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povláčiti

povláčiti z brano to harrow

povrníti to return; to render; to repay; to give back

povrníti voznino to refund someone's fare
povrníti dobro za slabo to return (ali to render) good for evil
povrníti milo za drago; (šilo za ognjilo); enako z enakim to give tit for tat
povrníti zlo za zlo to return (ali to render) evil for evil, to take an eye for an eye
stroški mu bodo povrnjeni he will be reimbursed his expenses
ne povrníti česa (ne se izkazati hvaležnega) to make no return for something
povrníti se to return

pozív appeal; (uraden) summons; (vojaški) call-up; injunction

sodni pozív subpoena, writ (of summons), (z grožnjo kazni) (writ of) subpoena
napisati pozív to draw up a writ
pozív v vojsko, na orožne vaje call-up
izročiti pozív to serve with a summons (ali a writ), to summons
odzvati se, ustreči nujnemu pozívu to obey an urgent summons

poznán known, noted (po for)

poznán z acquainted with (someone); (znamenit) famous
dobro poznán well-known
poznán pod imenom known as...
sicer (drugače) poznán pod imenom... alias...; also known as (krajšava: aka)

poznánstvo acquaintance; acquaintanceship

gojiti, vzdrževati poznánstvo z to cultivate the acquaintance of
skleniti poznánstvo z to form an acquaintance with, to become acquainted with
priložnostno poznánstvo casual acquaintance
bežno poznánstvo nodding acquaintance

požírati to swallow; to gulp; to devour; to consume

požírati kilometre (figurativno) to eat up the miles
naglo, krepko požírati to swig
požírati roman to devour a novel
z očmi požírati to feast one's eyes (kaj on something)
požrla ga je neka zver a wild beast devoured him
tako me grlo boli, da komaj požiram my throat is so sore that I can hardly swallow

právda case, suit, lawsuit; action, process

civilna právda civil suit
stranka v právdi party to an action
stranka, nasprotnik v právdi opposing party
dobiti (izgubiti) právdo to win (to lose) a suit (ali one's case)
imeti právdo z to go to law against, to be at law with
voditi právdo to carry on a lawsuit
dobiti svojo právdo to win one's case (ali lawsuit)
právda še teče the case continues, lawsuit is still in process

pravíca right; justice; equity; title (do, na, za to), claim (do to)

po pravíci rightly, justly, with (good) reason, in justice, in equity
po pravíci ali po krivici rightly or wrongly
vse pravíce pridržane all rights reserved
osnovne človeške pravíce basic human rights pl
domovinska pravíca right of domicile (ali of citizenship)
glasovalna pravíca right to vote
literarna pravíca copyright
lastninska pravíca right of possession, ownership, proprietorship
splošna volilna pravíca universal suffrage, franchise
aktivna volilna pravíca right to vote, the elective franchise
pasivna volilna pravíca eligibility
pravíca pesti, sile club law
pravíca preiskave right of search
pravíca odpovedi right of notice
pravíce in dolžnosti rights and duties
bežati pred roko pravíce to flee from justice
boriti se za pravíco to fight for justice
pravíci je bilo zadoščeno justice was done
sila je močnejša kot pravíca might makes right, might is (above) right
imeti pravíco do... to have a right to..., to be entitled to...
nimaš pravíce do tega you have no right (ali title) to it
imam pravíco zvedeti vso resnico I have a right to know the full truth
enake pravíce imeti to have equal rights
krojiti pravíco to administer justice
sam si krojiti pravíco to take the law into one's own hands
kratiti komu njegove pravíce to encroach upon someone's rights
da po pravíci povem, po pravíci rečeno to be quite frank; honestly speaing
odreči se svojim pravícam to waive one's rights
pridobiti si pravíco (do) to acquire the right (to)
priti do svoje pravíce to obtain justice
storil sem to z vso pravíco I had a perfect right to do it, I was entitled to do it
uveljaviti svoje pravíce to prove one's rights
s kakšno pravíco vstopate? what right have you to enter
vztrajati pri svojih pravícah, ne odstopiti od svojih pravic to stick up for (ali to hold out for) one's rights
imeti pravíco na svoji strani to be in the right; to have right on one's side

prebádati

prebádati koga z očmi to look daggers at someone

prebíjati to punch; to pierce

prebíjati se skozi to work one's way through
prebíjati se (skozi življenje) to rub along, to struggle along
tesnó se prebíjati z denarjem to make both ends meet
s težavo se prebíjati skozi življenje to have great difficulty in making both ends meet
komaj se prebíjati to eke out a poor (ali miserable) existence, to go through a lot of hardship

prebôsti to pierce, pesniško to transpierce; to transfix (z with); to perforate, to puncture; to make a hole; (človeka) to knife, to stab, to run through, (z rogovi) to gore

prebôsti koga z mečem to run a sword through someone's body, to run someone through

prebráti to select, to pick out, to sort out; (knjigo) to read (all) over (ali through)

bežno prebráti to skip through
prebráti v presledkih to read in snatches
skrbno prebráti to peruse
prebráti knjigo od začetka do konca to read a book from cover to cover
z muko prebráti knjigo to wade through a book

predáti (dati naprej) to hand over; (izročiti) to deliver, to turn over; (prenesti na) to transfer; (trdnjavo) to surrender

predal je posle, podjetje svojemu družabniku he has turned over the business to his partner
tata so predali milici the thief was handed over to the police
predáti se vojska to capitulate, to hoist (ali to show, to wave) the white flag
predáti se na milost in nemilost to surrender unconditionally
predáti se komu to give oneself up to someone
predáti se z dušo in telesom to give oneself body and soul (to)
predáti se pijači to become addicted to drink (mamilom to drugs)

predávanje lecture

urnik predávanj timetable
imeti predávanje to give (ali to read, to hold, to deliver) a lecture (o on, komu to someone), to lecture (on a subject)
obiskovati predávanja to attend lectures (ali a course of lectures)
poslušati predávanje to attend a lecture
prisostvovati predávanju to attend (ali to be present at) a lecture
namenoma ne iti na (»špricati«) predávanje to skip, to cut a lecture
z risbami na tabli spremljano predávanje chalktalk

prêdlog proposal, proposition; (na skupščini ipd.) motion; (pobuda) suggestion; (ponudba) offer, tender; (priporočilo) recommendation

na prêdlog upon the proposal (ali motion) of...
na moj prêdlog at my suggestion
spremljevalni amendment
zakonski prêdlog bill
mirovni prêdlogi peace proposals pl
kdo je za prêdlog? who is in favour?
dati prêdlog na glasovanje to put a motion to the vote, to get a motion voted on
izdelati prêdlog to draw up (ali to frame) a proposal
prêdlog je naletel na splošno odobravanje the proposal met with general approbation
odkloniti prêdlog z večino glasov to vote down a proposal
prêdlog je bil odklonjen z 20 glasovi proti 12 the motion was lost by 20 votes to 12
podpreti prêdlog to support (ali to second) a motion
ni upanja, da bi prêdlog postal zakon the bill has no chance of becoming law
sprejeti prêdlog to adopt a proposal
prêdlog je bil (soglasno) sprejet the motion was carried (unanimously)
prêdlog je prodrl the proposal went through, the ayes had it
staviti prêdlog to move; to put forward a motion
strinjam se z vašim prêdlogom I agree with your proposal
zavrniti prêdlog to reject (ali to turn down) a proposal
umakniti prêdlog to withdraw a proposition

prêdmet object; subject; subject matter; thing; (téma) theme; (razgovora) subject, topic

k prêdmetu! (= stvari, poziv predsednika) keep to the point (ali the subject)!
prêdmet na razstavi (eksponat) exhibit
prêdmet v razpravljanju, razpravi subject under discussion
učni prêdmet subject (ali branch) of instruction
obvezen (neobvezen, dodaten) (učni) prêdmet compulsory (optional, additional) subject
študijski stranski prêdmet subsidiary subject, ZDA minor
študirati kot stranski prêdmet ZDA to minor
študijski prvi, glavni prêdmet main subject, ZDA major
študirati nekaj kot glavni prêdmet ZDA to major in something
oddaljiti se od prêdmeta to stray (too far) from the subject
ne se oddaljiti od prêdmeta to keep to the point
skakati z enega prêdmeta na drugega to skip from one subject to another
to se ne tiče prêdmeta that is irrelevant
prêdmet posmeha subject (ali butt) of ridicule
neznani leteči prêdmet unidentified flying object (ufo)

preglasováti to vote down; to outvote

biti z veliko večino preglasovan to be snowed down

pregovoríti to persuade

(koga) to talk someone into, to prevail upon someone, pogovorno to get someone to do something
z dobrikanjem koga pregovoríti, da kaj naredi to coax someone into doing something
niso ga mogli pregovoríti he could not be prevailed upon
skušal me je pregovoríti, da bi kupil knjigo he tried to talk me into buying the book
pregovoríti koga, da opusti svoj namen to talk someone out of his purpose
hotel je zapustiti svojo domovino, pa so ga pregovorili he wanted to leave his country, but they talked him out of it

prehrániti to nourish, to provide with food; to support, to maintain; to keep

prehrániti se to maintain oneself, to support oneself; to subsist (ob, od on, upon, z by)

preizkúšnja test, trial, proof; tryout

stroga preizkúšnja ordeal
težka preizkúšnja stern test
biti na preizkúšnji to be on probation
najtežja preizkúšnja crucial test
postaviti na preizkúšnjo to put to the test, to test
na hudo preizkúšnjo stavljaš mojo potrpežljivost you are trying my patience
preizkúšnja z ognjem (vodo) zgodovina ordeal by fire (water)