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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

presenétiti to surprise; to take (someone) by surprise; to astonish; to astound, to confound

prijetno koga presenétiti to give someone a pleasant surprise
čisto me je presenetil he took me by surprise, he came upon me unawares
novica me je presenetila the news amazed me
dež nas je presenetil na pol pota the rain caught us when we were halfway there
noč me je presenetila na poti nightfall caught me on my way
smrt ga je presenetila sredi dela death came upon him in the middle of his work
presenétiti (zasačiti) tata (vlomilca) pri samem dejanju to surprise (ali to catch) a thief (a burglar) in the act (ali red-handed)
presenétiti se to be surprised, to be taken by surprise, to be taken unawares

preskočíti to jump (ali to leap, to spring, to hop, to skip) over (ali across); (zapreko, figurativno) to clear, to negotiate

preskočíti dve leti to skip two years
preskočíti vrsto to skip a line; (jarek) to jump over, to leap over; (besedo, stavek) to omit, to skip, to leave out
preskočíti od ene téme na drugo to skip from one topic to another

preskrbéti preskrbováti to procure; to provide; to supply; to furnish (with)

preskrbéti, preskrbováti komu kaj to procure something for someone
preskrbi mi... get me...
preskrbéti, preskrbováti kritje, plačilo to provide payment
preskrbéti, preskrbováti sredstva za... to provide the means for...
preskrbéti, preskrbováti mesto z elektriko to supply electricity to a town
preskrbéti, preskrbováti vojsko to supply the army
on je dobro preskrbljen he is well provided for
biti preskrbljen do smrti to have one's bread buttered for life
biti preskrbljen z to be provided with

presojeválec judge; critic

on je dober presojeválec vina he is a good judge of wine

prespáti

prespáti kaj to sleep something off; to sleep through
fant je dogodek prespal the boy slept through the incident
prespáti glavobol to sleep off one's headache
prespáti noč to spend the night sleeping
prespáti pijanost to sleep oneself sober, pogovorno to sleep it off
prespáti problem to sleep on a problem
prespáti zimo (živali) to hibernate
to bomo prespali (figurativno) we'll sleep on it

prestáti prestajáti to stand; to endure, to suffer, to undergo, to experience

mnogo prestáti, prestajáti to go through a great deal
prestáti, prestajáti preizkušnjo to stand a test, to undergo a trial
prestáti, prestajáti muke to be in torment, to suffer torments
mnogo sem prestal I have been through much trouble
veliko je prestal he had a rough time, he had it rough
revica je mnogo prestala the poor woman was sorely tried
prestáti, prestajáti (hude) bolečine to suffer (great) pain

prestáva tehnika gear, transmission; (prevod) translation; gramatika inversion

avto ima štiri prestáve the car has four gears
menjati prestáve to change gear
bicikel s tremi prestávami a three-speed bicycle; (premestitev) transfer

prêsti (predem) to spin; (o mački) to purr

čas prêsti (figurativno) to twiddle one's thumbs
od zadovoljstva prêsti kot mačka to purr with satisfaction ali pleasure
trda mu prede (figurativno) (pogovorno) he is in a tight corner (ali in a fix, in a tight spot, in a tight situation)

prestréči

prestréči udarec to parry a blow
prestréči sporočilo to intercept a message