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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)

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

prekíniti to interrupt; to make a break, to break off; (telefon) to cut off; to disconnect; to intermit; to cease, to suspend; (stike) to drop

prekíniti delo to strike
prekíniti predmet razgovora to drop the subject
prekíniti naročilo časopisa to discontinue a newspaper
koga na kratko, ostro prekíniti to cut someone short, to take someone up short
prekíniti promet to interrupt (ali to hold up) the traffic
osorno koga prekíniti to be curt (ali brusque) with someone, to snub someone

premestítev (premaknitev) shift, transposition; (uradnika) transference, transfer; removal; displacement

prositi za premestítev to apply for a transfer
premestítev uradnika na drugo službeno mesto transfer of an official (ali a clerk) to another post (ali place of employment)

premestíti to transpose, to displace, to shift; (v službi) to move, to transfer

premestíti uradnika na drugo službeno mesto to move a clerk to another post (ali place of employment)
premestíti se to move (ali to shift) to another place

premíkati to move, to displace; to shift; (železnica) to shunt

premíkati se to move
premíkati vlak na stranski tir to shunt a train to a siding
premíkati (menjati) kulise to shift the scenes
stvari so se začele premíkati (figurativno) things began to move

premóč predominance (v in, nad over); preponderance (over); superiority, superior force; paramountcy; figurativno overweight; vojska superior forces pl

številčna premóč numerical superiority
proti veliki premóči (z malo upanja na uspeh) against long odds
imeti premóč nad to have the upper hand (ali advantage) over, to dominate, to predominate
vdati (ukloniti) se premóči to yield to superior forces

prêmog coal

prêmog lignit lignite
mehki prêmog soft coal
trdi prêmog hard coal
rjavi prêmog brown (ali vegetable) coal; (antracit) anthracite, hard coal
smolnat, smolasti prêmog bituminous coal
nesortiran prêmog ungraded coal
kopanje, proizvodnja prêmoga coal-mining
nahajališče prêmoga coalfield
lopa za prêmog coal shed
shramba za prêmog coalhole, coal store
nakladač, nakladalec prêmoga coal-heaver
ladja, vagon za prevoz prêmoga coaler
poraba prêmoga consumption of coal, coal consumption
posoda za prêmog coal scuttle
parnik na prêmog coal-burner
rudnik prêmoga coal mine
skladišče prêmoga coal yard
trgovec s prêmogom coal merchant
zaboj za prêmog coal-bin
naložiti prêmog na ogenj to put coal on the fire
naložil bom še malo prêmoga I'll just put a bit more coal on
vzeti, založiti se s prêmogom (o lokomotivi) to take on coal

premožênje (posest) property; (denar) fortune, means pl, funds pl; (bogastvo) wealth

ocenitev premožênja (davčna) assessment of property
prijava premožênja declaration of property
delež v premožênju share in property
davek na premožênje property tax
obdavčitev premožênja property taxation
prenos premožênja transfer of property
škoda na premožênju damage to property

prenêsti to transport, to transmit; to carry over; to transfer (z... na from... to), to turn over to; (pretrpeti) to bear, to stand

prenesèn pomen figurative sense
prenesel je posle na svojega družabnika he has turned the business over to his partner
veliko prenêsti (figurativno) to have a strong back

preobràt (javnega mnenja ipd.) about-turn, turnabout, ZDA about-face; U-turn; (sudden) change

preobràt z levice na desnico politika switch (in policy ali in allegiance) from the Left to the Right

preorientírati to change ali alter (a policy, practice, itd.)

preorientírati se to cange course, to change over, to switch
podjetje se je preorientiralo na izdelovanje plastičníh predmetov the business has switched (ali gone over) to the manufacture of plastics

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!

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

prepláh alarm

dati znak za prepláh to give (ali to raise, to sound) the alarm
povzročiti prepláh to cause alarm
konec prepláha all clear
prepláh na borzi a scare on the Stock Exchange
povzročiti prazen prepláh to cry wolf

prepríčati to persuade (o of), to convince (of); to prevail (koga on, upon someone)

ki se da prepríčati open to persuasion
težko ga je prepríčati he is hard to convince
prepríčati nasprotnika to convince one's opponent
prepríčati se to convince oneself, to assure oneself (of, that); to make sure (o of), to ascertain (da that)
prepričal sem se na lastne oči I saw it with my own eyes
prepríčati koga o čem (pogovorno) to bring something home to someone

presenéčenje surprise; astonishment; amazement

kakšno presenéčenje! what a surprise!
na veliko moje presenéčenje much to my surprise
napraviti otroku presenéčenje to give a child a surprise
povzročiti veliko presenéčenje to cause great surprise

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

preskočíti to jump (ali to leap, to spring, to hop, to skip) over (ali across); (zapreko, figurativno) to clear, to negotiate

preskočíti dve leti to skip two years
preskočíti vrsto to skip a line; (jarek) to jump over, to leap over; (besedo, stavek) to omit, to skip, to leave out
preskočíti od ene téme na drugo to skip from one topic to another