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prepísati to copy (in writing), to make a copy; to transcribe; (v šoli nalogo) to copy, to crib

prepísati na čisto to make a fair copy, to copy out; (literarna kraja) to plagiarize
točno, dobesedno prepísati to copy out exactly, to copy to the letter; (v lepopisu, dokumente ipd.) to engross; (lastništvo) to convey, to transfer, to make over (property)
še enkrat prepísati to write out once again
prepisal je nalogo, vajo od mene he copied (ali cribbed) his exercise from me

prepláčan overpaid; bought at too high a price

preplàčati to pay too high a price (for); to overpay

močnó preplàčati to pay an exorbitant price, to pay through the nose; not to get one's money worth; (pasivno) to be overcharged
ne preplàčati to get one's money worth
preplačali smo we did not get our money's worth

preplúti to sail across, to cross by sailing; to voyage across; to make a passage

preplúžiti to plough up (over); to turn over with a plough; (znova plužiti) to plough

prepovédati to forbid, to prohibit; to disallow; (uradno) to interdict; to suppress; to ban; to veto, to put a veto on; (svobodo govora itd.) to suppress, pogovorno to gag

prepovédati vsa zborovanja to ban all meetings
prepovedali so mi iti tja I was forbidden to go there
prepovédati vstop v hišo to forbid someone the house
prepovedujem ti iti vén I forbid you to go out
zdravnik mi prepoveduje (piti) vino the doctor forbids me (to drink) wine

prerísati to copy a drawing (ali plan), to draw from the original; (skozi papir) to trace, to make a tracing

preséka narrow strip cut through a forest

prestrášiti to frighten; to scare, to alarm, to give (someone) a fright; to startle; to dismay, to appal

kako si me prestrašil! what a fright you gave me!
pošteno ste me prestrašili you gave me a real scare
na smrt prestrášiti to scare someone to death
prestrášiti se to take fright; to get frightened (ali alarmed), to be startled

prestrél a shot (through something); medicina ➞ prestrelina

prestrelíti to shoot through; to shoot a hole in

pretegníti se to injure oneself by lifting a heavy load; (od dela) to be overworked, to overwork

pretépati pretêpsti to beat (ali to thrash) thoroughly (ali all over), to beat someone black and blue; to maul; pogovorno to whop; to hide; to tan someone's hide; to give someone a good hiding

pretépati, pretêpsti s palico to belabour with a stick
pretépati, pretêpsti do mrtvega to thrash someone within an inch of his life
te bom pretepel, da boš črn I'll beat you black and blue

pretkánec cunning fellow; (figurativno) a sly dog, humoristično a slyboots

prevájati to translate; to make a version; to render into another language; to interpret

prevájati Cankarja v angleščino to translate Cankar into English
prevájati iz nemščine v fancoščino to translate from German into French
dobesedno prevájati to translate word for word
ta knjiga se da lepo prevájati this book translates well; elektrika to conduct
kovine dobro prevajajo električni tok metals are good conductors of electricity

prevéjanec a cunning (ali crafty, wily, sly, smart) fellow

preveseljáčiti (denar) to spend (one's money) having a good time, enjoying oneself; to squander (away); žargon to blue

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

prevézati (rano) to (re-)bandage, to re-dress, to change a dressing, to apply another dressing

prevíjanje (otroka) changing a baby, changing a baby's nappy; (rane) changing a bandage, changing a dressing;