portulaca: portulako.
pose: (assume an attitude) (intr.) posturar; (cf. afektacar); (baffle) embarasar; (place) pozar.
poser: (attitudinizer) afektac-anto, -ero; ostent-anto, -ero; (as for a statue) postur-anto, -ero; (baffling question) ne-explik-ajo; questiono embaras-anta.
position: (state of being placed) poz-eso; (place, situation) situ-eso, loko; (milit. or strategical) poziciono; (employment) ofico, employ-eso; lucrative position: profit-oza ofico od, employ-eso; in a p. to help: pov-anta helpar (ulu); in a false p.: en mala poz-eso o sit-eso.
positive: (opp. of negative) positiva; (certain) certa, absoluta; (decisive) decid-oza, tranch-anta (tono), resolv-ema; -ly: pozitive; (absolutely) absolute; (actually) reale, aktuale, vere, fakte, ya.
positivism: pozitiv-ismo; -vist: -isto; -ist-a, -ala.
posse: bando (arm-iz-ita).
possess: posedar (cf. proprietar, havar); -ion: posed-(ad)o, (thing) -ajo, hav-ajo; to enter into p. of: posed-eskar (ulo); (seize) (legal) embargar; -ive: posed-ala, (n.) -alo, genetivo; -or: posed-anto, -ero; -ing: -anta.
possibility: (quality) posibl-eso; (thing possible) -ajo.
possible: posibla; do everything p.: facar omno posibla.
possibly: forsan, posible.
possum: didelfo.
post: (a letter) en-post-igar; pozar en post-buxo; (accounts) en-skribar; (hurry) (intr.) haster; (put on guard) posten-izar, facionar; (a poster) afish-glutinar, -igar; to be p.ed on: (a subject) inform-esar (komplete) pri.
post: (timber) fosto (cf. paliso, stango); (place to guard) posteno; (mail, public conveyance) posto; (position, employment) ofico, employ-eso; door p.: pord-fosto; by p.: poste; p.-chaise: post-veturo; (cf. prep. pos); guide p.: indiko-fosto; voyo-montr-ilo; p. free: (prepaid) afrank-ita, -ite.
postage: post-kusto; o. stamp: posto-marko; (postmark) posto-stampo; extra p.: posto-marki suplimenta.
postal: postala; p. union: post-uniono; p. card: postala karto, post-karto; p. order: posto-mandato.
postdate: pos-dat-izar.
poste-restante: poste restante.
poster: (placard) afisho.
posterior: (in time) posa; (in space) dopa; (n.) dop-ajo; -ity: pos-eso.
posterity: decend-ant-aro.
postern: (fort.) posterno.
post-haste: hast-oze, rapide; kun omna diligent-eso posibla.
posthumous: postuma, pos-morta.
postillion: postiliono.
postman: (letter-carrier) letro-port-isto; (employee of post) post-isto.
postmaster: post-estro.
postmeridian: pos-dimez-a, -e.
post-mortem: pos-morta; autopsio; to hold a p.m. on: -ar (ulu).
post-office: posto-kontoro; to be left at the p. until called for: poste-restante.
post-paid: afrank-ita.
postpone: ajornar (ulo til); -ment: -o.
postposition: postpoziciono.
postscript: pos-skrib-ajo (cf. apostilo).
postulant: solicit-anta; -anto, -ero.
postulate: (demand) postular; (in reasoning) postulat-igar (ulo); supozar; (n.) (philos., math.) postulato.
posture: (pose) posturo; (position) poz-eso; (carriage of body) su-teno.
pot: poto; (for boiling) marmito; to p.: (put in pot) en-pot-igar (ulo); p.bellied: ventr-oza; chamber p.: nokto-vazo; to take p. luck: probar la hazardo (di la manj-aji).
potash: potaso.
potassium: kalio.
potation: drink-o, -ajo.
potato: terpomo; sweet-p.: patato.
potency: potent-eso (cf. povo, forteso, autoritato; efik-iv-eso).
potent: potenta.
potentate: potent-(ul)o, suvereno.
potential: potencial-a, -o.
potion: pociono.
potpourri: (medley) popurito.
potsherd: pot-fragmento.
potter: pot-if-isto.
potter (about), to: amuzar su (per diversa labori).
pottery: terakot-ajo, fayenco; ceramik-ajo; (factory) -if-erio, -fabrik-erio.
pouch: sak-(et)o.
poulterer: pultro-vend-isto.
poultice: kataplasmo, (to p.) -izar; mustard p.: sinapismo.
poultry: pultr-o; p.yard: -eyo; han-eyo.
pounce: (a design) punsar; p. on: sizar.
pound: (with a pestle) pistar (cf. triturar); (beat) batar.
pound: (Sterling) pound (pl. -i); (weight) (avoirdupois) 0,45359 kg. (cf. pfund); (for animals) depoz-eyo por bestii vag-anta.
pour: (liquids) varsar (cf. difuzar, extensar); (of crowds) en-, ek-irar turbe; (spout) spricar (intr.); (of the rain) pluv-egar (intr.); (throw) lansar, precipitar.
pout: (be sulky) budar; (the lips) facar muzelo.
poverty: povr-eso, indij-(eg)o.
powder: (dust) polv-o; (for guns, pharmacy) pulvero; (for the toilet) pudr-o; rice p.: riz-pudro; to reduce to p.: pulvr-igar (ulo); put p. on: -izar; to fall in p.: polv-eskar; -y: polv-oza, -atra; p. magazine: pulver-eyo, (holder) -uyo; p. puff: pudro-tufo.
power: povo (cf. forteso, potent-eso, autoritato); (math.) potenco; this is not in my p.: co ne esas segun mea povo; to the utmost of our p.: tam multe kam ni povas; the p. of water: la forco di laquo; the great p.s: (in Europe) la granda povi; the p.s that be: la konstituc-anta (od, nuna ) autoritati; p. of attorney: prokuraco; balance of p.: equilibro inter-naciona.
powerful: potenta, pov-oza, forta, efik-anta, -iva, forc-oza.
powerless: ne-pov-anta, ne-potenta; impotenta; febla.
power-press: mashin-imprim-ilo, imprim-mashino.
pox: (syphillis) sifiliso; (smallp.) varilo.
practicable: (feasable) fac-ebla, praktik-ebla; (accessible) aces-ebla; (which can be passed through) tra-ir-ebla; (possible) posibla.
practical: (thing) praktik-ala; (person) -ema; to play p. jokes on: molestar.
practically: praktik-ale, virtuale, preske.
practice: (of a rule, a profession, an art) praktik-(ad)o; (clientèle) klient-aro; (custom) kustumo; (exercise) exerco, praktik-(ad)o; to get out of p.: des-kustum-eskar; to become a p.: kustum-eskar.
practise: (put into practice) praktikar (cf. facar, exercar).
practised: experienc-oza, experta, habila.
practioner: praktik-isto; (of medicene) praktik-anta kurac-isto, (generala) mediko e kirurgi-isto.
praetor: pretoro; -ian: -ano; -ium: -eyo.
pragmatic: pragmat-ala; -ist: -isto; p. sanction: pragmatiko.
prairie: (meadow) prato; (treeless plain) savano, stepo.
praise: laudar (ulu, pri ulo); -worthy: laud-inda.
praline: pralino.
pram(e): pramo.
prance: (of animals) (intr.) kabrar (cf. kurbetar, piafar); (of persons) ostente marchar, pavon-umar.
prank: fola stroko; fol-ajo; yun-es-ala stroko; (cf. petular).
prate: babil-(ach)ar (intr.).
pratique: (forships) libera aceso o komuniko.
prattle: (intr.) babilar.
pray: (God or man) pregar (ulu, pri, por) (see please); (cf. implorar, suplikar).