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povédati to tell; to say

povedali so mi tako I was told so
nekaj ti bom povedal (izdal) I'll tell you what
povédati svoje ime to give one's name
ne povej nikomur o mojem prihodu! don't tell anyone I've come
med nama povedano (pogovorno) between you and me (and the gatepost)
česa (kaj) ne poveste! you don't say!, you can't be serious!
komu to poveste (pravite)! you're telling me!
povédati resnico to tell the truth
povédati (reči) geslo to give the password
povej to obzirno! (žargon) put it gently!
to veliko pové that says a great deal, that tells its own tale

povsèm (popolnoma) fully, completely, to the full, utterly, quite, entirely; altogether

nekaj povsèm drugega a different thing altogether, quite a different thing
povsèm gluh (mrtev, slep) stone-deaf (stone-dead, stone-blind)
povsèm pijan dead drunk, žargon stoned
sem povsèm zadovoljen I am perfectly satisfied
ne povsèm trideset not quite thirty

pozòr attention

pozòr na stopnico! mind the step!
pozòr! vojska attention!; look out!, take care!, (umaknite se!, žargon) mind out!
pozòr pred psom! beware of the dog!
postaviti se v pozòr to come to attention
stati v pozòru to stand at attention
pozòr pred žeparji! beware of pickpockets!

prevôzen transportable

prevôzno dovoljenje transit licence (ali permit)
prevôzno sredstvo vehicle, conveyance
javno prevôzno sredstvo common carrier
prevôzni stroški transport (ali transportation) charges pl, carriage, haulage, (železniški) freight, (z vozom) cartage
bolnik ni prevôzen the sick person is not in a state to be removed
prevôzno letalo transport (ali freight) aircraft, freighter, ZDA cargo (air)plane, carrier (ali transport) plane, ZDA žargon sky truck, vojska troop carrier

pribít nailed; fastened by nails

stati kot pribít to stand rooted to the ground
to drži kot pribíto that is sure and certain, ZDA žargon it's a cinch

primázati

primazal mu je klofuto (žargon) he gave him a fourpenny one

prismúknjen crazy; mad, lunatic; ZDA žargon bughouse

ti si prismúknjen you're crazy, žargon you're off your rocker
biti prismúknjen (figurativno) to have bats in the belfry

pritajíti to conceal, to hide

pritajíti se to hide, I keep hidden (unobserved)
pritajíti se (negibno ležati) (žargon) to lie doggo

priváten private; (oseben) personal; (zaupen) confidential, kept secret

privátna lastnina private (ali personal) property
privátni učitelj (instruktor) coach
privátna zadeva private affair
privátni detektiv private detective, (žargon) private eye
privátne učne ure private teaching, tuition
privátno stanovanje private dwelling
privátna informacija exclusive information

priznáti priznávati (dolg) to acknowledge, to recognize; (krivdo, napako, itd.) to confess, to concede, to own up; (dopuščati) to admit, to make admission; (odobriti) to ratify, arhaično to avouch; (pravico, pravo) to concede a claim, to give someone his (ali her) due; to do justice to

priznáti, priznávati koga za... to own someone for...
ne priznáti, priznávati za svojega, za svoje to disown someone, something
priznal mi je, da... he admitted to me that...
odkrito priznáti, priznávati to admit frankly
priznáti, priznávati otroka to recognize a child as one's own, to admit paternity
priznáti, priznávati za (kot) svoje to acknowledge as one's own
priznaj vendar! own up!
priznam svojo zmoto I admit I was wrong
vse priznáti, priznávati to confess everything, (žargon) to come clean, to own up, to cough it up
priznáti, priznávati zločin to confess to a crime
priznam, da nisem imel prav I acknowledge that I was wrong
priznavajo, da so to vedeli že prej they admit that they knew it before
priznáti, priznávati se za krivega to admit one's guilt
priznáti, priznávati se za premaganega to concede victory
ne hoteti priznáti, priznávati to disclaim, to disavow, to deny
to mu je treba priznáti, priznávati you have to grant him that
treba je, mora se priznáti, priznávati, da... it must be admitted (ali conceded) that...
priznáti, priznávati krivdo, priznáti, priznávati se za krivega to plead guilty
priznam, da bo treba premagati še mnogo težav I admit that we shall have to overcome many difficulties
rade volje priznamo usluge, ki nam jih je izkazal we readily acknowledge the services he has rendered us
priznáti, priznávati svoj poraz to admit defeat

računálo calculating machine; abacus, pl -ci

logaritmično (pomično) računálo slide-rule, ZDA žargon slipstick

ràd willingly, gladly, with pleasure, readily; eagerly; arhaično nothing loath

ràd ali nerad willy-nilly, willing or unwilling
iz srca, od srca ràd with all my heart
prav ràd with the greatest pleasure
ràd imeti to like, to be fond of, to be partial to, to have a liking for, to love
ne imeti ràd to dislike, to be averse (ali disinclined) to, to have an aversion to
ràd igram šah I like playing chess
se ràd učiš angleščino? do you like learning English?
kaj bi radi? what can I do for you?
on se ne smeje ràd it's hard to make him smile (ali to bring a smile to his face)
posebno ràd imam lahka vina I'm very partial to light wines
ljudje ga ràdi vidijo he is much sought after
to ràd verjamem I can easily believe it
ali imate ràdi kavo? do you like coffee?
jaz bi ràd kupil... I should like to buy...
ràd bi vedel zakaj I wonder why
ràd bi vedel (= bogve), kdo je to rekel I wonder who said it
ràd bi verjel, da... I am quite ready (ali open) to believe that...
take stvari se ràde dogajajo such things will happen
radi ga vidimo he is (always) welcome here
on ga (= vino) ràd pije he is fond of the bottle, žargon he likes his plonk, arhaično humoristično he is a winebibber, slabšalno he's a wino

ràk zoologija crayfish, ZDA crawfish; crab; astronomija Cancer, Crab

ràk samotar zoologija hermit crab; medicina cancer
loviti ràke to catch crawfish (ali crabs)
iti ràkom žvižgat (propasti) to go to the dogs; (umreti) žargon to go west, to go for a burton
šel je ràk om žvižgat (propadel je) he went to the dogs, žargon he kicked the bucket
iti ràkovo pot to go crabwise, to go backwards
postati rdeč kot kuhan ràk to blush a deep crimson, to flush crimson

réč thing; matter; stuff; (zadeva) affair, concern, object

to je moja réč that's my affair (ali business, concern, lookout)
to je (pa) druga réč! that's another kettle of fish!
brigaj se za svoje réči! mind your own business!
ne vtikaj se v moje réči! don't meddle in my affairs!, don't be such a busybody!
prava réč, če pride! who cares if he comes!, pogovorno so he's coming - who cares? (žargon - big deal!)
lepa réč! (ironično) a fine thing!
čudna réč se mi je pripetila a strange thing happened to me
poslabšati réčí to make matters worse

sámec single man, celibate; unmarried man; bachelor; solitary person; (živalstvo) male; (ptič) cock

star sámec old bachelor
zakrknjen sámec confirmed (ali hard-boiled) bachelor
živeti kot sámec (žargon Avstralija) to bach it

sedéti to sit, to be sitting, to be seated; (ptice) to perch; (na jajcih) to hatch

sedéti s spodvitimi nogami to sit cross-legged
sedéti ob kom to sit beside someone, to sit by someone's side
sedéti pri mizi to sit at table
dobro sedi na konju he has a good seat
sedéti slikarju to sit for a painter
vedno sedi pri knjigah he is always bent over his books
vedno doma sedi he is a stayat-home, he leads a sedentary life
sedéti in lenariti to sit idle
sedéti v zaporu to be in prison, to be imprisoned, to be confined, to undergo one's term of punishment, to serve one's sentence; pogovorno to do time; žargon to do bird
sedéti na trnih, kot na šivankah to be on tenterhooks
sedéti na ušesih (figurativno) to be deaf to, not to listen to, to be inattentive

skrít hidden; concealed; latent; secret; lurking

skríti nagibi hidden motives pl
imeti skríte namene (žargon) to have something up one's sleeve
sonce je bilo skríto za gostimi oblaki the sun was hidden behind thick clouds

skúšati to try; to tempt

skúšati koga prelisičiti (žargon) to try lt on someone
skušal bom storiti vse, kar bo v moji moči I'll try my best (ali my hardest)
skúšati usodo to tempt Providence
skúšati odpreti vrata to try the door
skúšati se s kom v rokoborbi to wrestle with someone

smôla (zemeljska) pitch; bitumen

katranska smôla coal-tar pitch; (drevesna) resin, gum arabic; (terpentinova) rosin
čevljarska smôla cobbler's wax; (figurativno) hard luck, ill-luck, bad luck, misfortune, mishap, ill fortune
smôla! (figurativno) hard luck!, tough luck!, hard lines!
vedno imam smôlo I am an unlucky fellow, žargon I always cop it
ona mi prinaša smôlo she brings me bad luck
črn kot smôla pitch-black
da bo moja smôla še večja... to crown my misery...

spreglédati (ne opaziti) to overlook; (odpustiti, oprostiti) to forgive, to condone, to pass over, to ignore, to take no notice (of); (prezreti) to overlook, (besedo) to omit, to overlook

spreglédati komu napako to excuse someone's mistake
spreglédati koga pogovorno to see through someone's (little) game, (žargon) to get someone's number
spregledal sem njegovo hinavščino I saw through his hypocrisy
spreglédati (spoznati) prevaro to sense deceit (ali a trick)
spregledal je (figurativno, oči so se mu odprle) the scales fell from his eyes, he opened his eyes