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pôrok warrantor, -ter, guarantor, guarantee; (za denar) surety; (na sodišču) bailsman

biti pôrok za to vouch for someone, to answer for, to stand security, to give security; to stand (ali to be) surety for; (na sodišču) to go bail for, to bail
jaz ti bom za pôroka I'll stand security for you, I'll be your guarantor, I'll vouch for you
najti pôroka to find surety

potéza line, stroke, trait; (šah in figurativno) move; (v obrazu) feature

jaz sem na potézi it is my move
mojstrska potéza a masterly stroke
glavne potéze pl outlines pl
v nekaj potézah (v orisu) in outlines
ostre, izrazite potéze (v obrazu) rugged features pl
potéza s peresom a stroke of the pen
spretna, vešča potéza a clever stroke
par potéz s čopičem a few brush strokes
mojstrska diplomatska potéza a master-stroke of diplomacy

poznáti to know (koga someone), to be acquainted (with someone), to be familiar (with someone)

samo po videzu ga poznam I know him only by sight
poznáti po imenu to know by name
že več let ga poznam I have known him for years
poznamo jih že pet let we have known them for five years
ne hoteti poznáti koga to cut someone, to turn one's back on someone, to give someone the cold shoulder, to cold-shoulder someone
ne poznáti (ne vedeti za) to be ignorant of, to be a stranger to
ne poznam strahu I am devoid of fear
on ne pozna težav he is ignorant of the difficulties, he does not know the difficulties
pozna se mu na obrazu, da je utrujen one can see by his face that he is tired
ne poznajo se mu leta he does not look his age
žal vas (jaz) ne poznam you have the advantage of me

prebrísan cunning, clever, sly; crafty; wily; smart; arch

zelo prebrísan too clever by half
bolj je prebrísan kot jaz (figurativno) he is far too smart for me

precéj² (mnogo) a great deal, a good deal of; in no small measure; much, many; pretty; rather; quite a few

precéj (kar) dober rather good
precéj dolgo a pretty long time
precéj pozno rather late
precéj denarja a great deal of money
precéj knjig a good many books
precéj dolga pot rather a long way
kar precéj daleč od tu a good distance from here
njegova opazka je bila precéj bedasta his remark was rather foolish
jaz bi precéj rajši ne šel a I would (ali I'd) much rather not go there

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...

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

primér example; instance; case; illustration; (vzorec) model, pattern

kot na primér... such as...
za primér, kot primér as an example, as an illustration; by way of example
na primér for instance, for example, e.g.
v tem priméru in that case, in this instance
v vsakem priméru in any case, at any rate
v priméru, da... in case...
za vsak primér at all events
v najslabšem priméru at the worst, if the worst comes to the worst
v skrajnem priméru at a stretch, (največ, maksimalno) at the outside
brez priméra matchless, unparalleled, unprecedented
jaz, na primér... I, for one,...
po priméru... following the example of, in imitation of
v najboljšem priméru at the best
v devetih primérih od desetih nine times out of ten
precedenčen primér precedent
slab primér a poor example
svarilen, strašilen primér a deterrent example, an awful warning
kričeč primér a blatant case (ali example)
šolski primér a copybook case, a test case
tipičen, šolski primér test case
smrtni priméri fatal cases pl
moramo biti pripravljeni za vsak primér we must be ready for any contingency
krutost, ki nima (ji ni) priméra an act of unexampled (ali unprecedented) cruelty
dati primér to set an example
dajati dober primér komu to set a good example to someone
vzemi brata za primér! follow your brother's example, model yourself on your brother
kaznovati koga za primér (zgled) to make an example of someone
postaviti kot primér to set an example
navesti kot primér to exemplify, to instance, to cite as an example
naj vam navedem le nekaj primérov let me cite a few instances only
slediti priméru kake osebe to follow someone's example
služiti za primér to exemplify, to serve as an example
primere nudi... examples are afforded by...
ti priméri naj zadoščajo these instances may suffice

príti prihájati to come; (dospeti) to arrive (at, in); (pojaviti se) to turn up, to put in an appearance

príti, prihájati do to come to, to get to, to reach
príti, prihájati po kaj, koga to come for (ali to fetch) someone, something
príti, prihájati noter to come in
príti, prihájati skupaj to meet
príti, prihájati nazaj to come back, to return
príti, prihájati ob (denar) to lose (one's money)
ne príti, prihájati z besedo na dan (figurativno) to beat about the bush
príti, prihájati na dan to come (ali to be brought) to light
príti, prihájati bliže to come near, to approach
príti, prihájati z dežja pod kap (figurativno) to jump from the frying pan into the fire
ta beseda pride iz grščine this word is derived (ali comes) from Greek
príti, prihájati nad koga to befall someone
ne príti, prihájati blizu to keep (ali to hold) aloof, to keep one's distance
príti, prihájati peš to come on foot
sem je prišel peš, na konju, z avtom he walked, he rode, he drove here
príti, prihájati do krize to come to a head
odkod pride ladja? where does the boat hail from?
príti, prihájati na izpit to present oneself for an examination
najhujše še pride! the worst (of it) is yet to come!
príti, prihájati med ljudi to mix with other people
odkod to pride? how comes that?
naj pride, kar hoče! come what may!, whatever may happen!
tako ne boš prišel naprej this is not going to get you very far
prišlo mi je na pamet it occurred to me, the idea struck me, it crossed my mind
príti, prihájati v rabo to come into use
príti, prihájati k sebi to recover one's senses, (iz nezavesti) to come to, to come round, to come to oneself
kdor prej pride, prej melje first come first served
príti, prihájati komu v roke, v pest (figurativno) to fall into someone's hands
príti, prihájati zopet do sape to recover one's breath
to pride na isto that amounts to the same thing, pogovorno it all boils down to the same thing
príti, prihájati na svoje stroške to cover one's expenses
príti, prihájati komu na sled to get on someone's track
kako si prišel na to? how did you come to think of that?, what ever put that into your head?
nikoli ne bo prišlo do tega it will never come to that
pridi(te) z menoj! come (along) with me!
príti, prihájati do sporazuma to reach an understanding
prišel bom po tebe I'll call for you
včeraj mi je prišel povedat he came and told me yesterday
moja ura je prišla (figurativno) my hour has come
príti, prihájati komu na ušesa to reach someone's ears
kdo pride na vrsto? whose turn is it?
prišlo bo do vojne we shall have war, it will come to war
príti, prihájati do pretepa to come to blows
príti, prihájati na svet to come into the world, to be born
príti, prihájati na beraško palico to be reduced to beggary, to fall on evil days
slučajno príti, prihájati to happen ta come
príti, prihájati na vrsto to have one's turn
príti, prihájati na svoj račun to profit, to benefit (pri, ob by)
zelo prav príti, prihájati to come in very handy
príti, prihájati kot poklican, kot nalašč to arrive opportunely
príti, prihájati v poštev to come into consideration
ne príti, prihájati v poštev to be irrelevant (ali to be beside the point)
príti, prihájati do zaključka to reach a conclusion, to decide
ne pridi mi več pred oči! I will never see you again!
iz tega ne bo prišlo nič nothing will come of it
na to jaz ne bi bil nikoli prišel that would never have occurred to me
prišlo je čisto drugače it turned out quite differently
slučajno sem prišel na to I found it out accidentally
príti, prihájati do odločitve to come to a decision
priti v modo to come into fashion
príti, prihájati v denarno stisko to be hard up, to run short of money
prepozno príti, prihájati to be (too) late
príti, prihájati na spregled to turn up, to make one's appearance
príti, prihájati k zavesti to come to one's senses
kolikokrat prideš skupaj z njim? how often do you meet him?
nesreča nikoli ne pride sama misfortunes never come singly
to pride od tvojega dolgega ležanja v postelji that comes of your staying in bed so long

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

ràd willingly, gladly, with pleasure, readily; eagerly; arhaično nothing loath

ràd ali nerad willy-nilly, willing or unwilling
iz srca, od srca ràd with all my heart
prav ràd with the greatest pleasure
ràd imeti to like, to be fond of, to be partial to, to have a liking for, to love
ne imeti ràd to dislike, to be averse (ali disinclined) to, to have an aversion to
ràd igram šah I like playing chess
se ràd učiš angleščino? do you like learning English?
kaj bi radi? what can I do for you?
on se ne smeje ràd it's hard to make him smile (ali to bring a smile to his face)
posebno ràd imam lahka vina I'm very partial to light wines
ljudje ga ràdi vidijo he is much sought after
to ràd verjamem I can easily believe it
ali imate ràdi kavo? do you like coffee?
jaz bi ràd kupil... I should like to buy...
ràd bi vedel zakaj I wonder why
ràd bi vedel (= bogve), kdo je to rekel I wonder who said it
ràd bi verjel, da... I am quite ready (ali open) to believe that...
take stvari se ràde dogajajo such things will happen
radi ga vidimo he is (always) welcome here
on ga (= vino) ràd pije he is fond of the bottle, žargon he likes his plonk, arhaično humoristično he is a winebibber, slabšalno he's a wino

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

résno prislov in earnest; seriously

zelo, smrtno résno in sad earnest
(jaz to) résno mislim I really do think so
tega ne misliš résno? you can't be in earnest?
misliš résno? are you really in earnest (ali in real earnest)?
čisto résno (brez šale) in sober earnest
mislim popolnoma résno I am quite serious
misliš (to) résno? are you serious?
résno govorim I am speaking in earnest
résno se držati (zadrževati smeh) to keep a straight face
résno se lotiti dela to really get down to work
premalo résno kaj vzeti to take matters not too seriously

sám alone; sole; only; solo; (brez pomoči) by oneself, unaided, single-handed

čisto sám, sám samcat quite alone, all alone
sám od sebe spontaneously; of one's own accord
jaz sám I myself
on sám he himself
stvar sáma na sebi the thing in itself
sám Cezar Caesar's self
na sám novoletni dan just (ali precisely) on New Year's Day
žrtvovanje sámega sebe self-sacrifice
zaupanje v sámega sebe self-reliance
sáma dobrota ga je he is kindness itself
sáma ljubeznivost ga je do mene he is a perfect angel to me
sám je na svetu he stands alone in the world
on je sám svoj gospodar he is his own master
sáma kost in koža ga je he's nothing but skin and bone, he's just a bag of bones
že sáma ideja je smešna the very (ali the mere) idea is funny
to ni nihče drug kot sám knez he is no less a man than the prince
imeti sám svojo hišo to have a house of one's own
javiti se sám od sebe (prostovoljno) to volunteer
sami so se izdali they betrayed themselves, they gave themselves away
sáma si delam obleke I make my own dresses
sáma si plete nogavice she knits her own stockings
sáma opravlja vse gospodinjske posle she herself does all the housework
sám si strižem lase I cut my own hair
sám si delam večerjo I get my own supper
sám si služi kruh he earns his own bread
vrata se sáma zapirajo the door shuts by itself
to sem sám naredil (brez tuje pomoči) I did it single-handed
to lahko sám vidiš you can see for yourself
leteti sám (brez spremstva, aeronavtika) to fly solo, to solo
presodite sámi! judge for yourselves!
jaz sám sem šel tja I myself went there
ne pustite ga sámega! don't leave him by himself!
to se samo po sebi razume that is a matter of course
lahko to sám napraviš? can you do it alone?
govoriti s kom na samem to speak to someone in private
vi sami to pravite you yourself say so
prepustil sem ga sámemu sebi I left him to himself
sám si kuham I prepare my own dinner
sami njegovi prijatelji ga sovražijo even his fiends hate him
sám vrag te je prinesel the devil himself has brought you
iz sámega egoizma for pure selfishness (ali egoism)

sêbe

biti ves iz sêbe (od veselja) to be beside oneself (with joy)
on je ves iz sêbe he is beside himself
(on) za sêbe for himself
(jaz) sam od sêbe of myself

splòh at all

splòh ne not at all
če splòh if at all
splòh nihče no one at all
če splòh kaj if anything (at all)
če splòh kateri if any (at all)
kaj splòh hoče? what is it he actually wants?
za to splòh ne gre that is not the point in question at all
si ga splòh videl? have you seen him at all?
jaz splòh nisem ničesar videl I have not seen anything at all

spróti every time, each time, in each case; simultaneously, as one goes along

jaz to spróti porabim I consume (ali use) that every day
za spróti imamo ravno dovolj we have just enough to live from hand to mouth

stár old; aged; advanced in years; (starodaven) ancient; (postaran) elderly; (staromoden) old-fashioned, (zastarel) antiquated, rusty; (beseda) archaic, obsolescent, obsolete; (obrabljen) used, worn, (ponošen) wornout, threadbare; (fraza) hackneyed, trite, timeworn; exploded; (že rabljen) secondhand (pohištvo furniture); (kruh, pivo, novica, šala) stale

stári vek ancient times, antiquity
stár dovtip, vic old joke
stáro železo scrap iron, scrap
stár grešnik inveterate sinner
stár (izkušen) mornar (figurativno) old salt
stár (odslužen) vojak veteran
stári Rimljani the ancient Romans pl
stára obleka worn-out (ali cast-off) clothes pl
na stára leta in one's old age
v stárih časih in ancient (ali in former) times
stári oče, stára mati grandfather, grandmother
stáro in mlado young and old
stára šara junk, lumber
stár kot zemlja as old as the hills
srednje stár middle-aged
stár kot Matuzalem as old as Methuselah
po stárem (načinu) in the old way
dobri stári časi the good old times pl
stára devica an old maid
diplomat stáre šole a diplomat of the old school
zgodba stára kot svet a story as old as the hills
stári jeziki ancient languages pl, classics pl (s konstr. v sg)
stára zgodovina ancient history
stára številka (časopisa) back number
iz stárih časov from days of yore
stára navada železna srajca habit is second nature
koliko ste stári? how old are you?, what age are you?, what is your age?
on je 15 let stár he is fifteen (years of age)
toliko je stár kot jaz he is my age, pogovorno he's the same age as me
stár sem več kot 30 let I am over thirty
on še ni (je blizu) 40 let stár he is on the right (ali on the sunny) side of forty
je že preko 40 let (star) he is on the wrong (ali on the shady) side of forty
ona še ni 20 let stára she is not yet out of her teens
to te dela stárega that makes you look old, pogovorno it puts years on you
on je kaki dve leti starejši od mene he is some two years my senior
on je (že) čez 70 let (star) he is seventy odd
ne bo delal stárih kosti he won't make old bones
stár postajati to grow old
vse gre po stárem everything's going on in the same old way
vse ostane pri stárem everything stays as it was (ali as before)
(zdravstveno) še nisem »stari« I am not my old self yet
kje so dobri stári časi? where are the good old days?

stráža watch, guard; (vojaška) sentry, sentinel, (služba), sentry-go; (stavkajočih) pickets pl

mejna stráž frontier guard
prednja stráž vanguard, outpost
zadnja stráž rearguard
telesna, osebna stráž bodyguard
častna stráž guard of honour
nočna stráž night watch
kraljeva konjeniška stráž VB Horse Guards pl, Life Guards pl, (skupaj) the Household Cavalry
na stráži on guard, guard on duty
biti na stráži to be on guard duty; to keep watch (ali guard)
vojak na stráži the soldier is on guard
iti na strážo to go on guard (duty)
izmenjati strážo to relieve the guard
nastopiti strážo to mount guard
postaviti strážo to post sentries
stati na stráži to stand guard; to mount guard
jaz bom na stráži (figurativno, pogovorno) I'll keep my eyes open, I'll keep my weather eye open, I'll be on the lookout

svarílo warning (pred of); admonition, admonishment; alarm; premonition

ostro svarílo stern warning
upoštevati svarílo, zmeniti se za svarílo, ozirati se na svarílo to heed a warning
ni se zmenil za svarílo he ignored the warning
svarílo ni zaleglo the warning was not heeded (ali was ignored)
jaz bi njegovo nesrečo vzel za svarílo I would take his misfortune as a warning