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príd behalf, advantage, benefit, good, interest, profit, favour

komu v príd VB on (ZDA in) behalf of someone, in favour of, for someone's good, for someone's benefit
v moj príd on my behalf
to mi bo v príd it will be to my advantage
to je tebi v príd it is for your good (ali benefit), it is in your own interest
v njegov príd to his profit
njegovo vedenje govori v njegov príd his conduct speaks in his favour
on obrne vse sebi v príd all is fish that comes to his net, all is grist that comes to his mill
obrniti sebi v príd to turn something to one's profit
vaša intervencija meni v príd your intervention on my behalf
on ni kaj prída plesalec he is not much of a dancer
to ni nič prída that is no use
to ni mnogo prída that is of little use, that is not worth much
ta knjiga ni kaj prída that book is not worth reading

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

priléči se prilégati se (obleka) to fit well (ali tightly, closely), to suit, (k obleki) to match; (dobro deti) to do good

ta klobuk se ti zelo dobro prilega this hat fits you very well
kozarec vina bi se mi prilegel a glass of wine would do me good
klobuk se ne prilega obleki the hat does not go with the suit
priléči se, prilégati se se barvi to match a colour

priljúbiti se to become popular; to bring oneself into favour (komu with someone)

priljúbiti se komu to win someone's favour
ta knjiga se mi je priljubila I became fond of this book
otrok se je vsem priljubil the child won everyone's heart

priséga oath

pod priségo under (ali on) oath
kriva priséga perjury, false oath
izjavljam pod priségo, da je ta trditev resnična I declare under oath that this statement is true
odvezati koga njegove prisége to release someone from his oath
s priségo koga obtožiti to swear out a charge (ali warrant) against someone
potrditi kaj s priségo to swear something
s priségo koga obvezati k tajnosti to swear someone to secrecy
položiti priségo to take the oath
prelomiti priségo to break one's oath
s priségo koga obdolžiti zločina to accuse someone under oath
pogubiti koga s priségo to swear someone's life away

pristájati¹ (obleka) to suit, to become

ta obleka ji pristaja this dress becomes her (ali suits her) nicely (ali very well)
ne pristaja ti govoriti laži it ill behoves you to tell lies, pogovorno you shouldn't tell fibs

príti prihájati to come; (dospeti) to arrive (at, in); (pojaviti se) to turn up, to put in an appearance

príti, prihájati do to come to, to get to, to reach
príti, prihájati po kaj, koga to come for (ali to fetch) someone, something
príti, prihájati noter to come in
príti, prihájati skupaj to meet
príti, prihájati nazaj to come back, to return
príti, prihájati ob (denar) to lose (one's money)
ne príti, prihájati z besedo na dan (figurativno) to beat about the bush
príti, prihájati na dan to come (ali to be brought) to light
príti, prihájati bliže to come near, to approach
príti, prihájati z dežja pod kap (figurativno) to jump from the frying pan into the fire
ta beseda pride iz grščine this word is derived (ali comes) from Greek
príti, prihájati nad koga to befall someone
ne príti, prihájati blizu to keep (ali to hold) aloof, to keep one's distance
príti, prihájati peš to come on foot
sem je prišel peš, na konju, z avtom he walked, he rode, he drove here
príti, prihájati do krize to come to a head
odkod pride ladja? where does the boat hail from?
príti, prihájati na izpit to present oneself for an examination
najhujše še pride! the worst (of it) is yet to come!
príti, prihájati med ljudi to mix with other people
odkod to pride? how comes that?
naj pride, kar hoče! come what may!, whatever may happen!
tako ne boš prišel naprej this is not going to get you very far
prišlo mi je na pamet it occurred to me, the idea struck me, it crossed my mind
príti, prihájati v rabo to come into use
príti, prihájati k sebi to recover one's senses, (iz nezavesti) to come to, to come round, to come to oneself
kdor prej pride, prej melje first come first served
príti, prihájati komu v roke, v pest (figurativno) to fall into someone's hands
príti, prihájati zopet do sape to recover one's breath
to pride na isto that amounts to the same thing, pogovorno it all boils down to the same thing
príti, prihájati na svoje stroške to cover one's expenses
príti, prihájati komu na sled to get on someone's track
kako si prišel na to? how did you come to think of that?, what ever put that into your head?
nikoli ne bo prišlo do tega it will never come to that
pridi(te) z menoj! come (along) with me!
príti, prihájati do sporazuma to reach an understanding
prišel bom po tebe I'll call for you
včeraj mi je prišel povedat he came and told me yesterday
moja ura je prišla (figurativno) my hour has come
príti, prihájati komu na ušesa to reach someone's ears
kdo pride na vrsto? whose turn is it?
prišlo bo do vojne we shall have war, it will come to war
príti, prihájati do pretepa to come to blows
príti, prihájati na svet to come into the world, to be born
príti, prihájati na beraško palico to be reduced to beggary, to fall on evil days
slučajno príti, prihájati to happen ta come
príti, prihájati na vrsto to have one's turn
príti, prihájati na svoj račun to profit, to benefit (pri, ob by)
zelo prav príti, prihájati to come in very handy
príti, prihájati kot poklican, kot nalašč to arrive opportunely
príti, prihájati v poštev to come into consideration
ne príti, prihájati v poštev to be irrelevant (ali to be beside the point)
príti, prihájati do zaključka to reach a conclusion, to decide
ne pridi mi več pred oči! I will never see you again!
iz tega ne bo prišlo nič nothing will come of it
na to jaz ne bi bil nikoli prišel that would never have occurred to me
prišlo je čisto drugače it turned out quite differently
slučajno sem prišel na to I found it out accidentally
príti, prihájati do odločitve to come to a decision
priti v modo to come into fashion
príti, prihájati v denarno stisko to be hard up, to run short of money
prepozno príti, prihájati to be (too) late
príti, prihájati na spregled to turn up, to make one's appearance
príti, prihájati k zavesti to come to one's senses
kolikokrat prideš skupaj z njim? how often do you meet him?
nesreča nikoli ne pride sama misfortunes never come singly
to pride od tvojega dolgega ležanja v postelji that comes of your staying in bed so long

prodáti prodájati to sell (komu kaj someone something, something to someone); to offer for sale; to vend; to bargain away, to dispose of; (s pogajanjem za ceno) to sell after bargaining (ali after haggling)

prodáti, prodájati na dražbi to sell at auction; (vso zalogo) to sell off; (ceneje kot drugi) to undersell (someone); (figurativno, izdati) to betray, to sell, to give away
prodáti, prodájati pod ceno to sell below price
prodáti, prodájati z dobičkom (z izgubo) to sell at a profit (at a loss)
prodáti, prodájati za gotovino (na kredit) to sell for cash (on credit)
poceni (dragó) prodáti, prodájati to sell cheap (dear ali at a high price)
prodáti, prodájati na debelo in na drobno to sell wholesale and retail
prodáti, prodájati svojo domovino to betray one's country
prodáti, prodájati pod roko to sell by private treaty (ali contract)
ta artikel se dobro prodaja this article is selling (ali sells) well
ta knjiga se dobro prodaja this book is selling (ali sells) well, this book is going well
ta knjiga se najbolje prodaja (je uspešnica) this book is a best-seller
to se prodaja za méd it is selling like wildfire (ali like hot cakes)
prodáti, prodájati za smešno, slepo ceno to sell for a song (ali dirt cheap)
ta knjiga se slabo prodaja this book is a poor seller
to blago se slabo prodaja these goods are going badly
dolgčas prodáti, prodájati (figurativno) to be bored (to tears), to feel bored
dragó prodáti, prodájati svoje življenje to sell one's life dearly
prodáti, prodájati svojo čast tu barter away one's honour
lahkó se prodajati to find a ready market
on bi srajco prodal za pijačo he would sell his shirt to buy liquor
zijala prodáti, prodájati to stand around gaping (ali pogovorno gawping), to loiter, ZDA to rubberneck

producírati to produce; to manufacture; to make

producírati se (figurativno) ta show (ali to display) one's skill (oziroma knowledge) in public; to show off; to exhibit
producírati 100 strojev dnevno to produce 100 machines a day
Manchester producira večinoma bombažne tkanine Manchester produces mostly cotton fabrics

propàd ruin; decay, decline; destruction; downfall; wreck

biti na robu propàda to be on the brink (ali verge) of ruin
drveti v propàd to be on the road to ruin, to be heading straight for destruction, pogovorno to be riding for a fall
še en takšen udarec bo moj propàd another blow like that will finish me off (ali will do for me), one more like that, and I'm done for (ali and it's all up with me)
povzročiti lasten propàd ta bring about one's own ruin
rešiti svoje premoženje pred propàdom to save one's estate (ali possessions) from ruin
dežela je na robu propàda the country is on the verge of ruin

prozáičen prosaic; prosy; figurativno humdrum, dull, tedious, matter-of-fact, workaday, drab, commonplace, unromantic

prozáično prislov prosaically
prozáično življenje workaday life
ta prozáični svet this workaday world

puščíca arrow; (metalna) dart; pesniško shaft; figurativno epigram

hiter kot puščíca swift as an arrow
Amorjeva puščíca Cupid's arrow, the shaft of love
označiti s puščíco to arrow
steči kot puščíca to be off (ali to start) like an arrow (ali like a shot)
ta puščíca kaže smer (pot) this arrow points the way

račún account; bill; reckoning; score; trgovina invoice; (za inozemstvo) indent; note, credit note, debit note; (fingiran) pro forma invoice; (izračunanje) calculation, calculus, computation; (proračun) estimate

diferencialni (integralni) račún differential (integral) calculus
poravnani račúni bills paid (ali settled)
depozitni račún deposit account
tekoči račún current account
zaključni račún final account
na račún on account
čisti račúni, dobri prijatelji short reckonings make long friends, even reckoning makes long friends
sklepni račún matematika the rule of three
polaganje račúnov rendering of accounts
pomota v račúnu miscalculation
natakar, (moj) račun, prosim! my bill please, waiter!
neporavnan, odprt račún unsettled, open account
skupni račún joint account
dal mi je nekaj na račún he has advanced me some money
ne delaj račúna brez krčmarja! don't count your chickens before they are hatched!, don't reckon without your host!, ZDA sell not the bear's skin before you have caught the bear!
imeti še račún s kom (figurativno) to have a rod in pickle for someone, to have a bone to pick with someone
imeti račún pri... to have an account with...
izravnati račún to balance (ali to square, to settle) an account
to mi ne gre v račún (figurativno) that isn't what I want, it doesn't suit me, that does not answer my purpose
ta runda (pijače) gre na moj račún this round is on me, this is my round (ali my treat), pogovorno I'm in the chair
kupiti na račún to buy on credit
pokvariti komu račúne (figurativno) to spike someone's guns
prenesti na nov račún to transfer to a new account
priti na svoj račún (figurativno) to come into one's own, to find one's costs repaid
odpreti račún to open an account
izstaviti, napraviti račún to make out a bill, to draw up an account
pregledati račúne to audit
poravnati, plačati račún to settle an account
plačati komu stare račúne to pay off old scores, to get even with someone
polagati račún o to account for, to give (ali to render) account of
krojač mi je poslal račún the tailor has sent me his bill
voditi račún o to kep an account of
vpisati, zabeležiti komu v račún to enter in someone's account
trgovati na svoj račún to trade on one's own account
vzeti v račún to take into account, to make allowance for
prekrižati komu račúne (figurativno) to upset someone's apple-cart
račúni se ne ujemajo the accounts don't balance
zahtevati račún za to demand an account of
zahtevati svoj račún to ask for one's account
koliko znaša moj račún? what does my bill amount to?, (pogovorno) what's the damage?
živeti na račún svojih prijateljev to sponge on one's fiends
živeti na tuj račún biblija to eat the bread of idleness

razzlogováti to divide into syllables, to syllabify, to syllabicate

ta beseda se ne da razzlogováti this word cannot be divided

rézati to cut; (pečenko, meso) to carve; (na režnje) to slice; (žagati) to saw; (o mrazu) to pinch, to nip; (skopiti) to castrate, to geld

rézati na kose to cut to pieces
ladja reže morske valove the ship cleaves (ali cuts through) the waves
ta nož ne reže this knife does not cut; medicina (operirati) to operate (koga on someone); (pečat ipd.) to sink, to engrave, arhaično to grave
rézati zavoje (tekač itd.) to cut corners

rokavíca glove

boksarske rokavíce boxing gloves pl, mittens pl
rokavíca za mečevanje fencing glove
glacé rokavíce kid gloves pl; (palčnik) mitten, mitt
viteška, železna rokavíca gauntlet
pletene rokavíce knitted gloves
podložene rokavíce lined gloves
toaletna rokavíca washingglove, glove-sponge
usnjene rokavíce leather gloves
katero velikost rokavíc imate? what size do you take in gloves?
izgubil sem par k tej rokavíci I have lost the companion to this glove
natakniti rokavíce to pull on (ali to put on) one's gloves
odložiti, sleči rokavíce to pull off (ali to take off) one's gloves
z rokavícami ravnati s kom to handle someone with kid gloves
obravnavati stvar brez rokavíc (figurativno) to handle a matter with the gloves off
ta obleka se ti prilega kot rokavíca that dress fits you like a glove
vreči komu rokavíco (figurativno, izzvati) to throw down (ali to cast down) the gauntlet, to challenge

sédež seat; place

sédež v cerkvi pew
sédež za sovozača na motorju pillion
rezerviran sédež reserved seat
ta družba ima svoj sédež v Londonu this company has its headquarters in London
izgubil je svoj sédež v parlamentu he lost his seat in Parliament
v tej dvorani je sédežev za 2.000 oseb this hall can seat 2,000 people

slàb (moralno) bad, evil

precéj slàb baddish; (šibak, slaboten) weak, feeble, frail, faint; (zdravje) delicate; poor, infirm, shaken
slàbi časi hard times pl
slàb človek a wicked man
na slàbem glasu of bad repute
slàb izgovor, slàbo opravičilo a poor (ali thin) excuse
slàba kakovost inferior quality
slàba kupčija bad bargain
slàbi obeti bad outlook, poor prospects pl
slàba obleka poor dress
slàba prodaja poor sale
slàbo pivo weak beer
slàb, kratek spomin short memory
slàb pulz slow pulse
slàb strelec a poor shot
slàba tolažba poor comfort
slàba točka (stran) weak point, foible
slàba volja bad temper
slàba vidljivost poor visibility
slàb uspeh poor success
slàbo znanje smattering, superficial knowledge
slàbo zdravje poor health
slàb zrak foul air
slàbo vreme bad (ali nasty, adverse) weather
biti slàbe volje to be ill-humoured, to be in a bad temper
biti na slàbem glasu to have a bad name
on je na slabšem pri tem he has the worst of it
v matematiki sem zelo slàb I am very poor at mathematics
ona ima slàb (šibak) glas she has a feeble voice
on ima slàb spomin he has a poor memory, pogovorno he has a memory like a sieve
držati s kom (biti zvest komu) v dobrem in slàbem to stick to someone through thick and thin
to ni slàba misel that's not a bad idea
ta banka stoji baje na slàbih nogah (figurativno) that bank is said to be in a weak state
v tem ne vidim nič slàbega I see no harm (ali nothing wrong) in that
živeti v slàbih razmerah to live in straitened circumstances
naj pride dobro ali slàbo arhaično come weal or woe

slást delight; deliciousness

slást oblasti the sweets of power
ta jed mi gre v slást I relish this dish, I like (the taste of) this dish very much
jesti z veliko slástjo to eat with a great appetite
okusiti slást uspeha to taste the sweets of success

slovár dictionary; vocabulary; lexicon

žepni slovár pocket dictionary
francosko-angleški French-English dictionary
vpis v slovár (dictionary) entry
ta človek je živ slovár (figurativno, vseved) that man is a walking (ali living) dictionary
poiskati besedo v slovárju to look up a word in a dictionary, to consult a dictionary
zateči se k slovárju to refer to a dictionary