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presréčen too happy; extremely happy, overjoyed; most happy

biti presréčen to be beside oneself with happiness (ali joy)

prestáva tehnika gear, transmission; (prevod) translation; gramatika inversion

avto ima štiri prestáve the car has four gears
menjati prestáve to change gear
bicikel s tremi prestávami a three-speed bicycle; (premestitev) transfer

prestláti

prestláti posteljo to change the bed linen (ali bedclothes), to put clean sheets on the bed

préstol throne

(ki je) brez préstola throneless
dedič préstola heir to the throne
zasedba préstola accession to the throne
posaditi, postaviti na préstol koga to enthrone
zopet postaviti na préstol to restore to the throne
pahniti s préstola, vreči s préstola to dethrone
priti na préstol, zasesti préstol to accede to the throne, to come to the throne, to mount the throne
slediti na préstolu to succeed to the throne

prestóp going over (to)

prestóp k drugi veri change of religion, conversion
prestóp k delavski stranki changing over to (ali joining) the Labour Party

prestópati ➞ prestopiti

prestópati se z ene noge na drugo to shift from one foot to the other

prestópek offence (proti against), contravention, trespass, transgression, violation

disciplinski prestópek breach of discipline; (patentni) infringement
kazenski prestópek crime
manjši prestópek minor (ali lesser) offence, misdemeanour
zagrešiti prestópek to commit an offence
gospodarski prestópek economic crime, offence against economic or financial regulations

prestrášen frightened (ob at, of); alarmed; startled; scared; terrified

biti prestrášen to be frightened (ali scared)
biti ves prestrášen to have one's heart in one's boots

prestréči

prestréči udarec to parry a blow
prestréči sporočilo to intercept a message

presúnjen (ganjen) moved (ob at, by)

biti do solz presúnjen to be moved to tears

pretèg exertion, effort

na vse pretège with might and main, with all one's might
truditi se na vse pretège to try one's utmost, to go all out, to take great pains, to make the greatest exertions

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)

pretéklost past, past time; past history; former (ali past) times pl; (davna) ancient times pl, past ages pl, bygone years pl, time of yore, hoary antiquity

v pretéklosti in the past
dobra, neoporečna (slaba) osebna pretéklost good, irreproachable (bad) record
burna (osebna) pretéklost chequered career
osebna pretéklost (življenje) past, career, antecedents pl
pogled, gledanje v pretéklost retrospection
imeti burno pretéklost to have a turbulent (ali chequered) past
čisto, neoporečno pretéklost (figurativno) to have a clean slate
ne poznam njegove pretéklosti I do not know his past

pretèp fight(ing); scuffle, tussle, brawl, pogovorno punchup

priti do pretèpa to come to blows, to exchange blows

prétnja threat (z of), menace (komu to someone)

prétnja z vojno threat of war
prétnja míru threat to peace
prazne prétnje idle threats pl
izreči prétnjo proti komu to utter a threat against someone

pretrés pretrésanje concussion, commotion; shock; emotion; thrill; (razpravljanje) debate, discussion, discourse; (rešetanje) sifting

pretrés, pretrésanje možganov concussion of the brain
vzeti v pretrés, pretrésanje to examine, to discuss, to review, to criticize

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

preudárek consideration; discretion

po zrelem preudárku on mature consideration, all things considered
ravnati po lastnem preudárku to use one's own discretion

prevèč too much, too many; more than enough

več kot prevèč enough and to spare
eden je prevèč v sobi there's one too many in the room

prevêlik too big (ali large, tall, great, bulky)

čevlji so mi prevêliki the shoes are too big for me
imeti prevêliko oblast to have too much power