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prijéti to take (ali to catch, to get) hold of, to seize; to grasp; to take, to handle

prijéti se za... to clutch at
prijéti za orožje to take up arms
prijéti za nož to seize a knife; (aretirati) to apprehend, to arrest, to take
prijéti za roko to take by the hand
trdo koga prijéti (ošteti) to rebuke someone, to lecture someone, to reprimand someone (za napako for a mistake ali blunder)
prijéti (zgrabiti) bika za rogove (tudi figurativno) to take the bull by the horns
prijéti se to cling, (to), to stick, to adhere (to); (rastlina) to take root
ime se ga je prijelo the name stuck (ali adhered) to him
vsake bilke se prijéti to clutch (ali to grasp) at a straw
prijéti (zasačiti) koga pri tatvini to catch someone stealing
prijéti tata pri dejanju to apprehend (ali catch) a thief in the act
prijéti (zgrabiti) koga za vrat to take someone by the throat
prijéti koga za besedo to take someone at his word
pod pazduho koga prijéti to take someone's arm

priklánjati se ➞ prikloniti se

priklánjati se pred zastorom to bow one's thanks, to acknowledge applause in (ali to take) a curtain call

priléten aged; elderly

precéj priléten well on in years, getting on

príličen suitable, convenient; well-timed

prílično isti pretty much the same
prílično v letih well on in years, getting on
pred prílično mnogimi leti a fair while ago

primanjkljáj deficit; deficiency; shortage

pokriti primanjkljáj to make good (ali to make up for) a deficit
v blagajni je 200 SIT primanjkljája there is a shortage of 200 tolars in cash
nadomestiti primanjkljáj to make up a deficiency
imeti 8 SIT primanjkljája to be 8 tolars short
obračun kaže 8 SIT primanjkljája the balance shows a deficit of 8 tolars

primanjkováti to lack

primanjkuje nam gotovine, blaga we are short of cash, of goods
primanjkuje denarja money is lacking
primanjkuje mi denarja I am in want (ali I am short) of money
primanjkuje nam... we are short of, we lack, we need...
ničesar mi ne primanjkuje I lack nothing
primanjkuje mu poguma he is lacking in courage
naročil (nam) ne primanjkuje there is no lack of orders
začelo nam je primanjkováti živil our food supplies began to run short
vode vam tu ne bo nikoli primanjkovalo you will never go short of water here

primér example; instance; case; illustration; (vzorec) model, pattern

kot na primér... such as...
za primér, kot primér as an example, as an illustration; by way of example
na primér for instance, for example, e.g.
v tem priméru in that case, in this instance
v vsakem priméru in any case, at any rate
v priméru, da... in case...
za vsak primér at all events
v najslabšem priméru at the worst, if the worst comes to the worst
v skrajnem priméru at a stretch, (največ, maksimalno) at the outside
brez priméra matchless, unparalleled, unprecedented
jaz, na primér... I, for one,...
po priméru... following the example of, in imitation of
v najboljšem priméru at the best
v devetih primérih od desetih nine times out of ten
precedenčen primér precedent
slab primér a poor example
svarilen, strašilen primér a deterrent example, an awful warning
kričeč primér a blatant case (ali example)
šolski primér a copybook case, a test case
tipičen, šolski primér test case
smrtni priméri fatal cases pl
moramo biti pripravljeni za vsak primér we must be ready for any contingency
krutost, ki nima (ji ni) priméra an act of unexampled (ali unprecedented) cruelty
dati primér to set an example
dajati dober primér komu to set a good example to someone
vzemi brata za primér! follow your brother's example, model yourself on your brother
kaznovati koga za primér (zgled) to make an example of someone
postaviti kot primér to set an example
navesti kot primér to exemplify, to instance, to cite as an example
naj vam navedem le nekaj primérov let me cite a few instances only
slediti priméru kake osebe to follow someone's example
služiti za primér to exemplify, to serve as an example
primere nudi... examples are afforded by...
ti priméri naj zadoščajo these instances may suffice

priméra comparison; parallelism

v priméri z in comparison with; (as) against, (as) compared with, as compared; (prispodoba) simile
to ni nič v priméri s tem, kar smo doživeli v vojni that is nothing to what we experienced in the war
brez primére beyond (ali out of) all comparison, without comparison

priméren suitable (to), convenient (for), appropriate (to, for), proper; adequate (to); proportionate; becoming, due, fair; apt; (cena) reasonable

vse ob primérnem času all in its proper time
na primérnem mestu in the proper place
priméren razmeram, okolnostim primér fair in the circumstances
duhu časa primérno in accordance with the spirit of the age
biti zelo priméren za to be well suited to
biti priméren (ustrezati) to befit (sth)
če to smatrate za primérno if you think it proper
ne zdi se mi primérno I don't think it appropriate

princíp principle; maxim

v princípu in principle, as a matter of principle
princíp povprečne vrednosti principle of averages
odkloniti iz princípa to refuse on principle
Arhimedov princíp the Archimedian principle
v princípu se strinjam s teboj I agree with you in principle

principiálen principled

priti do principiálnega sporazuma to reach an agreement on essentials pl
principiálno prislov on principle, in principle

priplazíti se to sneak up to

priplazíti se v to creep in, to steal in

pripráviti priprávljati to prepare, to make (ali to get) ready, to keep (ali to have) ready; to arrange; (hrano) to cook, to dress, to season

pripráviti, priprávljati koga do česa to induce someone to do something, to prevail upon someone
pripravite vozovnice! have your tickets ready, please!
pripravili so me ob ves moj denar pogovorno they did me out of all my money
pripravil sem ga do tega, da se je pomiril I got him to be quiet
pripráviti, priprávljati se to make oneself ready, to get ready, to prepare (za for)
pripráviti, priprávljati se do tega, da kaj storimo to bring oneself to do something
pripráviti, priprávljati se za izpit to prepare for an examination
pripravlja se nova izdaja te knjige a new edition of this book is in preparation
nisem se mogel pripráviti, priprávljati do tega, da bi šel na operacijo I could not decide whether to have the operation, I could not make up my mind to undergo the operation
nekaj se pripravlja (figurativno) something is afoot

priprávljenost preparedness, readiness; state of preparation; alert; willingness, obligingness

v priprávljenosti in readiness
priprávljenost za pomoč drugim readiness to help other
biti v priprávljenosti za vojno to be in readiness for war
čete so v priprávljenosti troops are on the alert
držati v priprávljenosti to keep in readiness

prisében having presence of mind; pravo of sound mind

nisem bil prisében, ko... I was not in my right mind when...

prisíla constraint; restraint

pod prisílo under (ali in) constraint

prislíniti se

prislíniti se h komu (zastonj jesti in piti) to sponge on (ali upon) someone; pogovorno to freeload; (avstralski) to bludge

prismúknjen crazy; mad, lunatic; ZDA žargon bughouse

ti si prismúknjen you're crazy, žargon you're off your rocker
biti prismúknjen (figurativno) to have bats in the belfry

prisôtnost presence

v prisôtnosti in the presence (of)
prisôtnost duhá presence of mind
to je storil v naši prisôtnosti he did it in our presence

prispéti to arrive (v at, in), to come (to, into), to get (to); to reach one's destination

prispéti z vlakom to arrive by train
srečno prispéti to arrive safely
pravočasno prispéti to arrive on time (ali in time, at the right time)
kdaj si prispel? when did you arrive?
obklej prispemo v Beograd? at what time do we get to (ali do we reach) Belgrade?
kakor hitro prispeš v London... as soon as you arrive in London...
prepozno smo prispeli na postajo we arrived at the station too late