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preizkúsiti to test (out); to try; to put to the proof; to put to the test; to prove

preizkúsiti svojo spretnost to try one's hand at
preizkúsiti novo zdravilo to test (ali to try out) a new medicine
preizkúsiti koga to subject someone to a test

préj sooner, earlier; before, beforehand, previously; formerly, prior to; rather

préj ali slej sooner or later, some time or other
malo préj a while ago
čim préj tem bolje the sooner the better
čim préj as soon as possible, at your earliest convenience
préj kot ne as likely as not
vse préj kot anything but
dan préj the day before, on the preceding day
préj navedeni aforementioned, aforesaid
X.Y., préj Z.U. X.Y., formerly Z.U.
préj sovražnik kot prijatelj rather an enemy than a friend
toliko préj all the sooner
on je vse préj kot bogat he is anything but rich
moj položaj je vse préj kot siguren my position is anything but a safe one
préj kot odideš before your departure
ne da bi nas préj obvestil(i) without giving us any previous notice
nismo pisali préj, ker nismo vedeli vašega naslova we did not write before, not knowing your address
jaz bi préj (= rajši) (šel) kot... I would rather (ali I would sooner, I prefer to) (go) than...

prejádrati to sail over; to sail across

prejádrati vsa svetovna morja to sail the seven seas
prejadral je vse jadrnice he sailed past all the (other) yachts

prejáhati to ride across (ali over, through)

hitro so prejahali nevarno področje they quickly crossed (ali passed through) the danger area
prejáhati konja to override a horse
nomadi so prejahali puščavo the nomads crossed the desert

prejéti prejémati to receive

prejeli smo v redu... we duly received...
prejmi moje prisrčne pozdrave with kindest regards
prejel sem Vaše pismo od 22. sept. I have your letter of September 22nd

prejézditi to ride across (ali over, through)

prejézditi dolino to cross the valley
prejezdili so vso deželo they travelled (ali covered, traversed) the whole country

prejókati to weep

ves čas prejókati to be perpetually (ali continually) weeping (ali crying)
noč je prejokala she was crying all night long

prejudicírati to prejudice (proti against, za in favour of)

prekadíti (meso, ribe) to smoke, to cure; (prostor) to fumigate

prekálati to split

prekalíti to temper; to harden

prekaníti to outwit (koga someone)

prekapáti kemija to distil, ZDA distill

prekášati to surpass; to outdo, to outmatch; to beat; to excel (koga v someone at); to outrank, to rank above someone

on prekaša vse v spretnosti he surpasses everybody in skill
nihče ga ne prekaša v hitrosti no one can outstrip (ali outrun, outride) him
prekášati svoje tekmece, konkurente to transcend one's competitors
daleč je prekosil svoje brate pogovorno he beat his brothers hollow

prekídati to shovel, to clear (by shovelling)

prekíniti to interrupt; to make a break, to break off; (telefon) to cut off; to disconnect; to intermit; to cease, to suspend; (stike) to drop

prekíniti delo to strike
prekíniti predmet razgovora to drop the subject
prekíniti naročilo časopisa to discontinue a newspaper
koga na kratko, ostro prekíniti to cut someone short, to take someone up short
prekíniti promet to interrupt (ali to hold up) the traffic
osorno koga prekíniti to be curt (ali brusque) with someone, to snub someone

prekipéti prekipévati to boil over; to brim over; (jeza) to boil with rage, to foam at the mouth, pogovorno to blow one's top, to flip one's lid

srce mi prekipeva od sreče my heart swells with happiness
prekipéti, prekipévati od ponosa to be brimming over with pride
v meni je prekipelo I lost my temper, I lost patience, I flew into a passion

prekísati (solato) to use too much vinegar (on a salad)

prekládati to reload; (z ladje na ladjo) to transship; to shift

prekláti to split (up), to cleave; to fissure; (drva) to chop (firewood)