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prohibícija prohibition

glasovati za prohibícijo ZDA to vote dry
uvesti prohibícijo ZDA to go dry
privrženec prohibícije prohibitionist

prosíti to ask (koga za kaj something of someone, someone for something); (vljudno) to beg, to request; to pray

milo prosíti (rotiti) to supplicate, to implore, to conjure, to beseech, to entreat, to deprecate; (pismeno) to petition, to solicit; to memorialize; (prosjačiti) to beg, to go begging, to be a beggar
prosíti za koga to plead for, to intervene for; (če nismo razumeli)
prosim? I'm sorry, what did you say?, pardon?, I beg your pardon; (odgovor na zahvalo)
prosim! don't mention it!, no trouble!, you are (quite) welcome!
prosíti kruha to ask for bread
prosíti za uslugo to ask a favour
prosim vas oproščenja (odpuščanja) I beg your pardon
prosim vas, vrnite denar! please let me have the money back!
prosíti za roko (zasnubiti dekle) to ask in marriage, to propose (to)
prosíti vse svetnike v nebesih to pray to every saint in Heaven
lepo vas prosim, napravite mi to uslugo! I beg you to do me this service!
prosim, povej mi vendar! (please) do tell me!
sedite, prosim! please take a seat! sit down, please!
vas smem prosíti za ogenj (za sol)? may I trouble you for a light (the salt)?
prosim, bodi tako dober in... be good enough (ali be so kind as) to...
prosil sem ga za to I asked it of him, I asked him for it
ne daj se prosíti! don't wait to be asked
vas smem prosíti za vaše ime? may I ask your name?
prosim za besedo! may I have leave to speak?, ZDA may I have the floor?
prosíti za dovoljenje koga to ask leave of someone
prosíti za oproščenje to excuse oneself, to apologize, to beg pardon
prosim, da mi oprostite! pardon me!, I beg your pardon!, excuse me!, I am sorry!
prosíti za službo to apply for a job (ali post), to submit an application for a post

próti against

próti (prefiks) anti-, counter-; (smer) towards, to, in the direction of, on, for; contrary to; (čas) about, by, ZDA around; pravo, šport versus (krajšava: v. ali vs.); (v primeri z) compared with
za in próti for and against, pro and con
sredstvo próti remedy for
próti vetru against the wind
próti koncu meseca towards the end of the month
próti šesti uri about six o'clock
Avstralija próti Angliji Australia versus England
próti nam against us
próti mojemu prepričanju (volji) against my conviction (will)
próti pričakovanju unexpectedly, suddenly
próti potrdilu o prejemu on receipt
próti toku against the tide
próti vodi up the river
próti zakonu against the law, illegally, unlawfully
próti zdravemu razumu preposterously, absurdly
próti mojim ukazom contrary to my orders
to je dobro próti glavobolom it's good for headaches
to je próti mojim navadam it is against (ali contrary to) my usual practice
jaz sem próti I am opposed to it
bilo je 30 glasov za predlog, 40 pa próti there were 30 votes for and 40 against
próti meni je bil zelo prijazen he was very kind to me
sem 100% próti I am dead against it
to je próti mojemu prepričanju this runs counter to my convictions
boriti se próti toku to struggle against the tide
delovati próti to counteract, to neutralize, (preprečiti) to thwart, to frustrate, to balk (ali baulk), to baffle
boriti se próti premoči to fight against odds
dvigniti oči próti nebu to look up to heaven
držati pismo próti luči to hold a letter up to the light
glasovati próti to vote »no«
enotno, složno glasovati próti to vote down
glasovati próti predlogu to vote against a motion
nimam nič próti temu I don't mind it, I have no objection to it
nimam nič próti kajenju I don't object to people smoking
ne morem nič reči próti I can say nothing to the contrary
govoriti za in próti to speak pro and con
iti próti domu to head for home (ali homewards)
iti próti severu to go towards the north (ali northwards)
vojska gre próti mestu the army is marching on the town
izpustiti próti kavciji to release on bail
marširati próti sovražniku to march against the enemy
ležati z obrazom próti zemlji to lie face downwards (ali on one's face)
nahujskati brata próti bratu to set brother against brother
napravil sem to próti svoji volji I did that against my own inclination
pluti próti vetru to sail against the wind
porini klavir próti zidu! push the piano up against the wall!
stavim 10 próti 1, da... I bet you ten to one that...
vzdržati próti sovražniku to hold out against the enemy

ptíčji bird(-); of a bird; birdlike

ptíčje gnezdo bird's nest
ptíčji gnoj bird droppings pl
ptíčje jajce bird's egg
ptíčja jata flock of birds
ptíčja kletka (velika) aviary, (majhna) cage
ptíčji klic birdcall
ptíčja krma birdseed
ptíčji lép birdlime
ptíčje mleko (ki ga ni!) pigeon's milk
ptíčji (po)let bird flight
ptíčje petje bird song
ptíčja perspektiva bird's-eye view
ptíčje strašilo scarecrow
iti nabirat ptíčja gnezda to go bird('s) nesting

pustolóvščina adventure

iskati pustolóvščine to seek adventure
rad se spušča v pustolóvščine he likes throwing himself into hazardous undertakings
vedno je imel rad pustolóvščine he always had the spirit (ali a love) of adventure
doživel sem mnogo pustolóvščin I met with many adventures
oni radi iščejo pustolóvščine they like to go in search of adventure

púška gun, (risanka) rifle, breechloader

púška za lov na ptice fowling piece; (starinska) musket, muzzle-loader
lovska púška hunting gun
púška kremenjača flintlock, firelock
púška karabinka carbine
strojna púška machine gun, Lewis gun
malokalibrska púška small-bore rifle
zračna púška air gun
avtomatska púška tommy gun, submachine gun, automatic firearm, automatic
protitankovska púška bazooka
púška repetirka repeater
dvocevna púška double-barrelled gun
s púško oborožen vojak rifleman, pl -men
cev púške (gun-)barrel
kopito púške butt of a rifle, rifle-butt
krogla iz púške bullet
v dosegu púške (zunaj dosega púške) within (out of) gunshot
stojalo za púške gun rack
municija za púško small-arms (ali rifle) ammunition
ogenj iz púšk rifle fire
strel iz púške gunshot, rifle shot
strelec s púško rifleman, pl -men
vizir púške backsight, (muha) sight
naboj za púško cartridge
jermen pri púški rifle sling
piramida púšk pile of arms
pritikline za púško rifle accessories pl
púške k nogi! ground arms!
púška je počila the gun went off
púška nese 2.000 m the gun has a range of 2,000 metres
držati púško vzporedno z zemljo to trail arms
dati púško na rame (z jermenom) to shoulder arms, (brez jermena) to slope arms
nabiti púško to load a gun
postaviti púške v piramido to pile (ali to stack) arms
slišati strel iz púške to hear a gunshot
ustreliti s púško to fire a shot
zgrabiti za púške to take up arms
vreči púško v koruzo (figurativno) to hang up one's axe, to throw up the sponge, to give in
púška je odpovedala the gun misfired (ali failed to go off)

rájši rather; better; sooner

rájši kot rather than
rájši imeti to like better, to prefer
rájši imam čaj kot kavo I like tea better than coffee, I prefer tea to coffee
jaz bi rájši ostal tu I would rather stay here
on rájši ne bi šel he would rather not go
rájši umrem, kot pa da te izdam I would rather die than betray you
oni bi bili rájši umrli, kot pa izdali tajnost they would have died rather than reveal the secret
on je rajši odpotoval, kot pa da bi se mi pridružil he preferred to leave rather than join me

ràk zoologija crayfish, ZDA crawfish; crab; astronomija Cancer, Crab

ràk samotar zoologija hermit crab; medicina cancer
loviti ràke to catch crawfish (ali crabs)
iti ràkom žvižgat (propasti) to go to the dogs; (umreti) žargon to go west, to go for a burton
šel je ràk om žvižgat (propadel je) he went to the dogs, žargon he kicked the bucket
iti ràkovo pot to go crabwise, to go backwards
postati rdeč kot kuhan ràk to blush a deep crimson, to flush crimson

rákov

rákov povratnik tropic of Cancer
iti rákovo pot to walk crab-fashion, to go crabwise, to go backwards

rásti to grow; to become taller, to become larger

lepo rásti to flourish, to thrive
pustiti rásti (gojiti) to (let) grow
pustiti si brado rásti to grow a beard; (naraščati) to increase, to rise, to go up; (cene) to rise, to advance, to go up

razbúriti razbúrjati to excite, to agitate, to rouse; to irritate; to alarm, to upset, to stir up

razbúriti, razbúrjati se to get excited (ali upset, alarmed) about something, to excite someone, to get excited, to lose one's temper, to go up in the air, to work someone up
ne razburjaj se! don't get excited!, take it easy!, (pogovorno) keep your hair on!
on se nikoli ne razburi he never gets flustered (ali excited)
razbúriti, razbúrjati se za prazen nič to fly into a rage for no reason, to fly into a temper for nothing

razgledováti ➞ razgledati

razgledováti znamenitosti (mesta ipd.) to go sightseeing, to sightsee

razmére pl circumstances pl, conditions pl; (odnosi) relations pl

v teh razmérah in (ali under) these circumstances
po sili razmér of necessity
napete razmére (odnosi) strained relations pl
živeti preko svojih razmér to live beyond one's income (ali one's means)
živeti v dobrih razmérah to live in good circumstances
v ugodnih razmérah under favourable conditions
gledé na današnje razmére in view of present conditions
to je odvisno od razmér that depends on circumstances
izboljšati ljudstvu življenjske razmére to improve the standard of living of the people
ne moremo nadaljevati z delom v takih razmérah we cannot go on with the work under such conditions (ali circumstances)
razmére so se močnó spremenile things have changed very much
sprijazniti se z razmérami, prilagoditi se razméram to adapt someone to circumstances
treba je živeti svojim razméram primerno (figurativno) one must cut one's coat according to one's cloth
splošne razmére general conditions pl

razpísati (mesto, službo) to invite applications (for a post, a situation); to invite tenders

razpísati volitve VB to issue writs for election, to call an election, to go to the country
razpísati se to write extensively (o on a subject); to be a prolific writer
razpísati posojilo to float a loan
razpísati referendum to call a referendum

razpoložèn disposed; inclined

biti dobro razpoložèn to be in a good humour (ali mood), to be goodhumoured
biti slabo razpoložèn to be in a bad humour, to be bad-humoured, to be out of humour
nisem razpoložèn za delo I don't feel inclined (ali much inclined) to work, I don't feel much like working
danes je oče dobro razpoložèn Father is in a good mood today
biti veselo (sijajno) razpoložèn to be in high (in the best of) spirits
nisem razpoložèn, da bi šel v gledališče I don't feel like going to the theatre, I don't care to go to the theatre
biti razpoložèn za kaj to be in the mood for something

razpréči (konja) to unharness, to take (a horse) out of the shafts; (vola) to unyoke; (plug) to unhitch

v moji starosti je treba razpréči (figurativno) at my age, one has to go slow (ali to give up active work)

réber slope; declivity, hillside

blaga réber gentle slope
vzpenjati se po rébri to climb a slope, to go uphill

rêči to say; to tell; to utter; (izraziti se) to express in words; (izjaviti) to declare; (kot priča) to depose

rêči "da" to say yes, to agree
rêči "ne" to say no (ali nay), to refuse
zopet, ponovno rêči to repeat
rêči bobu bob to call a spade a spade
rêči zbogom to say (ali to bid) goodbye (ali farewell)
na uho komu rêči to whisper in someone's ear
rêči komu svoje mnenje to give someone a piece of one's mind
rêči enkrat "da", enkrat "ne" to say and unsay
tako rekoč so to speak; as it were; as one might say; so to say
recimo, da... granted that...
recimo, da bi to bilo res... supposing (that) it were true...
kot se reče (ljudje rečejo) as the saying goes
dal mi je, reci in piši, 8 tolarjev he gave me precisely 8 tolars
rečeno, storjeno no sooner said than done, quick as thought
kratko rečeno... the long and the short of it is...
mimogrede rečeno... by the way, by the by (ali bye)
kot že rečeno as I have said already, as I said before
med nama rečeno between you and me
laže rečeno kot storjeno easier said than done
recimo let us say, say, suppose
reci odkrito! speak up (ali out)!
reci brez okolišenja! don't beat about the bush!
recimo, da je tako admitting that it is so (ali it to be so)
recimo, da je to res, kaj potem? say it were true, what then?
če lahko tako rečemo if one might put it this way
to je lepo rečeno that is nicely put
kaj naj rečem k temu? it is incredible!
ni kaj rêči o njegovi poštenosti his honesty cannot be called in question
nimam več kaj rêči I have nothing more to say
proti temu se ne da nič rêči there is nothing to be said against that
to se samó tako reče that's merely a way of putting it
on si ne da nič rêči he is deaf to all advice, he will not listen to reason
kar on reče, mora biti what he says goes
kako bi se to reklo v angleščini? how would you put that in English?
težko je rêči... it is hard to say...
ne more se rêči kdaj there is no saying when
rekli so mi, da je doma I was told that he was at home
kolikokrat sem to rekel? how often have I said (ali told you) that?
rekel sem svoje I had (ali I've had) my say, (kaj mislim) I spoke my mind
kar sem rekel, nisem oporekel I kept my word, I did not go back on my word
upravičeno lahko to rečem I could well say so
kaj bodo pa ljudje rekli (figurativno) what will people (ali they) say?
to je težavno, ali bolje rečeno, to je nemogoče it is difficult, or rather (ali knjižno nay), it is impossible
to je težavno, da ne rečem nemogoče! it is difficult, not to say impossible!
Je to res? Če ti pa rečem! Is it true? You can take my word for it!
ne vem, kaj hočeš rêči I don't follow you
kaj hočeš rêči s tem? what do you mean by that?
ravno sem hotel to rêči you have taken the words out of my mouth, it was on the tip of my tongue, I was going to say
preden sem sploh mogel kaj reči... before I could get a word out
vse še ni bilo rečeno o tem we haven't yet heard the last of it, we haven't yet got to the bottom of it

réd¹ -a order; (odlikovanje) decoration; (ocena) mark; (urejenost) tidiness

brez réda in disorder
v rédu (kot treba) in due order
v vzornem rédu in apple-pie order, shipshape, all shipshape and Bristol fashion
po abecednem rédu in alphabetical order, alphabetically
po vrstnem rédu by turns, one after the other
zaradi réda (pravilnosti) for regularity's sake
v gosjem rédu in single (ali Indian) file
v rédu! all right!, O.K.!; okay!
besedni réd word order
bojni réd battle array, order of battle
cestni prometni réd traffic regulations pl
dnevni réd order of the day, agenda
vozni réd (railway, bus) timetable
vrstni réd order of precedence
Red hlačne podveze Order of the Garter
frančiškanski réd religija Order of St. Francis of Assisi
kapucinski réd Order of Capuchins
meniški réd monastic order
nemški viteški réd Teutonic Knights
viteški réd order of knighthood
templarski réd Knights Templars
družbeni réd social order
smisel za réd sense (ali love) of order
mir in réd law and order
nekaj ni v rédu v njegovi glavi (figurativno) he has a screw loose (in his head)
to ni v rédu (prav) this is not right (ali proper), this is not as it should be
račun je v rédu the bill (ali account) is correct
z njo ni nekaj v rédu there is something amiss (ali wrong) with her
soba je v najlepšem rédu the room is in apple-pie order
vse je v rédu all is in order, all is right
biti na dnevnem rédu to be on the agenda
dobil je dober (slab) réd (v šoli) he got good (bad) marks
sedaj je stvar v rédu the matter is settled now
dati, spraviti v réd to put in order, to tidy, to make tidy
imam rad réd I like things tidy (ali shipshape)
manjka mu réda he lacks order, he is unmethodical
vse iz réda spraviti to throw everything out of gear
držati, vzdrževati réd to keep order
obdržati na dnevnem rédu to keep on the agenda
pozvati k rédu (npr. demonstrante) to call to order
priti iz réda to come out of order
(v)stopiti v (cerkveni) réd to take holy orders, to go into the Church
zopet vzpostaviti réd to restore order

rekognoscíranje vojska reconnaissance, reconnoitre, ZDA -ter

iti na rekognoscíranje to go reconnoitring