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presenéčen surprised; astonished; taken by surprise

skrajno presenéčen utterly astounded, pogovorno flabbergasted
zelo presenéčen full of surprise, amazed
bolj presenéčen kot prestrašen more surprised than frightened
bil sem presenéčen, da me ne pozna I was surprised he didn't recognise me

pretépati pretêpsti to beat (ali to thrash) thoroughly (ali all over), to beat someone black and blue; to maul; pogovorno to whop; to hide; to tan someone's hide; to give someone a good hiding

pretépati, pretêpsti s palico to belabour with a stick
pretépati, pretêpsti do mrtvega to thrash someone within an inch of his life
te bom pretepel, da boš črn I'll beat you black and blue

pretílec threatener; menacer

učenci so kmalu spoznali, da je učitelj samo pretílec, ki ne kaznuje the pupils soon discovered that the teacher's bark was worse than his bite

pretvéza pretext; feint; pretence, ZDA pretense

pod pretvézo under the pretext (of), under the pretence (of), under the guise (of)
pod pretvézo da pomaga, je v resnici metal polena pod noge while pretending to help he was really hindering
pretvézo je vedno lahkó najti (figurativno) it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog
z lažnimi pretvézami under false pretences

prevájati to translate; to make a version; to render into another language; to interpret

prevájati Cankarja v angleščino to translate Cankar into English
prevájati iz nemščine v fancoščino to translate from German into French
dobesedno prevájati to translate word for word
ta knjiga se da lepo prevájati this book translates well; elektrika to conduct
kovine dobro prevajajo električni tok metals are good conductors of electricity

prevíden cautious, careful, prudent, circumspect; guarded, heedful, wary

biti prevíden to be careful (ali cautious), to take care, to use precaution
bodi prevíden! beware (pred žeparji of pickpockets)!
bodi prevíden, da se ne urežeš mind you don't cut yourself
prevídna trditev guarded statement

prezapóslen overworked

prezapóslen je, da bi utegnil pomagati he is too busy to find time to help

pričakováti pričákati to expect, to await, to look out for; to look forward to; to anticipate; (biti pripravljen za) to be prepared (for); (prežati na) to watch for; (zanašati se na) to rely upon, to build upon

pričakujoč skorajšnjega odgovora anticipating an early reply
to je bilo pričakováti, pričákati that was to be expected
ni pričakováti, pričákati, da bi... it is not to be expected that...
od vas pričakujem... I look to you for...
tega nisem pričakoval od vas I am surprised at you
sem več pričakoval od njega he falls short of my expectations, (...od tega it falls...)
pričakujemo ga nocoj we expect him tonight
končno smo ga pričakali finally he arrived
kaj drugega si mogel pričakovati od takega človeka? what else could you expect from such a man?
nobene spremembe ni pričakováti, pričákati no change (ali alteration) can be expected
pričakujem takojšnje plačilo I expect immediate payment
kdaj vas lahko pričakujemo? by what time may we expect you?
Anglija pričakuje, da bo vsakdo storil svojo dolžnost England expects every man to do his duty

pričéti pričénjati to begin; to commence; to start

pričéti, pričénjati se to begin
narobe pričéti, pričénjati to make a bad start
pričéti, pričénjati peti to start singing, to burst into song
pričéti, pričénjati pogajanja to enter into negotiations
pričéti, pričénjati pri sebi to begin at home
pričéti, pričénjati neko stvar to start on a thing
da (najprej) pričnemo... to begin with... ➞ začeti

pridŕžek reservation; proviso

s pridŕžkom gledé... with reservations regarding...
z nekaterimi pridŕžki with certain reservations
strinjati se brez pridŕžka to agree without reservation
s pridŕžkom sprejeti to take with a grain of salt
s pridŕžkom, da... with the proviso that...

príjati to please; to suit, to be agreeable; to be to one's taste

prija mi it pleases me, I am pleased
vino mi prija wine agrees with me
predlog mi ni (preveč) prijal I did not (overmuch) relish the proposal
meso mi ne prija, kadar sem bolan meat has no relish when I am ill
misel, da bi ostal tu, mi ne prija I do not relish the idea of staying here
to mi ne prija it is not to my liking
ti prija priti jutri? does it suit you to come tomorrow?
njemu vse prija nothing comes amiss to him

prikljúčiti to join (k to), to incorporate (v into); to attach; to annex, to connect (k to, with)

prikljúčiti se komu to join someone, to attach oneself to someone
(radio) prikljúčiti na anteno to attach (a radio) to an aerial
prikljúčiti se predlogu to second a proposal
dovolite, da se priključim vaši družbi allow me to join your party

prilizovánje flattery, adulation, fawning; blandishment, coaxing

s prilizovánjem koga pripraviti, da nekaj naredi to coax someone into doing something

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

primérjati to compare; (z izvirnikom) to check, to collate (with)

primérjati kaj z to compare something with, to liken something to
ne da se primérjati z it cannot be compared with
primerjal sem natančno prepis z izvirnikom I have closely checked the original with the copy
brata se ne dasta (ne moreta) primérjati med seboj the two brothers are not to be compared with each other
dati se primérjati z to bear comparison with

primórati to compel, to force; to obligate; to constrain

primoral sem ga, da je govoril I made him talk

pripetíti se to happen; to chance; to occur (komu to someone), to come to pass, to come about; to befall (komu someone)

naj se pripeti, kar hoče whatever may befall
slučajno se je pripetilo, da... it happened that...
to se je pripetilo sinoči it happened last night
često se pripeti... it often happens (that)...
isti dogodek seje pripetil pretekli teden the same incident occurred last week

pripovedováti to relate; to tell

pripovedoval je svojo verzijo he related his version
pripoveduje (govori) se the story goes, it is rumoured, rumour has it
pripovedujem (to), kar sem slišal I report (ali I repeat) this from hearsay
komu to pripoveduješ? (= kot da tega ne vem!) you're telling me!
to pripoveduj svoji stari materi! (ironično) tell that to the marines!

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

priprávljen ready; prepared

na vse priprávljen (figurativno) equal to any emergency
priprávljen za odhod na morje, za izplutje ready for sea
priprávljen na smrt ready for death
večerja je priprávljena dinner is ready
on je hitro priprávljen za hudobijo he is always ready for mischief
ti si kar hitro priprávljen za kritiziranje drugih you are too ready to criticize others
priprávljen sem, da grem (za odhod) I am ready to go
on ima hitro priprávljen izgovor he is ready with excuses
priprávljeni, pozor, zdaj! šport ready, steady, go!