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poučèn² informed (o of); acquainted (o with); initiated (o into)

kolikor sem poučèn so far as my information goes

povéčati to enlarge; to augment, to aggrandize; to amplify; to increase; to intensify; (z lečo) to magnify; (pretiravati) to exaggerate; to extend; to enhance

povéčati se to increase, to augment
v zadnjih letih se je mesto zelo povečalo the town has grown considerably in recent years
vojni stroški so povečali naš dolg the cost of war has swollen our debt
to je povečalo moje občudovanje this enhanced my admiration

povečérjati to eat one's evening meal; to eat dinner ali supper; to dine

pravkar so povečérjali they have just finished their dinner

povédati to tell; to say

povedali so mi tako I was told so
nekaj ti bom povedal (izdal) I'll tell you what
povédati svoje ime to give one's name
ne povej nikomur o mojem prihodu! don't tell anyone I've come
med nama povedano (pogovorno) between you and me (and the gatepost)
česa (kaj) ne poveste! you don't say!, you can't be serious!
komu to poveste (pravite)! you're telling me!
povédati resnico to tell the truth
povédati (reči) geslo to give the password
povej to obzirno! (žargon) put it gently!
to veliko pové that says a great deal, that tells its own tale

pozébsti to freeze; to be nipped (ali killed) by frost; ZDA to winterkill

jabolka so pozebla the apples are touched with frost

pôzen late; behind one's time

pôzno sadje late fruits pl
pôzne ure small hours pl
v pôznih 1890. letih in the late 1890's
najpozneje at the latest
bila je pôzna noč it was late at night
govorili so pôzno v noč they talked far into the night
žetev bo letos pôzna the crop will be late this year

požár fire; burning; conflagration

svetovni požár world conflagration
varen pred požárom fireproof
zaščita (zavarovanje) proti požáru fire precautions (fire insurance)
naša hiša je bila popolnoma uničena v požáru our house has been burnt down
požár izbruhne a fire breaks out
požár je celo mesto spremenil v pepel the fire has left the whole town in ashes
po požáru so od hiše ostali le štirje zidovi the house has been gutted by fire

poženíti to marry off (in turn)

otroka sta poženila in zdaj sta spet sama they have married off their children and are now alone again
poženíti se (o moških) to get married (in turn)
sinovi so se poženili the sons got married

požírati to swallow; to gulp; to devour; to consume

požírati kilometre (figurativno) to eat up the miles
naglo, krepko požírati to swig
požírati roman to devour a novel
z očmi požírati to feast one's eyes (kaj on something)
požrla ga je neka zver a wild beast devoured him
tako me grlo boli, da komaj požiram my throat is so sore that I can hardly swallow

práv just, right; (zelo) very

práv zdaj just now
práv rad with (great) pleasure, very (ali most) willingly, gladly
práv! all right!, okay! (krajšava: O.K., OK)
takó je práv that's right, all right
práv dobro quite well
práv takó! just so!, quite!, quite so!
práv nič nothing at all
práv škoda je, da... it is a great pity that...
práv nobenega denarja nimam I have no money whatever
nimamo práv nobenih izkušenj we have no experience whatsoever
ta klobuk mi je práv this hat suits (ali fits) me well
moja ura gre práv my watch goes well (ali keeps good time)
moja ura ne gre práv my watch is going wrong
ravno práv prihajaš you come just in time
práv blizu stanujemo we live quite close by
ne razumeš me práv you do not rightly understand me, you mistake my meaning
ne vem práv, kaj naj naredim I hardly know (ali I am at a loss) what to do
to mi je ravno práv it is just what I want
če vam je to práv if it is convenient for you, pogovorno if it's all right by you
če ti je práv ali ne whether you like it or not
práv ti je; práv se ti je zgodilo (se ti godi) it serves you right; you got what you deserved
práv mu je! serves him right!
imeti práv to be right
imaš práv you are right
práv napraviti, delati to do right, to do what is right
komu práv napraviti to suit, to please someone
vsem ne moreš práv narediti you can't please everybody
to ni práv od tebe you are wrong there
meni je práv I don't mind (ali object), that's all right with me, I agree
vam je práv, če pridete jutri? does it suit you to come to-morrow?
to mi je práv (mi ustreza) that suits me fine
práv priti (koristiti) to come in handy
vse práv pride every little helps
to utegne práv priti it may come in useful
práv tako bi lahko rekli, da... we might just as well say that...
ta vrvica utegne pozneje práv priti this string may come in handy later on
priti ravno práv (kot nalašč) to be most welcome
práv takó likewise
práv nocoj (še nocoj) this very night
práv na začetku at the very beginning

prázen empty; emptied; (službeno mesto) vacant, open; unoccupied; void, evacuated; vain; (nepopisan) blank

prázne besede empty words pl
za prázen nič for nothing, without any reason
práznih rok empty-handed
prázen izgovor a lame excuse
prázno gledališče a poor house
prázno službeno mesto vacancy
prázna soba empty room
prázen prostor an empty space
prázne trditve unfounded assertions pl
prázen strah groundless fear
prázno upanje vain hope
prázna vera superstition
na prázen želodec on an empty stomach
prázen naboj blank cartridge
on je prázne glave he is empty-headed
ta je prázna (to je čista izmišljotina) that is pure invention
hotéli so sedaj prázni the hotels are all deserted by this time
gledati, strmeti v prázno to gaze into space
mlatiti prázno slamo to talk nonsense (ali rot), to flog a dead horse
pustiti eno vrsto prázno to leave a line blank
vrnil se je práznih rok he returned empty-handed

práznik holiday; festival; gala day, feast day; (redko) fete; (v koledarju) red-letter day; cerkveno feast

práznik Dela (1. maj) Labour Day, May Day
državni práznik National Day
občinski práznik municipal festival
bančni práznik (ko so zaprte vse banke) bank holiday
premičen práznik movable feast
cerkveni práznik church festival
verski práznik religious feast
velik práznik high festival
življenje ni práznik (figurativno) life is not all beer and skittles

predáti (dati naprej) to hand over; (izročiti) to deliver, to turn over; (prenesti na) to transfer; (trdnjavo) to surrender

predal je posle, podjetje svojemu družabniku he has turned over the business to his partner
tata so predali milici the thief was handed over to the police
predáti se vojska to capitulate, to hoist (ali to show, to wave) the white flag
predáti se na milost in nemilost to surrender unconditionally
predáti se komu to give oneself up to someone
predáti se z dušo in telesom to give oneself body and soul (to)
predáti se pijači to become addicted to drink (mamilom to drugs)

pregovoríti to persuade

(koga) to talk someone into, to prevail upon someone, pogovorno to get someone to do something
z dobrikanjem koga pregovoríti, da kaj naredi to coax someone into doing something
niso ga mogli pregovoríti he could not be prevailed upon
skušal me je pregovoríti, da bi kupil knjigo he tried to talk me into buying the book
pregovoríti koga, da opusti svoj namen to talk someone out of his purpose
hotel je zapustiti svojo domovino, pa so ga pregovorili he wanted to leave his country, but they talked him out of it

prejáhati to ride across (ali over, through)

hitro so prejahali nevarno področje they quickly crossed (ali passed through) the danger area
prejáhati konja to override a horse
nomadi so prejahali puščavo the nomads crossed the desert

prejézditi to ride across (ali over, through)

prejézditi dolino to cross the valley
prejezdili so vso deželo they travelled (ali covered, traversed) the whole country

preklét cursed, accursed; arhaično accurst; ekspresivno damned, žargon bloody

zapri tisti prekléti gramofon turn that bloody gramophone off
imeli so prekléto srečo they had damned bad luck

prekrížati to cross; (preprečiti) to thwart

prekrížati načrte to thwart (someone's) plans
načrti so mi bili prekrižani I was thwarted in my designs
prekrížati komu sovražne načrte (figurativno) to spike someone's guns
prekrížati komu račune (figurativno) to upset someone's apple-cart, to put a spoke in someone's wheel
prekrížati se (križati se) religija to cross oneself
prekrížati roke to fold one's arms

prekúcniti to overturn, to overthrow; to overset; to tumble, to tip (over, up); to topple (down); to reverse; (čoln) to capsize

prekúcniti se to topple, to tumble, (čoln) to capsize
prekucnili so voz they tipped the cart
avto se je prekucnil the car tipped over

premíkati to move, to displace; to shift; (železnica) to shunt

premíkati se to move
premíkati vlak na stranski tir to shunt a train to a siding
premíkati (menjati) kulise to shift the scenes
stvari so se začele premíkati (figurativno) things began to move