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pozabljív forgetful; oblivious

biti pozabljív za (imeti slab spomin za) to be forgetful of, to have a poor memory for

pozdráviti¹ medicina to cure

pozdráviti se to recover (od from)
pozdráviti se od dolge bolezni to recover from a long illness
kar se ne da pozdráviti, je treba pretrpeti what can't be cured, must be endured

pozdráviti² pozdrávljatiy to greet; to salute; to pass the time of day; (pri odhodu) to bid farewell (to someone), (za dobrodošlico) to bid someone welcome, (po kom drugem) to give one's love (oziroma respects, compliments) to someone

pozdravite sestro! remember me to your sister!, give your sister my love!
pozdravi(te) ga od mene! remember me to him!, give him my kind regards
srčno vas pozdravlja (v pismih) yours sincerely, yours ever, (bolj formalno) yours faithfully
pozdráviti se to greet one another, to exchange the time of day
moj brat vas lepo pozdravlja my brother wants (ali begs) to be remembered to you

pôzen late; behind one's time

pôzno sadje late fruits pl
pôzne ure small hours pl
v pôznih 1890. letih in the late 1890's
najpozneje at the latest
bila je pôzna noč it was late at night
govorili so pôzno v noč they talked far into the night
žetev bo letos pôzna the crop will be late this year

pozibávati pozíbati to rock; to swing; to sway; (na kolenu, otroka) to dandle

veter pozibava drevesa the wind sways the trees
pozibávati, pozíbati se to rock, (na deski) to seesaw; (ladja) to lurch, to sway, (dete v naročju) to be dandled
drevesa se pozibavajo v vetru the trees sway in the wind (to and fro)

poznaválec connoisseur (of); expert; (competent) judge

poznaválec miniatur a connoisseur of miniatures
biti dober poznaválec glasbe to be a good judge of music
on je eden najboljših poznaválcev francoske književnosti he is one of the best authorities on French literature

pozóren attentive (na to) watchful, mindful, heedful

biti pozóren na to pay attention to
biti zelo pozóren to be all ears

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

pránger pillory

dati na pránger to pillory
biti na prángerju to be pilloried

prašíti to dust, to raise dust; to powder; to cover with dust; to spray (ali to sprinkle) with powder

prašíti se to be dusty

práv just, right; (zelo) very

práv zdaj just now
práv rad with (great) pleasure, very (ali most) willingly, gladly
práv! all right!, okay! (krajšava: O.K., OK)
takó je práv that's right, all right
práv dobro quite well
práv takó! just so!, quite!, quite so!
práv nič nothing at all
práv škoda je, da... it is a great pity that...
práv nobenega denarja nimam I have no money whatever
nimamo práv nobenih izkušenj we have no experience whatsoever
ta klobuk mi je práv this hat suits (ali fits) me well
moja ura gre práv my watch goes well (ali keeps good time)
moja ura ne gre práv my watch is going wrong
ravno práv prihajaš you come just in time
práv blizu stanujemo we live quite close by
ne razumeš me práv you do not rightly understand me, you mistake my meaning
ne vem práv, kaj naj naredim I hardly know (ali I am at a loss) what to do
to mi je ravno práv it is just what I want
če vam je to práv if it is convenient for you, pogovorno if it's all right by you
če ti je práv ali ne whether you like it or not
práv ti je; práv se ti je zgodilo (se ti godi) it serves you right; you got what you deserved
práv mu je! serves him right!
imeti práv to be right
imaš práv you are right
práv napraviti, delati to do right, to do what is right
komu práv napraviti to suit, to please someone
vsem ne moreš práv narediti you can't please everybody
to ni práv od tebe you are wrong there
meni je práv I don't mind (ali object), that's all right with me, I agree
vam je práv, če pridete jutri? does it suit you to come to-morrow?
to mi je práv (mi ustreza) that suits me fine
práv priti (koristiti) to come in handy
vse práv pride every little helps
to utegne práv priti it may come in useful
práv tako bi lahko rekli, da... we might just as well say that...
ta vrvica utegne pozneje práv priti this string may come in handy later on
priti ravno práv (kot nalašč) to be most welcome
práv takó likewise
práv nocoj (še nocoj) this very night
práv na začetku at the very beginning

právda case, suit, lawsuit; action, process

civilna právda civil suit
stranka v právdi party to an action
stranka, nasprotnik v právdi opposing party
dobiti (izgubiti) právdo to win (to lose) a suit (ali one's case)
imeti právdo z to go to law against, to be at law with
voditi právdo to carry on a lawsuit
dobiti svojo právdo to win one's case (ali lawsuit)
právda še teče the case continues, lawsuit is still in process

pravíca right; justice; equity; title (do, na, za to), claim (do to)

po pravíci rightly, justly, with (good) reason, in justice, in equity
po pravíci ali po krivici rightly or wrongly
vse pravíce pridržane all rights reserved
osnovne človeške pravíce basic human rights pl
domovinska pravíca right of domicile (ali of citizenship)
glasovalna pravíca right to vote
literarna pravíca copyright
lastninska pravíca right of possession, ownership, proprietorship
splošna volilna pravíca universal suffrage, franchise
aktivna volilna pravíca right to vote, the elective franchise
pasivna volilna pravíca eligibility
pravíca pesti, sile club law
pravíca preiskave right of search
pravíca odpovedi right of notice
pravíce in dolžnosti rights and duties
bežati pred roko pravíce to flee from justice
boriti se za pravíco to fight for justice
pravíci je bilo zadoščeno justice was done
sila je močnejša kot pravíca might makes right, might is (above) right
imeti pravíco do... to have a right to..., to be entitled to...
nimaš pravíce do tega you have no right (ali title) to it
imam pravíco zvedeti vso resnico I have a right to know the full truth
enake pravíce imeti to have equal rights
krojiti pravíco to administer justice
sam si krojiti pravíco to take the law into one's own hands
kratiti komu njegove pravíce to encroach upon someone's rights
da po pravíci povem, po pravíci rečeno to be quite frank; honestly speaing
odreči se svojim pravícam to waive one's rights
pridobiti si pravíco (do) to acquire the right (to)
priti do svoje pravíce to obtain justice
storil sem to z vso pravíco I had a perfect right to do it, I was entitled to do it
uveljaviti svoje pravíce to prove one's rights
s kakšno pravíco vstopate? what right have you to enter
vztrajati pri svojih pravícah, ne odstopiti od svojih pravic to stick up for (ali to hold out for) one's rights
imeti pravíco na svoji strani to be in the right; to have right on one's side

pravílno prislov regularly; correctly; normally; methodically

pravílno povedati to be correct in saying

práviti to tell; to say

to se pravi, da... that is to say that...
to se mnogo (nekaj) pravi! that is saying much!
kot se pravi (reče) as the saying goes
no, saj pravim! well, I declare!
kaj pravi (on)? what is he saying?
pravijo they say, one says, people say
nekdo mi je pravil somebody told me, I was told
pravijo, da je bogata she is said to be rich, people say she is rich
kaj se to pravi? what do you mean by that?

právkar just, just now, just this moment

právkar (ravno) nameravati kaj napraviti to be about to do something
právkar prihaja he is coming, pogovorno he's on his way
právkar sem ga videl I have just seen him
knjiga se právkar tiska the book is being printed
knjiga je právkar izšla the book is just out
právkar izšlo (knjiga) just published, just out, pogovorno hot off the press

prázničen festive; festival; holiday(-)

práznična obleka best clothes pl, Sunday best, pogovorno glad rags
práznično (slavnostno) razpoloženje festivity; holiday mood
biti v práznični obleki, práznično oblečen to be dressed in one's Sunday best
biti práznično razpoložen to be in holiday mood

pre- too

predrag too expensive
pretežaven too difficult
prevroč too hot
prelepó, da bi bilo resnično too good to be true
to gre predaleč that's going too far

prebudíti prebújati to wake (up), to awaken, to awake; to arouse, to rouse (tudi figurativno)

prebudíti, prebújati se to wake (up), to awake, to be awakened (ali roused), to rouse
hrup me je prebudil the noise woke me up
vso hišo boš prebudil you'll wake the whole house
hrup, ki bi prebudil mrtvece a noise to waken the dead
žal mi je, da sem vas prebudil I am sorry I woke you up
prebudíti, prebújati iz letargije (apatije) to arouse from lethargy (apathy), to shake someone out of his lethargy
narava se prebudi spomladi nature wakes in spring

precèp cleft; fissure; figurativno (primež) vice; dilemma; scrape

biti v precèpu figurativno to be on the horns of dilemma, to be in a cleft stick
dobiti koga v precèp to drive someone into a corner, to get someone into a corner
imeti koga v precèp to have someone over a barrel