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práksa (navada) practice, usage, use; work in one's profession; experience; (delo) practical work

zdravnik splošne prákse general practitioner
iz prákse (iz vaje) out of practice
uvesti v prákso kaj to put something into practice
opravljati prákso to follow (ali to pursue) a profession
opustil je svojo prákso he has retired from practice
ta zdravnik ima obsežno prákso this physician has an extensive practice ali many patients

práktičen practical; (vešč) experienced, clever; (orodje) handy, adapted to its purpose; (pripraven) serviceable

práktična kuhinja a convenient kitchen
práktičen dežni plašč a serviceable waterproof
on je zelo práktičen človek he is a very businesslike person

prámen

prámen las a tuft of hair, lock; (kosem, šop) flock
prámen svetlobe beam, jet of light

pránje washing, wash; (rane) bathing

pránje glave shampoo
v pránju in the wash
perilo v pránju (the) washing, (the) wash
korito za pránje washing trough
imela je veliko pránje pretekli teden she had a lot of washing last week
pošljite to v pránj! send this to the wash!
biti potreben pránja to need washing

prásniti

prásniti v smeh to burst out laughing, to go into fits of laughter
prásniti vžigalico to strike a match
prásniti se to scratch oneself, to get scratched

prášič pig, (ZDA večinoma) hog

divji prášič boar
morski prášič porpoise
hrana za prášiče food for pigs, pig swill, figurativno filthy grub; slops, swill
to še za prášiče ni! this is not fit for pigs to eat!
jesti kot prášič to make a pig of oneself

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

právcat regular, right, downright, real, actual, (pristen) genuine

pravi právcati detektiv a real, live detective
on je právcati medved he is a real bear of a man
to je právcati norec he is a regular fool

právda case, suit, lawsuit; action, process

civilna právda civil suit
stranka v právdi party to an action
stranka, nasprotnik v právdi opposing party
dobiti (izgubiti) právdo to win (to lose) a suit (ali one's case)
imeti právdo z to go to law against, to be at law with
voditi právdo to carry on a lawsuit
dobiti svojo právdo to win one's case (ali lawsuit)
právda še teče the case continues, lawsuit is still in process

pravíca right; justice; equity; title (do, na, za to), claim (do to)

po pravíci rightly, justly, with (good) reason, in justice, in equity
po pravíci ali po krivici rightly or wrongly
vse pravíce pridržane all rights reserved
osnovne človeške pravíce basic human rights pl
domovinska pravíca right of domicile (ali of citizenship)
glasovalna pravíca right to vote
literarna pravíca copyright
lastninska pravíca right of possession, ownership, proprietorship
splošna volilna pravíca universal suffrage, franchise
aktivna volilna pravíca right to vote, the elective franchise
pasivna volilna pravíca eligibility
pravíca pesti, sile club law
pravíca preiskave right of search
pravíca odpovedi right of notice
pravíce in dolžnosti rights and duties
bežati pred roko pravíce to flee from justice
boriti se za pravíco to fight for justice
pravíci je bilo zadoščeno justice was done
sila je močnejša kot pravíca might makes right, might is (above) right
imeti pravíco do... to have a right to..., to be entitled to...
nimaš pravíce do tega you have no right (ali title) to it
imam pravíco zvedeti vso resnico I have a right to know the full truth
enake pravíce imeti to have equal rights
krojiti pravíco to administer justice
sam si krojiti pravíco to take the law into one's own hands
kratiti komu njegove pravíce to encroach upon someone's rights
da po pravíci povem, po pravíci rečeno to be quite frank; honestly speaing
odreči se svojim pravícam to waive one's rights
pridobiti si pravíco (do) to acquire the right (to)
priti do svoje pravíce to obtain justice
storil sem to z vso pravíco I had a perfect right to do it, I was entitled to do it
uveljaviti svoje pravíce to prove one's rights
s kakšno pravíco vstopate? what right have you to enter
vztrajati pri svojih pravícah, ne odstopiti od svojih pravic to stick up for (ali to hold out for) one's rights
imeti pravíco na svoji strani to be in the right; to have right on one's side

pravíčen just (do to); righteous; equitable; rightful; impartial

pravíčen (korekten) postopek just dealings pl
pravíčna stvar a rightful cause

pravílo rule; principle; standard; regulation, axiom, maxim, law; precept

po pravílu as a rule, according to the regulations
brez pravíla irregular, anomalous
pravíla pl rules pl, statutes, pl, regulations pl, standing orders pl, standing rule, bylaws pl, ordinances pl
društvena pravíla the regulations of a society
izjema k pravílu an exception to the rule
trojno pravílo rule of three
zlato pravílo golden rule
stalno pravílo hard and fast rule
pravílo drži the rule holds good
držati se pravíl to observe the rules
držati se (nekega) pravíla to go by a rule
pravílo je, da... it is the rule that...
to je proti pravílom it is against the rules
moje pravílo je zgodaj vstajati I make it a rule to get up early
postati pravílo to become the rule
prelomiti pravílo to break a rule
postaviti pravílo to lay down a rule
izjema potrjuje pravílo the exception proves the rule

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

praznína vacuum, pl -s, vacua; void; vacancy; emptiness; (belina) blank

boleča praznína aching void
popolna praznína a perfect vacuum
Torricellijeva praznína Torricellian vacuum
njegova smrt je pustila prazníno v njenem življenju his death has left a void (ali a vacuum) in her life
narava mrzi prazníno nature abhors a vacuum
zapolniti prazníno to fill a vacancy

prebedéti to spend (time) awake

prebedéti noč to spend a sleepless night
prebedena (prečuta) noč a sleepless (ali wakeful) night

prebíjati to punch; to pierce

prebíjati se skozi to work one's way through
prebíjati se (skozi življenje) to rub along, to struggle along
tesnó se prebíjati z denarjem to make both ends meet
s težavo se prebíjati skozi življenje to have great difficulty in making both ends meet
komaj se prebíjati to eke out a poor (ali miserable) existence, to go through a lot of hardship

prebírati to select; to sort, to assort; to pick out, to sift; (knjigo) to read

prebírati strune to play (on) a stringed instrument, to fiddle

prebít broken (in several places)

prebíte pare ne, niti prebíte pare not a penny, not a brass farthing
nimam prebíte pare I haven't got a brass farthing

prebíti to break through, to pierce; to pass through; (čas) to pass (the time), to spend

prebíti led to break the ice
prebíti noč brez spanja to spend a sleepless night
prebíti zid to breach a wall
prebíti zvočni zid to break the sonic barrier
prebíti se (s komolci) skozi množico to elbow one's way through a crowd
s težavo se prebíti skozi življenje to have great difficulty in making both ends meet, to earn a meagre living, to lead a precarious existence, to live from hand to mouth
prebíti se skozi leto to manage to survive another year

prebiválec inhabitant; resident; dweller; (prehoden, začasen) temporary resident, arhaično sojourner

prebiválec planeta denizen of a planet