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piján drunk, drunken; inebriated; tipsy; intoxicated; in a drunken condition

biti piján to be drunk; evfemizem to be under the influence (ali under the weather)
piján je kot muha he is dead drunk, he is as drunk as a lord
piján kot mavra (as) tight as an owl
piján kot klada, do nezavesti dead (ali blind) drunk, pogovorno dead to the world; žargon sloshed, soused, sozzled, smashed, plastered; drunk and incapable
piján kot žolna (as) drunk as a lord (ali a fish, a fiddler)
piján krví (figurativno) drunk with blood
piján od veselja wild with joy
postati piján to get drunk
kadar je piján, ne ve, kaj govori when he is in his cups, he doesn't know what he's saying
voziti avto v pijánem stanju to drive while under the influence of drink (ali while intoxicated), pogovorno to drink-drive

pikolóvski quibbling; hairsplitting; pedantic; overmethodical

biti pikolóvski (figurativno) to dot the i's and cross the t's

pin¹ [pin]
bucika, igla, zaponka
tehnično količ, klinček, moznik, žebljiček, zatič, zagozda; šilo, osnik, lunek; strelica, kazalec (kompasa), krak (šestila); vijak pri violini
figurativno malenkost, mrvica; kuhinjski valjar
množina, pogovorno noge
šport kegelj

to be weak on one's pins imeti šibke noge
not to care a pin ne jemati v mar, ne upoštevati
there's no pin to choose between them nobene razlike ni med njima, podobna sta si kot jajce jajcu
to knock s.o. off his pins podreti koga na tla
in a merry pin vesel, razpoložen
on a merry pin okajen, opit
you might have heard a pin fall lahko bi bil slišal iglo pasti na tla
as neat as a new pin kakor iz škatlice
pins and needles mravljinci
on pins and needles kakor na trnih
pogovorno on one's pins na nogah, čil in zdrav
clothes-pin kljukica za perilo
drawing-pin risalni žebljiček
hair-pin lasna igla
nine pin kegelj
rolling pin kuhinjski valjar
safety-pin varnostna zaponka
tie-pin kravatna igla

pinch² [pinč]

1. prehodni glagol
ščipati, uščipniti; stisniti, stiskati
figurativno utesniti, tlačiti, omejiti
figurativno ščipati (mraz), osmoditi (slana), mučiti (žeja, lakota); iztisniti denar od koga
sleng ukrasti
sleng zapreti, aretirati
britanska angleščina priganjati konja

2. neprehodni glagol
tiščati (čevelj, dolg itd.)
figurativno biti v stiski, mučiti, boleti; skopariti
sleng krasti

to pinch off odščipniti (vršičke)
to be pinched for time (money) biti v časovni (denarni) stiski
to be pinched biti v stiski, biti na tesnem (for, in, of)
pinched circumstances omejene razmere
to be pinched with cold biti premražen, pomodreti od mraza
to be pinched with hunger biti izstradan
to be pinched with poverty biti zelo siromašen
a pinched face shiran obraz
to pinch and scrape komaj izhajati, stiskati, trpeti pomanjkanje, ničesar si ne privoščiti
to pinch s.o. in (on, for) držati koga na kratko
that is where the shoe pinches tam čevelj žuli

pipe¹ [páip] samostalnik
(dovodna) cev; piščalka, frula; brlizganje, žvižganje (ptičje)
glasba, množina dude
anatomija sapnik, prebavni kanal; glas (pri petju); pipa za tobak
geologija dimnik
mineralogija cev za zračenje v rudniku, rudna žila cilindraste oblike
botanika votlo steblo, votel pecelj
ekonomija vinski sod ali sod za olje (105 galonov, ca 477 litrov)
britanska angleščina, zgodovina obračun državne blagajne (Pipe Roll, Great Roll of the Pipes)
sleng lahka naloga

pipe of piece pipa miru
pogovorno put that in your pipe and smoke it! dobro si zapomni!, figurativno pomiri se s tem
to put s.o.'s pipe out preprečiti komu kaj
organ pipe orgelska piščalka
to clear one's pipe odkašljati se, odhrkati se

piré purée, mash

krompirjev piré mashed potatoes pl, pogovorno mash
klobasa s krompirjevim piréjem sausage and mash
fižolov piré purée of haricot beans

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!

pisáva writing; handwriting; manner of writing

nečitljiva pisáva illegible writing
vešč je angleščine v govoru in pisavi he is fully acquainted with the English language as it is spoken and written

pith¹ [piɵ] samostalnik
mozeg, stržen, srčika, jedro
figurativno energija, moč
figurativno važnost, pomembnost

pith and marrow jedro, prava vsebina
pith and moment važnost

pláča (uradniška) salary; (oficirska) pay; (delavska) wage, wages pl

s polno pláčo on full pay
bedna pláča miserable pay
stalna pláča fixed salary
začetna pláča commencing salary
pláč, ki je zadostna za življenje living wage
izkustvu in učinku ustrezna pláča salary commensurate with experience and ability
nameščenec s stalno pláčo salaried employee
delavec, ki dela za bedno pláčo wage slave
dodatek k pláči additional pay, bonus
odtegljaj od pláče deduction from salary, stoppage
povišanje pláče wage rise, increase (ali rise) in salary
znižanje pláče salary cut, reduction in pay
zamrznitev pláč wage freeze
odtegniti komu od pláče to stop (something) out of someone's salary
povišati pláčo to raise (ali to increase) someone's salary
dobivati dobro pláčo to get good wages, to draw a good salary
znižati pláče to lower someone's wages (oziroma salary)
dajati komu pláčo to pay someone a wage (ali a salary)

plagiát plagiarism; piracy

ta knjiga je plagiát (kompilacija) this book is scissors and paste
napraviti plagiát to plagiarize, to pirate, to lift

play² [pléi]

1. neprehodni glagol
igrati (for za)
šaliti se, zabavati se, igračkati se; začeti igrati (karte), napraviti potezo, biti na potezi (šah); poigravati se (barve, valovi, žarki itd.); streljati (top), brizgati (vodomet), sijati
tehnično imeti prostor za gibanje, imeti toleranco, premikati se (bat), biti v pogonu; biti primeren za igro (igrišče)

2. prehodni glagol
gledališče igrati, uprizoriti
šport nastopiti, igrati proti, sprejeti igralca v moštvo; uperiti (žaromet, luč, vodni curek) na koga; ustreliti (iz topa)
tehnično spraviti v pogon, upravljati (stroj), obvladati

to play along with sodelovati, v en rog trobiti s kom
to play it cagey biti previden, omahovati
figurativno to play both ends against the middle previdno, rafinirano ravnati
to play ball with s.o. pošteno postopati s kom
to play booty prevarati
figurativno to play one's cards well (badly) (ne)spretno manevrirati
to play s.o. dirt izigrati koga
to play the devil (ali deuce) with prekrižati komu račune
to play by ear igrati po posluhu
to play fair (foul) pošteno (nepošteno) ravnati
to play s.o. false izdati koga
to play the fool zganjati neumnosti
to play a fish utruditi ribo na trnku
to play fast and loose with zlorabljati koga
to play the game držati se pravil, pošteno ravnati
to play to the gallery šopiriti se pred javnostjo
to play guns on obstreljevati
to play into s.o.'s hands koristiti drugemu, pomagati komu
to play one's hand for all it is worth izrabiti vsako priliko, uveljaviti vse svoje zmožnosti
to play the knave varati
to play a good knife and fork jesti z apetitom
to play the horses staviti na konjskih dirkah
to play for love igrati za zabavo ne za denar
sleng to play it (low) on izigrati koga, zlorabiti
to play a joke (ali prank, trick) on potegniti koga za nos
to play the races staviti na konjskih dirkah
to play a part igrati vlogo, pretvarjati se
to play possum hliniti spanje
to play upon the square pošteno ravnati
to play safe previdno ravnati, ne tvegati
to play second fiddle imeti podrejen položaj
to play a good stick dobro sabljati
to play for time zavlačevati, poskušati pridobiti na času
to play truant (ali hooky) neopravičeno izostati od pouka
to play s.o. a mean trick prevarati koga
to play tricks with nagajati
to play (up)on igrati na, figurativno izrabljati koga
to play (up)on words zbijati šale, igrati se z besedami
to play with igrati se s, z; lahkomiselno ravnati s

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

pleasure¹ [pléžə] samostalnik
veselje, radost, zadovoljstvo, užitek, slast, čutna naslada; volja, želja; ugajanje, všečnost; razvedrilo, oddih, odmor

at pleasure po mili volji
at the court's pleasure po volji sodišča
man of pleasure nasladnik
it's a pleasure v veselje mi je
to do s.o. a pleasure ustreči komu
to give s.o. pleasure razveseliti, zadovoljiti koga
to submit to s.o.'s will and pleasure izročiti se komu na milost in nemilost
to take one's pleasure zabavati se
to take pleasure in uživati
with pleasure z veseljem
what is your pleasure? kaj želiš?, s čim ti lahko ustrežem?
they will not consult his pleasure ne bodo ga vprašali za njegovo željo

plémstvo nobility; aristocracy; pogovorno the nobles; (visoko) peers pl, peerage, nobility; (nižje) gentry; noble rank

višje in nižje plémstvo the nobility and the gentry

plíma high tide, high water, flood tide; flow; flux

najnižja plíma neap, neap tide
največja plíma spomladi spring tide
plíma in oseka the tides pl, ebb and flow, flux and reflux, high and low tide
plíma prihaja the tide is rising, there is an incoming (ali rising) tide, the tide is coming in
plíma odhaja the tide is falling, there is an ebb tide, the tide is going out

plump⁵ [plʌmp] prislov
štrbunk
pogovorno jasno, odkrito, naravnost

to come plump upon naleteti naravnost na koga
to tell s.o. plump and plain naravnost komu povedati

po after; on, upon; at, by; over; through; according to

po abecednem redu in alphabetical order
po božiču after Christmas
po tej ceni at this price
po 10 tolarjev kos at ten tolars each
po dolžini lengthwise
po dva by twos, two by two, two at a time
po vsej Evropi all over Europe
(samó) po imenu (only) in name
po kopnem in po morju by land and sea
po mestu about (ali through) the town
po vsem mestu all over the town
kot po maslu (figurativno) like clockwork
po kakovosti by quality
po malem little by little, by degrees
po mojem mnenju in my opinion, to my mind
po meri by measure
po modi after the fashion
po naravi from nature
po naročilu by order
narejen po naročilu made to order
po naključju by accident, by chance
po nesreči unfortunately, as ill luck would have it
po možnosti if possible
odvetnik po poklicu lawyer by profession
po navodilu as instructed
po pravilu by rule
po petkrat five times running
po pravici by rights, of right
po mojem računu by my reckoning
po poslu, po poslih on business, on an errand
po rojstvu by birth
imenovan po stricu named after his uncle
po sobi about the room
po vsem svetu all over the world, all the world over
po njegovi smrti after his death
po ulici along the street
po uvidevnosti at discretion
po vodi by water
po tem vzorcu following (ali on, after) this pattern
po vrednosti in value
enak po velikosti equal in size
po deset ur nepretrgoma ten hours at a stretch
po vsem after all
po angleškem zakonu under (the) English law
po zraku by air
po spominu from memory
po planu according to the plan (ali scheme)
po vrsti in order, one after another, every one in his turn
po vaši želji according to your wish
takoj po moji vrnitvi immediately upon my return
po prejemu tega pisma on receipt of this letter
po meni je I am done for, pogovorno I've had it
če bi bilo po tebi, bi se svet podrl if you had your way, the world would go to ruin
če vam je po volji if you choose, if you care
to ni po mojem okusu that is not to my taste
dobivati časopis po pošti to receive one's newspaper by post
igrati po posluhu to play by ear
po starosti sta enaka they are the same age
iti po vodo to fetch water, to go for water
šel je ponj (po njega) he went to fetch him
peti po notah to read music, to sight-read
poslati po zdravnika to send for the doctor
poslali so po zdravnika the doctor has been (oziroma was) sent for
pridi pome (po mene)! come and fetch me!
potoval sem po vsej Afriki I travelled all over Africa
priseči po krivem to perjure oneself, to commit perjury
prišel sem k tebi po nasvet I have come to you for advice
risati po naravi to draw from nature (ali life)
sklepati po čem to infer from
soditi po zunanjosti to judge by appearances
po vsem, kar sem slišal... from all I heard...
sprehajati se po palubi to walk (ali to pace) the deck
sprehajati se, hoditi po soncu (dežju) to walk in the sun (in the rain)
udaril me je po glavi (ustih) he hit me on the head (he struck me in the mouth)
voditi koga po mestu to show someone round the town

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!

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