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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

preboléti to get over; to recover (from)

preboléti bolezen to get over one's illness
prebolel je dolgo bolezen he has recovered from a long illness
prebolela je hudo bolezen she has gone through a severe illness
preboléti krivico to forget an injustice
ne bo prebolel njene smrti he will not get over her death

prebráti to select, to pick out, to sort out; (knjigo) to read (all) over (ali through)

bežno prebráti to skip through
prebráti v presledkih to read in snatches
skrbno prebráti to peruse
prebráti knjigo od začetka do konca to read a book from cover to cover
z muko prebráti knjigo to wade through a book

prebrodíti to wade through; to ford

prebrodíti težavo to overcome a difficulty

prebudíti prebújati to wake (up), to awaken, to awake; to arouse, to rouse (tudi figurativno)

prebudíti, prebújati se to wake (up), to awake, to be awakened (ali roused), to rouse
hrup me je prebudil the noise woke me up
vso hišo boš prebudil you'll wake the whole house
hrup, ki bi prebudil mrtvece a noise to waken the dead
žal mi je, da sem vas prebudil I am sorry I woke you up
prebudíti, prebújati iz letargije (apatije) to arouse from lethargy (apathy), to shake someone out of his lethargy
narava se prebudi spomladi nature wakes in spring

precedénčen precedent

precedénčen primer a precedent; test case
brez precedénčnega primera without precedent

precéjšen (pretty) considerable; pretty large; (obsežen) large-scale; figurativno handsome

precéjšna doba considerable length of time
precéjšna količina a pretty considerable quantity
pridobiti si precéjšnje premoženje to acquire a handsome fortune

precéniti to overestimate, to overvalue; (oceniti) to estimate, to value; to rate

precéniti diamant to value a diamond

precèp cleft; fissure; figurativno (primež) vice; dilemma; scrape

biti v precèpu figurativno to be on the horns of dilemma, to be in a cleft stick
dobiti koga v precèp to drive someone into a corner, to get someone into a corner
imeti koga v precèp to have someone over a barrel

prečastíti -a Right Reverend (krajšava: Rt Rev.); Very Reverend

prečastíti, -a škof iz X. the Right Reverend (the) Bishop of X.

prečítati to read (something to the end); to read through; to peruse; to read all over; (razvozlati) to decipher, to unravel

prečítati časopis to peruse a newspaper
bežno, na hitro prečítati časopis to skim the daily paper
prečítati knjigo to finish a book
prečítati od začetka do konca to read through from cover to cover
on je mnogo prečital (je zelo načitan) he is widely (ali deeply) read, he has been a great reader, he is a walking (ali living) dictionary

prečŕtati to delete; to cancel, to cross off (ali out); to strike through (ali out), to blot; to expunge

prečŕtati besedo to strike a word through
prečrtaj to ime! strike this name off (ali out)!