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  • préj sooner, earlier; before, beforehand, previously; formerly, prior to; rather

    préj ali slej sooner or later, some time or other
    malo préj a while ago
    čim préj tem bolje the sooner the better
    čim préj as soon as possible, at your earliest convenience
    préj kot ne as likely as not
    vse préj kot anything but
    dan préj the day before, on the preceding day
    préj navedeni aforementioned, aforesaid
    X.Y., préj Z.U. X.Y., formerly Z.U.
    préj sovražnik kot prijatelj rather an enemy than a friend
    toliko préj all the sooner
    on je vse préj kot bogat he is anything but rich
    moj položaj je vse préj kot siguren my position is anything but a safe one
    préj kot odideš before your departure
    ne da bi nas préj obvestil(i) without giving us any previous notice
    nismo pisali préj, ker nismo vedeli vašega naslova we did not write before, not knowing your address
    jaz bi préj (= rajši) (šel) kot... I would rather (ali I would sooner, I prefer to) (go) than...
  • prekášati to surpass; to outdo, to outmatch; to beat; to excel (koga v someone at); to outrank, to rank above someone

    on prekaša vse v spretnosti he surpasses everybody in skill
    nihče ga ne prekaša v hitrosti no one can outstrip (ali outrun, outride) him
    prekášati svoje tekmece, konkurente to transcend one's competitors
    daleč je prekosil svoje brate pogovorno he beat his brothers hollow
  • prekinítev interruption; (pavza, odmor) break; ZDA time-out, pl time-outs; cessation; discontinuance, discontinuity; disconnection; suspension

    prekinítev potovanja break of journey
    brez prekinítve continuously, uninterruptedly, incessantly, continually; at a (ali one) stretch; nonstop
    prekinítev električnega toka (namerna) power cut, (nenamerna) power failure
    delati 8 ur brez prekinítve to work eight hours at a stretch
  • prekopícniti se prekopicávati se to turn head over heels, to tumble

    prekopícniti se, prekopicávati se drug čez drugega to tumble over one another; (pri telovadbi) to turn a somersault
  • preskočíti to jump (ali to leap, to spring, to hop, to skip) over (ali across); (zapreko, figurativno) to clear, to negotiate

    preskočíti dve leti to skip two years
    preskočíti vrsto to skip a line; (jarek) to jump over, to leap over; (besedo, stavek) to omit, to skip, to leave out
    preskočíti od ene téme na drugo to skip from one topic to another
  • prestópati ➞ prestopiti

    prestópati se z ene noge na drugo to shift from one foot to the other
  • prevèč too much, too many; more than enough

    več kot prevèč enough and to spare
    eden je prevèč v sobi there's one too many in the room
  • prevéjan cunning, crafty, wily, sly

    on je prevéjan he is a sly dog (ali a knowing one, a deep one)
  • prílika1 (priložnost) opportunity, occasion; chance

    ob tej príliki on this occasion
    ob prvi príliki at the first opportunity
    ugodna prílika a favourable (ali lucky) chance (ali opportunity)
    zlata prílika golden opportunity
    ob vsaki príliki at every opportunity, on every occasion
    po vsej príliki presumably
    ob príliki one day or (the) other
    dati komu príliko to give (ali to afford) someone an opportunity
    izgubiti, zamuditi príliko to lose, to miss one's opportunity, to let one's chance slip by
    izrabiti vsako príliko to take every opportunity
    dobiti príliko to get the chance
    izkoristiti príliko to avail oneself of the opportunity
    ko se ponudi prílika when the opportunity crops up, when opportunity offers
    ponudila se je prílika the opportunity happened to occur (ali cropped up)
    popasti, zgrabiti príliko to seize (ali to take) the opportunity, figurativno to strike while the iron's hot
    prílika naredi tatú temptation makes a thief
    prílika zamujena ne vrne se nobena time and tide wait for no man
  • primázati

    primazal mu je klofuto (žargon) he gave him a fourpenny one
  • 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
  • prisóten present

    povsod prisóten ubiquitous
    vsi prisótni all persons present
    med prisótnimi so bili... among those present were...
    vsi prisótni so to videli all those present saw it
    ugotoviti število prisótnih, šteti prisótne (pogovorno) to count the house, to calculate the attendance
    človek ne more biti istočasno povsod prisóten one can't be everywhere at the same time
  • procént percent; per cent; percentage

    100-procentno one hundred per cent
    5% five per cent
    po 10% at ten (10) per cent
    0.5% half of one per cent, half a per cent
  • propàd ruin; decay, decline; destruction; downfall; wreck

    biti na robu propàda to be on the brink (ali verge) of ruin
    drveti v propàd to be on the road to ruin, to be heading straight for destruction, pogovorno to be riding for a fall
    še en takšen udarec bo moj propàd another blow like that will finish me off (ali will do for me), one more like that, and I'm done for (ali and it's all up with me)
    povzročiti lasten propàd ta bring about one's own ruin
    rešiti svoje premoženje pred propàdom to save one's estate (ali possessions) from ruin
    dežela je na robu propàda the country is on the verge of ruin
  • próti against

    próti (prefiks) anti-, counter-; (smer) towards, to, in the direction of, on, for; contrary to; (čas) about, by, ZDA around; pravo, šport versus (krajšava: v. ali vs.); (v primeri z) compared with
    za in próti for and against, pro and con
    sredstvo próti remedy for
    próti vetru against the wind
    próti koncu meseca towards the end of the month
    próti šesti uri about six o'clock
    Avstralija próti Angliji Australia versus England
    próti nam against us
    próti mojemu prepričanju (volji) against my conviction (will)
    próti pričakovanju unexpectedly, suddenly
    próti potrdilu o prejemu on receipt
    próti toku against the tide
    próti vodi up the river
    próti zakonu against the law, illegally, unlawfully
    próti zdravemu razumu preposterously, absurdly
    próti mojim ukazom contrary to my orders
    to je dobro próti glavobolom it's good for headaches
    to je próti mojim navadam it is against (ali contrary to) my usual practice
    jaz sem próti I am opposed to it
    bilo je 30 glasov za predlog, 40 pa próti there were 30 votes for and 40 against
    próti meni je bil zelo prijazen he was very kind to me
    sem 100% próti I am dead against it
    to je próti mojemu prepričanju this runs counter to my convictions
    boriti se próti toku to struggle against the tide
    delovati próti to counteract, to neutralize, (preprečiti) to thwart, to frustrate, to balk (ali baulk), to baffle
    boriti se próti premoči to fight against odds
    dvigniti oči próti nebu to look up to heaven
    držati pismo próti luči to hold a letter up to the light
    glasovati próti to vote »no«
    enotno, složno glasovati próti to vote down
    glasovati próti predlogu to vote against a motion
    nimam nič próti temu I don't mind it, I have no objection to it
    nimam nič próti kajenju I don't object to people smoking
    ne morem nič reči próti I can say nothing to the contrary
    govoriti za in próti to speak pro and con
    iti próti domu to head for home (ali homewards)
    iti próti severu to go towards the north (ali northwards)
    vojska gre próti mestu the army is marching on the town
    izpustiti próti kavciji to release on bail
    marširati próti sovražniku to march against the enemy
    ležati z obrazom próti zemlji to lie face downwards (ali on one's face)
    nahujskati brata próti bratu to set brother against brother
    napravil sem to próti svoji volji I did that against my own inclination
    pluti próti vetru to sail against the wind
    porini klavir próti zidu! push the piano up against the wall!
    stavim 10 próti 1, da... I bet you ten to one that...
    vzdržati próti sovražniku to hold out against the enemy
  • pŕst1 -a finger; (živali) toe, digit

    mali pŕst little finger
    nožni pŕst toe
    srednji pŕst middle finger
    blazinica pŕsta fingertip
    po, na pŕstih on tiptoe
    od kajenja rjavi pŕsti nicotine-stained fingers pl
    umazani pŕsti dirty fingers
    pŕst rokavice finger of a glove
    dati jih komu po pŕstih to rap someone's fingers
    imeti dolge pŕste (figurativno, krasti) to steal, to be one of the light-fingered gentry
    imeti svoje pŕste zraven (pri kaki zadevi) to have a finger in the pie, to have a hand in something
    za dva pŕsta je imela rdečila na licih she had a layer of rouge two fingers deep on her cheeks
    on ima več pameti v malem pŕstu kot ti v glavi he has more wit in his little finger than you in your whole body
    imeti v malem pŕstu (figurativno) to have at one's finger's end
    daj, pomôli mu pŕst, pa bo zgrabil vso roko (figurativno) give him an inch, and he will take an ell!
    daj pŕste proč od teh stvari! don't tamper with these things!
    gledati komu na pŕste to keep a close eye upon someone, to watch someone closely
    krcniti koga po pŕstih to tap someone's fingers
    dati komu znak s pŕstom to beckon to someone
    hoditi po pŕstih to tiptoe
    s pŕstom ne migniti (komu v pomoč) not to stir a finger (to help someone), not to lift a finger, not to turn a hand (to help someone)
    pŕste si oblizniti (figurativno) to lick one's fingers
    opeči si pŕste (figurativno) to burn one's fingers, to singe one's feathers
    pokazati s pŕstom na to point one's finger at
    požugati s pŕstom to wag one's finger
    okoli pŕstov oviti (figurativno) to twist (ali to wind, to wrap) someone round one's little finger
    komu na pŕste stopiti to tread on someone's toes
    iti po pŕstih po stopnicah navzgor to tiptoe upstairs
    pogledati skozi pŕste ob... (figurativno) to connive at, to turn a blind eye to
    pogledati komu skozi pŕste (figurativno) to condone someone's shortcomings
    na pŕste šteti to count on one's fingers' ends (ali on the fingers)
    urezati se v pŕst to cut one's finger
    pŕsti me srbijo (da bi to storil) my fingers are itching (to do it)
    temno je, da ne vidiš pŕsta pred nosom it is pitch-dark
    znati svojo lekcijo iz malega pŕsta to have one's lesson at one's fingertips
  • rázen except, with the exception of; but; (knjižno) save

    rázen če unless
    rázen da except that, (knjižno) save that
    rázen tega besides, in addition
    vsi rázen enega all but one
    vsi rázen mene everyone except (ali but) me
    vsi rázen njega everyone except him
    nič rázen... nothing but...
    rázen v nepredvidenih okoliščinah barring unforeseen circumstances
    nimam ničesar rázen tega, kar zaslužim I own nothing except what I earn myself
    rázen nemščine govori ona tudi rusko besides German she also speaks Russian
    pridem jutri, rázen če določite kak drug dan I shall come tomorrow unless you (should) decide on another day
    počutil sem se dobro, rázen da me je bolela glava I felt well except that I had a headache
    rázen dveh razbitih oken je bila hiša nepoškodovana except for two broken windows the house was intact
    rázen ubijanja je on vsega zmožen he's ready for (ali capable of) anything short of murder
  • razločeváti razlóčiti to distinguish; to discern; to discriminate

    razločeváti, razlóčiti enega od drugega to tell one from the other
    razločeváti, razlóčiti se to differ (od česa from something), to vary (from)
    razločeváti, razlóčiti z golim očesom to discern with the naked eye
    razločeváti, razlóčiti med... to differentiate between...
  • razmére pl circumstances pl, conditions pl; (odnosi) relations pl

    v teh razmérah in (ali under) these circumstances
    po sili razmér of necessity
    napete razmére (odnosi) strained relations pl
    živeti preko svojih razmér to live beyond one's income (ali one's means)
    živeti v dobrih razmérah to live in good circumstances
    v ugodnih razmérah under favourable conditions
    gledé na današnje razmére in view of present conditions
    to je odvisno od razmér that depends on circumstances
    izboljšati ljudstvu življenjske razmére to improve the standard of living of the people
    ne moremo nadaljevati z delom v takih razmérah we cannot go on with the work under such conditions (ali circumstances)
    razmére so se močnó spremenile things have changed very much
    sprijazniti se z razmérami, prilagoditi se razméram to adapt someone to circumstances
    treba je živeti svojim razméram primerno (figurativno) one must cut one's coat according to one's cloth
    splošne razmére general conditions pl
  • razpréči (konja) to unharness, to take (a horse) out of the shafts; (vola) to unyoke; (plug) to unhitch

    v moji starosti je treba razpréči (figurativno) at my age, one has to go slow (ali to give up active work)