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poúk lesson (s pl); school; instruction

imeti poúk to have lessons
prisostvovati poúku to attend classes
to naj ti bo v poúk let this be a lesson to you
imam poúk do enajstih I have lessons till eleven o'clock
poúk se bo začel 1. septembra the school meets on September 1st
neopravičeno izostati od poúka to play truant, to stay away from school, ZDA to play hooky; to cut school
danes ni poúka there is no school today
poúka je konec school is over

pozábljen forgotten; lost ali sunk in oblivion; out of mind

dolgo odsoten, kmalu pozábljen long gone, soon forgotten
kar je bilo, naj bo pozábljeno! (figurativno) let sleeping dogs lie!
biti pozábljen to be lost in obscurity

poznáti to know (koga someone), to be acquainted (with someone), to be familiar (with someone)

samo po videzu ga poznam I know him only by sight
poznáti po imenu to know by name
že več let ga poznam I have known him for years
poznamo jih že pet let we have known them for five years
ne hoteti poznáti koga to cut someone, to turn one's back on someone, to give someone the cold shoulder, to cold-shoulder someone
ne poznáti (ne vedeti za) to be ignorant of, to be a stranger to
ne poznam strahu I am devoid of fear
on ne pozna težav he is ignorant of the difficulties, he does not know the difficulties
pozna se mu na obrazu, da je utrujen one can see by his face that he is tired
ne poznajo se mu leta he does not look his age
žal vas (jaz) ne poznam you have the advantage of me

prág threshold; doorstep

železniški prág VB sleeper, ZDA cross-tie
ne bo več prestopil mojega praga! he shall never cross my threshold again!, he shall never darken my door again
pomesti pred svojim prágom to clean one's own doorstep; to mind one's own business
naj pometajo pred svojim prágom! (figurativno) let them mind their own business!
biti na prágu življenja figurativno to be on the threshold of life
na prágu moške dobe on the threshold of manhood

práha fallow ground, ploughed in autumn and left unsown till the following spring

puščati v práho to let a field lie fallow, to fallow; to allow land to lie idle

predpostáviti (domnevati) to suppose; to presuppose; to presume

predpostavimo, da (bi to bilo res) supposing that (it were true), let us suppose (that to be true)

predstáviti to present (to)

predstáviti koga komu to introduce someone to someone, to make someone acquainted with someone
naj vas predstavim! let me introduce you!
dovolite, da vam predstavim svojega prijatelja! allow me to introduce my friend to you
kdaj se lahko osebno predstavim? when may I present myself personally?
predstáviti vlado parlamentu to present the Government to Parliament
se smem predstáviti? may I be introduced?

prélog (praha) fallow ground

pustiti njivo v prélogu to let a field lie fallow, to let go to waste

premísliti to think, to think over, to reflect, to consider; to deliberate; to take thought; to ponder upon; to reconsider; to weigh the pros and cons; (figurativno) to chew the cud

naj malo premislim! let me see!
premislil bom o tem I'll think it (ali the matter) over
dajte, da premislim! give me time to think!
dobro kaj premísliti to think twice about something
še enkrat stvar premísliti to give the matter second thoughts
premisli preko noči! sleep on it!
premislil je, preden je odgovoril he took thought before replying
potem ko sem dobro premislil... on second thoughts...
ko sem znova premislil, sem uvidel, da nimam prav after further thought I saw I was wrong
premísliti si (se) to change one's mind, to alter one's mind, to think better of (it)

premnóg many a

premnógi pl too many; too great a number
premnógo too much, overmuch
premnógo delo too much work, overwork
premnógo let too many years

prepustíti prepúščati to leave (komu to someone); to relinquish; to yield (up), to give up; (odstopiti) to cede (to), to surrender; (prenesti) to transfer, to make over, ta assign

prepustíti, prepúščati se to give oneself up, to surrender oneself (to), to yield oneself (to); to resign
prepustíti, prepúščati se tuji milosti to throw oneself on someone's mercy
prepustíti, prepúščati se obupu to yield to despair
to prepuščam vam I leave it to you, I let you have it
prepustíti, prepúščati se komu to give oneself up (to someone)
prepustíti, prepúščati svoje imetje komu to resign one's property to someone
prepustíti, prepúščati koga njegovi usodi to resign someone to his fate
prepustíti, prepúščati se svoji usodi to resign oneself to one's fate
prepustíti, prepúščati se svoji bolečini to surrender oneself (ali to give way, to succumb) to one's grief
prepustíti, prepúščati (predati) mesto, trdnjavo to yield a city, a fortress
prepustíti, prepúščati trdnjavo sovražniku to surrender the fortress to the enemy

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)

prevárati to cheat, to deceive, to mystify, to dupe, to swindle; to impose upon (someone), to take (someone) in; to overreach (someone); to hoodwink (someone)

dati se komu prevárati to let someone cheat you
njega je lahko prevárati he is easily imposed upon, he is easily duped, he is gullible
prevárati se to be deceived, to deceive oneself

preživéti to live; to survive; (prebiti) to spend; to spend one's life

ne bo preživel tega dne he will not survive this day
preživéti precéj stoletij to last many a century
preživéti koga to survive someone, to outlive someone
preživéti teden dni v Parizu to spend a week in Paris
to se je preživelo this has fallen into disuse (ali out of use)
preživéti svoje otroke to survive one's children
preživéti katastrofo to survive a disaster
če me bo preživel if he survives me
preživel je očeta za sedem let he survived his father by seven years

prijèm hold; grip; grasp; (za roke v steni) handhold

nagel prijèm grab; figurativno knack
ta vaza nima nobenega prijèma this vase offers no hold
izpustiti svoj prijèm to let go one's hold
on ve za pravi prijèm za to he knows the right way to tackle it

prílika¹ (priložnost) opportunity, occasion; chance

ob tej príliki on this occasion
ob prvi príliki at the first opportunity
ugodna prílika a favourable (ali lucky) chance (ali opportunity)
zlata prílika golden opportunity
ob vsaki príliki at every opportunity, on every occasion
po vsej príliki presumably
ob príliki one day or (the) other
dati komu príliko to give (ali to afford) someone an opportunity
izgubiti, zamuditi príliko to lose, to miss one's opportunity, to let one's chance slip by
izrabiti vsako príliko to take every opportunity
dobiti príliko to get the chance
izkoristiti príliko to avail oneself of the opportunity
ko se ponudi prílika when the opportunity crops up, when opportunity offers
ponudila se je prílika the opportunity happened to occur (ali cropped up)
popasti, zgrabiti príliko to seize (ali to take) the opportunity, figurativno to strike while the iron's hot
prílika naredi tatú temptation makes a thief
prílika zamujena ne vrne se nobena time and tide wait for no man

primér example; instance; case; illustration; (vzorec) model, pattern

kot na primér... such as...
za primér, kot primér as an example, as an illustration; by way of example
na primér for instance, for example, e.g.
v tem priméru in that case, in this instance
v vsakem priméru in any case, at any rate
v priméru, da... in case...
za vsak primér at all events
v najslabšem priméru at the worst, if the worst comes to the worst
v skrajnem priméru at a stretch, (največ, maksimalno) at the outside
brez priméra matchless, unparalleled, unprecedented
jaz, na primér... I, for one,...
po priméru... following the example of, in imitation of
v najboljšem priméru at the best
v devetih primérih od desetih nine times out of ten
precedenčen primér precedent
slab primér a poor example
svarilen, strašilen primér a deterrent example, an awful warning
kričeč primér a blatant case (ali example)
šolski primér a copybook case, a test case
tipičen, šolski primér test case
smrtni priméri fatal cases pl
moramo biti pripravljeni za vsak primér we must be ready for any contingency
krutost, ki nima (ji ni) priméra an act of unexampled (ali unprecedented) cruelty
dati primér to set an example
dajati dober primér komu to set a good example to someone
vzemi brata za primér! follow your brother's example, model yourself on your brother
kaznovati koga za primér (zgled) to make an example of someone
postaviti kot primér to set an example
navesti kot primér to exemplify, to instance, to cite as an example
naj vam navedem le nekaj primérov let me cite a few instances only
slediti priméru kake osebe to follow someone's example
služiti za primér to exemplify, to serve as an example
primere nudi... examples are afforded by...
ti priméri naj zadoščajo these instances may suffice

prosíti to ask (koga za kaj something of someone, someone for something); (vljudno) to beg, to request; to pray

milo prosíti (rotiti) to supplicate, to implore, to conjure, to beseech, to entreat, to deprecate; (pismeno) to petition, to solicit; to memorialize; (prosjačiti) to beg, to go begging, to be a beggar
prosíti za koga to plead for, to intervene for; (če nismo razumeli)
prosim? I'm sorry, what did you say?, pardon?, I beg your pardon; (odgovor na zahvalo)
prosim! don't mention it!, no trouble!, you are (quite) welcome!
prosíti kruha to ask for bread
prosíti za uslugo to ask a favour
prosim vas oproščenja (odpuščanja) I beg your pardon
prosim vas, vrnite denar! please let me have the money back!
prosíti za roko (zasnubiti dekle) to ask in marriage, to propose (to)
prosíti vse svetnike v nebesih to pray to every saint in Heaven
lepo vas prosim, napravite mi to uslugo! I beg you to do me this service!
prosim, povej mi vendar! (please) do tell me!
sedite, prosim! please take a seat! sit down, please!
vas smem prosíti za ogenj (za sol)? may I trouble you for a light (the salt)?
prosim, bodi tako dober in... be good enough (ali be so kind as) to...
prosil sem ga za to I asked it of him, I asked him for it
ne daj se prosíti! don't wait to be asked
vas smem prosíti za vaše ime? may I ask your name?
prosim za besedo! may I have leave to speak?, ZDA may I have the floor?
prosíti za dovoljenje koga to ask leave of someone
prosíti za oproščenje to excuse oneself, to apologize, to beg pardon
prosim, da mi oprostite! pardon me!, I beg your pardon!, excuse me!, I am sorry!
prosíti za službo to apply for a job (ali post), to submit an application for a post

ptíčji bird(-); of a bird; birdlike

ptíčje gnezdo bird's nest
ptíčji gnoj bird droppings pl
ptíčje jajce bird's egg
ptíčja jata flock of birds
ptíčja kletka (velika) aviary, (majhna) cage
ptíčji klic birdcall
ptíčja krma birdseed
ptíčji lép birdlime
ptíčje mleko (ki ga ni!) pigeon's milk
ptíčji (po)let bird flight
ptíčje petje bird song
ptíčja perspektiva bird's-eye view
ptíčje strašilo scarecrow
iti nabirat ptíčja gnezda to go bird('s) nesting

rásti to grow; to become taller, to become larger

lepo rásti to flourish, to thrive
pustiti rásti (gojiti) to (let) grow
pustiti si brado rásti to grow a beard; (naraščati) to increase, to rise, to go up; (cene) to rise, to advance, to go up