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prevzéten haughty, proud, conceited, presumptuous; overbearing; assuming, arrogant, insolent, supercilious

prevzétno se držati to assume a haughty air

prevzéti to take over; to take possession of; to assume; (strah) to seize; (ganiti) to move, to touch; (očarati, hipnotizirati) to entrance

prevzéti (službo) to succeed to, enter upon (an office)
prevzéti obveznost to contract an obligation; to engage, to pledge oneself (to)
prevzéti jamstvo (na sodišču) to guarantee, to stand bail
prevzéti odgovornost to assume responsibility
prevzéti vodstvo (partije, podjetja) to take over the ledership, šport to take the lead
prevzel sem to nase I have taken it upon myself
čuden strah me je prevzel a strange terror came over me
prevzéti riziko to take a risk
prevzéti kreditno obveznost to contract a debt

prezráčiti to air; to ventilate

prezráčiti sobo to ventilate a room
prezračen aired, ventilated

preživéti to live; to survive; (prebiti) to spend; to spend one's life

ne bo preživel tega dne he will not survive this day
preživéti precéj stoletij to last many a century
preživéti koga to survive someone, to outlive someone
preživéti teden dni v Parizu to spend a week in Paris
to se je preživelo this has fallen into disuse (ali out of use)
preživéti svoje otroke to survive one's children
preživéti katastrofo to survive a disaster
če me bo preživel if he survives me
preživel je očeta za sedem let he survived his father by seven years

preživljati to live; to survive

preživljati veliko družino to maintain a large family
preživljati starše to support one's parents
preživljati težke čase to have a hard time
preživljati se to make a living (kot as, z out of)
on se preživlja s prodajo knjig he makes a living by selling books
komaj se preživljati to make a bare living

pŕha shower, shower bath

stopiti pod hladno pŕho to take a cold shower; douche
mrzla pŕha figurativno wet blanket
to je bila (kot) mrzla pŕha za moje načrte that threw cold water on my plans

pŕhati (konj) to snort; (s krili) to flutter; (umivati) to shower

pŕhati otroka to give a child a shower
pŕhati se to take a shower

pri at, by, beside; in; with

tik pri close to (by), (blizu) near, at hand, about
pri nas in our house, at our place
pri meni (v žepu) on me, about me
pri bogu! by the Lord!
pri kozarcu vina over a glass of wine
pri prvi priložnosti at the first oportunity
pri dobrem zdravju in good health
pri tem vremenu in this weather
pri mojem stricu (doma) at my uncle's
pri peku at the baker's
pri roki at hand; (na pismu)
pri Brown c/o Brown
pri sveči by candle-light
pri moji časti upon my honour
pri večerji at dinner
pri delu at work
pri kom? with whom?, in whose house?
pri moji duši upon my soul
pri oknu at (ali near) the window
pri tej priložnosti on this occasion
pri kaminu by the fireplace
pri mojem prihodu (moji vrnitvi) on my arrival (return)
pri ugodnem vremenu if the weather permits
pri vsem tem... for all that, notwithstanding
zelo priljubljen pri very popular with
bitka pri Verdunu the battle of Verdun
to je navada pri Italijanih it is a habit with (ali among) the Italians
pri vsem svojem bogastvu ni srečen despite all his riches he is not happy
mati je pri dobrem zdravju Mother is in good health
ne vem, pri čem sem I don't know what the matter is
on ni pri pravi pameti he is not in his right senses
imaš kaj denarja pri sebi? have you any money on you?
nimam drobiža pri sebi I have no change on me
naročiti pri to order from
ostal bo pet dni pri nas he will stay five days with us
deset dni smo preživeli pri njih we spent ten days with them
pri kom služiš? in whose service are you?
pri kom stanujete? where (ali with whom) are you staying?
spati pri odprtem oknu to sleep with the window open
pri kom se učite nemščine? with whom do you take German lessons?
utonil je pri kopanju he was drowned while bathing
vztrajati pri... to stick to...

pribít nailed; fastened by nails

stati kot pribít to stand rooted to the ground
to drži kot pribíto that is sure and certain, ZDA žargon it's a cinch

priblížen approximate; approximative

priblížna hitrost approximate speed
priblížno prislov approximately, nearly, about
priblížno računati to make a rough calculation (ali estimate ali pogovorno guesstimate)

príča witness; (očividec) eyewitness

pri tej príči (takoj) at once, immediately, on the spot, pogovorno straight off
bremenilna (razbremenilna) príča witness for the prosecution (witness for the defence)
zaprisežena príča sworn witness; deponent, ZDA affiant
kriva príča perjured witness
poročna príča witness to a marriage
pred príčami in the presence of eyewitnesses
(križno) zasliševanje príče (cross-)examination (ali hearing) of a witness
izpoved príče deposition, evidence, testimony
biti príča to witness
poklicati za príčo call to witness, to call someone in evidence
izjaviti, izpovedati kot príča to witness, to bear witness, to testify, to give evidence
biti zaslišan kot príča to be put into the witness-box
bil sem pozvan kot príča v tej razpravi I was summoned as witness in this trial
príča je bila podkupljena the witness was bribed
pripeljati príče to produce witnesses
zaslišati príče pravo to hear evidence
ne morem ti povedati pri tej príči (kar takoj) pogovorno I can't tell you straight off

pričakován expected; looked-for; looked forward to; anticipated

težko pričakováni počitek a longed-for rest

pričakovánje expectation; waiting, looking forward to, anticipation; (dobitka) expectancy; (dediščine) expectation, expectations pl

v pričakovánju in expectation (of)
razočaran v pričakovánju disappointed
proti vsemu pričakovánju contrary to expectation
ves nestrpen od napetega pričakovánja agog with expectation
v pričakovánju velikih dogodkov in expectation of great events
izpolniti pričakovánja to answer (ali to meet, to come up to) one's (oziroma someone's) expectation(s)
ne izpolniti pričakovánj to fall short of (ali not to come up to) one's (oziroma someone's) expectations
preseči vsa pričakovánja to exceed all expectations
tresti se od pričakovánja to be all of a dither

pričakováti pričákati to expect, to await, to look out for; to look forward to; to anticipate; (biti pripravljen za) to be prepared (for); (prežati na) to watch for; (zanašati se na) to rely upon, to build upon

pričakujoč skorajšnjega odgovora anticipating an early reply
to je bilo pričakováti, pričákati that was to be expected
ni pričakováti, pričákati, da bi... it is not to be expected that...
od vas pričakujem... I look to you for...
tega nisem pričakoval od vas I am surprised at you
sem več pričakoval od njega he falls short of my expectations, (...od tega it falls...)
pričakujemo ga nocoj we expect him tonight
končno smo ga pričakali finally he arrived
kaj drugega si mogel pričakovati od takega človeka? what else could you expect from such a man?
nobene spremembe ni pričakováti, pričákati no change (ali alteration) can be expected
pričakujem takojšnje plačilo I expect immediate payment
kdaj vas lahko pričakujemo? by what time may we expect you?
Anglija pričakuje, da bo vsakdo storil svojo dolžnost England expects every man to do his duty

pričárati to conjure (up)

pričárati scenerijo tropičnega gozda to conjure up the scenery of a tropical forest
pričárati jajce iz klobuka to conjure an egg out of a hat
pričárati izginitev žepnega robca to make a handkerchief disappear

pričéti pričénjati to begin; to commence; to start

pričéti, pričénjati se to begin
narobe pričéti, pričénjati to make a bad start
pričéti, pričénjati peti to start singing, to burst into song
pričéti, pričénjati pogajanja to enter into negotiations
pričéti, pričénjati pri sebi to begin at home
pričéti, pričénjati neko stvar to start on a thing
da (najprej) pričnemo... to begin with... ➞ začeti

príd behalf, advantage, benefit, good, interest, profit, favour

komu v príd VB on (ZDA in) behalf of someone, in favour of, for someone's good, for someone's benefit
v moj príd on my behalf
to mi bo v príd it will be to my advantage
to je tebi v príd it is for your good (ali benefit), it is in your own interest
v njegov príd to his profit
njegovo vedenje govori v njegov príd his conduct speaks in his favour
on obrne vse sebi v príd all is fish that comes to his net, all is grist that comes to his mill
obrniti sebi v príd to turn something to one's profit
vaša intervencija meni v príd your intervention on my behalf
on ni kaj prída plesalec he is not much of a dancer
to ni nič prída that is no use
to ni mnogo prída that is of little use, that is not worth much
ta knjiga ni kaj prída that book is not worth reading

príden diligent, industrious; hardworking; active

prídno študirati to study hard
prídnega k delu priganjati (figurativno) to flog a willing horse

prídiga sermon

imeti prídigo to preach (ali to deliver) a sermon
narediti komu prídigo (figurativno) to lecture someone, to sermonise, to moralize
domača prídiga (figurativno) curtain lecture

pridíh (rahel vonj) whiff; scent; (majhna stopnja) touch

pridíh cigaretnega dima a whiff of cigarette smoke
pridíh smrek the scent of the pines
preproge dajejo prostoru pridíh razkošja the carpets give the room a touch of luxury; jezikoslovje aspiration
pridíh njen glas aspirate