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posvetovánje consultation, deliberation, conference

v okviru posvetovanj within the scope of deliberations
imeti posvetovánje to hold a consultation

potréba need, necessity; want; needfulness

brez potrébe without need, needlessly
iz potrébe from necessity
po potrébi as necessary, as circumstances require
v primeru potrébe in case of need (ali of necessity)
za mojo osebno potrébo (rabo) for my personal use
nujna potréba urgent need
neobhodna potréba indispensability; exigency
šel je na potrébo he has gone to the toilet
opraviti telesno potrébo to relieve oneself, to obey the call of nature
zadovoljiti dolgo časa občuteno potrébo to supply a long-felt want
ne čutim potrébe, da bi to naredil I have no need to do it
imeti potrébo po to have need of

potrpljênje patience; endurance; forbearance

moram imeti potrpljênje z njim I must bear with him
ne imeti potrpljênja z... to have no patience with...
izgubiti potrpljênje to lose one's patience
potrpljênje (z njim) me je minilo I am out ot patience (with him)
potrpljênje je božja mast what cannot be cured must be endured

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

povòd cause, reason, occasion; inducement (za to)

dati povòd to occasion, to give occasion (za kaj for something)
ni povòda za bojazen (za jezo) there is no need ali call to be afraid (to be angry)
biti povòd za kaj to be the reason for something
brez povòda for no reason
najmanjši povòd the slightest motive
nikoli nismo imeli najmanjšega povòda za pritožbo we never had the least reason to complain
imeti povòd za to have occasion to...

pozabljív forgetful; oblivious

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

pozícija position; site

imeti odgovorno pozícijo to hold a responsible position

poželênje desire; longing; appetite; (sla) lust; concupiscence

imeti poželênje po to have a hankering for

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

prebítek surplus; net profit; redundancy, redundance

imeti časa na prebítek to have time to spare

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

préd² (krajevno) before, in front of; ahead of; (časovno) previous to, up to, prior to; ago, since, back

préd hišo before (ali in front of) the house
préd pričami (notarjem) in the presence of witnesses (of a Notary Public)
dve uri préd časom two hours before time (ZDA ahead of time)
préd Kristom before Christ (krajšava: B.C.)
préd polnočjo before midnight
10 minut préd 9. uro 10 minutes to (ZDA of) nine
préd poldnevom in the morning, in the forenoon
préd pol ure (14 dnevi, enim mesecem, dvema letoma) half an hour (a fortnight, a month, two years) ago
préd kratkim recently, of late, lately
préd vsem first of all, above all
(prav) préd mojimi očmi before my very eyes
ne préd 10. uro not till ten o'clock
dan préd mojim odhodom the day before (ali previous to) my departure
préd nekaj urami a few hours back
delo je bilo gotovo šest mesecev préd planom the work was completed six months ahead of schedule
on je prav (tik) préd nami he is just ahead of us
šel je préd menoj he preceded me, he went in front, he led the way
tekla je préd nami she ran ahead of us
vlak ne bo odpeljal préd osmo uro the train will not leave till (ali before) 8 o'clock
imeti kaj préd seboj (figurativno) to have something coming to one, to be in for something
nimava (nimamo) nobenih skrivnosti drug préd drugim we have no secrets from each other (from one another)
imeti prednost préd kom to have the advantage of someone
imeti kaj préd očmi (figurativno) to have (ali to keep) something in mind (ali in view, in sight)
ne pride mi več préd oči he shuns me
od teme se ne vidi prst préd očmi it is pitch-dark
ne bom odpotoval préd enim tednom I shan't start for a week (ali for a week yet)

predávanje lecture

urnik predávanj timetable
imeti predávanje to give (ali to read, to hold, to deliver) a lecture (o on, komu to someone), to lecture (on a subject)
obiskovati predávanja to attend lectures (ali a course of lectures)
poslušati predávanje to attend a lecture
prisostvovati predávanju to attend (ali to be present at) a lecture
namenoma ne iti na (»špricati«) predávanje to skip, to cut a lecture
z risbami na tabli spremljano predávanje chalktalk

prédnost precedence, preference; priority; advantage; privilege; benefit; (na cesti) right of way

imeti prédnost pred... to have (ali to take) precedence over...
dobiti (imeti) prédnost pred kom to gain (ali to take) the advantage over someone, to have the advantage of someone
imel sem prédnost pred njim (na cesti) I had the right of way over him
dati prédnost komu za... to give someone preference over, to discriminate in favour of..., to prefer one to another, to give priority (to)

predsódek prejudice, forejudgement

brez predsódkov without prejudice
predsódkov poln prejudiced, prejudicial
ne poznati predsódkov, biti vzvišena nad predsódki to be beyond prejudice
imeti predsódke to be prejudiced (proti against, za in favour of)
znebiti se vseh predsódkov to cast away all prejudices
on ima predsódke proti... he is biased against

premóč predominance (v in, nad over); preponderance (over); superiority, superior force; paramountcy; figurativno overweight; vojska superior forces pl

številčna premóč numerical superiority
proti veliki premóči (z malo upanja na uspeh) against long odds
imeti premóč nad to have the upper hand (ali advantage) over, to dominate, to predominate
vdati (ukloniti) se premóči to yield to superior forces

prepír quarrel, altercation, conflict, wrangle, row, squabble; (pričkanje) bickering, dispute

za prepír je treba dveh it takes two to make a quarrel
imeti glasen prepír s kom to have a row with someone
biti, živeti v prepíru s kom ta be at loggerheads with someone
priti v prepír s kom to get into a quarrel, to come to words with someone
končati prepír to put an end to a dispute
iskati, izzvati prepír to seek, to pick a quarrel (s kom with someone)
začeti prepír to kick up a row, to pick a quarrel, pogovorno to tread on someone's toes (ali on someone's corns)
on vedno išče prepíra (pogovorno) he is always out for trouble (ali for a row)

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)