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preganíti to fold

trojno preganíti pismo to fold a letter into three

preglávica bother; puzzle, trouble; figurativno headache

ne delaj si preglávic zaradi tega! don't worry (ali don't trouble your head) about it!
delal nam je preglávice he proved a headache for us
delati preglávice komu to puzzle someone
to ti bo delalo velike preglávice that will be a hard nut to crack
delal bo preglávice svojim staršem he will lead his parents a fine dance, he will give his parents a lot of trouble, he will be a real handful for his parents
tujci povzročajo oblastem mnogo preglávic foreigners give a lot of bother to the authorities

preglèd examination; review; survey; vojska muster, review; (korektura) revision, revise; (zgoščen) summary, abstract

carinski preglèd customs examination
kontrolni preglèd control examination, checkup
zdravniški preglèd medical examination (ali checkup)
pri preglèdu naših knjig... in reviewing our books...
dati preglèd o to give a survey of
podvreči se zdravniškemu preglèdu to submit to medical examination
izvesti preglèd čet to take the salute

preglédati to examine; to review; to inspect; to survey; to muster; to check; to look over; (preleteti z očmi) to run one's eyes over

preglédati račune to audit accounts; (zdravniško) to examine, to check up; (odpraviti napake) to revise; (avto, stroj) to overhaul
preglédati čete vojska to review troops
preglédati časopis to review a paper
preglédati položaj to review the situation
preglejte ta prevod! look this translation over!
dati se morate zdravniško preglédati you will have to pass a medical examination
na hitro, bežno preglédati to glance over
preglédati svoj natipkani rokopis (tiposkript) to look through one's typescript

pregóvor proverb; saying; adage

priti v pregóvor to become proverbial
kot pravi pregóvor as the saying is (ali goes)
njuno prijateljstvo je prešlo v pregóvor their friendship has become proverbial (ali has become a byword)

pregréha vice; sin

bičati pregréhe to inveigh against vice
jama, brlog pregréhe a sink of iniquity

prehitéti prehitévati to overtake; to outgo; to outpass; to pass by

tema ga je prehitela he was overtaken by darkness
moja ura prehiteva my watch is fast
prehitéti, prehitévati avto to pass a car
prehitéti, prehitévati koga v teku to outrun someone
prehitéti, prehitévati koga v hoji to walk faster than someone, to outstrip someone
prehitéti, prehitévati koga to get ahead of someone, (pustiti za seboj) to outdistance someone, (figurativno) to steal a march on someone

prehlád cold; chill; (nahod) cold in the head; catarrh

hud prehlád a heavy (ali a bad) cold
imam lahek prehlád I have a slight chill
nakopati si, iztakniti prehlád to catch a chill
biti podvržen prehládom to be subject to colds

prehóden transitional; transition; gramatika transitive, active; (dostopen) passable; (začasen) temporary, provisional; (nedokončen) provisory, not yet settled, interim

prehódna določila provisional regulations pl, temporary provisions pl
prehódna doba, prehódno obdobje transitional period
prehóden glagol transitive verb
prehódna cesta passable road
prehóden gost, najemnik a transient (guest), a transient (tenant)
hotel za prehódne goste ZDA transient hotel
prehóden plašč light overcoat (for spring and autumn wear)
prehóden predpis temporary (ali transitional) provision
prehóden stadij transitional stage
prehódno stanje transitional state
prehódno taborišče transit camp
prehóden ukrep transitional measure

preiskáti preiskováti to search; (stanovanje) to ransack; to examine, to explore, to study; to overhaul; to inspect; (poizvedovati) to investigate, to inquire into

preiskal sem vse predale I went through (ali I searched through) all the drawers
preiskáti, preiskováti svoje žepe to look through one's pockets
dal se bom preiskáti, preiskováti pri zdravniku I am going to get the doctor to examine me (ali to give me a checkup)
preiskán searched through, searched all over; ransacked
preiskáti, preiskováti za (eventualno) orožje searched for weapons

preíti to go over, to pass over (k to); (izpustiti) to omit

preíti kaj to pass over something
hitro preíti kočljiv predmet to skate over (ali to skate round, to gloss over) a delicate subject
molče preíti kaj to pass over in silence; (ne opaziti) to overlook
preíti v roke to pass into the hands (of)
preíti v druge roke to change hands
kam je prešel moj nož? what has become of my knife?
preíti k drugi stranki to desert, to go over, to be a turncoat, (pogovorno) to rat
preíti k sovražniku to go over to the enemy, to desert to the enemy

preizkúsiti to test (out); to try; to put to the proof; to put to the test; to prove

preizkúsiti svojo spretnost to try one's hand at
preizkúsiti novo zdravilo to test (ali to try out) a new medicine
preizkúsiti koga to subject someone to a test

preizkúšen tested; tried

preizkúšen prijatelj a (tried and) trusty friend
preizkúšno zdravilo a proven remedy

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...

préja yarn; (sukanec) thread

bombažna préja cotton yarn
svilena préja silk yarn
pletilna préja knitting yarn
préja za kleklanje bobbin yarn
préja za vezenje embroidery cotton
volnena préja woollen yarn
klobčič préje a ball (ali clew) of yarn
motek préje reel of thread, yarn reel

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

prék -a, -o necessary, emergency(-)

prék, -a, -oi sod martial law
po prék, -a, -oem sodu according to martial law
proglasiti prék, -a, -oi sod to declare martial law

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

prekipéti prekipévati to boil over; to brim over; (jeza) to boil with rage, to foam at the mouth, pogovorno to blow one's top, to flip one's lid

srce mi prekipeva od sreče my heart swells with happiness
prekipéti, prekipévati od ponosa to be brimming over with pride
v meni je prekipelo I lost my temper, I lost patience, I flew into a passion

preklétstvo cursedness; curse; malediction; imprecation

preklétstvo je nad menoj I am under a curse