child to sleep

piano prislov
glasba (značilnost skladbe) ▸ piano
Začel je imenitno, z divjim, polnim, napadalnim tonom, potem pa je igral bolj in bolj piano. ▸ Nagyszerűen, vad, telt és támadó hangvétellel kezdett, aztán egyre inkább pianóba ment át.

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

pištóla pistol; firearm; handgun; automatic

brizgalna pištóla (za barvo itd.) spray gun
z naperjeno pištólo at pistol point, at the point of the pistol
strel iz pištóle pistol shot
ročaj pištóle pistol butt, butt of a pistol; (ta vrsta roča pri večjih puškah in orodjih) pistol grip
nastaviti komu pištólo na prsi to hold a pistol to someone's breast
streljati, ustreliti, ubiti koga s pištólo to shoot someone, to gun someone down
udariti koga s pištólo to pistol-whip someone
tok za pištólo holster
streljati s pištólo to shoot
otroška pištóla popgun

plačljív payable; to be paid

biti plačljív to fall due, to become due (ali to mature)
plačljív ob predložitvi payable on presentation (ali at sight)
vnaprej plačljív payable in advance
plačljív ob dostavi, izročítvi cash on delivery

planíti

planíti na to fall upon, to leap on, to rush upon, to dash upon, to set upon, to pounce on (upon, at)
planíti noter to rush in
planíti na koga to rush at someone
planíti kvišku to rise impetuously
planíti na sovražnika to charge the enemy
planíti za čem to make a dash for something
planíti (navaliti) na vlak to pile into a train
kri ji je planila v obraz the blood rushed to her face

plást geologija stratum, pl strata; (prahu itd.) layer

najnižja družbena plást the lowest stratum of society
izolacijska plást insulating layer, barrier layer
plást premoga layer of coal, coal seam
zračna plást stratum, atmospheric layer, layer of air
v več plásteh many-layered, multilayered
široke plásti ljudstva the public at large

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

plín gas

izpušni plín exhaust gas, burnt gas
eksplozivni plín explosive gas
gorilni plín combustible gas, fuel gas, heating gas
pogonski plín power gas
bojni plín chemical weapon, poison gas
solzivi plín tear gas
močvirski plín marsh gas
pokalni plín explosive gas
premogovniški, jamski plín blackdamp
smejalni plín laughing gas
svetilni plín lighting gas, illuminating gas
strupeni plín poison gas
jamski eksplozivni plín firedamp
razredčen plín rarefied (ali rarified) gas
neprepusten za plín gastight
s polnim plínom at full throttle
rezervoar za plín gasholder, gasometer, gas tank
motor na plín gas engine, gas motor
pedal, vzvod za plín avtomobilizem accelerator, ZDA gas pedal, aeronavtika throttle lever
izbruh plína gas explosion
uhajanje plína gas leak
napeljava plína gas fittings pl
oskrba s plínom, dovod plína gas supply
pridobivanje plína gas production
neprepusten za plín gas-proof, gastight
zaščita pred strupenim plínom precautions against poison gas, gas-warfare defences, chemical-warfare defences
metalec plína vojska poison-gas mortar
zastrupljen s plínom gassed
zastrupitev s plínom gas poisoning
vonj, duh po plínu smell of gas
vojna, vojskovanje s plínom gas warfare, chemical war (ali warfare)
dati plín to step on the gas, to put one's foot down, to open the throttle
odvzeti plín to cut off the gas
spremeniti v plín to gasify
razvijati plín to evolve gas
prižgati plín to light (ali to turn on) the gas
kuhati na plínu to cook by gas
napasti s plínom to gas
ugasiti plín to turn the gas off, (priviti, da manj gori) to turn the gas down

pobúda initiative; incentive; instigation; suggestion; impulse; stimulus, pl -li

na pobúdo on the initiative (koga of someone), at the instigation (of someone)
poln pobúd full of suggestions
na lastno pobúdo on one's own initiative
prevzeti pobúdo to take the initiative
dati pobúdo to motivate

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

pocúkati

pocúkati koga za rokav to tug at someone's sleeve, to pluck (ali to pull) at someone's sleeve

počákati to wait

počakaj malo! wait a bit!, wait a while!
ta zadeva lahko počaka this matter can wait! (ali can be left pending)
kar (ali le) počakaj! (bomo videli, kaj bo) wait and see!
počákati na priložnost to bide one's time
počákati na izid to await the outcome
počakal te bom I'll wait for you
počakaj, da pridem nazaj! wait till (ali until) I come back
počákati koga na postaji to meet someone at the station

počénjati počéti to do

kaj počenjate? what are you doing!, what are you up to?, what are you at?
kaj počenjaš ves dan? what do you do with yourself all day?
nimam kaj počénjati, počéti s tem I have no use for it
ne ve, kaj bi počel od veselja he is mad with joy

počítniški holiday (-), vacation

počítniški čas holiday time, break, holiday(s)
počítniški dom holiday home (run at modest prices by a non-profitmaking organisation)
počítniška kolonija holiday camp
počítniško potovanje holiday trip
počítniški tabor holiday camp
počítniški tečaj vacation course
počítniško razpoloženje holiday spirit, holiday mood