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preokrèt turning point; change; (nenaden, čustev itd.) revulsion

preokrèt v politiki reversal of policy, v mnenju of opinion
v bolezni je nastopil preokrèt the disease has reached a turning point

prepád precipice, abyss; gulf; pesniško abysm; figurativno ruin

na robu prepáda on the brink of a precipice
dežela je na robu prepáda the country is on the brink of ruin
stal je na robu prepáda he stood on the edge of the precipice
prepád med razvitimi in nerazvitimi deželami the gulf between developed and undeveloped nations

prepelíca zoologija quail

prepelíčji of a quail

prepéti² (prepojem) to sing; to spend time singing; to outsing, to sing louder than

prepéti pesem to sing a song

prepíh draught; current of air

prepíh je there is a draught here
ne stoj na prepíhu! do not stand in the draught!

prepír quarrel, altercation, conflict, wrangle, row, squabble; (pričkanje) bickering, dispute

za prepír je treba dveh it takes two to make a quarrel
imeti glasen prepír s kom to have a row with someone
biti, živeti v prepíru s kom ta be at loggerheads with someone
priti v prepír s kom to get into a quarrel, to come to words with someone
končati prepír to put an end to a dispute
iskati, izzvati prepír to seek, to pick a quarrel (s kom with someone)
začeti prepír to kick up a row, to pick a quarrel, pogovorno to tread on someone's toes (ali on someone's corns)
on vedno išče prepíra (pogovorno) he is always out for trouble (ali for a row)

prepíranje quarrelling

življenje v stalnem prepíranju a catand-dog life

prepís copy, (z indigo papirjem) carbon copy; transcript; (čistopis) clean (ali fair) copy

netočen prepís an inaccurate copy
overovljen prepís certified (ali attested) copy
prepís premoženja, posestva conveyance (ali transfer) of property, of real estate
točen, dobeseden prepís exact, true copy
za točnost prepísa certified true copy
jamčim za točnost prepísa I certify this a true copy
napraviti prepís česa to make a copy of something

prepláh alarm

dati znak za prepláh to give (ali to raise, to sound) the alarm
povzročiti prepláh to cause alarm
konec prepláha all clear
prepláh na borzi a scare on the Stock Exchange
povzročiti prazen prepláh to cry wolf

preplávati to swim, to swim across, to cross by swimming

preplávati jezero to swim (ali to swim across) a lake
preplávati miljo to swim a mile
preplávati Rokavski preliv to swim the (English) Channel

preplézati (doseči vrh) to scale

preplézati znamenito steno to scale a famous rock wall

prepôzno too late

en dan prepôzno a day late, a day too late; (= post festum) (a day) after the fair

prepréčiti to prevent (from); to hinder, to obviate (something); to obstruct, to bar; to thwart; to frustrate, to foil, to baffle

prepréčiti delo (v parlamentu) to obstruct
prepréčiti nesrečo to prevent an accident
prepréčiti naklepe komu to baffle someone's designs
preprečili so mi načrte, naklepe I was thwarted in my plans, designs
prepréčiti načrte sovražniku to thwart the enemy's plans
bolje je prepréčiti kot lečiti prevention is better than cure, a stitch in time saves nine

prepróst simple; plain

prepróstega rodu of simple birth
prepróst način življenja plain living
to je preprósto dejstvo that is a plain fact
preprósta obleka simple dress
preprósta hrana simple diet
zelo prepróst simple as ABC
preprósta razlaga a simple explanation
preprósto življenje (brez razkošja) simple life
jaz sem prepróst človek I'm a simple fellow, ali pogovorno an ordinary bloke

prepustíti prepúščati to leave (komu to someone); to relinquish; to yield (up), to give up; (odstopiti) to cede (to), to surrender; (prenesti) to transfer, to make over, ta assign

prepustíti, prepúščati se to give oneself up, to surrender oneself (to), to yield oneself (to); to resign
prepustíti, prepúščati se tuji milosti to throw oneself on someone's mercy
prepustíti, prepúščati se obupu to yield to despair
to prepuščam vam I leave it to you, I let you have it
prepustíti, prepúščati se komu to give oneself up (to someone)
prepustíti, prepúščati svoje imetje komu to resign one's property to someone
prepustíti, prepúščati koga njegovi usodi to resign someone to his fate
prepustíti, prepúščati se svoji usodi to resign oneself to one's fate
prepustíti, prepúščati se svoji bolečini to surrender oneself (ali to give way, to succumb) to one's grief
prepustíti, prepúščati (predati) mesto, trdnjavo to yield a city, a fortress
prepustíti, prepúščati trdnjavo sovražniku to surrender the fortress to the enemy

prerékanje quarrelling; wrangle, wrangling; dispute; (high) words pl; bickering

prišlo je do ostrega prerékanja there was a bitter altercation, pogovorno there was a right old argy-bargy

prerívati se to throng; to jostle, to hustle (za kaj for something)

prerívati se skozi množico to hustle through a crowd

prerogatíva prerogative; peculiar privilege

imajoč prerogatívo prerogative; enjoying a privilege

presedéti to spend time sitting, to sit for some time; (hlače ipd.) to wear out by sitting

presedéti kazen to serve a sentence, to serve time, to do one's time

presenéčenje surprise; astonishment; amazement

kakšno presenéčenje! what a surprise!
na veliko moje presenéčenje much to my surprise
napraviti otroku presenéčenje to give a child a surprise
povzročiti veliko presenéčenje to cause great surprise