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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

preklíc recall; (pogodbe) cancellation; (žalitve) withdrawal; repeal; (javen) recantation; (naročila) countermand; (odloka) withdrawal; (v časopisu) denial, retraction, démenti; cancellation

do preklíca until cancelled, until recalled
brez preklíca (nepreklicno) without recall
ki se da preklícati recallable, repealable, revocable
uraden preklíc official denial
preklíc odloka (naročil, izjave) withdrawal of a decree (of orders, of a statement)

preklícati to revoke, to take back, to retract; to cancel; (javno) to recant; (naročilo) to countermand

vse prekličem! I take it all back!
preklícati izjavo to retract a statement
preklícati obljubo to go back on one's promise
dejanj ni mogoče preklícati actions are beyond recall
preklícati stavko to call off a strike
preklícati naročilo to cancel an order
javno preklícati to recant, to make a public recantation
preklícati obtožbo (ponudbo) to retract an accusation (an offer)

preklínjati to curse; to swear; to curse and swear; VB pogovorno evfemizem to eff and blind; ZDA pogovorno to cuss; to use bad (ali strong) language

preklínjati kot Turek to swear like a trooper
preklínjati koga to curse someone, to call down curses upon someone, to swear at someone
preklínjati svojo srečo to curse one's luck

prekòp (umeten) canal, (naraven) channel; (jarek) ditch, (odvodni) drain

morski prekòp ship canal (between two seas)
stranski prekòp side-canal
deželo preprezajo prekòpi the country is crisscrossed by (a network of) canals

prekopícniti se prekopicávati se to turn head over heels, to tumble

prekopícniti se, prekopicávati se drug čez drugega to tumble over one another; (pri telovadbi) to turn a somersault

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

prekrókati to spend time drinking (ali carousing, žargon boozing)

po prekrokani noči je imel hudega mačka after a night on the booze he had an almighty hangover

prekršíti to offend, to trespass, to infringe, to transgress (zakon the law); (mejo, pogodbo) to violate, to break

prekršíti patentno pravilo to infringe a patent

prekúc tumble; (salto) somersault; (čolna) capsize

dvojni, trojni prekúc double, treble somersault
napraviti prekúc to turn (ali to cut) a somersault