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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

prešíniti to pervade; to penetrate

prešinila me je misel a thought occurred to me, I suddenly realised (that...)

pretakníti (prebrskati) (vso hišo) to search, to ransack, to rummage

pretakníti gozd to beat a wood

pretéhtati to weigh up (in the mind), to deliberate; to reflect on, to take into consideration; to ponder (on, over); to consider

pretéhtati v roki to weigh in one's hand
pretéhtati svoje besede to ponder one's words, to weigh one's words
pretéhtati na tehtnici to weigh on scales
če vse pretehtamo all things considered
dobro pretehtano dejanje a considered action

pretèk expiry, expiration, lapse; (preobilica) superabundance, plenty, profusion, exuberance, superfluity

po pretèku after the expiry (of)
po pretèku treh let after the lapse of three years
na pretèk more than enough, enough and to spare, in abundance
on ima denarja na pretèk he has plenty of money, he has money to spare
biti na pretèk to exist in abundance
imeti na pretèk (česa) to have more than enough, to have a surplus, to superabound (in, with)

pretéklost past, past time; past history; former (ali past) times pl; (davna) ancient times pl, past ages pl, bygone years pl, time of yore, hoary antiquity

v pretéklosti in the past
dobra, neoporečna (slaba) osebna pretéklost good, irreproachable (bad) record
burna (osebna) pretéklost chequered career
osebna pretéklost (življenje) past, career, antecedents pl
pogled, gledanje v pretéklost retrospection
imeti burno pretéklost to have a turbulent (ali chequered) past
čisto, neoporečno pretéklost (figurativno) to have a clean slate
ne poznam njegove pretéklosti I do not know his past

pretípkati to type, to typewrite

pretípkati rokopis v štirih izvodih to type out a manuscript in four copies
pretípkati napačno črko to type over a wrong letter
pretípkati s črko iks to cross out

pretíran exaggerated; excessive; (nezmeren) immoderate

pretíran a cena exorbitant price

pretíti to threaten (z with); to menace

dež pretí there is a threat of rain
nebo preti z nevihto the sky threatens a storm
zgradbi preti zrušenje the building threatens to collapse
pretili so nam s kaznijo they threatened us with punishment
pretil mi je z revolverjem he menaced me with his revolver
slabo vreme preti the weather looks threatening

prétnja threat (z of), menace (komu to someone)

prétnja z vojno threat of war
prétnja míru threat to peace
prazne prétnje idle threats pl
izreči prétnjo proti komu to utter a threat against someone

pretólči to break through; to pierce

pretólči koga to give someone a good hiding ali thrashing, to beat someone black and blue; (preživeti) to last out, to survive
pretólči se to force one's way through, to break through; figurativno to make both ends meet

pretrésati pretrésti (kaj) to debate, to discuss (something)

pretrésati, pretrésti pravni primer to argue a case
pretreslo me je, ko... I was shocked when... ➞ pretresti