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presenéčen surprised; astonished; taken by surprise

skrajno presenéčen utterly astounded, pogovorno flabbergasted
zelo presenéčen full of surprise, amazed
bolj presenéčen kot prestrašen more surprised than frightened
bil sem presenéčen, da me ne pozna I was surprised he didn't recognise me

presenétiti to surprise; to take (someone) by surprise; to astonish; to astound, to confound

prijetno koga presenétiti to give someone a pleasant surprise
čisto me je presenetil he took me by surprise, he came upon me unawares
novica me je presenetila the news amazed me
dež nas je presenetil na pol pota the rain caught us when we were halfway there
noč me je presenetila na poti nightfall caught me on my way
smrt ga je presenetila sredi dela death came upon him in the middle of his work
presenétiti (zasačiti) tata (vlomilca) pri samem dejanju to surprise (ali to catch) a thief (a burglar) in the act (ali red-handed)
presenétiti se to be surprised, to be taken by surprise, to be taken unawares

preskakováti to jump (ali leap, spring, hop, skip) over (ali across); (večkrat) to keep jumping itd.; (čez vrv) to skip

on preskakuje strani, vrstice, besede (pri branju) he skips pages, lines, words

preskrbéti preskrbováti to procure; to provide; to supply; to furnish (with)

preskrbéti, preskrbováti komu kaj to procure something for someone
preskrbi mi... get me...
preskrbéti, preskrbováti kritje, plačilo to provide payment
preskrbéti, preskrbováti sredstva za... to provide the means for...
preskrbéti, preskrbováti mesto z elektriko to supply electricity to a town
preskrbéti, preskrbováti vojsko to supply the army
on je dobro preskrbljen he is well provided for
biti preskrbljen do smrti to have one's bread buttered for life
biti preskrbljen z to be provided with

preslíšati not to hear; to miss hearing; not to catch what has been said; (namenoma) to ignore

preslišal sem, kar je rekel I could not catch (ali hear) what he said

presojeválec judge; critic

on je dober presojeválec vina he is a good judge of wine

prestáti prestajáti to stand; to endure, to suffer, to undergo, to experience

mnogo prestáti, prestajáti to go through a great deal
prestáti, prestajáti preizkušnjo to stand a test, to undergo a trial
prestáti, prestajáti muke to be in torment, to suffer torments
mnogo sem prestal I have been through much trouble
veliko je prestal he had a rough time, he had it rough
revica je mnogo prestala the poor woman was sorely tried
prestáti, prestajáti (hude) bolečine to suffer (great) pain

prestáviti to displace; to transpose; (urednika) to transfer; (prevesti) to translate, to render into

prestavite bolj prosto! translate more freely!
prestavi to v francoščino! translate that into French!
prestavili so ga v Maribor he was transferred to Maribor

prêsti (predem) to spin; (o mački) to purr

čas prêsti (figurativno) to twiddle one's thumbs
od zadovoljstva prêsti kot mačka to purr with satisfaction ali pleasure
trda mu prede (figurativno) (pogovorno) he is in a tight corner (ali in a fix, in a tight spot, in a tight situation)

pretèk expiry, expiration, lapse; (preobilica) superabundance, plenty, profusion, exuberance, superfluity

po pretèku after the expiry (of)
po pretèku treh let after the lapse of three years
na pretèk more than enough, enough and to spare, in abundance
on ima denarja na pretèk he has plenty of money, he has money to spare
biti na pretèk to exist in abundance
imeti na pretèk (česa) to have more than enough, to have a surplus, to superabound (in, with)

pretíti to threaten (z with); to menace

dež pretí there is a threat of rain
nebo preti z nevihto the sky threatens a storm
zgradbi preti zrušenje the building threatens to collapse
pretili so nam s kaznijo they threatened us with punishment
pretil mi je z revolverjem he menaced me with his revolver
slabo vreme preti the weather looks threatening

pretrpéti to suffer, to endure, to undergo, to stand, to bear, to sustain; to experience

pretrpéti izgubo to suffer loss
pretrpéti operacijo to undergo an operation
pretrpéti bolečino (prenesti) to stand pain
pretrpéti škodo to suffer damage
mnogo je pretrpel (figurativno) he has been through the mill, he has undergone many trials, he has had a hard time

pretvárjati se to pretend, to feign, to sham; to simulate; to dissimulate, to dissemble

on se le pretvarja he is only shamming

pretvéza pretext; feint; pretence, ZDA pretense

pod pretvézo under the pretext (of), under the pretence (of), under the guise (of)
pod pretvézo da pomaga, je v resnici metal polena pod noge while pretending to help he was really hindering
pretvézo je vedno lahkó najti (figurativno) it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog
z lažnimi pretvézami under false pretences

prevárati to cheat, to deceive, to mystify, to dupe, to swindle; to impose upon (someone), to take (someone) in; to overreach (someone); to hoodwink (someone)

dati se komu prevárati to let someone cheat you
njega je lahko prevárati he is easily imposed upon, he is easily duped, he is gullible
prevárati se to be deceived, to deceive oneself

prevéjan cunning, crafty, wily, sly

on je prevéjan he is a sly dog (ali a knowing one, a deep one)

prevêsti (knjigo) to translate; to make a version; to render (v into)

dobesedno prevêsti to translate literally (ali word for word); (prepeljati) to convey (over); to transfer; to transport, to carry over; to lead (ali to take, to conduct) over (ali across) to the other side
prevedel je knjigo iz slovenščine v italijanščino he translated the book from Slovene (ali Slovenian) into Italian
napačno prevêsti to mistranslate

prevozíti to drive; to pass

prevozil je vse avtomobile he passed all the cars

prevzetováti to strut, to stalk; to flaunt

rad prevzetuje s svojim znanjem he likes flaunting his knowledge

prezapóslen overworked

prezapóslen je, da bi utegnil pomagati he is too busy to find time to help