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povíšanje rise; elevation; enhancement; increase; (napredovanje) promotion, advancement

povíšanje mezd wage rise, pay rise, rise of wages
povíšanje plače rise in salary, increase of salary
prositi, zahtevati povíšanje plače to ask for a pay rise ali rise

povračílo return

kot, v, za povračílo za in return for; repayment; (kot kazen) retribution, (represalija) reprisal, retaliation; (denarja) refund, restitution
dan povračíla je prišel (napočil) the day of retribution has arrived
ostati dolžan povračílo komu to owe someone a favour
kaj sem dobil kot povračílo za svojo prijaznost? what did I get in return for my kindness?
izvajati povračílo (represalije) nad to carry out reprisals against

požár fire; burning; conflagration

svetovni požár world conflagration
varen pred požárom fireproof
zaščita (zavarovanje) proti požáru fire precautions (fire insurance)
naša hiša je bila popolnoma uničena v požáru our house has been burnt down
požár izbruhne a fire breaks out
požár je celo mesto spremenil v pepel the fire has left the whole town in ashes
po požáru so od hiše ostali le štirje zidovi the house has been gutted by fire

práh dust; pulverized matter; powder

cvetni práh (pelod) pollen
mleko, sladkor v práhu powdered milk, caster sugar
zlati práh gold dust
oblak práhu a cloud of dust
kakšen práh! what a dust!
(p)obrisati práh to dust
dvigniti práh figurativno to kick up (ali to make, to raise) a dust
dvignil je precéj práhu figurativno he made a great stir
to je dvignilo precéj práhu it made a great stir, it created a great sensation
otresti, stresti práh s čevljev to shake the dust off one's feet
zdrobiti, zmleti v práh to powder, to pulverize, to reduce to dust (ali to powder)
práh si in v práh se boš povrnil! religija arhaično dust thou art and unto dust thou shalt return
neprepusten za práh dustproof

pránje washing, wash; (rane) bathing

pránje glave shampoo
v pránju in the wash
perilo v pránju (the) washing, (the) wash
korito za pránje washing trough
imela je veliko pránje pretekli teden she had a lot of washing last week
pošljite to v pránj! send this to the wash!
biti potreben pránja to need washing

práv just, right; (zelo) very

práv zdaj just now
práv rad with (great) pleasure, very (ali most) willingly, gladly
práv! all right!, okay! (krajšava: O.K., OK)
takó je práv that's right, all right
práv dobro quite well
práv takó! just so!, quite!, quite so!
práv nič nothing at all
práv škoda je, da... it is a great pity that...
práv nobenega denarja nimam I have no money whatever
nimamo práv nobenih izkušenj we have no experience whatsoever
ta klobuk mi je práv this hat suits (ali fits) me well
moja ura gre práv my watch goes well (ali keeps good time)
moja ura ne gre práv my watch is going wrong
ravno práv prihajaš you come just in time
práv blizu stanujemo we live quite close by
ne razumeš me práv you do not rightly understand me, you mistake my meaning
ne vem práv, kaj naj naredim I hardly know (ali I am at a loss) what to do
to mi je ravno práv it is just what I want
če vam je to práv if it is convenient for you, pogovorno if it's all right by you
če ti je práv ali ne whether you like it or not
práv ti je; práv se ti je zgodilo (se ti godi) it serves you right; you got what you deserved
práv mu je! serves him right!
imeti práv to be right
imaš práv you are right
práv napraviti, delati to do right, to do what is right
komu práv napraviti to suit, to please someone
vsem ne moreš práv narediti you can't please everybody
to ni práv od tebe you are wrong there
meni je práv I don't mind (ali object), that's all right with me, I agree
vam je práv, če pridete jutri? does it suit you to come to-morrow?
to mi je práv (mi ustreza) that suits me fine
práv priti (koristiti) to come in handy
vse práv pride every little helps
to utegne práv priti it may come in useful
práv tako bi lahko rekli, da... we might just as well say that...
ta vrvica utegne pozneje práv priti this string may come in handy later on
priti ravno práv (kot nalašč) to be most welcome
práv takó likewise
práv nocoj (še nocoj) this very night
práv na začetku at the very beginning

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

právi -a, -o right, the right one; proper; (neponarejen) natural, pure, genuine, unadulterated; perfect, quite a; (resnlčen) real, true, veritable, authentic, actual; (točen) accurate, correct; (zvest) true, true-blue; (iskren) sincere, felt

právi, -a, -o brat full brother
práva sestra full sister
právi, -a, -o denar good money
právo zlato pure gold, genuine (ali real) gold
právi, -a, -o kot geometrija rectangle
práva pot the right way
právi, -a, -o mož (človek) the right man
právi, -a, -o mož na pravem mestu (figurativno) a square peg in a square hole
o právem času in due course, at the right time, in the nick of time
na právem mestu in the proper place
právi, -a, -o Francoz, ta možakar! a true Frenchman, that man!
právi, -a, -o pravcati bedak a regular fool, a prize idiot
právi, -a, -o pravcati lopov an arrant knave, a confirmed rascal
právi, -a, -o pravcati detektiv a real, live detective
to je právi, -a, -o mož this is a real man
on je právi, -a, -o avtor te knjige he is the true author of this book
on ni čisto pri právi, -a, -o (pameti) he is not quite in his senses
on je práva ničla (figurativno) he is a mere cipher
to je práva sreča it is a piece of real good luck
to ne gre čisto po právem (figurativno) there is some skulduggery in it, I suspect foul play
ni nobene práve razlike med njima there is no real difference between the two
imeli smo právo poplavo doma we have had a real inundation at home
naleteti na právega to meet one's match
priti na právo mesto to come to the proper place
urezal si se v prst, práva reč! you have cut your finger, what's that? (ali it's nothing to make a fuss about)

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

praznína vacuum, pl -s, vacua; void; vacancy; emptiness; (belina) blank

boleča praznína aching void
popolna praznína a perfect vacuum
Torricellijeva praznína Torricellian vacuum
njegova smrt je pustila prazníno v njenem življenju his death has left a void (ali a vacuum) in her life
narava mrzi prazníno nature abhors a vacuum
zapolniti prazníno to fill a vacancy

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

prebíti to break through, to pierce; to pass through; (čas) to pass (the time), to spend

prebíti led to break the ice
prebíti noč brez spanja to spend a sleepless night
prebíti zid to breach a wall
prebíti zvočni zid to break the sonic barrier
prebíti se (s komolci) skozi množico to elbow one's way through a crowd
s težavo se prebíti skozi življenje to have great difficulty in making both ends meet, to earn a meagre living, to lead a precarious existence, to live from hand to mouth
prebíti se skozi leto to manage to survive another year

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

prebudíti prebújati to wake (up), to awaken, to awake; to arouse, to rouse (tudi figurativno)

prebudíti, prebújati se to wake (up), to awake, to be awakened (ali roused), to rouse
hrup me je prebudil the noise woke me up
vso hišo boš prebudil you'll wake the whole house
hrup, ki bi prebudil mrtvece a noise to waken the dead
žal mi je, da sem vas prebudil I am sorry I woke you up
prebudíti, prebújati iz letargije (apatije) to arouse from lethargy (apathy), to shake someone out of his lethargy
narava se prebudi spomladi nature wakes in spring

precèp cleft; fissure; figurativno (primež) vice; dilemma; scrape

biti v precèpu figurativno to be on the horns of dilemma, to be in a cleft stick
dobiti koga v precèp to drive someone into a corner, to get someone into a corner
imeti koga v precèp to have someone over a barrel

préd² (krajevno) before, in front of; ahead of; (časovno) previous to, up to, prior to; ago, since, back

préd hišo before (ali in front of) the house
préd pričami (notarjem) in the presence of witnesses (of a Notary Public)
dve uri préd časom two hours before time (ZDA ahead of time)
préd Kristom before Christ (krajšava: B.C.)
préd polnočjo before midnight
10 minut préd 9. uro 10 minutes to (ZDA of) nine
préd poldnevom in the morning, in the forenoon
préd pol ure (14 dnevi, enim mesecem, dvema letoma) half an hour (a fortnight, a month, two years) ago
préd kratkim recently, of late, lately
préd vsem first of all, above all
(prav) préd mojimi očmi before my very eyes
ne préd 10. uro not till ten o'clock
dan préd mojim odhodom the day before (ali previous to) my departure
préd nekaj urami a few hours back
delo je bilo gotovo šest mesecev préd planom the work was completed six months ahead of schedule
on je prav (tik) préd nami he is just ahead of us
šel je préd menoj he preceded me, he went in front, he led the way
tekla je préd nami she ran ahead of us
vlak ne bo odpeljal préd osmo uro the train will not leave till (ali before) 8 o'clock
imeti kaj préd seboj (figurativno) to have something coming to one, to be in for something
nimava (nimamo) nobenih skrivnosti drug préd drugim we have no secrets from each other (from one another)
imeti prednost préd kom to have the advantage of someone
imeti kaj préd očmi (figurativno) to have (ali to keep) something in mind (ali in view, in sight)
ne pride mi več préd oči he shuns me
od teme se ne vidi prst préd očmi it is pitch-dark
ne bom odpotoval préd enim tednom I shan't start for a week (ali for a week yet)

predél region; tract; district; (oddelek) compartment; (pregrada) partition

ozek predél dežele, ozemlja a narrow tract of land
v raznih predélih sveta in various parts of the world
brezatomski predél nuclear-free zone

predélati predelováti to remake; to remodel, to recast; to reshape, to re-form; (napisano) to rewrite; to refashion; (surovine) to work something (into)

predélati, predelováti grodelj v jeklo to work pig iron into steel
predélati, predelováti mleko v maslo in sir to turn milk into butter and cheese, to produce butter and cheese from milk; (preštudirati) to study thoroughly, to go over
predélati, predelováti knjigo (preštudirati) predélati, predelováti to study intensively (ali pogovorno to swot up) a book
predélati, predelováti plašč ZDA to make over a coat

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

predsedováti to be president (oziroma chairman); to act as chairman; to preside (zborovanju over a meeting)

predsedováti seji, sestanku to chair a meeting, to take the chair at a meeting
predseduje g. X. Mr. X. is in the chair