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predvsèm above all (things); first of all

on je predvsèm pesnik he is nothing if not a poet

pregóvor proverb; saying; adage

priti v pregóvor to become proverbial
kot pravi pregóvor as the saying is (ali goes)
njuno prijateljstvo je prešlo v pregóvor their friendship has become proverbial (ali has become a byword)

prehitéti prehitévati to overtake; to outgo; to outpass; to pass by

tema ga je prehitela he was overtaken by darkness
moja ura prehiteva my watch is fast
prehitéti, prehitévati avto to pass a car
prehitéti, prehitévati koga v teku to outrun someone
prehitéti, prehitévati koga v hoji to walk faster than someone, to outstrip someone
prehitéti, prehitévati koga to get ahead of someone, (pustiti za seboj) to outdistance someone, (figurativno) to steal a march on someone

prehúd

ta je pa že prehúda! this is outrageous!

preiskoválen of inquiry; examining

preiskoválna komisija fact-finding committee; court of inquiry
preiskoválni sodnik investigating (ali examining) magistrate
preiskoválni zapor (zgradba) remand prison, (arest) imprisonment pending trial
oseba v preiskoválnem zaporu person remanded in custody
zapornik je v preiskoválnem zaporu the prisoner is on remand

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...

préjkone likely, probably

préjkone pride jutri he is likely to come tomorrow, he is expected (to come) tomorrow

prék prislov over, to (oziroma on) the other side; (predlog) across, over

prék hribov in dolin through the length and breadth of the country
prék mere excessively, inordinately
prék pričakovanja unexpectedly
prék poletja pending summer
prék moje volje against my will
prodajati vino prék ulice to sell wine for consumption off the premises; VB to run an offlicence
prék vrstnega reda out of turn
vlak je imel prék pol ure zamude the train is more than half an hour late (ali overdue)
iti prék vsega (na nič se ne ozirati) to disregard all considerations

prekòp (umeten) canal, (naraven) channel; (jarek) ditch, (odvodni) drain

morski prekòp ship canal (between two seas)
stranski prekòp side-canal
deželo preprezajo prekòpi the country is crisscrossed by (a network of) canals

prelívati to pour over (ali out), to decant, to spill over; (kri, solze) to shed (blood, tears)

prelívati se (barve) to flash with interchanging colours, to be iridescent
ta svila se preliva this is shot silk, this is watered silk
prelívati kri za domovino to shed one's blood for one's country
s prelivajočimi se barvami shot

premôči (premagati) to overcome, to overwhelm; to manage to acquire

tega ne premorem (si ne morem privoščiti) I cannot afford it
to je vse, kar premorem this is all my worldly property, arhaično these are all my goods and chattels (ali all my bag and baggage)

prenášati to carry; to transport; to transmit; radio to broadcast; (trpeti) to bear, to tolerate, to suffer, to stand

ni ga mogoče prenášati he is unbearable
tega ne morem več prenášati I can't stand it any longer
prenášati klimo to stand the climate

preneúmen too silly

(to) je preneúmno, da bi sploh govoril o tem it's too silly for words
preneúmno (je) (figurativno) it is too bad

preostáti to be left over, to be left; to remain

nič drugega ne preostane, razen... there is no other alternative but...
ne preostane nam nič drugega, kot da gremo there is nothing left for us but to go
ni mi preostalo nič drugega kot... no alternative was left for me but..., I had no alternative but...

prepád precipice, abyss; gulf; pesniško abysm; figurativno ruin

na robu prepáda on the brink of a precipice
dežela je na robu prepáda the country is on the brink of ruin
stal je na robu prepáda he stood on the edge of the precipice
prepád med razvitimi in nerazvitimi deželami the gulf between developed and undeveloped nations

prepíh draught; current of air

prepíh je there is a draught here
ne stoj na prepíhu! do not stand in the draught!

prepír quarrel, altercation, conflict, wrangle, row, squabble; (pričkanje) bickering, dispute

za prepír je treba dveh it takes two to make a quarrel
imeti glasen prepír s kom to have a row with someone
biti, živeti v prepíru s kom ta be at loggerheads with someone
priti v prepír s kom to get into a quarrel, to come to words with someone
končati prepír to put an end to a dispute
iskati, izzvati prepír to seek, to pick a quarrel (s kom with someone)
začeti prepír to kick up a row, to pick a quarrel, pogovorno to tread on someone's toes (ali on someone's corns)
on vedno išče prepíra (pogovorno) he is always out for trouble (ali for a row)

prepláviti to flood, to overflow, to inundate; to submerge; figurativno (o miših, žuželkah itd.) to infest

prepláviti trg to flood the market
prepláviti s tujimi proizvodi to flood with foreign produce
trg je preplavljen z blagom the market is flooded with merchandise

prepovédan prohibited; forbidden; suppressed; taboo

prepovédani sadež forbidden fruit
uvoz tega blaga je prepovédan the importation (ali import) of these goods is prohibited
dostop prepovédan! no admittance!, ZDA off limits!
kaditi, kajenje prepovédano! no smoking!, smoking (is) strictly prohibited!
; vstop prepovédan! no entrance, no admission!, keep out!
pod kaznijo prepovédan forbidden under penalty of law
plakatiranje prepovédano! no flyposting!, stick no bills!
(za)ustavljanje prepovédano! no loitering!
to je z zakonom prepovédano it is forbidden by law
prepovédana pot! no thoroughfare!

prepréčiti to prevent (from); to hinder, to obviate (something); to obstruct, to bar; to thwart; to frustrate, to foil, to baffle

prepréčiti delo (v parlamentu) to obstruct
prepréčiti nesrečo to prevent an accident
prepréčiti naklepe komu to baffle someone's designs
preprečili so mi načrte, naklepe I was thwarted in my plans, designs
prepréčiti načrte sovražniku to thwart the enemy's plans
bolje je prepréčiti kot lečiti prevention is better than cure, a stitch in time saves nine